Creating Bonsai from Seedlings - Greenwood Bonsai

[@liverocks62]

I’m not a real beginner but it’s has been a long time for me since I have done any bonsai work. I couldn’t do it anymore. But watching you do these little trees brings back enjoyment for me. Thanks for doing this video👍🏼

[@KitakuBonsai]

Hopefully you got the inspiration to get back into bonsai!

[@highwayjim6672]

Thank you for doing this real starter bonsai video. That's where I am.

[@saramarshall1650]

Having just bought some young trees from you this was an excellent video to get me started. You explain everything that you do which is most helpful and we are able to see what you are doing as well. Thank you Corin.

[@TheBonsaiGarden]

Super little video for beginners. This is exactly the sort of thing that got me started in bonsai about 4-5 years ago - a couple of cheap nursery plants, some relatively inexpensive pots and a lot of hands on experimentation. Although the hobby can be expensive, it certainly does not have to be, and there is immense pleasure in starting out with young nursery plants and watching them develop over time through your own efforts. 🙏

[@Digitalhunny]

Hi there Jason, do you by chance have any before & after photos of _your_ bonsai? Currently, I'm in the "consideration phase" of my bonsai journey. What are you growing right now? Have you heard of anybody growing (& successeeding) with apple, or any fruit, tree bonsai? Did you keep your hobby low cost? If so, did you splurged on anything, so far or plan to? Anything wisdom you can grace me with? Possibly something you _wish_ you knew or did _prior_ to starting? Maybe a suggestion for an easy first plant too? Thanks a bunch for just taking the time to read this. Maybe I should have started with a TLDR? Lmaoo I'll remember to do it for the _next_ time? 🤣🤣🤣 (Just in case, TLDR = Too Long Didn't Read.)

[@MaybeBonsai]

@@Digitalhunny Lots of people do fruit tree bonsai, apple is one of the more popular ones. It is a cheap hobby to start and as you get more into it, you can decide to go with more fancy stuff or not.

[@Digitalhunny]

@@MaybeBonsai Thanks!

[@7Spronge]

Exactly how I started three years ago, they are inexpensive and a great way to train yourself without breaking the bank if you mess up. And some of those starters are looking actually already pretty nice now. As for choosing starters right now, those gardencenter trees don't cut it anymore, downside is, what I like now as a starter is also way more expensive.

[@Nerdycowgirl11]

Love and appreciate this video! I really like you walking and talking us through your different decisions and processes for each tree! I wish more people did videos like this! Sometimes i don’t just want facts rattled off to me, i want to see it in action. So thank you.

[@willbhm]

It’s fantastic to see such an experienced bonsai artist go back to basics and beginners trees that shows it’s not all about the size of the wallet and trees can be sourced relatively cheap and it doesn’t have to cost a fortune 😜

[@KitakuBonsai]

Couldn’t have said it better myself!! 👍

[@stephankraft347]

Ok, so you have eased my mind and dispersed my worries; you do know how to handle your power tool carver. I always break a nervous sweat when I see people maltreating their bonsai with power tools. I grew up in Japan in the late 1960‘s and all through the 1970’s. Shari and Jin were created with hand tools back then and to me, they contribute better to the therapeutic, meditating working on bonsai than power tools do. Just my own gusto. Of course, everybody is free to work with tools of their own preference. Love your work and the detailed explanations you provide in every tutorial video you make. Keep it up!

[@paulosborne9753]

Thank you for showing how to get started with bonsai, great seeing you all this morning.

[@lisawagner6076]

Excellent video Corin!! Thank you! Very helpful for my little Chinese Elm I just bought.

[@almac2598]

Thanks Corin. A vg demo on an area of the hobby that's very often neglected.

[@mcmak666]

Thank you, thisnis exactly what I've been looking for! I get freat enjoyment from watching plants and trees develop, and this gives me a bit of confidence to give it a good go.

[@mrewers2316]

This is the best video I have seen for beginner enthusiasts like me. I saved a hazel sapling s couple of years ago and am now ready to get started. Thank you 😊

[@EdwinNikkels]

Corin, You are by far my favorite Bonsai-tuber on YT.

