Bonsai Tree Trimming Video

Maintenance pruning which keeps the tree small and encourages new growth and structural or stylistic pruning which shapes the tree and enhances its aesthetic qualities.
Bonsai tree trimming video. In this video jason goes over a pyracantha bonsai tree that he s been working on for the last six years. Without doubt the most important way to train a bonsai is to prune it on a regular basis. There are two types of pruning. For aesthetic interest and for structural stability.
Up next 10 ways to increase the size of your bonsai trunks duration. Bonsai expert and phipps horticulturist kevin haughey shares his tips for caring for these delicate plants. Maintenance pruning to maintain and refine the existing shape of a bonsai and structural pruning which involves more rigorous pruning to give a tree its basic shape or style. He goes over some basic pruning techniques and discusses things to keep in mind when ramifying the branches on your tree.
He discusses the importance of primary branch structure and how it sets the tone for ramification. Hosted by jason chan of eastern leaf. Trimming a bonsai tree s branches is a matter of controlling the direction of growth. The tree has been pruned via the clip and grow technique.
For aesthetic reasons you will want to remove any branches that will clutter and cloud the tree s artistic line. In this video jason works on a chinese elm bonsai that he trunk chopped three years ago. Want to know how to prune a bonsai. Autoplay when autoplay is enabled a suggested video will automatically play next.
A bonsai tree needs regular pruning to maintain its size and to shape it to a desired style. Essentially there are two different techniques.