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Gro Bonsai
United Kingdom
Приєднався 16 гру 2018
Bonsai work • Bonsai info • Bonsai stories
I believe that if everybody kept bonsai, the world would be a better place. My mission is to help you to get as much joy from bonsai as I do. I post a lot of informational videos aimed at bonsai beginners, as well as progress on my own trees. I share tips, tactics, techniques, and tales - good or bad - that I learn on my way from bonsai hobbyist to bonsai professional.
I believe that if everybody kept bonsai, the world would be a better place. My mission is to help you to get as much joy from bonsai as I do. I post a lot of informational videos aimed at bonsai beginners, as well as progress on my own trees. I share tips, tactics, techniques, and tales - good or bad - that I learn on my way from bonsai hobbyist to bonsai professional.
Starting a Wisteria Bonsai Masterpiece
Starting a masterpiece wisteria bonsai by repotting this beautiful specimen that was dug from a garden.
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Explosive Back-Buds for More Bonsai Branches
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How to stimulate new branches to grow from the trunk of broadleaf bonsai trees. Often times we find an appealing bonsai trunk, but there aren't enough branches to create a convincing bonsai tree. This 4 step guide tells you all you need to achieve explosive back buds and the growth of brand new branches. Newsletter: bit.ly/bonsainewsletter Support GroBonsai: www.patreon.com/grobonsai Tools: waz...
Flawed Japanese Maple Bonsai Reboot
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Raft? Windswept? This Japanese Maple bonsai has several options but also several flaws. I remake the bonsai using advanced techniques, but will it succeed? Newsletter: bit.ly/bonsainewsletter Support GroBonsai: www.patreon.com/grobonsai Tools: wazakurajapan.com/ref=grobonsai (affiliate link) 10% Coupon for wazakurajapan.com: GROBONSAI I may earn commission on sales at wazakurajapan.com - thank ...
Thicken Bonsai Trunks The Easy Way
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Here's the fastest, safest way to thicken trunks for bonsai trees.Thickening bonsai trunks takes time. Here's how you can speed up the process, without the disadvantages of growing the ground. All the while keeping the nebari developing with attractive in-scale roots - rather than thick, ugly, out-of-scale carrot shaped nebari. Thanks to Telperion Farms and the Bonsai Mirai podcast for making t...
DIY Bonsai Challenge - Choose Your Tree
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How to choose a tree or plant to turn into your DIY bonsai. A good place to start is garden centre or nursery trees or shrubs. Here is my advice about what to look for in a good starter for bonsai training. Join the DIY Bonsai challenge: bit.ly/diy-bonsai-challenge groups/766261398720815 discord.gg/CjQjW3BUXM Newsletter: bit.ly/bonsainewsletter Support GroBonsai: www.patreon.com/gr...
Fixing Soil That Destroyed Bonsai Mother Tree
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I failed to repot this tree for several years past its due date. It's a nursery sourced Fuji Cherry mother tree. Not only did the soil completely break down, but the reduced foliage mass exacerbated the unbalance in the root system. For this reason it's often best to change the soil before doing pruning work on to style the branches. Newsletter: bit.ly/bonsainewsletter Support GroBonsai: www.pa...
Relaxing Repot Yamadori Bonsai Material (ambient music)
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No talking (almost) bonsai repot work, ambient music. Yamadori essentially means collected from the wild, though being non-native this Potentilla was most likely collected from a garden. The second repot, I look at the planting angle, splitting unnecessary trunks and removing old soil. Newsletter: bit.ly/bonsainewsletter Support GroBonsai: www.patreon.com/grobonsai Tools: wazakurajapan.com/ref=...
Repotting An Epic Potentilla Bonsai Material
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Repotting an upright tree to create a cascading bonsai. Most trees and plants grow upwards so representing a tree hanging off a cliff often requires a dramatic angle change. Knowing when to repot a bonsai tree causes beginners confusion. These indicators are what I look for to start repotting a bonsai tree or bonsai material. Newsletter: bit.ly/bonsainewsletter Support GroBonsai: www.patreon.co...
Pruning A Bonsai Recovering From Stress
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Pruning A Bonsai Recovering From Stress
Bonsai Linden Spring Repot, Autumn Restyle
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Bonsai Linden Spring Repot, Autumn Restyle
Bonsai Design Inspired by Snow-Laden Spruce
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Bonsai Design Inspired by Snow-Laden Spruce
1 Year Ago This Bonsai Was a Branch
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1 Year Ago This Bonsai Was a Branch
6 Bonsai Air Layering Problems + Solutions
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6 Bonsai Air Layering Problems Solutions
How to Shape Branches of an Indoor Bonsai (Dwarf Jade)
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How to Shape Branches of an Indoor Bonsai (Dwarf Jade)
First Bonsai Pot for a Huge Hawthorn
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First Bonsai Pot for a Huge Hawthorn
Notion Bonsai Challenged Me to Bonsai This?!
