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Mon, Feb 12, 07 at 12:05
| i have a cutting of a j.maple its about twelve inches high and the trunk is like a quarter inch when and if it roots how long do i wait to trunk chop.also can i just cut the trunk in have,wont the bottem be thicker than the top.how many times do i chop to makr the trunk at least an inch and a half thick. |
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- Posted by bonsai_audge Ottawa, ONT (My Page) on Mon, Feb 12, 07 at 18:08
| Trunk chopping usually isn't a one-shot process - generally, there are multiple trunk chops which occur higher and higher up the trunk. This produces a more gradual taper as opposed to a drastic, sudden, and single change in trunk thickness (as you mentioned). Usually, you wait until the trunk is at the desired thickness before chopping. So, if you want a trunk at least an inch and a half thick, wait until the trunk is at least an inch and a half thick. - Audric |
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