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Hi everyone,
I thought you might be interested in seeing this plant. This was a chance seedling which came up in this plant pot about 18 months ago.
I have always been interested in trying out bonsai techniques on this plant as it has a very unusual growth habit. The leaves are reduced to microscopic scales circling the fine hair like branches. I am not going to try to dwarf it too far - the plant is about 24 inches tall at present, and I am laying the foundations for the main crown branches. This is the second branch in training. I plan to bend each one upwards, one at a time, until I have created a framework which will resemble the adult tree. Other than that all I am doing at present is going around the tree about once a month or so, trimming off the tips of the branches to encourage bushiness.
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