Pruning A Bonsai Juniper

Cut away no more than one third of the root system.
Pruning a bonsai juniper. It is a horticultural work of art achieved by years of consistent pruning shaping repotting and faithful care. Remove the excess soil from around the roots of the juniper. Jason discusses the reason why cuts were made last year and the new growth that emerged during that time. The practice used for pruning juniper bonsai trees is known as finger pinching.
Hosted by jason chan of eastern leaf. It also includes twig pruning leaf pruning and pinching. In this video we give a quick update on a juniper tree in a 5 gallon can. The buds are held between the tips of the thumb and forefinger and twisted sharply to make a clean cut.
Because junipers grow mostly in late winter and early spring with another flush of growth in fall those are the best times to prune your bonsai. Essentially there are two different techniques. He shows how the same cuts were applied to another tree and how the bonsai design will develop due to the cuts. A lovingly tended juniper bonsai is not just a beautiful plant.
Without doubt the most important way to train a bonsai is to prune it on a regular basis. Even in late winter early spring and fall. Trees are naturally heavier in foliage at the top so keep the top of your tree cleanly pruned. Trim the roots of the juniper bonsai using sterile sharp scissors.
Usually pruning is done after a month of growth which starts in spring. Prune the root system of the juniper tree during the repotting process. Gently comb out the root system. 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.
In this video we will teach you how to creat your own bonsai tree juniper tree the movie follows a five step approach to growing a bonsai tree.