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Pyracantha Bonsai

Bonsai · Evergreen

Pyracantha Bonsai

Shape through the growing season by pinching new growth. Winter pruning costs you next year's berries.

Year plan

January

February

Nothing to do.

March

Nothing to do.

April

Nothing to do.

May

Nothing to do.

June

July

Nothing to do.

AugustNow

Nothing to do.

September

Nothing to do.

October

Nothing to do.

November

Nothing to do.

December

Shape through the growing season

How to prune it

Pruning diagram for Pyracantha Bonsai: red dashed lines mark where to cut
Red dashes = cut here.Cut long shoots back to two to four leaves so the tree stays inside the dashed silhouette, and pinch soft new tips by hand (inset).
  1. 1Remove long, unwanted shoots.
  2. 2Prune back to two to four leaves.
  3. 3Pinch out strong new growth to maintain shape.
  4. 4Keep the outline balanced and tidy.

Two to four leaves above the cut.

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