Ficus Bonsai Pruning Guide

How to prune branches on a bonsai ficus 1.

Ficus bonsai pruning guide. Our ficus guide contains all the essential information you need in order to succeed. If a considerable thickening of the trunk is desired the ficus can be left to grow freely for one or two years. Choose from approximately 10 styles of shaping including slanting and formal upright. Regular pruning is necessary to retain the tree s shape.

One of most successful indoor bonsai trees is the. It covers watering fertilizing pest control and pruning. So you should follow all step for your bonsai. Ficus are one of the most common and easy to grow houseplants.

In doing so you force the tree to grow new leaves leading to a reduction in the size of leaves and an increase in ramification. Trimmed leaves take on an. Shears come in varying sizes the size you. Prune back to 2 leaves after 6 8 leaves have grown.

Step 3 deadwood. You will need shears and a concave cutter. Only trim the stems not the leaves of a ficus. Guide to the ficus benjamina bonsai december 8 2014 by mark ichiban the ficus benjamina bonsai is a hardy variety of bonsai that easily adapts to changing environments.

This bonsai has broad leaves that grow from stems at the top of the plant making it easy to keep pruned. This basic background reveals the importance of pruning as a technique to counter apical dominance. A weeping style bonsai of brya ebenus. In this video i talk about the ficus retusa.

Ficus plants don t like to be moved so the best option is to prune the plant to keep it manageable. Bonsai empire is the world s most visited bonsai website and has provided beginners with quality information for over a decade. Countering apical dominance is achieved by pruning the top and outer portions of a tree more thoroughly forcing the tree to redistribute growth to the inner and lower parts. Leaf pruning can be used to reduce leaf size as some ficus bonsai species normally grow large leaves.

In this episode i discuss about how you care your ficus bonsai in monsoon season. Step 2 determine where to cut. We have developed this guide to help you keep your ficus alive and hope you ll enjoy the art of bonsai as much as we do. In fact they are so easy to grow indoors that occasionally the plants outgrow their site.

Use small sharp scissors to prune bonsai. Place your bonsai on a flat surface at eye level. Growing indoor bonsai has become very popular and for some people bonsai is just about indoor trees. Pruning a ficus bonsai part 1.

Bonsai defoliation pruning leaves to induce a new flush of growth bonsai defoliation involves cutting all the leaves of a tree during the summer.