2026 Bonsai Summer Pruning Workshop

- Please note this workshop is given in Dutch -

This workshop is intended for advanced practitioners: bonsai enthusiasts who already have a solid foundation and want to work on their own trees.

Have you always wanted to learn more about candle pruning in pines or defoliation in deciduous trees? In this workshop, we dive deeper into summer pruning for both deciduous and coniferous species, including species-specific techniques.

We will cover, among other things:
• Which deciduous trees can be cut back in June, and to what extent.
• Which species are suitable for defoliation and what this technique looks like for each species.
• The complete technique of candle pruning for various pine species.
• How summer pruning contributes to balance and energy distribution within the tree.
• Aftercare for bonsai following these techniques.

Bring one large bonsai or several smaller ones to apply the techniques directly in practice. Suitable species include pine, Acer buergerianum, beech, and others.

Date: Wednesday evening June 24, 19:00-22:00

Location: Hoka-en Bonsai Studio (Lodder Bonsai), Hugo de Vriesweg 1, 3481 JA, Harmelen

Subject to sufficient registrations. Maximum number participants 10

* Workshop will be in Dutch * 

For any questions, please send an email to [email protected]

Select "Pick up" during check out process. (You will receive a message that the order has been confirmed and thereafter about pick up. The message for pick up can be disregarded)