Jim SC
You didn't say what stage of developement
your tree is in. If you are in the trunk development/size
stage, and your tree is in a big growing pot,or the ground and your aim
is to get a bigger trunk base, you need not do any branch prunning..
More gwowth =bigger trunk. exception, if you know a lower branch
will later be removed and a scar will be apparent ( front of Bonsai ),
cut it while it is small , leaving a smaller scar. Spring prunning
heals faster,and leaves a bigger scar,and swelling. Late summer
prunning of course heals slower, and scars less.
If
your rooting and trunk are about as big as you want, them, and you are
developing your branch structure then you need to prune out past one or
two internodes , to force growth closser to the trunk. As Matt pointed
out.
If you allow your lower branches to grow
longer, then the upper before you trim them ,they will get bigger in
diameter , which is what you want.
Hope this helps..
Blue.


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