Bonsai Fig Tree Pruning

A weeping style bonsai of brya ebenus.

Bonsai fig tree pruning. Bonsai maintenance pruning the goal of maintenance pruning is to maintain and refine the shape of a tree. Pruning off the leaves can also reduce the leaves size as well. Growing indoor bonsai has become very popular and for some people bonsai is just about indoor trees. The best time for pruning fig trees is after fruit has ripened usually in mid summer.

Young trees respond well to light pruning that creates an even scaffold of strong branches. In fact it is necessary in order to maintain the shape of the tree. As explained above trees will concentrate most growth on the top and outer parts of the tree. In this episode i discuss about how you care your ficus bonsai in monsoon season.

Once 6 8 leaves have grown on a branch prune 2. To thicken the tree s trunk grow the trunk freely for a year or two. Take your time when pruning a ficus bonsai for the best shaping results. Pinching back thin leggy branches helps ficus varieties maintain a fuller shape.

Ficus trees take pruning very well. One of most successful indoor bonsai trees is the ficus retusa they grow well and they like a. So you should follow all step for your bonsai. Weeping fig ficus benjamina often develops aerial roots.

It is important to prune these growth areas regularly in order to encourage growth closer to the inner parts of the tree. This allows time to harden off the fresh growth that is stimulated by cutting.