Season 8 Episode 14 - Deciduous Autumn Maintenance

About this episode

Scott Martin discusses the essential autumn maintenance tasks for deciduous bonsai to prepare them for winter dormancy and ensure a successful spring.

Contact Scott from Bonsai Matsu Autumn is a very important time for deciduous bonsai and our maintenance program will set them up for a successful Spring and beyond. Tasks like leaf removal, light pruning, gentle wiring and wound management are all on the menu. Positioning takes a high priority right now too, chasing the sun and avoiding the frost. Takes some time to sit back and review your bonsai before they head to winter dormancy and take action. Support the show Become a podcast supporte...

People in this episode

Host: Scott Martin

Topics covered

• deciduous bonsai
• autumn maintenance
• leaf removal
• pruning
• wound management
• winter dormancy

Keywords

• bonsai
• autumn maintenance
• deciduous
• leaf removal
• pruning
• wound management
• winter dormancy

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Organizations: Bonsai Matsu

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