Fukien Tea Styling
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Forsoothe!
Imperial Masterpiece
It already has a style, so you are just a maintenance man. You bought it so you most likely have an affinity for its present style. That's a good starting position for a beginner! You probably already know that keeping it alive is the first order of business, and that's it's easier said than done. If it is actively growing then you need to clip & grow to keep it within some imaginary profile pretty close to what is....
Clip & grow so you have layers of foliage extending sideways and up from a major branch. No foliage is allowed to grow downwards, or up so high that it interferes with the layer above. Any twig that is going to extend beyond your imaginary cloud (layer) is clipped off. You maintain space between branches for the birdies to fly through by clipping anything that grows into that space.
Clip & grow so you have layers of foliage extending sideways and up from a major branch. No foliage is allowed to grow downwards, or up so high that it interferes with the layer above. Any twig that is going to extend beyond your imaginary cloud (layer) is clipped off. You maintain space between branches for the birdies to fly through by clipping anything that grows into that space.
sorce
Nonsense Rascal
Welcome to Crazy!
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Sorce
Versal
Seedling
@Forsoothe Thanks for the diagram! This really helped me envision what to do when I do trim it
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Seedling
haha glad to be crazy
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Shohin
Dang @Forsoothe! has some serious photoshop skills! That was kind of you to do that free of charge.
