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I'm trying to think which plants have the worst scarring. I can't go outside to check right now as it's past midnight.

I have an avocado (yes I know that it will never make a proper bonsai) that is really badly scarred all along the trunk. There's a trident maple which has some low scarring including on an exposed root. I have a podocarpus with quite a few scars along the trunk - though some of those may be from wire, not hail.

My Serissa doesn't seem to have much in the way of scarring along the trunk, but the lowest branch was cracked half way across, and though I tried to bind and seal it, I'm pretty sure that branch is dead. I haven't removed it yet and am scared of what the trunk will look like when it comes off. There is healthy growth both above and below the dead branch and I'm also going to need advice on restyling it, but I thought I'd save that for another post.

As far as I can remember those are the only ones that are a real concern. If I notice anything else, I'll add it later.

4-Jan-2008	#5
GinaRothfels bonsaiTALK Craftsman Join Date: Nov-2007 Country: South Africa Posts: 64	I'm trying to think which plants have the worst scarring. I can't go outside to check right now as it's past midnight. I have an avocado (yes I know that it will never make a proper bonsai) that is really badly scarred all along the trunk. There's a trident maple which has some low scarring including on an exposed root. I have a podocarpus with quite a few scars along the trunk - though some of those may be from wire, not hail. My Serissa doesn't seem to have much in the way of scarring along the trunk, but the lowest branch was cracked half way across, and though I tried to bind and seal it, I'm pretty sure that branch is dead. I haven't removed it yet and am scared of what the trunk will look like when it comes off. There is healthy growth both above and below the dead branch and I'm also going to need advice on restyling it, but I thought I'd save that for another post. As far as I can remember those are the only ones that are a real concern. If I notice anything else, I'll add it later.