Bonsai from pine

This art has more than 20 centuries, but small trees of bizarre shapes are popular all over the world. Possessing some knowledge and skills, you can grow your own bonsai from a seedling of pine, the main thing is just to be patient and make some effort.

Preparatory stage

It is best to take a few seedlings so that later you can experiment with the shape of the crown and choose the most liked tree. A significant difference in growing bonsai from pine is that this tree has two annual growth phases that occur at the end of summer and late spring.

In the first year the future garden bonsai of pine does not require pruning, during this time the tree will take root and release the first kidneys. For further cultivation, you should know that the spring growth phase is distinguished by the elongation of branches, whereas at the end of the summer there is a period of thickening of branches and accumulation of nutrients in the root system. That's why you should not cut off the roots before the fall.

For young seedlings, it is important to have good lighting and drainage, because pine roots easily rot. Pots with trees should be protected from drafts, pine is not so afraid of cold weather as the wind.

How to grow bonsai from pine?

Knowing how to make pine from bonsai, will be useful to you for the second year. Seedlings are cut to 7-12 cm, while watching to ensure that the remaining shoot had a healthy needles, which can not be damaged. The pruning is made at an angle of 45 ° and falls at the end of March. If the seedlings are located above the required level, it is better not to touch it and form it in another way.

Cropped plants will begin to thicken, and too fluffy needles can be thinned, providing access to the sun to all the needles, just do not get carried away. Then a wire frame is superimposed on the seedling. Aluminum wire with a cross section of 3 mm is superimposed on the barrel to give it a certain shape, and then your job is to ensure that the wire does not "grow" into the barrel. Over time, as the pine thickens, the wire will begin to crash into the trunk, then it is removed.

Bonsai from pine, care for which over the next two years reduces to a transplantation into a more spacious pot and feeding, will thicken and by the fifth year you will need to decide what shape you will attach to the crown. To create bonsai with your own hands, the pine fits as well as possible, the main thing is to form the crown and emphasize the dignity of the mini-tree.