How To Cut Bonsai Trunk
Allocating growth can be done by pruning the entire tree except for the branches above the thin part on the trunk.
How to cut bonsai trunk. Make your first cut in the location where the trunk is at the. Repeat the cut and grow procedure as often as you want. Pruning any plant creates a wound that. Crossed branches rub on each other and leave wounds that may allow pests or diseases into the wood.
Decide on whether to hide or use the scar or try to callus it over. The trunk chopping should be done straight across since new buds don t develop at high points. Bonsai trees should only be pruned during a certain time. It takes you through the tool that you need to use in order to achieve a bend in a straight.
Once the new leader has reached 2 3 of the thickness of the trunk just below the cut a new cut is made at 1 3 of the remaining height above the first cut and the procedure is repeated. Thickening part of the bonsai trunk by allocating the tree s growth to the branches just above the thin part of the trunk this part will benefit from an increase in the flow of nutrients and as a result grow thicker. Cutting back the trunk cutting back the trunk will result in thickening the trunk of the bonsai tree while also creating a taper. The larger the trunk the longer time to re grow the apex.
Determine which season your tree should be trimmed during. Cut back less or more depending on the vigor of the species. Determine where to cut depending on the future design and the root base. Ensure that the tree has enough time to recover from the pruning.
Determine which branches should be pruned. This video is about how you split a thick trunk in order to bend it into a bonsai shape that you choose. Use bonsai branch cutters to cut crossed and broken branches off just above the point where they extend out from the trunk of the tree. If your trunk is not chopped straight through then the buds may appear at lower points of your bonsai tree.
Broken branches or twigs should be removed to allow the tree to direct its energy toward new growth. When this happens you will have to re cut your tree trunk.