Bonsai Art » chlorophyll http://bonsaiart.co.uk The Art Of Bonsai Explored Mon, 17 Aug 2009 16:14:43 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.2 en hourly 1 Leaves Give A Tree Strength http://bonsaiart.co.uk/science/leaves-give-a-tree-strength http://bonsaiart.co.uk/science/leaves-give-a-tree-strength#comments Thu, 15 May 2008 19:20:11 +0000 Adam http://bonsaiart.co.uk/?p=293 Leaves are there to build up a tree’s strength. Cut down a small sapling to below the leaves and chances are it will not survive. The leaves actually convert sunlight into sugars which can then be used to heal broken bark, grow extra roots and branches and generally get stronger.

Use leaves to help yamadori recover

With collected trees, you will most likely need to chop off a lot of the roots leaving very weak defenses. The best way to let the tree recover is to let it grow very bushy for the first year in the ground.

Less leaf growth shows a weak tree

Again the best way to let a tree recover is to let it grow on in the ground making sure it’s got water and not too much sun. Hopefully by letting it grow leaves naturally this way it will get back to health. But lack of leaf growth or brittle/wilted leaves definitely show an ill tree.

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Leaves are there to give the tree strength and you should not cut off too many or the tree will suffer.

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