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Indoor recommendations for a Bonsai noob (discuss.tchncs.de)

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As the title says. I want to get my first Bonsai, but I cannot decide which one. What can you recommend for indoor placement? What do I need to keep in mind?

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[–] JollyBrancher 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I'm here for the answers. Based on the readings/research I've found, I still have yet to get a good feel of how to get the main trunk small thick. My fiancé has a starter set of three I'll be excited to start on!

[–] Ticanaru 2 points 1 year ago

For thick trunks the best way is to just let it grow and then cut it back once it reaches the thickness you like.

There's methods with sacrificial branches that work really well provided you happen to have a branch in the right place for one, but those also boil down to just letting it grow. Bonsai get better with age.