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Oh man, and here I specifically told him not to talk to people behind my back.

What a wild comment, you made my day, thanks made ✨

Sure is a long term project haha

Haha this is only the styling, not the growing process. I bought this as a Pre-Bonsai, very available like this at nurseries

Thanks 😊

Right? I enjoy it so much 😍

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

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).

Lime sulphur

I let it on until I see that it’s biting in. With broadleaf trees you have to be more cautious

Germany Thank you ✨

Thuja Occidentalis

@@Bonsaifly Thank you very much

Thank you 🙏🏼

You’re welcome and i completely agree, Ficus are definitely in my top 5 favorites

I‘m glad you liked it!! Have fun with your Bonsai ✨

Thanks Linda ✨

You’re welcome! It sure is, I love it

I‘m glad you like it!

Thank you ✨✨✨

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.

Congrats! That hate must’ve felt great

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?

Thanks man! Yeah I reckon it’s probably similar to northern Germany (at least whenever we have a cold year)

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

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.

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!! ✨

You should be able to make incredible bonsai from them in your climate

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

Sure is, that’s how they are started

True! It’s not for everyone and that’s cool :)

Oh man, not quite sure what exact size of wire I used here (it also differs between aluminum and copper). I‘d say about 3,5 mm for the trunks, 2 for the primary branches and 1-1,5 for detail wiring (aluminum) Go get it!!!

@@Bonsaifly thank you for your response!! Im going to order some assortment of wire and start going! I use organic soil in my garden i hear “organic” soil isnt used in bonsai and was recommended to use a miracle grow type soil with long lasting sloe release plant food but my soil already does that with all the compost/organic matter / amendments that are feeding the soil for the long term, i can add more vermiculite to make it more airy if needed but i hear conflicting things on “organic” soil i guess it depends on one’s definition of organic soil. Cheers 🍻

I‘ll just update

The tree is fine :)