Bonsai Focus (English Edition) – July-August 2019

TECHNIQUE

Years 3 - 6

Branch with

movement

Replace the stale warm water with cool fresh water

Downward facing

branches should be cut

Repot once every one or two

years

Cut back elongated

growth

Thin out the

congested

areas

Soil mix:

Akadama 70 %

Kiryu 30%

Charcoal 5%

Scars of thick roots

Thick roots wrap around

the pot

Fertiliser

Remove the wire that was

applied last year

Tie the tree into the pot

with string

Root ball

Root nodule bacteria are present

Graft union

Roots thicken up

slowly

Cut off any sucker shoots from

the root stock

Place organic fertiliser around the

edge of the pot once a month

As they are very thirsty

trees, place in a tray

that will keep the water

around the base of the

pot. Throw away the

water every night

Remove the shoots at the

base of branches

Remove shoots that

come from the inside

of curves

Cut back any

upward growing

branches

The base of the root ball is cut

Fertilise

April - September

Pruning

Dormant period

Planting method

After cutting the roots

Repotting

March - April

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