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Ficus benjamina bonsai before a summer haircut
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I'm trying to encourage some trunk thickening while slowly choosing the main branches and overall shape. I try to let this tree grow out thick and dense with very little trimming, then chop it back to a state that will let light through to the lower foliage. That, or chop it when I need room on the rack or more cuttings in the propagation station. Rinse and repeat that a couple times a year and we're here.
That mostly means clipping off upward growing new shoots to push that growth into lateral or more downward growing shoots.
Holler if you have any other questions or comments! I love trees!