Pruning is the most important part of daily maintenance for bonsai. A fine modeling of bonsai, if there is no usual daily fine pruning work, its modeling state can not keep how long, it will be completely different. And pruning said it is the most important part of the maintenance work, there is another point is that many friends, especially novice friends, only know that the pruning, but do not know how to prune, and finally cut a pass, the modeling is also destroyed. Pruning for us, the first thing to master is the basic knowledge of pruning box skills, more familiar with some of the theoretical knowledge of bonsai modeling, the characteristics of the stump, modeling composition and the mood to be expressed have a certain understanding of the stump, in order to rest assured that the upper and lower their hands, otherwise, it is a chaotic cut, blind cut.

1, the characteristics of the stump to understand

The characteristics of the stump is to distinguish between the signs of the tree species, in our modeling of bonsai, to fully understand the stump of the roots, branches, leaves, flowers and fruits, etc. need to grow the environment and their own growth characteristics, know these, in order to know what kind of stump suitable for shaping into what kind of bonsai. For the subsequent pruning work, the same to understand clearly, in order to do a good job of pruning bonsai, especially some friends directly buy the finished bonsai, must understand clearly its growth characteristics, the original growth environment and the growth characteristics of the bonsai tree species, in order to do a good job of daily maintenance, especially pruning work.

Using elm and maple to make an analogy, so that we can more easily understand. These two species of pruning is very different. Elm tree pruning long put, short cut, etc., are allowed, because the elm tree sprouts are indeterminate buds. On the other hand, the delta maple can only be pruned at the nodes of the buds, because the delta maple only buds at the nodes of the buds. Especially the living environment of each species, strong degree, sprouting ability are different, pruning for these differences should also be treated differently, with different pruning methods to prune is the correct pruning.

2, bonsai styling to master

bonsai styling is a bonsai outside a form of expression, this form of expression from the beginning of the collection of piles, raising blanks, cultivation to the final pot production, step by step molding. And from the beginning of the modeling conception, pruning to help the final bonsai molding work, good pruning not only can help bonsai more rapid growth, can keep the shape of the bonsai will not be because of the growth of the stump to destroy the original shape. The different forms of bonsai expression, pruning methods are also different, like cliff, jungle style, etc., there are different pruning methods.

Pruning is not just pruning off the long branches, overcrowded branches, drooping branches and other unwanted branches, but to be carried out from the whole tree, what branches should be left, what branches to control the growth, especially through pruning, to achieve a balance of supply and demand of nutrients. Also note that, when pruning, can not be rushed, in one step, to be divided into stages and different times to prune, in order to look good for a moment, and everywhere waving pruning shears, in the end, it will only be twice as much as half the effort, the bonsai is also greatly injured, or even death. If you take the pruning shears standing in front of the bonsai, feel helpless, this is the lack of knowledge of the bonsai, to master the shape of the bonsai, know the trend of the branches, so as to carry out pruning, coordination of branches, branches and trunks, to help shape the relationship between more exquisite.

3, the mood of the bonsai to know

A friend again to say, will not be a little mysterious? To know, each pot will have a bonsai mood, which is the bonsai maker in the production of bonsai, their own ideas and ideas and the meaning of the expression, through the bonsai modeling performance. And the expression of the mood, there are high and low, which is inseparable from the author's own artistic cultivation, experience accumulation and so on. Bonsai modeling is a form of appearance, the mood is the soul of the bonsai, is to show the producer to express the idea, but also each pot of bonsai works are unique existence.

Knowing the mood of the bonsai, we also know that pruning is not a simple technique, but can shape a different mood, expressing the maker's different artistic styles. When pruning, it requires us to have a clear sense of ideology, to have a clear goal to achieve and through pruning, will be expressed in the bonsai works of thought, emotion and so on.

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