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Bonsaifly
Germany
Registrace 2. 12. 2020
What you'll find here:
- Videos of me working on my own Bonsai trees (I grow tropicals as well as temperate Bonsai, so whichever country you are from there is something for you here
- Video essays about the world of Bonsai (these will range from care guides to informative videos about Bonsai and its community)
-Shorts videos of instant tree transformations (these are mainly produced for my Instagram/Tiktok but I will upload them for you to enjoy here as well and some of them can be bought on my eBay)
I have been doing Bonsai for just about 3 years (2 years of being very serious about it) and although I am not a professional I have learned a lot. That I will share with you here. You're also going to see me making mistakes and I hope you can take something away from that too.
Anyway, thank you for joining me here. I am glad to have this small but awesome community :)
David
- Videos of me working on my own Bonsai trees (I grow tropicals as well as temperate Bonsai, so whichever country you are from there is something for you here
- Video essays about the world of Bonsai (these will range from care guides to informative videos about Bonsai and its community)
-Shorts videos of instant tree transformations (these are mainly produced for my Instagram/Tiktok but I will upload them for you to enjoy here as well and some of them can be bought on my eBay)
I have been doing Bonsai for just about 3 years (2 years of being very serious about it) and although I am not a professional I have learned a lot. That I will share with you here. You're also going to see me making mistakes and I hope you can take something away from that too.
Anyway, thank you for joining me here. I am glad to have this small but awesome community :)
David
5 METHODS For Better Bonsai From Cheap Plants
Here is my EXTENSIVE Guide on how to progress and improve bad & cheap Bonsai material.
All of the 5 trees shown put together cost me 30 €. Put together now I'd rate them at about maybe 150-200 €. And while that isn't bad, these trees need to progress to be better Bonsai. It's of course not primarily about their value, this value just means what you'd have to spend in a nursery to get material of the sort.
Through experimenting over the years I have tried out many ways to improve cheap Bonsai material and these methods work well for me. In this video I demonstrate them on trees of mine that haven't received that kind of treatment.
These METHODS are designed to take your cheap material to a level where you don't have to spend that money. If you have a little time and use these, I'm sure you can easily take a Bonsai valued at 15 € (that's about the same in $) to something that would be valued 200-300 €.
If you already are experienced with keeping Bonsai some of what you'll see here might not be entirely unknown to you, but I'm confident that there will be some new things and surprises for you here too.
David
All of the 5 trees shown put together cost me 30 €. Put together now I'd rate them at about maybe 150-200 €. And while that isn't bad, these trees need to progress to be better Bonsai. It's of course not primarily about their value, this value just means what you'd have to spend in a nursery to get material of the sort.
Through experimenting over the years I have tried out many ways to improve cheap Bonsai material and these methods work well for me. In this video I demonstrate them on trees of mine that haven't received that kind of treatment.
These METHODS are designed to take your cheap material to a level where you don't have to spend that money. If you have a little time and use these, I'm sure you can easily take a Bonsai valued at 15 € (that's about the same in $) to something that would be valued 200-300 €.
If you already are experienced with keeping Bonsai some of what you'll see here might not be entirely unknown to you, but I'm confident that there will be some new things and surprises for you here too.
David
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Top 5 Bonsai Beginner Species
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Here are 5 Species of trees that I find most suitable to Bonsai beginners. Try these out, they won't disappoint!!
