Deciduous Development, Bonsai Matsu
Seasonal Beauty
Often selects a pot to pair with autumn color.
Winter silhouette is when we show off our best work—all the right decisions and hard work.
Assess health before any work on a tree
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Order of Development
Trunk & Nebari
Primary branches
Secondary branches
Ramification
Don’t jump the order as work may slow down the earlier development. Do work (or let it grow out) at the right time.
Fertilizing
Clip & Grow or Wired Movement?
Wiring can risk knocking off buds or unwiring causing damage
Must be when the vascular flow is high to avoid kinking flow
Wire contact must close or you may likely break a branch
Cut & grow is slow, but directional pruning
Decisions
If it’s too long, too fat or too gnarly—then cut it off