Needle Juniper Bonsai Masterclass

[@YoriichiTsugikuni4069]

Oh come on! Who can forget a good old needle juniper, I started my Journey with one of those... Great tips! Apparently these grow in tropical places too, I've seen them in hedges nearby!

[@GrowingBonsai]

Really? Cool. Really versatile these!

[@CarlBridge58]

What a gorgeous tree! it must be so rewarding to have developed it for 14 years from "scratch". Amazing transformation! Congrats and thank you for sharing.

[@GrowingBonsai]

Thank you so much! Been a great teacher, this tree!

[@FrostBiteBonsai]

I don't need anymore trees. I don't need anymore trees... OOOooOOOoOo LOOK!! A needle Juniper! Gorgeous tree Jelle! Thanks for showing us your techniques!

[@GrowingBonsai]

Happy holidays!

[@FrostBiteBonsai]

@GrowingBonsai Happy Holidays Jelle!🎄

[@XaviersBonsaiRetreat]

More quality tuition. Even when you know what is required it is great seeing it done by you Jelle :)

[@mick681]

A great vide of a lovely tree.

[@GrowingBonsai]

Many thanks

[@mcbabs7495]

Un grand merci à vous pour ces précieux conseils!

[@GrowingBonsai]

very welcome dear mcbabs

[@theinfidel2143]

I trimmed my juniper (first serious bonsai) a couple of weeks ago. Glad to know I didn't mess it up and wasn't completely wrong.

[@GrowingBonsai]

Should be fine, indeed!

[@axelschafer2277]

Really a marvelous tree, like each tree of your collection I could see so far. I swiped through your vids but never saw a bench tour an I would really like to see all of them😊

[@GrowingBonsai]

I know but it is better not to reveal all imho

[@shadow_crne1030]

That's one BIG tree. I wouldn't want to own too many bonsai trees of that size. So much work to keep it healthy ........... but maybe I'll eat my words one day if I fall in love with bonsai like you. 😆

[@GrowingBonsai]

hahaha, this is one of my average trees. My big trees are much larger!

[@shadow_crne1030]

@@GrowingBonsai Any heavier than that and bonsai will feel like work to me instead of a hobby.

[@oachkatzlsmum]

What a tremendous tree. Awesome. Regarding my junipers I‘m still not confident to touch, so let them grow until the dimension of yours is the new plan. 😉 Cheers

[@GrowingBonsai]

health over beauty!?

[@meANDmyHANDPAN]

Fantastic video❤

[@GrowingBonsai]

You are so kind 👍

[@zen-da-bonsai-ko]

Very usefull video since I bought myself a Juniperus Squamata 1 month ago 😉

[@GrowingBonsai]

Great to hear! Get rid of ot, they sting!

[@finnsbiavl7483]

Such a nice tree, Jelle, well done 👍👍🇩🇰

[@GrowingBonsai]

Thank you! Cheers!

[@Hollylivengood]

Wow that's a pretty tree. I really like the demonstrations over time, because then we learn how the tree reacts. This kind of education I lack, especially with conifers. My little juniper is doing so much better since I followed the pruning video you did a while back. If you feel the spirit move, could you do a video on holly trees? I have one that I'm clueless about. I collected her because she already looks pretty good do to being so chopped up in the ground, and she already is growing new buds. I'd love to collect an American Holly that is in the woods, but would rather learn how to do it right first, instead of my standard dig and hope.

[@GrowingBonsai]

thx so much. Challenge is.. I do not have, nor do I personally like, holly. So I doubt a video will come from mee. I just do not have experience with them, sorry

[@Hollylivengood]

@@GrowingBonsai Cool beans.

[@AndyRem]

Great tree and very informative video, thanks. What is the ink you used to shade the lime sulphur?

[@GrowingBonsai]

just a black ink I got from a paperstore!

