My First Itoigawa Juniper Bonsai Tree

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Күн бұрын

Hi Everyone! In this video we unbox and work on my first shohin itoigawa juniper Bonsai tree!
I have worked with many genus of juniper bonsai trees, most commonly the juniper squamata. In this video I show you some cleaning up tasks that can be done to an itoigawa juniper in late autumn.
We clean up the moss growing up the trunk of the Bonsai, then brush off any of the peeling bark and finally refine the Jins by peeling off the bark on branches and applying some lime sulphur!
This being my first itoigawa, I am really looking forward to wiring this tree come spring!
The Itoigawa Shimpaku is a unique variety of Chinese juniper (Juniperus chinensis). Chinese juniper can be found throughout Eastern Asia from the Russian Far East to as far as south as Myanmar and Taiwan. In Japan, a unique variant of the Chinese juniper adapted to growth in deep, rocky mountains.
This particular species of juniper is sought after for it's vibrant green foliage that grows in tight pads. This tree is also a fast grower, easy to propagate and back buds very easily!
Instagram: / notionbonsai
TIMECODES:
00:00 - Intro
00:10 - Unboxing.
01:30 - About the Itoigawa Juniper.
02:52 - Types of Foliage.
03:38 - Cleaning up Unwanted Moss.
04:50 - Brushing the Trunk.
05:34 - Making Jins.
08:16 - Applying Lime Sulphur.
10:46 - Watering.
#juniperbonsai #notionbonsai #itoigawa

Пікірлер: 127

@barndad2220 Жыл бұрын

Adam I am a 70 year old gentleman who began bonsai during the pandemic. All of my learning has occurred by watching enthusiasts on KZfaq. I found your channel and have enjoyed every video you have posted. You explain things beautifully. And yes a video on moss would be wonderful to watch. How to collect it, store it and properly apply it. Eagerly looking forward to your next video. Thanks. Greg

@notionbonsai Жыл бұрын

Thank you Greg! I'm glad you like the videos 🙂 I'll have to put together a video on moss soon!

@TheBonsaiZone Жыл бұрын

Always a treat to watch your videos Adam!!

@notionbonsai Жыл бұрын

Thank you Nigel 😊

@TheBonsaiGarden Жыл бұрын

Great videography on these videos Adam. Don’t let the naysayers put you down. Putting your head above the parapet makes you a target. Keep growing, and keep learning, and enjoy what you do. 👍

@notionbonsai Жыл бұрын

Thanks so much for the support Jason! Everyone has their own way of doing Bonsai and i'm happy to take on new ideas 😄

@ArkansasBikernet Жыл бұрын

Another fun and informative video to watch. Thank you Adam.

@notionbonsai Жыл бұрын

Hey thanks Wally! 🤗

@MatthewLeeman1990 Жыл бұрын

Awesome as always! The stuff I've learnt is invaluable from you Adam. Thankyou!

@maryweber4176 Жыл бұрын

your sheer joy in bonsai certainly show through your work. keep having fun at it.

@notionbonsai Жыл бұрын

Thanks Mary! I sure will 😇

@raymondplodzien7459 Жыл бұрын

Love your videos. Great job filming and describing your bonsai process.

@notionbonsai Жыл бұрын

Thanks again Raymond! 😄

@blairmarriott3737 Жыл бұрын

I look forward to following the progress of this tree I must buy one .

@notionbonsai Жыл бұрын

I'm thinking of wiring it soon instead of waiting until spring! They're such pretty ones to work on 😍🤩

@Eleriath Жыл бұрын

Mate, what a great channel to find, honestly, I just had to watch all your videos in almost one go. I loved all your videos and I find them so so informative, specially for people like me who are most of the time scared of handling plants. The opportunity to watch you for example repotting plants, using the fork, explaining how you use it to untangle the roots without damaging , all those small details are just a new level of confidence unlocked at least for me. Thank you, really, thank you. Got to your channel because I got a small Ficus and Carmona today, but having watched your vids opened a new world for me. Cheers!

@notionbonsai Жыл бұрын

Hey. Thanks Martin 😄I'm happy to be able to give you the confidence to work on trees!

@brianparnell2256 Жыл бұрын

Received my first Itoigawa recently from Herons, very expensive compared to a lot of sites but it’s been shaped beautifully prior to being imported. Can’t wait to get started on it in a few months. Great video.

@notionbonsai Жыл бұрын

Ah very nice Brian! I saw some beautiful ones when I was there!

@jbm8535 Жыл бұрын

Great job

@notionbonsai Жыл бұрын

Thanks JBM! I'm looking forward to repotting and wiring in spring 😄

@nillysbonsai9636 Жыл бұрын

A very nice little tree!

