Spring bonsai care for Japanese maple
Spring is here, and bonsai maintenance has started! I worked on my Japanese maple ‘Fairy Lights’ and my flowering quince’Toyo Nishiki’! #BeforeAndAfter photos below 🌿
I remember that last fall a couple of people were asking about what to do for their bonsai trees, and I promised to post in the spring. Was that you, @sarah10orio and @Nataliesplants ? I’m posting step by step in the comments, if you’re still interested! I’ll also be making posts for my other trees in the coming weeks 😄
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floweringQuince">#JapanesefloweringQuince
I remember that last fall a couple of people were asking about what to do for their bonsai trees, and I promised to post in the spring. Was that you, @sarah10orio and @Nataliesplants ? I’m posting step by step in the comments, if you’re still interested! I’ll also be making posts for my other trees in the coming weeks 😄
#BravelyBonsai
#Bonsai
#JapaneseMaple
floweringQuince">#JapanesefloweringQuince
12” pot with drainage
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I worked on the Japanese maple first. This is s relatively young tree, probably around five years old, so I’m mostly growing it out. I do want to lay a good foundation for the branches, though!
First off, maples like to branch out in trios. Generally, it looks best when the branches come out in pairs, so I located each fork so I could pair them down.
First off, maples like to branch out in trios. Generally, it looks best when the branches come out in pairs, so I located each fork so I could pair them down.
In each of the first two photos, I trimmed the branch that was growing back toward the center of the tree. This will direct the growth outward, and make the growth less congested.
The third branch is growing more vertically, so I trimmed the branch that was underneath the other two. In nature, that branch would be shaded out, and I want to emulate that.
The third branch is growing more vertically, so I trimmed the branch that was underneath the other two. In nature, that branch would be shaded out, and I want to emulate that.
Sorry the branch broke 😞. This is great information about Japanese maples and bonsai. Mine are in development, trying to thicken that trunk 😂. Love Japanese maples.
