Boxwood Bonsai - Bush to Bonsai! 1.1

I got this boxwood on clearance for $5 and decided to bonsai it!

[@nerinat8371]

Job well done, what a transformation.. thanks so much

[@BonsaiBoise]

Thank you!

[@baldyeti]

Great bargain! Diggin the initial setup, Toy. I hope she recovers well over the summer for you.

[@BonsaiBoise]

Thank you! It's been a couple weeks or so and it's still looking good. I've been keeping a close eye on it just in case but no signs of trouble yet.

[@PSPMHaestros]

Looks really promising, nice structure, and what a steal! I've found mine to be a bit sensitive to heavy root prunning when repotting (maybe I went a bit too far haha), I'd suggest letting it grow unchecked for at least 1 year or so until it starts to grow vigorously, and it should grow well for you.

[@BonsaiBoise]

Thanks! And yeah, I'm in agreement with you. I plan to just leave it alone to grow for a good long while. Maybe readdress in spring, or possibly even the following spring.

[@devincarmichael4047]

shouldn’t that tree stay in a grow-out pot until refinement? When I was beginning in this hobby I did this same procedure and the tree never survived. Gotta reduce roots slowly over a few years once the canopy is developed and refined. Did this tree survive?

[@BonsaiBoise]

It did. Was actually going to do an update soon as it needs a trim

[@carynludwig6667]

Watching this video on November 9th. Did the boxwood survive? Don’t think I’ve ever seen many extreme top and bottom procedures done simultaneously that end well. I can attest to trying, and ended up killing off more than I care to count! I tried, as you did, to experiment on the $5.00 clearance bargain buys to see what works. My only real comment is, I would have given it a bigger pot to recover in. You basically had roots crammed into that teeny pot and a little mix. No where to grow…. I gave my boxwood purchased this summer a good haircut, but left it in the nursery pot outside in a plastic greenhouse tent. Hoping it doesn’t winter kill in our zone 5a. Will repot in spring. Please update your results, good or bad. Hope its all good!

[@BonsaiBoise]

It bounced back strong! Lots of new growth after this, (somewhat to my surprise too) I may go with a bigger pot in the spring.

[@ryandroll3869]

We need an update video on this tree!

[@BonsaiBoise]

Just posted one last week! Check the "shorts" videos.

[@ryandroll3869]

@@BonsaiBoise sweet will do!

[@jmocampo281]

reverse taper cause of the parallel branches, bigger pot and all good

[@jmocampo281]

its already two months, any update?

[@kimtoy957]

Very dramatic change!

[@BonsaiBoise]

I knew there was a bonsai hiding under there!