Foliage and Root Prune in One Go

Forum for discussion of Pines, Junipers, Cedar etc as bonsai.
Post Reply
User avatar
one_bonsai
Aussie Bonsai Fan
Aussie Bonsai Fan
Posts: 193
Joined: December 2nd, 2018, 12:07 pm
Favorite Species: Juniper
Bonsai Age: 2
Location: Melbourne
Has thanked: 1 time
Been thanked: 24 times

Foliage and Root Prune in One Go

Post by one_bonsai »

I have a Squamata that I've just given a rough styling, removing about 1/3 of the foliage. It's very healthy so would it be OK to prune the roots by half and transfer it to a Bonsai pot?
shibui
Aussie Bonsai Fan
Aussie Bonsai Fan
Posts: 7934
Joined: August 22nd, 2009, 8:41 pm
Favorite Species: trident maple
Bonsai Age: 41
Bonsai Club: Albury/Wodonga; BSV; Canberra; VNBC
Location: Yackandandah
Has thanked: 81 times
Been thanked: 1627 times
Contact:

Re: Foliage and Root Prune in One Go

Post by shibui »

I've done that a number of times with other junipers without any problem. Young, healthy trees can tolerate things that older trees will not. Squamata is also pretty resilient so should come through OK.
http://shibuibonsai.com.au/" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
User avatar
one_bonsai
Aussie Bonsai Fan
Aussie Bonsai Fan
Posts: 193
Joined: December 2nd, 2018, 12:07 pm
Favorite Species: Juniper
Bonsai Age: 2
Location: Melbourne
Has thanked: 1 time
Been thanked: 24 times

Re: Foliage and Root Prune in One Go

Post by one_bonsai »

shibui wrote: September 28th, 2019, 7:43 pm I've done that a number of times with other junipers without any problem. Young, healthy trees can tolerate things that older trees will not. Squamata is also pretty resilient so should come through OK.
Great thanks
Greg F
Aussie Bonsai Fan
Aussie Bonsai Fan
Posts: 136
Joined: September 22nd, 2018, 11:52 pm
Favorite Species: Pine & juniper
Bonsai Age: 7
Location: Victoria
Has thanked: 196 times
Been thanked: 17 times

Re: Foliage and Root Prune in One Go

Post by Greg F »

Ive done this plenty of times with squats over the last few years and they all coped well.

Greg
Post Reply

Return to “Pines and Junipers”