Re: New topic

> Forgive my dumbness, but by pinching do you mean pinch the flower bud
> before it has opened?

Hi there,

   Not a dumb question at all.  I don't remember anyone answering this,
   so I'll go ahead and tackle it.

   Pinching refers to the removal of a bud by "pinching" it between 
   your thumb and forefinger, then gently pulling off.

   You definitely *don't* want to do this with flower buds unless
   you're really sure of what you're doing -- instead, you should
   be concentrating on the vegetative buds.  These are the buds that
   determine how a plant grows, but you want to do it before
   the flowerbuds form (I'm kind of oversimplifying here).

   Here's a somewhat generic coverage of the topic with a slight
   bent towards maples:

      http://www.ossie.com/bonsai/html/bud_pinching.html

   And a good general pruning page that mentions pinching:

      http://www.ames.com/guides/pruning/tech.html

Chris

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