Black Pine Bonsai Development

[@bafatakisa]

Finally, someone who knows what he is talking about.💯

[@BonsaiEn]

There are people who would still debate that 😂😂 But I teach what works for us, I've seen repeatable results and learnt these techniques from people far more experienced then me.

[@davidgreen424]

Thanks , I needed this video 5 years ago. I watched countless black pines videos and none have been as explanatory as this regarding what needle to pluck and why . Video quality and presentation are excellent.

[@BonsaiEn]

Black pines are still a mystery to most people but once you get your head around a few concepts they become one of the easier species to work on.

[@Doubledutch23]

This has been the most helpful video I've seen for guiding me on my development goals for the seedlings i started. Thank you!

[@Bonsai_Noob]

Just got my first black pine and it has some crazy strong growth, it is a yatsubusa, the needles are very hard but flexible, love it. Will be watching this a million times before and whilst iwork since it is a nice little tree, well proportioned and healthy, and am terrified of f'ing it up. Thanks Josh!

[@k8marlowe]

This is exactly what I was looking for. Thank you so much for sharing your knowledge with us so clearly.

[@shivangnisharma9448]

Thank you, I have very small local Indian pines & all the while I instinctively refrained from plucking needles. It’ll be easier to keep patience now that the logic is explained by you❤️🙏🏻

[@Kaizen--_--]

Wealth of knowledge. Excellent explanation. Just in time for the new trees I bought yesterday. Thank you Josh.

[@alanjay5228]

Thanks, lots of information here I was unaware of regarding black pine, which I’ll be using on my trees that are in development

[@thuydao8945]

I have some that are needed to be trained. But because of this video, I decide to delay everything to avoid mistakes. I will wait until I get all information or at least watching few more of your videos before I roll my sleeves up to go into this heart-attacking game.

[@FieldGrownBonsaiAustralia]

Great video mate! Awesome information and easy to take on board.

[@scotthogbin613]

Awesome explanation Josh, I know a certain little pine that will benefit from your explanation and experience. It's growing healthily so I'll leave it alone this year to recover from my brutal attack and bring it to your nursery for some advice when I pick up the golden trimming shears I'm sure to win😂

[@jeffwatts4264]

great explanation josh , for us beginners, im glad ive seen it before i ruin my jbp

[@TaranCroxton]

This is the exact video I needed to see. Thank you!

[@robinmccarley3373]

What about the candles?

[@andycleall]

Yes very informative. I’ve made this mistake in putting a Tanuki together. Might have to start again with new whips. So how do we painstakingly get a branch to back bud? Can I gradually decandle and push the energy back along the branch?

[@Chris-oq6kn]

Ur the best teacher man ! I bought a jbp and all the needles were taken off of every branch . I think they do it for asthetics when selling it but man wish i had all the needles just left alone. I see this happen all the time like u said . It sets the tree far back in development i feel by taking them off. Time to start the grafting lessons 😂

[@BonsaiEn]

Unfortunately most nursery's don't stay on top of the work and it gets out of hand fast, it's hard to find stock that doesn't need remedial work.

[@ericaporteous5075]

A very clear explanation. Thank you.

[@egoebonsai37]

I am seeing n listening from a far Black Pine Bonsai development. I am from Indonesia appretiate for your activity n hobby. Greeting one hobby Bonsai Sir. Good luck.

[@gregy.]

Bonsai-En working hard as usual! 😊

[@martifish]

Great work as usual, thank you.

[@curtisnt]

Thanks for the knowledge on development 🙏

[@danhip2442]

Thanks for your reply. I have a very sick Japanese pine tree. Which was in delivery for a very long time, was exposed to drought and then exposed to cold air. The needles turned brown literally within a day. More than a month has passed, but she still hasn’t died, the needles, although red, are soft, the branches have a green tint here and there. Can you suggest what can be done? Does it make sense to raise the temperature above 12 degrees, or something else?

[@thevaluehorse]

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[@BonsaiEn]

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[@virolfestrellado9425]

Awesome information. This is very important.. thank you Sir.

[@gymnosophist7471]

Cheers mate. I wish I had watched this video before I needle plucked this year! Better late than never though 🙂

[@hashiramabonsai]

Thanks for the hint with the needles, everyone tells you to prune candles?? to get backbudding, i mean it works for me but getting buds on exact positions with leaving needles is new to me! Thanks for the Video, greetings from Switzerland, cant wait to try it!

[@BonsaiEn]

This lesson wasn't really about how to encourage back budding but rather how to ensure you are able to develop buds close to the trunk for a tighter final design. In my experience though both needle plucking and de-dandling can encourage buds as both create a sugar loss in the tree, this will make the tree respond with buds. You just want to make sure when it does respond those buds are in the right place.

[@hashiramabonsai]

@@BonsaiEn Absolutely! Enjoyed the whole video, tells us how important balance is!

[@roberthannigan4382]

Excellent video.

[@mattbrennan647]

Awesome tutorial. Thanks

[@danhip2442]

Do you know how to make thick trunks of Japanese pine trees using wire? can you tell me about this?

[@BonsaiEn]

You just wrap the wire around the trunk and leave it on, as the wire bites into the tree it will swell around the wire and cause the trunk to thicken quicker. just keep in mind though this will also give your trunk and very lumpy appearance.

[@marcsaunders8599]

Incredibly helpful! Question: Does this apply to other pine species as well? I live in northwest Florida, where the sand pine is a very common yamadori species. Seedlings are plentiful.

[@BonsaiEn]

As noted in the video this was specifically for Black Pine as i have not tried this with any other pine to date, you can give it a go. Honestly i don't see why it wouldn't apply to other pine species but from personal experience i cant say for sure yes or no.

[@raymondplodzien7459]

Very informative video.

[@bobjones8203]

Thanks 🙌 very helpful 🙏

[@hashiramabonsai]

Great Shirt btw, love it!

[@BonsaiEn]

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[@cameroncorley7927]

Super helpful

[@judgetoogood1033]

Thank you

[@aesotope1592]

Top 👍

[@howardmckeown7187]

no real interest in black pine but i enjoyed the video n see how it could loosely be applied to other species, thank you

[@brucedeacon28]

👍👌

[@FatLittleNotebook]

Should've watched this video before i needle plucked my tree months ago. 😭

[@nigellee9824]

The finished bonsai in the video bait picture wasn’t the one he showed, it wasn't the same juvenile bonsai picture ready to train...drawing pictures of what it'll look like in twenty years, teaches nothing...and yes I've grown bonsai for over 40 years