Hawthorn Bonsai Care

The tree after 4 to 5 years of training.

Hawthorn bonsai care. Make cuts just beyond a lateral twig or bud that faces the direction in which you want the branch to grow. Pruning hints would include to pinch out the terminal shoots in spring or reduce the length of the shoot by but avoid doing this too soon as you may loose the flowers. Regular pruning will make the branch structure finer. Messages 1 369 reaction score 1 377 location nashville tn usda zone 7a may 2 2018.

Hawthorn trees need little pruning. Fertilise the tree very well from february late winter until late autumn with a balanced fertiliser. Remove suckers that arise from the base of the trunk. Just wing it peh3 petegreg and 2 others.

After about 6 years in training. After two years the tree was collected from the forest and put in a large container. Commonly known for their very sharp thorns their may flowers and. Typical styles for hawthorn as bonsai include most styles with the exception of broom and formal uprights.

You can trim the canopy if necessary to keep it looking neat. The unglazed pot was just a temporary choice it was the only one i had with the right measurements. Close up of the bark close up of the flowers. Another year of pruning regularly.

The tree after 4 to 5 years of training. You might want to make routine spraying a part of your. The new soil mix consists of akadama pumice and a small amount of potting compost. In spring allow shoots to extend until the growth at the base just begins to harden off then cut back by 3 4.

The main benefit is that it causes better backbudding from the trunk itself and these new buds lead to shoots that are great for building a new branch structure. The hawthorn resents root disturbance and will only normally need to be re potted every 3 5 years. All the old soil was washed off. Common hawthorn bonsai crataegus monogyna by harry harrington in flower.

Many hawthorns have irregular almost muscular trunks with complex patterns of ridging which reflects their internal vessels. It is better to remove branches on hawthorn that are too thick for future use at the time of collection for a variety of reasons. The hawthorn had grown in grey clay and yellow sand and the roots were not well developed. Removing a fat root from the hawthorn raft one of the challenges that face anyone creating bonsai is that they grow not only above the soil but below of course all trees need roots however sometimes the roots can cause problems such as oversize and out of scale to the tree particularly with deciduous species.