Starting a Wisteria Bonsai Masterpiece

[@chrisgreyling7340]

Wow, can't wait to see it in a few years, I is truly going to be a masterpiece.

[@cinnamuaroll]

agreed. I’ll be here in 4 years to see how happy she is.

[@grobonsai]

Thanks see you then :)

[@cinnamuaroll]

I love how he disliked cutting the plastic. He clearly loves nature :)

[@grobonsai]

I love nature and truly hate wasting plastic! Thanks

[@leefarquhar7628]

Just found your page mate banging work.. dug myself up wisteria couple years ago .. love it…..

[@TheBonsaiGarden]

That’s a big old piece!!! As you were taking the soil off I was getting Roy Neary vibes from Close Encounters, particularly as you picked it up and headed towards the house. (See the bit where he constructs Devils Tower in his front room, lobbing bricks and plants through the window) 😂👍 Great story telling. This is the kind of thing you excel at for me. 🏆

[@grobonsai]

Thanks, I’m not familiar with close encounters I’ll have to look into it

[@jejakbonsai95]

Very inspiring,thank you New subscriber 👍👍

[@grobonsai]

Thanks and welcome

[@mattbrennan647]

Awesome find GroBro. Nice work on that monster. Looking forward to following it into the future. Thanks, keep growing

[@grobonsai]

Thanks Matt!

[@jsmith1174]

Beautiful material, I need to start collecting again

[@hyperionhelios190]

1:00 I felt this pain late in the season too.

[@andrewm2616]

Another great video! I always love seeing your new content show up on my feed!

[@BrandonMeeker-qw2of]

This is just what I needed ❤❤❤❤

[@grobonsai]

Glad to help ☺️

[@MountainBonsai]

*The bird is so beautiful*

[@corysutton1383]

Completely understand that slug reaction! Nasty ol things… That Wisteria is a beast. Looking forward to seeing it develop.

[@grobonsai]

Haha thanks yeah they freak me out a bit

[@Chercher4848]

Beautiful video, cant wait to see it bloom. 👍

[@ArdArdArd123]

Great vid Darren!

[@thenaturecreater8906]

Wow, what an awesome tree 😮 great video, mate! Really enjoyed it!

[@grobonsai]

Thanks a lot!

[@mikimasumoto7392]

Excellent tutorial. You are awesome. Thank you from Ontario, California 😊

[@grobonsai]

Thanks for watching out in Canada!

[@knightsremains]

Thank you for this video. It is very soothing.

[@kennethstensrud669]

I really wants to make a wisteria bonsai, but they seem to dislike flowering for me here in Norway. But I would never get my hands on a plant like you have here either..... Good to see you in action again Darren. Kenneth

[@Faequines_Bonsai]

Wow, what thickness! A King of a tree.

[@marlabakes]

I'm thankful to live in an area where there aren't really slugs 😂 I agree, that corkscrew branch is just wonderful! I look forward to seeing it with foliage and the eventual cutback for shaping.

[@HideorEscape]

2:42 That's a new wisteria plant right there! Did you plant it to make another bonsai out of it? Also at the end you don't have to prune the lower branches that are too low?

[@grobonsai]

Yes I planted that chunk. I will prune them at some point but for now more foliage means faster recovery

[@snejinka_in]

Great video, that wisteria is very good looking !

[@grobonsai]

Thanks

[@rainproofjeans]

😂 at the vocal response to grabbing the slug. I probably would’ve done the same. New subscriber. Keep us posted on this tree’s progress!

[@ladybucella]

Wow! I would love to see how it looks while it fully bloom 🤩

[@grobonsai]

Me too, I haven’t had any flower buds on it since owning it, one day!

[@MountainBonsai]

*So beautiful*

[@wadeolsson856]

This video just makes me happy 😊. I love wisteria so much, I would love to get one but Arizona is rather hot lol, i think im going to put one under my mesquite in backyard yard.

[@kliether33]

Thank you for sharing this beauty. It looks like you went pretty hard on the root base trying to cram it into that round pot. It might have done better in a wooden grow box or Anderson flat for a couple of years. Cheers.

[@living_sculptures_za]

Well done, this is well presented video. This is great content that's enjoyable and there's a lot to appreciate here.

[@bonsaiexpression]

That's a big one 😅 great work Darren. I'm ready for an update when you have one 👍🏼

[@grobonsai]

Thanks!

[@Matt-kt9nm]

Great project. After seeing a slug i would've really looked for more.

[@astounded]

A beautiful monster, indeed!

