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Posted 1 year 5 months ago #80907
I purchased two dawn redwoods a few years ago. They where medium size when I got them. The second year my dogs destroyed them. One survived. I love bonsai but never really got serious about any trees. I ordered some tools to prune the redwood I have. I need help deciding what style for the tree and where to begin pruning. I trimmed the roots and put it in the current pot last year. I got a concave cutter to trim the broken apex off. The dog bit it in half and I cut it off. It has grew a new apex but all the branches stim from the cut.
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Posted 1 year 5 months ago #80909
To me it seems like your dog know better about bonsai styling than you. Just pet him an tell he is a good boy (or girl)

Jokes aside. I would put this tree in a big pot and let it grow wild, just cut the top back like your dog did a few times every second year or so.
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Posted 1 year 5 months ago #80910

To me it seems like your dog know better about bonsai styling than you. Just pet him an tell he is a good boy (or girl)

Jokes aside. I would put this tree in a big pot and let it grow wild, just cut the top back like your dog did a few times every second year or so.

How big of a pot are we talking here?
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Posted 1 year 5 months ago #80914
I would put it in the biggest container that I can fit in my garden.
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