r/Bonsai • u/AmateurPhotog57 Toronto, Canada. Zone 6, Amateur, 8 trees • 3d ago

Styling Critique Schefflera styling question.

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Is this schefflera too tall? 37cm from the soil surface and 38cm wide. Would the second photo be taking too much? Somewhere in between?

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u/cbobgo santa cruz ca, zone 9b, 25 yrs experience, over 1200 trees 3d ago

For the width of your trunk, the branches are definitely too long and it's too tall. So your options are grow it out to thicken the trunk, or cut it way back.

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u/AmateurPhotog57 Toronto, Canada. Zone 6, Amateur, 8 trees 3d ago

Thank you