In a message dated 2/8/2005 4:09:06 PM Eastern Standard Time,
writes:


The other is to cut it very short. This doesn't actually
make the trunk bigger, but it makes the perception of its size
bigger because of scale. And bonsai is primarily about perception
after all.

The Ficus benjamina will not reliably back bud if all foliage is removed, so
be careful with trunk chops.

Billy on the Florida Space Coast

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