Thank you for the ways you use moss, I think the method of blender use for grinding the moss into powder is a very good option, I will do that in future I think just need to purloin the bullet blender.
I am so glad you made this video. I never knew you could grind moss up and broadcast it onto your bonsai. I will put a scraper and a bag in my truck for when I see some pristine moss lurking in a shady corner. If possible, I would enjoy your take on air layering. I have some beautiful trees with interesting trunks. They are full size and I would like to pull them out of the ground and bonsai the trunks and plant the tops. Fruit trees . A weeping cherry and a weeping peach.
Hi Bruno! Great idea to give your bonsai a head start. I would worry about peach trees a bit…because all text seems to indicate peaches suffer various diseases and are not long lived. Try other prunus like Mume flowering apricot. Considered a class bonsai.
Thank you for your videos, I am very interested in bonsai and you already teach me some things in one day. Please keep up the good work you are gifted in your teaching and I respect you.
Hello! I have not done white pine…Most have the challenge of being grafted. I will describe how to train black pine; I believe the same technique applies. Stay tuned!
"i really want to serve your needs" what a magnificent attitude =) You have anything useful to tell about citrus trees ? Anything about keeping tropical trees indoor where you live \ vs keeping them indoor other places around the world ? Thanks for sharing anyway
Citrus like kumquat make nice bonsai. *And I love to buy some Hong Kong kumquat, Fortunella hindsii (the smallest-fruited of the kumquats with round fruits that rarely exceed one-half inch in diameter). More seriously, citrus with small fruits make wonderful bonsai. Most trees you buy have ugly graft marks. You must have lots of citrus trees. You can find an interesting big branch to air-layer to give you a good start.
@@bonsaiheirloom i have 5 lemon 3 clementines 1 red lime tree. they are already aging up quite well. some of them 6 years + =) The Hong Kong komquat sounds nice, i seen kumquats around stores here in Norway, not sure if it is the Hong Kong variant tho. As you say many of them come with ugly grafts and, well, in Norway we do unfortunatly not have the best culture for shaping trees, so many of the nursery stock trees looks like more like flowers or bushes than trees. However, beside a clementine tree with larger sized same shaped fruit, the scale difference with a Hong Kong kumquat could be fun and interesting. Thanks Doc =) -Love from Norway
Seems easy and straight forward. Thank you for sharing your experience and knowledge on putting moss on our Bonsai. I’ve taken the moss and rubbed it over a firm screen to get the powdery consistency. Didn’t need to procure Bullet device, old or new. Keep the Bonsai videos coming my friend.
Thanks for sharing your method! I want to start conversations in this bonsai community because there is no right or wrong way to do bonsai. Learn through trial and error and do whatever works for you. Interesting method!
@@bonsaiheirloom it is actually a large kitchen strainer. I’ve also used various soil ingredient sifters I or others have. I last did this to the moss, the scrubbed Sphagnum moss over it also, then combined (sorta equal quantities) and sprinkled onto moistened (not soaked) top of soil, and then misted it well. And kept it moistened and was careful when watering to not wash it off.😃
Hi Nicholas! I had a big nice old bougainvillea bonsai which is now sitting in my good friend’s home in Santa Barbara. I have also made bonsai out of a big ficus that a friend had grown in a nursery pot. They can be worked on like many trees. I will soon post tour of my bonsai collection. Maybe divide it into four groups to make it easier for you to track the progress of trees. The content can be quite random--a tree may be overgrown in one video and showed what it looks like after it is pruned the next time. So in one video it will be over grown, and the next time around it has been pruned and tidied up. Please stay tuned! I intend to share what I know!
@@bonsaiheirloom thank you very much! But I have dried my moss for 2 days and it didnt grinden to powder but very small pieces, i decided to add that to my bonsai, will that moss grow anyway? Its green small pieces and i mist it every day, will it work? Would be very thankful for response :)))
Thank you. I'm new to bonsai I only have two trees and I have been wondering would the pots look better with moss on. I only wish I new about bonsai years ago, at my time of life I have left it too late. 😊
I have two sea grapes and cannot find any information on styling them. I know they are not the best choice for bonsai but I love the plant. Do you have any thoughts on Sea Grape plants? I have one ina Bonsai pot and one in 3 gallon pot that I have been shaping.
