I'm 23 years old, started bonsai when I was 20. Had a few trees back then, including 2 pine trees grown from seed, went trough a breakup, drug and alcohol abuse, and the trees stayed at one of my parents´ properties neglegted for 2 years. Became clean, went back and found the trees under a set of stairs, thriving, still alive. They must have gotten just enough sunlight through the set of stairs, and rainwater dripping down, to survive. I'm clean today, and now I have 22 trees in development. To me, bonsai was, and has become an escape from those dark times, and I cherish them in the beauty it has become.
Thank you for sharing such a personal and inspiring story. While my story isn't exactly the same, bonsai was my escape from work and provided me with peace and relaxation. It's wonderful that we can turn to bonsai for peace during difficult times.
I love when your q&a videos come out. I've learned so much from these! And I've been doing bonsai for 3 decades. Thanks for continuing with these. Especially the rain lol
Thank you . . . very helpful Q&A. Excellent advice about taking advantage of club auctions and raffles for pots. Older bonsaists or their families sometimes donate a large collection to a club. One can get good deals and also memories of these members. Clubs are often like families . . . sometimes quarrelsome, but most of the time very caring and sharing.
Good video. Soil for me has always been a question. I’ve actually had people turn on me in groups and local clubs because I don’t prefer a none organic soil with akadama. I use molar clay, lava rock, shale, perlite, and a sandy loam or some other soil and pine bark. A little more of the inorganic then organic. You can water less this way but it’s easier to overwater as well. Thanks for another good video.
Thanks for another excellent Q&A! I have a terminology question for you. At about timestamp 9:16 of this video, you use a word that I don't know and can't seem to spell closely enough for Google to return anything relevant. "Prudoing?" "Pudoing?" I have heard you use the word in other videos where you talk about taking a "topiary" approach to shaping. I think I understand the concept, but I'd like to learn the word. Thanks!
What is your size preference for a bonsai? Could you make a video about working on f a larger deciduous tree? (3-4 foot tall straight trunk before branching) I’d love to see your approach and philosophy with something difficult like that!
I suppose you can make a very tall bonsai with branches starting that high. An alternative is to air-layer the stop to reduce height and let the bottom branch out. OR, cut off to about 75% of the height you want the bonsai to be, and encourage branching to development from closer to the base.
I do actually have a question: blue star juniper - is this considered decent bonsai material? And why? Question 2. Soil. I have about 60 collected trees - pitch pine, VA pine, oak, ash and a bunch of eastern red cedar. Most of them are ready for pots but i don't have 100 or thousands of dollars to drop on bonsai soil. Can you recommend an easy to access "decent" soil mixture that won't bankrupt me? Thanks very much.
I have a question. My Japanese maples are struggling in the heat. I'm in South West Australia and we get weeks of 80F temps. The leaves go brown on the edges and some of the new growth shrivels up and goes black. The trees get plenty of water and I have been tempted to put them in full shade, but then I see lots of people with maples in full sun growing fine. Any tips?
Hi! I had the same experience as you growing my maple in Singapore, with over 90F weather full year round. I have moved it into full shade, but very bright indirect light, a few thousand foot candle, and it’s thriving now! I think they really can’t take full sun in hot climates, please do move it asap!
@@TheChanJeffrey 's reply is vey good. It is nature's way to preserve...new leaves emerge very quickly and says green if you continue to water. Japanese Maple can grow very well. Maybe you will give my new soil a try next fall? could be a good combo.
Ulmus parvifolia and Ulmus davidiana vr. Japonica Both are both excellent bonsai material. The latter has larger and more rough leaves and does not reduce to tiny lesf sizes like the Catlin Chinese elm. It does have rough bark…so makes good larger bonsai. Then the names get confusing; Hokkaido elm and it Seiju variants are from Japan, and the bark is more Japonica, but ae referred to as Chinese elm variant. y have beautiful small leaves and rough bark, but the branches of Seiju is very brittle, not suitable for wiring. Well, as you know Asian all look alike…Japanese, Chinese, Indonesian….!
Yes! Pre-orders will open around July. I will ship out the trees around the September to November timeframe. If you have not already, please sign up for emails at bonsaiheirloom.com so you can be the first to receive announcements!
@@bonsaiheirloom I’m very excited! The tree will mean a lot to my family coming from you. I wish you nothing but the best with your business venture in bonsai!
With all due respect for you and your work, Mr Ghadafi was not a dictator. Please, go through internet and find what he did for his people. It's easy to find. He has done much more then any president, king ot tzar for his people!!!
I'm 23 years old, started bonsai when I was 20. Had a few trees back then, including 2 pine trees grown from seed, went trough a breakup, drug and alcohol abuse, and the trees stayed at one of my parents´ properties neglegted for 2 years. Became clean, went back and found the trees under a set of stairs, thriving, still alive. They must have gotten just enough sunlight through the set of stairs, and rainwater dripping down, to survive. I'm clean today, and now I have 22 trees in development. To me, bonsai was, and has become an escape from those dark times, and I cherish them in the beauty it has become.
One day at a time brother 💙
Thank you for sharing such a personal and inspiring story. While my story isn't exactly the same, bonsai was my escape from work and provided me with peace and relaxation. It's wonderful that we can turn to bonsai for peace during difficult times.
Keep up the great work!!!
Thanks for sharing stay true to you.
Milton Chan, I really appreciate his style, from long experience regard Bonsai ....
I love when your q&a videos come out. I've learned so much from these! And I've been doing bonsai for 3 decades. Thanks for continuing with these. Especially the rain lol
Thank you!
Very smart to buy yixing pots many years ago.
