Want to learn even more in depth information from us? consider becoming a student at our Bonsai Dojo. Available world wide our online courses take you through the important lessons you need to learn for success in Bonsai. visit www.TheBonsaiDojo.com for more information
This has been such an enlightening video. I've been researching for months now, on a daily basis, and this is THE number one explanation on "how to" and "why", all wrapped up in a nutshell. Everyone new to bonsai, like myself, should watch this video. Well done man....and thank you! 🙏🏼
As a novice I’ve watched many videos on Bonsai. I learned more from this particular one than all the others. Many give the hows but this was absolutely the best explanation of why and that to me is the most important. Thank you. Also great merchandise.
Mate,....this is THE best concise how to video on Bonsai that i have ever come across. Please keep making these kind of videos...thank you from the bottom of my heart
By far the best video I’ve seen. As a beginner it’s hard to figure out what actually needs to be done, with the wealth of information online it’s easy to get confused, pruning and styling is everywhere on UA-cam etc but not many development videos that really give an understanding of how this all works. My first 5 trees were all in bonsai pots, I recently bought my first starter tree which is a lovely juniper in a plastic pot. After seeing this video I can now understand and envision how my tree wil develop. It’s also made me realise that one of my trees in a bonsai pot may need to go into a bigger plastic container as it’s struggling to grow foliage. Keep up the good work👌🏻
This is an almost well-kept secret. Your comments about soil make perfect sense to me. My desire is to DEVELOP large bonsai. I am not in the position to collect large stock in the wild. So I plant my trees in oversize containers. However, I am continuing to use granite grit as my soil. Although I water frequently, I now realize I need more organic soil. I have long suspected this but everything I read or see and hear online is rocky, well-draining soil. Thank you.
This was by far, the best video on development I have seen!! Very well organized and presented! Thank you very much!! Very easy to understand and has saved my brand new Chinese Elm from a possible mis-step in growing mediums. I was about to pot up this very thin little sapling into a 1 gal pot with bonsai mix!! I know better now and it all makes sense. Thank you!!
No problems! If you want a full proper basis to get Into bonsai consider our Bonsai beginners course. It will get you from completely new to bonsai to ahead of some people who have been doing it for years. www.thebonsaidojo.com
I have really enjoyed this website! I wished that I had watched yours first versus some others. I feel that you are concise in what you are showing us to do with our trees. I don’t feel that you were going all over the place, but you were very focused on the specifics of what we need to do. Thank you so much!
Wow, what a great video. And thank you for showing me the steps i need to follow, both in young versus grown bonsais, and focusing from the bottom up. So much summed up in 1 video. Brilliant.
Woaah man I'm a beginner bonsai enthusiast and this videos solved most of my questions, even better than some books I got. Thank you so much for this, great content.
great video of how to develop into larger more refined trees moving from regular gardening to bonsai I'm finding your videos extremely informative and very helpful
Just found you and love it! I am a newbie. I start with Juniper. It's still in the pot I bought it in and was looking forward to spring to put in a Bonsai pot. You have changed my mind. Thank you for the great info. I learned so much today
Thanks for this. At what stage can you start developing nebari into the design that I want? I'm trying to aim for a weblike root system that's visible on the surface, then eventually elevate it so part of those roots are exposed so it looks like that part of the soil had eroded away.
very helpful video explained in a good n straightforward way that makes bonsai easier to understand for beginners like myself,very positive n encouraging thank you
Thank you for your clear explanation. Very few chsnnels I have come across discussing the thickening of the trunk explsin it in such detail. Looking forward to listening to the podcast.
Hate to advertise a different channel but you may appreciate this video as well (assuming you haven't already learned all you need to know in the 5 months since this comment haha) ua-cam.com/video/pa-cu9kkAFk/v-deo.html
Hi Anthony, if you are new to Bonsai consider our Bonsai Beginners Course at www.TheBonsaiDojo.com , You can see what we give away for free, imagine what you will learn under a paid course. Easily the best start to bonsai on the internet. We are glad to have you as apart of the Bonsai-En family here on UA-cam.
