Hi everyone! I’ve owned this tree for about 14 years. For the last 7 years, I kept it in the ground to let it thicken up. Interestingly, the roots stayed compact enough to fit back into its original bonsai pot without much trouble. However, it grew way too tall and lost its "bonsai" proportions, so I decided to do a radical trunk chop to reset the height and start building taper.
Is this too aggressive? I’m also a bit worried about the large flat cuts—I plan to carve them/clean them up once I see where the new growth starts.
by Important-Nail7679
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i would have chopped there too, but i would have done it post-flush during late spring, and i would have done it while it was still in the ground. either way, my guess is it should be fine.
Nope! It needed a drastic move and that cut works