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will  be  'finished'  more  quickly;  very  often  this  results  in  a  weak  tree  whose

               development time is greatly increased.
                    It should be added that it is important not to be tied to calendar dates when
               deciding when to repot, prune, wire or carry out any other bonsai technique.
                    The exact timing necessary depends on your national, local climate and the
               climate or conditions that your trees are subject to, the health of individual trees,
               and the actual species of tree. It is not unusual to have trees of the same species
               and same position in a garden that require repotting maybe a month apart!
                    For this reason you must learn to time your work according to the condition
               of  an  individual  tree.  For  instance,  repotting  of  a  deciduous  tree  should  be
               carried out as the new buds start to extend and not because some guy a continent
               away says to do it in February or March. Many bonsai books will give you a set
               date to try and adhere to. This is probably done to simplify timing explanations
               but it may well also cause problems with the health of your bonsai.
                    It maybe a harder way to learn and remember at first but by learning to react
               to your trees, your timing will be better. Instead of learning a calendar date, learn
               the  signal  that  the  tree  will  give  you.  Try  to  find  sources  that  explain  which

               signals in your trees to look for.
                    Recuperative Timing
                    The second form of timing that must be considered is recuperative timing.
               This is the amount of time a tree requires to recuperate or recover from work
               carried out on it.
                    When a tree is worked on there is a period of time where it is in a weakened
               state and/or it's resources are tied up in response to the work. During this time,
               additional  work  may  reduce  the  already  weakened  tree  to  a  state  where  it  is

               unable to recover and either grows very slowly or even dies.
                    An example might be defoliating (removal of all the leaves in midsummer)
               and root pruning. Either of these techniques can be carried out with great success
               on healthy, vigorous trees. However, defoliating a tree at midsummer that has
               yet to recover fully from it's spring root pruning can have a devastating effect on
               a bonsai.
                    Not allowing enough recuperative time between work is a common mistake
               to  make,  particularly  for  beginners.  Judging  the  time  needed  to  recuperate
               depends  on  many  factors  such  as  the  vigour  of  the  tree  species  used,  the
               individual trees health at the time of work and the nature of the actual work that
               is carried out.
                    On a general basis, the more invasive the work, the longer a period of time is
               required for recovery. Recovery can be counted in days for the trimming of a
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