HOW to grow Bonsai from CHEAP Nursery Plants: Fuji Cherry (Part 1)

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HOW to grow Bonsai from CHEAP Nursery Plants: Fuji Cherry (Part 1)

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Can I create a QUALITY Bonsai from CHEAP nursery material??? All those branches and roots can be so daunting! In this Bonsai Basics episode, I take you through my thought processes for initial root pruning and primary structure development on a 3ft Fuji Cherry. This will be fun...
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Xavier
-- TIMESTAMPS --
00:00 I bought my plant - Now what?
01:31 Should I airlayer and take cuttings first?
02:17 Let’s build a bonsai.
02:40 What do I do with all of those roots?
06:15 Why this is important!
06:57 Time to reduce the rootball.
10:32 What about cuttings?
13:21 What pot will I use?
15:31 What branches should I keep?
17:26 A very important TIP.
20:07 So what did I leave in the end?
21:38 Before and after.
22:55 A look at the cuttings.
Equipment & Acknowledgements:
I use a Panasonic Lumix DMC 330 Bridge Camera
All video production using AVC Video Editor Software
Sound equipment courtesy of: johnaronphotography.co.uk
Handmade Ceramics by: Dawn Isaac of deiceramics.com
*Please be aware that all details of products used are given for your benefit only - I do not receive any financial recompense. I just think they are good value and you should know where to buy them if interested.
#bonsaiuk #bonsaibasics #cherry #bonsai #bonsaigarden #pruning

Пікірлер: 60

@NotAnotherBonsaiChannel Жыл бұрын

Excellent video Xav and thanks for the shout out. Let's show off the best of British Bonsai. It seems the group is growing fast!

@XaviersBonsaiRetreat Жыл бұрын

We will be competing with the Canadians soon enough :)

@robertscarborough68 Жыл бұрын

From plant to a stick, I love it! ❤️

@XaviersBonsaiRetreat Жыл бұрын

I spent far too many years desperately trying to keep branches that would never work on a bonsai. It took me along time before I got to the stage i am now - cut it all off :)

@oachkatzlsmum Жыл бұрын

I‘m having a a big smile on my face. Enjoying this episode of Xavier, down at the bottom of his garden. You‘re actually part of my „bring value to my days off“-strategy 😘🤗 God bless. 🙋‍♀️

@XaviersBonsaiRetreat Жыл бұрын

You make me blush Martina. I really enojyed doing this episode beecause it sums up the biggest issue I faced learning bonsai. You have to start from the trunk and then build that tree. I still have loads where i have not done that and it is a never ending game of trying to 'work backwards'. Thanks for all of your brilliant support. God bless and Happy Easter. Xav

@bobcatbonsai Жыл бұрын

Great video here Xavier. I am still a bit shocked by how much root you removed. The pot you picked though is beautiful.

@XaviersBonsaiRetreat Жыл бұрын

I think the hardest thing to recognise is you get one opportunity to do that sort off work. I would rather take the chance and lose one or two along the way than face the extra work trying to do it later on.

@nerinat8371 Жыл бұрын

Tony recommended your channel -and looking forward to your work and Tony’s bonsai’s as well

@XaviersBonsaiRetreat Жыл бұрын

I hope that my content suits you but beware I have an unusual sense of humour sometimes. Tony was a star and we had great fun doing our collaboration a few months ago.

@sharonbuckley4591 Жыл бұрын

Another excellent , instructional session. I bought three new plants and will get at applying the instruction from this lesson. Thanks again.

@XaviersBonsaiRetreat Жыл бұрын

Cheers Sharon. I can't wait to see what you achieve...

@KennetDeBondt Жыл бұрын

Hello Xav This will look great in a few years. Grts Kennet

@XaviersBonsaiRetreat Жыл бұрын

I am really happy at seeing what that base was like and the twin trunk will be pretty good. Nice find :)

@beth7467 Жыл бұрын

Your cheesiness is part of your charm, Xavier. I've been enjoying watching these.

@XaviersBonsaiRetreat Жыл бұрын

Cheeky? Moi - surely not...

@beth7467 Жыл бұрын

@@XaviersBonsaiRetreat Cheesiness ... cheekiness ... potato ... potahto....

@joegarland4885 Жыл бұрын

Hi Xav it has been a lovely sunny day here with it ending watching your video on this cherry before bed, shan’t sleep after watching the horror of you torturing the tree haha at least it is in a bonsai pot, let’s hope it flourishes for you along with some cuttings, pot you are using I have the same one nice pot. All the best Xav.

@XaviersBonsaiRetreat Жыл бұрын

Thanks Joe. I feel more confident about the cherry than the Olives :()

@TheBonsaiGarden Жыл бұрын

Love a Fuji cherry for bonsai, they make great material to work on. And thus time of year they really put on a show. 👍

@XaviersBonsaiRetreat Жыл бұрын

Bit like me :)

@thebonsaiprojectkernow Жыл бұрын

I love all the blossom coming out at the moment,definitely inspiring me to get a couple. As always another great video,cheers xav

@XaviersBonsaiRetreat Жыл бұрын

Cheers - I always find with Fuji you need to get the basic structure sorted quickly. All of mine have done well. Thanks for watching and keep up the good work yourself :)

@TonysBonsai Жыл бұрын

Nice tree that. You're going to have a cracking twin-trunk bonsai in the future! I need to start working on some of my kojo no mais in the coming days I think.

