A Multiple-Trunk Juniper Gets Turned Into a Windswept Bonsai

Canadian bonsai artist David Easterbrook demonstrates the creation of a dynamic windswept bonsai style using a multi-trunk Shimpaku juniper sourced from a local nursery. In this bonsai masterclass, David takes on a complex wiring project, providing expert tips and insights on the essential wiring techniques needed to transform and refine bonsai trees.

[@paulsantos9008]

Mr Easterbrook, you are a treasure to (Canadian) bonsai! Please keep releasing these educational videos so that we have a record, not only of your trees, but also the techniques and thought process you used to create them. This is a great video; informative, well presented, good production value, and well paced. Looking forward to seeing more .... and hopefully I can visit your garden and buy one of your trees in the future.

[@BonsaiSociety]

Thank you Paul where are you from?

[@paulsantos9008]

@@BonsaiSociety I live in Markham, ON, planning to spend a week in Montreal next summer, and visit the botanical gardens while there.

[@BonsaiSociety]

@@paulsantos9008 sure send us an email to line up a visit on your way back🙂

[@ceaser227]

He's a treasure to united states bonsai aswell

[@joescalise4764]

Very nice video thanks for sharing

[@andoionutdan9670]

Hello David ! I'm watching your videos from Vaslui City Romania and I'm totally impressed, you are divine your trees are incredible GOD BLESS YOU MY FRIEND 🙏

[@BonsaiSociety]

Thank you Ando! Hello to you and all our other viewers from Romania🙏🏼

[@georgegilmour540]

Well, done! Cinematography is fantastic!

[@BonsaiSociety]

@@georgegilmour540 thank you! We're deploying the budget for you guys💪🏽

[@ryanmcvay1745]

I love the comment at 15:00 minutes.."That has to be about $150 in copper wire." I was thinking the exact same thing- as I just had to get some more copper wire for pine I am working on!

[@BonsaiSociety]

@@ryanmcvay1745 haha that was an hilarious moment!

[@rubenverwilligen3684]

Thank you for the beautiful explanation I would have liked to make a tanuki of it, nice long branches to work with, but the wind style also looks great.

[@michaelweydert3517]

Thank you David. Big fan from Louisiana

[@Bonsaicrazy]

Very nice David I’ll look forward to following this tree 👊👊

[@barzalou]

Comme d'habitude, c'est très bon et très inspirant. S'il fallait juste que vous nous donniez des vidéos qui vous montre dans ces créations, ça serait super mais quoi qu'il en soit, on apprécie votre apport dans cet art, dans cette passion que nous partageons... Merci.

[@gun_tur_qumz1338]

You know they already master doing those things when they talking while working on it. Very clear and educative👍🏼. Been watching people talking about how to wire the branch and I just realised that all of them including you, has a different golden tips. Thank you so much sir🫡. You got a new subs✌🏼

[@mcbabs7495]

Un grand merci à vous pour la vidéo!

[@raymondbirds2392]

Lovely job

[@ryanmcvay1745]

I feel the windswept informal was the wisest choice.

[@greenhawk1592]

⭐️⭐️⭐️great !

[@vladimirtrousil677]

Hi David. Another great and educational video! Windsvept is kind of delicate style and the plant itself has to give that idea. I don't think with your Shimpaku would be good try different style. Somebody might just decide different position of trunks. That's all personal taste. Keep up great work!

[@jesse3489]

It blows my mind that a meat mountain is into bonsai. I love how this hobby could touch anyone no matter your mindset or background.

[@OjaiBonsai]

Wind swept or weeping I find to be one of the hardest. We spoil or baby our trees and because of that the branches grow upwards after a while. So you have to repeat over and over but I love those styles

[@brucedeacon28]

👍👌

[@sanskritiscreations9373]

How do you maintain the branches to be horizontal all the time? I'm wondering since plants have a natural tendency to grow upright. Does one keep 'rewiring' and reshaping it? And how long does one keep the wires on? Sorry for the very basic and probably a silly question! I'm a complete novice, hence the query.

[@Pete-z6e]

Windswept style in nature as we see in New Zealand includes every branch to the tips and every piece of foliage, a difficult style to achieve.