06-04-2016, 12:00 AM
Alright I found some time. The first thing you want to do for bonsai seedings is let them grow up tall, three times the height you want your tree to be. Then you cut it back to the point where you want the first branches to grow. Cutting the tree 'whip' will promote multiple branches and lead shoots. You cut off any branches that you do not want on the tree. However letting some branches over-grow, even though you do not want them, will encourage a thick trunk growth. Next you want to remove all the spring flush leaves except for a very few. This will make the next set that replaces them even smaller. Every time you do this the leaves will grow smaller. Some trees require pruning only at certain times though and so it depends on the genus and species of the tree. You dont want to trim the wrong way and so research on the tree type is crucial. Next every early spring, just before the buds start to break you want to tri the rots of the tree. Usually about 1/3 of the roots come off. Last but not least you want to love your trees, ad talk to them like you said. Believe it or not but loving energies and support will greatly encourage your tree to grow.