Day: June 1, 2020
Pruning Bonsai Maple Trees
Originally posted on Bonsaiplace:
Introduction The aesthetic and monetary value of a Bonsai tree is determined by its health, shape, size, age and these days the celebrity status of the artist. All of these, accept for the last one, can be enhanced through proper care which includes shaping, pruning and pinching as developmental techniques. Compact vs lengthy growth. Why Pruning There are a few reasons… Continue reading Pruning Bonsai Maple Trees
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Summer Candle Pruning for 2-needle pines, part 2: Making the Cut
Originally posted on Nebari Bonsai:
I’ve been working on this pine for 6 seasons now, and documenting the work along the way here: http://www.nebaribonsai.com/Nebari_Bonsai_112109/Projects_files/Candle-Cutting%20071011.pdf Since the strength is fairly-well balanced right now, I decided to cut the candles all at once, and leave a small stub on the stronger shoots, and no stub on the weaker shoots. I’ll update this as the tree begins to… Continue reading Summer Candle Pruning for 2-needle pines, part 2: Making the Cut
Summer Candle Pruning for 2-needle pines, part 3: the comeback
Originally posted on Nebari Bonsai:
In previous years, I candle pruned this pine in 3 stages, weak shoots, followed 7-10 days later with stronger shoots, and finishing 7-10 days after that by removing the strongest shoots. The results have become very predictable. This is a favorable outcome in bonsai! As an experiment, this year, I removed all the shoots at the same time around July… Continue reading Summer Candle Pruning for 2-needle pines, part 3: the comeback
Shimpaku and sun exposure
Originally posted on Nebari Bonsai:
Like many, my first bonsai was a juniper…the procumbens nana, prickly kind with a trunk staked up like a question mark, and the obligatory poodle-like pads. When I started collecting, I moved on to some large, but uncooperative Eastern Red Cedars. It is amazing I came back to junipers at all. Now, more than 15 years later, I’m becoming a… Continue reading Shimpaku and sun exposure
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