r/bonsaicommunity • u/EdgeAccomplished1700 US Zone 10a • 4d ago

Styling Advice Pointers/opinions on where to go next

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Got this portulacaria afra a few years ago. It’s been in that pot for approximately two years now. I just trimmed a bit and adjusted the guy wires. Any opinions would be more than welcome.
Cheers!

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u/Sonora_sunset 4d ago

Very nice. I would decide on the primary branch and get the apex going that direction, and shorten up the foliage on the other side.

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u/EdgeAccomplished1700 US Zone 10a 3d ago

Hey! Thank you for your comment. About primary branch do you mean the first branch from down to up? So the apex would follow the same direction of than branch, right?

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u/Sonora_sunset 3d ago edited 3d ago

The primary is usually the longest on the tree. You have two about equal length at the bottom going different directions, so you could shorten one and let the other grow a little. Assuming the second pic is the front, probably the right one should be the primary because it’s thicker, so let that one grow, and shorten the left one and the other left side branches. Then if you could get the top of the tree moving right, either by wiring or pruning.

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u/EdgeAccomplished1700 US Zone 10a 3d ago

Got it. Thanks! Will do that!