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Tips On How To Care For Japanese Maple Bonsai Bonsai plants can come from many different types of tress. Lots of masters however popularly use the Japanese maple. The leaves of this tree are impressively exquisite and the tree itself can last long if properly maintained. There are various types of Japanese maple in red and green. Whatever the type you choose, the Japanese maple will always look magnificent.
Moderate Sunlight
The Japanese maple is still essentially a plant so it does need some sunlight to exist. People however who know the true nature of the Japanese maple are also familiar with the fact that the plant has sun sensitive leaves. The leaves could burn and curl with too much sunlight. You should therefore expose the Japanese maple only to mild sunlight in the day or during off summer seasons. Winter however is a time to provide extra protection to the plant since extreme cold could also damage it.
Provide Water
You may water your Japanese maple everyday. Limited water can lead to dry soil and poor hydration. You should however choose the time and place to water your Japanese maple bonsai. There is some evidence that watering combined with sunlight exposure could lead to more leaf damage. Evidence suggests that water droplets could increase the effects of the sun. Another theory points to the possibility that chemical or mineral content in water could react with sun exposure resulting in burns.
Prune at the Right Time
The Japanese maple is usually shaped through careful and discriminate pruning. You can prune leaves, branches and roots with additional internode pinching. It is recommended though that you should avoid pruning in the spring to avoid damaging the plant. You could schedule leaf pruning in the middle of summer. Roots and branches should be pruned at the same time ideally in autumn.
It is also possible to simulate the autumn effect on a Japanese maple in the summer. Doing so will produce finer and better
looking leaves. The rule for Japanese maple defoliation is that it should not be done in the same year as repotting. Once you are done pruning you should take extra care to dress the pruning wounds.
Short internodes are usually desirable as compared to long internodes in Japanese maple bonsai. You would definitely want to have fine, elegant looking branches. You can easily manage internodes by removing emerging shoots or pinching branches.
Wiring
Japanese maple wiring is a point of dispute. There are those who maintain that pinching and pruning are enough to properly shape a Japanese maple bonsai. If you really want to wire your then you should consider doing this when it is not winter and when the leaves are not in full bloom. Winter is a time when your could be a little fragile.
You should be extra careful though during spring because the wires could damage your growing and blooming bonsai. Late autumn would be a good time to wire your bonsai.
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