This video takes place over the span of six weeks. In this video, Robert shows some common mistakes that new bonsai owners tend to do. The tree in this video is a Zelkova Schneideriana (Chinese Elm) from the sub-tropical areas of China. When growing a bonsai, you want to keep in mind that you're growing the structure, not so much the size.
Robert uses a fantastic analogy about treating your bonsai like a five star hotel. Each individual leaf is a room and the trunk is your service elevator. You don't want to grow your leaves so far out because that would require your service team to walk from the elevator ALL the way to the farthest leaf.
Maintain the structure to find the right balance.
Watch how Robert treats this tree to bring back its original structure!
11 сен 2024