How To Make A Natural Bonsai - FULL PROCESS & EXPLANATION
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Full Styling of a Natural Cupressus Sempervirens Ishizuki Bonsai Merch: my-store-f0fc2a.creator-spring.com Tools (10% Off with Code BONSAIFLY): wazakurajapan.com/?ref=ckaorb19
How to Produce Aerial Roots on a Ficus (Non-Tropical Climate)
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How to Produce Aerial Roots on a Ficus (Non-Tropical Climate)
Big Progress on a Big Portulacaria Bonsai
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Big Progress on a Big Portulacaria Bonsai
Drastic Transformation of Dwarf Jade Bonsai in 2 Years
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Drastic Transformation of Dwarf Jade Bonsai in 2 Years
Building a Rooftop Bonsai Garden + Bonsai Bench Tour
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Building a Rooftop Bonsai Garden Bonsai Bench Tour
2-Year Transformation of a Tigerbark Ficus Bonsai
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2-Year Transformation of a Tigerbark Ficus Bonsai
Buddhist Pine (Podocarpus Macrophyllus) Bonsai from Hardware-Store Bonsai to Fairy Tree
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Buddhist Pine (Podocarpus Macrophyllus) Bonsai from Hardware-Store Bonsai to Fairy Tree
Mass-Produced Portulacaria Afra Bonsai to Beautiful Natural Bonsai Tree
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Mass-Produced Portulacaria Afra Bonsai to Beautiful Natural Bonsai Tree
Thick Trunk on Bonsai in 15 months via Trunk Fusion
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Thick Trunk on Bonsai in 15 months via Trunk Fusion
16 Tree Species For Indoor Bonsai Part 2
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16 Tree Species for Indoor Bonsai Part 1
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16 Tree Species for Indoor Bonsai Part 1
How to grow Bonsai trees indoors successfully
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How to grow Bonsai trees indoors successfully
Drastic Transformation of S-Shape Ficus Microcarpa Tigerbark
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Drastic Transformation of S-Shape Ficus Microcarpa Tigerbark
I Transformed a 3$ Plant into a Bonsai (Han-Kengai Style)
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I Transformed a 3$ Plant into a Bonsai (Han-Kengai Style)
Portulacaria Afra Bonsai in Crescent Moon Pot Styling
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Portulacaria Afra Bonsai in Crescent Moon Pot Styling
Bunjin (Literati) Style Portulacaria Afra Bonsai
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Bunjin (Literati) Style Portulacaria Afra Bonsai
How to: Bonsai Stone Planting (Saikei)
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How to: Bonsai Stone Planting (Saikei)
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I live in tropical North Queensland and I struggle to get aerial roots still best way I get them is black garbage bag dress around the trunk to the edges of the pot then mist daily in a month or two should have two many to choose from 😅
I actually tried that and i got some but it’s so windy on my balcony that they don’t tend to make it. That’s why I opted for soil for them to grow in
What tree is this?
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Hi just tell the timings and season for pruning and changing soil
a beautiful tree❤❤❤
Thank you! There are updates on this tree, you can all see them under the playlist Stricta Juniper No. 3
@@Bonsaifly I also think so❤️
What species of tree was this? Thanks.
Даже кажется, что до этого он смотрелся гораздо симпачютичнее и красивее бонсая, а то что с ним зделали это просто ужас и позор, как до такого довести короче бедное растение росло себе и росло, лучше вам руку или ногу обрезать, чем такое маленькое и беззащитное растение.😢😮
My bonsai started shedding its leaves once when i covered it just like that with moss. It almost died by the time i was investigating whats wrong with and then at last after trying everything, i just removed the moss and then three days later, it started showing signs of life.
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It should read " cheap plant to pre-bonsai. "
Love it
Awsome😮😮😮
Thats a sad Bonsai.
Oh man, and here I specifically told him not to talk to people behind my back.
The problem is that the tree was perfect at the begining, it has no need to be punished and abused by cutting 90% of the foliage, that is in no shape or form healthy for the tree, i understand that some grow bonsai from scratch and they get some nice plants, but this feel like torture, like some of those movies; Tusk, human centipede, body horror:((
What a wild comment, you made my day, thanks made ✨
Ficus bengalensis, uh this will be a fun one.
Sure is a long term project haha
You just mist the step before the step one… only about 6 to 8 years of development
Haha this is only the styling, not the growing process. I bought this as a Pre-Bonsai, very available like this at nurseries
Beautiful Pafra tree bonsai!
Good job man !
Nice pot, keeps evolving nicely.
Thanks 😊
new pot looking 😍
Right? I enjoy it so much 😍
Moin David, bin gestern auf deinen Kanal gestoßen und begeistert.... bin Anfänger, aber wenn ich sehe was du in so kurzer Zeit aufgebaut hast... Respekt! Beste Grüße, Thomas
Hi Thomas! Freut mich, dass Dir mein Kanal gefällt. Ja genau, mache Bonsai seit ca 4,5 Jahren und hatte nur minimales Budget aber über die Jahre ist die Sammlung ganz gut gewachsen :)
@@Bonsaifly so sehe ich auch meinen Weg... neben den ganzen anderen Hobbys, wie Pflanzenzucht, Zierfische, Garnelen, Holzwerkstatt (Winter)... es macht einfach Spass und meine Enkelkinder kann ich so immer wieder für etwas begeistern. Beste Grüße aus dem sonnigen Stade, Thomas
Great video - full of useful information. Excellent trees too. I like that you included thuja, which I haven't seen on many beginner lists - in my limited experience with thuja, I agree, thuja is tough and makes a great beginning tree. Other good beginner species in my opinion are maples and cotoneaster.
Thanks!! To be honest, in terms of maples I have only worked with deshojo so far (I should really expand my collection on that front) and they tend to be touchy imo. Haven’t found any exciting cotoneaster material so far but I’d like to give them a go as well!
@@Bonsaifly Yes, I have heard that shin deshojo is considered an 'improved' version of deshojo, suggesting deshojo could be a bit finicky. The plain species Acer Palmatum is not finicky (in the right climate).
What is that yellow paint you painted on?
