Hello there! My name is Jo. I am a Bonsai Artist and I am the owner of Bonsai Techniques. Bonsai Techniques is a guide on the reproduction, growth, shaping, and caring of Bonsai, with details of the species used and useful information on exposure, watering, soil, fertilization, pruning, pests, and diseases. Subscribe to my RU-vid channel and watch my videos to be updated on the Bonsai world!
Hello, my friend ^^ Of course, you can make an air layer. In general, it depends on how you think the plant and what you want to achieve. As for the soil to be used, I recommend perlite with sphagnum moss because in my experience it's the best soil among all those I have used for air layering and to make new plants from cuttings. In general, any type of soil can lead to the success of the process but what matters is the success rate. If you can't buy perlite, you can also use leca or any type of stone that retains water. It's important that the stone's size is tiny as large stones create spaces which are counterproductive for water retention.
The color remains until the trunk is young. When it starts to lignify, it will lose its color. In spring the color will tend to green while in winter it will return to an intense yellow. Obviously all the new branches in spring will always be colored tending to green, becoming intense yellow in winter. As for the trunk, even the branches when they lignify will lose their color. In the end, when the plant is old, its characteristic color will be seen on the new branches that will be born every year.
Yes I can confirm it! 40% success with Bi-hoo and also with other maples grafted. I also noticed that if you have ungrafted plants, the success rate with cuttings from these plants is between 60-70%.
Hello Stephen ^^ This tree is already grafted on green maple and I used twigs to make some cuttings because for bonsai artists grafted plants are not so good. I talk with the person where I bought it and he said that it's easy get grafted plants with Bi-Hoo and Sango Kaku maples. If you make the graft correctly (using a green maple) the chance is around 70% success. About make cuttings no graft is lower around 40%.
Hi Thanks for this 3 videos. I currently have a dwarf pomegranate with 1 fruit. There was 2 but the one is gone. Its mid winter here by us in South Africa, the fruit is about to fall off of my bonsai. How do i dry it and when can i plant the seeds?
Hello Air Born ^^ When the fruit is mature or after it drops you take it and save it in a box. I use a polystyrene box without lid. It's important it stays in a dry room or if you have patience you can put under the sun in the morning and inside the house in the evening till it's dry. In spring it will be dry and you can take out all seeds from the fruit and sow them like the tutorial.
Thank you. I received a gifted Judas tree and there is no room for a tree of this size in my garden and so bonsai came to mind. I have patience and it will be good to try something new.
So it is totally ok if Redwood looks like yours? I asks because this is first winter i own one (in fact there are 3 cuttings in 1 pot). Can you tell me which date aproximatelly i have to wait for first buds with new leaves? .
Hi maskotik ^^ Well, my Dawn Redwood is yet alive then if your plant in winter lost all leaves it's ok. Ofc spring is the period when the plant starts to make leaves and new branches. In my area spring comes sooner then in the start of April my Dawn Redwood make its first leaves.
Hello and ty for support me ^^ The Dawn Redwood is a really beautiful tree both in nature and as a bonsai. It's a plant that, unlike others, often decides itself which branches to keep and which not. Generally in nature the plant always tends to grow in height, causing the lower branches to die and break by themselves. As for bonsai, plants and especially branches should be protected from both wind and drying out during longer periods of frost by placing them in a greenhouse. In my area, winter is not very cold so I leave my plant outside. In summer, however, since the climate is very hot and dry, I protect it from the sun during the hottest hours of the day.
My ginseng grafted ficus is under a full spectrum uv light and has new growth but it's lost some leaves. The leaves have turned a very dark green and some black. Can't tell if it's from too much light or if I sprayed it too much
Hi Jim. I'm sorry about your plant. From what you wrote the main reason why the plant is dying is due to an excess of water which has caused a root rot. In general, the plants should be watered only when the soil is completely dry, preferring a soil that has good drainage to prevent water from stagnating.
Hi Matt! It mainly depends on the plant you have. if, for example, it's from outside or inside, if it is a plant in your area or not. If your intention is to use an artificial light then it is useful to use plant specific lights (called growing lights) and not common ones by carefully reading how to use that light on the plant you own. There are plants that love light very much and others less so.
Hello Pakchee! I bought them on ebay. They were very young, almost 2 years. Pines are very flexibles plants then it's better allow them to grow more, repot them and then wire them to make your style ^^
@@bonsaitechniques6193 hi, great buy. Is that seller stil active? I cannot buy any seedlings locally, im from the NL. I love ebay buy thete for many years. Wil do a few searches today:)
There are many ppl on ebay selling young plants. Best period is in Spring ^^ If you accept a suggestion, it's always better to buy them from a seller in the same area or at most country because in this way the plants are already adapted to your climate. If you buy plants from other countries, you will have to be very careful because the seedlings will have to adapt to the new climate and being small they risk more than old plants.
Please may you give me and my friend’s RU-vid channel a shout out. It would mean so much to us. It is called X2duo. Thank you so much. I will try and send you a picture or a link.
Sure Tom I can if it is about an argument it is ok for RU-vid. Send me the link using the form on my website. Actually I am out of my country. The video you watch in these months are already done. On December with new video I shout out you ^^
Since I was a child I have always had a great passion for Animals and Nature thanks also to my Family and my Ancestors who taught me how to respect them. About Bonsai, I fell in love with them after going to a Bonsai Event many years ago. At the beginning I bought a bonsai in a nursery and I started to take care of it then as my passion for this art increased, I decided to make a bonsai and so it all started ^^
Hi, I have the same bonsai but it just died regarding some articles I found. The tree is totally brown, the persona to whom I bought it told me I have to give it water every day, but it seems was a lie, is there any way to get my tree alive?
Hello my friend!!! ^^ I'm sorry but I think your bonsai is dead. To be sure, try scratching the trunk near the base and see if it is still green under the bark or not. Whoever sold you the bonsai gave the wrong advice. No plants like to be watered every day. If the roots cannot handle the water there is in the soil, they tend to rot and lead to the plant's death. Don't be sad this can happen to anyone. If you love bonsai or plants in general, get another one, maybe a stronger plant that doesn't cost much like a Chinese elm. Greetings Jo!
