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utilised, can enable removal of the shoot/needle without browning off. By
holding the tip of the shoot between the pads of the finger and thumb and gently
pulling away, the weak point of the shoot breaks cleanly and the shoot can be
pulled away.
Care must be taken not to use fingernails to apply more pressure; this will
cause the foliage shoot to break at a point where browning off can occur.
As with deciduous species, this regular pruning will result in denser foliage

emerging leading to the eventual creation of foliage pads.

The hardened-off shoots of Junipers can be scissor-cut.
Continually Trimming Your Bonsai
Bonsai are pruned on a regular basis so they keep their diminutive size.
Without pruning, their natural apically dominant growth habit will take over; the
upper and outer branches and shoots will extend strongly at the expense of the
inner and lower growth, that could eventually dieback.
Without the restriction at the roots in the confines of a bonsai pot, the tree

would theoretically grow to a natural height.
It is therefore important that growth is restrained. Unpruned upper branches
can quickly lose their taper and delicacy, and in time, can become coarse and too
thick for their position at the top of the trunk.
However, there is a balance that must be struck. A bonsai must be allowed to