Tumble cutback on ume – Indian Bonsai Work

The basics of tumble work on ume are easy: take away the outdated leaves and prune to silhouette and/or the specified internode length.

Sooner than weeding out the leaves – no signs of tumble coloration

Tumble has been comfy this year so the leaves remained healthy into December. By weeding out the leaves, I would possibly doubtless better glimpse what branches had grown since I final pruned the tree in spring.

After weeding out the leaves

Even though it’s not easy to glimpse from the photos, I made plenty of cuts to remove unnecessary branches and stubs. I additionally shortened the comparatively little resolution of branches that prolonged previous the specified silhouette.

After cutback – 16″

Once I completed the pruning, I utilized decrease paste to the wounds and returned the tree to the bench.

For a reminder of the development the tree has revamped the years, I dug up a characterize from when I first planted it at this perspective in 2015.

Establishing doubtlessly the most standard planting perspective in 2015

This, in spite of all the pieces, reminded me of how the tree used to stare. Here’s a shot from 2003 when the tree used to be grafted with branches that produced white flowers.

2003 when all three trunks had been silent alive

Going extra attend, right here’s a characterize of the tree after I wired it for the first time.

1994(ish) – preliminary styling

I was just a few year or two into bonsai when I received the tree as a part of a workshop with Kathy Shaner. The tree used to be self-discipline grown by George Muranaka and sourced for the category by Max Cooperstein.

About a year later, I removed all of the branches and grafted original foliage as I desire white single flowers to double pinks. I stored the tree that manner for plenty of years until two of the three trunks died. That’s when I turned the tree on its aspect, selected a semi-cascade make for it, and started practising the final branches.

Over the next couple of years I’ll plot to toughen the branch density on the decrease branches in hopes of unveiling it, when it’s prepared, in a winter display.

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