Deciduous Post-Flush Pruning

To understand deciduous bonsai cultivation, we have to understand the difference between pinching and pruning. Pinching is the act of removing the soft new growing tip to stimulate interior buds whereas pruning is the act of trimming the more mature, hardened-off foliage to guide length and direction.
Pinching typically occurs in the early spring when the buds are still light, soft green, and pruning can occur between late spring to early summer when the growth has darkened and fully pushed out.
By the influence of native North American forests, the beech forest was created. The symbiotic canopy of the deciduous beech trees rises from the uneven, coarse understory of the contorted landscape. Ryan Neil draws his inspiration from the Northeastern United States forests, capturing the grand feeling of a lush forest that is reborn into a green abundance each spring, to then transition gradually through the hues of fall color.
A deciduous tree is a broadleaf tree, the leaf has an expanded surface area and it loses its leaves over the winter catalyzed by a reduction in daylight and temperatures. A key aspect of deciduous bonsai cultivation is growth management as these trees boom with positive energy and thick new flush. We have to build solid scaffolding for secondary branching to then be able to build tertiary branching.
By pruning the hardened off growth, we can control the branch tips, length, and directional insinuation to guide the tree in its design. We can also actively pinch at this time any new soft growth that we want to compartmentalize by removing the auxin at the tip to encourage back budding. It is crucial to consider a tree’s overall design when enacting the pruning and pinching process.
Another key aspect of growth management is leaf trimming to reduce the overall photosynthetic surface area of a leaf. By cutting the leaves carefully at an angle, the aesthetic of the leaf is maintained while also encouraging finer interior growth.
Growth management is a fundamental aspect of deciduous bonsai practice. To learn more, visit live.bonsaimir... to grow your understanding of bonsai and build your skills with deciduous species cultivation techniques.
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