The Benefits of Going Backwards in Bonsai

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4 ай бұрын

One of the mistakes many of us make when starting out in bonsai is to plant immature trees into ceramic bonsai pots. This restricts the growth of the trees, effectively putting its development into slow motion.
I’m taking several of my earliest bonsai trees and counterintuitively taking a step backwards, in order to push their development forward.
Keep watching to see how and why, and how you can improve your own bonsai.
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@TheBonsaiGarden 4 ай бұрын

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@bonsaiexpression 3 ай бұрын

Started doing this myself on some of my most recent reports. I want some faster growth and I don't have anywhere to plant in the ground so up-potting is the best way to go.

@TheBonsaiGarden 3 ай бұрын

Hope you see your trees improve dramatically 👍

@Cherrytea558 3 ай бұрын

Really great video. As I have progressed in bonsai I have learnt to hold off on a small bonsai pot until the form is close to finished. I find watering is the most tricky thing in bonsai. Large training pots are great in between method for tree health. Another trick I do is cut a nursery pot to half height and slightly bury it in the ground. Fill it with bonsai soil and place your pre-bonsai in this. The roots go through the pot into the ground for really good growth and health but you retain a controllable root ball.

@TheBonsaiGarden 3 ай бұрын

Great advice 👍

@notionbonsai 3 ай бұрын

Very well explained Jason! I love how you explain it as slow motion. Spot on!

@TheBonsaiGarden 3 ай бұрын

Thank you Adam 👍

@XaviersBonsaiRetreat 4 ай бұрын

Funny, I've done this with all my maples but also put a lot of my yamadori back into a purpose built nursery bed. It is often a tough decision to make when you are just starting and want to show off your new bonsai collection. Interesting viewing next year perhaps :)

@bonsa1guy 4 ай бұрын

I just watched your latest video. How many trees do you think you have now, looks a lot tbh.

@TheBonsaiGarden 4 ай бұрын

Thanks Xavier. I wish I had the space you have for ground planting - I’d be putting a good 50% of my trees into growing beds for a couple of seasons.

@TheBonsaiGarden 4 ай бұрын

I have somewhere between 80 and 100 trees at the moment, possibly just a little more. To be honest I have not been keeping good records and trees have been added and removed so I’m a bit vague on the exact number.

@arkangel369 4 ай бұрын

Brilliant advice Jason. I’ve just finished repotting all of my own trees back into pond baskets for all of the reasons you’ve mentioned. Keep up the great work 👍

@TheBonsaiGarden 4 ай бұрын

Sounds great!

@maekelovlycheski8520 4 ай бұрын

I believe you're spot on, I've actually put a number of my trees into open ground this year.

@TheBonsaiGarden 4 ай бұрын

Thanks 🙏

@TheWishDragon 4 ай бұрын

I think this is what I'm doing to do with a little gift bonsai I ended up with. It'd like to see how it can develop. I also have been looking for containers for my Japanese red maples. This video is brilliant, thank you for the advice.

@TheBonsaiGarden 4 ай бұрын

Thank you for your kind feedback. Good luck with your trees.

@frenchfries2148 4 ай бұрын

Love the way you say “GROOTH”

@TheBonsaiGarden 4 ай бұрын

😂

@sueb1317 4 ай бұрын

Great video - I can surely relate. Have spent as much time going backwards as forwards. I don't mind - best way to learn cause & effect for each tree species - they all respond so differently!!

@TheBonsaiGarden 4 ай бұрын

Well said Sue 👍

@bonsa1guy 4 ай бұрын

Going backwards is the only way to get a better end product. I've probably done this a dozen times with my Field Maple in terms of the nebari, trunk and the branch structure. Rushing to create a lesser image isn't the way.

@TheBonsaiGarden 4 ай бұрын

Thanks Paul. If I had a bigger available growing bed then I would likely ground plant more trees just to give them that boost of rapid growth.

@bonsa1guy 4 ай бұрын

@@TheBonsaiGarden Me too, I'd have a lot more growing away.

@AlexBraunton 4 ай бұрын

Great video Jason. I think we all rush to put a stick in a bonsai pot to get that bonsai feeling but as youve said, its a much slower process and not very rewarding. I have been using wooden grow boxes for a few years now and had good sucess so far.

@TheBonsaiGarden 4 ай бұрын

Also a great idea and widely used - i guess the wood is porous which helps. They are heavier and need construction - which is where it falls down for me 😂

@Cherrytea558 3 ай бұрын

Same here. Wooden shallow boxes on the ground work amazing for pre-bonsai.

@hyperionhelios190 4 ай бұрын

I have my dates set for Greenwood and Herons. Excited to bask in some UK Bonsai Brilliance! Also love the shirt.

