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Hi All,

I'm trying to make a Fuchsia Bonsai and at the moment it is very healthy and lush but I'm not understanding what the branch structure is and I think is ready to be styled.

I'm thinking that I should defoliate, check the structure and then prune, wire and apply cut paste....

Is this the correct thing to do? Is now a good time (Melbourne) or is it too late or not to be done with Fuchsia?

By the way my Fuchsia doesn't lose leaves... Is that normal or is it an hybrid?

Hopefully I'm making some sense! any help is greatly appreciated!

Thanks

Taddeo

No one?


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I guess everyone thinks I'm wasting my time with Fuchsia? :p


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Pics will sometimes help solicit a response!

I have no idea on this as bonsai so hopefully someone does eventually chime in!

Theo

Fucshia are evergreen unless exposed to severe frost. Fucshia for bonsai it is grown by the clip and grow method. It can be very brittle and delicate to wire. You can defoliate it at this time of year there are still a few weeks of growing time left in the season. Mine are currently flowering. You can repot Autumn/Spring. The biggest killer with these is drying out or sitting in water. There are some very nice Fuschia's grown as bonsai you can check google for images.
Cheers
Kirky

Yes there are some wonderful Fuschia Bonsai out there.
I got a lovely little dwarf variety once but alas the little guy departed early to Bonsai heaven.

Sir Theodore wrote:Pics will sometimes help solicit a response!

I have no idea on this as bonsai so hopefully someone does eventually chime in!

Theo

I will post a photo later

KIRKY wrote:Fucshia are evergreen unless exposed to severe frost. Fucshia for bonsai it is grown by the clip and grow method. It can be very brittle and delicate to wire. You can defoliate it at this time of year there are still a few weeks of growing time left in the season. Mine are currently flowering. You can repot Autumn/Spring. The biggest killer with these is drying out or sitting in water. There are some very nice Fuschia's grown as bonsai you can check google for images.
Cheers
Kirky

Thanks Kirky then I'll defoliate and remove unwanted branches... I'll wait for spring to repot to be on the safer side!

That's it before:



And after defoliation:



And after cutting the excess but I'm not finishing it cleaning it up... ( my daughter was screaming my name so it was time over...)



What do you think? Am I wasting my time ?


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pureheart wrote: What do you think? Am I wasting my time ?

Hello Pureheart,

Not at all.
They are great little plants / trees.
The flowers will reward your efforts.

Good luck and keep us posted,
Kevin

If you like Fuchsia' why would you be wasting your time? they are great plants.
Liquid feed once you have finished with all your trimming and you will have leaves in a few weeks.
Cheers
Kirky

Ok mission accomplished...
What do you think?


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Wow, serious defoliation. Lots of liquid feed now. And leave it to recover in semi shade, still warm so you don't want the new growth ziziling in the sun.
Cheers
Kirky

You have to be careful when root pruning as they are touchy and if you cut off a main root it will kill the part of the tree it is feeding.They are semi deciduous and can be affected by hard frost. They make ok Bonsai but it is impossible to make them flower close to the trunk. Wire gently and clip and grow your secondary and tertiary branching. They also suffer dieback a little.
viewtopic.php?f=132&t=3968&hilit=Fuschi ... 30#p116123 this could be helpful .

Thank you for all the info!


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