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Mittar,
One thing you'll have to consider here is, that if you plan on putting it in a grow box soon, don't style it now. The two are incompatible. The purpose of the grow box is to fatten it up, and it won't fatten up unless you let it grow up and out, and you can't do that if you already styled it. Many people don't realise that the grow box is a place between the tree growing wild on its own and the tree in its bonsai state. Your actually letting it grow wild, but only to a certain point so that it doesn't get away from you. You can do a trunk chop, but forget about the finish style for now.
Hope you understand what I'm trying to say.

11-Mar-2003	#6
Thomas_J. bonsaiTALK Master Chief Join Date: Mar-2002 Location: North Central Texas Country: USA USDA Zone: 8 AHS Heat Zone: ? Posts: 1,011	Mittar, One thing you'll have to consider here is, that if you plan on putting it in a grow box soon, don't style it now. The two are incompatible. The purpose of the grow box is to fatten it up, and it won't fatten up unless you let it grow up and out, and you can't do that if you already styled it. Many people don't realise that the grow box is a place between the tree growing wild on its own and the tree in its bonsai state. Your actually letting it grow wild, but only to a certain point so that it doesn't get away from you. You can do a trunk chop, but forget about the finish style for now. Hope you understand what I'm trying to say. __________________ Thomas J.