Bonsai Basics: How to Create Taper, Grow a Thicker Trunk, & Reorient in the Pot

This Trident Maple is on its way to becoming a great bonsai. I will prune it back some more to thicken the trunk and give me more design possibilities. Please follow along with your own bonsai!

0:00 Introduction
1:09 How to create tapering
2:20 Cut off redundant growth
4:53 How to reorient your bonsai
6:38 How to choose a bonsai pot
8:08 Summary of techniques

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