Common shapes of osmanthus bonsai

Straight branch uniform mushroom head style

When making osmanthus bonsai, this shape is the most common and widespread. Generally in the southern region, ground-planted osmanthus are trimmed like this. In other regions, there are also many osmanthus flowers in this shape.

Generally, many people like to make osmanthus trees into a uniform crown shape, usually with three or five branches, which looks thicker and more majestic.

Dry branches follow the type

This kind of shape is actually divided into two types, one is the tassel shape planted on the ground, and the other is the downhill pile shape.

The so-called ground-planted tassel style can be said to be quite unique, and most of them are artificially made creative shapes, such as animal shapes or some patterns. But these have many artificial traces and lack natural beauty.

The forms of downhill piles are mostly influenced by the environment, and the shapes created by nature are more varied.

The trunks and branches vary in form, making them more vivid and ornamental.

Root Variation

Regarding this shape, one possibility is that the old osmanthus tree has been cultivated for a long time, and its roots are tangled, showing a sense of historical vicissitudes. Or, when it is in the young stage of growth, the roots can be properly trimmed so that there are not many traces of human intervention, which will make it more ornamental.

The second is to start trimming the roots of osmanthus from the seedling stage, so that it can be shaped into different bonsai, but the ornamental value will vary. Another method is to directly use the osmanthus tree with a more peculiar root shape to shape it.

The crown width, branches, branches and root types vary

The shape of this bonsai is quite varied. The entire crown is an unequally shaped triangle, or there are several small crowns. The branches and root systems are quite varied, and the ornamental value is very high.