Bonsai from a Thyme plant?!

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These Thyme plants are widely available in supermarkets and garden centers - but do they make nice Bonsai trees? In this video Oscar styles this cheap thyme (about 10 USD) into a little Bonsai tree. A lot is pruned of, but the tree is strong and healthy and will do just fine. It is a first step in its progression towards a bonsai - and we'll show the updates of this little tree on our KZfaq channel!
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@TommyC11442 3 ай бұрын

Trying different herbs as bonsai has always intrigued me. I love the idea of pruning my tree and using the cuttings for culinary purposes

@bonsaiempire 3 ай бұрын

Exactly!!

@gratefulhank 3 ай бұрын

"inspiration 💫😁 move me brightly...". Great video man!

@bonsaiempire 3 ай бұрын

Awesome! Thank you!

@elanakemp5281 3 ай бұрын

Ola! You have an international audience well done for an excellent tutorial. Is it possible to always state what season it is when you do a video? Months of the year don't help as we are potentially in different hemispheres

@notionbonsai 3 ай бұрын

It turned out really great!

@bonsaiempire 3 ай бұрын

Thanks! Work in progress though :)

@a.dkutzbarber 3 ай бұрын

Loved this something very different and looked great at the end

@bonsaiempire 3 ай бұрын

Thanks so much!

@nerinat8371 3 ай бұрын

Looks really lovely

@bonsaiempire 3 ай бұрын

Thank you! Cheers!

@Jimbo087 3 ай бұрын

Very Nice! Thyme also flowers, really curious what this little tree will look like in full flower. I have my own thyme bonsai styled as a willow.

@dsb227 3 ай бұрын

Beautiful!

@bonsaiempire 3 ай бұрын

Thank you! Cheers!

@cesarurb 3 ай бұрын

It’s a really beautiful tree! I like it Oscar!

@bonsaiempire 3 ай бұрын

Thank you! Cheers!

@handlesshouldntdefaulttonames Ай бұрын

Oh hey, I have no idea how to bonsai but I started doing this with a thyme! I have too many cuttings.

@selcukdanyildiz 3 ай бұрын

Beautiful.

@bonsaiempire 3 ай бұрын

Thank you! Cheers!

@gratefulhank 3 ай бұрын

I thought this was a Hokkaido or seiju elm when I first glanced at it. I liked and subscribed... Nice job dude

@bonsaiempire 3 ай бұрын

Awesome, thank you!

@aaronasissoard1098 3 ай бұрын

Ain’t nobody got thyme for that

@bonsaiempire 3 ай бұрын

lol :)

@jimkocherful 3 ай бұрын

My favorite meme! ☺️

@DarthMasiah 3 ай бұрын

looks nice 👍

@bonsaiempire 3 ай бұрын

Thanks! Its a work in progress - but so far so good!

@mauricespelman6608 3 ай бұрын

Hmm I was going to choose juniper for my first bonsai, but this looks easier

@BonsaiMagic 3 ай бұрын

Great content so cool also want to try

@bonsaiempire 3 ай бұрын

You should! :)

@OjaiBonsai 3 ай бұрын

Thank you for paving the way for all us new you tubers. You have been doing this for like 14 years?

@bonsaiempire 3 ай бұрын

You mean our youtube channel? Or bonsaiempire? Bonsai Empire started in 2000.

@OriginalMariAnnaWolf 3 ай бұрын

Ha! Thymeleaps! I think Im kinda do that to my new thyme 🤔

@jokodarmono5566 3 ай бұрын

saya suka karya anda..

@patrik.bacso22 3 ай бұрын

It looks brilliant! May I ask you that when do you start fertilizing it and how? Liquid or solid fertilizer?

@bonsaiempire 3 ай бұрын

Solid and throughout the growing season, so we just started!

@patrik.bacso22 3 ай бұрын

@@bonsaiempire Thank you! 🙂

@allouttabubblegum1984 3 ай бұрын

I have never seen a thyme plant with such a trunk of a base

@bonsaiempire 3 ай бұрын

Its a bit of a lucky shot - you can never really see into the plant before you start pruning. But whatever you find, work with it and create something nice!

@KP-eq9bl 3 ай бұрын

thymelapse haha creative

@bonsaiempire 3 ай бұрын

Thyme will tell :P

@piccoleegrandicose955 3 ай бұрын

Beautiful, I should try this! Is it common to find a Thyme in a garden center with the branches so thick? Thank you

@bonsaiempire 3 ай бұрын

This is a very standard thyme plant, branches were 1 or 2mm thick so still easy to bend. Try it out!

@piccoleegrandicose955 3 ай бұрын

@@bonsaiempire Alright, I will. Thank you!

@yinyang2385 3 ай бұрын

For the trunk to have developed so thick the thyme must have been growing for some time and yet it was still very short in height. What was the age of that thyme?

