🍑 Santa Rosa Plum Shohin ✂️
Trunk chop to develop Shohin movement—5/17/25. Will repot in fall or spring into a colander.
Plan
Clip and grow to Shohin size
Let the small branch grow out and wire back towards the trunk as the new apex
Clean up the chop with knob cutters to smooth out the transition
Let the new apex and any new growth run wild to speed up the taper from trunk to new apex
Repot in late fall or spring into a colander on a tile, in aggregate bonsai mix to develop nebari
Consider any one change of direction to extend a branch to Jin or making a more aggressive change in direction.
Each section to have a shorter internode length.
As a Shohin, plan the final apex to be no taller than 6-7”