[@grobonsai]

Yep! Thanks

[@GrowingBonsai]

Rhis was such a pleasure to watch. Next spring my similarly sized wisteria needs to go from the recovery tib into a development pot. If you happen to be nearby, want to give me a hand ;)? Really excellent video, calm and well paced.

[@mahakhalil1]

Lovely! 💚

[@javanesegeograpic]

Sangat menginspirasi pak bos, kebun idaman .... ❤❤

[@MKbonsai]

Imajinasi menyatu dengan alam menghasilkan sebuah senin yang luar biasa❤❤ saya suka bonsai, salam dari kami pecinta seni bonsai dari bali (indonesia)

[@GualeguayEntreRiosArgentina]

Hermoso ejemplar. Saludos desde Argentina 🇦🇷🎉

[@eggybreadplease]

This would be an interesting tree species to follow😉 I love the potential of cascading colour when the flowers burst forth but find the explosive growth a challenge to admire in a bonsai 🤔

[@fletcherlewis]

I spotted your bag of Kitty Friend 😂, good luck with that Wisteria its gonna be a stunner .

[@davebond8251]

What a tree that’s going to be😮

[@grobonsai]

Thanks I hope so!

[@XaviersBonsaiRetreat]

I really enjoyed watching this one Darren. I am going to uproot my wisteria vine and just wondered if you would do this in early winter or later winter? No worries if you are not sure as I will probably default ot late winter. Keep on the good work :)

[@neilatkinson174]

Mate I've been trying to grow my own wisteria for years with little to no luck, seeing this monster has made me green with envy. 😂

[@grobonsai]

This was a lucky Facebook find a couple years back. Thanks!

[@Spiritedne-rx4tg]

Just started one from scratch😊 hoping it lives.. so far I’ve got a nice little sapling

[@grobonsai]

That’s great, let me know if I can help with anything

[@matthewwood4008]

Big future 👌

[@sagebonsai]

Such a big beefy one you got there.

[@mikec3820]

thats a big beautiful wisteria. been wanting one for years. something way smaller then this giant tho haha, nice work too btw!

[@cinnamuaroll]

me too, I can’t find anyone who sells them! I’m not surprised though, since if I had one, I wouldn’t sell it for anything

[@grobonsai]

I got lucky on Facebook marketplace

[@BlueJayBonsai]

No offence Darren, but if you stuff your turkey with coco coir, I am going to have to turn down your dinner invitation. 😂🐦💙

[@jimpanse5375]

Wow thats some thicc tree :O

[@grobonsai]

Thanks Jim!

[@wartbiter]

Coco coir is the bomb

[@pandasmooth]

Awesome! Going to need update pics! I have 2 wisteria's I'm developing, hopefully that get as big as this one. How old is this specimen?

[@grobonsai]

I bought it from a guy whose mother planted it approx 30 years ago!

[@mariuszkupczyk2137]

what proportions did you use for the substrate?

[@grobonsai]

I wasn't joking when I was vague - it's just a bunch of ingredients left over, some previous used for cuttings, others just leftover from other repots. It's approximately 50% coir and 50% bonsai soil. In this deeper pot it doesn't matter so much, but when I put the tree into a proper bonsai pot I will use mostly akadama, perhaps with small amount of pumice. Sorry I cannot be more specific.

[@ScottTheExperimentalist]

Can we get an update on the Wisteria?

[@grobonsai]

Hi Scott, you’re the second person to ask this week, so I’ll make this a priority. It will just be a Short as I won’t be working on this tree until autumn

[@ScottTheExperimentalist]

@@grobonsai thank you! Your awesome! My wisteria is not so happy so maybe I can infer something from you

[@mattredford6642]

Hi ya , I think your in my area would you or do you teach ?

[@grobonsai]

Hi Matt, please drop me a message, email is in the description of the video

[@Krisz-nm1zv]

Hi could you please add the option to see auto-translated Hungarian subtitles on your videos? Love your content but sadly my english isn’t the best so it would help a lot. Thanks for your effort, Krisz.

[@jonattanpichardo8655]

Is there a reason you normally don’t bareroot trees?

[@grobonsai]

That comment was poking fun at myself as in recent videos I’ve made a point in saying at the start I don’t intend on bare rooting - only to end up fully bare rooting!

[@ScottTheExperimentalist]

How is the wisteria doing?

[@grobonsai]

Absolutely exploded, it’s taking over the bench!

[@galvanicmass]

Can save the roots as cuttings

[@grobonsai]

Yeah I kept the biggest chunks

[@brucedeacon28]

👍👌

[@ThisOldPanda]

That reminds me of the tree from harry potter

[@grobonsai]

I get that - the twisted trunk/branches