When growing out big bonsai trunks, it is needed to remove big sacrifice branches. Now how do you remove large sacrifice branches on a bonsai without die-back? When removing big sacrifice branches from the bottom of a trunk, which results in discussions on die-back of the trunk. This technique will work well on species prone to die-back such as Japanese Maple, elms and linden trees.

0:00 The basic challenge
0:55 How to remove a sacrifice without die-back
1:20 Make initial pruning cuts on a linden pre bonsai trunk
2:19 How the trunk will heal
2:54 Branch removal from a Trident Maple pre bonsai trunk
3:58 Early summer update on big cuts
5:10 Treating half closed big cuts
6:20 End of growing season treating big cutes
7:20 One year update on big branch removal