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Bonsai care, design, growing methods and fundamentals. Articles from practice.
5 practical articles
Bonsai design
If a leaf does not get enough light, it dies and the tree forms too small buds in the "leaf axil". These small buds only sprout weakly the next year and slowly die off. If you lose many branches, the branching will not grow densely enough. This weakens the tree.
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Bonsai design
If a leaf does not get enough light, it dies and the tree forms too small buds in the "leaf axil". These small buds only sprout weakly the next year and slowly die off. If you lose many branches, the branching will not grow densely enough. This weakens the tree.
Josef Rauscher
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Bonsai design
In this design example, we look at a hornbeam and consider the basic structure of yamadori through to the ceramic bowl.
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Growing methods, Bonsai design
The plane tree as a bonsai is extremely rare, despite its rapid growth and particularly beautiful bark. The reason for this is that it is almost impossible to find sycamore trees in the wild. Specimens from the nursery are generally not suitable for bonsai.
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Growing methods, Bonsai design
The copper beech is a native tree and can be found in almost all European mixed forests. Its light gray bark and the fact that it retains its dry, brown leaves in winter are striking.
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Bonsai Kreativ / Knowledge
The articles cover tree analysis, deadwood, repotting and pine grafting, connecting observation and technique with the long-term development of a bonsai.