Ramification Bonsai

We have the main branch and it splits and splits until we have a system of smaller and smaller twigs.
Ramification bonsai. Ramification is basically this. Leaf reduction techniques by bonsai iligan new 01 08 2016. Bonsai tutorials for beginners. There are several steps involved and as far as some of the literature i ve seen the last steps are never covered.
However when it comes to the art of bonsai it has come to mean branch development that displays a couple key features. Ramification literally means branch development or how branches grow. This method of improving the density of the branch structure is not without its limitations. Ramification in bonsai is the main lines of the branches splitting into finer and finer twigs this is considered desirable in bonsai.
Defoliation of the leaves on a branch results in new shoots appearing where previously there were individual leaves. It is one of the many ways that bonsai are made to look like a full sized trees in miniature. Thank you to anyone who can help. The pruning practices of coppicing and pollarding induce ramification by removing most of a tree s mass above the root.
This twigginess is evocative of a mature tree. Let s quickly go over the basics. When hidden by a full canopy of leaves this beauty is lost to the viewer but it s in winter that structure which required many years of pinching defoliating and wiring is finally revealed. Ramification is also essential to practitioners of the art of bonsai as it helps recreate the form and habit of a full size tree in a small tree grown in a container.
Trees grow from the tips gaining mass behind them. Creating ramification on a bonsai hedge pruning by bonsai empire new 09 29 2019. Having started bonsai over a year ago i am still just a beginner and originally learned to cut branches and leaves for ramification purposes. These related features are critical when it comes to developing quality deciduous and other bonsai.
Designing an olive bonsai tree by bonsai empire new 07 16 2019. We use that growth in many ways. Ramification essentially means twiggyness and makes a bonsai look more like an older full sized tree. This leads to my question how does ramification actually work and what does die back mean.
Defoliation at midsummer is a well known technique for improving the ramification and density of the branches of a deciduous bonsai. Taper and fine tips. In bonsai the goal is to control how the tips grow shape and balance and manage how they gain the mass along the way.