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Bonsaify | Decandling Pine Bonsai on Repeat: Tips, Tips, and more Tips!
No, you're not hearing voices or seeing in triplicate...Eric toggles between three Japanese Black Pines at different stages of development throughout this decandling and summer thinning video!
00:01:23 360 degree view of the high density of growth.
00:02:56 Keeping tree as compact as possible.
00:04:00 Decision-making process of cutting at the node vs behind the nodes.
00:05:35 Discussion of sacrifice branch.
00:07:03 Thinning needles to reduce crowding and maintain light penetration.
00:08:37 Psych! Thinning work on a refined tree with great nebari and bark.
For a much more linear instruction on decandling and thinning of pine bonsai, check out Part I, Chapter 6 of "Mastering Shohin Japanese B...
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Видео

Bonsaify | Watch and Learn: Mini Elm Trim
Просмотров 3,7 тыс.День назад
Eric trims a small Chinese elm. This small tree is about 3" tall, an air layer from a larger tree originally. Check out Bonsaify.com for elm starters!
Bonsaify | Summer Cutback on a ROR Pine
Просмотров 4,4 тыс.14 дней назад
Previous Video on the same tree: ruclips.net/video/QcFd0Qziu6Q/видео.html Eric performs some summer cutback on a Root-Over-Rock Japanese Black pine that was the subject of a video 18 months ago. Summer cutback is the best way to create compact growth on a pine while simultaneously allowing a sacrifice branch to bulk up the wood. 00:00:45 - There have been two spurts of growth since the last vid...
Bonsaify | From Mass Market to Masterpiece Ficus Part 5: Growing Aerial Roots
Просмотров 7 тыс.Месяц назад
Eric revisits our favorite Ficus to continue its journey from mass market, to show-quality masterpiece! Highlighting the work needed to promote the growth of aerial roots, this video includes cutback, wiring and unwiring, and lots of root work. 00:00:15 Revisiting previous work from September, October, and November 2023, including removing excess shoots, recutting old stubs, and wiring. 00:01:4...
Bonsaify | Jay's Towering Redwood Bonsai
Просмотров 19 тыс.Месяц назад
Eric checks in with Jay and helps him wrangle a redwood that has escaped from bonsai training for the last few years. Jay says this is episode 5. 00:00:25 - Jay explains a bit of the history and shape of the tree. 00:01:55 - Eric and Jay get to work, looking at the silhouette and reducing some branching. 00:03:27 - Some wiring tips 00:04:30 - Jay explains the lower dead branch and deadwood on t...
Bonsaify | Hornbeam Raft-Style Bonsai in Spring: So Many Leaves to Pluck!
Просмотров 4,4 тыс.2 месяца назад
After years of ground growing in our yard, this raft-style Korean Hornbeam looks so healthy and very leafy! Eric began thinning out the leaves as an example of deciduous work done in the Spring, as part of a demo for the Redwood Empire Bonsai Society (REBS). He finishes the work in this video, and shares a critical step for developing a deciduous bonsai. Check our Korean Hornbeam starters on Bo...
Bonsaify | Two Techniques to Create an Ideal Zelkova Broom Bonsai
Просмотров 4,9 тыс.2 месяца назад
Trying to get closer to making the ideal broom-style Zelkova, Eric experiments with a new technique he discovered in a Japanese bonsai book. 00:00:39 There are two substyles of Zelkova broom - the first is all branches come out from a central place, and the second still has a leader but there's rapid tapering and dividing. 00:01:17 Eric shares an example of the second technique with finer branc...
Bonsaify | Revisiting a Chinese Corkbark Elm: How Accurate were Eric's Predictions?
Просмотров 3,6 тыс.2 месяца назад
Eric revisits a root-over-rock Chinese Corkbark Elm he worked on in spring 2023. During this video, he focuses on leaf cutback and wiring to continue improving the tree's branching structure. Last year, he made certain predictions about the tree's growth patterns. How accurate were his visions for the future? 00:00:54 Removing a significant portion of the leaves to see the structure. 00:01:33 E...
Bonsaify | Spring Work on Deciduous Bonsai Trees
Просмотров 4,5 тыс.2 месяца назад
Eric demonstrates spring work on seven species in less than seven minutes! 00:00:11 Mini Washington Hawthorn 00:00:37 Small Cork Elm 00:00:52 Leaf reduction on a field-grown Trident Maple. Eric removed this tree from the group last fall over a dormant period, and this is his first time working on it. He reviews the structure and makes corrections. 00:02:07 After removing a giant stub, Eric clea...
Bonsaify | Genius Tips for Early Development of Genus Carpinus (Hornbeam)
Просмотров 4,5 тыс.2 месяца назад
Eric shares three examples of bonsai early development work on Carpinus japonica (Japanese Hornbeam) and Carpinus turczaninovii (Korean Hornbeam). This work includes repotting and a review of the trees' structure. While Korean Hornbeam is a prized species for bonsai, the differences in speed of growth and other characteristics make it fun to grow both species! [Yes, we had a little fun with the...
