Japanese Red Maple Leaf Pruning

Bonsai Tip Of The Day

June is the month to prune you Maple trees, Birch, Hornbeam and other deciduous trees. What I do at this time is take off all the leaves. Why? You may be asking. Well when you take the leaves off the tree you are forcing the tree to grow new ones. When they grow back there will be more leaves and they will be smaller. This adds to the scale of your tree. Fall color will also be more intense. After a few years of doing this you will have a awesome Bonsai tree. You will look like a master Bonsai Guru. Here are a series of pictures to show you what to do....

The Suburban Garden Retreat

Grapes, pineapples, ginger all on the garden path. Four grape vines and some supplies from Home Depot.... now it is a summer retreat. Shade in the middle of the day is a great place to work on Bonsai Trees.