Thanks for your moss growing video. It looks like moss is so easy to grow. But the moss in my aquarium and bonsai tank doesn't really grow that well no matter how much water I pour in. Still trying to figure out why. Do you have any suggestion?
Thanks for sharing your experience and knowledge! I'm pretty new still at bonsai and I really enjoy looking at your videos cause I learn new things each time. I wish to have nice mature trees like yours one day. Lots of patience (and fun!) until there
You will have beautiful trees! Just be patient and keep growing and learning! If you have any questions as a bonsai beginner, please feel free to let me know and I'll do my best to answer. Have fun!
You talk about reading lots of bonsai books but as you know, where there is good information there is also bad information. Can you put a list of books to read or articles. I am in the southwest Florida area and bonsai is quite hard here I can use all the help I can get. Right now I have a Chinese elm a Brazilian rain tree and several bougainvillea I am trying to train.
Hi there! Most bonsai books will contain the basic information. That’s a good starting point for you to modify your “system.” Like using my soil mix as a starting point (Not to take what anyone says literally, including mine, because it has to work for your situation) instead of the expensive traditional material. To answer your question, John Naka’s two books are like a “bible” to me. But it is out of print, and can be found on eBay for quite a bit of money.
Can you make a video of how to make moss from spores? All the videos say to gather some moss….. if I could gather some moss I would need to know how to make moss.
Check out my video here: ruclips.net/video/Y3EndSzu6w0/видео.html&pp=ygULYm9uc2FpIG1vc3M%3D Moss grows very quickly if it the soil is wet like in raining season. I advocate grind up dried up moss (looks brown), spread it and it turns green very quickly. You can have a beautiful “lawn’ after say six to 8 weeks…add a little liquid fertilizer or chicken manure power.
While nothing is more lovely than a layer of moss, critics say that they prevent the soil from breathing and also lead to root base and trunk rot. Your thoughts pls?
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Your bonsai videos are very informative, thank you, but it's also gratifying to see what a kind and generous man you present.
Never thought about blending the moss.. Brilliant
Thank you! I like your moss powder:). It’s a good start up:))
Thank you!
Great idea with the moss, I will definitely have to try it. Thank you for sharing.
great work.
Blender is brilliant idea.
Yes, very simple and effective!
Your videos are perfect. Short and full of knowledge. Cheers from Ojai California. Thanks
Hi Jason! Thank you so much for your support!
Un grand merci à vous, Monsieur Chang, pour ces bons conseils!
Thank you for the ways you use moss, I think the method of blender use for grinding the moss into powder is a very good option, I will do that in future I think just need to purloin the bullet blender.
Yes! Grinding up the moss takes very little time and helps with a more even distribution process.
I'm not sure why I thought planting moss would be complicated. Going to give this a try!
Let me know how it goes!
I am so glad you made this video. I never knew you could grind moss up and broadcast it onto your bonsai. I will put a scraper and a bag in my truck for when I see some pristine moss lurking in a shady corner.
If possible, I would enjoy your take on air layering. I have some beautiful trees with interesting trunks. They are full size and I would like to pull them out of the ground and bonsai the trunks and plant the tops. Fruit trees . A weeping cherry and a weeping peach.
Hi Bruno! Great idea to give your bonsai a head start. I would worry about peach trees a bit…because all text seems to indicate peaches suffer various diseases and are not long lived. Try other prunus like Mume flowering apricot. Considered a class bonsai.
Thanks so much for your very amazing passion! You've improved my life in more ways than you'll probably ever know 本当にありがとう / 非常感谢
Thank you for your videos, I am very interested in bonsai and you already teach me some things in one day. Please keep up the good work you are
gifted in your teaching and I respect you.
