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Japanese Pagoda tree
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Japanese Pagoda - trunk option 3
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Japanese Pagoda - where to cut the root mass
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Japanese Pagoda - healthy root ball
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Good bonsai soil
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Japanese Pagoda potted, with good soil
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Japanese Pagoda progress 28 Jul 17
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Japanese pagoda, Aug 2017
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Japanese pagoda, Aug 2017
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Japanese Pagoda primary branches, Aug 2017
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Japanese pagoda tree, Nov 2017
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Japanese pagoda starting to bud, April 2018
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Sophora japonica, April 2018
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Sophora japonica
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Japanese pagoda shoots at the top of the trunk
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Pseudo acacia dormant in winter, Feb 2019
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Pseudo acacia roots
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Pseudo acacia, ugly roots
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Pseudo acacia roots after pruning
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Pseudo acacia roots, next year more pruning (!)
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Pseudo acacia, March 2019
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Sophora Japonica, Oct 2019
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Van Meer technique #1: chopped trunk at an angle then roughly carved 7-8mm into the wood. New leader will be the small shoot at the top.
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Van Meer technique #1b: used a Dremel to smooth out the wood inside.
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Van Meer technique #2: made "V" cuts creating four flaps to fold inwards
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Van Meer technique #3: Folded down the four flaps and pinned them with 2cm nails
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Van Meer technique #3
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Van Meer technique #4: covered the whole wound with Kyonal sealant.
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Sophora Japonica, Jan 2020
BlueSky Bonsai:
Sophora Japonica, Jan 2020
