BONSAI-EASY NEW METHOD-PART 2 OF 3
Making, raising, and caring for bonsai is easy if you use the new soil-less method which these video clips will show you. Your trees will grow and mature faster than with the traditional method that uses messy soil. I have been using this method since 1985 and have had great results. I started using this method in Philadelphia, and then when I moved to Florida I continued and find it is the best method for me. The traditional method works with slow, tedious growth, and wiring of trees. The new method uses directional pruning and fast growth to make mature looking trees in far less time than the old traditional method. There are so many advantages to the new method, I wonder why anyone would use the old, slow, messy, and difficult traditional method. Take a look at these three videos and you will see how much fun and how easy it is to become a bonsai grower and producer. Fun, fun, fun. Easy, easy easy. I have found the less you fuss with the trees and let them do their natural thing, the better they grow, and the easier the entire process is. You need not over-care for your trees, just water and feed them and occassionally prune them. It really works! This video was shot in about April of 2004. This is a series of three segments, as the maximum time for a YouTube video is ten minutes, The last segment was shot today, December 21, 2007, and shows what happened to the Juniper that I worked on in the original taping. That taping was unplanned, as my son Aaron was visiting from Orlando and we decided on the spur of the moment to shoot a possible pilot show for TV. He had never used that camera before and I think he did a great job. There is much more to show and tell about, and perhaps one day this series will be expanded. If you’d like to see a series like this on television, write to the stations and put some pressure on them. There are many people who would love to try their hand at this fascinating art form but are scared. I hope I have shown you that it is easy and fun, and nothing to be fearful about. It is a great hobby for kids and the elderly and all the in between ages.
PART 4 IS NOW AVAILABLE ON YOUTUBE.(May, 2008- showing traditional bonsai at the Morikami Museum. It’s just a silent look at their trees, but it is inspiring)(”Morikami Bonsai Gardens May 2008″).(***PLEASE VIEW PART 12 ABOUT THE WARNING ON HANDLING SPHAGNUM MOSS BEFORE YOU WORK WITH SPHAGNUM MOSS***).
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July 25th, 2009 at 9:28 am
Let’s qualify that …
Let’s qualify that a little bit — Junipers and pines can be worked on in the winter if you live in a place where it does not snow in the winter. Broadleaf trees should only be worked on in the early spring right before new leaves emerge, and tropical trees like bougainvillea and ficus should be worked on in warm weather, spring and summer. With pines and junipers, do not cut into bare wood if you want new growth — leave some green.
July 25th, 2009 at 9:28 am
When you do …
When you do something on outdoortree in the winter it will usualy die because the buds get cuttet off and the tree can’t grow out in the spring. The best time to get a bonsai is in spring, when the first leaves come out. then you can cut the roots and everything else on the tree. I hope i could help you a little bit. And sorry for my english if its anything wrong.
July 25th, 2009 at 9:28 am
plz tell me the …
plz tell me the soil-less in french i dont speak good inglish tanks men
July 25th, 2009 at 9:28 am
god job thanks from …
god job thanks from morocco
July 25th, 2009 at 9:28 am
if the bonsai is a …
if the bonsai is a outdoor bonsai wouldn`t it be normal to cut the tree and the roots when it is doing his wintersleep ? like aur
tum or before spring?? i can not find anything on when the best time is. does someone know??
July 25th, 2009 at 9:28 am
Oh, you’re in …
Oh, you’re in Florida! That explains how you can use only sphagnum moss for a juniper. I guess that explains it. Sorry for callin you a moron dude.
July 25th, 2009 at 9:28 am
now that i look at …
now that i look at the video it looks alot like the one here, the lady who sold it to me said mine is 3 years old. its smaller thqan the one in the video
July 25th, 2009 at 9:28 am
how can you tell if …
how can you tell if its a “real” bonsai, also, id like to know what type of bonsai i bought, i got it from a japanese woman selling them out of her car, it looks like little pine needles if that helps
July 25th, 2009 at 9:28 am
leave the poor guy …
leave the poor guy alone he is just showing people how he does bonsai he isnt saying its the best or the only way he is just demonstrating hes style, if u dont like it thats fine but dont give him about it because he is only doing wat he loves and it obviously works for him
July 25th, 2009 at 9:28 am
Hi Jerry. I live in …
Hi Jerry. I live in India. Its hard to get sphagnum moss. I usually us coco coir as a soiless option. Will coco coir do good with this technique too..?
