A Detailed Guide to the Latest Methods for Making Black Pine Bonsai

Time to make it:

The best time to make it is between winter and spring. During this period, the black pine is in a dormant state, which is very favorable for making bonsai, and the success rate is also relatively high, while the possibility of death and damage is also the lowest. If you want to shape it, then you can choose to do it in summer, when it grows most vigorously.

Material selection for black pine:

The best material for making bonsai is wild black pine from pine forests in the mountains and fields. You can take seeds from wild black pine to plant. After they grow up, you can make and shape them.

The concept of making it:

Even pure wild black pine has imperfect parts, so it still needs to be pruned, tied, and so on. Before it has fully grown into shape, you need to adjust the tree form, or create bends in certain specific branches, and so on. Before making it, you need to have a simple idea, and then you can use different tools to work on it. The making of the main trunk is the most important step in the entire bonsai.

Methods of making it:

1. Its original ecological main trunk is relatively thick, so it can be cut and carved to avoid a single main trunk taking up too much space in the flower pot.

2. Select appropriate side branches and fix them or let them grow in a drooping trend. When selecting side branches, pay attention to giving them a scattered and staggered feeling. Do not let them be opposite, or let two side branches be on the same horizontal line. This will affect their ornamental value.

3. During its growth period, you can carry out climbing and tying to shape it. If you want to control its growth, you can remove the buds.