1, hammered elm bonsai can be pruned 2 times a year, respectively, in the spring of March and winter pruning in November, elm bonsai pruning in November is the best, hammered elm bonsai pruning the best time is almost in November when the winter, can help the plant better through the winter.

2, elm bonsai pruning methods and mnemonics

It's leaves in the pruning should be cut into a cloud shape, the shape is more beautiful, to the pruning scissors to disinfect and sterilize, to prevent the wound from infection.

The first step: centering, centering is to inhibit the growth of hammered elm bonsai trees, remove the shoots of the tree's branch tips, is to promote the growth of lateral branches.

The second step: picking buds: in the bonsai tree branches and trunks of the growth of excess shoots, to remove them, to prevent its buds grow into forked branches, affecting the beauty of the tree shape.

The third step: leaf picking: for leafy bonsai plants, it is usually appreciated during the period of leaf sprouting, through leaf picking can make the system of hammered elm bonsai trees several times a year to grow new leaves, which can prolong the ornamental time and effect.

The fourth step: pruning, tree bonsai always often grow a lot of new branches, in order to protect the appearance of the tree's modeling, should be pruned often, the dead branches, parallel branches, cross branches, and other branches are cut off, to preserve the nutrients, is its growth more