Furthermore, you might wish to reproduce a tree with a final
height of about 6 inches to be proportionate size to a particular
garden, and another specimen of the same type to be perhaps 9 or
12 inches in height to be proportionate to another garden. Remember, then, how the ultimate size is controlled by the pot
container and subsequent pruning, etc.
Do not put all your eggs in one basket. It is very little more
trouble to grow several seedlings at the same time so that you are
reasonably sure to get at least one or two worthy specimens and
the years of waiting will not have been wasted. You should never
have any difficulty in disposing of any miniatures that you do not want.
At the same time it is not a bad idea to experiment by using
different sizing, treatments or training for different seedlings over
the same time, keeping suitable records of each treatment for
reference. The knowledge acquired is something which no book
can ever teach, and apart from being extremely interesting, it can
also be most profitable and take much less time than might be
supposed.
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