Hi Leo,
I can how the sacrifice branch works, so yes makes sense.
What now confuses me is that I have 2 ways of building trunk girth/taper. Or is taper different to girth?
Although
@twisted trees disagrees re branches can increase girth.
So can one or both of you answer this question? - when would you use a sacrifice branch?
And when would you use a sacrifice trunk section ( branch up vertical as new trunk) ?
I know it is talked about heaps with pines, just didn't realise that this is a common practice for most Bonsai ?!?
Charles.