@TheBonsaiGarden 4 ай бұрын

Awesome! Thank you! Welcome to Blighty. Bring an umbrella 🤗☔️

@hyperionhelios190 4 ай бұрын

@TheBonsaiGarden I have one from Her Majesty the Queen's Umbrella Company from my last visit in 2004! Not very compact though.

@YasuiBonsai 4 ай бұрын

Some great information and as always a great video Jason ! Thank you for sharing

@TheBonsaiGarden 4 ай бұрын

Thanks for watching!

@Bonsaicrazy 4 ай бұрын

Great video Jason 👊👊

@TheBonsaiGarden 4 ай бұрын

Thanks Andy 👍

@sgimsgim 4 ай бұрын

Great video, slowing down speeds up development and this can be difficult to accept. Love watching your videos! -chotenenbonsai

@TheBonsaiGarden 4 ай бұрын

Thank you for your kind comment. I will be giving some pots away very soon as the channel hits 10k subs. Be sure to enter… 👍

@sgimsgim 4 ай бұрын

@@TheBonsaiGarden was inspired and called your video/channel out in my latest tiktok video on chotenenbonsai. An important message and timely as we're into repotting season! Take care!

@lolpwndk 4 ай бұрын

Saw a video with a japanese master that said that planting trees in the ground is 7 times faster than a training bowl. I wonder where pondbaskets are in that range. The root ramification is unmatched though

@TheBonsaiGarden 4 ай бұрын

I’m sure it also depends on the microclimate and a host of other factors as to exactly how much faster trees grow in the ground, but the principle is sound that they grow orders of magnitude much quicker. As for pond baskets, I believe the benefits to the roots is what encourages faster growth. The increased aeration is particularly helpful.

@scharfaced 4 ай бұрын

I think each year in the ground the tree’s growth generally accelerates with it’s size. So could be like 25 times faster🤯

@raymondplodzien7459 4 ай бұрын

Great information Jason. Bonsai requires patience to get a great tree.

@TheBonsaiGarden 4 ай бұрын

Thanks Raymond 🙏

@hyperionhelios190 4 ай бұрын

I like those shallow square baskets you have. I wonder if I can find something similar here.

@TheBonsaiGarden 4 ай бұрын

Those weren’t specifically for bonsai or even some plants, but sold as storage baskets in the hardware/kitchenware section of my local garden centre.

@Jojosawesomeadventure 4 ай бұрын

Great video!!!

@TheBonsaiGarden 4 ай бұрын

Thank you 🙏

@anitacuk 4 ай бұрын

Thanks for the info, If I want to try and increase growth by putting bonsai into pond baskets what soil would you recommend using?

@TheBonsaiGarden 4 ай бұрын

You want a free draining soil but you will also need to make sure you are watering your trees regularly so they do not dry out. I am currently using a mix of Akadama, Pumice and Lava. I have also previously used Kitty Friend Pink cat litter which is composed of moler clay (which is terracotta in colour).

@airford13 4 ай бұрын

very interesting info!

@TheBonsaiGarden 4 ай бұрын

👍

@tinadriskell4469 4 ай бұрын

I don't want my littke tree to become a big tree. So can you talk about hiw to make a young thin tree more proportional. I know it doesn't look like it's an old tree. I eant to know how to make it look better at this stage.

@TheBonsaiGarden 4 ай бұрын

You need to grow the trunk and then do trunk chops, to give you a thicker trunk and taper, and regrow the branching. It is a multi year process.

@brucedeacon28 4 ай бұрын

👌👍🙂

@TheBonsaiGarden 4 ай бұрын

👍👍👍

@skullkid3710 3 ай бұрын

What is that lovely tree with the red berries at the 6:54 mark? ❤

@TheBonsaiGarden 3 ай бұрын

That is a crab apple

@Donpapibonsai 3 ай бұрын

I have a maple I bought quite big last year and cut it right down/back as long term I want to Shape it a certain way

@TheBonsaiGarden 3 ай бұрын

Sounds like a great project tree 👍

@knifeforlifeeu 4 ай бұрын

Hi Jason. I just found your channel and i love it. I tried field growing on a French mountain pine and it went really well. Now i have a smaller garden and want to try to maples in baskets. I just found some baskets like yours. One thing i wonder is... There is no holes in the bottom of the baskets, only lots in the sides. Should i poke some holes in the bottom or is that not necessary? Thanks in advance

@TheBonsaiGarden 4 ай бұрын

I would put some holes in the bottom just as a precaution. Hope that helps.

@knifeforlifeeu 4 ай бұрын

@@TheBonsaiGarden it does and thanks. I thought so. I'll make some holes for sure.