How To Shape An Azalea Bonsai
Azalea shrubs rhododendron spp make versatile bonsai with their growth habit and bountiful blooms.
How to shape an azalea bonsai. Above the ground and cut the remaining branches to about 2 feet 0 61 m in length. Someone else asked why their evergreen azalea didn t bloom. Normally they are not very tall being only just a couple of feet at ground level which makes it a popular plant to keep inside of the house for decorations. Just like with any other plant out there the azalea bonsai comes in the variety of different colors shapes and sizes.
Aim for a rounded shape on top. What are some characteristics of the azalea bonsai. And if i were as autistic as you seem to think i am i am still completely free to. Azaleas respond well to hard pruning and if pruned back to a stump after flowering will bud back prolifically and can be shaped in just about any bonsai style.
As with all bonsai it is necessary to reduce the number of new shoots at the tip of a branch to just two so that each branch divides into just two smaller parts. Azalea grown as bonsai take well to most styles of training. The whorl of new shoots at the tip of this lower branch is typical of vigorous growth on azalea bonsai of all kinds. Use loppers or a hand saw if necessary to cut back the individual branches.