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This is my cherry tree bonsai, grew from seed in 2019. In hindsight I worry I have been pruning at the wrong time of the year. This year I’m going to just let it grow this coming spring/summer to try and thicken up the trunk. The side view is very linear, and I am not sure how to make that look nicer. I may try to prune for a better shape in the late summer. Thanks for looking!

What do you want to achieve? What style and size? This tree is like a blank canvas. The possiblies is endless and it is all up to you, the artist, what you want to do with it.

Now you can wire if you want to put mowement into the trunk.

Now you might consider cutting the tap root.

Pruning may not support many of the future designs. Trees need their time to develop, pruning young trees like this proboably just prolong the time to reach your vision.

Thank you for your input, I really appreciate it. I spent some time thinking about it and I decided to go for it this weekend. I would like to create an s-shape. It is a weeping cherry tree, so as the long branches grow this year I will try to wire them to arc downwards.
The trunk is a little difficult to bend. I have wired the last branch to the right, and I will treat it as part of the trunk I think. Next year, I will re-pot it to be a more upright angle. I would like to try to get deeper curves, but we will see how things go.

I did cut the tap root last year. Learning as I go and keep on keeping on. This year I will prune much less and just see how it does. My goal to thicken up the trunk. I would love for it to flower, I believe it takes minimum 3 years from seed. None this year, but maybe next year it will.

The symetrical S shape is not really a bonsai style. It is used by big mallsai producers around the world that produces trees by the millions using non skilled work force.

It is the least attractive looking informal upright form. Make a picture googling for informal upright and you may find that the most attractive ones has been created with the intention of awoiding it looking like a symetrical S.

It should not be any problem bending this thin trunk to the mowement you want. Just use thick wire in 45 degree angle and bend a little bit at a time, letting the tree rest an hour in between. The most natural looking informal upgright trees have the most dramatic bends lower down on the trunk and softer higher up. When bending dont forget that you are creating a three dimensional picture. Mowement back and forward is just as important as left to right. Good luck!

Agree with Topfrog completely.

Before deciding to bend the tree, go through the gallery of pictures here under Inspirations and decide what you like and don't like. Also walk out in the woods and look at tree trunks.

Then, look at your tree and ask what it is begging you to look like. Then look again. Once you have a definite answer grab the wire. This might be a year from now.