Bonsai Branch Rules

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Bonsai branch rules. As a rule of thumb use wire of 1 3 of the thickness of the branch you are wiring. Among the aesthetic principals of visual art are line form color texture composition dimension perspective and balance. A step by step guide follows below. Golden rules for bonsai branches no crossing branches or branches that cross the trunk.
The rules of bonsai trunk and nebari rules. No eye poking branches pointed directly at viewer. Saved by celina hinojosa. Bonsai pruning bonsai plants bonsai garden ficus ginseng bonsai succulent planters succulent wall garden pond succulents garden urban gardening.
No crossing branches or branches that cross the trunk. Some of my bonsai lover friends asked me to make this type of tutorial videos for beginners. Bonsai branch rules and what to be careful about. If you have three useful branches remaining on your tree consider yourself fortunate.
Height should be six times the caliper of the trunk. There should be slightly fewer branches at the front than at the back so that the viewer will have good impression of depth and perspective. Left branch right branch back branch 1 2 3 in an upward spiral. Please give your feed back in the.
In the rule i find the wisdom. Bonsai branch rules 12 rules to trim bonsai branches. By distributing growth to the top and outer edges the tree s inner and lower branches will eventually die while top branches grow out of proportion. Both wiring techniques will be discussed in more detail now and information about how to safely bend the wired branches will be provided at the end of this page.
Three branches supported by a trunk growing on up beyond them are enough to make an excellent bonsai. The wire should be thick enough to hold the branch in its new shape. The apex should be treated as a small bonsai for pines and most gymnosperm trees. First branch should be placed approximately 1 3 the height of the tree.
This video is about the principles of bonsai branch selection. Obviously all the textbook conventions for bonsai are derived from fundamental concepts of artistry and aesthetic principals of visual art. Style of the pot should match the. If the trunk is curved as in the informal upright style the branches should emerge from outside of the curve.