Bonsai: Back to basics - tree 2

This video continues my current theme of working with virtually impossible material. I do enjoy the challenge of trying to find harmony from where there was chaos. I make no pretence that the end product is anything but a specimen bonsai, but it is a beginning that can be worked on and improved over the years. Privet species is not given the place that it should have in bonsai. It is a readily available species and very tolerant of all manner of work that it is subjected to and I would fully recommend it as a good choice - especially for enthusiasts new to bonsai.

[@snox7320]

A real treat to watch . Love the fact that people like yourself still do videos that aren't over edited etc and show the joy of working on a tree .

[@johnrb9397]

Can you give a shout out to Tony from Tony’s Bonsai. He is terminally I’ll and I know it will make his last days hearing this shout out 👍❤

[@JohnThurlbeck]

That was excellent, Dan! I admire your patience and perseverance, and once the tree has grown out, it will look even more impressive! Thank you! 👍

[@fishmut]

Hello there Dan , in our life we never stop learning , that privet tree you could have given up on but you didn’t, you resurrected the hopeless looking scrubby looking bush into I nice looking wind swept bonsai , the lesson there I think is never give up ,that tree has a new lease on life and looks quite good to how it was , I loved your video liked and subscribed , keep your lovely videos coming Dan and thank you for sharing your knowledge and passion of bonsai .🙏

[@jonathanaristone2468]

Well done Dan ! Bring on the rubbish again please

[@shemenezb5849]

Have read your books and used them as a bible for bonsai growing over the last thirty five years. Great to see you work on UA-cam, never disappoint Dan

[@joegarland4885]

😅Thanks for the video Dan you haven't picked an easy subject to create an acceptable wind SWEPT tree, especially as like me you are plagued with arthritis in the hands, I do like the way you use your tools as alternative to what they are designed for as I like to do, you can call it abusing them but they are to hand so why not use them, the tree now needs time to settle into the style you have created the dead wood could make the tree special over time. You mention snapping branches that happened to me this morning fortunately it still hung on so out came super glue and clamps and I think the branch will be fine it's worked in the past.

[@davemead4504]

Really enjoyed watching your thought process Dan. Windswept I find is not easy but you’ve given me ideas to work on 🙏🏻

[@TheBonsaiZone]

Nice work Dan, I'm sure it will turn into something even nicer!!

[@theobserver4078]

You have turned it in a masterpiece, i see how the little branches are nourishing and start dancing with the wind. Thank you for sharing this video with us Sir ❤️

[@user-cs1wi6yu5g]

Hi Dan,!

[@joegarland4885]

Your a hero Dan dealing with this tree I would have binned it within the first 10 minutes of seeing it. Thank you for persevering with it.

[@alexandrefagundes424]

Excelente, belíssimo trabalho, parabéns!!!!!

[@janspoor3882]

You've given something I would have given up on long ago a lot of interest! I absolutely love it!

[@ranjanty]

I've been cutting down so much privet to clear out a space to make a Japanese Maple garden and pond. After watching this I just might try and turn one of the 3 inch diameter stumps into a bonsai. Yes I am new to bonsai other than one small juniper.

[@user-mz1uy3hv1h]

Absolutely stunning performance master ❤

[@denhardy7238]

Creative mind well done 😎

[@bonsaisn]

Tuyệt vời bác ơi, con chúc bác nhiều sức khỏe ❤❤❤❤❤

[@pastafricelli]

very nice, im sad that i found you now and not earlier

[@thomasprausse9564]

What about the roots? Do you cut it too?