エドガー
Shohin
Here's some questions/inquiries that's almost never taught in any videos or writings... 'Developing a baby sapling JBP'
Most readings, blogs, videos, lessons, etc., etc... are almost always about maintaining or refining an already old and mature, developed, JBP.
Besides my 2 old niwaki JBPs I bought, I also have 4 baby JBPs too, that are around 7yo now. They only have 1-2 tiers of branches so far (and also a few new tiny buds/branches back-budding along the trunk). When I received them, they were about 10-18" tall, and pencil thick at most.
I've already trunk chopped them last year above their first branch tiers (2 of them, also have a trunk bend, before their trunk chop, because they were very tall before the branches). I chopped them to start directional-pruning already of the trunk-line and develop a “kinked-trunk.” They seem healthy and vigorous this year, and now about Sharpie thick. I also reduced a few very vigorous lower-candles in late May (left a few new needles behind the trim/reduction) and also any close-by non-leader candles, because I wanted my leader to have most of the energy (I didn't reduce the leader candle at all).
My goal/visualization is to turn them into Niwaki, around 4-6’ tall, with proportional branches.
I noticed my 2 old niwaki JBPs I bought last year don’t have an early trunk-chop (like I am doing now) and seem like they were just left to free-grow until desired size/height (I’m not sure at all though) while the branches were trained horizontal during free-growing. They do have a trunk-chop though; but only high up, at the very top, before the crown, already 4’ above soil. I also noticed most garden niwaki I see at bonsai nurseries are like this - no trunk-chops until the very top and very straight (almost like a formal upright). And sometimes only a little ramification.
Anyways... are you supposed to just let the candles/branches, the trunk and the tree, free-grow until desired branch-length and tree-height? (while training branches horizontal). And then, start ramification after that, after it becomes into desired height and branch lengths? Or, do you start trunk-chopping and decandling for ramification early on? Again, this is for a 4-6' tall niwaki, not a small bonsai.
You don't decandle during development, correct? (to keep as much strength/foliage as it can get, and only decandle-ramify until refinement stages when developed in distant future, and until you reach visualized size, correct?)
And, you only decandle sometimes, the center terminal candle if you want the leader to re-direct for a "kinked-trunk,” and also maybe reduce any lower/close-by candles if they start competing with desired leader and to re-direct energy to desired leader, correct?
Most readings, blogs, videos, lessons, etc., etc... are almost always about maintaining or refining an already old and mature, developed, JBP.
Besides my 2 old niwaki JBPs I bought, I also have 4 baby JBPs too, that are around 7yo now. They only have 1-2 tiers of branches so far (and also a few new tiny buds/branches back-budding along the trunk). When I received them, they were about 10-18" tall, and pencil thick at most.
I've already trunk chopped them last year above their first branch tiers (2 of them, also have a trunk bend, before their trunk chop, because they were very tall before the branches). I chopped them to start directional-pruning already of the trunk-line and develop a “kinked-trunk.” They seem healthy and vigorous this year, and now about Sharpie thick. I also reduced a few very vigorous lower-candles in late May (left a few new needles behind the trim/reduction) and also any close-by non-leader candles, because I wanted my leader to have most of the energy (I didn't reduce the leader candle at all).
My goal/visualization is to turn them into Niwaki, around 4-6’ tall, with proportional branches.
I noticed my 2 old niwaki JBPs I bought last year don’t have an early trunk-chop (like I am doing now) and seem like they were just left to free-grow until desired size/height (I’m not sure at all though) while the branches were trained horizontal during free-growing. They do have a trunk-chop though; but only high up, at the very top, before the crown, already 4’ above soil. I also noticed most garden niwaki I see at bonsai nurseries are like this - no trunk-chops until the very top and very straight (almost like a formal upright). And sometimes only a little ramification.
Anyways... are you supposed to just let the candles/branches, the trunk and the tree, free-grow until desired branch-length and tree-height? (while training branches horizontal). And then, start ramification after that, after it becomes into desired height and branch lengths? Or, do you start trunk-chopping and decandling for ramification early on? Again, this is for a 4-6' tall niwaki, not a small bonsai.
You don't decandle during development, correct? (to keep as much strength/foliage as it can get, and only decandle-ramify until refinement stages when developed in distant future, and until you reach visualized size, correct?)
And, you only decandle sometimes, the center terminal candle if you want the leader to re-direct for a "kinked-trunk,” and also maybe reduce any lower/close-by candles if they start competing with desired leader and to re-direct energy to desired leader, correct?
