Bonsai Tour of one of the best Yamadori collectors - Tom Vuong

Hi I'm Ben.
Plant collector and Bonsai Guy from the Seattle area. In this Video:
You may not know who he is but he is one of the best Yamadori Juniper Collectors around. His name is Tom Vuong. Tom was generous enough to share his collection and knowledge with me and I'm so excited that I get to share this with the online community.
Chapters:
0:00 Intro
2:05 Collecting Yamadori Junipers
7:15 How to differentiate between Utah California and one seed Junipers
14:40 Tom's Black Pines
23:00 How to Graft Black Pine candles
28:15 Tom's Junipers
32:48 Toms Watering Method
33:00 After care for yamadori
37:00 More Junipers
45:00 Olives
46:00 Olive Upside down potting
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[@CharlieForeign]

I will never see bonsai collections the same after seeing this one 😂. Honestly blown away of mere the size, character, and age of all his trees. Simply amazing!

[@monkichiboi4003]

the craziest part is tom sells these trees at shows for only like 3k where as mirai will sell a little piece of scrap for 15k

[@kainbreydin6483]

Toms collection of Yamadori Juniper are absolutely incredible. The man must gave super powers to collect these trees by himself. Bravo Tom👏 world class !!!

[@gayles6321]

This is the first time I've ever heard of watering by temperature. Makes so much more sense. Great info! Thank you.

[@gregoryh4601]

Ben. Thanks so much for this Video of Tom’s awesome Bonsai Garden. Does anyone want to bet that a Few National Grand Champion in there? Tom you are awesome and a down to Earth Bonsai Collector. Peace Be With You

[@tommytacoma8247]

Ben B.Seattle is right about one thing the world needs to see those Trees !

[@alexkern9134]

I love how happy Tom is!

[@hectorquintero2870]

He is a master collector. One of a handful of great collectors. World class

[@BenBSeattle]

Sure is

[@justgrazza4638]

Just found this awesome, awesome video. Thanks so much for posting it. Been playing with Olives for 20 + years and did not know I'd been throwing half of my trees away after cutting them. Looks like another collecting trip on the way.

[@sagebonsai]

Being a true native to utah this makes me so proud of my junipers. Nothing beats seeing them thriving in the wild. I would love to bring more of my heritage land back home with me in the city. I can't thank you enough that you keep inspiring to my best. But sadly our lifetime is just too short to really enjoy developing a tree for several thousand years, but how awesome would that be.

[@jballenger9240]

WOW!!!!! His collection. Would be great catalogued and available as a book. Thank Tom for me please. From chilly Massachusetts.

[@jballenger9240]

Spectacular yamadori, mind blowing collection!!!!!🤩

[@wreagin1]

this was really great he's a very tree rich man. it's funny I hope that some of the people who get trees from him continue too maintain them in a ore naturalistic fashion. Thanks as always for the content

[@rosska99]

Fantastic tour...Amazing to see his knowledge and the scale of time that he operates on. You did a really great job of narrating and rephrasing what he was explaining!

[@caravacacruzcreations1488]

Thank you for this incredible tour of Tom Vuong’s Bonsai yamadori garden. I have watched this three times and will probably watch it again, there is so much coming from this man. I think that he cannot entrust anyone else to care for these trees. He is the master yamadorist and knows the sensitivities of these trees from gathering to adaptation to a container. And you do good work documenting this incredible art. Continued success in this art. I will be watching.

[@ADKflyguy]

“ to learn from the nature is the best of the best”

[@jamesnoll2115]

Thank you so much for sharing with us Ben!

[@regq4855]

Excellent video. Interesting that Tom grafts his pines using the candles. I will give it a go next year. Curious to know his technique for air layering pine trees. Thanks for sharing!

[@thebonsaiarea]

very beautiful trees thanks Tom for sharing such a collection and thanks for filming Ben👍

[@kbxiong67]

What an awesome video. I learned so much from Tom! Thanks for sharing Ben.

