How to prune azalea bonsai, illustration of azalea pruning method

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1. Seedling pruning

2. Forming and trimming

3. Shape trimming

When pruning during the seedling stage, it is necessary to trim off the growing flower buds and do a good job of topping, in order to achieve a better shape. After forming, it is necessary to cut off branches that have been infested by diseases and insect pests, have disorderly growth, and are too close together. After flowering, the remaining flowers should be pruned as soon as possible. Some dead branches and branches with weak growth should also be cut off. When it grows to a certain size, it can be trimmed into a hemispherical shape.

1. Seedling pruning

It is suitable when the azalea is still in the seedling state, in order to have a better shape after it is formed, and to avoid flowering and increasing nutrient consumption. When it grows flower buds, cut them off and do a good job of topping them. During its growth process, budding can be carried out at any time according to specific conditions.

2. Shaping and pruning

1 . When the plant grows to a certain level, it is necessary to prune off branches that have been infested by diseases and insect pests, and have grown messily and too tightly. This is done to make the shape of the plant more beautiful and natural.

2. In spring, that is, after it has just finished blooming, the remaining flowers should be cut off in time. In addition, some dry and poor-growing branches should be pruned together. In addition, branches that grow abnormally must also be pruned, otherwise they will hinder the normal growth of the plant.

3. Shape pruning

Usually Bonsai maintenance requires pruning and shaping. After the plant grows to a certain size and height, it can be pruned into a hemispherical shape, and then reshaped after it blooms every year.

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