Coastal Redwood Bonsai Pruning
New foliage will sprout at the cut.
Coastal redwood bonsai pruning. In absence of that i d try a mix of 30 50 akadama with the remainder pumice and or lava rock scoria. We recommend making the cuts once the leaves have started to grow wood inside. Redwoods go into a short period of dormancy in the late winter making it the best time for pruning. The coast redwood bonsai can be pruned by cutting the leaves back as they grow.
Keep the soil moist but not over watered. If there are bonsai growers near you i d use what they use for redwood. If buying from october onwards please note the leaves will be more yellow orange before shedding. Use 2 millimeter wire on the trunk and select a gauge for the branches appropriate to the size of the tree.
Like most bonsai you will have to prune your redwood at the start of spring. New growth will have a brighter green appearance. Redwoods can become quite unruly quite quickly. This gives them a chance to heal the cuts you make with their first burst of new growth in the.
Beautiful dawn redwood forest. Twigs with long internodes should be pruned in spring before the new buds open. All buds you don t need should be removed immediately. Wait until darker growth appears before cutting.
Redwood bonsai produce a lot of new buds especially near scars from pruning. Remove the wire in late spring before the swelling starts to avoid wire damage. Ensure you water daily but you should attempt to mist every 2nd day as the redwood enjoys a good misting. Compiled from around 5 trees in ceramic bonsai pot.
Redwoods backbud very easily. Outdoor deciduous beautiful dawn redwood bonsai approximately 38 41cm in a ceramic bonsai pot.