Bonsai Trunk Chop Timing
Reduction is often needed in an older or finished bonsai.
Bonsai trunk chop timing. When this leader thickens to atleast 3 4 inch it will be chopped again. The red line is where the tree was originally chopped in spring 2010 and the original trunk continued along the green line. And here is the second chop around the end of summer 2010. Depending on your zone i m on mobile so i can t see your flair very well best time to chop maples is april may either just before the buds start to swell or as the bud start to swell.
You may be a few days late for optimal but its still a good time. It is not unusual to have trees of the same species and same position in a garden that require repotting maybe a month apart. The taper set by the lower trunk is then not matched by the upper trunk. A rule of thumb is.
Timing the best time for most trunk chops is in mid to late spring or early summer depending on your geographic location. Bonsai trees tend to grow most strongly at the apex and over time the top outgrows the bottom. Avoid trunk chopping when your bonsai tree shows signs of slow development. The diameter of the.
Good bonsai will not have inverse taper the trunk getting thicker when moving up in the tree. The original design gets lost. The green arrow is the direction of the future sacrifice leader to grow. Hardwood deciduous trees respond quite well to trunk chopping.
Most often bonsai are grown in a style in which a solid old tree as seen from the ground is simulated. The exact timing necessary depends on your national local climate and the climate or conditions that your trees are subject to the health of individual trees and the actual species of tree. This position normally causes a distorted view of the trunk where the tapering is extreme.