How to reshape the leaves of bonsai

Cutting off the leaves at the tip of a branch is called "thinning leaves". Leaf thinning should not only prevent the growth of branches and promote the germination of axillary buds, but also make the whole tree exposed to the sun evenly, thickening the branches near the roots and thinning the branches of the crown, so that the tree will be strong. If the sun is not easy to penetrate, resulting in poor air circulation, it will weaken the lower branches and leaves of the potted tree, and the buds will become small, leading to the gradual weakening of the tree potential and the deformation of withered branches. When thinning leaves, leaves with weak buds should leave 1/3, while tree species with opposite buds can leave single leaves in order to change the direction of growth. So usually have to pay more attention, can not make the leaves too dense, often remove leaves to make new buds grow out, accelerate its metabolism.

Leaf thinning and plastic surgery in early summer

The temperature and humidity are suitable in the plum rain season, and the bonsai trees are growing vigorously. It is necessary to make full use of this time to thinning leaves and shaping the bonsai trees.

The purpose and effect of leaf thinning: keep the balance between the upper and lower branches of the tree, protect the weak buds of the branch points, reduce the size of the tree nodes, multiple potted branches, and refine the leaves.

Leaf thinning method:

With different tree species, the growth of trees is different, and the treatment methods are different.

1. Fertilization before leaf thinning

Fertilize with a fertilizer applicator

Direct fertilization

2. Leaf thinning is carried out after the growth point of the tree stops growing, usually from the end of May to the end of June.

3. Leaf thinning can be carried out after the growth point stops growing (from the end of May to the end of June).

The leaves of the old tree are thinned out of the outer large leaves, and the unwanted axillary branches are also thinned out. The outer leaves are thinned, and the leaves of the weak branches are not thinned, and the unused axillary buds are removed.

5. Trees with thinning leaves are usually shaped with aluminum wire.

Front oblique front before plastic surgery

6. unformed trees are shaped with aluminum wire at one time.

In general, the unfinished leaves of branches do not need to be sparse, leaving them for the growth of trees.

Front face

Oblique face

Due to the rapid growth of miscellaneous wood, there will be traces like those in the photo when the aluminum wire is removed in advance.

Aluminum wire pruning

Miscellaneous trees use aluminum wire, and pine and cypress usually use copper wire.

1. The aluminum wire is generally wound with the branch at 45 degrees.

2. The aluminum wire should be wound in the direction that the branch wants to correct.

If this branch needs to be corrected to the right, the aluminum wire will be wound to the right.

This place needs to be corrected to the right with aluminum wire.

Right rotation winding of aluminum wire

3. where the branch is bent, the aluminum wire should be close to the stress point of the branch, so that the branch will not break during correction.

The point of acceptance of the corrective site

Set aside the bud point

Time: 2019-06-12 Click: