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Encourage bushy foliage

December 17, 2009 on 5:25 am | By admin | In Arts

For deciduous trees such as maples it also means that their autumn country is brighter. This is better than trimming the growth with scissors, this leaves an unnatural look and leaves the foliage an unsightly brown. To do this, take the growth between your thumb and forefinger whilst holding the branch with your other hand and remove with a twisting movement. This involves pinching back new bonsai tree for sale growth which does not come within the general shape of the bonsai or is at the top of the bonsai - helping to encourage bushy foliage and a more tree-like looking bonsai. One of the main forms of pruning for bonsai, especially evergreen coniferous bonsai such as junipers and cedars is ‘finger pruning’.