Transformation of a Japanese Larch Bonsai Tree 

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I feel like this channel is secretly sitting on years of footage of many trees and is preparing to blow our minds like never before. All round this was an AMAZING video.

The production on these is always mind blowing. And his confidence while sculpting the dead wood is insane i could never. Cant wait to see more!!

This was a masterpiece, how soothing

This guy is changing the game with the quality of these videos! I was scared after the first one it would be a one off but here we are again.

This man not only knows his bonsai, he also draws beautifully, produces great quality videos and seems like a great dad.

when he got that pebble outta there, i was like, “oh, yeah, get that pebble outta there”

"This process was carried over the course of a year" The dedication of this man

hello, yes. im going to need more videos. thanks

Please don’t stop making these videos. You’re editing skills are incredible.

I feel like I just completed 5 years of therapy in 22 minutes

And when the world needed him most, he returned

I truly appreciate the editing that went into this video, particularly around the 9 minute mark when each clipping is performed to the rhythm.

My guy you cannot only have two videos up, you've given me the bonsai equivalent of blueballs.

Bonsai Releaf: Cuts a bunch of branches, bends them in crazy directions and cuts out almost half the root system... Bonsai Tree: "Ok I like this". Me: looks at my plants wrong. My Plants: "Welp I'm going to die now"....

The sheer sense of peace and comfort I feel from this video is seriously indescribable. My anxiety level went from a 9 to 0. Thank you for sharing your beautiful gift❤

YES, HE'S BACK

I haven't watched the whole thing yet, but I already know it's gonna be great.

When you started to put the moss on I was so disappointed that your wee girl didn't collect it with you this time...but then, there she was, freeing the caterpillar. Your bonsai is incredible but the interactions with your daughter make these videos stand out. You two tell a story together. Looks like we all want to hear and see more.

"Just a little off the top please" -the tree

Him and his Daughter! My heart, it can't take how adorable they are

Trust me when i say this. I watched every bonsai video and channel that there is on youtube. The first book i ever read as a child was a bonsai book so i know what to look for in bonsai design. You are the best here. Your designs, your concepts, your sensitivity, the quality of your videos, the peacefulness and thoughtfulness that comes from it, it’s just a joy to watch. Please make more. Please.

I mean the bonsai work is obviously amazing..but can we talk about the dedication to the production value?! Huge fan and cannot wait for future uploads. The only channel I will ever have notifications turned on!!

An artist Doing great bonsai High quality production And a fucking great dad Absolute madlad

Seeing this amount of care and dedication to work with the tree... It's truly magnificent.

this guy never knew the phrase "it looked better in my head"

You are a true artist. A horticultural artist, a digital artist, and a parental artist.

"Bucky Barnes returns to document the designing, pruning, carving and shaping of a Japanese Larch bonsai tree." the description.. i love it

SO INSANELY EXCITED to see a new video! I was REALLY hoping to see the interaction with your daughter again. You did not disappoint! I'm inspired and enthused by the beauty you create not only in your bonsai but in the entire creation of your videos. CONGRATULATIONS on giving us all the "feels" we didn't know we needed! I can't wait to see what you've got in store for us next! THANK YOU!!!!!!

I found your first video just after it was posted and was very disappointed to learn that it was your only video at the time. I’ve just come across the two newest ones (this one and the one just posted) and can’t even begin to tell you how happy I am that you’ve continued the series. Thank you so much! Please keep them coming

That is such an inspiring and relaxing video! Keep up the great job and i hope, i can watch many more bonsai videos on your channel! Welcome back with your second video! I love it

This dude would grow some top notch weed buds with his attention to detail.

It's so relaxing and satisfying to watch, also the video quality and production is superb. I can't wait for your next video Edit: Your kid is adorable :)

This channel is the definition of quality over quantity. I don't usually watch videos at normal speed, but when you add something I do, and I give it my undivided attention. Beautiful work!

I really appreciate the effort you put into the video - not only the visual quality and editing, but also informative hints and the before/after/after a year view of the tree. I like seeing people style trees but they usually don't show what it looks like after it had some time to grow and I feel like that's the most important part. So thanks for taking the time to show us this (also: gorgeous tree)! :)

the tree, once he finishes working on it, in a whisper: "...thank you ♡..."

This man’s dedication and attention to the most minute detail is admirable. Your time and effort doesn’t go unnoticed. Well done.