[@lorencrannell3140]

I’m just about to start bonsai and this and other videos you have done are simply inspiring and educational. Thank you.

[@JustJane1972]

Really do appreciate the time to demonstrate the beginnings of young trees and us beginners.

[@dennislynn7592]

Another excellent video Corin I find your videos give confidence to a beginner, like myself, to try to develop a bonsai from a young tree of nursery stock with specimen trees the ultimate goal. Brilliant. 👍

[@greenwoodbonsaistudio]

Thank you Dennis, glad you enjoyed the video

[@MAMLeers]

Reading the posts, they are exactly as I expected them to be. I posted you many months ago about this. Very nice video. It might be very, very useful and inspiring for many, many bonsaï hobbyïsts and/or possible starters. I consider this as quite motivating and down-to-earth bonsaï hobbying for everyone, regardless of financial possibilities. And after all: even the largest oak, once was a little acorn... Keep up the good work, mr. Corin!

[@KitakuBonsai]

Absolutely friend. I completely agree!

[@deplorable8015]

You are amazing! I’ve watched half of your videos already in only several days.

[@greenwoodbonsaistudio]

Wow, thank you!

[@arpadvarga3475]

Very informative Corin! as always! Many field maple, silver birch and pine are waiting to be collected from the workplace (a quarry)this year! Perfect timing watching this!

[@michaellodes5382]

Using that drywall tape to cover the drainage holes is genius level 1000!

[@KitakuBonsai]

I agree! Brilliant!

[@rainbowstar4360]

I enjoy watching all your videos. THank you

[@Kiki-kf7on]

I watch all the bonsai videos and you are the best I have learned how to cut bonsai and really understand it now thanks to you , you are a great teacher thank you so much

[@iPheek]

I grew oaks from seed and This video is going to help!! Thanks!! Good info!

[@jeef16]

I think something not often talked about in these videos is that these seedlings are pre-bonsai, and I often see beginners applying bonsai techniques to material that needs to develop. Most people will watch a video of a near-finished or slightly out of shape tree being pruned, or decandled, and will think they need to do the same.

[@bonsaigardenwithmarksander968]

I do like the cedar Corin I’ll have a look on your website thank you for a great video.🙏🏻🌲

[@anthonyfenn748]

So glad you did this video, perfect for the beginners out there

[@mallan3083]

I have been watching bonsai tutorials for many years, this is informative and inspiring, the best I’ve seen. Thank you.

[@KitakuBonsai]

What type of material do like working on the most?

[@carloscruz6536]

Thanks Cory for sharing some of the basic and simple things of bonsai that I think is the true enjoyment of the art👍👍🇵🇷

[@LetsDoBonsai]

Great Work Corin, great detail for everyone, Thanks as always for sharing.

[@harrietb2141]

Thank you Corin☺️

[@richardshepherd330]

Great video, once again Corin.

[@cherylandrews3195]

I love your videos and I want all those trees! Thanks for being there for us beginners as well as those more experienced :)

[@KitakuBonsai]

I second that!!

[@peterjohnson350]

I enjoy working on bigger trees but small trees are still fun. A great video to encourage beginners to the hobby.

[@KitakuBonsai]

I’m the same way! Larger trees are where it’s at!

[@DJ-uk5mm]

A stamp across your. Channel and I always wanted to do this as a kid but never got round to it. Thank you so much for sharing your skills you’ve inspired me I’ll take a trip down to your nursery

[@KitakuBonsai]

Did you ever get there??

[@margaretmiller4899]

As a very new bonsai enthusiast, thank you for a wonderful beginning basics video.

[@peterwhitehead34]

Thank you for that one Corin, most interesting ,informative and enjoyable 👍

[@williamingleby3327]

Wow, a superb demo.

[@mandyhernon2238]

Only just found you today, will definitely be visiting soon as only about 6 miles away!

[@KitakuBonsai]

Wow! Wish I was so close!

[@irinaonishchenko1868]

Thank you!!! Great explanation and advises.

