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30-Apr-2007
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Shohin Coto in training
Ive had this Cotoneaster franchetii in training for a few years now and after just letting it grow it was time to do a chop and get some taper.
Following advice over on the IBC I waited until an adventitous bud sprouted (it wasnt there last year)then cut back to that. (The white stuff is bird poo!)
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24-Jun-2007
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Update? Is it pushing a bunch of new growth around the cut? Lower down?
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7-Jul-2007
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Update,July
right, here it is now.As you can see it has took off with a long strong leader and a thinner shoot lower down(first side branch?)
No shoots below this point so far.
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7-Jul-2007
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It's funny, to me the leaves look more like those of a prunus...
What's more, on the first photo you posted in April, the leaves look quite big compared to your thumb. I have cotoneasters franchetti, and the leaves look different. The bark, though, looks about the same. Maybe I've never had cotonesters franchetti, after all, and they are a different species... 
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7-Jul-2007
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Well, its definitely a coto, has the typical 'fur' around emerging buds, and fantastic autumn colour!
Now the question is should I let that main leader continue to grow the rest of the year or prune back to about the level of the second pic now? (Im looking to make a shohin sized bonsai with this)
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7-Jul-2007
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bonsaiTALK Journeyman
Join Date: Dec-2006
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A cotoneaster with such large leaves? Do you have an online source for this? I´m very sceptic
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7-Jul-2007
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It certainly is a Cotoneaster,tho not 100% of the species.
I had 2 at the time and the other one is at the bottom of the garden full of ripening berries,just where a cotoneaster has berries formng. Theres quite a few of them growing in the hedge in the front garden, no doubt arrived there via bird!
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7-Jul-2007
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A google image search shows many cotoneasters with equally large leaves, and nice red berries. There are many varieties of cotoneaster.
 Joanie
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7-Jul-2007
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bonsaiTALK Craftsman
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OK, there are many species and maybe crossbreeds too, so it must be a coto, but of a different type of those I have.
To answer your question, yes, I would cut it as you said. Apparently it's very strong, hence the size of the leaves probably, and it's safe I think.
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7-Jul-2007
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I know your question was about styling it, but I just can't help it: I love looking for info on species. Well, this is part of the pleasures of bonsai, isn't it?
So, just skip this message if you don't bother too much about this, but I think your coto might be a cotoneaster bullatus. I first had a look at "Shrubs" by Roger Pillips and Martyn Rix (Pan books, 1989, a must, I'm sure it has been reprinted, it's so good), then i cross-checked on Google. Here is what I found : " A robust shrub with soft bronze juvenile leaves, small greenish-pink flowers, and red berries." The photo on the same page looks a lot like your tree : http://www.howhill.com/potluck/plants/shrubs.html Well, if it isn't, at least I've learned something, I didn't know that one. Best of luck with your tree. A.
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