Hi! Love your videos, they go from 0 to 10 covering all minute details in a proper flow. Thankyou 😬 I have one query regarding pine, so by rule of 2 we have to keep 2 branch otherwise it will cause swelling, but during trunk development can we keep all the candles despite of them causing swelling as main focus is at trunk and not on refining?
In development you have to keep in mind where your tree will eventually end up. i always say in development leave as much growth on as possible where it wont cause any issues. if you have multiple shoots in one place that will cause an issue so prune to avoid the swelling. There are also a lot of trees that become apically dominant so if the tree isn't a species that can be completely trunk chopped to restart branching then you will have to also make sure you balance the tree to ensure you don't lose the lower growth you will eventually fall back on.
Your videos are excellent! I’ve been learning Bonsai for a couple of years (mainly from reading and UA-cam) and your videos really “fill in” the holes that you can get in your knowledge using those methods. I love it you have stuff on Australian Natives as well. We have so many beautiful trees in Australia it’s sad to be only using a few traditional Japanese species.
Hi Dene, Thank you for the kind words. We believe out teaching style does set us apart from the crowd and there will be plenty more on natives to come! it sounds like you might enjoy one of our new courses which are a super charged version of our youtube content and are cheaper then a set of scissors! you can check them out here if you are interested. bonsai-en.shop/collections/master-class-series
Hi man! I got a little Juniper bonsai of about 3 or 4 inchs tall for te first time in my life and I'm pretty thrilled and looking foward about it. I'm from Quebec Canada where the winters are pretty rudes and I'd really appreciate to have some advises about the dormance stance to make sure it sees it through his very cold seasons. Thanks I like your stuff!
@@BonsaiEn I am watching this a second time and I have to say, Josh you might not be a drawing artist but you are certainly a Bonsai Artist. Many of my trees are in the early stages and from this it is time to do some wiring! Learned more this time then 5 months ago!
I live in eastern Ky and was wondering when is a good time to put repot my bonsai sweet plum into a bigger pot because the trunk is small and in a 5 x 2 1/2 size pot
Excellent explanations! New to bonsai, about 10 months and have unfortunately killed 4 of my plants that I could have avoided had I found this video sooner. Apparently I have tried to do too many things at one time.
Hi Javi, at least you are on the right path now. It sounds like you might benefit from our premium blog on our website, once a week we release an educational article and its only $4.99 a month. if you think this might help you can check it out at www.bonsai-en.com
Many thanks for these videos, these are great for beginners like me, very well put and thoroughly explained. I have a very little old gold juniper and I am looking forward to develop it into a bigger, thicker tree. Cheers!
Great informative video mate. Thank you. Although I already knew this, I still learnt some good lessons in terms of timing and development. It brings some understanding to all the bits in-between the beginning and the end result. Cheers
In English upland woods we have large "bonsai" growing naturally. Poor soil and windswept, on sheer rock faces in temperate rainforests. Stunted and gnarly, leaning away from the prevailing wind. A beautiful sight.
For some soil will it's growing can I us a mix that take water out fast ? For a juniper bonsai,also can I mix a mix of fast draining and minerals whit fertilizer of a local gardening store?
I love the web site. But what I need is a full front zipper hoodie. I can envision on the front would be a vertical design like Japanese lettering, and on the back you could have fun with any other design you show on the other shirts. I know a hoodie like this would cost more, but I'd pay it. I can imagine others would as well. For years I have wanted to develop a literati style tree. I live in the pine lands of South Jersey and see full grown Pine Barrens pine trees that naturally develop this style. The problem is, these trees are protected. Would you have any suggestions for a tree type for this style?
Thoroughly enjoyed your presentation. Just wondering if the information on fertilization applies to all types of trees. For example, should I use a high nitrogen fertilizer for acid loving plants during development?
Thank you so much for your enlightening video. I have a Bonsai black pine that has been well established but in a small bonsai pot. It is beautifully shaped already, and the trunk and branches are the right thickness for the size of the tree as well as the shape being well established. I’d like to change it from a small Bonsai to the same shape but bigger and taller. If I were to put it in a large pot that is used for development rather than making it into a bonsai would that work for a tree that’s already Proportionately correct.? I have heard that putting a bonsai tree in a pot. That’s much bigger is not good for a plant. So I am concerned about doing this with my tree. What would you recommend?
