Bonsaify | How to Style Bunjin Pines and Make them Dance!
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- Опубликовано: 13 сен 2024
- Eric shares tips and advice on making Bunjin pines (aka Literati), using six three-year-old pines he started from seed. It's amazing how fun it can be to style bonsai trees!
Bunjin is a minimalist style of bonsai, and because of this, every aspect of the tree has to be really interesting. Bunjin trees are tall and elegant.
00:00:44 Eric shows the difference in growing style and techniques he uses for creating small compact shohin or smaller bonsai, versus those he uses for bunjin.
00:01:33 What inspired Eric to make a batch of "dancing" bunjin in the first place!
00:01:46 The first step for tree #1 is to remove the top layer of soil to see the start of the nebari (roots). Next, Eric explains why he removes some needles and not others.
00:03:56 Why Eric uses bright, non-anodized aluminum (aluminium) "growers" wire.
00:04:34 Eric cuts out the central leader bud because he wants slower growth.
00:05:21 The fun part! The key to this bunjin style. The goal is subtle movement, but that doesn't preclude creating sharp bends and some twists!
00:06:55 A 360 degree view of tree #1. How do you think it looks?
00:07:00 Eric specifically grew tree #2 to be bunjin but it lacks movement where Eric wants it. So he creates it!
00:07:58 A 360 degree view.
00:08:01 Tree #3 was wired when young to have a tight bend; Eric finds a wacky root. Eric wires and focuses on creating movement higher in the trunk.
00:09:07 A 360 degree view.
00:09:25 What Eric likes about this style and a review of more traditional bunjin style trees.
00:09:54 One of Eric's favorite bunjin styles has a low branch, and he works on tree #4 to make that style.
00:10:45 Tips for creating turns in the trunk plus a 360 degree view.
00:11:11 Tree #5 needs bigger wire for Eric to put a bend near the base of the trunk.
00:12:16 A 360 degree view.
00:12:21 How to create a larger composition than the trunk - point the dominant bud at the top of the tree down or sideways. It will naturally curve back up.
00:12:58 Tree #6 is slant style bunjin.
00:13:36 Remember: bunjin is a minimalist style. Eric's offers a few final tips for when these trees are moving from early to middle development.
Do you have any bunjin pines? Which style do you prefer? Let us know in the comments below! Thank you for watching; please like this video and share it your bonsai buddies!
The minimalistic approach of both mame and bunjin is what appeals to me.
I love the stop motion
Fair play, you created something special with such unpromising material ERIC.
Literati is definitely one of my favorite styles 👌
Bunjin is a very unique and cool style. Thank you for sharing how you'd do this!
Eric, I love your content so much! I'm always learning from you. Thanks for the video once again!
Really interesing Eric. Would love to see a follow up on this one to see how you make the apex's.
the angle the bud alpha to create natural bends real good stuffs
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This is perfect eric! I just some 2 year old red pines right for this kind of thing. what would you suggest to do with a classic T section on such young pines?
I always remove bar branches ASAP, and the whorls need to be thinned to 1 branch and the main leader as soon as you can. You can thin the buds in the fall to prevent swelling in spring. You want to encourage more needle buds where you can - young red pines bud copiously in my experience but they can also reverse taper more easily than black pines. Good luck.
Wonderful video! Just wondering what is the book you got inspiration from.
Thanks David.
It's a Japanese language book and the title roughly translates to "Thorough Introduction to 36 Types of Bonsai". I just checked the Kinbon site and found it after a bit of poking around:
www.bonsai.co.jp/products/detail/518.
And actually the tree in question is shown on one of the sample pages shown on the website. (3rd image on my view, bottom middle of the book spread)
@@Bonsaify Thank you so much. Love your content. 🙏🙏🙏
Yes, shaping small trees is not as easy as usually the Japanese make it look - It is an art in itself. When you watch even the best Japanese bonsai pro's, they do take their time.
Durasi goods hitam putih bonsainya mumgil
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"Scare off any birds". But the shiny wire attracts magpies! And next thing you know, half your pines belong to crows. Classic error.