@XaviersBonsaiRetreat Жыл бұрын

Thanks Tony - even I was surprised by the base I found. i certainly didnt see it when I first picked it up 2 years ago. I look forward to seeing your work on them :)

@andysbonsai Жыл бұрын

Just watched Tony's video with his Fuji. I've seen a nice looking one in Morrisons this weekend so i might just pop down and pick one up :)

@XaviersBonsaiRetreat Жыл бұрын

Sounds like a plan to me. Obviously our appraoches are a little different - he was a lot more conservative on his root removals :)

@tacobonsai Жыл бұрын

Thank you so much for the shout out. i actually like that training pot and its a nice tree! great result too. i was considering leaving one of mine in a nursery pot ... I guess i have to pot it up now.

@XaviersBonsaiRetreat Жыл бұрын

I learnt a few years ago that anything left in a nursery plant pot for more than a few years tends to lead to signifcant root issues. I have been working through all of my 'forgotten' nursery trees.

@JackC1961 Жыл бұрын

Looks like I need to pay you a visit soon 👍. £9.50 is on the floor after your pruning, looks good though. Hope the cutting root ok.

@XaviersBonsaiRetreat Жыл бұрын

I think the cherry will work out fine with that amount of work. The cuttings I just take rather than toss them away - if some work then its a bonus. You are always welcome Jack.

@Tinoshke07 Жыл бұрын

That twin trunk has some good root base and you've done your branch selection so it's ready to develop. I think this will be a very nice bonsai in a couple of years. I bought a Fuji Cherry a couple of days ago and thought it had a quite good root base till I came home and dug a bit deeper, it was a straight angle ! So now I've made it into a semi-cascade that might become a true cascade over the next couple of years.

@XaviersBonsaiRetreat Жыл бұрын

That is the unfortunate risk with buying stuff. Sometimes the dice don't come out in your favour. You'll hav eto send me a picture when you've done it :)

@TOMSAI Жыл бұрын

Nice Cherry Tree, Good work Xav. I hope my Cherry will survive . The buts don´t opens. i don´t know . 🤯

@XaviersBonsaiRetreat Жыл бұрын

Cheers Tom - It is always more challenging workng on a tree that ISNT a Larch :)

@FrostBiteBonsai Жыл бұрын

Brutal man, absolutely brutal!! Well done! Awe look at the pretty flowers... would be a shame if someone Just... Chopped ... Them... All... Off... 😐😂🤣

@XaviersBonsaiRetreat Жыл бұрын

I think I may have some anger management issues :)

@FrostBiteBonsai Жыл бұрын

@@XaviersBonsaiRetreat Hahaha! Don't we all...

@oachkatzlsmum Жыл бұрын

Congratulations on that tree, Xavier. I had some awsome repottings myself this season. Such a grounding hobby these little trees are. 😄😘🙋‍♀️

@XaviersBonsaiRetreat Жыл бұрын

They are one of the few trees that just keep on giving...thoguh they start to look a bit ratty once the flowers drop and the sun starts to crisp off all the green growth!

@johnlindell5024 Жыл бұрын

Great video!!🌳

@XaviersBonsaiRetreat Жыл бұрын

Thanks for that John - so what bonsai have you got on the go then?

@johnlindell5024 Жыл бұрын

@@XaviersBonsaiRetreat all my outdoor bonsai is coming out of dormancy right now. I’m in Sweden so I’m a few weeks behind England. But my cherry tree is now in full bloom, love it! 🌸

@XaviersBonsaiRetreat Жыл бұрын

@@johnlindell5024 Feel free to share a pciture with me if you like - it would be good to see what you are doing.

@johnlindell5024 Жыл бұрын

@@XaviersBonsaiRetreat sure, where can I send it? :)

@XaviersBonsaiRetreat Жыл бұрын

@@johnlindell5024 expressionsbonsai@gmail.com

@houghtonbonsai Жыл бұрын

Great Video Xav, it will look good in a few years m8

@XaviersBonsaiRetreat Жыл бұрын

Cheers Ryan...your SB discovery is due to be shown on Tuesday. You better move :)

@houghtonbonsai Жыл бұрын

@@XaviersBonsaiRetreat lol you better move ?

@XaviersBonsaiRetreat Жыл бұрын

@@houghtonbonsai It is budding out in leaf nicely now so I look forward to having a few roots with it in 2030 sometime :)

@houghtonbonsai Жыл бұрын

@@XaviersBonsaiRetreat 🤣🤣

@natrjack965 Жыл бұрын

I have just done the same to my cherry tree I bought from B&M .. I'm just wondering where you get your cat litter from I live in Lancashire, and I used to use sanicat pink mola clay I can not get any more so please can you tell me what brand you use ....thank you ....

@XaviersBonsaiRetreat Жыл бұрын

It is the same stuff probably - I have heard it is really difficult to find at the moment. I grabbed 5 bags back in February to at least get me through this year. I'd love to see what you've done with your cherry then :)

@natrjack965 Жыл бұрын

@@XaviersBonsaiRetreat how do I send photos to you

@XaviersBonsaiRetreat Жыл бұрын

@@natrjack965 Just send them to expressionsbonsai@gmail.com