Page 127 - Tài liệu cây cảnh Bonsai4me Bonsai Basics

During dormancy in the Winter, don't just trim the tree to your ideal
shape/silhouette. Any further growth the following year will need removing to
bring the branches back to within your ideal silhouette.
Instead during the late Winter, prune the branching back hard so that the new

growth can grow outwards, toward the silhouette of the tree. Again, removing
the necessity to remove so much of the new, fine growth of the following season.
Knowing exactly how much new growth to allow, how hard to prune back in
the Winter to allow new shoots to extend the following year and exactly how
often to prune during the Spring and Summer is difficult to anticipate for the
beginner and for experienced enthusiasts using an unfamiliar species. Much of
this knowledge is gained from experience. However, the most important point is
to understand the need for you to allow your bonsai to grow.