Which one should I chop super short?

[Cajunrider]

Rounding the first corner @19Mateo83 is ahead but CJR is coming on from the outside.
@19Mateo83 , I might ship this to you in 5 weeks.

 

[19Mateo83]

Rounding the first corner @19Mateo83 is ahead but CJR is coming on from the outside.
@19Mateo83 , I might ship this to you in 5 weeks.
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Looking good! I trust your judgement. Just don’t ship it usps…. I’m still waiting on a package from @Carol 83 that's been lost in the system for over a week now. Damn usps!

 

[Cajunrider]

Hey @19Mateo83 !
Your tree is on freaking steroid.


Mine is normal

 

[Topiarius_Peter]

Both are good stock so which ever you choose will be great…for what it’s worth I would pick the one with the most compact root arrangement (better for the smaller pot option)

 

[19Mateo83]

Hey @19Mateo83 !
Your tree is on freaking steroid.
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Mine is normal
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Nice! Yours will catch up

 

[Cajunrider]

Nice! Yours will catch up

You bet!
Mine gets Osmotes Plus today. Yours doesn’t

 

[19Mateo83]

You bet!
Mine gets Osmotes Plus today. Yours doesn’t

That’s cheating man

 

[Cajunrider]

That’s cheating man

Truth is mine has leaf color that looks deficient in nutrients.

 

[19Mateo83]

I wonder if it has enough roots or if it was deficient before you dug it.

 

[Cajunrider]

I wonder if it has enough roots or if it was deficient before you dug it.

When trunk and roots get chopped that short a quarter inch one way or the other can make a difference.

 

[19Mateo83]

When trunk and roots get chopped that short a quarter inch one way or the other can make a difference.

I was kinda thinking that. Hopefully it recovers

 

[Cajunrider]

@19Mateo83 is winning big. The chopped trees will be moved to sun next week.

 

[Grunge_Bonsai]

I’d do ‘em both if I do one. But for me I’d make them chumono and do a double planting.

Edit: I literally just saw you did this exact thing, except as Shohin.

- Grunge

 

[19Mateo83]

Go baby go! Yours seems to be getting a little better color. Hopefully it nuts up and gets on with growing.