I fully expect to be assassinated or visited by those infamous BMB’s (Bonsai Men in Black) for revealing this information, for indeed it is one on bonsai’s best-kept secrets. This knowledge has been withheld from the general public for many [...]
Common procedures for developing a bonsai from seedlings or young stock involve first ground or grow box growth during which the plant undergoes many trunk chops and cut backs of branching to encourage back budding and to add movement to the trunk as well [...]