Larch

NJF

This is one of my larch trees, it is about five years old and been in a bonsai pot since I bought it as a year old sapling. It is a bit ahead of the game this season foliage wise as it has been kept inside after re potting to protect the roots from late frosts.

I'm quite pleased with it but want to thicken up the trunk. Is the best way to do this by letting the lower branches grow freely, or all of them? I realize if I let the lower ones grow the taper should be better on the trunk. I also don't have the space to put it in the ground to thicken it up and as I think it's quite pleasing to the eye want to keep it in it's pot.

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Marie1uk

To get the volume of foliage / vigour to significantly improve the taper of this tree is has to go in a larger pot and allow the last branch to get way long (3 ft). Even the bottom branch is a little high for my liking.

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BarbaraM

How about finding a nice drum pot for it. One that is deeper yet still pleasing to look at. That might offer some growth.

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discusmike

In the ground would be the best and fastest route.-
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