How To Make Bonsai Grow More Branches - Bonsai Nature | Ideas for Bonsai

Developing a new trunkline and branch structure on deciduous trees.

How to make bonsai grow more branches. Page 1 of 2. Many bonsai gardeners say it aids in training branches to grow in a certain way. You ll need to be gentle and wrap tightly. The shoots be they potential branches or leaders with the most growth will thicken the.

For this technique you will need quality gardening wire. Thickening part of the bonsai trunk by allocating the tree s growth to the branches just above the thin part of the trunk this part will benefit from an increase in the flow of nutrients and as a result grow thicker. Part four the importance of branch taper in bonsai. Put the plant in the shade and stop fertilizing until it recovers to avoid burning freshly pruned roots.

Each time you repot you will need to cut the roots back. If you re not happy with how some of your branches are growing you can use a technique called wiring. The wire is doing nothing for the branches and it is crossing which is wrong you need to remove it. For more information see.

So cut to a downward facing bud. The wire will cut in unless you are very careful the best way with this plant is to clip and grow. Allocating growth can be done by pruning the entire tree except for the branches above the thin part on the trunk.