Bonsaify | 3, 2, 1, REPOT! Mame Edition

[@TheBonsaiZone]

Tiny trees, tiny pots, big satisfaction!

[@lennyfelix98]

Incredible complexity and balance in such a small project, kudos!

[@gustiyesus5980]

Salam mame dari Yogyakarta Indonesia saya suka!!!

[@liquidxskin19]

I love tiny trees!

[@bobcatbonsai]

Great work. Mame work is very difficult but so rewarding! Thank you for sharing!

[@KurisuBonsai]

Hooray for Mame! Love these mini trees and going to concentrate on the beans here all year. The juniper so so awesome too!

[@wshow11]

Love your teaching the proper techniques for mame bonsai. Not enough info out there on the tiny trees. Thanks Eric.

[@samyoel5384]

Another great mame Chanel is bonsai Q! It’s Japanese with subtitles but great nevertheless !

[@wshow11]

@@samyoel5384 Thanks. I’m a big fan of Mr. Hilma! I think that’s the proper name???

[@samyoel5384]

@@wshow11 lol, yes that’s the one! I get excited when he visits ohno!

[@wshow11]

I very much enjoy that channel! Lots of content, also.

[@XoshBitt]

Love the mame! I saw your group repot vide from last year and was excited to see another this year. I started with bonsai in 2020 and you inspired me to start mame last year. I also do hydroponic gardening and decided to try a technique with a wick to make sure the mame would stay watered. I started a field maple on a wick planted on a small self made slab. I was nervous about having “wet feet” but the tree grew like a champ! I decided on a slab planting over a pot so the roots would air prune themselves but I actually had to root prune it 3 times over the growing season because the roots grew down the wick into the water reservoir. In the wicking water I added a tiny bit of hydro nutrients and I actually never top watered it again after it’s potting. We had a pretty warm summer and the tree sat on the table under my clear roof porch all season. All I did was refill the res from time to time. The tree is sleeping now but we will see how it goes for season 2 if it decides to wake up in spring. ;) Love your videos and thanks for the inspiration.

[@judymagrath3771]

Another amazing video. I love all the details you provided, like different ways to do tie wires. And your collection of mame pots is incredible!!

[@blueridgebonsai9155]

Eric-Love the little “bean” bonsai. I can see a new money pit opening up for me! Gotta get my wife making these tiny pots for me or a least give me a shelf in her kiln. Thanks-Larry

[@josephgiordano5527]

Love the quality of these very small trees.

[@ricbethsbonsai638]

Beautiful 👍👍👍🤗

[@ronald_0923]

As Always mesmerizing Sir🙏🙏

[@questionablecooking7019]

The pot you put that zelkova is uuuuugly, dear lawd 🤣🤣🤣Nice to see updates on these trees though, the juniper like old friend now

[@DavidScheltema]

So good it can't wait for #MameMonday!

[@estherlovesveges]

Living the dream...

[@S-series1977]

Nice 🙂👍👍👍 video

[@vickikay54]

Can you keep us updated on the trees. My stomach was in my mouth when you cut the roots off the zeklova. 🙂

[@kawin9]

So cute. I love it.

[@jamesglenn520]

I absolutely love the blue slab/pot👍 Never seen that before. Where do I look or what do I search for?

[@Bonsaify]

Hey - my own design - loosely based on a Danish landscape architecture thing I saw a while back. I only produced a few of them because we did a CAD model then used that to do a 3D master print to make a mold for making concrete pots but I found them too small to be usable...which means I need to make a larger 3D print and new mold. The design isn't quite as well suited to clay, but it could be if done carefully.

[@jamesglenn520]

@@Bonsaify I can see that they are pretty small but it looks awesome. First thing that came to my mind was carved out. I was thinking it would be cool to make out of something like Granite.

[@124ziggy]

Love It!

[@elliebell7751]

Love your videos only wish you would tell us the soil you use. Or did I miss that?

[@Bonsaify]

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[@Jojosawesomeadventure]

Love this! Question, with mame, how often do you repot/trim roots in a year?

