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- Basel
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i bought a small Chinese thuja tree and i decided to turn it into a bonsai tree, i pruned ugly branches (there wasnt much) wired it and repotted it, i didnt cut any of the roots. i used a mix of potting soil and lava rock as thats what my local bonsai nursery uses. So my question is, does this look like a bonsai tree? i know the trunk has to be thicker and other stuff but will this tree eventually grow bigger? (i used a much bigger pot than is what is used for this kind of tree to make the tree grow a bit bigger)
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- m5eaygeoff
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No is the short answer. It might be in 15 years or so. It is a seedling and the best place for it would be in the ground.
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One of the most used "rule" in bonsai is bification. That one should never leave one division into three or more. Allways only two. One of the reasons is the risk of growing inverse taper. You have three levels of handlebar branches and it is to late to correct at this point. If it grows good and backbuds good it might give you a new oportunitie to correct in a couple of years. Meanwhile, read up on bonsai styling basics and practice on other trees.
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