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A Brief Tutorial in Pinching Japanese Maples
This 20-year old Japanese Maple has never been pinched. Freely grown, a maple will have a coarse shoot structure, but this early period of no pinching develops the trunk and branches and roots. Pinching a maple when young stunts development. This Japanese Maple might be pinched this year. The branching is past tertiary and has […]
Repotting Situations, With Notes
This week, an assortment of puzzlers from this spring’s repots, with comments. A Japanese Beech with an unfortunate root system. Chunks of roots have died, identified by being black, unlike the living ones, which are light brown. Spraying with water helps see which is which. Then cut away the black areas until you see healthy […]
Suggested Books For Bonsai Enthusiasts
For those who can’t get enough words about trees, here are a selection of books you might enjoy. These books cover a wide arc of tree storytelling, from their lives in nature to how we interact with them. They are not about bonsai, but rather might illuminate why bonsai captivate us. Tree: A Life Story— […]