Advanced Bonsai Techniques
Instructor bjorn bjorholm guides you through the long term impact of techniques on a wide variety of tree species.
Advanced bonsai techniques. Bonsai defoliation involves cutting all the leaves of a tree during the summer. Pinus mugo mugo or mountain pine indepth a guide to pruning and repotting mugo pines for bonsai. Fuji bonsai nursery supports both beginning and advanced students progressing students through the most advanced bonsai techniques master roy nagatoshi master nagatoshi was born in the u s. Topics include heavy bending various grafting techniques creating deadwood and advanced design principles for trees in different stages of development.
Learn about pad creation for exhibition branch splitting on conifers and establishing a great nebari with air layered deciduous material. The advanced bonsai course 2 is the long awaited sequel with more in depth content than ever. Pruning pines a guide to the complexities of pruning pine species for bonsai. And raised in japan where he learned bonsai from his father.
In doing so you force the tree to grow new. Instructor bjorn bjorholm guides you through the long term impact of techniques on a wide variety of tree species. The advanced bonsai course 1 is an online tutorial offering unique access to the latest and most advanced bonsai techniques. Needle plucking and summer pruning of pine bonsai.
The same can be done by allowing an unwanted branch to develop and grow untouched and then when the trunk is suitable the branch is removed. The sacrificed branch can be carved into a jin or removed with a concave cutter to heal over clean. In the previous section bonsai tree care we investigated the basic techniques to keep your tree alive and thriving. The advanced bonsai course features four distinct sections philosophy aesthetics design techniques and display each of which builds upon the others to provide a well rounded.
Overwintering your bonsai trees as with most bonsai techniques determining the optimal care for your trees in winter will depend on where you live and the tree species you have.