Thank you, I will!
Nice video nice shape tree s thanks mrchan keep up the good work
Thank you!
I truly enjoy your videos. I learn and your presentation is very calming … just what bonsai should be.
I'm glad you like them!
Interesting with the grinding, amazing knowledge.. thanks again
Never heard of the blender being used for moss. I will definitely give it a try.
Try it and let me know how it goes! Have fun!
Good morning!
I would like you to talk about trimming, pruning and which shoots we should decandled a WHITE PINE
Thanks in advanced
Hello! I have not done white pine…Most have the challenge of being grafted.
I will describe how to train black pine; I believe the same technique applies. Stay tuned!
"i really want to serve your needs" what a magnificent attitude =)
You have anything useful to tell about citrus trees ?
Anything about keeping tropical trees indoor where you live \ vs keeping them indoor other places around the world ?
Thanks for sharing anyway
Citrus like kumquat make nice bonsai. *And I love to buy some Hong Kong kumquat, Fortunella hindsii (the smallest-fruited of the kumquats with round fruits that rarely exceed one-half inch in diameter).
More seriously, citrus with small fruits make wonderful bonsai. Most trees you buy have ugly graft marks. You must have lots of citrus trees. You can find an interesting big branch to air-layer to give you a good start.
@@bonsaiheirloom i have 5 lemon 3 clementines 1 red lime tree. they are already aging up quite well. some of them 6 years + =)
The Hong Kong komquat sounds nice, i seen kumquats around stores here in Norway, not sure if it is the Hong Kong variant tho. As you say many of them come with ugly grafts and, well, in Norway we do unfortunatly not have the best culture for shaping trees, so many of the nursery stock trees looks like more like flowers or bushes than trees.
However, beside a clementine tree with larger sized same shaped fruit, the scale difference with a Hong Kong kumquat could be fun and interesting.
Thanks Doc =)
-Love from Norway
Thanks for this information!
Brilliant tip! And demonstration
Glad you liked it!
Seems easy and straight forward. Thank you for sharing your experience and knowledge on putting moss on our Bonsai. I’ve taken the moss and rubbed it over a firm screen to get the powdery consistency. Didn’t need to procure Bullet device, old or new. Keep the Bonsai videos coming my friend.
Thanks for sharing your method! I want to start conversations in this bonsai community because there is no right or wrong way to do bonsai. Learn through trial and error and do whatever works for you. Interesting method!
@@bonsaiheirloom it is actually a large kitchen strainer. I’ve also used various soil ingredient sifters I or others have. I last did this to the moss, the scrubbed Sphagnum moss over it also, then combined (sorta equal quantities) and sprinkled onto moistened (not soaked) top of soil, and then misted it well. And kept it moistened and was careful when watering to not wash it off.😃
Thanks for your video and knowledge transfer. I am currently very busy with this topic. I liked to hear your method about it.
I'm glad I could help! Feel free to comment any other questions you might have!
Best bonsai channel on youtube. Do you keep any tropical bonsai? Would love to see your whole collection
Hi Nicholas! I had a big nice old bougainvillea bonsai which is now sitting in my good friend’s home in Santa Barbara. I have also made bonsai out of a big ficus that a friend had grown in a nursery pot. They can be worked on like many trees.
I will soon post tour of my bonsai collection. Maybe divide it into four groups to make it easier for you to track the progress of trees.
The content can be quite random--a tree may be overgrown in one video and showed what it looks like after it is pruned the next time. So in one video it will be over grown, and the next time around it has been pruned and tidied up.
Please stay tuned! I intend to share what I know!
Mister, should I remove the dirt from fresh collected moss? En then grind? Or grind it with the dirt?
No need, you can include a bit of the dirt in the grinding process!
