Bonsai Pinching Technique

[@leocheck69]

As a biologist i really appreciate the in depth scientific explanation that you always deliver !!

[@Dan-in-the-Wild]

Ryan, and the Mirai team, I really can't express how valuable your information is to me. Thank you so much for sharing your knowledge and your passion.

[@danbanham728]

Love how enthusiastic you are Ryan, it's infectious and so refreshing. Big fan of your knowledge and how you explain why these techniques work and why information that's been the norm for years is challenged.

[@dylanschultzable]

Excellent thank you! Loved "the tree is hulking out!".

[@juandelpueblo4957]

i love the fact that everytime you set out to explain why we do what we do in our trees, its such an in depth description and explanation. and also extremely easy to follow.

[@bboyoutcast2430]

As a biomedical scientist, I also really appreciate the scientific knowledge that you are able to deliver 😁

[@oliverwurth2304]

I´m really glad you do this ! And i will not doubt even just one word of this ! It shows me again, that spread word can be wrong, but (almost) every one believes in the wrong information and acts to it ! Thank you very much ! All the way from Germany. I really do appreciate ! My greatest respect ! I bow my head ! (Not oftened!)

[@PNWBonsai]

Amazing lesson! Love the way Ryan explains everything. Such a knowledgeable teacher!

[@cbrusharmy]

I had to check if I was watching at 1.25-1.5 playback speed, but nope: normal. Excellent density of information.

[@robertobreglia9224]

Hi Ryan,thank you very much for this very important lesson about pinching! You are a great artist and i admire you a lot. Very compliments! 👍👍👍👍😉

[@svenschroder6197]

Eveeything you Said in this Videos makes so much Sense!

[@ericmacfadyen4134]

This is the most intense and succinct bonsai instruction ive ever seen.

[@normandorodriguez255]

Having recently progressed to having a handful of refined trees, I've been thinking about pinching my spruce this spring. This video helped clarify the logic and process behind it for me. Excellent information!

[@adambaumgarden7501]

Just pinched my mugo pine yesterday. Your video helped me know I did it correctly. Thank you.

[@johntomkins1873]

Another amazing video at exactly the right time. Without a word of a lie I was looking at all my pines today, and getting quite confused as to what to do. I had such a variety of differing candle growth from tree to tree and within the same tree. There was so much potential for me to take disastrous action. I now feel totally confident as to what needs to be done to each tree. Perhaps, most importantly I now know that I need to do nothing to my little Mugo on which I have never before seen such an even distribution of same size tiny candles. Thanks Ryan.

[@CONTainsAzand09]

Wow. Watching a video like this makes me realize how new I am to bonsai

[@VVIDbeats]

this is worth gold

[@bonsaidownunder3140]

The depth of information that Ryan goes into is just fantastic

[@keefe4484]

thanks for sharing your knowledge and passion

[@dadhobbies]

Your passion comes through in all that I see you do. It was a wonderfully concise message that was to the point and very helpful. There is a difference between confidence and ego. Your message carried confidence. Thanks

[@richardhanson8148]

Great point on defoliation, people just starting have ruined lot's of tree's! Even here in the sub tropic's, I only partially strip 1or 2 branches at a time. For maintaining control of outward growth and leaf size! Great info Ryan!👌👍Port Charlotte,Fl.🇺🇸

[@smokereapergaming3861]

Thanks alot I learned so much to day love your work.

[@TobyJin]

Amazing video, really enjoyed the physiological theory behind pinching. This video's very informative about the reasons why we need to pinch and the purpose behind it and it was delivered in a very clear and professional way. Thanks for the video.

[@giovannirivera3628]

The way you teach and explain is incredible

[@sagebonsai]

Absorbed this vast knowledge you have given us like a sponge, thank you Ryan. Now I'm certain that I'm nowhere near refinement technics.