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Notion Bonsai Challenged Me to Bonsai This?!
Structural Bonsai Work On My Hemlock
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Structural Bonsai Work On My Hemlock
18 Months Bonsai Trunk Progress Of My Field Maple
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18 Months Bonsai Trunk Progress Of My Field Maple
Bonsai Repotting: How to Repot Dwarf Jade Bonsai
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Bonsai Repotting: How to Repot Dwarf Jade Bonsai
Starting an Indoor Bonsai from a Cutting
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Starting an Indoor Bonsai from a Cutting
Bonsai Wiring Tricks for Portulacaria afra
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Bonsai Wiring Tricks for Portulacaria afra
Pruning Heuristics and Pest Ballistics!
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Pruning Heuristics and Pest Ballistics!
Why Rosemary Bonsai Die & Tricks to Cope
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Why Rosemary Bonsai Die & Tricks to Cope
What about using Bonsai Supply's Bonsai soil? It drains good.
I just got a Chinese Elm from an online Nursery. It is hot and humid out so not sure about putting it out right now. We have gotten Torrential rain today and might tomorrow, so not sure what to do with the plants. I have a patio-no greenhouse, or garage.
It looks so much happier, it looks like it wants to take a left. I'd let it go left and make it resemble a strong offshore ocean wind shaped old lady tree.
Where do you find the wire? I've looked in every hardware store and hobby supply shop in town and nothing.
I get it online, search ‘aluminum bonsai wire’ should turn something up. It’s just anodized (colored) aluminum wire, color is optional.
@@grobonsai Nice! Thanks!
I need to go out and get some wisteria to try for my next bonsai. It grows wild everywhere here in Alabama and Georgia.
Beautiful
This is amazing!
Do people ever start these from seeds? Or is it all from cutting/air layering? I think I asked that correctly..
Yeah, there’s a couple of things to bear in mind. Seeds take longer, also it’s a good idea to plant more than you need because only a % of seeds make it to be mature plants in 2-3 years time. My video 3 ways to start bonsai explains a bit more
Thank you very much for the information and quick response! I will take a look at the video! Even if I can't bonsai with my skill set I would still like to be successful in growing trees regardless. Won't give up untill my thumb is green.
Nothing about this gives 'health' tbh
You just have to know what to look for
super cool 😎
Wow good job!
Beautiful as always. Great work!
I use a root booster from TPS Nutrients to help my plants grow roots faster and stronger, I also found it helps with plants that have sensitive roots to help prevent transplant shock even when I accidentally stabbed my moisture meter in my bougainvillea soil and felt a few roots break (for those who don't know they absolutely hate their roots being touched to the point if you repot them with their original pot will die 90% of the time)
I use washed river sand for rhe same method. I buy a 40 kg bag from rhe hardware store for 2 dollars.
I've got a style suggestion.. plant it in the ground and let it become a normal healthy non mutilated tree..
It can be healthy whether it’s mutilated by deer, storms, lightning, fire, or even shears
Is this a bristlecone pine?
You’re not the first person to mention, but no, it’s European larch (maybe Japanese idk. Deffo larch though). I think in US they are called tamarack
Love the updates! Keep up the good work 👍
Glad you like them!
Amazing work! Really calming and inspiring, made my evening just watching you work with these beautiful trees. God bless you mate ❤
Aw thanks for that, cheered me up!
So early😊
Beautiful 😊
Yes but you must style it in my home and once it's cut it will refuse to leave.
😁😁 welp
I wonder what the 'brown putty' is?
That's called 'Cut Paste'. It helps speed up with healing of cuts in bonsai. I have another Short vid explaining how and why, somewhere
I used to raise several bonsai. They were quite nice. Then all of them got an odd white lice looking thing - aphids? and died. I gave up tormenting plants. Now it looks like that to me - torture.
Mealybugs
@@grobonsai A massive infestation, too
❤️🔥 the background track is "Hypercell" by Ooyy
mistake after mistake, Sphagnum moss fail, then repotted it rootbound into a plastic pot that was too small
The pot fit just fine. Being root bound is far, far less of a risk to the plant than messing with it's roots out of season
What happened to the beautiful green bonsai at the start of the video??
It's deciduous
Okay!! My medium was too wet that's why it healed!!! Okay!!