@@bonsaiheirloom thank you very much! But I have dried my moss for 2 days and it didnt grinden to powder but very small pieces, i decided to add that to my bonsai, will that moss grow anyway? Its green small pieces and i mist it every day, will it work? Would be very thankful for response :)))
@@bonsaiheirloom :)
Thank you😊
Thank you. I'm new to bonsai I only have two trees and I have been wondering would the pots look better with moss on. I only wish I new about bonsai years ago, at my time of life I have left it too late. 😊
Never knowed that u can grind moss but im gona try it soon and i would like to see a Video about airlayering
I have two sea grapes and cannot find any information on styling them. I know they are not the best choice for bonsai but I love the plant. Do you have any thoughts on Sea Grape plants? I have one ina Bonsai pot and one in 3 gallon pot that I have been shaping.
Thanks for the information shared ! Apart from Sandy loam can i use akadama ? as i cant find any sandy loam in my area.
My recommendation is to use topsoil. Using up your akadama should be fine too!
I am just starting making bonshi i need some tips sir from you 😊
Hi Ragib! There are no shortcuts. Practice, practice, and practice! You learn from mistakes…That's how one tackles any project in life!
Thank you!
You're very welcome! Thank you for watching!
Thanks for your moss growing video. It looks like moss is so easy to grow. But the moss in my aquarium and bonsai tank doesn't really grow that well no matter how much water I pour in. Still trying to figure out why. Do you have any suggestion?
Java Moss for aquarium is a different kind of moss. Try to gather moss off roadside or any wet spot. Then use my method. :)
How do you keep the pulverized moss from getting washed away when you water?
Do you know If you can grow small mushrooms on a bonsai?
Why not? For sure, letting moss grow in the crevice of the bark gives it the aged look.
Thank you for sharing,Sir.
Would this work in the UAE ?
As the weather is really warm most of the year, would you recommend doing this indoors ?
Thanks for sharing your experience and knowledge! I'm pretty new still at bonsai and I really enjoy looking at your videos cause I learn new things each time. I wish to have nice mature trees like yours one day. Lots of patience (and fun!) until there
You will have beautiful trees! Just be patient and keep growing and learning! If you have any questions as a bonsai beginner, please feel free to let me know and I'll do my best to answer. Have fun!
You talk about reading lots of bonsai books but as you know, where there is good information there is also bad information. Can you put a list of books to read or articles. I am in the southwest Florida area and bonsai is quite hard here I can use all the help I can get. Right now I have a Chinese elm a Brazilian rain tree and several bougainvillea I am trying to train.
Hi there! Most bonsai books will contain the basic information. That’s a good starting point for you to modify your “system.” Like using my soil mix as a starting point (Not to take what anyone says literally, including mine, because it has to work for your situation) instead of the expensive traditional material.
To answer your question, John Naka’s two books are like a “bible” to me. But it is out of print, and can be found on eBay for quite a bit of money.
I am going to use irish moss for this trick. :). I wonder if anyone uses ivy to decorate a pot?
I think I am first here 😊
Can you make a video of how to make moss from spores? All the videos say to gather some moss….. if I could gather some moss I would need to know how to make moss.
Check out my video here: ruclips.net/video/Y3EndSzu6w0/видео.html&pp=ygULYm9uc2FpIG1vc3M%3D
Moss grows very quickly if it the soil is wet like in raining season. I advocate grind up dried up moss (looks brown), spread it and it turns green very quickly. You can have a beautiful “lawn’ after say six to 8 weeks…add a little liquid fertilizer or chicken manure power.
@@bonsaiheirloom thank you.
While nothing is more lovely than a layer of moss, critics say that they prevent the soil from breathing and also lead to root base and trunk rot. Your thoughts pls?
Hi Deepanjan! Follow nature! Have you seen a forest suffocated by moss? And don’t you think a little rot with moss looks spectacularly natural? 😇
Wow I didnt know that the moss can be blended & still be alive. The result look a lot more natural than patches method.
Definitely! By sprinkling it evenly, you'll have better coverage.
Milton, the problem I have is "Damn Birds" picking it off looking for food.👊🤛🤜I won't stop them I like birds in my garden.
Squirrels have ruined many of my bonsai. I just laugh. What was that squirrel thinking.