1 year developing azalea flower pads

Key to developing nice flower displays on your Azalea is the work you do when pruning and wiring. This prepares the tree for a nice show. After flowering, ensure you prune correctly to once again have flowers next year.
A basic 101 on flower pad development!
0:00 Azalea for bonsai
2:00 Azalea in Japan
2:16 Pruning and wiring azalea flower pads
4:06 Understanding the structure of azalea pads
4:48 Pruning and wiring structure
5:30 When to prune azalea bonsai
6:20 Why and how to remove flowers from Azalea bonsai
8:25 Basal dominance of Azalea
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[@giangulli]

Haha the magic trick was worth a try. Awesome video and informative as always thank you

[@stephanieliu9983]

Great video 👍 thanks

[@TheBonsaiZone]

A nice splash of colour is always good!!

[@GrowingBonsai]

THe memory of spring, awaking

[@AlexBraunton]

It's a very unusual tree but I think that makes it more interesting and fun to work with

[@GrowingBonsai]

Thank you Alex. It is a nice tree. But.. Sometimes I do consider it more topiary than bonsai. And then I see things pop by that make me put this in bonsai corner again!

[@jeffhurst4744]

First - beautiful tree. You covered a lot about tending, shaping, wiring, and especially when each should be done. Plan to incorporate one aspect you covered…now to convince the wife (who loves flowering plants/trees), that eventually removing the flowers is healthy and wise in our few bonsai. Keep them coming my friend. You are doing great.

[@GrowingBonsai]

Hey Jeff, good to see you here. I am so happy you like the videos. Some more in the making :)

[@tacobonsai]

I will never tire of seeing how pads are formed. Great video. I look forward to the deadwood all carved. That will be very cool. The red pot is awesome, I have been very focused on those sorts of pots as of late.

[@GrowingBonsai]

You and me both! I am such a fan of some bright pots!

[@Candice.BonsaiScience]

Love the way this tree is progressing Jelle!

[@GrowingBonsai]

:) Looking forward to this tree in 5 years :)

[@Candice.BonsaiScience]

@@GrowingBonsai isn’t that the daily line for Bonsai creators 🤣

[@FrostBiteBonsai]

I love this video! Actually recently picked up an Azalea of some sort. In a big box store... "Oh look! PLANTS!" It was a valentine thing. The only one in the whole pile that wasn't solid dark pink flowers. "OOooOOoo Azalea! I've heard that word in Bonsai videos before!" Was my excuse to buy it...

[@GrowingBonsai]

:)

[@jaimeescobar3957]

Nice work jelle, just bought a few azaleas in nursery pots, hope to style them in time .. thanks for your great tips, cheers from Los Angeles

[@GrowingBonsai]

Have fun! How is LA today? Warm weather?

[@scotthogbin613]

No rabbits in that hat...still a magic video and a beautiful tree.

[@GrowingBonsai]

Thank you so much. Was a little disappointed that no rabbit came out.

[@johng3669]

Thank you for a wonderful and insightful video. What a beautiful tree. Well timed video as well as Azaleas grow very well where I live and I want to get some miniature azaleas, and also plan to take parts of the bushes in my yard to play around with as bonsai. They grow so well I have unlimited material to experiment with.

[@GrowingBonsai]

Sounds like you will have lots of fun!

[@Bonsaicrazy]

Great video Jelle it’s given me the confidence to wire my azalea to get a nice shape this year thanks mate 👍👍👍👍

[@GrowingBonsai]

Go for it! Just be carefull and first figure out how brittle the branches are. This is a bit weather and season dependent. Go slow untill you have a feel for it.

[@Bonsaicrazy]

@@GrowingBonsai thanks mate will do 👍

[@BonsaikelapaBambuApusTangsel]

Bunga yg cantik dan indah sobat.terimaksih atas shering nya

[@GrowingBonsai]

Thank you so much. Glad you like the flowers!

[@robryan9841]

Superb 🌸

[@GrowingBonsai]

Thank you! Cheers!

[@PlantCraftDIY]

Thanks for sharing 👍🏽👍🏽

[@GrowingBonsai]

You bet

[@XaviersBonsaiRetreat]

Very well produced and utilising the entire year works perfectly. I have followed the same pattern myself. My local dwarf azalea are in full 'purple' bloom right now. It is always nice knowing that both the Fuji cherry and the Azalea give such pleasure at this time of year :)

[@GrowingBonsai]

Great to hear! Your azalea are flowering now? Cool! Mine are still a few weeks away!

[@XaviersBonsaiRetreat]

@@GrowingBonsai It is just a shame that they have to flower in the greenhouse because of the snow and cold right now!

[@westvirginiaglutenfreepepp7006]

I have an azalea that needs moved in my garden. I think I'll try moving it into a pot and training it as a Bonsai

[@GrowingBonsai]

:) You should!

[@raymondbirds2392]

Lovely job, whens best time to take cuttings to propagate

[@GrowingBonsai]

Thx. I take Azalea cuttings in spring at the start of the growing season. However, cuttings in later winter also seem to work.

[@raymondbirds2392]

@@GrowingBonsai thank you, bought my first azalea and it needs pruning so wondering if cuttings taken now would take, be a waste to throw them out. I will deffo take some in spring and have a go

[@Bonsaicrazy]

Hi Jelle I’m just about to start wiring my azalea. It’s the one in my boat pot. Could you tell me if they ground root from the branches. Ie if I stick the live branch in the soil will it root out so I can creat a carpet ? Thanks mate

[@GrowingBonsai]

Normally they should throw roots. You could slightly damage the bark and add rooting hormone

[@snoekhoek]

Bigger tree more room for flowers 👍🏻 When is the best time to repot or do rootwork Jelle?

[@GrowingBonsai]

For azalea you have the choice of early spring, before flowering, or after flowering later in spring.

[@brucedeacon28]

👍👌👌🙂🙂

[@GrowingBonsai]

:D

[@Candice.BonsaiScience]

I was going to say - no way deadheading can be done with hocus pocus 🤣

[@GrowingBonsai]

I was sooo disappointed!

[@Bonsaicrazy]

Hi Jelle I’m just about to start wiring my azalea. It’s the one in my boat pot. Could you tell me if they ground root from the branches. Ie if I stick the live branch in the soil will it root out so I can creat a carpet ? Thanks mate

[@GrowingBonsai]

Normally they should throw roots. You could slightly damage the bark and add rooting hormone

[@Bonsaicrazy]

@@GrowingBonsai thanks Jelle 👍👍