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title: "Help please ☺️ So… Elmer hung out in a planter that was automatically…"
description: "Help please ☺️ So… Elmer hung out in a planter that was automatically watered this summer because we were away from home a lot and I didn’t want him to not get…"
url: "https://getplanta.com/community/hB0M8pmURCqUK7zhKpIOTw/65511781907bb93005cd876a"
community: "Bonsai Matters"
author: "Tiffany"
published: "2023-11-12T18:20:49.277Z"
language: "en"
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# Help please ☺️ So… Elmer hung out in a planter that was automatically…

_Posted by Tiffany on 2023-11-12_

Help please ☺️ So… Elmer hung out in a planter that was automatically watered this summer because we were away from home a lot and I didn’t want him to not get enough water… Elmer isn’t so little anymore… do I trim him back now or wait till spring?

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## 3 comments

### Joey commented on 2023-11-19

I trim mine back all year but i keep mine warm and under grow lights

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#### Tiffany replied on 2023-11-21

Hmm… it seems so complicated 😆 I went to trim him back the other day, got overwhelmed and walked away 🙃

### Smiling Bonsai commented on 2023-11-27

I would let it grow as it will until spring to do a good pruning. This will help thicken branches, trunk etc.

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