# What to do, when to do it and on what species to manage growth in pines in bonsai

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**Category:** Horticulture\
**Created:** [July 16, 2019, 11:55pm UTC](https://forum.bonsaimirai.com/t/what-to-do-when-to-do-it-and-on-what-species-to-manage-growth-in-pines-in-bonsai/3715 "2019-07-16T23:55:30Z")\
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**Author:** ![rafi](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex029/user_avatar/forum.bonsaimirai.com/rafi/32/103_2.png) [@rafi](https://forum.bonsaimirai.com/u/rafi)\
**Post date:** [July 16, 2019, 11:55pm UTC](https://forum.bonsaimirai.com/t/what-to-do-when-to-do-it-and-on-what-species-to-manage-growth-in-pines-in-bonsai/3715/1 "2019-07-16T23:55:30Z")

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In this video I discuss the most up-to-date modern approach to follow (that is the Mirai approach as I understand it at the moment gathered from the multitude of streams on this subject) to manage and balance growth in a multitude of pine species commonly used in bonsai taking advantage of their natural growth habits.