Bonsai Focus (English Edition) – July-August 2019

(Elle) #1

TECHNIQUE


The flower bud is
obvious now

Leaf bud

Flower bud

A downward growing shoot

Cut

The dotted line shows
the branch before wiring

Once the base of the
branch is of a desirable
thickness, cut back hard
to required length

Height: 40 cm

Pinch back to 3 or 4 leaves

The base is prone to swelling

The beautiful fragrant flow-
ers hang down and flower
sequentially from the top

Tree in full flower
May

Leave only two
side branches

Elongated shoot

Leaf buds and flower
buds are difficult to tell
apart

Branch creation


Early spring
April - May

Wiring
June - July

Shoot
pinching
May

Post flowering pruning
Autumn

Pruning
Years 7 - 10 Dormant period

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