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I am new to fuchsia bonsai, but I have a long gardening history and several years of fuchsia culture under my belt.
I totally know how to do cuttings, overwintering and the like with regular fuchsias, but I am not clear on how a cutting is pinched or otherwise trained into a bonsai.
I have a few older plants in my collection, but some are too large to really make a good bonsai and some are just too large of leaves or flowers. So, assuming that I just have some young plants to work with, how is the culture different to get a bonsai sometime down the road?
Debra B. Lake Stevens, WA, USA
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| Hi Debra, Welcome to Bonsai Garden. If you would firstly like to go here http://www.bonsaigarden.net/growing_fuchsia_bonsai.html this explains in detail how to grow fuchsia bonsai. However, if you would like more information on any aspect contained in this tutorial, please don't hesitate to come back 
Kath
UK - Zone 8
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Yes, I have read the tutorial. What I'm hoping for more info on is, what to do after you have a nice rooted cutting? Do you start pinching like you would for a plant destined for the show bench? Do you let it grow straight up for a bit before heading it off like for a standard? Something else?
Thanks,
Debra B.
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Genius
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| Hi again Debra, You have several options:- (a) If you have not made a decision about what 'style' you want to grow, then just grow the plant on in the normal way, and your decision can be made later. (b) If you are aiming for instance for a 'formal upright', then grow the plant as you would do for a standard in respect of a cane to support the main growing stem, so that it grows really straight. (c) If you are aiming for instance for a 'semi-cascade' then keep the main stem growing, but after watering lay the pot on its side and the plant pointing towards the light. These are just a few tips to help you achieve your goal, sometimes they work and sometimes they fail but persevere
Kath
UK - Zone 8
"People will forget what you said,
People will forget what you did,
But people will never forget
How you made them feel."
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