What are the pruning techniques of Lingnan bonsai?

Store branches and cut them off: a small tree head is dwarfed with a saw or scissors according to the composition, and then trimmed after it is basically proportional, so that a naturally curved branch can be formed;

Stripping: for the basically formed trees, after shortening the branchlets according to the shape, the leaves are picked clean, which is called "stripping"; In less than half a month, the branches grow new buds, which is called "changing brocade";

Coarse binding and fine shearing: For trees and long floating branches, the smaller branches are cut and stored by bending binding to speed up the forming time of bonsai.

Matters needing attention in Lingnan bonsai

Pu Shu, Ziwei, Fujian tea, Bromus. Tree species such as elm, Ficus tenuifolia, Lagerstroemia indica and Podocarpus are often used as materials for Lingnan bonsai. The selected stump requires freshness, vitality, developed root system and promising shape.

There are many natural methods for Lingnan bonsai, and many branches and leaves are not in pieces. Plastic surgery adopts the method of "saving branches and cutting branches", so the branches formed are vigorous and thin, like Qutie, which embodies the charm of trees in the south China. From planting to molding, Lingnan bonsai has to go through procedures such as branch storage, shaping and pot crossing, which generally takes seven or eight years or even longer.