Tea Tree Bonsai First Styling

In todays video we take a Nursery Stock Tea Tree and set its bones so it can be a future Bonsai. Along the way i stop and give some helpful advice on choosing Nursery Stock, How to test what the tree can take and the mindset needed for doing a first styling on Nursery Stock.
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[@carnivaltym]

This was exactly the advice I was looking for as I (beginner) start work on a NZ manuka (tea tree). Thank you. Subscribed

[@martyjewell710]

Love the testing a cutoff branch idea!

[@kiwibonsai2355]

Good eye for vision, not easily taught, more of a gift.
Subscribed ✌️🇳🇿🌱

[@OneChartguitarlessons]

Love those 2 tone pots on the right! How come they aren't on your site, Josh?

[@BonsaiEn]

We just sold out of those pots a few weeks ago, we may or may not be able to get more depending on what the supplier has. We are looking to start keeping a higher quality range of pots now though.

[@kootenaybonsaicanada]

Great video 🌲 love the bark on this species. It helped me think about working with willow. They have a similar look and from your explanation it sounds like they behave similar. Thanks for posting, keep up the good work, and I hope to see more. I particularly like seeing the native species.

[@BonsaiEn]

They are an awesome species, I've got a few in my personal collection In a few different styles. My cascade is probably my favorite

[@wdrury1]

I'm growing about 50 of these from seed...they smell great

[@davidreid622]

Great video, thank you. Keep them coming thick and fast, please. :D

[@shredtheorysnow]

Hey dude! Nice work! How and when do you go about repotting one of these into a bonsai pot? I've heard they die easily if you mess with the root ball, but all nursery stock comes root bound in standard nursery pots.

[@BonsaiEn]

Hey mate, i find the best time is late spring early summer before it gets too hot, or alternatively you can go late summer early autumn as the weather begins to cool but is still warm. Natives tend to have another growing cycle in early autumn which allows them to be repotted and easily protected afterwards. As for the root ball i have done some pretty crazy cuts and had them survive, in saying this though i also knew the trees were 100% at tip top health and my after care was top notch. if you are still starting out i would try getting it into a slightly larger Bonsai pot at first then reducing a bit each year until you reach the desired size pot.

[@ezuza1795]

@@BonsaiEn Which soil need tea tree. I plant it 3 times and every time it death. I dont know what I done wrong. If I add water is not good if soil is dry is also not good.Can you help me? I received today plant from shop but the tea tree is in the worst condition. How I can recover my tea tree? Thanks for reply

[@leodiaz1337]

Is this a New Zealand Tea Tree with the pink flowers?

[@EricShingles-p6q]

Never found tea trees to be brittle, I even wire them in literati style

[@vimanyu]

do u have a cleft palate? Just asking cuz I'm a maxillofacial surgeon

[@BonsaiEn]

Wow good eye. I do infact, it mainly effects my hearing but I also have a hole in the roof of my mouth. How did you tell without me having a cleft lip?

[@vimanyu]

@@BonsaiEn not a good eye... Good ear... I told u I'm a maxillofacial surgeon... I can easily detect that nasal twang... And it won't go away even if you get corrective surgery done... Speech therapy will work wonders though... Nevertheless, nice video... Must have put in a lot of effort... Can we grow them from cuttings?

[@vimanyu]

@@BonsaiEn cleft palate can occur with a normal lip too.. And it's cuz of that only that you have hearing issues.

[@BonsaiEn]

Yeah I've had 5 surgeries and had a lot of speech therapy as a child. I used to get dye injected into my nose then I was tipped upside down and had to talk while the drs watched haha, not a nice experience.
Junipers are not the easiest to grow from cuttings but can be done. The trick is to plant them in quartz or regular sand, keep the base warm and give them constant humidity or misting. Keep them out of direct sun.

[@vimanyu]

@@BonsaiEn okay....

[@barendblom1279]

What kind of wire do you use?

[@BonsaiEn]

Aluminium

[@fancypants1]

Leptospernum?

[@BonsaiEn]

Sure is! Commonly know as the lemon scented tea tree

[@gardencodes91]

Bro got it down to a tea.

[@agussurya1024]

Great..is that leptospermum? We have a bonsai leptosperm community here..visit my home to check

[@vopeter8399]

Is it drink able😊 to