Grow This THICK Bonsai Trunk in Only 7 Years!

Hi everyone! I want to show you all how thick your bonsai can grow in just 7 years if you start today! You can begin with any young sapling, my soil mix, and fertilizer, and you'll be on your way to growing a thick bonsai heirloom! In this video, I'll also walk you through defoliating and pruning this Zelkova.
0:00 Introduction
1:16 Defoliating the tree
2:30 How to grow a THICK trunk
4:23 About my Zelkova
5:18 Clipping the tree for new growth
12:00 A trick to grow a NEW branch
14:13 Anchoring & wiring branches
15:20 Summary of techniques
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[@andrewd5148]

That is a beautiful tree. The trunk has so much character. In the blink of an eye, it went from shrub to a beautiful bonsai again, amazing.

[@greasylimpet3323]

Thanks for showing us how to get a nicer gnarly looking trunk in a relatively short time. It looks great, not at all like it's been chopped. The flowing design is lovely too. You're a good teacher! 🙂

[@bonsaiheirloom]

Thank you for the kind words! Hope you enjoyed watching!

[@edmanescurc2823]

Thanks for your wisdom!

[@bonsaiheirloom]

Glad it was helpful!

[@dayanrodz]

You’re the best, God bless Master Chang!!

[@judlpd]

I do like this minimal wiring approach! Also like your snips, are they Felco?

[@bonsaiheirloom]

Hi there! I tend to just buy generic brand name tools because I don't take very good care of them!

[@phillipwaterman5721]

Nice trunk beautiful bonsai thanks Milton keep up the good work mate thanks

[@bonsaiheirloom]

Thank you, I will!

[@ChannelSobari]

Thank you somuch forsharing vidio bonsai👍👍❤️❤️🙏

[@minli2584]

Thanks for sharing, very helpful techniques!

[@bonsaiheirloom]

Thanks for watching!

[@minli2584]

It amazing to watch the tree transformed.

[@bonsaiheirloom]

Thank you for watching!

[@garlanddavidson6845]

Beautiful tree!- I like the big base of the Nabari very wide, beefy, & gnarly defined turns of a semi wind swap style 😊

[@egoebonsai37]

Be patient in the process and the results will be beautiful. Greeting one hobby Bonsai from Indonesia Sir. Good luck.

[@jeffhurst4744]

Another good video on shaping and design. I envy your space to grow and thicken the trunks. I really like what you’ve done with this Zelkova. Looking forward to followup videos on this tree. Keep them coming my friend.

[@bonsaiheirloom]

Thank you so much for your kind words!

[@stephenkacer7261]

Great tree I just love it … Thank you 🙏

[@bonsaiheirloom]

Thank you for watching!

[@MydNitQ]

Do you need to let it grow tall and wild to grow the trunk fast or should you cut it back once per year/every two years?

[@bonsaiheirloom]

It is a matter of compromise. A very big straight trunk with no taper looks weird…Thus I suggested cut back once a year or so and create a new apex…and repeat a year later. You can introduce turns too.

[@stephenkoebcke9070]

Mr. Chang, can you get the same result by planting in a large cement mixing tub? Steve.

[@MiltonChang]

Sure Any container would do

[@booskidoo9169]

Do you have an update to this video? Checking back in after these operations to see the results after growth would be a great format for Shorts

[@bonsaiheirloom]

Hello! I filmed this recently, so no update just yet! I will definitely do an update in a few months from now so stay tuned.

[@rmreagle]

If you start at a penny, you end up with over a million... start with a dollar you're bezos lmao

[@dreamalamb4259]

Indiana, USA here. Drought took my curly leaf willow starts out. I managed to root 3 small starts and have them in the house. Should I keep them in the house through this winter? I want to make a 3 trunk Bonsai out of them. Thank you for your videos ❣️

[@bonsaiheirloom]

Probably a good idea to keep them in the house to keep them from freezing over. Less light is OK since willow trees are dormant in the winter time.

[@Sean-ll5cm]

the trunk has great movement

[@bonsaiheirloom]

Thank you!

[@davidandlynsimpsonsimpson7469]

Thought provoking.....

[@Sean-ll5cm]

@@davidandlynsimpsonsimpson7469 I hope you have many thought

[@curtmudgeon8703]

can i "scar the branch" of my black pine to induce a "new branch growth" as well??? Love the videos!!

[@MiltonChang]

Not likely Mikawa varieties sometimes will send out new buds but only sometimes

[@DavidLMorrow]

Thank you. I have learned much from your videos. I am in planting zone 7. Looks like you must be in 8 or 9. So my maple may be at risk if I do this kind of work now in middle Tennessee?

[@bonsaiheirloom]

When you want to do anything drastic to the branches or roots, always play safe when leaves have dropped in the winter months.

[@sagebonsai]

I got a zelkova earlier this year it was originally in a shallow pot with such tiny leaves. I've slip potted it into a massive deep pot. Now it's fall what time frame can I work on the roots.

[@bonsaiheirloom]

Any time in the late fall after the leaves have dropped.

[@joeimbesi5361]

Nice tree. Any thoughts on cutting that thick branch off and regrowing the branches? That branch seems too thick in relation to the others.

[@bonsaiheirloom]

Looks OK to me 🙂

[@colebrooks7183]

Is there a way to encourage a tree to form the breakage you have on the trunk of this one? My childhood home had a large oak tree that looked a lot like that and I would like to simulate that tree.

[@bonsaiheirloom]

Emulate nature by breaking branches rather than cutting them smoothly. When in doubt, follow nature!

[@brucedeacon28]

👍👌🙂

[@chaiwatpotichanid]

Yes sri child abuse Luther penalty because picture tree kitzhaber outside of middle aged 🧠🥰🥰