Bonsai Focus (English Edition) – July-August 2019

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The branch can be bent even further using the deadwood to anchor it in its new
position

Detail view shows how far the branch is being bent upwards

The first branch (A) is set in position,

refinement will be done later

I will wire the second branch (B) after applying raffia and then bend it to the right

Slowly pulling the branch to the right with a guy
wire

The second branch has been set in position here. Now

I have to place its side branches to create foliage pads

The so-called spare branch is not needed anymore, it

is just a leggy set of branches with no back budding.

Within the design it has no structural use

The apex (1) positioned too far to

the right will spoil the dramatic

flow of the cascade. A full cascade

wouldn't suit the heavy trunk,

so the long branch below (2), will

need to be bent to the right

Best option is placing the top just

below the highest point of the

deadwood. All branches are kept

short and compact

Cascade or semi-cascade?

The compactness of the tree and trunk doesn’t lend itself to a

full cascade. A semi-cascade style will be more suitable, creating

a short and compact tree

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