Today, I'll walk you through the first steps in transforming any starter material of your choice into a respectable bonsai with time! We'll go over concepts such as cutting unnecessary branches, root work, wiring, shaping pads on the branches, creating deadwood, and more.
0:00 Introduction
0:30 Getting trees from bonsai nurseries
1:55 The process of cutting back a bonsai tree
3:05 Remove the tree from the pot
3:40 Prostrata Juniper vs. San Jose Juniper
5:00 Comb out the bonsai roots
8:30 Cut off excess roots
9:05 Choosing a bonsai pot
10:17 Root pruning & fill with soil
11:08 Wiring your bonsai
12:36 Choosing the apex
13:30 How to cut pads on each branch
19:11 How to root Juniper cuttings
20:43 How to create jins (dead branch)
24:55 How to wire your bonsai branches
28:05 Before & after comparison
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