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Bonsai pruning guidelines - Branch pruning
This is best done in bonsai when the tree is growing vigorously but spring or early summer is frequently the best time to prune branches.
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Pruning branches will often be the practice that most determines the shape, look and size of your bonsai.

https://www.bonsaiempire.com/images/pruning-bonsai-trees-illustration.jpg
[image source and more tips](https://www.bonsaiempire.com/basics/styling/pruning)

Some branch pruning guidelines:
- Older, more established bonsai can be pruned more frequently and heavily than their younger counterparts.
- In younger plants allow for the shoots to grow longer and thicker before pruning to encourage strength in the resultant branches.
- In younger trees focus pruning efforts on the lower third trunk branches.
- Clean cuts heal more rapidly, always use sharp tools and never hack away at branches.
- Aim for alternating branches to balance the resultant shape and weight of the tree.
- When removing an entire branch use the right tools and cut it of as close to the trunk as possible to enable complete healing.
- Cuts within the branch should be just above the bud and the bud that remains should face in the desired direction.
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@doctorspence · 
There's so many people apart of the bonsai community on Steemit, I'm constantly seeing Bonsai how-to's. I need to get into this myself.
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@jhonnys.rei.cero · 
curiosamente anterior mente, ya ase unos cuantos aƱos, vi unos documentales donde supuesta-mente, los bonsai de los arboles mas antiguos eran extremadamente grandes en comparaciĆ³n a sus actuales presentaciones, aunque tambiĆ©n es sabido a ciencia cierta que se puede hacer un bonsai de algunos arboles que no lo son, como el naranjo por ejemplo.
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