I just love the way of taking those shots and editing them, the music, the way you treated that tree, last but not least, your cute nephew

Bucky, thank you for your incredible videos.i am interested in getting started in this art, Bonsai& I found you.I love your amazing details(I am a retired nurse).would you suggest a plant I could get started with& what book I could study? Thank you again.Your passion is truly beautiful. 🎆🎇🧡

I would be shitting myself cutting off those roots. Guy is an artist

Wish someone would look at me the way this man looks at this tree

Incredible production quality and the storytelling just blows my mind. Indoor houseplants sometimes like me, but I can imagine that tree is so happy and feels so proud to have found you in its life. I can't tell if you're a bonsai expert with a video producing hobby or a VFX supervisor with a bonsai hobby. Either way, can't wait for more.

One of the most beautiful things I've seen on the internet.

Seems like he has a lot of content prefilmed from when he initially started the individual projects. So here’s hoping he has many of these videos lined up that he just hasn’t fully completed because the bonsai isn’t where he wants it yet. It would be a shame for such immaculate content to only be seen on two videos or on a few more. Many more of these videos I can see doing exceptionally well and educating others about the beautiful art form. Seems like I said previously tho, that he documents the journey of certain trees and then once they are near completion or closing in on the look he desires he wraps the whole thing up with clips from a year or more prior. Really amazing investment in prefilming to have only released two videos so far. Looking forward to more and may get back into bonsai

So relaxing!! Definitely could watch many more! These videos are an inspiration for me as someone just stepping into the world of bonsai!!

Where have you been hiding? My god this is such a top quality editing and such dedication, love you

Therapist : the winter soldier that grows bonsais isn't real he can't hurt you The winter soldier that grows bonsais : nah actually Ima restore your mental health

This man has awesome talent, True artist, I like the video editing as well, Please some one help me with the music name it's very peaceful.

I know it’s a tree and all, but for some reason when he is peeling the wood off the tree, I kinda feel bad for it...

This guy’s name is Bucky Barnes. We’re living in an alternate universe where Bucky doesn’t become the Winter Soldier… But instead an epic bonsai master! :D

So much skill in so many different areas! Cultivating, editing, drawing, designing, caring, and gentleness. Wonderful content! So relaxing and informative. I especially like the infographics that helped me understand why pruning and cutting back branches are so important.

The production quality of this video makes it feels like a paid masterclass

This video is pure quality, it almost made you feel like you're in a spa.

I just watched these two videos and I’m obsessed, the time and effort you put into these trees and videos is UGH 😩 I love it. Can’t wait for the next video

The King Returns! I have the video paused right now just to type this comment to say I'll be saving this for a bedtime watch with my girlfriend, we both find your work so relaxing and were heartbroken your channel only had one video on it when we discovered you. I already know this one will be just as relaxing and beautiful

Damn i hope he has a whole collection of trees. This is exactly the kind of bonsai channel I was looking for.

Beautifully filmed clear details and beautiful results, 5 years in 22 minutes. I am very impressed with your work so far. keep it up. Erik from the Netherlands

Just found your channel. Wow. The feeling I get from your passion is inspiring, and your vocation is palpable. I love how you describe the science behind your decisions including how you can alter the course of growth through simple interventions. The way you sculpt this living creature with precision can only remind me of a surgeon sculpting the body. I wish I had a hobby like this; maybe once I finish medical school. Never stop learning :)

I want someone to care about ME this much. 😆 Seriously, though, love this.

تو یک : کار گردان ، بازیگر، هنرمند ، و از همه مهمتر یک پدر فوقالعاده هستی... بسیار عالی بود... ( این پیام را به زبان فارسی ارسال کردم تا بدانید صادقانه دوستتان داریم )🇮🇷❤🌹

This man cares more for this tree than I’ve ever cared for myself.

Everything about this is amazing. Beautiful tree, perfect cinematography and editing, great choice of music, use of lighting, and consideration for the cute caterpillar, etc. This was a joy to watch and makes me wish I had the skills, patience, and dedication to care for and shape a bonsai of my own.

This is what you call precision and patience. Dennis the butcher 🐹🦔

I came for the bonsai content but I stayed to see if his daughter would make another appearance.

I cannot believe I just watched such a quality film for free.

Beautiful work in every way, tree is amazing, I would be happy with just the drawings, you look to young to be such an accomplished master, well done sir and thanks for posting this video.

