The simple answer is yes. Anything beyond that is speculation without seeing the tree.

randy

hey Randy, know of any good web sites that I could visit to "show me how to do it". Would appreciate any help I can get. Thanks

Hi, I'm not Randy, but would advise you to look into a book or two on bonsai - what you're asking about is not something you want to dive into after just reading a couple of tips online. It's important to know more about your particular tree, where you live (as the season matters depending on it), how to prune what, what overall 'design' you're trying to achieve, etc.

So much of what you will be trying to do should be guided by the characteristics of the tree. Any recommendations on pruning for shape and taking advantage of what the tree has to offer really can't be done in this kind of format.

Giving general guidelines on "how to prune" over the internet to someone that may not be well equipped to do so or not have a good basic understanding of plant cultivation could have catastrophic consequences. You can easily ruin a beautiful tree with haphazard techniques.

I hope you don't take this wrong. If this plant is of any size, it's quite valuable. You really don't want to jump into this without a good game-plan.

Some good photos posted here of the tree would help to some degree. We can offer some ideas.

As lucy as mentioned, there are some great books out there on "general" bonsai techniques that will help you grasp the basics.

randy

thank you all,I will visit my library and start educating myself. Thanks again