Bonsaify | Juniper Bonsai Basics: Succeeding as a Student or a Teacher!
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- Опубликовано: 26 июн 2024
- 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.
00:02:22 Example of how NOT to trim a Juniper.
00:02:50 What to do when thinning a juniper - thin about 1/2, leaving both low and high foliage.
00:03:50 Second, why structural analysis is important, and why Eric prefers Kishu over Itoigawa junipers.
00:04:54 Make a loose composition.
00:05:53 Third, wiring is usually the most productive step. Eric provides advice.
00:07:11 Use wire to bend some branches and even twist them (it's fun!)
00:07:42 After all major branches are wired, the fourth step is shaping branches to create movement.
00:08:35 Decide where the front of your tree is, roughly, then do the initial styling.
00:10:07 5th, clean-up additional foliage that is downward-facing after shaping.
00:11:00 Cut some branches shorter for scale and to encourage compact budding.
00:11:25 Before starting bonsaify.com, the biggest problem Eric faced as a bonsai basics teacher was finding the material! He learned that nurseries had a hard time propagating good Kishu. You can now order from him directly: www.bonsaify.com/collections/....
00:12:28 Aftercare is key for bonsai beginners!
Are you a bonsai student or teacher involved in basic bonsai classes? Are you looking to learn bonsai? Share your experiences with us in the comments below. Thank you for watching; please give this video a like and share it with your bonsai club and local bonsai community! 
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Beautiful and healthy Kishus Eric, they seem to be around 4-5 years old and that is the perfect age to give the plants a basic shape. Don't forget to plant the cuttings!
Watching this as im really sick today. So calming and informative. Thanks for what you do
I got my amazing Kishu from Gerald Rainville. Fantastic material.
My friend thank you for good sharing
Wonderful Bonsai
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Oh what fun I could have with a flat of plants like this! Great video!
Thanks Eric great video keep up the good work
Nice one, Eric. Think I've figured out a way to make an Itoigawa survive the winter. Will try again in the spring when it warms up a bit.
Thank you for sharing ❤
Really interesting to get your perspective on bonsai pedagogy! Thanks 😊
Nice one Eric I especially love the last but one specimen.
Great video, thanks
Thanks!
Thanks.
Love kishu! I’m excited to see more series about them! when would be the best time to repot these?
I started watching your videos about junipers and JBP, then I saw that you sell the same trees on your website. Long story short, now I have 6 JBP and 3 junipers in my greenhouse getting acclimated to Houston weather.
Thanks for your support!
Mine always dies when I buy it from the flea market ladies in 2 weeks😢
Thanks for this vid! I have about a dozen Kishu from you guys and 6 more of these 3yo Kishu on the way! If you’re still wanting trunk growth and overall tree size (for more shohin sized bonsai) , Would you still keep them in these Anderson bands? And would Shari work better ok to do at the same time or is that better to do before /after this stage of styling ? Thanks for any help Eric! Have a blessed day! 🤙🏽
long-term development I'd transfer to a 3-gallon container or similar. Doing shari work on a young plant makes it more interesting later - so do a little now at least.
@@Bonsaifythank you! Can’t wait for your juniper e course
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Hi how do I know if kishu or shinpaku juniper sir what’s the difference thanks
Effectively there is no difference. If you think of wild junipers as a continuum of foliage types - from a head of broccoli to a floppy mess - both 'shimpaku' (the cultivar) and 'Kishu' are effectively identical and near the "head of broccoli" end of the spectrum. Even in nursery settings with hundreds of plants labeled you would barely be able to tell the difference. That said, you should always pay attention to your juniper genetics when selecting - even 'Itoigawa' has variability based on the exact parent of the clones. We have 4 or 5 different sourced itoigawa in production but we don't keep them separate because there is so little difference it doesn't matter.
After doing this, can you put it in a small pot? or do you let it be in the plastic one for the tree to develope and later into a smaller pot? Can you do all those things in one go?
Depending on the timing you may be able to do the root work at the same time - or at least some root reduction. But if it's not repotting time then you should ideally wait. Keep in mind that these grow much faster in larger containers, so development will slow significantly if you just pot them down immediately.
I just ordered some of these from you and wonder if any are from this video lol if junipers are pushing growth is it too late for a repot?
Junipers are pretty forgiving of repots. I think you'd be safe to repot still, just don't remove more than about 1/2 the roots. Or slip pot into gallons until next spring for faster growth.
@@Bonsaify thank you 🙏 for your quick response I tried one yesterday as a well I will learn if it succeeds lol but it’s nice to know and I only removed large roots And left most of the feeder roots I’d say at most 20% of roots were trimmed
do you ship to canada in the winter time?
Unfortunately Canada's import regulations don't allow us to send plants across the border. Sorry!
Proc mate jalovec v tak vysokem.kvetinaci? Zamyslite vytvorit dlouhe koreny a pak zasadit jako strom na skale?
Vďaka tomu stromy rastú rýchlejšie. Začali sme ich používať na zakorenenie cez kameň, ale potom sme zistili, že fungujú celkom dobre na normálne pestovanie. (Google Translate sorry for any errors.)
@@Bonsaify Dekuji za odpoved🙂 aczdravim z Ceske republiky
My only problem with junipers is that everyone does windswept...its way overdone..
Not cascade?
Great video and keeping the kishu going. Always hard to find , i just bought 6. Just need one really tall one for a tanuki im trying to make. 🦴👁🔛