I love it that you draw the whole finished tree before u wiring

Anyone else been waiting for this man to upload a 2nd vid because the first one was so good ??

Producing such beautiful bonsai is clearly one of your gifts. So, it has to be said, is the very professional and talented way in which you both filmed and edited this video. The world needs gifted people. Flashes of brilliance in the grey. Great work. Thanks.

Just as the first video, one of the most amazing things to ever see. This man is insanely talented, yet it’s the daddy & daughter moments that really put the icing on the cake. Such love and tenderness there. Makes me wish to one day have a little one of my own. Thank you so much for this video. Waiting anxiously for your next one.

I have never been so impressed with a RU-vid channel. The quality, the effort, the dedication! Give this man an award, not only for his amazing bonsai transformations, but for his multiple passions performed so elegantly in the 2 videos he has on his channel. BRAVO

Breathtakingly original and beautiful. Your should publish a book, and just in case there is any published by you, please let us know. This is bonsai art at a different level. This is how asymmetry becomes balance, peacefulness and an exquisite frame of mind.

"How to recognize different types of trees from quite a long way away." No. 1: The Larch. And now... No. 3: THE. LARCH.

Me: "Watch me restore this old axe and wrench" Bonsai Releaf: "Watch me restore this LIVING THING over the course of a YEAR" Such an underrated channel. Amazing work.

An Artist, painter, gardener and what else? Dancer, engineer, chef, astronaut? Damn, these videos are top-notch. Hope to see more!

i loved the synchronization with the music! and was crying for all those roots and branches the whole time ahaha but the tree looks healthy and beautiful so i guess when you know your stuff it all works out, amazing!

you have some of the most incredible production value and artistic style I've seen. I love your videos and can't wait to see more.

Let them grow freely in ground....that's an 10 yrs old tree but size was still 1 feet, if that would be in ground just imagine it's size after 10 years!

I've never known people put this much effort into a RU-vid comments section. So many thoughtful, long and appreciative messages. Bucky is really making an impact on people!

Never thought I’d sit through 22 mins of a man fixing a bonsai tree, yet here I am, hooked.

when an idealistic man imitating the creator, awesome skillful person with a lot of talent 👍 drawing/sketching✅ concept✅ botanical✅ environmental✅ Sense of art and eshtetic✅ videography & editing✅

I've got to praise the quality of your work. Astounding. Is this made alone? There are plenty professional production crews that cannot come to such quality of work. As a fellow plant fanatic this makes me very happy. Thank you!

It is so beautiful to watch you how you work an that tree and make a magnificent bonsai out of it! I have started with my bonsais this year but with seedlings so I can hopefully expect some results in a few years. But to see how amazing your dedication to this subject is, just motivated me even more to stick to hobby. Thank you for sharing!

beautiful bonsai..everything needs a process..regards one hobby bonsai mania..

Incredible like the first video, by your fault I started this very zen discipline which allows me to forget a day of work. Arigato

Dude flayed a tree slowly over a year then put lime juice in its wounds.

This is great how you go through the season. I wish a lot more bonsai channels were as patient with their videos as they are with their plants.

Been waiting for this! 🙅🏼‍♂️😂🤩

Don't know what's better.. your art of Bonsai or your editing skills! Kudos to you. Inspirational videos... Thank you

Beautiful. Thank you for an extremely calming video. Could you please share the link to the flute music.

The most beautiful thing about RU-vid channels like this is the amount of time, effort and dedication that goes into each video. You can see the amount of love this man puts into his hobby (I guess it's a career too now) because it takes him so long to make a single video tending to a single tree.

9:05 that editing was smooth

i'm here............................... come to enjoy the video... it's great I like it. Greetings from the Indonesian Bonsai Community, Sumatra, Bengkulu

"like watching a tree growing" needs to be re-defined apparently! Great job

He makes those type of videos that makes you forget to blink. Mesmerising. Beautiful.

Bonsai yang indah di tangan orang yang hebat Luar biasa Salam dari Indonesia

When he spent 150$ on a single pot. I felt that...

135 quid for a pot! Time you learnt to throw you’re own I reckon mate!

I haven't discussed the bonsai technique yet, especially the camera, transmission and editing techniques are so good, I watched and did not fast forward any part, thank you, a respect from Vietnam

You better watch through the whole thing. This is the kind of stuff people want that we need RU-vid to promote.