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In order to control the shape and size of a Bonsai tree, the plants are to be cut. A first thing to care of when starting to care about a Bonsai is cutting the branches and the sprouts.
A beginner should usually start with common trees, not a coniferous tree, with small leaves and fast growing pace. In order to exercise your sense of shapes, the cornice must be first cut in the shape of a bow. The bigger branches may prove difficult to be cut. In time, you will gain the experience to recognize inappropriate branches. Anyway, you must know three basic rules when cutting branches:
- In all the branches that grow together from the same spot in the tree stem, in different directions, you have to cut one;
- The branches the cross over each other must be cut;
- The branches that are too thin and grow from the stem of the Bonsai must be cut, either.
These are required in order to grow yourself a Bonsai in natural size and shape.
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