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I'm sure this is a dumb question, but I figure this is the place for it. So I've been watching a variety of videos about bonsai and they seem to fall into two categories: 1. Trimming up a small specimen so it's roots and a leader, in preparation for its future growth. 2. Taking a pre-established tree and refining it in this or that way.
What I don't understand is how it gets from point 1 to point 2 and what's in between? It seems like I can learn how to prepare a thing that looks like a bendy twig, or to work on something big. But I don't get the progression at all - I know a lot of it takes years to develop, but I'd love to know what it looks like and what should be done in between. How does the bendy twig turn into branching (say, on a field maple or something like that), thick stems, and a full tree?
I guess what I'm asking is, what does the tree experience as a "tween" tree?
What I don't understand is how it gets from point 1 to point 2 and what's in between? It seems like I can learn how to prepare a thing that looks like a bendy twig, or to work on something big. But I don't get the progression at all - I know a lot of it takes years to develop, but I'd love to know what it looks like and what should be done in between. How does the bendy twig turn into branching (say, on a field maple or something like that), thick stems, and a full tree?
I guess what I'm asking is, what does the tree experience as a "tween" tree?