@notionbonsai Жыл бұрын

Thanks Nilly! 😊

@BonsaiKiwa Жыл бұрын

best bonsai material my friends

@notionbonsai Жыл бұрын

For sure! 😄

@BonsaiKiwa Жыл бұрын

@@notionbonsai 👍🏾 very inspired

@shozabali26 Жыл бұрын

the hair love it ..

@notionbonsai Жыл бұрын

Thanks 😄

@JustJane1972 Жыл бұрын

Lovely tree 🌳 great video, thanks for sharing.

@notionbonsai Жыл бұрын

Thanks Jane! I love this Itoigawa 🙂

@JustJane1972 Жыл бұрын

@@notionbonsai its lovely. I am googling as I go! 😆

@ronmercado3404 Жыл бұрын

Detail to detail and again very simple yet concise and comprehensive guide to art of bonsai. Thanks Adam! Something changed in your outfit style btw.. I like it! Cant wait for your next vid! :))

@notionbonsai Жыл бұрын

Thanks Ron! It's gotten colder here so I'm wearing a jumper and scarf! Gotta get a body warmer! 🤣

@shankill178 Жыл бұрын

Nice tree. I’m already looking forward to spring to get some repotting done. Keep the videos coming and all the best for your channel.

@notionbonsai Жыл бұрын

Thanks Sam! Ahh nice! I love repotting season! 🤗

@tarian_bonsai Жыл бұрын

Nice 👍

@notionbonsai Жыл бұрын

Thanks ✌

@BlueSkyBonsai Жыл бұрын

gotta love itoigawas, the perfect species for bonsai. great vid Adam! 🌲👍

@notionbonsai Жыл бұрын

They really are! I was really supprised how fine the foliage is compared to other Junipers I have!

@annonymousname2.0 Жыл бұрын

nice to see my 2 favourite bonsai-tubers interacting xx

@luigiluigi2098 Жыл бұрын

Beautiful Bonsai and well packaged. Nicely styled Sir

@notionbonsai Жыл бұрын

Thanks Luigi! I'm looking forward to properly working on this tree in spring!

@arekushisuruizu2968 Жыл бұрын

man, i love this channel. Keep it going Adam

@notionbonsai Жыл бұрын

Hey Arekushisu! Thanks veru much! 😊Lots more videos to come!

@Jessmetics Жыл бұрын

Beautiful tree Adam 😻

@notionbonsai Жыл бұрын

Thank you Jess! 😊

@susanbigler3014 Жыл бұрын

I'm not following you on Social Media, but found you on You Tube. I think you are doing great. Your explanations are wonderful. I think you are clear how to do things, and I hope you make more videos. I can't wait to see how your Grans tree grows🤗

@notionbonsai Жыл бұрын

Thank you so much Susan! That apple is one of my favourite trees 😄

@bartstellink307 Жыл бұрын

Yes, I'd love a video about moss. Like how to care for it, how to grow it and how to multiply it so you can grow patches.

@notionbonsai Жыл бұрын

Hey thanks! I'll keep this in mind for a future video! 😄

@naturgeist Жыл бұрын

Congrats to your first Itoigawa! ☺️

@notionbonsai Жыл бұрын

Thank youu 🤗 Its such a beautiful species 😍

@timdady4660 Жыл бұрын

lovely little tree and I am sure Adam with your work on it, a few years down the line and that will be stunning.

@notionbonsai Жыл бұрын

Hey thanks Tim! I'm looking forward to styling it next year!

@XaviersBonsaiRetreat Жыл бұрын

A well presented and enthusiastic video and I too share the joy of having purchased my first ever Itoigawa (actually two) juniper. I look forward to seeing how you develop yours next year and seeing if I can grab a few tips. Juniper is one of the species that remains a 'prickly' test for my skills. Cheers, Xav

@notionbonsai Жыл бұрын

Hey Xavier! Thank you very much. I'm also looking forward to working on it 😊

@bonsai4fun Жыл бұрын

A very instructive video on this nice tree, Adam. I like the way you make your presentations, focusing on the important steps and right things and always enjoyable 😊. Keep going. Cheers Dirk

@notionbonsai Жыл бұрын

Hey thank you Dirk! There will be lots more videos to come!

@cencalbonsai6429 Жыл бұрын

nice one bro! great start that's gonna be a good one 👍🏼I love me some junies

@notionbonsai Жыл бұрын

I love em too! Can't wait to see how it develops 😍 Thanks for watching!

@WaywardSoul85 Ай бұрын

Great packaging imo. I've received everything from shredded newspaper and way to much tape, to packing peanuts. While the packing peanuts are, imo, the best bet for loose packing material.... I hate packing peanuts, theyre annoying 🤣. I really like the way they packaged it.

