Well said! Prior to finding this series, it was very overwhelming to determine what is important on day 1 but this series follows the KISS method very well with an easy to comprehend format. (Keep it simple stupid)
I would almost be tempted to ignore my dislike of traveling just to have classes with Ryan. One of the BEST teachers I've ever watched. If he hadn't gotten into Bonsai, he would of been teaching something in another form, I'd say. I would do the online classes but I saw him ignoring questions last time I watched the live stream (Why don't you put deciduous on a slab? was the question that kept being asked and ignored) also I refuse to sign up for re occurring charges out of principle. Anyway, Imagine if our society celebrated master artist like Ryan instead of crappy actors or people who play a game (sports) for a living. That's the kind of world I want to live in.
I don’t even know how I started down the bonsai rabbit hole this week, but I’m already hooked and picked up my attempt at cleaning and assessing a dwarf burning bush I got for $4 at Fred Myles today. Laughing at myself for how eager I was to go for it 😂 The beginners series is so well done; clear, organized, builds intuitively and moves at a comfortable pace. It makes me want to be the audience participant in another season of skill building, if you do another one which you should because they are so fun to watch 😁
Thank you for sharing your knowledge on a beginners level. This is what brings people into the art of bonsai instead of running them off. Keep up the good work!
I'm so glad I found a true Master instructor... you rock. You've instructed me so much thank you ... you're helping to identify American bonsai. Setting the foundation for the future. I wish you well. Bless you in your endeavors
As a beginner this series is awesome. I have a better idea of what to look for when I go to the hills searching my yamadori or the garden center looking for a new tree. Thank you Ryan i wish i lived in Portland so i could get in on your workshops.
First of all, I applaud your wonderful effort of teaching the all-important basics to the novice Bonsai enthusiast around the world! But if I may...I have some criticism about the use of copper wire when dealing with a beginner. It is so much harder to use than aluminium wire, even for people who have been doing it for years! Making the change of damaging or breaking the branch when applying so much bigger! And it so much more expensive as aluminium wire, especially when every time you have to cut off a to long piece for extra leverage to apply it! I only ever use copper on Bonsai that go to a show because then I can use a thinner thickness than with aluminium wire and because of its colour that is more neutral and less shinny after it hardens. But thanks for all your good work for the Bonsai community and I will make sure that all my students will watch your series! 👍👍👍 Cheers, Hans van Meer.
You have to learn to use copper sometime. Why not at the beginning when you are learning the basics? Yeah it is difficult and you will mess up but it's like that with bonsai at first anyways.
@@fingersoup Hi Fingersoup! I know that you should learn to wire with copper eventually or strait away if possible...but the majority of people around the world can't afford or can't get copper wire! I know this for a fact because I have been teaching Bonsai for many years now all around Europe and know for a fact that maybe a handful of all those students brought copper wire to my workshops! So if you teach novice students (witch most Bonsai enthusiasts are), teach them to wire with aluminium wire and tell them that it is better (?) to use copper when they get better at wiring and if they can afford it! That is all that I meant with my reaction. Cheers, and stay safe! 🙏😉 Hans van Meer.
Imagine all the bonsai trees saved from destruction from bad wiring now that this video exists. Thank you for sharing the common mistakes and how to fix. Very helpful!
Every time I watch Ryan Neil work it makes me wish I had the time and funds to get to to see the rest of the content on the Mirai live site. I’m sure it’s a trove.
Fantastic series of videos! i'm glad to see the next installment, i was starting to worry we wouldn't get to see more. Keep up the good work Mirai Team!
I appreciate how you say it's your first tree and you will make mistakes. Like a badge of honor and it carries through. I do ask , is there a prime age of the tree to train it/wire it, or is it never too young? I potted two young junipers from a space being demoed and was wondering how all this works? Hence why I am here learning. Also I like the teaching progression style thus far.I know this video is 5 years old and probably wont get a response.
Man coniferous spp. give the highs and lows real fast compared to deciduous for sure. Good place to learn how to deal with bonsai's wrath out the gate. And to decide whether to step into wonderland. Nice series.
Awesome beginner doing and later you doing the same made this video really for us to learn alot just now bought a juniper and some wireing materials let's do this.
Don't leave the wire long enough for it to bite the wood. Meaning, you could end up rewiring it two or more times a year depending on how vigorous it is and what stage of development. Younger trees will have thicker growth rings, making it easier to leave too long.
When josh started to wire the tree it was full of branches with good growth after Ryan had worked his magic the tree had half its foliage taken off and many branches gone. If Ryan is to show how to wire correctly surely he must explain that you need to clean the tree and cut the branches off you do not want in your design then clean those branches of unwanted foliage, weak foliage and then apply the wire! Otherwise a very clear and informative video.
@@BonsaiMirai Looking forward to it, at last we have a series of Bonsai videos showing the process from start to finish with stock we can all purchase from a Garden centre👍
Very cool, we are trying to share the same kind of pedagogy in France through some workshop, club and videos on UA-cam (ALEXIS FAIT DES BONSAÏS and NEJIKAN BONSAÏ). Good job 👍
I am going to attempt my first bonsai this weekend. Going to search the woods for a good hemlock tree Any advice for that type of tree? This series was very helpful thank you
From my limited experience wiring, it seems I have better control of getting the angle of my wire as I wrap the branch if I hold the wire closer to the branch an I wrap. I noticed he held the wire way out towards the end of the piece of wire. What is your opinion on this?
