The Stages of Growing an Elm Sapling into an Established Bonsai

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Күн бұрын

Today, I have 3 elms of different ages to show how you can develop a sapling into an established and refined elm bonsai. We'll work on designing the bonsai, creating the apex, pruning, and fine tuning the bonsai.
0:00 Introduction
0:38 How to turn a sapling into a bonsai
1:53 How to refine a Seiju Elm bonsai
3:13 How to create the apex
4:35 Cut your bonsai like you're cutting hair!
5:02 How to design a bonsai
6:16 How to fine tune and prune bonsai
7:57 Ladybugs are good for controlling insects
8:41 Trim off excess branches and foliage
9:54 Before & after comparison
10:55 Pull off remaining foliage
12:01 Summary of techniques
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@mikec3820 21 күн бұрын

id like to be able to buy rooted cuttings from you milton. its hard to find good young starting materials for a reasonable price..i always love when you show where you started. the middle. then a finished tree. makes the process simple to understand. thank you for sharing!

@MiltonChang-ee6rq 21 күн бұрын

Only buy good cultivar...any price is cheap if you take custtings from thae short of staff..BH will sell lstarter material only a few years down the road, becuae we are building the business...want to focus. Thanks for asking...I understand.

@deanreaves870 21 күн бұрын

Today I practiced some of the things I have learned from you on an eastern cedar in my yard that had been cut down near the stump years ago and had since grown into somewhat of low bushy shrub. I decided on the apex and began pruning and trimming to the base until the "bones" of the future tree were clear to me. I twisted and bent some of the branches to grow in the shape and direction that I liked and also let a few be jins. It is very extreme looking at the moment to say the least but I have a vision of what it will look like in time. I will probably not work with it again until late summer or early fall. Looking forward to how it develops. Thank you for sharing your wisdom with us.

@DavesBonsai 7 күн бұрын

What fantastic bark on that tree. Great video!

@bonsaiheirloom 6 күн бұрын

Thanks so much!

@jeffhurst4744 21 күн бұрын

Like the way you cover the explanation of trimming for a style. And video graphics additions are excellent in showing the overall shape you are going for in the tree’s design.

@MiltonChang-ee6rq 21 күн бұрын

Than you!

@Lees_Trees 21 күн бұрын

Since this video is about elm trees I had a thought. When you send out the trees to the 10 winners of the 100k subscriber giveaway, keep a similar size tree so that we can follow along with you. And any of the other subscribers who buy a tree can follow along as well. We can work on the trees as a community learning and working together.

@MiltonChang-ee6rq 21 күн бұрын

Great suggestion...I will do something along that line. Thank you!!!!!

@reynoldparedes3579 21 күн бұрын

Very stunning tapper bonsai..

@MiltonChang-ee6rq 21 күн бұрын

You are welcome!

@jonathanzellner906 21 күн бұрын

For the first time, I actually have a mantis egg sac on one of my bushes. I welcome them with the spotted lantern fly infestation in Pennsylvania.

@laddieokelley6095 18 күн бұрын

Seiju is perhaps my favorite elm for bonsai because of the fissured bark. This one must be very old. Your climate is better for growth and development than mine. I find that it takes a long time to develop the trunk size, even in ground.

@mcbabs7495 21 күн бұрын

Merci pour ce bon moment!

@MiltonChang-ee6rq 21 күн бұрын

You are welcome!

@VoidloniXaarii 16 күн бұрын

本当にありがとう ❤ 非常感谢

@dsknives310 21 күн бұрын

Very nice tips. I’ve noticed patience is key for a successful Bonsai. I’m working on it😬. Beautiful Elm that is. Thank you🌿

@MiltonChang-ee6rq 20 күн бұрын

A big part of it. You are on you wayA!

@BLEACH500 21 күн бұрын

Im curious if you ever did a video on the difference from Chinese to Japanese most of all with the triangle shape vs anything else

@MiltonChang-ee6rq 21 күн бұрын

Race does not come in, culture does...Many around the world emulate Japan...less Chinese because Japane technique is well defined...whereas the Chinese you have to know something about art culture 9paintings and calligraphy) which of course would take more focus. Both are desirable,..oleaseing in different ways... for the longet time, people complain my trees look too sparse...now I increae raminification, or Japaniese style. Who cares...so ling as it is pleasing.

@joegarland4885 21 күн бұрын

Hi Milton the large elm you have worked on is going to be a really nice bonsai, look forward to seeing the new growth in a month or two. In the U.K. we call your lady bug, Lady birds, we have a lot of foreign Lady birds taking over, I remember when I was in my thirty’s, we came out of a bowling centre which was at a seaside town, to a massive invasion of them, the pavements roads and walls were covered in them, they were landing on us all, we had to walk to our cars so crushing them under our feet, we all felt bad but we had no choice, within hours they had gone.

@MiltonChang-ee6rq 21 күн бұрын

I bet you no insects after that! Nature!

@user-zh4uo6gy4n 20 күн бұрын

nice video

@MiltonChang-ee6rq 20 күн бұрын

Thanks!

@antiduckable 21 күн бұрын

Excellent video! I have a few Elms - a cork bark Chinese Elm and a few saplings, and 2 regular Chinese Elms. My cork bark elm is on a rock and I'm worried about the tree overtaking the rock eventually and it looking out of proportion - when do I prune it to minimise trunk thickening?

@MiltonChang-ee6rq 21 күн бұрын

Great start!

@DRMALIKIA 17 күн бұрын

👍

@OutsidethePot 21 күн бұрын

Good morning. You mentioned different way to water. I would like to put a drip system in but some trees have different needs for water. If you are using a drip system I would love to hear how you set yours up. This is in my development part of my collection. There may be about 100 trees and maybe 200 developing portalacmaries and they need to dry out and then soaked. But thought it would be good to hear your thoughts on this.

@MiltonChang-ee6rq 21 күн бұрын

Drip is good esp ifyou use a timer. Water at least once a. day to keep the soil moist, never dry out. Keep an eye out on them...because it will clog ovef time. I am swtiching over to micro sprayer...waste water, but don;t have to worry about clogging.

@brianjanku4549 21 күн бұрын

I have been drip irrigating my bonsai for 15 years. I water every day in the morning using the little adjustable half circle sprayers. I just use a well draining soil. I have never lost one due to too much water.

@chaiwatpotichanid 16 күн бұрын

🥰😊

@MANNY100123 21 күн бұрын

I'm curious... What is the most difficult tree you've had to work with in the past?

@MiltonChang-ee6rq 20 күн бұрын

Difficurt in whqt sense? styling or keeping alive?

@MANNY100123 17 күн бұрын

@@MiltonChang-ee6rq Just general maintenance. Perhaps there is a tree that doesn't do well if you clip too much of it's leaves or more likely to get some disease or something.