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How do they do that?
by Aarin Packard

As the Assistant Curator of Collections at The National Bonsai & Penjing Museum I get asked this question a lot.

Many think that it requires years of study and a Ph.D, in botany to create a bonsai; or maybe there are secret techniques used to keep them small.

But the truth is, that by following a few basic principles, anyone can create a bonsai.

Please join me, as I show you how to transform a crapemyrtle, previously used for genetic research at the Arboretum, into a bonsai.

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