@jiijino_bonsai_ch Жыл бұрын

good video👍👍👍

@notionbonsai Жыл бұрын

Thank you 😀😇

@tmister007 Жыл бұрын

Hi Notion, been watching all your videos, I think we are following similar progression timeline, I got a very similar stock to yours for £70 about 2 months ago and did a full wire on it. mine had about 5x the foliage though so more to chose from for branches. Few tips you might not know. - After removing bark from jins, they may take months to years for thick branches to dry out properly on junipers, the wood is "wet" for a while. -Branches to Jin should be bent into interesting positions or grown as sacraficial limbs to give more wood/ interesting wood to jin. -The initial decaying to get some 'patina' to the wood is a crucial deadwood step, applying lime sulphur stops nature doing anything to make it look natural. -lime sulphur should be applied when you have the desired deadwood effect and want to preserve it from weathering further, otherwise it will look juvenile forever. Great video none the less, you clearly have put in a lot of work again including annotations.

@notionbonsai Жыл бұрын

Hey! Ahh nice! I'm looking forward to wiring mine 🤗 Thank you so much for the tips! I'll keep these in mind when doing more trees in the future! I don't think I will keep the jins in the final design. Thank you for the kind words 🤗

@sayediqbel Жыл бұрын

Nice video🏆🏆🏆

@notionbonsai Жыл бұрын

Thank you Sayed 🌳

@aaronleslie1581 Жыл бұрын

Cool tree, I’d love to see a moss video!!

@notionbonsai Жыл бұрын

Thanks Aaron! I'll have mossing trees in future videos then 😉

@mandyhernon2238 Жыл бұрын

Another great bonsai video from you. Greenwood's bonsai have a video showing how they package their trees if you are interested. I am very lucky to be near them and Derbyshire Bonsai. I have yet to visit all things bonsai that is close to Sheffield. Keep growing xx

@superman72176 Жыл бұрын

Near me! I'm in Chesterfield

@notionbonsai Жыл бұрын

Thanks Mandy! I'll have to check it out 😊 Lucky you!!

@danielfonseca5007 3 ай бұрын

Re-watching this a year later. Great vid, would love to see an update on that little tree :)

@notionbonsai 3 ай бұрын

There will be an update on this one soon! (There was an update after this one too) kzfaq.info/get/bejne/bqpjaNel2tW5o6c.html

@renatopamoso6774 Жыл бұрын

😍

@notionbonsai Жыл бұрын

🤗

@josephparry300 Жыл бұрын

Really looking forward to seeing the progress of this tree. Awesome job! Where did you purchase it from, if you don’t mind me asking?

@notionbonsai Жыл бұрын

Hey thanks! I'm really looking forward to getting it into a bigger pot in spring!😊 I purchaced it from Wattson Bonsai

@mrinalbapari5429 Жыл бұрын

let's speared the art of making bonsai to the youths

@notionbonsai Жыл бұрын

😀

@snylilith Жыл бұрын

Ooooh, I think the hardest part of bonsai is to know WHEN you can do things with trees and when you should absolutely not. And the patience to wait! I'm afraid this is how I killed my first trees...

@ThaiGuyKerry Ай бұрын

My Ito came packaged in shopping basket on top each other to create a plastic cage with plastic wrapped around the outside. Mine came hand delivered from Bangkok.

@notionbonsai Ай бұрын

Nice! That's a cool idea of protecting it! Where did you order yours from?

@ThaiGuyKerry Ай бұрын

@@notionbonsai Bonsai Limited

@GML890 Жыл бұрын

Guess whos starting his own small Bon Sai collection...

@notionbonsai Жыл бұрын

Who? 😄

@dofutofu3720 Жыл бұрын

actually in japan, many bonsai artists keep moss on the trunk. In fact they let it grow on ever branch and all over the trunk. Over time, it looks like a tree in a humid environment with moss covering all their bark. This looks very natural. Although the water retention is true, People let the moss on the trunk completely dry out.

@notionbonsai Жыл бұрын

Hey Dofu Tofu! Thanks for sharing this Bonsai insight!! Very interesting stuff! I can totally see why they let it dry out. I like to remove it if its growing up the trunk as it can get re-hydrated with each watering 🙂

@turkishdelight7083 Жыл бұрын

First tree I bought online was a deshojo and it was thrown in a netted bag and left at the side of the house...sent by Fastway (not sure if you have those up the north).

@notionbonsai Жыл бұрын

I havent seen any Deshojos around here in garden centers! They are beautiful maples! 😍

@BONSAIenCORTO Жыл бұрын

Ive never ordered one but received a gift and was just like this.... I dont like to buy id dont see it previously....

@notionbonsai Жыл бұрын

Ah nice! I also love to see the beginnings of trees from raw material!

@Engos22 Жыл бұрын

Hello Nice vid!! Can you please provide where it is bought?

