| Hobby Forum Index » Arts - Bonsai » Cutting new leaves off deciduous trees -- prunus mume,... |
|
Page 1 of 1 |
|
| Author |
Message |
| Just another old guy... |
 Posted: Sun Apr 19, 2009 3:55 pm |
|
|
|
Guest
|
I recently started a Japanese flowering plum bonsai (prunus mume) --
purchased it from a bonsai nursery in a training pot and have transferred it
to a bonsai dish and wired it.
It is beginning to sprout leaves. Should I cut off the leaves from this
bonsai?
When I was stationed in Japan I had several maple tree bonsai and as the new
leaves emerged in the spring, I cut them off which caused the tree to put
out new leaves that were more numerous and smaller than the original leaves.
Somewhere I heard that you need to do the same thing to all deciduous
bonsai-- cut off new leaves to cause more, smaller leaves to grow but don't
know if that applies to prunus mume.
Thanks. |
|
|
| Back to top |
|
|
|
|
