How to make summer azalea bonsai

Pruning

Pruning the summer azalea bonsai can adjust the growth of the plant, making it develop more vigorously and its branches and leaves more beautiful.

If you want to modify the overall shape of the summer azalea and prune it significantly, you should do it in the spring when the plant is growing vigorously. If the growth is weak and pruning is still necessary, you should first apply fertilizer and cultivate it, and then proceed after the summer azalea has recovered its vitality. In addition, it is necessary to repot and change the soil, remove old roots, and improve the overall growth environment of summer azalea.

Pruning before flowering

Before the flowering period, the branches and leaves should be properly pruned, and long and messy branches should be removed, so that the entire bonsai will have a neat and natural crown after the flowering period arrives.

Pruning after flowering

After the flowering period, the branches need to be trimmed. If new branches are allowed to grow, the original balance will be destroyed, and the parts with more new branches will become thicker, which will appear very disharmonious. At this time, pruning should retain one or two new branches with good growth direction. For the side branches, remove the vertical and reverse branches and retain the new branches growing horizontally. Of course, if you want the main trunk to be thicker, you can temporarily leave the new branches unpruned. It should be noted that pruning after flowering should be completed in mid-June.

Daily pruning

Normal bonsai care only requires cutting off sick, messy and overgrown branches. This kind of pruning can enhance the growth balance of branches and roots, increase light transmission and ventilation, and benefit the overall development of summer azalea.

Hanging

Like other bonsai, summer azalea bonsai also pays attention to structure, layers and density. Generally speaking, summer azalea bonsai should be pruned first and then the perfect shape should be made through hanging and tying techniques. It should be noted that the branches of this flower are relatively fragile. Before hanging them, you should first soften the branches slightly with water, and then use wire to hang and shape the reserved branches.

Precautions

No matter how it is pruned, the size of the summer azalea will always continue to grow, so a large-scale pruning is required every three years to cut off excess branches and compress the size of the bonsai. At the same time, the soil should be changed and the pot should be turned over for maintenance, so that the summer azalea bonsai can always be in a good growth state and maintain its charming and elegant shape.