Decandling Black Pine Bonsai
Decandling is the pine equivalent of defoliation in deciduous trees.
Decandling black pine bonsai. This is always done during the summer months when the tree is pushing sap. June 5 2020 by jonas dupuich. However maintaining a black pine bonsai can be intimidating. Although the tree is currently 27 tall the final bonsai will be closer to 14.
Decandling a young black pine 2 years 2 weeks ago 39850. This is always done during the summer months when the tree is pushing sap. However maintaining a black pine bonsai can be intimidating. The most important aspect of black pine maintenance is decandling.
Field grown black pine after cutback and decandling i left two shoots at the top of the tree to maintain sap flow in case i need to graft new branches on the back side of the trunk. Rightfully called the king of pines the black pine bonsai can be refined into some of the most beautiful bonsai. When you decandle you are removing all of the new growth from your japanese black pine. Proper care shoudl get you some low buds too which will eventually become your tree.
Decandling is a pruning technique where spring growth is removed to stimulate a second flush of growth over summer. You want loadsof growth to get a bit of trunk on that seedling. However they do require patience and proper technique to get them to develop properly. Decandling a cascade black pine in two stages.
Trees are built to react to foliage removal by replacing the foliage normally with more compact foliage. The most important aspect of black pine maintenance is decandling. In this article we ll review the basic steps in cutting a black pine candle. Feel free to decandle when your red or black pine bonsai are in refinement phase are healthy well fed and growing in soil with good drainage.
The basic technique can be an effective way to produce dense foliage on black and red pines and there are several variations that can help us balance vigor between weak and strong branches at the same time. I think i would focus this year on backbuddging. Decandling smaller needles are not something you want. Black pines are one of the most prized bonsai trees.
Following are some examples of when to decandle and when to hold off.