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Can half split branches survive?

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Posted 1 year 4 months ago #78933
I was doing to wiring and two of my branches were split but not completely broken off. Can those branches survive?
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Posted 1 year 4 months ago #78936
Yes they can.
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Posted 1 year 4 months ago #78939
Make sure that the fracture is well fixed and that the interface of the 2 fracture halves is closely connected.
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Posted 1 year 4 months ago #78940
Branch splitting is actualy a tecnique to bend what may be unbendable:



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Posted 11 months 3 hours ago #80319
Is that you? I might even watch more of your videos.
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Posted 11 months 1 hour ago #80321
Yes, that is me. On my channel I do more than bonsai but there is a playlist for all bonsai related topics.
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