@@BonsaiEn why i ask this because i watchet harry haringtons video where he told that for conifers you dont let grow branches tall and then cut back but you grow top branch long and thicken the trunk.
you could have a sacrifice branch on the top of the tree, this will allow you to style lower branches and begin that process while 1 single branch pulls energy through the tree. although be careful with this as some species might favor that top growth and you will see some die back of lower branches.
Hi....what can i do if i live in the tropics and my little future bonsai which i am developing has so much leaves that i cant see all the branches...? Can i remove all the leaves to see my branch structures once in a while?
Hi during development stages of black pine and japanese maple what would a good fertilization program look like maybe some that would make a great clip. Love your podcasts thank you for sharing
Does the rule of 2 apply if you have 2 branches right at the bottom of the trunk? Surely that will just thicken the base quicker, 1 of my cork elms I'm growing and developing at the moment has exactly that, I've taken any doubles off any distance up the tree but I've left them as abit of an experiment.
This was an important class for my development. So I have two questions. Using course sand between 1-2 mm in size should give my development trees stretch out the roots while getting lots of oxygen. Is this what you mean by course sand? I'm also planning to follow the teachings of Peter Chan and place them in a pond plant planter. So in your discussion of pruning yes or no? You had a branch to the right, a branch to the left, a branch to the right and the two branches that threaten to form a swell. So you showed removing the right branch but wouldn't it actually be the left branch you remove? Then you would have a right, left, right, left development instead of a right, left, right, right development.
Want to learn even more in depth information from us? consider becoming a student at our Bonsai Dojo. Available world wide our online courses take you through the important lessons you need to learn for success in Bonsai. visit www.TheBonsaiDojo.com for more information
Single BEST Bonsai video on the internet!
Answered almost all of my questions in one shot.
Well done, mate!
Thanks brother!
I agree !!
I second that!
Excellent, that has just stopped me in my tracks and set me off on the correct course. Thank you, so easy, let’s go.
This has been such an enlightening video. I've been researching for months now, on a daily basis, and this is THE number one explanation on "how to" and "why", all wrapped up in a nutshell. Everyone new to bonsai, like myself, should watch this video. Well done man....and thank you! 🙏🏼
I fully agree
thanks Josh. The distinction between development and refinement is very very helpful 🙏👍
Wow! Now this is what i needed! I feel like i actually know what i need to do now! Thank you so much!!
Of all the bonsai channels this has been the best at explaining what and why to do. My new favorite! Thank you!
Thank you very much :)
This has been one of the best all round explanations on the ‘how’ of bonsai!!!! Thank you 😊
As a novice I’ve watched many videos on Bonsai. I learned more from this particular one than all the others. Many give the hows but this was absolutely the best explanation of why and that to me is the most important. Thank you. Also great merchandise.
Mate,....this is THE best concise how to video on Bonsai that i have ever come across. Please keep making these kind of videos...thank you from the bottom of my heart
By far the best video I’ve seen. As a beginner it’s hard to figure out what actually needs to be done, with the wealth of information online it’s easy to get confused, pruning and styling is everywhere on UA-cam etc but not many development videos that really give an understanding of how this all works. My first 5 trees were all in bonsai pots, I recently bought my first starter tree which is a lovely juniper in a plastic pot. After seeing this video I can now understand and envision how my tree wil develop. It’s also made me realise that one of my trees in a bonsai pot may need to go into a bigger plastic container as it’s struggling to grow foliage. Keep up the good work👌🏻
This is an almost well-kept secret. Your comments about soil make perfect sense to me. My desire is to DEVELOP large bonsai. I am not in the position to collect large stock in the wild. So I plant my trees in oversize containers. However, I am continuing to use granite grit as my soil. Although I water frequently, I now realize I need more organic soil. I have long suspected this but everything I read or see and hear online is rocky, well-draining soil. Thank you.
it is the best and most honest teaching I have ever seen. Thank you very much. Best regards, Helen Chen
This was by far, the best video on development I have seen!! Very well organized and presented! Thank you very much!! Very easy to understand and has saved my brand new Chinese Elm from a possible mis-step in growing mediums. I was about to pot up this very thin little sapling into a 1 gal pot with bonsai mix!! I know better now and it all makes sense. Thank you!!