[@shottakl8668]

Awesome vid about an amazing bonsai artist. Thanks for sharing this with us, Ben!

[@KrizzaOne]

Wow just wow.. Amazing yamadori collection! Best reaction from Ben: "I Think Tom secretely built the piramids" Haha that cracked me up!

[@RM-ok8op]

Spectacular !!!😮❤

[@benloehle300]

Absolutely incredible!! I am floored on so many levels. Tom transcends bonsai some ways it seems. Wonder if he will ever show one of his trees. Thanks for sharing this!

[@drphilrays]

Thanks for sharing, Tom is awesome!

[@dermo1981]

Absolutely unbelievable trees. Thanks guys 👍

[@duncanblakey9343]

Thankyou that was simply incredible.. love to see more of his trees

[@jeffdowswell7706]

Awesome video. Shockingly coolest collection ever. Almost unbelievable!

[@tchiknavoriangilles6419]

Merci Ben et merci Tom pour cette vidéo tout simplement incroyable.

[@janeplatt8254]

Great collection Tom 🇬🇧😊❤️

[@OjaiBonsai]

I love that collection. Thanks

[@astounded]

🤯🤯🤯true master blows mind with passion and humility. Thanks Ben

[@manolobalagtas4315]

HALLELUIA! Thank you Ben!

[@renaudgass3146]

Really good information here...iam from France and iam collecting pine and juniper in pyrennee 🇫🇷...really cool videos

[@thelordofthemanor]

This collection is stunning. I've never seen anything like this.

[@joint-heirwithchrist5241]

Just One!! I would love to own just one of those Junipers! Wow

[@retsehcrepoot1239]

fabulous!

[@maylucriandesigns]

just wow! wow!.....drops some knowledge on us about the grafts. i only have 1 black pine (mostly i grow deciduous ) but i cant wait to try my hand at it. so so pumped after watching this. you've earned a sub from a fellow washingtonian Ben B. Seattle.

[@maylucriandesigns]

i also want to give my gratitude to Tom Vuong. Excellence is yours.

[@winsonboss1240]

That is one crazy collection.......

[@spsingh6027]

Mesmerized

[@mariakellner5429]

Amazing

[@calvinchau5479]

Ben thanks for coming down to OC and shared with us this awesome tour. Omg Chu Tom took all these trees out of the museums. JK. Amazing uncle Tom I live 9 miles from your place will reach out to viet bonsai society soon. Thanks Ben again

[@emding6285]

Coi vid này xong vẫn chưa tin vào mắt mình, ko biết lúc chú đào nó về như nào, toàn cụ juniper

[@timmywood9677]

So cool I want one of those black pine’s

[@wrhytz]

"Learn from nature." 😊

[@mbahanto6494]

Hadir nyimak boss q.. Bonsai nya mantap..

[@eduardomorales4232]

Wow

[@ViktorKulish]

Неймовірно!!! Яка краса!!! Такий бонсай я ще не бачив! На жаль не знаю англійської, і не зрозумів які види рослин використані для композицій

[@one_three_eight]

Nice

[@littletargets]

惊人的作品！

[@BlueSkyBonsai]

Hey Ben, very enjoyable tour - thanks to you and Tom. I didn't fully understand the upside-down technique. So you turn the whole tree and huge rootball upside down, cover with a plastic bag. How does its weight get supported? How do you water it? And what happens to the previous foliage when it's upside down and underneath?? Cheers

[@BenBSeattle]

yes the whole stump of the tree gets flipped upside down. The tap root becomes the new trunk where the branches grow from. He keeps it humid until new branches emerge from the tap root.

[@BlueSkyBonsai]

@@BenBSeattle Got it. Cheers!

[@joanp105]

I notice the drip irrigation in the pots. Do all of the trees get the same water schedule and amount?