Bonsaify | Cavalier or Fear? Working on Black Ezo Spruce
Просмотров 4,1 тыс.3 месяца назад
Eric discusses how he advises his students to overcome nerves or push back against over-eagerness when working on trees, using Black Ezo Spruce (Picea jezoensis) as the exemplar species. 00:00:24 These spruce surprised Eric by growing vigorously in the Bay Area since they tend to be cold climate plants. 00:01:20 Pinching off new tips to create more dense branching structure. Also, thinning out ...
Bonsaify | Are You Developing a Good Dwarf Jade Trunk?
Просмотров 25 тыс.3 месяца назад
In this follow up video Eric revisits a Dwarf Jade (Portulacaria afra) that he cut back heavily a couple years ago. First video on the older tree: ruclips.net/video/CGgnDVwB3fo/видео.html Second Video: ruclips.net/video/3NvKbzp7wHU/видео.html Developing dwarf jade should be similar to developing other bonsai species. The trunk is the focus of the composition and the branching is the icing on to...
Bonsaify | Make Radiant Radial Nebari for Japanese Maple Bonsai
Просмотров 27 тыс.4 месяца назад
Eric shares his techniques for developing stunning nebari on young Japanese Maples grown from seed. Learn how to get your nebari growing in the right direction! 00:00:25 Dispelling the myth that Japanese Maples can't be grown from seed. Eric believes seed-grown maples have a good variety of useful and interesting characteristics. 00:01:42 Using 2-year-old plants to demonstrate trimming roots ba...
Bonsaify | Repotting a Root Bound Nursery Tree
Просмотров 17 тыс.4 месяца назад
Root Bound. Root-Bound. Rootbound. No matter how you spell it, repotting a root-bound nursery tree is labor-intensive, difficult, and time-consuming. 00:01:06 Eric demonstrates with a Juniper, though the same techniques generally apply regardless of species. 00:01:34 Eric tries a few techniques, including cutting down the side of the container. Finally, he goes with a POWER TOOL! 00:03:17 Using...
Bonsaify | Juniper Bonsai Basics: Succeeding as a Student or a Teacher!
Просмотров 19 тыс.4 месяца назад
From his 20 years of experience teaching basic bonsai classes with the Bonsai Society of San Francisco and through Bonsaify (bonsaify.com), Eric explains the basics of bonsai and shares tips for how you can teach others! He also shares what he considers to be the best material to use. 00:00:57 First thing to do is to pull off any downward-growing needles, to expose more of the tree's structure....
Bonsaify | Composing a Zelkova Bonsai Forest: Eric Goes BIG!
Просмотров 8 тыс.5 месяцев назад
Bonsaify | Composing a Zelkova Bonsai Forest: Eric Goes BIG!
Bonsaify | Wiring and Styling a Tanuki Bonsai: More Tricks One Year Later
Просмотров 5 тыс.5 месяцев назад
Bonsaify | Wiring and Styling a Tanuki Bonsai: More Tricks One Year Later
Bonsaify | Get Growing with Great Scots Pines!
Просмотров 13 тыс.6 месяцев назад
Bonsaify | Get Growing with Great Scots Pines!
Bonsaify | Narrowing Lifelines on a Young Juniper to Create a Good Shohin
Просмотров 15 тыс.6 месяцев назад
Bonsaify | Narrowing Lifelines on a Young Juniper to Create a Good Shohin
Bonsaify | Crazy Air Layer Japanese Maple Repot!
Просмотров 7 тыс.6 месяцев назад
Bonsaify | Crazy Air Layer Japanese Maple Repot!
Bonsaify | The Bonsai Nut 6-Year Pine Contest
Просмотров 16 тыс.7 месяцев назад
Bonsaify | The Bonsai Nut 6-Year Pine Contest
Bonsaify | Fall Color on Deciduous Bonsai: Have you Heard of the Skittles Effect?
Просмотров 6 тыс.7 месяцев назад
Bonsaify | Fall Color on Deciduous Bonsai: Have you Heard of the Skittles Effect?
Bonsaify | Great Fall Results for a Field-Grown Black Pine!
Просмотров 5 тыс.7 месяцев назад
Bonsaify | Great Fall Results for a Field-Grown Black Pine!
Bonsaify | Stop Doing "This" and Make Better Bonsai!
Просмотров 40 тыс.8 месяцев назад
Bonsaify | Stop Doing "This" and Make Better Bonsai!
Bonsaify | Bonsai Inspiration: Take a Walk Among the Wild Junipers
Просмотров 6 тыс.8 месяцев назад
Bonsaify | Bonsai Inspiration: Take a Walk Among the Wild Junipers
Bonsaify | Quirks of European Crabapple for Bonsai
Просмотров 4,6 тыс.8 месяцев назад
Bonsaify | Quirks of European Crabapple for Bonsai
Bonsaify | Monterey Cypress Rough Cutback for Bonsai Development
Просмотров 5 тыс.9 месяцев назад
Bonsaify | Monterey Cypress Rough Cutback for Bonsai Development
Bonsaify | Mass Market to Masterpiece Ficus, Part 4
Просмотров 32 тыс.9 месяцев назад
Bonsaify | Mass Market to Masterpiece Ficus, Part 4
Bonsaify | Crafting CASCADE Style Juniper Bonsai
Просмотров 17 тыс.10 месяцев назад
Bonsaify | Crafting CASCADE Style Juniper Bonsai
Bonsaify | Blue Atlas Cedar Propagation: Grafts, Air Layers, or Cuttings?
Просмотров 29 тыс.10 месяцев назад
Bonsaify | Blue Atlas Cedar Propagation: Grafts, Air Layers, or Cuttings?

