- Possible style forms for the privet bonsai
- When do you need to prune a privet bonsai?
- The best time to cut the bonsai
- What do you have to consider when wiring the privet bonsai?
- Use shoots for propagation
The privet is ideal for getting started with the hobby of bonsai gardening. The fast-growing shrub is extremely easy to care for, rarely gets sick, so it requires little attention. Even when cutting, he hardly causes any problems. How to prune and wire a privet bonsai.
Privet bonsai are very tolerant of pruning
Possible style forms for the privet bonsai
Privet is a very pruning-friendly shrub that doesn't take offense that easily. You can cut it on stick and into almost any shape you want.
A free, upright design is preferred for privet care as a bonsai.
When do you need to prune a privet bonsai?
Young bonsai are brought into shape in winter. In doing so, remove all thicker branches that disturb the shape of the bonsai. You have to cut younger specimens more often than older privet.
The basic pruning takes place when a shoot has formed at least six pairs of leaves. The shoot is then shortened to two pairs of leaves. With somewhat older privet bonsai, it is sufficient to carry out the basic cut every two years.
Make sure that you leave at least three centimeters of the shoot on the trunk, otherwise the bonsai cannot sprout.
The best time to cut the bonsai
Carry out the basic cut before the new shoots in early spring, in March and April. You can carry out maintenance pruning all year round.
What do you have to consider when wiring the privet bonsai?
Opinions differ on the question of when the best time to wire the privet is. Some experts recommend doing the wiring in June, right before leaf pruning.
Other bonsai lovers use the time in autumn to wire the bonsai. Then the privet has lost part of its leaves and the shape is easier to recognize.
In any case, you can not leave the wires on the shoots for more than six months. Otherwise there is a risk that they will grow in.
Use shoots for propagation
If the shoots are sufficiently long when cutting, you can use them as cuttings to grow new offshoots of the privet.
tips
Privet likes a sunny to partially shaded location. If it is very dark, it reacts by losing its leaves. So make sure you have enough light, especially in winter.