[SUBTITLE] Summer, Persimmon Care

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Here is a brief translation of the video. I have only started learning Japanese and still make lots of mistakes, so please let me know if you find any error or emission :)
Hello everyone, this is Matsusue from Bonsai Suishoen. This time we are going to talk about what to watch out for during the care of Japanese persimmon, "yamakaki" (山柿), at the beginning of summer. Thank you very much for your support.
- Let‘s take a look at this literati Japanese persimmon. This tree has been under the care of a long time bonsai enthusiast. The main character of this tree is indeed its extending trunk. Persimmons send out their first flush of growth in the spring. And around this time, from end of June to the early days in July, the summer buds will form and start to extend. They often have two flushes in a year.
- Around this time, persimmon will start to develop lateral bud ("dobukime" 胴吹き芽) or basal buds ("yagome" やご芽). It is very bad to leave the lateral buds like this. We will how you how to deal with them.
- We are going to discuss the lateral buds on persimmon now. Here you see a newly formed lateral bud, and here is another one. Persimmons can bud from on old trunks like this. If the tree does not have any branches yet, then we might leave it growing as part of the design. However, this tree does have desirable branches all the way on the top, like this. Since the branches on the top are older, if you let the new lateral buds just run off on its own, it will extend further and further, taking more and more energy from the tree. As the new branches will eventually dominate the energy flow, the older ones becomes the target of natural elimination. We can therefore find ourselves in a situation where these two lateral buds on the lower part of the trunk extend rigorously, while the branches on the top start to wither.
- Therefore, when you find a lateral bud is not required for the design, it is better to take it off as early as possible. Same thing applies to Japanese quince ("choujubai"長寿梅) and etc. Sometimes, on a tree with old branches you may find a lateral bud that makes you think "ah, it would be nice to have a branch here", so you leave it on and let it grow. But later you can find the older branches near by start to wither. Therefore we should try to get rid of these bud as much as possible. Including the ones down here, like this one. Take them off as you can. In about another month new buds will start coming out again, please take them off as well. This is very important for persimmon bonsai.
This time we discussed the care of Japanese persimmon at the beginning of summer. In summary, any buds in the middle of the trunk or near old branches should be removed to prevent the older branches from withering. In the future we will also try post more application related videos. That is all for today's video, thank you very much for viewing.