Комментарии

  • @Gonecrazy666
    @Gonecrazy666 6 часов назад

    I need your advice, I’ve got three coastal redwoods I’m growing (for two years) in 2’x2’x1’ deep boxes and they’re in Miracle Grow potting soil, they put tons of new growth out but the trunks aren’t getting thick. I planted other coastal redwoods in the ground and BOOM! They’ve got massive trunks in about the same time, so, how shocking is it to dig and transplant these redwoods? Do they have a big taproot that doesn’t like to be severed? Do I need to put some kind of big air pot in the ground to contain the roots? Thanks! And great video 👍🏻

  • @Jerome30000
    @Jerome30000 15 часов назад

    Merci pour le suivi de ce bel arbre bravo très beau travail 👍

  • @Jerome30000
    @Jerome30000 16 часов назад

    Bonjour sujet super intéressant j'habite dans le Sud de la France et je cultive mes ficus sous serre exposition assez lumineuse sans exposition du soleil à qu'elle période je peux faire cette intervention sans risque pour l'arbre ? Car je n'aime pas la forme de S classique et j'aimerai en faire un shohin . Dans l'attente d'un retour de votre part je vous souhaite un bon weekend. Cordialement.

    • @Bonsaify
      @Bonsaify 12 часов назад

      (Google Translate so forgive any errors...). Dans une serre, vous pourrez peut-être le faire à tout moment, mais la photopériode est également importante. Le milieu de l’été (à cette période de l’année) est généralement le meilleur moment pour effectuer des travaux sérieux sur les plantes tropicales.

    • @Jerome30000
      @Jerome30000 11 часов назад

      @@Bonsaify Merci beaucoup je pense que le ferai l'année prochaine car je l'ai rempoté il y a 1 mois et il était pas très en forme je vais le laisser bien reprendre de la force et ferai les travaux l'année prochaine je préfère ne pas perdre l'arbre je vous remercie pour votre retour passez un bon weekend.

  • @pdean_photography929
    @pdean_photography929 16 часов назад

    I was watching this at 6:45 am while drinking coffee and that kaleidoscope had me thinking I was having a flashback lol I’m kidding of course, very informative thank you for sharing. Coincidentally I’m getting ready to put my California Coastal redwoods and African and Madagascar.Baobabs in 30 gallon pots. The purpose here is to get thicker trunks as fast as I can without planting them in the ground.

  • @Tagger0325
    @Tagger0325 18 часов назад

    In Scale .. key words ..thank you .

  • @atomartin
    @atomartin 21 час назад

    Hi, how often do you water your pines growing in your standard potting mix? Do you let them drs out completely between watering?

    • @Bonsaify
      @Bonsaify 11 часов назад

      Every 2 days or so. But it depends on conditions. Pines in perlite stay wetter longer than pines in akadama mixes in my experience. You want to let them go longer between waterings that other trees. In my mild summer climate the one in the terra cotta pot is every 1-2 days prior to decandling and every 2-3 days afterward until growth gets going again.

