How to prune a bamboo fern bonsai? These tips you need to master

  The bamboo fern (Bambusa multiplex) has a beautiful clump form, with slender branches that curve and droop like phoenix tail feathers, giving it extremely high ornamental value. It is an excellent landscaping material in the south, often planted in clumps at building corners, road bends, or beside pergolas. It tolerates pruning and can also be planted as a hedge.

  Pruning a bamboo fern bonsai is relatively simple. You can at any time cut off crossing branches and branches that interfere with the shape, and decide whether to keep or remove newly sprouted shoots based on the needs of the design.

  When a pot of bamboo fern grows dense and tall, you can use repotting as an opportunity to propagate by division. May is the best time for repotting. Generally, a bamboo fern bonsai is repotted once every 2 years. The root system of bamboo fern is not as strong as that of Buddha belly bamboo (Bambusa ventricosa). Remove 1/2 of the old potting soil, prune the roots and branches appropriately, and add fresh, well-draining potting soil.

  When repotting, you can change the styling. Based on your design concept, place several groups of bamboo fern on the left and right sides of an irregular white marble shallow pot, with a piece of Yanshan stone of a certain appearance and height placed in the middle, creating a uniquely charming effect.