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New to bonsai 8 years 1 month ago #18897

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Should I wait two year or two growing seasons?

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New to bonsai 8 years 1 month ago #18901

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Wait with what, for what? :unsure:

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New to bonsai 8 years 1 month ago #18902

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Wait with what, for what? :unsure:

. Auk said to wait two years before I do anything to the tree. Should I wait exactly two years (2018) or just after this spring and next spring passes?

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New to bonsai 8 years 1 month ago #18918

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Whats a good trunk thickness? I can likely find another wild tree with the same branch fullness thats a bit thicker.

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New to bonsai 8 years 1 month ago #18919

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Whats a good trunk thickness?


Generally, a good rule of thumb is that the tree´s height should range between 6-12 times the trunk thickness. That is, if you have a trunk of 10 cms in diameter, the tree´s height would hover around 60-120 cms, dependind the style you pretend to apply to your tree, etc.
This, of course, is not a rule written in stone and you can bend it, but it will help you for sure to determine some good proportions your tree should approximately match, in order to look balanced.

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New to bonsai 8 years 1 month ago #18920

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Wait with what, for what? :unsure:

. Auk said to wait two years before I do anything to the tree. Should I wait exactly two years (2018) or just after this spring and next spring passes?


You have to wait until Feb. 1st 2018 exactly.

Seriously... I don't know. it depends on lots of things. How will it grow, how will it develop? What's the size and style you have in mind? Just learn the basic thing first: patience.

I know your fingers itch and you want to do something. It's too soon. Leave it alone.
Meanwhile, start learning, and follow the advice given in this topic. Learn how to develop a trunk.

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New to bonsai 8 years 1 month ago #18935

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Ok, I like to plan things ahead, so I'ce attached a nice little document I found on another website about bonsai branches. Is this accurate?

Edit: Apparently you cannot attach .docx files. Here's the webpage I pulled it from Click me

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New to bonsai 8 years 1 month ago #18939

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Ok, I like to plan things ahead, so I'ce attached a nice little document I found on another website about bonsai branches. Is this accurate?


Yeah, quite accurate. Except that after several of these guidelines I can add: 'Unless when it is needed for your design'. I can show you lots of great bonsai that don't follow these rules - and a lot of bad ones that do.

Let your plant grow, OK ? My last reply about this subject for the next 12 months.

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New to bonsai 7 years 8 months ago #23350

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Update: Tree not doing well. I will post pictures tomorrow if I can remember, but basically its dying (I guess). Top section of tree turned brown and brittle so I cut and removed it reluctantly. Lower portion seems to be doing average, but a small amount of the (new) top has turned brown also.

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