    • @atomartin
      @atomartin 6 часов назад

      @@Bonsaify Many thanks! Because i was affraid to overwater them after loosing a couple of young trees. Now i water every 5-7 days at T 30C.

  • @josephfoster3819
    @josephfoster3819 День назад

    Is there any good videos about transfering and reducing the root structure to bonsai soil and pot from nursery stock ? 😊

  • @virolfestrellado9425
    @virolfestrellado9425 День назад

    Wow... great bonsai teacher as always.. thank you Sir!

  • @Gianni88
    @Gianni88 День назад

    SEI GRANDE ! ! !

  • @themichaellerner
    @themichaellerner День назад

    Thank for this video. Your jumping back and forth between the two trees was somewhat disorienting...

  • @brucedeacon28
    @brucedeacon28 День назад

    👍👌🙂

  • @apeljohn4157
    @apeljohn4157 2 дня назад

    To confirm: "node" here refers to the point where one flush of growth ends and the next begins? I mostly do broadleafs so not sure how the terminology maps over.

  • @backbudbonsai
    @backbudbonsai 2 дня назад

    Thank you thank you thank you for the video video video

  • @jscmdsrf1
    @jscmdsrf1 2 дня назад

    Thanks Eric- great video, so useful to review the de-candeling basics every year..

  • @phillipwaterman5721
    @phillipwaterman5721 2 дня назад

    Nice job Eric thanks for the video keep up the good work

  • @T1374
    @T1374 2 дня назад

    Thank you for the lessons. This video reminded me about the hormones going to the top sacrificial branch. I have to remove some needles.

  • @user-oc7kz3iv2b
    @user-oc7kz3iv2b 2 дня назад

    Those black pines look fantastic, great video again as always. Are those branches from the second tree from backbuds or some other technique? Such a compact design, it has huge potential.

  • @DarthMasiah
    @DarthMasiah 2 дня назад

    👍👍

  • @mattbrennan647
    @mattbrennan647 2 дня назад

    Foisting 😊

    • @mattbrennan647
      @mattbrennan647 2 дня назад

      Just worked on mine today. Guess I’m starting to get the timing right. Thanks, keep growing

  • @lennyfelix98
    @lennyfelix98 2 дня назад

    Incredible complexity and balance in such a small project, kudos!

  • @irmarosales2521
    @irmarosales2521 3 дня назад

    Hola, se puede hacer desde esquejé ? Tanks.

  • @antonioraviolioto3886
    @antonioraviolioto3886 5 дней назад

    If I use 50 grams of a 5-3-4, that will give me 2.5 grams N, 1.5 grams of P, and 2 grams of K. How do I know how many grams of each I need for my bonsai?

    • @Bonsaify
      @Bonsaify 3 дня назад

      Well - you dont. Just play with how much and see what happens. There are ways of finding out, but it's complicated and expensive.

  • @vopeter8399
    @vopeter8399 5 дней назад

    Gotta say love ur channel i learn alot thank

  • @snowman3773
    @snowman3773 6 дней назад

    Love what you are doing with this BAC. I have been working on one for a few years now.

  • @Justin-PLLD
    @Justin-PLLD 6 дней назад

    Can you tell me why, when I work on bonsai, almost every aspect of the designing process and finished overall image of trees interests me but when it comes to this small size of tree, as is your Chinese Elm, I start to lose interest? I've been trying to figure this out and can't understand why. I want to love these smallest of bonsai but after about 10 seconds, my interest wanes. Larger bonsai I could stare at for hours. Any idea?

    • @Bonsaify
      @Bonsaify 5 дней назад

      Well, scale is important to perception. Big trees create awe and give an experience more similar to seeing a tree in nature. Little trees are "cute" which is a whole different feeling. Little trees are also less likely to show mature characteristics like bark and fine twigging. But you should probably post this to bonsainut if you want a more robust discussion.

    • @Justin-PLLD
      @Justin-PLLD 5 дней назад

      @@Bonsaify I think you hit the nail on the head. I now understand my feelings towards small trees. It's not that I dislike them, it's that I get disinterested easily due to the lack of, I think what you're calling, aged character. But we as artists can work towards this and try our best to create the most personality out of the tiniest of plants. Thank you for helping me understand this. I liked that you called them cute. 🤭

  • @kawin9
    @kawin9 6 дней назад

    ฉันชอบดูบอนไซขนาดเล็กขอลคุณมาก มันน่ารัก

  • @robertpawlsoky2910
    @robertpawlsoky2910 6 дней назад

    Thank you for all the tips. Your trees look truly great. I have about fifty trees collected over 10-12 years, slowly as each takes care. I have five bald cypress started 8 years ago, not quit redwood, but your tips are valuable for training them. Thanks.

