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The two most important things to do with Shimpakus. First get yourself some rooting hormone and a good planting mix for all of the foliage you will probably remove. Second take some time just looking at the trunk and all of the branches and how they tie into each other. The idea here is to find the best trunk line and develop the tree around that. I see some wire here and there around the tree suggesting that someone is trying to make a bonsai out of this tree using all the existing branches. This is probably not possible so you have to find the good super structure hidden in there.

6-Mar-2008	#6
Vance Wood bonsaiTALK ArchMaster Join Date: Sep-2002 Location: Roseville Michigan Country: USA USDA Zone: 5/6 AHS Heat Zone: ? Posts: 2,431	The two most important things to do with Shimpakus. First get yourself some rooting hormone and a good planting mix for all of the foliage you will probably remove. Second take some time just looking at the trunk and all of the branches and how they tie into each other. The idea here is to find the best trunk line and develop the tree around that. I see some wire here and there around the tree suggesting that someone is trying to make a bonsai out of this tree using all the existing branches. This is probably not possible so you have to find the good super structure hidden in there. __________________ The only finished bonsai is a dead one; me 1992 MABA Des Moines Iowa