Darran
Mame
Hi
I’m new to bonsai and have been gathering a few cheap plants from my local nursery. I came across this dawn redwood forest and was attracted to the front tree with the slightly bent base of the trunk.
The rest of the forest seems very congested at the top and very little trunk showing. Some of the trees have long branches that have obviously grown this year.
questions I have for the more experienced are
Can I prune this at this time of year, and should I aim for the classic conicle shape around the outline of the forest by reducing the height of some of the trees.
I assume getting light into the branches is also key to a healthy forest.
what else should I be doing at this stage with this little group And what should I be considering next spring etc.
Finally anyone in the UK keeping these, if so do you keep them out all winter.
I’m new to bonsai and have been gathering a few cheap plants from my local nursery. I came across this dawn redwood forest and was attracted to the front tree with the slightly bent base of the trunk.
The rest of the forest seems very congested at the top and very little trunk showing. Some of the trees have long branches that have obviously grown this year.
questions I have for the more experienced are
Can I prune this at this time of year, and should I aim for the classic conicle shape around the outline of the forest by reducing the height of some of the trees.
I assume getting light into the branches is also key to a healthy forest.
what else should I be doing at this stage with this little group And what should I be considering next spring etc.
Finally anyone in the UK keeping these, if so do you keep them out all winter.