BONSAI-EASY NEW METHOD-PART 3 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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August 21st, 2009 at 3:22 pm
i didn’t see it, on …
i didn’t see it, on the trunk or leaves?
August 21st, 2009 at 3:22 pm
you’re rigft!
you’re rigft!
August 21st, 2009 at 3:22 pm
At 2:42 the tree …
At 2:42 the tree looks like the crusifiction of Jesus
August 21st, 2009 at 3:22 pm
If you need more …
If you need more proof about Jerrys style of trees Okami85 go ahead and look up more about Penjing. You will see that Jerrys trees have more tradition and artfulness than all most any bonsai you can buy for less than $1000.00 dollars.
I really like Jerrys trees and the long fiber Sphagnum moss growing method it works verry good. I recomend it to everyone that is trying bonsai.
August 21st, 2009 at 3:22 pm
With Japan’s …
With Japan’s adoption of many cultural trademarks of China - bonsai was also taken up, introduced to Japan during the Kamakura period (1185 - 1333) by means of Zen Buddhism - which at this time was rapidly spreading around Asia.
Wine from a box ? Tradition ?? artfulness???
I hope this explaines why Jerrys trees are Amazing and well done.
August 21st, 2009 at 3:22 pm
Bonsai first …
Bonsai first appeared in China over a thousand years ago on a very basic scale, known as pun-sai, where it was the practice of growing single specimen trees in pots. These early specimens displayed sparse foliage and rugged, gnarled trunks which often looked like animals, dragons and birds. There are a great number of myths and legends surrounding Chinese bonsai, and the grotesque or animal-like trunks and root formations are still highly prized today.
August 21st, 2009 at 3:22 pm
In Japanese Bonsai, …
In Japanese Bonsai, crossed or tangles roots are usually seen as a real faux pas, whereas in Penjing heavily knotted roots are something which suggests character and age in a tree. Also, in Penjing there is less emphasis on technical perfection (often pruning scars are not hidden).
Chinese Penjing does not have clearly defined styles (Formal Upright, Informal Upright, Slanting, etc.) like Japanese Bonsai, although they do use these categories as points of reference.
August 21st, 2009 at 3:22 pm
Jerrys style is …
Jerrys style is more like the chinese style Penjing. The chinese hardly ever used wire to shape trees, they were more trim to shape. The Penjing style is a older tradition and art form than the more commonly known Japanese style Bonsai.
August 21st, 2009 at 3:22 pm
This is an …
This is an interesting idea, but I don’t see myself using this method. It’s a bit like wine from a box, instead of a bottle; it lacks tradition and artfulness. However, I thought the juniper looked nice and was a good example of the cascade style, but all the others were WAY out of proportion and the root structures were kind of a mess (perhaps due to lack of maintenance during re-potting). Thank you for the demonstration, it was interesting to see new ideas applied to a traditional art.
August 21st, 2009 at 3:22 pm
“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”
August 21st, 2009 at 3:22 pm
“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”
August 21st, 2009 at 3:22 pm
i dont think it …
i dont think it helps these trees get so much shade.. they have no lower branches..
August 21st, 2009 at 3:22 pm
It”s true that …
It”s true that Ficus make among the best bonsai for this climate, but other very good trees are Chinese Elm, Trident Maples, and my favorite, the Bald Cypress. There is a lot of information on it around the web if you are interested. You can look up the Bonsai Societies of Florida or the Central Florida Bonsai Club for the Orlando area.
August 21st, 2009 at 3:22 pm
really? thats good …
really? thats good to know.. now… witch trees (besides ficus)are the best? thank you
August 21st, 2009 at 3:22 pm
Are you kidding? …
Are you kidding? Growing bonsai in Florida is wonderful as long as you are growing appropriate trees and know what you are doing. Some of the best bonsaist in the US are right here in Florida.
August 21st, 2009 at 3:22 pm
…those plants are …
…those plants are NOT Bonsai…you let them to grow freely……do not forget that bonsai is alive sculpture…and you are the sculptor….Nevertheless they looks nice. ..
jarek
August 21st, 2009 at 3:22 pm
try growing bonsai …
try growing bonsai in florida…. belive me its a pain… with the high humidity and constant rains they grow MUCH faster… we dont have a dormant season here… so they cant always be maintained in a perfect structure…. u should live here for atleast 5 years and have youre bonsai in these conditions they WILL enevitably change, no matter how much wireing or root trimming you do…. i remember the diffrence of growing them in my old home in pa and compared to here it was a breese up north
August 21st, 2009 at 3:22 pm
i totally agree …
i totally agree with you. During the entire video i was like… ” what the…..???” i dont know what that is, but it’s most definitely NOT bonsai. and thos root structures are horrible!
August 21st, 2009 at 3:22 pm
hi bonsai9723, …
hi bonsai9723, great stuff, hope your moms well,
i just bought 2 zelkova ( japanese elm) from garden center, im new to this, i like the idea of using the spagnum moss, can i use it in my trees ?
thanks rob
August 21st, 2009 at 3:22 pm
Sir, You should try …
Sir, You should try your hand at growing a few Nepenthes Tropical Pitcher plants. They are my favorite plants - Tropical, Carnivorous vines with specially adapted leaf tips. Then again maybe you already have. Well thanks for the video
August 21st, 2009 at 3:22 pm
any hard wood trees …
any hard wood trees will do. Some are more difficult than others, but those will do fine
August 21st, 2009 at 3:22 pm
I am… scared. …
I am… scared. This poor trees, maybe you should get a beginner book, what you are doing isnt bonsai, it is “putting a tree into a pot and do nothing”. Scary. Really.
August 21st, 2009 at 3:22 pm
sorry wrong video, …
sorry wrong video, belongs to part one
August 21st, 2009 at 3:22 pm
Oh my god.
What …
Oh my god.
What are you doing there?
STOP KILLING THOSE TREES!!!!!!!
If you want to choose this method its okay, but if you post it as a video, it’s not okay.
August 21st, 2009 at 3:22 pm
I was wondering can …
I was wondering can you make a bonsai out of a pine,fur or maple tree?