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title: "Just did some pruning on my Elephant Jade Bonsai. Goal was to…"
description: "Just did some pruning on my Elephant Jade Bonsai. Goal was to primarily promote back budding for a denser canopy as a lot of the branches are long and bare…"
url: "https://getplanta.com/community/hB0M8pmURCqUK7zhKpIOTw/KdAvd0dZfir9NkfKz3QEaO"
community: "Bonsai Matters"
author: "El Oso Polar"
published: "2026-05-27T16:16:16.697007Z"
language: "en"
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# Just did some pruning on my Elephant Jade Bonsai. Goal was to…

_Posted by El Oso Polar on 2026-05-27_

Just did some pruning on my Elephant Jade Bonsai. Goal was to primarily promote back budding for a denser canopy as a lot of the branches are long and bare after a harsh transition to inside last fall. Ended up doing a little styling and hope by mid/end of summer I can make more design changes.

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