@bonsaiempire 3 ай бұрын

Its a standard plant from the supermarket - I'd be surprised if its older than 2 or 3 years.

@TitiLatulipe 3 ай бұрын

Bravo pour votre vidéo

@TitiLatulipe 3 ай бұрын

Pouvons-nous avoir des réponses à ces deux questions, svp ? La première concerne la croissance des plantes (arbustes), qui semblent tourner au rallenti malgré les traitements et les engrais commerciaux employés. Quoi faire de naturel pour énergiser une jeune plante bonzaï, ou la sauver de l'asphyxie, en plus de tous vos précieux conseils actuels (lumière, terreau ou substrat, taille, arrosage, etc.) ? La seconde, concerne l'usage de la cire de bougie pouvant parfois être appliquée à la base d'un tronc sur toute sa circonférence, pour l'aider à mieux cicatriser et pour le protéger contre les maladies nuisibles. Cela semble plus saint pour la plante, mais est-ce bien vrai ? Nous conseillez-vous ces deux méthodes, et avec quelles conséquences sur la croissance végétale ? Les pates cicatrisantes, les terreaux et les engrais standards achetés dans les commerces de ma région ont pour effet plutôt d'achever les arbustes, en lieu et place de les aider, quand cela ne déséquilibre pas totalement leur croissance. Entretenir un jardin devient un vrai casse-tête chinois sans mauvais jeux de mots. Avec des produits factices ! D'avance merci en cas de réponse (si vous les connaissez), et bravo pour votre vidéo, qui nous aide à mieux comprendre les arbres. Bien à vous (...) Titi :)

@TitiLatulipe 3 ай бұрын

p.s.: À faveur de vos abonnés, pourriez-vous publier dans quelques temps, pour voir son évolution, une vidéo sur la croissance de votre Bonzaï-Thym, sur une certaine période ? Ce serait très intéressant pour les passionnés. Bien à vous.

@bonsaiempire 3 ай бұрын

Hi Titi! Lots of questions haha - would you mind posting on our forum at www.bonsaiempire.com/forum so we can help you there?

@givetanks 3 ай бұрын

I'm pretty sure I can find the thyme to try this out!

@bonsaiempire 3 ай бұрын

Lol :) Keep m coming ;)

@givetanks 3 ай бұрын

@@bonsaiempire Sure My thyming is on point!

@MedievalSchneefuchs 3 ай бұрын

Beginner here: why remove the old soil completely and not just enough to fit into the new bonsai pot?

@bonsaiempire 3 ай бұрын

We prefer to use a bonsai substrate (inorganic) which is far better draining. Check out our videos about bonsai soil for more info!

@linus4760 3 ай бұрын

Why are you putting it straight into a Bonsais pot? Im new to bonsai and I thought you put it much later in abonsai pot so It can grow much faster and stronger into the desired shape. But I think it already Looks really good

@bonsaiempire 3 ай бұрын

If we'd want the branches to thicken we would indeed keep it in a larger pot. But this tree mostly needs refining so we decided to place it into a medium sized pot (perhaps the next pot will be shallower than this one).

@linus4760 3 ай бұрын

@@bonsaiempire ok thanks for the answer

@Gbhmagic 3 ай бұрын

neat❤ I don't use akadama as its cost here is very restrictive

@andytlwy 3 ай бұрын

What’s a cost friendly alternative?

@Gbhmagic 3 ай бұрын

@@andytlwy i just use lava an pumice. here akadema costs 70% for a 10lb bag.. that would be gone on 3 plants

@brucedeacon28 3 ай бұрын

👍👌🙂

@bonsaiempire 3 ай бұрын

Thanks Bruce, you never miss a video do you? :)

@oliverrouse2809 3 ай бұрын

😂

@kevingmccann8552 3 ай бұрын

Loose the elevator music. You have good content. You don't need muzak to distract the viewer from what you are saying and doing.

@CornellD.Cavendish 3 ай бұрын

Definitely isnt muzak but every other YT channel is doing it and theyve been doing it for 15 years on this channel. Your opinion doesnt hold that much sway.

@kevingmccann8552 3 ай бұрын

@@CornellD.Cavendish You are correct. Not much sway. One cannot mandate good taste. More's the pity.

@brent829 3 ай бұрын

Lets be honest, that looks like garbage.

@BonsaiMagic 3 ай бұрын

Lets be honest your attitude looks like garbage

@N1650andTheCPG 3 ай бұрын

U must chill big dawg

@yinyang2385 3 ай бұрын

Really? Why don't you post a video and show us how it should be done

@brent829 3 ай бұрын

Because it's thyme, it's like putting lipstick on a pig.

@yinyang2385 3 ай бұрын

@@brent829 well that's a different matter, he's done the best he could with what he was working with. But the way you said it made it sound like he sucked at what he did