The Art of Bonsai Trimming

Even though bonsai trees are famous the world over, there are still many person who do not know about these miniature plants that derive their name from a Chinese word 'pun-sai'. Though this word originated nearly a thousand years ago, it was the Zen Buddhists of Japan who made it popular world wide. The bonsai plants range between a few inches to approximately 2 feet in height and are exact replicas of other plants except that all things are scaled down in size.

Hence you should not be surprised to see an orange bonsai tree bearing tiny orange fruits that taste and look like real oranges apart from the fact that they are much smaller in size than the original oranges. While general plants do not require too much of attention and trimming, it is different for bonsai trees ad they have to be looked after carefully. In order to maintain its neat appearance, the bonsai plants need to be trimmed from time to time and it is here that a certain level of experience and expertise is required. If you observe the nimble hands of people who know how to trim bonsai properly, while they are trimming the bonsai tree, you will feel as if they are conducting a work of art, like painting.

They use special tools like `wen' to trim their bonsai trees. This particular instrument has a small and sharp cutting head, shaped like the beak of a parrot. This ensures that just a small mark is made on the bark while cutting off unnecessary branches. This small cut, in the shape of a dimple, does not take long to heal and does not cause damage to the bonsai plant. Apart from that trimming a bonsai plant is very important to maintain its clean looks. If one does not take care of them and does not trim them regularly, it gets full of foliage which looks ugly. There are many specific things to remember about when planning to trim bonsai trees and this includes a proper season.

While trimming a bonsai tree, you should stand at a distance away from the same and look at. This way you will be able to find out the spots that are looking unnatural and that need to be trimmed. Once you have identified the spot, go ahead and trim it and after trimming a bit, go back and observe the bonsai plant again. A properly trimmed bonsai plant should look like an object of art from a distance. Apart from branches, one also needs to trim the dead leaves of the bonsai plant and here too, several methods are employed and they depend upon the type of bonsai plant you are trimming. Whatever you do, it is advisable to use extreme caution while trimming a bonsai trees since they are very delicate and might get damaged easily. There are illustrated books available on bonsai trimming and you might go through one of them for in-depth knowledge.

In this short article, we discussed only one aspect of bonsai care: bonsai trimming. If you want to learn more about bonsai care, visit our website.

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