Thanks a lot
July 25th, 2009 at 9:28 am
Take the advice and …
Take the advice and buy John Naka’s book. If what you are doing makes you happy fine! As far as it being even close to Bonsai, no way. I have sold many small Junipers like what you demonstrated with in your video. The difference being is that they were wired, styled, put into a proper container/soil. This art has already been invented, you are trying to reinvent what a collective of Chinese/Japanese people have already done, over many centurys.
July 25th, 2009 at 9:28 am
You obviously are a …
You obviously are a bonsai purist, but it is still bonsai man. Just with a few shortcuts. I’d like to see you wait 40-50 years before being able to sell one!
July 25th, 2009 at 9:28 am
Hi, what age are …
Hi, what age are these trees? and yes you can use ANY tree for bonsai but DONT USE THE MOSS your tree will die and you will waste alot of money. You need proper bonsai soil.
July 25th, 2009 at 9:28 am
Hello Jerry, . My …
o Jerry, . My question is will i be able to grow these trees as Bonsai using the Moss. Below is a list of the trees that i ordered.
Bald Cypress
Weeping Willow
Tuliptree
Red Oak
Pin Oak
Red Maple
Sugar Maple
Silver Maple
River Birch
Thornless Honeylocust
Thank you for any help, Joe
July 25th, 2009 at 9:28 am
This as Bonsai? Not …
This as Bonsai? Not even close. This is nothing more than a pruned juniper in a container with a bad growing medium. Victrinia is 100% correct and is making an informed and reasoned argument.
July 25th, 2009 at 9:28 am
Hi, it’s very nice …
Hi, it’s very nice of you to post these videos! I would like to know how the little jade that you planted is doing… Have a good day and I hope you can continue to make bonsai and bonsai videos.
July 25th, 2009 at 9:28 am
just wondering how …
just wondering how long have u been doing this “bonsai easy new-method?” cause i’ve been in this bonsai culture for 2 years now…
but my previous trees died bcause i went for a 3month holiday and SOMEONE! forgot to water them properly…
anyways im starting again
will post some of mine on Youtube so that i can get some tips and advise’s from others
and i think i’ve done way better that you sir.
no offence…
July 25th, 2009 at 9:28 am
That’s great! …
That’s great! Always willimng to learn something new. Thanks.
Jerry
July 25th, 2009 at 9:28 am
haha. Its ok. Well, …
haha. Its ok. Well, spanish moss is working fine for me. I’ve had my bonsai in it for a yr. now and they are doing wonderful. =]
July 25th, 2009 at 9:28 am
Your concerns are …
Your concerns are warranted. Jerry is just what he seems to be: a big kid torturing a small tree. He doesn’t know what he’s doing. Luckily his material is cheap and common. The styling, if you can call it that, is juvenile. The only form the juniper has is bad form. Forcing the moss in destroyed half of the feeder roots. 100% moss isn’t correct. Research the needs of your individual tree. Each is different. If you follow his tutorial, you’ll kill your tree as others already have.
July 25th, 2009 at 9:28 am
thanks alot for …
thanks alot for responding to both my posts. any other tips for making a bonsai look older?
July 25th, 2009 at 9:28 am
PS… I am sorry to …
PS… I am sorry to hear your mother was unwell. I hope she is doing much better.
July 25th, 2009 at 9:28 am
Jerry…
I am …
Jerry…
I am sure you believe very much in what you are doing… but I wouldn’t risk such a thing with them. For one thing, the value of my material is considerably higher than what I have seen in yours… while you are risking little, I would be risking much.
July 25th, 2009 at 9:28 am
Hi,
I would …
Hi,
I would watch the traditional bonsai videos on You Tube, as they are the masters at wiring. I rarely to never wire, so my opinion is not worth as much as that from those who do it all the time.
Jerry
July 25th, 2009 at 9:28 am
Hi,
I am not …
Hi,
I am not familiar with a Neem tree, but I will look it up. In general, any woody stemmed plant can be made into a bonsai. But there are problems with palm trees. Vines make great bonsai also. Good luck.
Jerry