Thank you Milton some wise information for people who need the help to grow their bonsai trees and keep them healthy.
Thanks!
Saya dari indonesia sahabat, saya juga buat bonsai di usia 19 th dan sampai sekarang dengan budidaya bonsai, salam sehat dan salam sehobi 10:09
Ya! bagus untuk memulai sejak muda
Informative q&a thanks
thanks!
Excellent info!
Thanks!
Wow! Right on time; I've been looking for pots for a week and bought 2 temporarily off Amazon yesterday. I have to rethink. Magnitude of Gratitude!
Have fun! Hope you find something you likke.
Very good video again I just keep it up
thanks for the encouragement.
Exiting video
I hope it is more calming 😇
Such beautiful work u have done❤🎉
Thanks!
Great videos! Your very informative.
Thanks!
Thank you . . . very helpful Q&A. Excellent advice about taking advantage of club auctions and raffles for pots. Older bonsaists or their families sometimes donate a large collection to a club. One can get good deals and also memories of these members. Clubs are often like families . . . sometimes quarrelsome, but most of the time very caring and sharing.
Yes, it is very much a social club function.
Cool Q&A. Always informative.
Thanks!
Good video. Soil for me has always been a question. I’ve actually had people turn on me in groups and local clubs because I don’t prefer a none organic soil with akadama. I use molar clay, lava rock, shale, perlite, and a sandy loam or some other soil and pine bark. A little more of the inorganic then organic. You can water less this way but it’s easier to overwater as well. Thanks for another good video.
I will address soil one more time. Yours is not much different from my sandy loom, perlite, and Peat moss. one part each.Works very well!
Thanks for another excellent Q&A! I have a terminology question for you. At about timestamp 9:16 of this video, you use a word that I don't know and can't seem to spell closely enough for Google to return anything relevant. "Prudoing?" "Pudoing?" I have heard you use the word in other videos where you talk about taking a "topiary" approach to shaping. I think I understand the concept, but I'd like to learn the word. Thanks!
Sorry...I am seeing a dentist...Poodling ....is a vernacular approach to pruning shrubbery:
Thank you, that makes sense! 😁
What is your size preference for a bonsai? Could you make a video about working on f a larger deciduous tree? (3-4 foot tall straight trunk before branching) I’d love to see your approach and philosophy with something difficult like that!
I suppose you can make a very tall bonsai with branches starting that high.
An alternative is to air-layer the stop to reduce height and let the bottom branch out. OR, cut off to about 75% of the height you want the bonsai to be, and encourage branching to development from closer to the base.
@@bonsaiheirloom I’d love to see you take a chance with a drastic trunk chop to a stump so we can see how/if it develops 😁
Hello Dr.Chang.
What are your Thoughts when you get dead trees sometimes?
Thank you.
Don’t understand…Work with the vendor who you bought it from.
If it is a dead CA juniper, you can nail a live Juniper to it and use the trunk for age.
@bonsaiheirloom
What I meant was if someone kills a tree is it a good thing or bad thing?
I do actually have a question: blue star juniper - is this considered decent bonsai material? And why?
Question 2. Soil. I have about 60 collected trees - pitch pine, VA pine, oak, ash and a bunch of eastern red cedar. Most of them are ready for pots but i don't have 100 or thousands of dollars to drop on bonsai soil. Can you recommend an easy to access "decent" soil mixture that won't bankrupt me?
Thanks very much.
Yeah! 60 x 30 is a lot of bucks! I will address in the nesxt Q&A about the philosophy of soil mix. Please stay tuned! Thanks for your comment!
soil and fine gravel?
I have a question. My Japanese maples are struggling in the heat. I'm in South West Australia and we get weeks of 80F temps. The leaves go brown on the edges and some of the new growth shrivels up and goes black. The trees get plenty of water and I have been tempted to put them in full shade, but then I see lots of people with maples in full sun growing fine. Any tips?
Hi! I had the same experience as you growing my maple in Singapore, with over 90F weather full year round. I have moved it into full shade, but very bright indirect light, a few thousand foot candle, and it’s thriving now! I think they really can’t take full sun in hot climates, please do move it asap!
@@TheChanJeffrey 's reply is vey good. It is nature's way to preserve...new leaves emerge very quickly and says green if you continue to water. Japanese Maple can grow very well. Maybe you will give my new soil a try next fall? could be a good combo.
What are the differences between Japanese and Chinese elms? How can you tell them apart? Thank you.
Ulmus parvifolia and Ulmus davidiana vr. Japonica
Both are both excellent bonsai material. The latter has larger and more rough leaves and does not reduce to tiny lesf sizes like the Catlin Chinese elm. It does have rough bark…so makes good larger bonsai.
Then the names get confusing; Hokkaido elm and it Seiju variants are from Japan, and the bark is more Japonica, but ae referred to as Chinese elm variant. y have beautiful small leaves and rough bark, but the branches of Seiju is very brittle, not suitable for wiring.
Well, as you know Asian all look alike…Japanese, Chinese, Indonesian….!
Will there be a pre-order option for your tree stock?
Yes! Pre-orders will open around July. I will ship out the trees around the September to November timeframe. If you have not already, please sign up for emails at bonsaiheirloom.com so you can be the first to receive announcements!
@@bonsaiheirloom I’m very excited! The tree will mean a lot to my family coming from you. I wish you nothing but the best with your business venture in bonsai!
With all due respect for you and your work, Mr Ghadafi was not a dictator. Please, go through internet and find what he did for his people. It's easy to find. He has done much more then any president, king ot tzar for his people!!!
👍👌🙂
thanks Bruce!