Clip And Grow Bonsai
The most popular one is with the use of copper or aluminum wire.
Clip and grow bonsai. Of the methods in which you can train your bonsai tree the clip and grow method is the easiest รข simply put it requires just basic shears to do. The purpose of this site is to share and enjoy the art history and horticulture of bonsai and to provide current bonsai news and information. Clip and grow method. The advantage of the grow and clip method is that the tree will establish a very natural look.
This first cut was the beginning of clip and grow styling see below. As the tree keeps growing and being pruned the branches will develop many fine turns and twists that are naturally proportional. That s why we find that bonsai trees of lingnan penjing style are often defoliated when shown in bonsai exhibitions. Tag archive for clip and grow wired.
You leave the plant alone for a few years untill the trunk gets close to the desired girth. Cut and grow if you have a plant that you would like to use as bonsai but it is a tall tree that has been grown for use in a garden or forest plantation it is not a lost cause. Clip and grow 5 years 2 months ago 14373 hi i am new at the website but have been doing bonsai since last spring and still learning. Thicken a trunk i understand that clip and grow is good method.
First off make sure you are working with a species that uses the clip and grow method. This massive trident maple most likely started in a field somewhere and was allowed to grow quite tall the fastest way to thicken the trunk before it was cut back. Clip grow bonsai no wire necessary. This is exactly what you are after with the grow and cut method.
However for your tree to develop correctly you must still follow some basic techniques.