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Posted 3 years 4 months ago #71594
Hey y’all,

So about a year ago I posted about a willow I’d taken from a cutting, and y’all gave me some good advice. That same willow is doing quite well. Almost too well… it’s gotten really big. I’m attaching a picture, and I’ll measure it later. What do I do about that? I want it to be a bonsai, not a full grown tree. How do I shorten it without making it look ugly? Also, some stuff recently died off at the bottom. Is that normal?

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Posted 3 years 4 months ago #71598
I cannot see any photo.
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Posted 3 years 4 months ago #71606
Let’s try this again:
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Posted 3 years 4 months ago #71666
This is interesting. I have no experience in making this a bonsai but I hope some chimes in.
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Posted 3 years 4 months ago #71674
At this point, I would just loose the thicker of the two trunks. Your tree will need to grow a lot taller to gain thickness before you reduce the height.
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Posted 3 years 4 months ago #71679
So you’re saying just cut it off?
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Posted 3 years 4 months ago #71681

Joesaurus wrote: So you’re saying just cut it off?


No, I dont tell you to cut it off. I am saying that it is what I would do. Its your tree.

Btw, I would wait for late winter or early spring to do that.
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