On 8 Dec 2004 at 17:06, Ed Spaans wrote:

In a message dated 12/8/2004 2:39:45 PM Eastern Standard Time,
writes:
Second, Your goat did what you should do this time of year --
remove the end buds from the branches. Next year you should
have better ramification.


Is this a generally suggested treatment for bonsai or does it
only apply to
Am hornbeam as the original author suggested?


Well, using a goat to do it IS a bit unorthodox, but most (or at
least many) deciduous species will benefit from having terminal
buds removed over the winter. The "liberates" the auxiliary
buds behind it. Results include smaller leaves and more
ramification.

For best results, only remove the BUD, because the auxiliaries
are immediately behind the terminal bud. The goat, no doubt,
overdid it. That will work too, but it is the next buds back on
the branch that will benefit in that case.

Jim Lewis - - Tallahassee, FL - Nature
encourages no looseness, pardons no errors. Ralph Waldo Emerson

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