  • @arayan83079
    @arayan83079 7 дней назад

    Loved this!

  • @phillipwaterman5721
    @phillipwaterman5721 7 дней назад

    Nice job Eric looking good video thanks

  • @dominique6874
    @dominique6874 7 дней назад

    heard your suppose to let cutting wounds callous over for 3/4 days before rooting ?

  • @lillrichter
    @lillrichter 7 дней назад

    I really liked the setting of this video - the lighting, the music and the mixed content 😊

  • @ShanRen-e7w
    @ShanRen-e7w 8 дней назад

    As a beginning beginner, this information is exciting, appreciated, and invaluable! I have all the suggested "dupes" on the way. Fingers crossed I can keep my three new bonsai alive as I historically murder other plants by overwatering.

  • @milenaruzickova8026
    @milenaruzickova8026 8 дней назад

    Je to Ulmus parvifolia?

    • @Bonsaify
      @Bonsaify 8 дней назад

      Ulmus parvifolia 'Catlin' I think. But it may be a normal Ulmus parvifolia. It was an air-layer off a friend's tree.

  • @robmartelli
    @robmartelli 9 дней назад

    Excuisite

  • @thebonsaiprojectkernow
    @thebonsaiprojectkernow 9 дней назад

    I have been after one of these for a while,it is my all time favourite tree

  • @ScottTheExperimentalist
    @ScottTheExperimentalist 9 дней назад

    I love this series! I have an S shaped Tiger Bark Ficus that I got as one of my first bonsai. As ive learned more about bonsai I’ve decided it looks too contrived. I have implemented your technique to try to get air roots to help improve the trunk and perhaps a trunk chop as well. Thanks!

  • @Mannavegr
    @Mannavegr 9 дней назад

    This was great

  • @patchymcq
    @patchymcq 9 дней назад

    that makes my hands shake just watching lol very small material

  • @brucedeacon28
    @brucedeacon28 9 дней назад

    👍👌🙂

  • @danielfonseca5007
    @danielfonseca5007 9 дней назад

    No explanation, which is normally why I get super interested in your vids, yet so satisfying. Amazing little tree, wow.

  • @Gianni88
    @Gianni88 9 дней назад

    👍👍👍 Saluti e complimenti da Gianni . Ti seguo dall'Italia

  • @sino619
    @sino619 9 дней назад

    Great video! What is the mix ratio for the soil? That's interesting perlite and coco. Is that better than using bonsai inorganic soil?

  • @BonsaiNorthwest
    @BonsaiNorthwest 10 дней назад

    Beautiful tree!

  • @jeffreyhutchings561
    @jeffreyhutchings561 10 дней назад

    I have some maple seedlings that sprouted last year in Spring. I have them in 3-4” pots. When would be a good time to add some wire to give them movement? I’ll wait until next March to repot them.

  • @bakelall
    @bakelall 10 дней назад

    Which lab is it where plant samples can be sent ?

  • @Steves_Backyard_Bonsai
    @Steves_Backyard_Bonsai 10 дней назад

    I love it! That was such great fun to watch, and I learned too!

  • @54114142
    @54114142 10 дней назад

    I find it so difficult to water such tiny plants. Do you have some auto system in place?!

    • @vietpimp999
      @vietpimp999 10 дней назад

      You can put the pot on top of another pot with bonsai soil for extra moisture.

    • @michaelrael3278
      @michaelrael3278 10 дней назад

      i use a standard 2 gallon pump sprayer for my smallest trees. works great.

    • @Bonsaify
      @Bonsaify 8 дней назад

      I do not for my own collection. I water everything by hand. But, I live in San Francisco where the summer temperatures are very moderated by fog. If I lived in a hotter area I might use an automated system for increasing humidity. But as one of the other commentors mentioned - using a tray of sand/fine lava under the mame is my main strategy for keeping them happy. This one has a large enough pot that it's not in a tray, but once I pot it down into a smaller show-size pot it will need that also.

  • @9daywonda
    @9daywonda 10 дней назад

    That's almost as tiny as you brain ERIC?

  • @nerinat8371
    @nerinat8371 10 дней назад

    Beautiful work

  • @pela1100
    @pela1100 10 дней назад

    Hermoso video, hermoso olmo. Salud !