Prune Bonsai Ficus

Repotting your ficus microcarpa is essential every one to three years.

Prune bonsai ficus. In terms of how much to trim the general rule is to take off two to three leaves for every six new leaves that grow and develop. Since pruning a ficus bonsai tree is much like a beauty ritual don t be scared about removing branches and helping your tree achieve the desired appearance. Shears come in varying sizes the size you. Without doubt the most important way to train a bonsai is to prune it on a regular basis.

Typically a good pruning session will end up in removing of new growth on an average. It s been almost one year since i started caring for an exposed root green island ficus. Leaf pruning can be used to reduce leaf size as some ficus bonsai species normally grow large leaves. Place your bonsai on a flat surface at eye level.

Ensure excellent drainage drainage layer made with clay pebbles or gravel drainage hole under the pot clean sand in the soil mix. Ficus respond best to repotting when the weather is warm so i figured july would be a good time to work on the tree. Step 2 determine where to cut. If a considerable thickening of the trunk is desired the ficus can be left to grow freely for one or two years.

Cutting branches to shape your tree. Analyse your bonsai tree to. Choose from approximately 10 styles of shaping including slanting and formal upright. Only trim the stems not the leaves of a ficus.

A weeping style bonsai of brya ebenus. Step 3 deadwood. I pruned the tree toward the end of summer last year and have been waiting until this year to repot it see cutback and wiring for photos of last year s work. Once a year is perfect and you can pair it with trimming defoliating and pruning to slowly create a majestic elegant bonsai.

Always leave two or three leaves on a branch at least. Make a sketch of the desired. 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. So you should follow all step for your bonsai.

Prune back to 2 leaves after 6 8 leaves have grown. How to prune branches on a bonsai ficus 1. In this episode i discuss about how you care your ficus bonsai in monsoon season. 6 steps to pruning your bonsai step 1 have your tools ready.

Essentially there are two different techniques. Regular pruning is necessary to retain the tree s shape. Trimmed leaves take on an.