I was surprised the topic came up, and glad it did.... I'm in South-western Virginia, I have 2 young, small Shimpaku, and both scared the heck out of me, having quite a bit of shedding going on internally, but a few small foliage branches as well. They seem to be doing better just recently. Problem is, mine are both problem trees for me as they were "pom-pomed" by the original owner, ( who through these away) Trying to decide what to do with them is a challenge I havent figured out, especially creating an apex. More beginner Shimpaku videos maybe Bjorn????

Watching from germany😂

youtube is glitchy with subscriptions, eh?

you may have watched the video from Bonsaikunst Hamburg which came out a few days prior to this one with the same contents: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/o-BzhL2rt82meok.html

Long story short, I love your content and your information! Thanks!

everything else bends away from the trunk, I feel like in a year or two some side branches could cut across without having that weird pinched parallel line with the trunk

Each is their own, he did ask for his opinion so that’s what he spoke.

Not to mention he was specifically speaking about his trees which are worth alot of money not to mention customer trees ,this is not a back yard hobbyist set up you need to understand the difference your trees are probably with nothing at all and crap ,his tree are worth ten of thousands of dollars ,that like never changing oil in a very expensive car . Wake up do want you want in your little garden ,don't compare it to a serious Bonsi shop especially not to the top bonsia shop in North America.

Anything over 500 to 5 Millon dollars should be taken care of properly anyway and what's the big deal with chemicals anyways most chemicals are natural like organic s you just don't understand the definition of chemical ,this dose not mean toxic or bad ,yes there are bad chemical s as well but they are natural occuring .don't get all caught up in chemical bs unless you know what your talking about salt is a chemical and that is what fertilizer is.

@@jaycrockett9205 broskie chill, being kind can go a long way. Your points are surely valid but they are coming across in a very aggressive way. Everyone has their own preference. His approach is definitely the most safe. If you learn from the best you have no choice but to do the best. Peace and love, may you have a good day.

Sorry if I seem aggressive, the comment wasn't directed to you , someone elseade a smart remarkabout the chemical question. Usually what the pro say is miss understood , he was speaking about bonsia tree ,expensive ramified ,old ,the method for trees like this is different for development of a tree or other things ,it's hard for him to be specific in a few min. For such a general question ,my comments are only ment to help ,I have asked all the same question myself and have been miss lead ,by the way ,no one really knows what the needs you give it what you think is best and it takes what it needs ,that why it better to use more than one type of food , and healthy trees do have there own insecticide s,thanks for your comments , this year I lost my favorite tree , a Japanese white pine ,to bark beetles as well as two others ,i paid alot financially and it hurt my ego lol.jad I been smart and preventive, I would probably still have the trees ,now I only have a couple pics , it really sucks good luck.