You want many options for your design and picking a healthy tree with a lot of branches from a nursery is a great way to start off. Buying a pre-done bonsai is fine to do, you just have less options with where to take the tree.
If I use a very light gauge of wire is it ok to wire young, fleshy growth? I think its possible but I don't know how much damage it will do to the young branches.
I love this series. It’s all about the stress a beginner goes thru and you take us thru it. It’s where I am at too.
Well said! Prior to finding this series, it was very overwhelming to determine what is important on day 1 but this series follows the KISS method very well with an easy to comprehend format. (Keep it simple stupid)
I don't uderstand why I found these series after a year of watching all kind of bonsai videos. Really well explained
I would almost be tempted to ignore my dislike of traveling just to have classes with Ryan. One of the BEST teachers I've ever watched. If he hadn't gotten into Bonsai, he would of been teaching something in another form, I'd say. I would do the online classes but I saw him ignoring questions last time I watched the live stream (Why don't you put deciduous on a slab? was the question that kept being asked and ignored) also I refuse to sign up for re occurring charges out of principle.
Anyway, Imagine if our society celebrated master artist like Ryan instead of crappy actors or people who play a game (sports) for a living. That's the kind of world I want to live in.
This series Is GOLDEN, please post more often!
I don’t even know how I started down the bonsai rabbit hole this week, but I’m already hooked and picked up my attempt at cleaning and assessing a dwarf burning bush I got for $4 at Fred Myles today. Laughing at myself for how eager I was to go for it 😂
The beginners series is so well done; clear, organized, builds intuitively and moves at a comfortable pace.
It makes me want to be the audience participant in another season of skill building, if you do another one which you should because they are so fun to watch 😁
Thank you for sharing your knowledge on a beginners level. This is what brings people into the art of bonsai instead of running them off. Keep up the good work!
I'm so glad I found a true Master instructor... you rock. You've instructed me so much thank you ... you're helping to identify American bonsai. Setting the foundation for the future. I wish you well. Bless you in your endeavors
I have had bonsais for more than 20 years now ..... and during this tutual series I have learned much ...... Thanks 😎😎
Thank you and one day I will bee at your gate to see you garden🥰
As a beginner this series is awesome. I have a better idea of what to look for when I go to the hills searching my yamadori or the garden center looking for a new tree. Thank you Ryan i wish i lived in Portland so i could get in on your workshops.
First of all, I applaud your wonderful effort of teaching the all-important basics to the novice Bonsai enthusiast around the world! But if I may...I have some criticism about the use of copper wire when dealing with a beginner. It is so much harder to use than aluminium wire, even for people who have been doing it for years! Making the change of damaging or breaking the branch when applying so much bigger! And it so much more expensive as aluminium wire, especially when every time you have to cut off a to long piece for extra leverage to apply it! I only ever use copper on Bonsai that go to a show because then I can use a thinner thickness than with aluminium wire and because of its colour that is more neutral and less shinny after it hardens. But thanks for all your good work for the Bonsai community and I will make sure that all my students will watch your series! 👍👍👍
Cheers,
Hans van Meer.
You have to learn to use copper sometime. Why not at the beginning when you are learning the basics? Yeah it is difficult and you will mess up but it's like that with bonsai at first anyways.
@@fingersoup Hi Fingersoup! I know that you should learn to wire with copper eventually or strait away if possible...but the majority of people around the world can't afford or can't get copper wire! I know this for a fact because I have been teaching Bonsai for many years now all around Europe and know for a fact that maybe a handful of all those students brought copper wire to my workshops! So if you teach novice students (witch most Bonsai enthusiasts are), teach them to wire with aluminium wire and tell them that it is better (?) to use copper when they get better at wiring and if they can afford it! That is all that I meant with my reaction.
Cheers, and stay safe! 🙏😉
Hans van Meer.
It'd be awesome to learn face to face with Ryan like this. Excellent video. Thanks
I did my first succesful styling thanks to this series. Thanks Ryan for all youve given us
What a nurturing instructor. Love the interaction b/t Ryan and Josh.
we need more videos like this..!! thanks
Imagine all the bonsai trees saved from destruction from bad wiring now that this video exists. Thank you for sharing the common mistakes and how to fix. Very helpful!
Super detailed video. Will really help a lot of us avoid some basic mistakes.
Every time I watch Ryan Neil work it makes me wish I had the time and funds to get to to see the rest of the content on the Mirai live site. I’m sure it’s a trove.
Fantastic series of videos! i'm glad to see the next installment, i was starting to worry we wouldn't get to see more. Keep up the good work Mirai Team!
Its nice to know beginners go through this anxious phase
Awesome video! Bonsai Mirai must have some talented filmmakers :-)
great work mate. love your approach to bonsai, to the teaching and quality of your videos. pls keep it up. greetings from UK.