[@rhonasimpson2988]

That was really helpful and clear Corin. Great video. Thanks

[@mattbrennan647]

Great tutorial. Thanks for some tips from an expert. Thanks, keep growing

[@chuckycheese1]

GREAT VIDEO!! 🌳👍

[@mick681]

Very inspirational. Excellent for beginners.

[@angie3504]

Great beginners video packed with lots of ideas 👍🏻

[@chuckycheese1]

Really enjoyed this one, such a variety

[@williamingleby3327]

Wow, it looks so easy. I will be on the lookout for trees I could use.

[@KitakuBonsai]

Did you get one yet?

[@Digitalhunny]

OMG! How did I miss your channel for _so_ long?? So, glad I found ya. But, I must say your appearance _would_ also be greatly acceptable on a "big game hunting & cooking" channel. Come to think of it, I'd watch you there too! Lmaoo. Thank you for all tips & tricks. Have you ever tried to bonsai with an apple tree or fruit tree? Happy planting & hugs from Canada PS. I hear your echo you got there. Have you considered a clip on microphone? Amazon has a few at an okay price point. If that's not an option, fancy to try attaching a few thick blankets to your ceiling. Adjust them around your lights. In doing so, it will help to absorb that echo you have. I'm full of suggestion & ideas for these types of things. I worked on TV sets a few times in my youth. Feel free to ask me. Again thanks for EVERYTHING you teach here. Cheers!🍻

[@greenwoodbonsaistudio]

Thanks for the tips, we trialed a clip on mic a while back, but sound was not better. We keep looking into it. We film in my teaching studio, so we can't alter the room too much.

[@nightcoder5k]

Very nice episode. Thank you.

[@greenwoodbonsaistudio]

Glad you enjoyed it, back to basics

[@SubjectiveFunny]

Fantastic as usual!

[@barbarakregiel6166]

Thank you for this great video! :)

[@raymondbirds2392]

Lovely job

[@kvg8133]

Good stuff.

[@bonsaitropis_27]

Very good. Peace from Indonesia

[@the3milestitcher]

I do really love your videos. You explain everything so clearly which is a treat. I live in Shetland. Would you post a few young trees up here?

[@cherylb4470]

Thank you so much for making this video. One of the few I have seen using seedlings. Most videos are mature trees. Reshaping, yamadori, 18” or more, tanuki and the like. I wanted to know how to go about starting bonsai with very young stock. Kudos

[@KitakuBonsai]

Did you get some material to start with?

[@thenaturecreater8906]

Thanks you. As a beginner this is very helpful. You are fast!

[@KitakuBonsai]

Super cool right??

[@wood-youknowit]

Nice videos, thanks. 🌲🌿🌱☘️🌳

[@evanbarker5611]

Thank you, great stuff.

[@LindaGlisson-ns9cz]

Best video!!

[@pigdog5757]

Great to watch thank you

[@BONSAIenCORTO]

Muy interesante. Gracias.

[@natrjack965]

Great video 😊

[@greenwoodbonsaistudio]

Thanks! 😊

[@joseantoniosanchez3158]

Por favor me ?puedes decir qué tipo de tierra estás usando ? gracias 😁

[@nigelthorpe6411]

Great video hope you do more of these, is this the best time of the year to prune most trees ?

[@greenwoodbonsaistudio]

Spring, it best but now is okay, but not once it gets too cold

[@PewPewSkeelz]

Amazing video! I took home a pine sapling and some moss from the mountain trip i went to, i potted it in a bonsai pot, and needed to see what needs to be done further in order to develop it. Your video provided this and more! Keep up the good work. On a side note, the video is from over a year, can you post one to show how those developed (or other trees, as long as there is before/after footage)?

[@KitakuBonsai]

Have you had any success with your collected tree??

[@PewPewSkeelz]

@@KitakuBonsai Hey! It's alive and well, although not visibly grown, but then again its in a small pot and just 2 months have passed. What's more surprising is that the moss hangs in there too, and the climate here isn't really anything like it's home mountains.

[@KitakuBonsai]

@@PewPewSkeelz that’s great! I’ve collected some mountain pines as well and I’m hoping to find many more this year 🤘

[@user-OMF]

Great video Corin, any chance of a video of basic tools needed and the difference in the price range of the makes !