The best tutorials on Bonsai I have ever seen👍👍
As someone looking to get into bonsai and do it right from the start this video was awesome and very informative. Thanks man!
No problems! If you want a full proper basis to get Into bonsai consider our Bonsai beginners course. It will get you from completely new to bonsai to ahead of some people who have been doing it for years. www.thebonsaidojo.com
@@BonsaiEn I will check it out, thanks.
I have really enjoyed this website! I wished that I had watched yours first versus some others. I feel that you are concise in what you are showing us to do with our trees. I don’t feel that you were going all over the place, but you were very focused on the specifics of what we need to do. Thank you so much!
I agree I found you through your pod cast and this is hands down the best lesson in bonsai I’ve found yet
Wow, what a great video. And thank you for showing me the steps i need to follow, both in young versus grown bonsais, and focusing from the bottom up.
So much summed up in 1 video. Brilliant.
Excellent explanation!thanks a lot!
You are welcome!
I love this man. Keep doing you! Never quit!
Thanks!
Every beginners should watch this...
Very informative and liked the way you delivered it to us. Thank you.
Mate. This channel is gold. So informative and easy to follow
Another video jam packed with basics for beginners, thanks Josh.
Absolutely helpful and informative video on bonsai. Thank you!
Really excellent video, my first video of Bonsai -En, definitely will not be my last!!!Perfect explanation!
Awesome video with great info, prob one of the best videos out on YT Land! Thanks!
So much knowledge shared in just one video.. excellent! Subscribed !
Woaah man I'm a beginner bonsai enthusiast and this videos solved most of my questions, even better than some books I got.
Thank you so much for this, great content.
its great to hear you got some good information from this.
Great video, very thorough. Thank you 🙏🏽🪴
Wow. This was so informative. Perfect video.
Thank you
So useful mate, wish I had watched your stuff 4Yrs ago
great video of how to develop into larger more refined trees moving from regular gardening to bonsai I'm finding your videos extremely informative and very helpful
That's such a clear explanation very informative ,thank you !
Love you... you just explained it so scientifically... genius...!!
Just the information that I was searching for. Thank you so much for your explanations. Much appreciated. 🙂
Glad it was helpful!
Excellent video mate, excellent instructional video
Just found you and love it! I am a newbie. I start with Juniper. It's still in the pot I bought it in and was looking forward to spring to put in a Bonsai pot. You have changed my mind. Thank you for the great info. I learned so much today
Welcome! its great to hear you are heading in the right direction now with your tree. This is the one lesson i wish i had of learnt earlier.
Thanks for this. At what stage can you start developing nebari into the design that I want? I'm trying to aim for a weblike root system that's visible on the surface, then eventually elevate it so part of those roots are exposed so it looks like that part of the soil had eroded away.
very helpful video explained in a good n straightforward way that makes bonsai easier to understand for beginners like myself,very positive n encouraging thank you
Best channel on bonsai hands down
Thanks Sam!
This is a master class.
Very well done video. Lots of genuine information and guidance for beginners put in simple words. Keep going mate. Your doing a great job👍
Thank you for your clear explanation. Very few chsnnels I have come across discussing the thickening of the trunk explsin it in such detail.
Looking forward to listening to the podcast.
Hate to advertise a different channel but you may appreciate this video as well (assuming you haven't already learned all you need to know in the 5 months since this comment haha)
ua-cam.com/video/pa-cu9kkAFk/v-deo.html
I learned so much, thank you.
Love the way you explain 👍
Thank you for your user-friendly explanations -- so interested in taking up this new hobby : )
Hi Anthony, if you are new to Bonsai consider our Bonsai Beginners Course at www.TheBonsaiDojo.com , You can see what we give away for free, imagine what you will learn under a paid course. Easily the best start to bonsai on the internet. We are glad to have you as apart of the Bonsai-En family here on UA-cam.
Hi! Love your videos, they go from 0 to 10 covering all minute details in a proper flow. Thankyou 😬
I have one query regarding pine, so by rule of 2 we have to keep 2 branch otherwise it will cause swelling, but during trunk development can we keep all the candles despite of them causing swelling as main focus is at trunk and not on refining?
