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44 OBTAINING YOU R BONSAI

STOOLING: This is only possible with
shrubs which tolerate heavy pruning.
This method involves drastic pruning,
cutting the bush right down to its crown
before the new season's growth starts.
Then mound or cover the base of the
plant with soil and in spring, when the
shoots develop, the roots will have
started to form at their base, above the
crown. The mound can be cleared and
the layers exposed and planted out dur-
ing the course of the following winter.
Root development can be noted at this
stage and if it is inadequate, the layers
should be left attached to their parent for
Simple layering: note the stake supporting the plant
being produced by layering. a further year.
CHIN ESE LAY ERING: In this
method, the branch is stripped of its
leaves, leaving all the eyes (leaf buds)
intact and laid along the ground and
covered with earth. T he leaf buds will
then develop vertical shoots, which
sprout from the ground to form rooted
layers. To separate them, just cut the
parent branch between the shoots. This
should be done during the winter after
the shoots sprout.
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O' SERPENTINE LAYERING: This is a
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forming a succession of undulations.
Stooling: a number of new plants develop above the Otherwise, this method is exactly as for
root stock. simple layering with the lower parts
pegged in contact with the soil and
scored and dipped in hormone rooting
powder. Severing the cuttings is again as
for simple layering.
Of the methods described, simple
layering is recommended as the best way
ofproducinga bonsai, since it allows you
to choose the style you want. It is
possible to select a particular branch for
its shape. Make sure that the aerial part
of the layer is well supported, otherwise
it could become deformed while the
roots are fonning.
Where simple layering takes place in a
pot, a method which avoids the shock of
transplanting, the cutting should be reg-
Serpentine la)•ering: make as many arches as you
ularly watered before and after it is
like, if the branch is supple enough. Separate as in
simple layering. separated from its parent.