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I have decided to post this in the mini bonsai forum due to the height of the finished tree as it is.

January in Fresno, my favorite time of year. The thinking cap has a full head of steam, and is ready to attack the years design issues. I like thinking of how to devide groves of trees into smaller units or re-designing the crown of an old bonsai. This is the most fun time for me.

This subject is a pyracantha that I had dug early last year. You will remember that I dug 5 of them , but 2 died. The three that made it were the best three. How often does that happen! Today I decided that the tree was ready for its first major root prune.

WARNING: Small children and bonsai newbies should possibly cover their eyes. What I am about to do is drastic and should be performed only with a very good knowledge of the material at hand.

This tree was very small when it was dug from the earth. The tree stands only about 11 inches tall. I began by washing all the old field soil from the roots to see what I was dealing with. The tree when dug was straight away planted without messing too much of the roots after being dug. There was a lot of clay around the roots. The stream of water made a fairly large orange puddle in my lawn.

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