Cutting branches and sealing wounds. Pruning your bonsai tree
Once you have completed the work of tapering (kokejun), the initial rise (tachiagari), and wiring, you can begin the final shaping of the plant. This is known as pruning your bonsai tree. Pruning reduces the volume of the tree in order to achieve the goal of “keisho-sodai”; small size-great similarity. You need to prune the … Read more