Noted..will cut the lower branch...as for the thining out of the branches evenly along the main trunk, will it be better to do it after the leaves regrowth? Cos i cant visualise without the leaves...

I will be very happy if my plant can look like the one you posted..

Thanks for your guidance all this while...

Seeking advise again..
My another pot of shui mei which i did the air-layering..
It comes initially with a lot of branches but not all branches are with leaves...
I have botak it and now the leaves are starting to appear...does this mean branches which does not produce leaves now can be consider dead? So better to remove them? The new leaves are gradually appearing on different branches...how long should i wait before i can be sure the leaves are done sprouting and i can start to cut away branches without leaves?

Mirten? (malphighia coccigera) - light pink

I think I saw one at Bonsailelong's house full of flowers before. Very nice.

bougainvillea pink flower variety (but larger flower)
pitchecellebum dulce (variegated) - new leaves are pink and white.

cj

Hi all, just finished reading from page 1 from yesterday morning. Juling oredi my eyes.
Minat with bonsai tree long time ago but since i live in apartment i thought ohhh sure mati if bela bonzai.
But now after reading i think i want to start bonsai-ing hehe
Help me to choose which bonsai suitable for balcony facing west or better still if sifu wanna let go some nice bonsai can pm me.

Thanks.

Have to baca first sifu to get the knowledge and racun 
U have so many nice & beautiful collection.
First step tomorrow morning wanna go to sanfong to see whether i will get racun or not hehe
Seriously i like bonzai tree with the look of big tall tree.
Thinking of buying 2 pokok tomorrow. Satu sudah 80-90% bonzai and satu anak pokok utk training.

What do u think all sifu's?

Any good book on bonsai for beginner like me to read? I need to have one for rujukan.

Lantana is a different species. Lantana have many different colors and leaf is soft. To me Mirten leaf is like fukien tea leaf except it looks pricky and deeper color. Leaf is hard.

Oh mirten another name is singapore holly i think.

lantana is common.  can find it anywhere.

My bonsai kena the tiny red spider attack.
Found a lot of dried leaves

Hi Bonsailelong..

Ive trimmed off the Tree this morning as per the suggestion. Here,s the photo.

Guys, just want to share Indonesia latest exhibition topic at ibonsai. This time, amazingly new "breaking the rules" displays...

http://ibonsaiclub.forumotion.com/t16065-ibacb-report

was he naked?   

Excuse me, how many kinds of Bonsai? Which weather we can grow it? And how much is a 3 year Bonsai ? Many thanks

Hi Bonsailelong,

Thanks for the guide once again...the cut for the 1st & 3rd photos i understand...only cannot figure out which branch you referring to on the 2nd photo...is it same as the lowest branch on the left of the plant in the 1st photo?

I have got some queries..actually it is just a plan...open for discussion.
for the lowest branches on the 3rd photo, i understand removal is to review the trunk of the plant...
My plan is..dunno can work or not...slowly raise up the plant to expose the root by a bit so that as time goes by..the base of the plant will expanded showing the roots..(hope i didnt remember wrongly, are you the one who advise cutting away the main root and placing a stone under the plant?).
if we raise the plant...the length of the trunk will automatically increased, so if we cut the current lowest branches, will the trunk looks too long when we raise the plant to show slight exposed root..
I am not very good in expressing the plan...hope you can figure out what i am trying to express.
Do you think the plan will work? Can shui mei roots be raise this way?
I know adenium can...shui mei i not sure...but if can, will it look nice?

The purpose is to have a slight taper angle from the trunk to the soil..refer to attached drawing..