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You guys are arguing a wrong premis, that being; if you cut the roots you are going to lose branches. This is not necessarily correct though it is more likely to happen with a collected tree, most nursery trees can have the root mass reduced significantly without causing any visable distress to the top of the tree. This also brings us into the culture of bonsai itself. If you reduce the root mass at repotting by one third according to most of the literature you are not going to lose part of the top of the tree unless the tree is weak to begin with.

1-Jun-2005	#7
Vance Wood bonsaiTALK ArchMaster Join Date: Sep-2002 Location: Roseville Michigan Country: USA USDA Zone: 5/6 AHS Heat Zone: ? Posts: 2,329	You guys are arguing a wrong premis, that being; if you cut the roots you are going to lose branches. This is not necessarily correct though it is more likely to happen with a collected tree, most nursery trees can have the root mass reduced significantly without causing any visable distress to the top of the tree. This also brings us into the culture of bonsai itself. If you reduce the root mass at repotting by one third according to most of the literature you are not going to lose part of the top of the tree unless the tree is weak to begin with.