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Example Three
             For this Pine, choosing a windswept style
             that is very natural, gives me and my pupil
             Antonio, the option of a much less invasive
             solution, where we keep everything, even
             the long branches, and above all you let the
             bonsai design itself.
             If you imagine the removal of the two
             branches to the right, the result would be
             a classic traditional Japanese prostrate
             style, but by leaving these two branches,
             the bonsai is much wider and much more
             savage.















































                                foliage normally is removed completely, leaving a   water in the bottom of the container during the
                                bare trunk.                                 night, and to avoid cooling the root ball. Irrigation
                                                                            in the sun quickly warms the earth when freshly
                                9. Three-month period:                      watered and allows temperature ranges for the
                                In my experience I notice that a tree harvested in the   therapeutic strengthening of the leaf tissue. The
                                spring is likely to take root by July. The plant should   correct dryness between one watering and the other
                                be in a position to form fine root hairs within three   also facilitates the speed of rooting.
                                months of collection, otherwise it is no longer able
                                to survive on its reserves. The method then has to be   11. Chemistry:
                                concentrated with scrupulous attention for the first   Sustenance of araki and stimulation of rooting
                                three months after which the tree can be cultivated   can be helped with products based on amino acids
                                like a typical weak plant.                  and polyamides. The application of these products
                                                                            presents the difficulty of being able to penetrate
                                10. Irrigation under the sun:               the plant by cuticular absorption. Having no roots,
                                Watering must be done daily or several times a day   the majority of the trees in these conditions hold
                                during various parts of the day, to avoid standing   the stomata closed so as not to dehydrate, and in

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