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Fall pruning on Japanese plum

October 11, 2019 by Jonas Dupuich

I’ve been working on a batch of plums for the last few years. I prune them every six months – once in spring, and once in fall. The work is simple. If a branch or section of the trunk is straight, I wire it or remove it. Here are two examples. Japanese plum After removing […]

Bonsai Development Series #12: Avoid growing trunks with straight sections

November 13, 2018 by Jonas Dupuich

I’ve set a simple goal for a group of cutting-grown plums: avoid straight growth. The idea is to produce trunks with undulating movement. Each year these plums produce new shoots in spring. I typically wire these shoots in summer and then shorten them in fall. If I find anything straight, I shorten it or wire […]

Bonsai Development Series #8: Removing unnecessary branches

June 19, 2018 by Jonas Dupuich

When developing material for bonsai, it’s best to avoid creating straight trunks and branches. Many varieties, however, naturally produce straight growth. This gives us two options: cut or wire. Cutting is often preferable to wiring as cuts can be used to create taper and angular movement. Wiring has its place too as it’s a quick […]

Where do roots like to grow? A look inside the pot

March 13, 2018 by Jonas Dupuich

For as important as roots are to healthy bonsai, we don’t often get a good look at how they grow in the pot. Few containers offer a view at what’s going on inside and we often disturb the roots with sickles or chop sticks when removing trees from their containers. I got a particularly good […]

Fall cutback on young Japanese plum bonsai

October 20, 2017 by Jonas Dupuich

One of the first bonsai under my care was a Japanese plum. As I really like the way it grows, I decided to make some cuttings a few years ago. Young Japanese plums grown from cuttings The work is simple at this point – remove or wire anything that lacks movement. Young plum with two […]

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