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My thought is that this is probably a little too early in this tree's life to be in a bonsai pot. If you want a tree with nice girth and taper, you will need to gro this tree out and perform sevel trunk chops over a period of several years. That would happen more rapidly in the ground, or in a larger training pot. I don't see enough reverse taper to really casue a problem. A few years of growth, with some sacrifice branches down low should eliminate that without any problem at all. I think air-layering a tree this skinny is probably a waste of time. I also think you over-paid a bit for a tree at this stage of development. You can order trees like this for around $25.

- bob

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