It could also be that some cambium tissue remained - can’t remember if I mentioned that in the vid
@@grobonsai you have a point there. But I am pretty sure, it was all gone. I just did the procedure during the rainy season and that didn't help. Thank you for the education!!
Stick it where the sun doesn't shine
Although becoming the worlds first human bonsai container has its appeal, the sun is kinda essential for the trees survival
Awesome.
Thanks!
Slugs gross me out so much
Same! They’ve always given me the heeby-jeebies
I'll stick anything in perlite
Awesom tips, but how often I need to water it? Since the soil almost can’t hold any water
Certainly more often than trad pots and growing mediums. But the principles are all the same - water when the plant is becoming dry, but before it wilts. That said, over watering in this setup is less likely due to the aeration
let survivors choose their own shape. i love how the bounce back with a little care.
Thanks
It's past spring 2024 Need an update
I’ve been a little lacking inspiration lately so this gives me direction. I will update in the next few days! Thanks
Just amazing.
Plants blow my mind honestly
Wow ❤
I can't find the collab?
Here ya go ua-cam.com/video/4w05d-fO4pc/v-deo.html I need to update this project actually- thanks for bringing it to my attention!
I think you mean branch not trunk
You’re right - it is a branch. But my long term intention is to cut the trunk back to the graft, and let that be the continued trunk line. It’s a bonsai technique that introduces a change of direction and taper into an otherwise straight trunk. But takes ages!
SLUGS ARE GREAT!!! Love the fact they don't bite! The remind me Ive never been so screwed for protein by my nation's high taxes that I've needed to sautee them with garlic for dinner! 😂
Honestly I’d rather starve
What a lovely come back! That has to be rewarding. STYLE SUGGESTION- The partially dead looking section of bark and its crown reminds me of the Bristlecone Pines (one of the oldest living trees we have) they have a very wind beaten/blown look to them. With how long some of those branches are- could you sweep a majority of the branches back in the same direction opposite of how its growing so that it looks like its being blown back in the wind? I know that would be very basic but i think it would add to the bristle cone pine look and* be gentle enough to keep letting the plant bounce back. ❤
That’s a great source of inspiration, thanks for the suggestion. Definitely has a feel of the bristlecone pines, and also there is scope to show some wind influence. Thanks
Larch? Tamarack!
European larch - Larix decidua
Yes Tamarack in Oregon, USA
Lovely.Just lovely.A thing of beauty is the joy forever
Can you turn any plant or tree into a bonsai tree?
Most trees and shrubs, and even some succulents, make nice bonsai. Ideally you want woody trunk, and small leaves, but anything goes as long as you’re happy
what is that puddy you use?
I think there’s a link to another Short somewhere in the comments here. Its name translates to “Cut Paste”. But if you search “bonsai cut paste” you should find it
Thank you for explaining everything as you did it. This has probably been the most informative "what not to do" bonsai short I've seen yet. Still don't own a tree yet.
You’re welcome, thanks for the feedback. Bonsai repotting is quite nuanced, it’s hard to cover everything in short form, but glad this helped
That trunk is stunning !
It is very unusual, for U.K. larch anyway
Well it’s been 2 years so far. How’s it going?
There’s a video somewhere recently, I did a cut back to try get new branches, no luck so far
@@grobonsai I mean you gave it 60 years. So be patient you’ll get there. We’ll all be here along for the ride.
I want to say this is proof our phones listen to us haha. I was talking to my daughter about bonsai trees and how amazing they are. She said she’d like to get one together and learn about them. Just days later your channel shows up. Call it faith or call it iPhones listening to us haha. Either way I’m glad your channel showed up.
Whether it’s computer science, psychology, or good ole fate that brought my vids to your phone - who knows! Either way, glad you found my channel. Wish my daughters were interested, the youngest loves being outdoors though, so I’ll take it!
@@grobonsai being outside in a tree is what sparked her interest. I’m 34 and climb trees with my kids. She seen a tiny branch grown from the side of the tree. Itself also looked like a full grown tree just about 3in tall. Small yet so mighty. She asked me “imagine there were trees that were really tiny? That would be so cool”. I mentioned bonsai trees to her. We walked to the library and looked them up. She was hooked.
I definitely react the same way when accidentally touching slugs 😂😂😂
There is NO greater stress than accidentally copping a feel of a slug
Just remember, like human children they are all perfect. Each tree may not grow up to the idea or vision you had over a 20 year period, but it grew and developed. It is perfect. And if you get annoyed with the end result you can return it to the wild and let the tree correct issues you created.