[header] How to trim a bonsai [title] Determine which season your tree should be trimmed during. [step] Bonsai trees should only be pruned during a certain time of year. This is so that the tree can adequately heal the wound created during pruning.
[header] How to trim a bonsai [title] Determine which season your tree should be trimmed during. [step] Bonsai trees should only be pruned during a certain time of year. This is so that the tree can adequately heal the wound created during pruning.
The ideal pruning season will vary between tree species, but will usually be during the spring and summer when the plant is growing most vigorously. Check online or with a nursery to determine the pruning season for your species. Usually, trees in this year will get pruned by pruning outside. [title] Use a pair of pruning shears. Most trees want to be pruned at late winter when snow and rain will eventually fall. [substeps] The areas in which bonsai trees are pruned are naturally dry, and therefore pruned more frequently in the late winter. [substeps] In a frost-bitten area, such as in the fall, pruning may be best done indoors. Dormant bonsai trees (e.g., ryanshilitus) should be trimmed during spring and early summer.