In development you have to keep in mind where your tree will eventually end up. i always say in development leave as much growth on as possible where it wont cause any issues. if you have multiple shoots in one place that will cause an issue so prune to avoid the swelling. There are also a lot of trees that become apically dominant so if the tree isn't a species that can be completely trunk chopped to restart branching then you will have to also make sure you balance the tree to ensure you don't lose the lower growth you will eventually fall back on.
Your videos are excellent! I’ve been learning Bonsai for a couple of years (mainly from reading and UA-cam) and your videos really “fill in” the holes that you can get in your knowledge using those methods.
I love it you have stuff on Australian Natives as well. We have so many beautiful trees in Australia it’s sad to be only using a few traditional Japanese species.
Hi Dene, Thank you for the kind words. We believe out teaching style does set us apart from the crowd and there will be plenty more on natives to come! it sounds like you might enjoy one of our new courses which are a super charged version of our youtube content and are cheaper then a set of scissors! you can check them out here if you are interested. bonsai-en.shop/collections/master-class-series
GREAT JOB....thank you!!!
Hi man! I got a little Juniper bonsai of about 3 or 4 inchs tall for te first time in my life and I'm pretty thrilled and looking foward about it. I'm from Quebec Canada where the winters are pretty rudes and I'd really appreciate to have some advises about the dormance stance to make sure it sees it through his very cold seasons. Thanks I like your stuff!
thank you, it was very helpful
Best explanation for bonsai❤️❤️😇😇🙏🙏🙏Thankyou
Very informative, keep them coming!
You got it!
@@BonsaiEn I am watching this a second time and I have to say, Josh you might not be a drawing artist but you are certainly a Bonsai Artist. Many of my trees are in the early stages and from this it is time to do some wiring! Learned more this time then 5 months ago!
I live in eastern Ky and was wondering when is a good time to put repot my bonsai sweet plum into a bigger pot because the trunk is small and in a 5 x 2 1/2 size pot
Details, complete and professional. My big thank. 😊
Excellent explanations! New to bonsai, about 10 months and have unfortunately killed 4 of my plants that I could have avoided had I found this video sooner. Apparently I have tried to do too many things at one time.
Hi Javi, at least you are on the right path now. It sounds like you might benefit from our premium blog on our website, once a week we release an educational article and its only $4.99 a month. if you think this might help you can check it out at www.bonsai-en.com
Great video I've been looking for videos on how to develop trees from seedlings and this video is perfect.
Glad it was helpful!
Hey man just started listening to your podcast and I appreciate you and what your doing to help the bonsai community. Thanks
Hi Percy, i appreciate you listening and checking out the videos. thank you for your support!
What you explain gets deep inside the head. That's an art either. Very well explained.
Thanks great explanation on development... made me change the way I was approaching my next tree
Many thanks for these videos, these are great for beginners like me, very well put and thoroughly explained. I have a very little old gold juniper and I am looking forward to develop it into a bigger, thicker tree. Cheers!
Great informative video mate. Thank you. Although I already knew this, I still learnt some good lessons in terms of timing and development. It brings some understanding to all the bits in-between the beginning and the end result. Cheers
Excellent!
Thanks very nice instructive video. That will help a lot.
Glad it was helpful!
In English upland woods we have large "bonsai" growing naturally. Poor soil and windswept, on sheer rock faces in temperate rainforests. Stunted and gnarly, leaning away from the prevailing wind. A beautiful sight.
Excellent info. And the merchandise designs are dope. I appreciate that I chose what size coffee mug. I’m weirdly picky about that.
The more coffee the better right? I personally use the bigger one.
Very very helpful teaching
Glad to hear that
Great unique content. Thanks for sharing.
Thanks for watching
For some soil will it's growing can I us a mix that take water out fast ? For a juniper bonsai,also can I mix a mix of fast draining and minerals whit fertilizer of a local gardening store?
I have a plum pine yew, i want it to grow. Currently on a 5 gallon nursery pot, which soil do you recommend?
@bonsai-en incredible video thank you! What is your ratio for organic soil for development?
