When To Start Pruning Bonsai

The goal of a complete defoliation is to reduce leaf size.

When to start pruning bonsai. Cut back large branches. In the tree species section you can check the specifics on your particular tree a ficus bonsai needs different timing from a juniper bonsai for example. Bonsai trees should only be pruned during a certain time of year. Since bonsai take years i will show pruning a four year old cedar in the last step.

According to many i ve spoken to about bonsai the most common mistake is to try to get a plant which is meant for outdoors to live inside. Bonsai must to be pruned in order to keep them small. When conditions are perfect though a complete defoliation can be done twice a year. Regular maintenance pruning is an important part of caring for your bonsai.

The ideal pruning season will vary between tree species but will usually be during the spring and summer when the plant is growing most vigorously. Large branches that protrude from the tree can be removed as can branches with unnatural. To ensure your bonsai tree remains manageable and tidy prune its roots when you pot it. Doing structural and stylistic pruning 1.

This is so that the tree can adequately heal the wound created during pruning. This 2 year old 2 inch tall seedling shows the beginning of a white spruce s development. Thin out the. Just as with any plant bonsai trees require moisture to survive.

This bonsai will be kept outside year round unless there is some extreme in weather. In winter the tree is dormant because of very cold weather in early spring growth begins again in spring and early summer there is major growth in high summer the tree is dormant due to the heat in early. Prune for structure and style from november to february. Overall the early spring and in some cases late autumn is the right time to structure prune a tree just before and after the growth season.

It involves building the box itself pruning with root pruning and potting the tree. Typically a complete leaf pruning is done three weeks prior to bonsai tree competitions. If their growth is not adequately controlled bonsai trees can easily outgrow their containers. To ensure you don t damage the tree too much or stunt its.

You should do this kind of pruning often. The first year s growth is a single stem and at the end of the first years growth sprouts the second years growth usually 3 stems. Bonsai also need annual or bi annual repotting. Cut any large thick roots and any upward facing roots leaving a network of long slender roots that will sit near the surface of the soil.

In addition without root pruning bonsai become pot bound.