In a message dated 4/12/2004 5:18:18 PM Eastern Daylight Time,
writes:

the plant being so young/small and if it is
inadvisable what height should they approximately be before pruning
should occur with repoting?


You can prune the roots without much care, BUT you must leave green on a
branch or it will not "usually" grow.

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"green on a branch" refering to green on the end of a root?


Billy M. Rhodes wrote:

In a message dated 4/12/2004 5:18:18 PM Eastern Daylight Time,
writes:


the plant being so young/small and if it is
inadvisable what height should they approximately be before pruning
should occur with repoting?



You can prune the roots without much care, BUT you must leave green on a
branch or it will not "usually" grow.

Billy on the Florida Space Coast
BSF Annual Convention May 28 - 31, 2004 Radisson Hotel, Cape Canaveral,
Florida
Sponsored by The Bonsai Society of Brevard and the Treasure Coast Bonsai
Society
http://www.bonsaisocietyofbrevard.org/2004/2004.html

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In a message dated 4/13/2004 1:41:07 AM Eastern Daylight Time,
writes:

"Green on a branch" referring to green on the end of a root?

No, either a leaf or an undisturbed growing tip on a branch. You can
trim roots.

Billy on the Florida Space Coast
BSF Annual Convention May 28 - 31, 2004 Radisson Hotel, Cape Canaveral,
Florida
Sponsored by The Bonsai Society of Brevard and the Treasure Coast Bonsai
Society
http://www.bonsaisocietyofbrevard.org/2004/2004.html

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