[@greenwoodbonsaistudio]

Thanks, might do something like that in a few weeks

[@AndrewRomero11]

Are these little seedling/beginner trees more resilient to repotting and working on throughout the year relative to more mature trees? I have a little nursery stock hinoki cypress and I have been waiting for spring to put it into a different pot and work on it for fear of harming the tree; however, I am in a part of the US where during winter it very rarely gets below freezing and never snows. Thus, I guess I am wondering if I am being overly cautious with my approach and can relatively safely repot/work on these types of smaller trees at this point in the year? Great videos! As a beginner I love these styles of videos aimed at folks just getting into the hobby as well as the other videos where you work on the more mature trees! Thanks!

[@greenwoodbonsaistudio]

Yes, I'd say you are being over cautious, You can do work now oct/nov, but I wouldn't do it dec/jan. If you are reducing top growth then pruning roots back it not a worry. Glad you like the videos

[@AndrewRomero11]

@@greenwoodbonsaistudio Thanks so much!

[@melanesianbonsai]

Simple and clear 👍

[@yatoshiendzo3350]

Treasury! Thanks.

[@V8AM]

Really helpful Corin - for sapling of an outdoor tree like an oak or beech that you are starting to train on a bonsai how do you keep them over winter? Should I bring them indoors, in the shed or leave outside with some frost protection?

[@greenwoodbonsaistudio]

Just leave them outside, they are hardy trees.

[@MF-fc5vk]

Great video. Would love to see you do it with pines thanks

[@KitakuBonsai]

Pines can be difficult without good guidance.

[@benjicollins1]

Very useful tutorial. I'm binge watching your videos as I'd like to get into bonsai. Do you stock this type of seedlings all year round etc?

[@greenwoodbonsaistudio]

Yes , we always have 100's of them in stock at the nursery £3.50 each most of them

[@benjicollins1]

@@greenwoodbonsaistudio brilliant. Thanks for the reply 👍

[@greenhawk1592]

Great!

[@hermanvandervoort4807]

Hi Corin I live in South Africa,cool channel by the way,l am looking for the plastic or Mica bonsai pots,do you have any suppliers or leads for me? Thank you Regards Herman

[@greenwoodbonsaistudio]

No, afraid not you'd be better contacting traders In SA.

[@hermanvandervoort4807]

@@greenwoodbonsaistudio Yip,thank you.

[@alancunningham4274]

just excellent,

[@genep.1005]

Great video Corin, i have a question about Bonsai that would usually be out door trees. Ive had a few junipers that i had for a few years and wasn't very good at wintering them over for the next year. I'm in a very cold climate, US, north east part of Maine. We get lots of snow here. What would be the best way to winter over my our door bonsai ?

[@KitakuBonsai]

An unheated garage or outdoor covered shelter should do just fine.

[@paulkinnear2472]

Nice little video. What size pea grit do you us ??

[@peterroberts1812]

At what time of the year in the UK is it possible to try and follow these guidelines ? Or alternatively when should you not do this ? I bought a few of these starter saplings at your Exhibition Weekend a couple of weeks ago

[@ratanashifu]

Very nice video. You need however more than the 3 accessories you showed in the first minuted. Never mind, your store has it all so we can order online.

[@greenwoodbonsaistudio]

Yes you can use more tools, but I especially only used the 3 tools I showed to make these trees. To show that you can achieve a beginner collection of young bonsai on a budget.

[@richardstack2853]

Thanks Corin can you do this anytime of year I ask this because of the root trimming you have done

[@greenwoodbonsaistudio]

Spring is best but now isn't a problem with these young vigorous trees

[@richardstack2853]

@@greenwoodbonsaistudio 👍

[@kanedNunable]

i used to have a load of bonsais and lost them all when i moved house, they hated their new room and died in no time :( i think this will be the best bet to get going again and maybe get my son interested. dont have the cash to replace similar to what i had any more sadly.

[@stevejuststuff2779]

Can you keep moss on a Bonsai or does it stop the roots from breathing properly. Great video

[@KitakuBonsai]

Just like anything- moderation! Too much can be a bad thing, but a little pop of color and nature is great!

