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27d •
New Video This Week!
Hi Everyone, Tien and I have had some time off over the new year after quite a busy end to 2025. I'm back into edit mode and a new video is coming out this week. It was one of my favourites we filmed last year, Tien makes a "Forest Style" bonsai by using the raft technique. Keep an eye out here or on Easy Bonsai YouTube Channel. Cheers Matt.
1 like • 18d
Hi razvan, The apex of the original tree is indeed somewhere in the middle of the composition, just becoming another one of the trunks growing upwards.
27d •
Advice
I recently obtained this California juniper. All the branches were pointed upwards and I didn’t like the overall profile. This is my first attempt at wiring a tree. Am I headed in the right direction?
3 likes • 27d
Hi there, great attempt at first wiring. I’d shorten the branch on the right side and bring the existing apex down. Then bring the top right branch up to be the new apex to accentuate the flow to the left side with the jin copping the elements from the right hand side.
3 likes • 27d
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Jan 21 •
Airlayering ficus Nerifolia
Hi all! I have a willow leaf fig that I want to airlayer, the top of the tree has some inverse taper that would create an amazing base for a new tree. When is the best time of the year to do this work? Thanks!
1 like • Jan 25
Hi Daniel, airlayers are usually done from spring, giving the tree maximum time and most favorable conditions to grow leaves, which aids the formation of callus and new roots. Would I do it now? Yes, still enough time left in the season(3-4 months).
Jan 4 •
You’re White Pine bonsai
After watching the white pine video I decided to have a go myself. This cultivar is Pinus Parvifolia “Negishi”, cost £27 and is probably 3 year old. It has a graft but it was the best of what was on offer. I’d love to hear your thoughts on what the next steps should be and see some examples of you’re early development white pines. Kind regards Dan
1 like • Jan 7
Hi Daniel, Fantastic attempt at styling this white pine. Getting rid of the original apex was a good idea to introduce taper and add potential branches to an otherwise branchless section. I have attached two angle changes to introduce a bit more flow and directionality to the design. In both cases the apex can be brought up a bit. The rest of the tree can be grown from smaller, closer branches.
1 like • Jan 7
Yes, my photoshop skills on the phone isn’t great 😂
Dec '25 •
The ugly pine
Hi! The last video featured a white pine with a graft and showed the approach Tien would follow at the nursery. As he says us beginners are scared to chop our little precious trees. This is what I did with mine, i'd love some feedback and advice on next steps keep improving it. In the link below there are images of the tree before the last lot of work. https://youtube.com/shorts/QbqGs9UgMwI?si=-ww487mLjhvvQfBC
1 like • Dec '25
Looks good!! The needles can be thinned out a little, leaving 5-6 pairs. The next step will be working on refining the branch structures.
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