Bonsai Training

Bonsai Training


The aim of training is to make a good bonsai from your young plant or specimen.In doing this it is usual to look to the centuries-old bonsai tradition of the Japanese for models to emulate.But there is nothing to stop bonsai enthusiasts from going their own way and developing new styles and types that may be latent in the imagination.Nevertheless it is advisable to bear in mind a basic rule of the Japanese masters:the bonsai should look natural,that is to say,you must not lose sight of the tree's growth pattern in the wild.

Bonsai Training


Since a bonsai should be typical of a normal tree,many bonsai growers collect photos or draw sketches of trees or groups of trees to give them ideas for their bonsai.Other sources for ideas include bonsai exhibitions,books on bonsai and bonsai courses which take place regularly in some towns.

Bonsai Training

Bonsai -Miniature landscapes(Saikei)

Bonsai -Miniature landscapes(Saikei)


Saikei are miniature landscapes planted in shallow dishes to represent a piece of natural scenery-perhaps a strip of river,a waterfall in the mountains,a pine grove by the sea or a deciduous wood with pathways and streams.Saikei have a long history if we include among the art those miniature landscapes depicted on thirteenth and fourteenth century scroll paintings.The art of forming saikei was rediscovered recently by Japanese bonsai master,who developed the art further.In the West,saikei is becoming better known and has attracted much admiration from bonsai enthusiasts.

Bonsai -Miniature landscapes(Saikei)


Saikei are different from bonsai group plantings mainly in that not only trees are used but also rocks and various types of earth-sometimes even tiny houses,bridges,animals and figures,too.Good saikei formations work because the three basic elements,trees,rocks and earth combine in a harmonious way.

Bonsai -Miniature landscapes(Saikei)


Bonsai -Miniature landscapes(Saikei)

Bonsai-Rock Plantings

Bonsai-Rock Plantings


Bonsai-Rock Plantings
Bonsai arrangements using rocks follow two basic patterns:those with plants rooted on the rock and having no link with the earth in the dish,and those whose roots run down over the rock into the earth.
Good bonsai rock compositions are achieved when the plants,rocks and dishes form a natural-looking unity.

Bonsai-Rock Plantings


The main thing to consider is which quality of a rock landscape you wish to recreate and which perspective you will select for it.These are considerations that will determine how you arrange the two basic elements of your bonsai.Rocks will look like giant cliff-faces if the trees on them are relatively much smaller,and they'll shrink to the size of rocky fragments if the trees dominate the scene.

Bonsai-Rock Plantings

Bonsai-complex watering

Bonsai-complex watering


Bonsai-complex watering
In order not to misunderstandings, already at the beginning I should clarify, that we are talking about native tree species, which means that the trees are belongs outside.
This also adjusts the watering regime, since the only rule for watering is that there are no rules.
Watering
Watering bonsai is a very easy task, but for the following reasons also very difficult. The quantity and frequency of watering depends on several factors, such as: the type of soil, a mixture of soil, container size and weather conditions.
When watered?
There is no general recipe for watering! Normally you should watering bonsai several times a week; a frequency is dependent on temperature and air humidity. It is important to keep soil moist but not wet.

Bonsai-complex watering


How to watering?
You must always water from the top, slightly over the tree crown. Add water so long, that the water came through the drainage holes of container. Never watering during the day, this is to avoid cooling the earth, which is best for the roots and water droplets may also cause burns on the sheets. The best time to water is at the evening, so the tree has all night long, as that absorbs more moisture. The best water for irrigation is rainwater.

Bonsai-complex watering

Bonsai Proportional

Bonsai Proportional


Bonsai Proportional
Each bonsai enthusiast tends to proportionality of trunks, branches and leaves. The size of the leaves can be reduced in several ways. In the summer you can cut leaves with the specific, sharp scissors, clips of leaves. Sure,it must be strong and healthy tree. New buds will be adorned smaller leaves. For Bonsai will be less stressful if dilute leaves in the branches half at once, while the other half over the two weeks. Before and after dilute leaves the tree does not fertilize and less water at the same time. Until they start running the new buds, you need to have them in the shade.

Bonsai Proportional


Bonsai Proportional

Bonsai Final Form Idea

Bonsai Final Form Idea


Any tree you want to create in Bonsai needs your idea - the idea of the final form. Consider some aesthetic rules. If the two branches grow opposite one another in the same amount of wood in relation to the desired shape, remove one. It also normally cut all the lateral branches that grow vertically or down, or intersected with the timber. The cut is carried out with the concave scissors. The wound will be healed so beautiful and will be less noticeable.
To allow the new shoots of non-developed, the loss of tree form and the branches become too fat. Many of internal branches may die, because the growing energy is directed at the top and external branches. Therefore, we have new shoots regularly cut or removed. How many times do that, depending on the type of tree. Some grows only once in spring, while others all to late fall. How much and how it shortening, depends on the type and the desired shape. New shoots do not cut if we want the new branch and not cut as long as it does not achieve the desired thickness. Regular pruning with good wiring allow diversification and branching, which develop small leaves or needles. Flowering types circumcise only after flowering.

Bonsai Final Form Idea