Bonsai Die-Back | Myths and misunderstandings)

Do you know what die-back is? The slow drying up of a bonsai trunk after making bit cuts.?
Die-back is a common topic in bonsai, particularly when it comes to extreme pruning. Will a maple die-back when trunk-chopped?
The real question is, is it really die-back? Can you forecast how far a trunk will die-back? Or is it not die-back at all?

[@H0M3R650o]

Hey Jelle, I have an off-topic question: So I have two pine trees. A Pinus pentapylla and a Pinus densiflora. I want to style them while removing a few branches from the trunk. My question is, at what time of the year can I cut these branches?

[@markthal8695]

THANK YOU!!! I'm just learning. Extremely helpful! Love your stuff😊

[@FrostBiteBonsai]

Great information! I didn't really think about dieback before. I simply accepted it as that.

[@ofirmedini6561]

I think my first bonsai might have a little die back on the trunk who I bought it from cut on of the trunk because it grew really low branch that looked like a trunk and it has very unstable roots in that area and overall not very stable roots I think it’s not though

[@rtweedtwee]

Geweldige vid, bedankt voor alle tijd en energie die je erin stopt. Its a great help 😊

[@snoekhoek]

Dry back and die back. Well explained!

[@GrowingBonsai]

:) Nice, thanks!

[@radrickdavis]

Winter die-back is another story. It is hard to tell when a tree is stressed when it is in dormancy. I don't scratch test daily, but sometimes damage can occur overnight, even though I bury trees in pebble wood mulch, or put into a cold frame. Curly Willow suffers winter die-back often, even on the main leader. Any tips?

[@GrowingBonsai]

Willow can be tricky. I do not grow them myself. What I understand of willow (And Birch can do the same) is that a lack of light (Already in the season before) can weaken main branches. And cause them to die off and the tree will focus on the stronger side-branches. This is a group that is just willing to sacrifice large woody parts unlike most trees.

[@stevetippin]

I love that you think about these things. I also love the pot on the cherry air layer with the dieback. Can you do a video on your favourite pots one day?

[@GrowingBonsai]

Interesting topic. I seem to have an off-preference. My sensei always comments on bad matched between tree and pot!

[@denisemiller1461]

Thanks! Very useful information

[@GrowingBonsai]

Glad it was helpful!

[@XaviersBonsaiRetreat]

Nicely explained as always :)

[@GrowingBonsai]

Thanks again! Good to see you drop by my friend!

[@fredmanfv]

Very informative thanks mate.

[@GrowingBonsai]

Glad to!

[@hashiramabonsai]

Great video as always!

[@GrowingBonsai]

Glad you enjoyed!

[@brucedeacon28]

👍👌🙂

[@deepanjanbanerjee3491]

Excellent video, clarified so much

[@rebeccahunter725]

A really interesting and engaging video. I love these, thank you!

[@GrowingBonsai]

Glad you like them! It is a bit dificult to judge sometimes what people will like :)

[@rebeccahunter725]

@@GrowingBonsai given you can never please all the people, all the time: please yourself and at least 1 person is happy!!! Bonus is, that I am happy, too! Thoughtful and logical videos deliverd with gentle humour are always a winner.

[@what8586]

so its not die back its die off

[@kirliyapag1641]

Sometimes it is die back sometimes die off

[@sueb1317]

Best explanation of die-back! Really cemented my past observations. Now I can plan for the future.

[@GrowingBonsai]

Great to hear! What is in the future?

[@sueb1317]

@@GrowingBonsai My future is to cut back some crab apples prone to die back in mid-summer -I want to promote back-budding. That way, when I transition them from ground to pot, I'll have lower branches to successfully prune back to.

[@jaiprakashpathak8974]

Invaluable tips

[@GrowingBonsai]

Glad you think so!