Bonsai Inspirations

Posted on September 11th, 2009 by Jon Brown in bonsai tree care | 7 Comments »

A visit to the mountains to seek bonsai shaping inspiration from full size trees, and a view of one “natural bonsai” as well. I am sorry for the poor sound quality, but we were working with the camera’s built-in mic and it was very windy up there. This is actually a re-edit of a video I uploaded and deleted, due to an editing problem with the original.

Duration : 0:4:49

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Juniper Group

Posted on September 4th, 2009 by Jon Brown in bonsai tree care | 9 Comments »

Some minor work on a three tree juniper group bonsai, and some discussion of branch placement in group bonsais.

Duration : 0:7:35

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A Bonsai Tree Named Fred

Posted on August 28th, 2009 by Jon Brown in bonsai tree care | 7 Comments »

A lesson in branch placement, taught from a very old San Jose Juniper bonsai that was created by a Japanese bonsai master and cared for by an elder friend of mine for many years. The tree is currently potted in a very fine old Tokoname pot.

Duration : 0:7:17

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How to turn a Ginseng Ficus into a real Bonsai Tree

Posted on August 28th, 2009 by Jon Brown in bonsai tree | 10 Comments »

The repotting and pruning of a Ginseng Ficus prebonsai, part of its conversion into a more traditional bonsai tree.

Duration : 0:9:24

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Bonsai Tree Care and Creation — Chinese Elm Bonsai Tree

Posted on August 21st, 2009 by Jon Brown in bonsai tree care | 3 Comments »

Ongoing creation work on an old Chinese Elm bonsai. Branch pruning and wiring for future ramification.

Duration : 0:8:55

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BonsaiTreesForSale 2

Posted on August 14th, 2009 by Jon Brown in bonsai for sale | No Comments »

http://bonsaitreesforsale.us/ - Learn to take care, grow decorate Bonsai trees. Review the collection of Bonsai trees for sale at huge discounts. Bonsai trees are not just for your hobby; its a form of art. If you planning to buy bonsai trees, you must also be sure that you know how to take good care of them or else they would just wilt and die..

Duration : 0:0:51

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Another Indoor Bonsai — Large Ficus Prebonsai Part 1

Posted on August 14th, 2009 by Jon Brown in indoor bonsai tree | 1 Comment »

Some heavy work on a large Ficus Benjamina prebonsai to make it into a bonsai tree. Included is the removal of a branch stub with a pruning saw, removal of several other branches, and wiring of the first branch and future apex. In Part 2 we will pot the tree in a bonsai pot. Another bonsai presentation from kuromatsubonsai.com

Duration : 0:10:28

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Large Ficus Bonsai Part 2

Posted on August 14th, 2009 by Jon Brown in bonsai tree care | 8 Comments »

The repotting of the large Ficus bonsai that was shaped in Part 1, into a large, fine quality Japanese bonsai pot.

Duration : 0:9:4

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Olive Tree Bonsai

Posted on August 7th, 2009 by Jon Brown in bonsai tree care | No Comments »

A short pruning session on an old Olive bonsai tree. I was unable to do the whole thing in one take, and this is my first time editing video, so please be kind.

Duration : 0:3:31

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An Indoor Bonsai — Ficus Bonsai Tree

Posted on July 31st, 2009 by Jon Brown in bonsai tree care | 2 Comments »

A video of a 30 year old Ficus bonsai tree, some information about the care and pruning of Ficus bonsai trees.

Duration : 0:4:55

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