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    Hackberry #3, Celtis africana, dug Sept 2018

    Same story. 2011 few years pass... Decided to chop as indicated and encourage the brances below the chop to thicken up.
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    Hackberry #2, Celtis africana, dug Sept 2018

    Like this tree it was in the ground for 3 years to thicken and encourage lateral roots. Dug up 2011, chopped and planted in a tyre. I wanted my trees to all look different, so had to make one into a real bosai shape. Chopped it three times. The top section is a bit straight on the tight side.
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    Hackberry #1, Celtis africana, dug Sept 2018

    Just like this tree it was in the ground for 3 years to thicken and encourage lateral roots. Dug up 2011, chopped and planted in a tyre. I can t find a photo, but it grew wild for a few years before I chopped it just above the thicker branch, right at the bottom and bent the branch up. There is...
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    Hackberry, Celtis africana, dug up and potted 2016

    I was lucky enough to be given a bunch of small Celtis in nursery bags and decided to make a few into bonsai. I cut the nursery bags and put them around the taproot with a pipe clamp to force roots to the sides. This was in 2008. I don't have pics of the individual trees, but did basically the...
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