[@mattwall3267]

Great level of information, much more than any other bonsai channel, but it doesn’t half remind of a Reggie Watts Ted talk 😂 (Kudos though because clearly a lot of learning has gone into this 👏🏻)

[@hongpham349]

Hi Bro. I would like to say thank you for sharing your beautiful experience to us. I have learned a lot. You are a true bonsai Master. Gratitude

[@letmebereal]

Wow! You blow my mind!

[@gandolfgrey5385]

This is a great refresher looking forward to the app launch!

[@my_bonsai_and_koi]

On the one hand I see the incredible benefits for my trees and learning for myself in your videos, but on the other hand I see a great, emotional and inspiring teacher who really puts on a show. A perfect mix! Thank you so much for this!

[@jorgegomez9163]

Thank you so much for sharing your knowledge. Great video

[@davidcadle6463]

Eye-opening, thank you.

[@razor2ts]

Thank you Ryan, love your informative talks :-)

[@sergiogmez5756]

What an amazing knowledge!!! Thank you for sharing!!

[@thebonsaiarea]

thank you rayen for this knowledge about pinching 👍

[@LessTalkMoreDelicious]

Can you do a lecture on de-candling JBP in June/July please? 🙏 I know you've said in past lectures to, "just cut them all off!" But, would love to hear the intricacies, byproducts, after-effects and details of it all. I’m in SoCal… so we have a longer growing season (so, not too early like elsewhere... I hear July 4th is best for SoCal).

[@dirktsestigh5690]

You should get a master degree at this. Great explain and so clear tot see now 👍

[@danbanham728]

In over 30 years I've never got a JWP to back bud from pinching, what does produce lots of buds is post flush hardening I cut back to the silhouette and heavily feed the tree so as it goes into late summer and autumn it's in energy positive and then I get lots of buds. Then the following spring I can cut back to those buds if I so wish. And don't get me started on pinching junipers.... only pinch the elongating tips... it's obvious when you see it but so many people rip all the tips off junipers thinking they are keeping the growth back when they are actually killing the tree.

[@Jakub_Andrzejewski]

Thank you for sharing.

[@pedroreyes5158]

Excellent class thanks.

[@RockSolidStudios]

TY! I did have some confusion about "stimulating" backbuds in pines by pinching, and also around building foliage mass in redwoods, via pinching, to cause backbuds

[@RockSolidStudios]

now I realize you gotta build all the other underlying structure and scaffolding etc, and have the density for refinement. makes sense!

[@invertevision4757]

So many people abuse pinching and use it wrongly, I already know this will...should help sooo many people!!!

[@alessandromassimo5717]

Thanks 🙏🏻

[@timmywood9677]

On my white pine I pinched last week. But I’m not shear if I did it to soon because it had some mini pine cone’s on it. This video explains my issues that I had so well

[@bebopbonsai]

Thanks, sensei!

[@crestflock]

Wow that was and amazing explanation an class. I’m not at that level of understanding let me seat at the end of the room😜

[@ryanfitzalan8634]

the past few years in the east coast, we have seen natural defoliation take place due to gypsy moth sweep hitting the north east. They will kill an evergreen in one year with total defoliation, but the deciduous come back with tiny bonsai leaves. it was funny to see huge white oaks with tiny leaves like a tree in show. But no tree will survive two years. Trees seem to evolve second flushes in response the evolution of moths as a genera.

[@coronnation8854]

Actually, I've watched and learnt so much from you, that I think I need to go ahead and buy your course videos. Bonsai is a hobby to me, and I'm a busy guy, so I might only be able to watch a video or 2 per month. So if it's a subscription model(which I think it is right?), I hope it isn't a waste. Might still be worth it, depending on cost. I'll have to check it out.

[@XaviersBonsaiRetreat]

I invested in the subscription 2 years ago and watch about 2 or 3 a month. No regrets at all. The range of subjects he covers allows me to benefit with the trees I currently have. It has changed my entire approach to bonsai and allowed me to 'undo' a lot of book learnt assumptions. Go for it.

