I prune my generic Japanese and Amur ('Flame') maples. They've grown well this spring, the leaves have hardened off, and they are ready for pruning. I describe some aspects of bonsai culture and pruning.
Lovely Amur maple!! 🍁 Let me clarify a few of the Japanese leaf cutting terms. Hagari: defoliation. This refers to removing both pairs of leaves at a node. Most commonly the entire tree or the outer canopy of the tree. Hagiri: leaf cutting. This is cutting down the size of individual leaf blades. Hasukashi: this is removing one leaf from each pair of leaves, usually leaving the smaller leaf or the better positioned leaf. Hope that helps! Keep up the great videos!! 🙏🏽 🪴 🍁
Thank you! And thank you for clarifying the terms. It's funny because after I used one of these incorrectly in my video, I happened to watch one of your videos where you used the term correctly, and I realized my mistake. I think I learned the term incorrectly from RU-vid...I wonder what other false info I'm perpetuating on my channel...
nice trees! my friends/fam always ask my if my acer palmatum trees are cannbis plants lol. they are one of my favorites to bonsai with of the japanese species. i like native or naturalized a lot too.
Thanks! Ha, yep, my Mikawa Yatsubusa JM has been mistaken for a cannabis before. JM are definitely my favorite bonsai subject. But I agree, there are plenty of great species native to North America that make great bonsai. I'm really loving my Western Hemlock and Douglas Fir that I collected in the forest about an hour from my home right now.
