Bonsai - Crape Myrtle Bonsai styling and pruning July 5 2019

[@mauricebrown24]

I'm working with a Berry Dazzle dwarf in a one gallon pot.

[@marcobrown1700]

Beautiful Trees! Love them!

[@mauricebrown24]

Excellent video! What size pot are you using?

[@lakeelsinorebonsai1203]

That’s a 14” pot, thank you 🙏!

[@smileywiley6923]

Man that's cool. I just sprouted some crepe myrtle seeds I'm going to try to bonsai it up! Lol nice work

[@lakeelsinorebonsai1203]

Thank you so much!

[@lakeelsinorebonsai1203]

Thank you! I will just make them thick, Fuller and densed. 😃

[@peterjens316]

You make bonsai look so easy. How would a California wax myrtle respond to bonsai?

[@lakeelsinorebonsai1203]

Peter Berger thank you! They are very good material for bonsai, and very low maintenance. I love them! 😀😀

[@nonametrackz7887]

Hey there ! Quick question do you think i can Bonsai a Crape Myrtle from a cutting?

[@lakeelsinorebonsai1203]

ZanoZ TrackZ , yes you can. You just have to keep it alive and let it grow big

[@nonametrackz7887]

@@lakeelsinorebonsai1203 thanks for your reply!

[@joelshack85]

What soil do you use for these?

[@lakeelsinorebonsai1203]

I make my own bonsai soil. 35% clay, 25% pumice, 25% lava rock, 15% crush granite. You have to sift it to 1/4 size. If you have Tractor Supply Co. around you you can buy them there cheap, except for lava rocks. Clay is scent free cat litter, crush granite is chicken digestive supplement. Pumice and lava rock are bought from garden nurseries.

[@Eddie_freeflow504]

Wow very nice

[@lakeelsinorebonsai1203]

Thank you so much!

[@bonzairebellion4663]

01:52 I think he is perfect as he is. 🌲➕✂ =😍😍😍

[@MrLeviaFUN]

Leaves are way too big to make this tree look like traditional bonsai. The proportions are off

[@lakeelsinorebonsai1203]

Levkin yes because it’s not bonsai yet. It will take many years to develop ramification. Then when there are a lot of small branches, the leaves will be smaller as well. Crape Myrtle is a popular species for bonsai. When The video was taken, the tree was just reported to a bonsai pot a few months back so I only care that it’s alive.