Bonsai White Belt
Mame
Can anyone suggest books for p afra bonsai. Looking to learn more about how to work with them. Open to other resources also.
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Chumono
Just watch a few Youtue videos about this species and you know it all. 
Bonsai White Belt
Mame
I'm wondering if I can start wiring and how to style this 1. As well as when to replant cuttings into a "forest" and wire.
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Nuttier than your average Nut
P. afra is a succulent, so you can't really wire them (they don't have an internal skeleton of hard wood). They are best grown via the "clip and grow" method... which means you simply use sharp scissors to guide their growth and development.
The only trick you need to know about growing cuttings is to make sure you let your cutting wound dry out before you plant the cutting, otherwise you run the risk that the cutting will rot. So cut off branches you don't want, stack them in a pile somewhere, wait a few weeks, and then pot them up. It is exactly the opposite of what you would do with most other cuttings.
The only trick you need to know about growing cuttings is to make sure you let your cutting wound dry out before you plant the cutting, otherwise you run the risk that the cutting will rot. So cut off branches you don't want, stack them in a pile somewhere, wait a few weeks, and then pot them up. It is exactly the opposite of what you would do with most other cuttings.
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