@gethinnadin Жыл бұрын

Video on moss please!

@birdnird Жыл бұрын

Now I’m thinking about digging up that volunteer Juniperus ashei (an abundant native weed tree here) and trying my hand at bonsai-ing it. Low risk since I don’t have to purchase anything

@notionbonsai Жыл бұрын

Oh wow nice! (Make sure to get land owners permission if you have to!) I wish you luck with your Bonsai journey! There will also be lots more videos to come! 🤗

@birdnird Жыл бұрын

@@notionbonsai no worries, on our own land and there is no shortage of them. I’m thinking of one in particular that has colonized the lawn

@notionbonsai Жыл бұрын

@@birdnird Aw nice!

@AricMcT 9 ай бұрын

Would you tell us where you ordered this beautiful specimen?

@freaking_natureBoy Жыл бұрын

How much did cost it you? By the way, nice video!

@notionbonsai Жыл бұрын

Hey thanks! This tree cost £75 😅 A bit expensive but a good investment for Bonsai

@tomtilly5607 Жыл бұрын

I'm totally new to the game. Do you have any advice or help for a newbie? How to get started etc. I'm looking to grow outdoor bonsai rather than indoors

@luigiluigi2098 Жыл бұрын

Start with a simple tree such as a Chinese Elm or if want one indoors you can't go wrong with a Ficus Retusa type. If in UK they sell loads on Amazon. Seikatsu Bonsai are a fairly reliable supplier. Then make your own from Nursery stock or trees you find growing.. lots of Maples or Holly around growing in hedgerow.

@notionbonsai Жыл бұрын

Great advice here from Luigi!!! I'd also reccommend getting some aluminium wire and experimenting with some cheap garden center junipers. You don't need expensive scissors, normal scissors will do as long as they are sharp! Practice wiring, remember 2 branches to 1 piece of wire 😇

@ItsJamesMate Жыл бұрын

Assuming by your accent that your from NI? If so mate there's a club meeting second Friday of every month in Belfast. Talk about different techniques and also people bring their trees in for advice from one another. if you fancied joining I could send you over more details

@notionbonsai Жыл бұрын

Hey James, I'm up here in Derry. Sounds interesting! Is there anywhere I can message you? Thanks!

@ItsJamesMate Жыл бұрын

@@notionbonsai have you got Instagram?

@Varun24191 2 ай бұрын

Sometimes mosses dry in Summer season How to make them forever green ?

@andrewmilnamow9251 Жыл бұрын

What’s the link to the nursery you used?

@notionbonsai Жыл бұрын

They are called Wattston Bonsai! 🙂

@paulhowes1798 Жыл бұрын

Can you explain what a "gin" is and what it is for please?

@notionbonsai Жыл бұрын

Hey! Sure! A Jin is created by removing the bark on a branch that is cut short. It can be used to make the tree appear older, adding a feature to a tree that can make it look a little more interesting.

@JasonLorette Жыл бұрын

Great little tree...don't really like those Jin's (too symmetrical) I find they detract from the look...to me.

@notionbonsai Жыл бұрын

I know exactly what you mean! They will be removed when I give it a styling and repot this spring 😃 I just thought I'd demonstrate how to create a Jin. Way to many of em though lol

@chrisb3989 11 ай бұрын

You have bonsied your hair

@notionbonsai 11 ай бұрын

✂️✂️

@bonsaiuk Жыл бұрын

I really wish people would do their homework before embarking on making videos about bonsai. Most of the information in this video is not correct.

@notionbonsai Жыл бұрын

Hi there! Please let me know which information is not correct so I can correct it in the future 😊 I love to learn new things about Bonsai and am very open minded 😃 I do not believe there is one way to do Bonsai, rather many approaches and each artist has their own style. Thanks!

@valentinusiganjr.2663 Жыл бұрын

What info is not correct? Enlighten us, please.

@bonsaiuk Жыл бұрын

@@notionbonsai I'm not really having a go at you. Fair play for trying but remember to be accurate with the information you teach others. My main problem is the scare mongering about Lime Sulphur. It is very unlikely to burn you. It may cause a mild skin irritation to some people that might be sensitive to it if they leave it on their skin for a few hours. I have used it for 40 years and have never come across any bona fide example of the injuries you talk about. You applied the lime sulphur and then watered the tree which will have washed the lime sulphur off. Always a good idea to let it dry properly before watering it off. Itoigawa are not found in garden centres because the garden centre trade don't promote them as a garden tree due to them not having a naturally uniform growth pattern like the conifers they prefer to sell. They are better off being traded by the bonsai nurseries and utilised as bonsai. Please find a safer way to make your jin and shari before you cut yourself badly. A carpet knife is not really the safest tool to encourage others to use and people will be injured if trying to copy you. Apart from that keep it up.