Trimming Juniper Bonsai Roots

The juniper bonsai is generally a strong tree that also withstands aggressive pruning quite well.

Trimming juniper bonsai roots. When the foliage pads become too dense they must be thinned out with sharp scissors at the base. How to prune a jade plant. Ensure that the tree has enough time to recover from the pruning. Periodically every bonsai begins to outgrow its pot.

Wash all pruning equipment with a solution made from 1 part household bleach and 9 parts clean water. Determine which season your tree should be trimmed during. When severe root pruning is required to get a nursery plant into a bonsai pot do not remove more than two thirds of the roots of a container plant if root pruning during the dormant season. Cut away no more than one third of the root system.

Let s discuss how to properly prune the roots of a bonsai to minimize the possibility of killing it. Jason discusses the reason why cuts were made last year and the new growth that emerged during that time. Creating a tiny juniper bonsai tree from a small nursery start. Trim the roots of the juniper bonsai using sterile sharp scissors.

Typically pruning a plant means trimming the above ground parts. Bonsai trees should only be pruned during a certain time. Determine which branches should be pruned. However avoiding the task may also readily kill your bonsai.

When severe root pruning is required to get a nursery plant into a bonsai pot i use tools such as an axe or sometimes even a chainsaw to remove the lower portion of the roots. Juniper bonsai trees for beginners. But to care for a bonsai plant you must also prune its roots. He shows how the same cuts were applied to another tree and how the bonsai design will develop due to the cuts.

Do not trim the juniper like a hedge because the removal of all growing tips will weaken the tree and the cut will turn the needles brown. Bonsai plants require winter protection when the outside. Always remove damaged dying or dead roots from the system cutting back at least one third of the way past the damaged area. Pruning any plant creates a wound that.

Allow juniper to grow in its container with the roots intact unless it shows signs of decline the roots heave it out of the pot or it s time to repot it. Herb and roots 797 views. In this video we give a quick update on a juniper tree in a 5 gallon can. To be on the safe side do not remove more than two thirds of the roots of a container plant if root pruning during the dormant season.

Remove larger roots over smaller fibrous ones to promote a very miniature size. Hosted by jason chan of eastern leaf.