[@Bonsaify]

Generally once per year at repotting time. But I trim the escape roots off every month or two.

[@chrisswales1174]

Love seeing these tiny trees and I’d love to give it a go. What might be good trees for a novice to start on?

[@Bonsaify]

For mame - we recommend Kishu juniper, the cotoneaster starters we sell, willow leaf ficus and yaupon holly. JBP are a bit harder. Olives are good as long as you find the small leaf variety.

[@chrisswales1174]

@@Bonsaify great, thank you. I’ve a lovely little pot I picked up in a charity shop which will look great with a nice tree in it. I’ll heed your suggestions! Cheers

[@Bonsaify]

Kishu or Itoigawa are good starts. I like cotoneaster, but they're not as universal so depends on your climate. Seiju chinese corkbark elm is great scale wise, but I've had less success with keeping them alive in tiny containers so far.

[@imeldasangma4358]

Wish I had tiny pots too!

[@patrick.bastiaensen]

Need some tips on seeds for Japanese Sakura, Sakura and Wacholder Chinensis.

[@johnstarkey4959]

Great video, do use moss on the surface of all your trees ? And are the pros for favourable than the cons TIA

[@Bonsaify]

No, unless I'm prepping for show. It doesn't tend to grow well here except in winter. Moss is fine to keep on trees IMO, just make sure you're not overwatering - as it makes it slightly harder to gauge the soil moisture.

[@Tore1972Wisdom]

Hi Eric. How do you keep them alive in winter?

[@Bonsaify]

We have very mild winters here. If I lived in a colder climate I would need to set up a greenhouse or cold frame. I recommend you check this article out: bonsaitonight.com/winter-care/

[@GeneBrodeJr]

So is it possible to take a cutting from an existing juniper branch about that same size and root it in a tiny pot? I'm impatient and don't like waiting 2-3 years to get a mini bonsai.

[@Bonsaify]

Uh, not really. Or at least that's not the best way to do it. I have 4YO's in 2" containers I can sell you, or I have a small batch of potted mame coming out this fall also. (2024. )

[@dudesjirbonsai]

❤❤❤❤❤

[@9daywonda]

3 unusual little specimens there mate.

[@trondeltap5410]

How long have u been working on the juniper

[@Bonsaify]

The older one - about 8 years.

[@asianuget9188]

What kind of moss is best for mame bonsai?

[@Bonsaify]

If you mean the stuff on the surface - whatever you can get to grow locally. Just not Scotch moss or Irish moss (which are actually a plant, not a moss and have roots.) In the trays, you can use sphagnum shredded, but you don't need to use anything really.

[@westcliffsmusic]

where can I buy a mini soil scoop like yours? also who made th epot that the juniper is in?

[@Bonsaify]

Try searching "Mini scoop" on Etsy. The juniper pot is by Mitunobu Ito, and we sell some of them on bonsaify.com.

[@AngelMorales-bd5de]

Is it safe to use moss growing in my backyard? Thanks for the video

[@wshow11]

No problem at all. That’s where they get theirs, I assume.

[@Bonsaify]

Wild moss from your local area is best - just avoid the coarse kind that will smother tree trunks.

[@wshow11]

@@Bonsaify thank you!

[@janstewart2041]

Do you grow these indoors?

[@Bonsaify]

No, they are grown outdoors. Full sun in San Francisco zone 10b. (although moderate-cool summers.)

[@69kesh]

why are you using metal object on the roots

[@Bonsaify]

A fair question - I assume you mean the tweezers not the scissors - some people use chopsticks or bamboo pieces to comb roots to avoid damage to the bark - I don't find that there is much difference. I've been repotting trees using a metal bent-tip tweezer and root hook for combing for more than 15 years. I do use a chopstick or bamboo piece sometimes when I'm working right at the nebari/trunk junction to make sure that I don't create any scarring.

[@suryjoni]

Why dont u say which kind of trees r they?

[@babahouse6931]

Lovely 🌲Like you 🤍

[@KennetDeBondt]

There´s a point where it becomes painfull to see, no?