[@AndyRem]

@@GrowingBonsai ah, OK, thanks. Thinking about it I guess as the wood is dead the type of ink is not as important as the colour 🙂

[@thurmondhammond3404]

Good Evening,,,I'm always impress with your videos,,I watch you a lot,, I have tried to grow that juniper more than a few times, but it dies on me every time. Could you pls walk me through a new young junipers,to get started with my collection,,for instance, the time of year for reporting,,when to prune,,and watering...you are very good at this,, Thank you for your videos...Awesome...

[@GrowingBonsai]

how about..! kzbin.info/www/bejne/ooqneWyKYsSjepY

[@derekgillan7314]

excellent

[@GrowingBonsai]

Many many thanks

[@michaelsmith5852]

beautiful tree!

[@GrowingBonsai]

Thank you! Cheers!

[@michaelparkey1580]

Great information to use on my own Needle Juniper! What time of year is best for re-potting these trees? Thanks in advance.

[@GrowingBonsai]

as soon as growth is visible in early spring. Usually right after broadleaf deciduous!

[@Chau574]

This looks great. I'm not big a fan of scale leaves anyway. Which species is this exactly? I'd love to see more videos about Yew trees.

[@GrowingBonsai]

should be squamata! I have 3 or so Yew videos in the making for release probably olin 2025

[@1rochesterny]

Can this method also be done in Spring? Thank you!

[@GrowingBonsai]

Yes, absolutely

[@Rob-jv1kr]

Hi have you shown taking the bark off?

[@GrowingBonsai]

that was done a decade ago when I was not making videos, so nah..

[@superagreed]

Have you done anything with cryptomeria, japonica?

[@GrowingBonsai]

@@superagreed not really, no. Not a fan of these spiked branches.

[@superagreed]

@GrowingBonsai Yes, i know they are a bit spiky. i was wondering if I could use the same principles as a needle juniper?

[@GrowingBonsai]

@superagreed dunno.. Never grown them

[@BenshobbyStuff]

thats a nice tree mate. is it too late now to trim my juniper back? needs doing but not sure if i should :)

[@johnmichaelrutherford3514]

@BenshobbyStuff it's a good time of year to prune. Yes, it'll be fine.

[@BenshobbyStuff]

@@johnmichaelrutherford3514 ok thanks mate :)

[@johnmichaelrutherford3514]

@BenshobbyStuff No problem, happy Happy growing!

[@GrowingBonsai]

It might be ok to prune if it really is too full. I do a lot of styling around christmas.

[@BenshobbyStuff]

@@GrowingBonsai thankyou mate ill have a look at it tomorrow :)

[@acooke7574]

Hey Jelle, Love the videos. Do you ever pinch these? I’ve got a procumbens nana which i presume can be treated similarly based purely on the foliage (😂) which i’ve only recently acquired and have been pinching; as yet i have no idea whether successfully or otherwise 🤷🏻‍♂️. (I know you apparently shouldn’t pinch scale junipers)

[@GrowingBonsai]

I never do. Firm believer that trees need to be allowed to grow, and thus pruned

[@percyacutt3110]

Do the same with itoigawa and shimpaku please

[@GrowingBonsai]

done. kzbin.info/www/bejne/kGqqpWOlo9uXhpo

[@brucedeacon28]

👍👌🙂

[@GrowingBonsai]

@@brucedeacon28 thx!

[@johnholloway691]

Not long after he'd donated his famous needle juniper forest ("Goshen") to the National Arboretum, John Naka was asked during a demo why he'd done that; everybody expecting a tearjerking story about how meaningful it was to him, blah, blah, blah. But that wouldn't be good old John Naka. Instead, he blurted "Oh, man! I was so sick of maintaining that prickly thing! Good riddance!"...and went back to whacking away at the demo tree he was working on, cackling maniacally. Good times!

[@GrowingBonsai]

And as always, naka was right

[@matshagstrom9839]

You definitely need a team of apprentices working for you.

[@GrowingBonsai]

hahaha, that would be something!

[@JoshAbston138]

Next video satsukis in winter

[@GrowingBonsai]

I would love to, but am only learning stasuki myself so less material to delve from!