Wow, that's a very helpful video. Thanks a lot!
who's josh actually ? we love him hahaha,,.. he represents how a beginner learns, on the hobby
Wow. I learned so much. Thank you for creating these beginner videos. This is how to expand The US bonsai culture.
Would be interesting to hear or see how the tree was re-wired and why!
No one thought how lucky is this guy that takes direct lessons directly from him?
Realy good learning video's for newbie's, thanks alot man.
What a great video. Reminds me of my first bonsai experience.
Excellent. Thanks for sharing all the knowledge.
I appreciate how you say it's your first tree and you will make mistakes. Like a badge of honor and it carries through. I do ask , is there a prime age of the tree to train it/wire it, or is it never too young? I potted two young junipers from a space being demoed and was wondering how all this works? Hence why I am here learning. Also I like the teaching progression style thus far.I know this video is 5 years old and probably wont get a response.
It's useful for beginners as me.Thanks for sharing
Thanks for the beginner series helped me.
This is such a great video - thank you!
Nicely done love how you explain the difference between how the wire is applied
Thank you for your time because you don't have to
I need to get a set of wire and start playing around!
Man coniferous spp. give the highs and lows real fast compared to deciduous for sure. Good place to learn how to deal with bonsai's wrath out the gate. And to decide whether to step into wonderland. Nice series.
That turned out pretty good! Congrats! Good luck and cheers
Awesome beginner doing and later you doing the same made this video really for us to learn alot just now bought a juniper and some wireing materials let's do this.
Super Dope! Nice one team Ryan.
I really liked the video!
It was informative, helpful and also well made.
This concept is great!
Excellent tutorial! Thank you.
Thank you so much for this awesome series! I can't wait for the next episode.
i never considered practicing on dead branches now that i know to try this first im much less nervous about getting to the step of wiring
This series are so good ... pls. carry on. Looking forward 🇩🇰🇩🇰😎
My first tree was a total disaster, but I had so much fun destroying it.
I’m learning a lot. GV, Wado, Thank you.
This class was very helpful, I live in the extream north of Brazil and it's really difficult to get this kind of information, thanks.
I'm absolutely loving the series one question that I can't find how long do you leave the tree wired for?
Don't leave the wire long enough for it to bite the wood. Meaning, you could end up rewiring it two or more times a year depending on how vigorous it is and what stage of development. Younger trees will have thicker growth rings, making it easier to leave too long.
Good information. Nicely presented.
Thankyou master ❤
great job !!!!!!
THANK YOU SO MUCH!!! Much appreciated.
How did it go from a single strand of wire at 4:10 to double at 4:12? Nice to be told about that... 🤷🏼♂️
Editing
Awesome
Is Mirai a garden I could visit? Im in the portland area and I'm inspired by your lessons.
Fear is the exactly what I'm going through right now. Am going to do my first Bonsai wiring on Tuesday 😕
When josh started to wire the tree it was full of branches with good growth after Ryan had worked his magic the tree had half its foliage taken off and many branches gone. If Ryan is to show how to wire correctly surely he must explain that you need to clean the tree and cut the branches off you do not want in your design then clean those branches of unwanted foliage, weak foliage and then apply the wire! Otherwise a very clear and informative video.
He did say to reduce any two branches to one
@@BonsaiMirai Looking forward to it, at last we have a series of Bonsai videos showing the process from start to finish with stock we can all purchase from a Garden centre👍
Check the video in the series before this one. He did just that.
nice
It was very useful informations
Yay!!!
I need to visit Mirai
Very cool, we are trying to share the same kind of pedagogy in France through some workshop, club and videos on UA-cam (ALEXIS FAIT DES BONSAÏS and NEJIKAN BONSAÏ).
Good job 👍
It looks like the pruning step is skipped when it comes to this series, any suggestions for that?
I am going to attempt my first bonsai this weekend. Going to search the woods for a good hemlock tree Any advice for that type of tree? This series was very helpful
thank you
Don't work on it until it has recovered is my advice from experience.
From my limited experience wiring, it seems I have better control of getting the angle of my wire as I wrap the branch if I hold the wire closer to the branch an I wrap. I noticed he held the wire way out towards the end of the piece of wire. What is your opinion on this?
Sorry about my ignorance, I'm super new, but why did you start with like a full grown bush/tree? I thought bonsai was miniature/dwarf trees?
You want many options for your design and picking a healthy tree with a lot of branches from a nursery is a great way to start off. Buying a pre-done bonsai is fine to do, you just have less options with where to take the tree.
Outstanding series.
WTH took so long for this next vid?! Lol....
If I use a very light gauge of wire is it ok to wire young, fleshy growth? I think its possible but I don't know how much damage it will do to the young branches.
I broke the top of my JBP trying to wire it. Six months later, I'm still heartbroken.
Where can I get that same wire?
I have an eucaliptus tree 1meter high and i want to make it a big bonsai or just learn to make it a little tree, can you please please help me?
Bone-sai
I literally just order wire like a hour ago lol
:)
It looks like the student morphed into looking like the teacher in this video…
11:35 the wire was too thick
Still so handsome and sexy.
Awesome