I recently decided to deleaf the wild lime bonsai tree that I've had
for more than 20 years (could be older).
1. The wild lime tree with a full crop of leaves.
2. The wild lime tree viewed from its side with its full crop of leaves.
3. The wild lime tree after being partially de-leafed.
4. The wild lime tree after being partially de-leaved (viewed from the side)
5. The wild lime tree after being de-leafed completely.
6. The wild lime tree after being trimmed and pruned.
7. The wild lime tree after being trimmed and pruned, photographed
from a slightly different angle from the one above.
8. New shoots and leaves appearing after a few days.
9. More shoots and leaves after yet a few more days.
10. More shoots and leaves after some more days.
11. The above tree photographed about a week or so later.
12. The above tree being photographed at a different angle on the same day as the one in 11 above.
1. Bonsai to be de-leafed.
2. Same bonsai seen from above (before the de-leafing process)
3. The bonsai in the process of being de-leafed.
4. The bonsai completely de-leafed.
5. A close up of the bonsai after it had been de-leafed.
6. The bonsai after being slightly trimmed.
7. The same bonsai after about 3 weeks.
Note that flowers have formed.
8. New shoots and leaves appearing after a few days.
9. More shoots and leaves after yet a few more days.
10. More shoots and leaves after some more days.
11. The above tree photographed about a week or so later.
12. The above tree being photographed at a different angle on the same day as the one in 11 above.
Another Bonsai undergoing the de-leafing process
1. Bonsai to be de-leafed.
2. Same bonsai seen from above (before the de-leafing process)
3. The bonsai in the process of being de-leafed.
4. The bonsai completely de-leafed.
5. A close up of the bonsai after it had been de-leafed.
6. The bonsai after being slightly trimmed.
Note that flowers have formed.
What is the reason for the deleafing process?
ReplyDeleteThe reason for deleafing is to create a false autumn, since we do not experience the four seasons in Malaysia. New leaves and then flowers form about a week or so after the deleafing process. I will post photos of the above tree when new leaves sprout.
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