[@ARKAPOVICWR450]

interesante coleccion ¡¡¡ solo decir que si le gustan los olivos prueve mejor con acebuche y mejor aun el ullastre mallorquin no se arrepentira y la hoja se vuelve muchisimo mas pequeña y redondeada,los mejores olivos y acebuches estan en españa e italia,clima mediterraneo,personalmente tengo acebuches y uno de ellos tiene las hojas de apenas 5mm,saludos

[@edgardesenganio4908]

Just wondering how much is the most expensive trees he is selling?😮…thanks for sharing Ben.

[@emding6285]

chú Vương cho con hỏi chú có viết sách về juniper ko? hay chú học đc những kinh nghiệm collect, chăm sóc, và chăm sóc sau yamadori ở đâu có thể giới thiệt con với

[@giulianapazziniyamadoriita8527]

Tutto meraviglioso li voglio tutti ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@fespinoza60]

What book did he learn from?

[@andrewclack4881]

Is there any folm of Tom doing some pine grafting?

[@gguabes]

I hope Yamadori does not cause climate change or deforestation, peace 😁. wonderful collection and save the nature..

[@andyagis6751]

how about forest fire, guess its only a fraction

[@gregoryh4601]

Wish we had a Government that Cares about our Environment

[@simonbremner2707]

Also those old trees have slowed down so much they are barely contributing to the environment anymore( until tom get them and they start thriving again👍)

[@macphestozoo3885]

Most of his juniper’s are in what type soil?

[@joanp105]

When he finds a great shaped tree, does he just take it, or does he find the landowner and then purchase the tree before digging up? How does he know which tree can be dug without killing the small live root? Do these trees remain in the Ca. climate in order to remain alive once they are in the bonsai pots, even though they originally came from different parts of the country?

[@BenBSeattle]

He only digs on permissible private property. Most if not all junipers will acclimate to socal weather with time

[@BONSAIenCORTO]

Que tamaño, impresionante. Qué burrada de colección.

[@brianwitton5061]

Let him get a word in.

[@BenBSeattle]

Yes sir

[@minhnguyen-ke7gw]

Chu Vuong nhan con lam de tu Khong

[@tomvuong9828]

Cháu ở Orange California?

[@tomvuong9828]

Cháu ở Orange California?

[@minhnguyen-ke7gw]

@@tomvuong9828 da khong con hien di lam o Kentucky chu

[@minhnguyen-ke7gw]

@@tomvuong9828 Con chi moi tap choi bonsai thoi con thay cay cua chu qua dep chu co the chi con duoc khong ?

[@ToMu29]

@@tomvuong9828 chú có muốn bán cây nào nhỏ ko chú? 😁😁

[@xviolist]

So Ben, did you buy anything?

[@BenBSeattle]

I wish I could have

[@xviolist]

@@BenBSeattle LOL

[@xviolist]

I bought a beautiful one seed juniper from Tom, He's so nice. He's helped me repot it and gives me tips on maintaining all my junipers!

[@christiandgreat8127]

How can we contact tom to buy :)

[@BenBSeattle]

vietbonsaitoday.com/contact

[@thegreenmanalishiyamadori371]

27:58 LED Zepplin told me???

[@chamaramendis7505]

How he could get the permission... to collect such a large trees

[@BenBSeattle]

He has friends with private land.

[@Chillfam]

Just go at night 😄

[@robinhooduk8255]

yeah you can tell his passion isnt bonsai styling and refining, hes addicted to hunting and collecting yamadori. all i could think was the amount of wire to finish off that collection would cost a fortune.

[@mmjnice97]

Over care the roots and tree.. I'm guilty as charged smh.. I had to get so many trees that I forget one or two sometimes to not over care for the.. over Fertilize?, guilt, over watering?, guilt, over pruning?, guilt..... after all this hobby is patience, effort, planning and time.

[@andrewclack4881]

film,sorry!

[@robertodavila7544]

Ur hand is at a maximum 3 inches brl stop lyinng

[@Chillfam]

My yamadori looks likes garbage trees compared to this guy.

[@kxqgamer1900]

Việt Nam vô địch

[@jamesnoll2115]

Thank you so much for sharing with us Ben!

[@jamesnoll2115]

Thank you so much for sharing with us Ben!