[@kimchy4692]

30:55 hehe made me laugh. Ryan is such a chad you can see passion oozing from him

[@garyt4394]

Awesome, thank you!

[@keithk6938]

Wish I had a 1/10th of your knowledge.

[@homesteadingforidiots]

Oh yeah. Talk nerdy to me!

[@michaeleber4752]

Since I've only begun watching your classes and I feel like I'm in a class with my most favorite professor. jejejeje So when you talk about pinching you are talking about pines. Does this also apply to leafed species like cotoneaster or jabuticaba or ficus?

[@lonestarpatriot876]

Can you put that Layman's Terms?

[@CascadianFyn]

I've missed these chats. Exorcise those demons Ryan!

[@joelhiggins6156]

Have you considered posting content like this every week? You might make more money from KZbin than from private subscribers😎. Excellent video ❤️

[@glassblowned]

Your videos are golden! I learn so much. I was wondering, while you are developing your Primary, Secondary and Tertiary branches, do you utilize pinching to achieve short, tight internodes or is the only way to control this internode through lack of nitrogen? If so what’s a good NPK Ratio for that and what season? Thank you for your Educated Wisdom

[@BonsaiMirai]

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[@joebenson658]

Hello first off I love the depth you go into in your videos. I have some nice shohin maples that I did not get a chance to pinch. Now I have long shoots. Can I cut back down to first set of leafs. Or do I have to wait till growth hardens off. Then trim back ?

[@BonsaiMirai]

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[@pakindrawan4057]

Like vidio👍 🙏❤🇮🇩❤🙏

[@draganvibe7583]

Hello Ryan, would Pinus banksiana 'Uncle Fogy' Jack pine be considered a short needle, single flush pine?

[@briankavanagh7191]

Ryan, short one on timing of air layering 🙏

[@samyoel5384]

Ah shoot🤦🏻‍♂️ just pinched my spruce only the other day…I heard someone say pinch new growth as it emerges! I pinched the tips of every single point of growth that were merely a week old lol

[@samyoel5384]

Also , the reason I pinched was to induce back budding! Feel like I just had my pants pulled down

[@quazi24]

I was thinking about 8 minutes in that Ryan was flustered and this video is the result of years of agitation regarding pinching. I believe stating that he was flogging his point over and over again asserted this to be the case....hahaha. Go grab a beer and a cigarette, Ryan.

[@almac2598]

Agree but for the cigarette. He was getting so excited at one stage I turned the playbackspeed down to 90%, this Brit can't follow a very speedy US accent.

[@beardedbonsai]

Yo yo wassup Mirai

[@davidmagnier27]

Dommage toujours pas de traduction en Français.

[@Fleshnbloodrobot]

So the needle size wasn’t brought up. Info out there about decandling at a certain length so only the shorter needles grow.. You talk about the small root system in akadama mirroring the needles size. So disregard what they say so you aren’t working in circles always trying to decandle everything?

[@15adumo]

Most importantly when can we buy that shirt

[@BonsaiMirai]

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[@ReallyNo.01]

Did someone mess up pinching? Did the tree do something bad? I feel like I’m being punished lol.

[@ShohelDjayaBonsai]

Hi , please indonesian text

[@brucedeacon28]

👍👌👌🍎

[@ReallyNo.01]

After watching and understanding why this man is so serious about this. I’ve decided to pinch humans instead.

[@samhoskins8706]

This is way too much information for my feeble brain. If this was cut down to 12 or 15 minutes it might be useful for me.

[@myles4714]

Taking the speech cadence of a baptist preacher is probably the most inefficient way to convey information about plants

[@tomn9539]

Hermosa eleccion 10😍 SEXTINDER.Uno de mejor siempre en mi corazónd mañas no se la.🌹🤩💜 Son unos de los mejores conciertos.