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- Sequoia as Bonsai - Far Eastern art for your garden
- Various bonsai techniques
- The dawn redwood tree is best
- Form a sequoia to bonsai
- The pruning
- The wire
- Beware of young trees
- Maintain the sequoia bonsai
A bonsai can be grown in different ways
Sequoia as Bonsai - Far Eastern art for your garden
Sequoia trees grow up to a hundred meters in the wild. That does not make them suitable for any garden. With a few subtle moves, the giants come in a completely different form. Surprise neighbors and visitors with a sequoia in bonsai form.
Various bonsai techniques
The cultivation of bonsai from Asia is now so popular that there are several techniques:
In the sequoia as bonsai, the free upright, the inclined form, and the forest are the easiest to implement.
The dawn redwood tree is best
Usually, all three redwood species meet the requirements for a bonsai cut. But best of all you choose the dawn redwood tree for your project. His pasque qualities are not surprising, as he is originally from China, the country of origin of bonsai art. Its fast growth and the enormous flexibility of the branches make it easier for you to use a bonsai form. In addition, the wounds resulting from the necessary pruning heal quickly.
Form a sequoia to bonsai
Just like other bonsai plants, they create the impressive shape by pruning and twining the branches.
The pruning
Disturbing shoots are best removed in the spring or summer months. This does not necessarily require a secateurs. Especially young shoots you pull plucking by hand.
The wire
Since aluminum wire is easy to remove, this material is highly recommended. In autumn or winter, the sequoia produces relatively little resin and slows its growth, so that the cold season to the wire offers. If necessary, you can do the shaping all the year round.Remove after the wire after half a year. After a short break, rapid growth requires a new intervention.
Beware of young trees
The branches of young sequoias tend to break quickly. In this case, do not wire and tie the branches down instead.
Maintain the sequoia bonsai
The care of a sequoia tree differs in the form of a bonsai hardly from that of the natural growth. Optimal is a sunny location with much but not extreme heat. Make sure you have sufficient water, especially during the summer months. In winter, protect your mammoth bonsai tree from frost in a cool place. For rapid growth you should fertilize in it during the first months every three weeks. After three years of rearing, you are allowed to plant your tree outside in the ground.'