In the previous article, we talked about rooting cypress cuttings, and also about making fingertip bonsai from rooted cypress cuttings.

Strike while the iron is hot - if we grow them a bit longer, once the cypress seedlings get bigger, how else can we play with them? Is there an upgraded bonsai-making technique?

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But for now, let's get back to the article.

Our savings aren't enough yet, so let's first hone our gardening skills.

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Let's take a look - this potted tree was separated a year ago from a clump of needle juniper (Juniperus rigida) using the division method. After being tended in a clay pot, it has now begun to take shape.

One

Through observation, it was determined that pruning could be used to bring the tree's form closer to a single-trunk double-stem style, with a touch of the grace of a large waterside tree.

Two

Remove the plant from the clay pot and trim its main roots and fibrous roots to prepare it for a shallow pot.

Editor's tip: Once again, a reminder to fellow balcony friends - transplanting or potting is generally done in spring and autumn.

Three

Because this double-stem plant looks fairly ideal and quite decent, only its branches are wired with iron wire, and the curves should be natural and reasonable.

The editor tends toward a approach with foliage weighted to one side, as this helps express the dynamism of the bonsai.

Four

When pruning the leaves, you must always consider and take care of the overall tree form, achieving a balance of sparse and dense, gathered and scattered, yielding and contesting.

The outline of the crown is best when it approximates a scalene triangle.

Five

Transplant the pruned small tree into an oval shallow pot. The best position for the small tree in the pot is on the long axis of the oval, offset to one side.

After positioning, secure it with a piece of plastic-coated wire to prevent loosening or shifting.

Six

Lay moss on the surface of the pot soil, then place 2 small limestone rocks.

This not only creates the mood of a wild field, but also prevents topsoil loss when watering.

The making is complete - it looks pretty good, doesn't it?

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