How to prune and shape the Fire Festival bonsai

Trimming

1. Heading and pinching

If you want to prune the Fire Festival bonsai, you must first pay attention to topping and pinching the top of the plant during cultivation, so that you can control the growth height of the plant.

It can also lay a good foundation for future pruning and help the plant sprout new branches and leaves, making the plant fuller.

In addition, dry and rotten leaves should be removed in time to ensure the beautiful shape of the plant.

2. Choose the right bonsai for pruning

After completing the first step, you can then choose plants with beautiful shapes among the bonsai for shaping and pruning.

3. Pruning method

When shaping the bonsai, you can use pruning, wire winding and other shaping pruning methods to create the shape.

First, remove the old leaves to allow new leaves to sprout;

Secondly, you need to prune the branches. You can cut off old and dead branches, as well as branches that do not grow beautifully, leaving only the beautiful branches.

Finally, you can see what shape it needs to be trimmed into and shape it according to your preferences.

After-styling care

After pruning the plant into shape, the first thing to do is to dispose of the pruned branches and leaves and not leave them in the soil.

Secondly, after pruning, you must water it immediately to replenish moisture; be careful not to water too much in summer, just make sure the soil in the pot is slightly moist.

Fertilization is also required, with thin fertilizer mainly composed of phosphorus and potassium.

Finally, place the trimmed bonsai in a well-lit area to supplement the sunlight and allow the plant to continue growing.