I love the web site. But what I need is a full front zipper hoodie. I can envision on the front would be a vertical design like Japanese lettering, and on the back you could have fun with any other design you show on the other shirts. I know a hoodie like this would cost more, but I'd pay it. I can imagine others would as well.
For years I have wanted to develop a literati style tree. I live in the pine lands of South Jersey and see full grown Pine Barrens pine trees that naturally develop this style. The problem is, these trees are protected. Would you have any suggestions for a tree type for this style?
Nice video thanks
Hi, I heard you say to use for development course river sand, pine bark and what was the third material? It sounded like you said paint.
Fly Ash :)
@@BonsaiEn Thank you very much
@@BonsaiEn Is there another material I could use in Fly Ash place?
Is it possible to go from refinement back into development?
Do you have a video on how to wire a smaller trunked bonsai?
sure do, check out the video on creating shohin bonsai with andrew.
Thoroughly enjoyed your presentation. Just wondering if the information on fertilization applies to all types of trees. For example, should I use a high nitrogen fertilizer for acid loving plants during development?
Can I cut the apex of the tree to make it thick and promote new branches?
When developing a Japanese Maple, do I also fertilize year round?
Thank you very much for this video. Would you prefer growing for development in the ground or in a pot and why?
Just getting into bonsai and I'm loving your videos, I was wondering what kind of soil you would recommend for this stage?
Excellent video
Thank you very much!
Very informative for starting and developing bonsai
Thank you so much for your enlightening video. I have a Bonsai black pine that has been well established but in a small bonsai pot. It is beautifully shaped already, and the trunk and branches are the right thickness for the size of the tree as well as the shape being well established. I’d like to change it from a small Bonsai to the same shape but bigger and taller. If I were to put it in a large pot that is used for development rather than making it into a bonsai would that work for a tree that’s already Proportionately correct.? I have heard that putting a bonsai tree in a pot. That’s much bigger is not good for a plant. So I am concerned about doing this with my tree. What would you recommend?
This deserves more views.
Great vid, If I close my eyes you sound like Korg on Bonsai.
Hi. How about developing conifers. You use same tehnick or different. Im interested in developing thicker trunk on larches.
Thank You
Same technique.
@@BonsaiEn why i ask this because i watchet harry haringtons video where he told that for conifers you dont let grow branches tall and then cut back but you grow top branch long and thicken the trunk.
Thank you Sr.
Is there a way to thicken the trunk in development while keeping the bonsai short (small in height) or is a trunk chop always needed?
you could have a sacrifice branch on the top of the tree, this will allow you to style lower branches and begin that process while 1 single branch pulls energy through the tree. although be careful with this as some species might favor that top growth and you will see some die back of lower branches.
Hi....what can i do if i live in the tropics and my little future bonsai which i am developing has so much leaves that i cant see all the branches...? Can i remove all the leaves to see my branch structures once in a while?
Great stuff Josh, thanks for the informative tutorial. Buy some new white board markers mate.
im pretty sure you got this lecture in the car the other day didn't you? haha
Great info. 👍
Thanks for watching!
Very informative. Thank you!
Ok. So I have a ficus and it is young. And it has 3 branches coming off of one spot. Do I cut 2 or let it grow?
Hi during development stages of black pine and japanese maple what would a good fertilization program look like maybe some that would make a great clip. Love your podcasts thank you for sharing
Does the rule of 2 apply if you have 2 branches right at the bottom of the trunk? Surely that will just thicken the base quicker, 1 of my cork elms I'm growing and developing at the moment has exactly that, I've taken any doubles off any distance up the tree but I've left them as abit of an experiment.
This was an important class for my development. So I have two questions. Using course sand between 1-2 mm in size should give my development trees stretch out the roots while getting lots of oxygen. Is this what you mean by course sand? I'm also planning to follow the teachings of Peter Chan and place them in a pond plant planter. So in your discussion of pruning yes or no? You had a branch to the right, a branch to the left, a branch to the right and the two branches that threaten to form a swell. So you showed removing the right branch but wouldn't it actually be the left branch you remove? Then you would have a right, left, right, left development instead of a right, left, right, right development.