Ramification Bonsai
There are several steps involved and as far as some of the literature i ve seen the last steps are never covered.
Ramification bonsai. These related features are critical when it comes to developing quality deciduous and other bonsai. The pruning practices of coppicing and pollarding induce ramification by removing most of a tree s mass above the root. Defoliation at midsummer is a well known technique for improving the ramification and density of the branches of a deciduous bonsai. Leaf reduction techniques by bonsai iligan new 01 08 2016.
Ramification is also essential to practitioners of the art of bonsai as it helps recreate the form and habit of a full size tree in a small tree grown in a container. When hidden by a full canopy of leaves this beauty is lost to the viewer but it s in winter that structure which required many years of pinching defoliating and wiring is finally revealed. Bonsai tutorials for beginners. Ramification literally means branch development or how branches grow.
Trees grow from the tips gaining mass behind them. Let s quickly go over the basics. Thank you to anyone who can help. Ramification is basically this.
Defoliation of the leaves on a branch results in new shoots appearing where previously there were individual leaves. Taper and fine tips. One of the most attractive qualities of deciduous bonsai when sensitively styled is the light and delicate appearance within the visual mass of the canopy. Building mass to make branches bigger to make entire parts of the tree bigger or to put the finishing touches in the form of ramification.
This method of improving the density of the branch structure is not without its limitations. Ramification essentially means twiggyness and makes a bonsai look more like an older full sized tree. This leads to my question how does ramification actually work and what does die back mean. In bonsai the goal is to control how the tips grow shape and balance and manage how they gain the mass along the way.
Having started bonsai over a year ago i am still just a beginner and originally learned to cut branches and leaves for ramification purposes. We use that growth in many ways. Ramification in bonsai is the main lines of the branches splitting into finer and finer twigs this is considered desirable in bonsai. It is one of the many ways that bonsai are made to look like a full sized trees in miniature.
Creating ramification on a bonsai hedge pruning by bonsai empire new 09 29 2019. How to prune single flush pine bonsai bonsai u by bjorn bjorholm new 04 27 2020. This twigginess is evocative of a mature tree.