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scheffelaria bonsai: need tips

deep___roots
13 years ago

So I have this one that I did a few years ago. It has some interesting thick trunk action down low, but the tops grow so well they unbalance the plant eventually. With a Scheff, is it necessary to keep cutting back or is there another solution to keep the plant in bounds? Or maybe Scheffs are not ideal bonsai material? I do have another scheff that is growing on a rock that was a gift from a friend in Hawaii. It seems to grow more slowly. Thanks for any input. Another picture is below the first one.

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In fact, here are the cuttings taken from the first pictured plant. One plant is growing down, then back under and up! Certainly vigorous. I'm not trying to bonsai these 2 even though they are in bonsai pots. Scheffs sure are hardy and easy to grow.

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