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when is the best time to prune junipers?
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On 1 Dec 2004 at 0:55, Bret81C wrote:
when is the best time to prune junipers? Thanks Bret Well, that depends . . . on a lot of things. Is it the first basic shaping that you're gonna do? Is the tree already in a bonsai pot? Is the tree still in a nursery pot? Did you dig it from the "wild" recently? When? Where is it growing now? Are we talking about PRUNING or pinching growth to keep its shape? You really don't want to transplant AND prune heavily at the same time. So if the tree is still in a nursery pot and you plan on putting it into a bonsai training pot next spring (you weren't really planning to put it in a BONSAI pot the first time, were you?), now would probably be OK in the northern hemisphere. But don't overdo. Leave it fairly bushy, repot in the spring, let it settle in (through the summer) then finish the basic shaping in the fall again. Then, let it grow for 3-4 years, only pinching new growth as needed. THEN you can think about a bonsai pot and more definitive shaping. Jim Lewis - - Tallahassee, FL - Nature encourages no looseness, pardons no errors. Ralph Waldo Emerson ************************************************** ****************************** ++++Sponsored, in part, by Boon Manakitivipart++++ ************************************************** ****************************** -- The IBC HOME PAGE & FAQ: http://www.internetbonsaiclub.org/ -- +++++ Questions? Help? e-mail +++++ |
On 1 Dec 2004 at 0:55, Bret81C wrote:
when is the best time to prune junipers? Thanks Bret Well, that depends . . . on a lot of things. Is it the first basic shaping that you're gonna do? Is the tree already in a bonsai pot? Is the tree still in a nursery pot? Did you dig it from the "wild" recently? When? Where is it growing now? Are we talking about PRUNING or pinching growth to keep its shape? You really don't want to transplant AND prune heavily at the same time. So if the tree is still in a nursery pot and you plan on putting it into a bonsai training pot next spring (you weren't really planning to put it in a BONSAI pot the first time, were you?), now would probably be OK in the northern hemisphere. But don't overdo. Leave it fairly bushy, repot in the spring, let it settle in (through the summer) then finish the basic shaping in the fall again. Then, let it grow for 3-4 years, only pinching new growth as needed. THEN you can think about a bonsai pot and more definitive shaping. Jim Lewis - - Tallahassee, FL - Nature encourages no looseness, pardons no errors. Ralph Waldo Emerson ************************************************** ****************************** ++++Sponsored, in part, by Boon Manakitivipart++++ ************************************************** ****************************** -- The IBC HOME PAGE & FAQ: http://www.internetbonsaiclub.org/ -- +++++ Questions? Help? e-mail +++++ |
On 1 Dec 2004 at 0:55, Bret81C wrote:
when is the best time to prune junipers? Thanks Bret Well, that depends . . . on a lot of things. Is it the first basic shaping that you're gonna do? Is the tree already in a bonsai pot? Is the tree still in a nursery pot? Did you dig it from the "wild" recently? When? Where is it growing now? Are we talking about PRUNING or pinching growth to keep its shape? You really don't want to transplant AND prune heavily at the same time. So if the tree is still in a nursery pot and you plan on putting it into a bonsai training pot next spring (you weren't really planning to put it in a BONSAI pot the first time, were you?), now would probably be OK in the northern hemisphere. But don't overdo. Leave it fairly bushy, repot in the spring, let it settle in (through the summer) then finish the basic shaping in the fall again. Then, let it grow for 3-4 years, only pinching new growth as needed. THEN you can think about a bonsai pot and more definitive shaping. Jim Lewis - - Tallahassee, FL - Nature encourages no looseness, pardons no errors. Ralph Waldo Emerson ************************************************** ****************************** ++++Sponsored, in part, by Boon Manakitivipart++++ ************************************************** ****************************** -- The IBC HOME PAGE & FAQ: http://www.internetbonsaiclub.org/ -- +++++ Questions? Help? e-mail +++++ |
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