[@MrNixtt]

Questions: if you cut the top it helps the tree to develop brunches but doesn’t affect the trunk thickness? And shouldn’t be the tree first potted in a bigger pot in order to allow the tree to grow bigger? At what age to move into a bonsai pot? Thanks

[@greenwoodbonsaistudio]

You can grow on if you want a bigger tree quicker, or put it into a bonsai pots, lots of choices depending on what you are trying to achieve.

[@campigomez]

What mixing of soil do you use? Thanks

[@harrietb2141]

Is it ok to repoting this time of the year?

[@KitakuBonsai]

Late winter/early spring is the most ideal repotting time for most species

[@danielsmith8171]

Is it better to cut back and shape a bonsai in the spring or in the fall after it has gone dormant?

[@greenwoodbonsaistudio]

That depends on the type of tree and the severity of pruning required

[@danielsmith8171]

@@greenwoodbonsaistudio Do you have a video covering this?

[@kimchiandchicken]

Can you pot a nursery tree anytime of the year?

[@Josef_R]

I've never heard you talk about aftercare. My experience so far if I've done this, is to set them out in the sun and they die, within a few days. I'm guessing they need a month or so in the shade to recover.

[@greenwoodbonsaistudio]

No aftercare needed in UK, these trees have lived outside all the time, not much sun here in UK !

[@Josef_R]

@@greenwoodbonsaistudio Well, I guess that's a silver lining...and a pun!

[@WoHerArt]

Was ist das für ein Baum, den Du als erstes bearbeitest? Würde mich sehr über eine Antwort freuen. Viele Grüße aus Berlin.

[@greenwoodbonsaistudio]

First one is a Prunus spins (Sloe/Blackthorn)

[@WoHerArt]

@@greenwoodbonsaistudio vielen Dank.

[@larrypierce9189]

Do all species of bonsai need to be watered daily? And if you go away for a few days, can they be set in water?

[@KitakuBonsai]

I don’t think I would ever set my trees in water, especially not for multiple days. Fast, free draining soil is essential.

[@thome4229]

🖖

[@mking3219]

I have a 5' eastern cedar, in ground, can this be done to it?

[@KitakuBonsai]

Did you do anything to your cedar yet?

[@jueclifton7005]

Hi, Are any of these seedlings suitable for indoors, I am guessing not?

[@greenwoodbonsaistudio]

No, these are all outdoor varieties.

[@Book20244]

Ok to repot on Nov?

[@greenwoodbonsaistudio]

yes, in UK on young trees like this, Spring is better, but no risk now. But not in a few weeks once it gets colder

[@GalumiN]

When is the best time to replant maple? autumn or spring?

[@TheBonsaiGarden]

If you are doing any trimming of the roots then best done in spring just as the buds are beginning to swell. At this point the energy stored in the roots over winter is surging back up the tree so trimming the roots will not sap the energy of the tree, setting it’s development back. Trimming the roots at other times of year may not kill the tree, but could set it’s development back a season as it struggles to recover.

[@mastergardenerlivingstontr7672]

How do you create a giant sequoia tree bonsai

[@greenwoodbonsaistudio]

Buy a big ladder and a chainsaw

[@mikeevans7764]

Can I grow a dwarf weeping willow Bonsai indoors?

[@greenwoodbonsaistudio]

No, Willow (Salix) are outdoor trees

[@abstract200]

Nice video, but I feel an important part has been left out: hey, i can rootprune, wire and pot many trees like that in a plastic bonsai pot, that's the easy part.. The challenge is to make them survive, for years!

[@greenwoodbonsaistudio]

You are right, thats harder to teach in 25 mins

[@abstract200]

@@greenwoodbonsaistudio ofcourse it is, yet it is the most essential part!

[@timgroothuis1793]

Where do you get that sticky mesh from Corin?

[@greenwoodbonsaistudio]

its used for plasterboarding, we sell it here and DIY strores have it for sale

[@timgroothuis1793]

@@greenwoodbonsaistudio Thanks :)

[@angelom6103]

Do you ship to the United States?

[@greenwoodbonsaistudio]

We aren't able to ship plants to US I'm afraid