hi everyone,
I am very new to this. and I am looking for some serious help here
my chinese banyan is a week old and it is about 10 cms. it has three disjointed main branches , so its like \|/
now I need it to have one thick main branch. what do I do? wire or prune?
please help.
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Olivia,
Welcome to the forum!
As for your banyan, if it's only a week old, I think you need to let it grow a bit before you start to shape it. Give it, say, 10 years or so. You have to let it be a tree first before you can see what shape would best fit it. As a bonsai artist, you don't force a tree do what you want it to, you understand where the tree wants to go and guide it.
(Warning, the above may be complete BS. )
Can you post a picture of your tree? See my signature block below for help in posting pictures.
Welcome to the forum!
As for your banyan, if it's only a week old, I think you need to let it grow a bit before you start to shape it. Give it, say, 10 years or so. You have to let it be a tree first before you can see what shape would best fit it. As a bonsai artist, you don't force a tree do what you want it to, you understand where the tree wants to go and guide it.
(Warning, the above may be complete BS. )
Can you post a picture of your tree? See my signature block below for help in posting pictures.
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hey thanks.
really appreciate it!. the pics will help you get a better idea about what I am talking about.
https://picasaweb.google.com/Olivia.Mukherjee/Bonsai#
https://picasaweb.google.com/Olivia.Mukherjee/Bonsai#5474552144970186770
https://picasaweb.google.com/Olivia.Mukherjee/Bonsai#5474552144785907074
really appreciate it!. the pics will help you get a better idea about what I am talking about.
https://picasaweb.google.com/Olivia.Mukherjee/Bonsai#
https://picasaweb.google.com/Olivia.Mukherjee/Bonsai#5474552144970186770
https://picasaweb.google.com/Olivia.Mukherjee/Bonsai#5474552144785907074
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