Lime sulphur
How long until you take off the wiring?
I let it on until I see that it’s biting in. With broadleaf trees you have to be more cautious
Hello, where are you from? Really like your videoes and you got some good tips and nice trees :)
Germany Thank you ✨
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What is the exact name of this plant, does anyone know? :)
Thuja Occidentalis
@@Bonsaifly Thank you very much
A poda transforma a planta por completo 😊
beautiful work
Thank you 🙏🏼
Telling the barber you want it trim 👴🏾
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Team Ficus! I also don't understand why they are frowned upon by many practitioners. You can get so creative with them and it is very rewarding to work with them as they grow so fast! Nice Video, thanks a lot!
You’re welcome and i completely agree, Ficus are definitely in my top 5 favorites
Nace bro.❤
안녕하세요.나는대한민국에서분재나무를키우고 있습니다 .영상을잘감상을했습니다.감사합니다.👍👏👏👏😀🤗
I‘m glad you liked it!! Have fun with your Bonsai ✨
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Soooo creative…I love it!
Thanks Linda ✨
Amazing….thanks for showing all the steps you take to get it to look like that. It truly is an art.
You’re welcome! It sure is, I love it
Wow!!! Thanks for showing it all. It’s quite interesting…..
I‘m glad you like it!
This is so beautiful 😍 amazing job !
Thank you ✨✨✨
Thanks for all this info! I'm very new at Bonsai having only really started this spring as my yard is covered with new sugar maple seedings, and even a couple of oaks that seeded last year, I potted about twenty of the very tiny maples some with their seeds still attached and no leaves yet, and they came up very well. Others I pulled out of the leaf mold and sat them in bonsai soil with peat, perlite, and some potting soil, and 90% survived and are doing well. I also have an eastern white cedar that I got free after Christmas as my very first. It's so cool to go out every morning and see all these babies reaching for the sun! I also purchased two black cherries and wisteria from another plant lover. What do you think of boxwood for beginners?
Sounds like a great start! I always try to encourage people to get some bigger trees instead of starting from seed because growing from seed (whilst fun) is going to be a long process until you can actually work on the material. I’d say go for a 30€($) tree and get the technique down. Boxwood is actually not a bad starter but it does grow very slowly and here in Europe we have a big plague of boxwood borer, so you’ll have to check them for that a lot and treat them at the earliest possible moment otherwise these pests will only take a couple of days to pretty much ruin a tree
@@Bonsaifly Thanks for the reply. I only started the baby maples because I have about a million sprouting all over my yard! They're fighting so hard to survive I just couldn't mow them down. I also have a few 2-4-year-old other species that I'll be able to work with sooner. I've left them in 12" or 1-gallon pots to let the trunks get thicker. There are a couple of nice little pine trees nearby that'll be taken as yamadori next year.
Why tho? Looks like shit.
Congrats! That hate must’ve felt great
How do you know where to cut when trimming?
Always cut back elongated growth to inner branches and cut between internodes (the space between leaves/needles). Also cut any branches that grow straight up and straight down
@@Bonsaifly do you have a video specifically showing that by chance?
Dude, great informative video. I live in Northern Ireland and for my climate I completely agree with your choice of varieties for beginners.
Thanks man! Yeah I reckon it’s probably similar to northern Germany (at least whenever we have a cold year)
I think the yew is also a good beginner tree as long as you water it, it seems to grow vigorously as well
I‘d say you’re right in terms of back budding and forgiving pruning mistakes, plus bending is quite easy. I do find they are trickier than junipers or Thuja though, especially in terms of resistance to summer heat and cold temperatures
@@Bonsaifly I will keep that in mind, I've only had it a few months
This was an interesting video. Thank you. It may be worth mentioning that a Brazilian rain tree would be a 15/15 across the board for any bonsai enthusiast. Definitely my favorite tropical.
Thanks! Totally agree, I actually got a small cutting of one about a year ago, I am letting it grow for a couple of years until it has thickened up and then it’ll be one of the prides of my collection
@@Bonsaifly That's awesome. I'm glad you have one in the collection.
id add in the regular acer palmatum japanese maple. they are just as easy as ficus. and they are cold hardy down to a zone 4 or 5. i wish i knew that sooner. new sub and thumbs up for you. happy bonsai'ing!
Thanks for the support man, glad to have you here. I actually didn’t know that, I only have one Deshojo and that one is very finicky. I‘ll give the regular variety a go!! ✨
I didn't podocarpus can be stunning as bonsai We have planted here in Philippines as a barrier plant
You should be able to make incredible bonsai from them in your climate
these are not good bonsai material they do not hold its shape once wire comes off the branches will go back into the original position
They are a bit tricky that way, if you let the wire bite in a little it works and they regenerate from wire bite well