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The same process can be applied to developing sub
branches and twigs as for the main branches. If neces-
sary some wiring can be done. Do not cut off the tip of
the sub-branches or twigs. Let them grow first. When
the correct thickness has been achieved and the twigs
Top; Example of well-ramified are strong enough, we start to cut them off and shorten
specimen. them, so that we will get compact ramification.
Top right and close up details; Now let the leaves grow wild, especially around
Thin out, wire and arrange the three months before the exhibition. Cut the twigs
twigs like those in a Japanese- down one month before the exhibition and pinch
style pine bonsai. the leaves down. Within one month the new growth
Bottom left and right; To
improve the girth of the will be short and fresh. If there are some minor leaves
surface roots on collected too long, simply pinch them down. Now, clean, thin
specimens, the upper roots out and wire as necessary the leaf nodes and arrange
are covered with moss and them like the needles in a Japanese-style pine bonsai
encouraged to grow into the to achieve well-defined branch pads.
ground through PVC pipes.
When proper root thickness is During the process of shaping the upper parts of
achieved, the roots are cut and the structure, we can do something to improve the
returned inside the container. root structure. The trees from the wild or from air
layering, usually do not have perfect root systems for
a bonsai. What we are doing is encouraging the up-
per roots to grow by covering them with moss. Let
the roots grow longer to reach the rim of the pot and
then flow out of the pot into the ground through a
PVC pipe. The roots that grow long, far away from the
trunk, will be thicker in a shorter time. The process
will be much quicker. When the proportion of the
root thickness is considered enough, we can cut and
shorten the root and return the growth of the root
inside the container.

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