The Bonsai Handbook by Prescott David

Author:Prescott, David
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: IMM Lifestyle Books
Published: 2017-04-16T16:00:00+00:00

Broadleaved trees

When you acquire a new bonsai – or if you are developing one – you need to increase the density of the twigs. Let the shoots grow freely until they have three or four internodes (the spaces between leaves or pairs of leaves). Then cut them all back at once, leaving just a few buds. Choose the number of buds and the direction of the one at the tip, according to the direction in which you want the twigs to develop.

Once you are happy with the density you’ve achieved, the technique changes, because now you will need to maintain the form and encourage the plant to develop smaller leaves. Wait until one internode has appeared on the new shoot, and then pinch out the terminal bud. (This job is very easy to do with a pair of tweezers.) The procedure described discourages any further elongation of the first internode but it does promote the production of smaller leaves (as the first leaves to make their appearance on a new shoot are usually the smallest).

Leaf pruning

If you decide to show your tree in an exhibition, there is a technique that can be employed on broadleaved trees to promote extra-fine twigs for winter display; or to stimulate a fresh crop of smaller leaves for summer display. This should only be done on established bonsai (and never in consecutive years or one risks weakening the tree). As itt is not practical to leaf prune much later than mid-summer, plan ahead.

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