Bonsai Pruning Is Essential To Create An Aged Look

Bonsai pruning is the act of shaping the bonsai tree so that maintains its small shape and size.

The small size of the bonsai trees and shrubs are maintained through consistently pruning both the leaves and roots of the bonsai plants.

Bonsai pruning is often the most overlooked act of growing miniaturized bonsai trees. There are different types of bonsai pruning that help form the shape, size and look of a bonsai tree

Pruning is not only a form of maintaining the look of the bonsai tree; it is a form of training the tree.

Bonsai pruning is used to train the tree to maintain its small size and also the shape in which the tree grows.

Form pruning is performed on larger branches of bonsai plants. This type of pruning helps define the shape of the bonsai tree.

The goal of growing a bonsai tree is to give it an old and natural appearance. Branches that do not contribute to an old and natural looking bonsai tree will need to be removed. The springtime is the best time to do bonsai pruning.

In the spring, your bonsai tree will have more buds; therefore, pruning will be much easier. When form pruning, you can use different types of cutters to create wounds to your bonsai tree. Wounds on your bonsai will give it a more aged look, and can also help the tree grow as its wounds heal.

Maintenance bonsai pruning is the type of pruning in which the smaller branches are cut back regularly. Larger branches have already been removed defining the primary structure of the bonsai tree. Cutting back smaller branches regularly will help to maintain the shape of the bonsai tree. Maintenance pruning can be done anytime throughout the year.

Another method for pruning your bonsai is called plucking. Only pine bonsai trees can be plucked, and deciduous trees will need to be pruned. You can pluck your pine bonsai tree anytime during the year.

Defoliation is done in the summertime. Defoliation is the process of removing all the leaves of your bonsai tree to help the tree produce new leaves.

Defoliation can help stop certain branches from growing, and also helps produce more branches as well as leaves. Defoliation should only be done on a healthy bonsai plant.

If an unhealthy bonsai plant is defoliated, all or part of it can die. Generally, you will want to defoliate your bonsai tree when you see new buds appearing.

Jin and Shari are two forms of bonsai pruning that help the bonsai to appear older and enhance the tree’s natural appearance. In this process, the tree’s bark is removed to help give the tree a rugged appearance. Jin and Shari pruning happens when the bark of the tree is removed and bleached with a special fluid called Jin fluid.

In addition, to pruning the branches and root of the bonsai trees, bonsais are also shaped with the use of a technique called wiring. Wiring is a technique where the trunk and branches of a bonsai tree are wrapped in wire. The wire will define the shape in which the trunk and the branches will grow.

The branches are never allowed to outgrow the wire. The wire is left on the bonsai tree for one growing season and then removed. Once removed, the bonsai tree should have conformed to the shape of the wire. Bonsai wiring is usually the most powerful tool in defining the shape of a bonsai tree.

There are different styles of wiring. Weights have also been used in the wiring technique to force branches to hang giving them a more aged appearance.

There are special tools used in bonsai pruning. The most common tools used in the pruning of bonsai trees are concave cutters, branch bending jacks, wire pliers, shears and aluminum or copper wire.


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