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First flush of growth after cut back. Now do I want to let all the new branches thicken up and then reduce? Or keep lots of little growth and pinch back two each set of nodes all season long

Once again thanks for all your help! I’m always so scared to cut back too much and regret it later. The photoshop of my tree where you blanked out what it would look like after really helped, I will use that on all my other trees. I’ve heard to hold a piece of paper to block what the possible...

But there is no growth on that branch any lower than that.

As suggested. Thanks guys!

Thank you that podcast is awesome, only 1/4 of the way through first one. I am going to follow maloghurst advice And shop back to the first nose on each branch. Now do I continue to let the new growth thicken up after that? Or do I keep pinching

Disregard the question of taper, I now see you mean to chop Down to the first nodes of the upright branch as the new Apex

When I do a drastic trunk chop down to that first branch do I cut at an angle to help with taper? I need to do a re-pot on the plant and a route trim, Would it be safe to shop that much of the tree in one session or over several years? Also it’s obviously grown in soil with my other trees I’ve...

Thank you so much for all you suggestions and reply’s. No not a show tree, just something to feel satisfied with. And thank you for that picture with the edits that is extremely helpful!

I’ve been an amateur bonsai enthusiast for the past five years, still yet to come out with a decent looking tree.I was gifted this coral bark maple that was probably 5 feet tall when I received it, I made one trunk chop do you decrease the size of the tree, any suggestions on what I should do...