PINE BONSAI FOLIAGE CONTROL

17 INTERNATIONAL BONSAI2005/NO. 2 PINEBONSAIFOLIAGECONTROLF oliage is one of the major elementsused in the design of a BONSAI . Thesize and location of FOLIAGE on thelimbs is of great importance in creating the desired representation. Itis almost always helpful if the bonsaifoliage is small and in scale with thesize of the design. Having foliageappropriately distributed on thebranches, not just at the tips, isimportant for most natural growth characteris-tics of pines make managing the sizeand location of the needle clusters( FOLIAGE ) a bit more challenging thanwith deciduous trees. Managing thefoliage of pine BONSAI is not difficultin itself. The difficulty lies in the factthat it may take two or three yearsfor needle CONTROL techniques to takefull effect.

(foliage) a bit more challenging than with deciduous trees. Managing the foliage of pine bonsai is not difficult in itself. The difficulty lies in the fact that it may take two or three years for needle control techniques to take full effect. A certain amount of self-discipline and patience is required of the bonsai artist who wishes to main-

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