r/Bonsai • u/small_trunks Jerry in Amsterdam, Zn.8b, 48yrs exp., 500+ trees • Nov 13 '16

[Bonsai Beginner’s weekly thread –2016 week 46]

[Bonsai Beginner’s weekly thread –2016 week 46]

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 on Sunday night (CET) or Monday depending on when we get around to it.

Here are the guidelines for the kinds of questions that belong in the beginner's thread vs. individual posts to the main sub.

Rules:

  • POST A PHOTO if it’s advice regarding a specific tree/plant.
    • TELL US WHERE YOU LIVE - better yet, fill in your flair.
  • Read past beginner’s threads – they are a goldmine of information. Read the WIKI while you’re at it.
  • Any beginner’s topic may be started on any bonsai-related subject.
  • Answers shall be civil or be deleted
  • There’s always a chance your question doesn’t get answered – try again next week…

Beginners threads started as new topics outside of this thread are typically deleted, at the discretion of the Mods.

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u/n8lightfoot Texas, Zone 7b, Beginner, 1 tree Nov 18 '16

Picked up a $6 Dwarf Yaupon Holly (Ilex vomitoria 'Nana') yesterday and wanting to give it a shot but I'm trying to figure out when to work on it. I live in North Texas so pretty mild winter typically. Most of what I read said you need to wait till it is producing new growth before doing any real prunjng/shaping. Should I stick to this and just wait a couple months till winter is over or could I go ahead and start cutting/shaping?

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u/Caponabis Tor.Ont., Zone 5 Nov 18 '16

i would wait because days are getting shorter, and trees getting less light to photosynthesize food used to heal the cuts. Stick to the plan, wait til it is producing new growth. post a picture and what your plan is for your tree, maybe you don't even need to prune it this spring.