Thickening the Trunk of your Bonsai
Walter Pall explains how you can grow a thicker Bonsai trunk - by letting the tree grow strongly, or by growing a sacrifice branch. Bonsai Empire celebrated its 20th anniversary in December 2020, and to celebrate we asked our followers to submit questions - these were answered by a team of international Bonsai Experts. We like to thank al experts for answering the questions and of course we also thank our followers! All topics are also discussed in further detail on our website: https://www.bonsaiempire.com The website of the expert: http://walter-pall.de/ Ever since we started Bonsai Empire 20 years ago, it has been our goal to serve as an educational platform and to share the fascinating world of Bonsai with you. All information on our website is freely accessible. And we also sell online courses, taught by world renowned Bonsai teachers. For free lectures and more information, please go to: https://www.bonsaiempire.com/courses

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