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I can understand from your replies that the average oppinion is that chopping the tree below the lowest branch is too risky.
Do you have any other ideas of what i can do with the tree? It has really great nebari, so I think it's a good bonsai candidate. However the lowest branch isn't really situated that low on the stem compared to the thickness of the stem. Will it look weired if the tree is chopped right above this lowest branch?

thanks on advance.

15-Feb-2007	#6
fedtskruppe bonsaiTALK Journeyman Join Date: Jan-2007 Location: Copenhagen Country: Denmark Posts: 29	trunkchopping ficus benjamina I can understand from your replies that the average oppinion is that chopping the tree below the lowest branch is too risky. Do you have any other ideas of what i can do with the tree? It has really great nebari, so I think it's a good bonsai candidate. However the lowest branch isn't really situated that low on the stem compared to the thickness of the stem. Will it look weired if the tree is chopped right above this lowest branch? thanks on advance.