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Mittar,
I guess the next thing you'll have to decide on is whether you want a shohin with a massive trunk, which in this case you'll need to just let it grow and forget about any leader at this point. when the trunk gets to the thickness that you were looking for then you do your trunk chop. The tree will then start budding all over the trunk and you pick your new leader from these. Leaving it in your grow box, you'll begin to style it there. By letting the roots have as much room as they need, your trunk chop will heal really fast. The other alternative is to start a new leader now and by using your lower branch, allowing that to thicken up the trunk somewhat. You'll never really have a massive trunk with this method though, because you will be restricting its growth. With the first method comes the patience you heard so much about. This will take a few years, but the satisfaction will be worth it. So I guess the decision will be yours. I hope I'm explaining this well enough. It's hard sometimes to put things in writing and hope that everyone will understand what your trying to say. If you need more clarity, let me know.

11-Mar-2003	#8
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, I guess the next thing you'll have to decide on is whether you want a shohin with a massive trunk, which in this case you'll need to just let it grow and forget about any leader at this point. when the trunk gets to the thickness that you were looking for then you do your trunk chop. The tree will then start budding all over the trunk and you pick your new leader from these. Leaving it in your grow box, you'll begin to style it there. By letting the roots have as much room as they need, your trunk chop will heal really fast. The other alternative is to start a new leader now and by using your lower branch, allowing that to thicken up the trunk somewhat. You'll never really have a massive trunk with this method though, because you will be restricting its growth. With the first method comes the patience you heard so much about. This will take a few years, but the satisfaction will be worth it. So I guess the decision will be yours. I hope I'm explaining this well enough. It's hard sometimes to put things in writing and hope that everyone will understand what your trying to say. If you need more clarity, let me know. __________________ Thomas J.