Fall and Winter Preparation for your bonsai

[@Doubledutch23]

It helps soo much to have you explain this stuff with the science behind it! I'm a forestry major and just started doing bonsai because it helps me understand the trees and their growth habits on a smaller scale. Now im hooked though thanks to you! I'm trying to find some Bonsai classes or workshops in the Tacoma/Seattle area because I'm afraid to do root work lol

[@thenaturecreater8906]

What a great video. Thanks! Good to now for a newbe like me

[@CalnickySeattle]

Great video, Ben! Very informative. Nolan is informative too. And cute!

[@RolandObermeier]

Awesome, among the best Q&A videos I've seen in a while.

[@naeratsabouth]

Super informative. Your Sharps Pigmy looks awesome!

[@judgetoogood1033]

Wow that was great…. ❤❤❤

[@danijelkoncilja8027]

Omg your video's are so great and i learned so much from you, thank you a lot.

[@ernsttencate6699]

I like this video very much. Learned a lot. You are good with bonsai videos 😊

[@danielramirez4264]

Thanks Ben for sharing your knowledge with the world.!

[@raymondplodzien7459]

Very informative. Great video!

[@rongiveans7215]

The most informative video yet. I'm a novice and this is my first winter. Thanks Ben.

[@kevinli7836]

Like you Japanese maple bonsai. I start my bonsai journey this year. Really fall in love with Japanese maple. Keep it up and I would like to see more of you Japanese maple bonsai shaping technique for beginners .

[@jeffhurst4744]

Very informative. Covered several aspects, and well paced throughout. I learned several things. Thank you.

[@albertocardenas6565]

Best video yet!!! Keep up the good work!!!

[@martharodriguez9541]

Answered many questions on what I need to do for winter prep. Learned a lot! Thank you

[@lluisasastre]

Your best video! I appreciate the connection of the explanations with the images through the stations, good work and well edited, it involves work but I have not advanced the images, everything has interested me a lot😘

[@israelclayman]

Hey Ben just wanted to say thank you did a whole lot of knowledge in one video and I will be able to reference back to this quite a bit Merry Christmas

[@lorigraham2496]

I live in the Rockies zone 4 with quite a bit of wind. I have a hoop house. I've completely covered the hoops with clear tarps but have to drag out the watering can though the snow :( I also had good luck with short tarps around the edges to block the wind, trees on the ground and leaves tucked in for extra protection. Wind and rain provides all needed moisture. Even the shohin make it. I do try and stick to zone 4 and 5 plants. I loose very few.

[@kilthsenarc]

Very interesting thanks

[@-ZigZag-]

Great and informative video. Thanks.

[@eggybreadplease]

Great informative video 👍

[@marijatambolas216]

thank you so much for this video i am a bonsai woomen from croatia marry cristmas and a happy new year

[@r-d6568]

Thank you!!!

[@bayareaspearoshorediver7535]

Thank you! The necessary cut you did @ the end was interesting. How's that plant doing today?

[@wadmadhushan4434]

Wow super

[@Chris-oq6kn]

What kind of slow release do u use for the winter that u mix with the bone meal? Thanks! Great video covered alot of stuff.

[@benbseattle]

I usually use osmocote with my slow release. but I think the mix in the video is a 8-8-8 pelletized + bone meal

[@Chris-oq6kn]

@@benbseattle thanks alot ben! Ill try and look for an 888 fertilizer and some bone meal for the winter. If u can remember the brand for 888 that would help.thanks .loved the new snow yamadori trip also

[@javedk]

@@Chris-oq6kn I think it’s ketchyuhbed brand

[@BostonBonsaiIdiot]

Ok so just to be clear: big chops on deciduous trees is generally best in fall after leaves drop and second best in spring AFTER initial growth has extended?

[@javedk]

Big tings a gwan

[@thenaturecreater8906]

PS did that picea survive the chop and the bend. I want to try it to my cedar tree.

[@benbseattle]

Yes it did great to recover. The only problem was it was burnt crispy when we had 112 degrees for 3 days in July.

[@thenaturecreater8906]

@@benbseattle ohh that was to bad to hear 😪 did you wrap the trunk with anything?

[@benbseattle]

@@thenaturecreater8906 just cut paste

[@StoicFighter]

What’s the winter procedure for a juniper in a area where it snows

[@geofftrivers5078]

Great vid. Do you have a link to the root kill temps?

[@benbseattle]

Its in the description

[@PrototypeBMX]

is this c or f? it got to -15c here last winter my little acer was in a pot on my decking against a wall and under an overhang it came out of winter very strong but its roots spread and reached the sides of the pot now so i re potted into a bigger one should i store it on my patio rather than my decking? i have a dryer vent on my patio too so tat bit is always warmer i could keep all my smaller trees there?

[@Tore1972Wisdom]

Hi Ben. For how long do you have that Acer Sharps P? Very nice Acer Palmatum.

[@benbseattle]

The beauty of sharps pygmy is that they are quick to turn into bonsai. This one came from a hardware store only 3yrs ago as nursery stock

[@Tore1972Wisdom]

@@benbseattle* Wow that´s amazing fast it turned out fantastic.

[@kestane123chesmo]

im growing maples on an enclosed balcony with a lot of shade so my trees lack color, do you think led lights 4 hours a day would do the trick

[@benbseattle]

I've never tried LED lights on maples before so I couldn't say.

[@Smeb15]

I’m a little late, but is that Mt.Haleakala at 7:40

[@benbseattle]

Yes good eye

[@ericgamble5104]

what is the function of your pool in the green house?

[@benbseattle]

I keep my koi and outdoor guppy tank during the summer in there.

[@javedk]

If I go crazy then will you still call me Superman

[@lucacecchetelli5153]

Switch Noalans tree out so he doesn't notice if it goes wrong :P