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Matt, could you repost the picture you refer to in your reply. I'm a beginner that picked up a procumbens nana at homedepot <gasp>, it looks like a nice healthy tree (other than the dying moss at the base of the trunk (?)) but at this point it's more of a shaped _twig_.

Going to follow your instructions on thinning and pinching to thicken it up. My first attempt at pinching were miserable: I would literally pinch shooting needles into pieces. As I understand as I should be pulling out 2 of the 3 leaves that spring out from the middle of the shoot?

Pics? Thanks,
Mike

7-Mar-2008	#3
msowka bonsaiTALK Neophyte Join Date: Mar-2008 Location: Gatineau, QC Country: Canada USDA Zone: 2a AHS Heat Zone: 2 Posts: 1	Matt, could you repost the picture you refer to in your reply. I'm a beginner that picked up a procumbens nana at homedepot <gasp>, it looks like a nice healthy tree (other than the dying moss at the base of the trunk (?)) but at this point it's more of a shaped _twig_. Going to follow your instructions on thinning and pinching to thicken it up. My first attempt at pinching were miserable: I would literally pinch shooting needles into pieces. As I understand as I should be pulling out 2 of the 3 leaves that spring out from the middle of the shoot? Pics? Thanks, Mike