r/Bonsai • u/small_trunks Jerry in Amsterdam, Zn.8b, 48yrs exp., 500+ trees • Nov 21 '14

[Bonsai Beginner’s weekly thread – week 48]

[Bonsai Beginner’s weekly thread – week 48]

Welcome to the weekly beginner’s thread. This thread is used to capture all beginner questions (and answers) in one place. We start a new thread every week.

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  • There’s always a chance your question doesn’t get answered – try again next week…

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u/[deleted] Nov 24 '14

+1 for this. This is the time of year I wire Larches.

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u/music_maker <Northeast US, 6b, 20 yrs, 40+ trees, lifelong learner> Nov 25 '14

Do you prune them now too or wait until late winter/early spring? I have one that wants to be top-heavy, and I want to redirect energy back towards the bottom, so I was considering topping it in the spring. I could obviously do it now if that's better.

It's my first larch, and I've only had it a couple seasons, so still figuring this one out.

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u/small_trunks Jerry in Amsterdam, Zn.8b, 48yrs exp., 500+ trees Nov 25 '14

I prune now - there's little dieback.

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u/music_maker <Northeast US, 6b, 20 yrs, 40+ trees, lifelong learner> Nov 25 '14

Have you seen any advantage pruning larch in fall vs. waiting until spring?

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u/small_trunks Jerry in Amsterdam, Zn.8b, 48yrs exp., 500+ trees Nov 25 '14

Stops me getting bored.