How Much Bite is Too Much? | Bonsai-U

[@Alex-ip1dn]

I really appreciate how you focus on signs when to remove wire rather than simply a length of time. Thanks for sharing those beautiful trees!

[@toshicrowley3038]

You should do some bonsai tutorials on hard to work random garden center / collected material stuff that your average joe might find on a stroll in the woods or at a regular garden center.

[@randallmaier4036]

I haven't heard anyone cover this before. A big thank you for putting this together!

[@colinpeake8494]

I appreciate you showing the mistakes. We all do it and for beginners like myself it’s a key learning point seeing what a wiring mistake looks like.

[@my_bonsai_and_koi]

Basic knowledge, short and concise and therefore simply perfect! Thank you!

[@patrykwerner1414]

Wow it is a lot of work to do close up shots and all of the post recording refinement like you do. Thank you. Your editing skills helps me absorb your bonsai skills a bunch.

[@jerrefisher2184]

I appreciate your total honesty...nice to know I not the only one that forgets wire....good job on the video!

[@craighunter3273]

A theme that is always on our mind. Really nice that you addressed the issue. And possibly the only person who is brave enough to discuss it. Cheers

[@danielkosta3134]

The only bonsai pro willing to admit to sometimes making mistakes like us hobbyists do.

[@0action847]

thanks, as a Australian i appreciated the pronunciation of 'aluminium'

[@JennyBesserit]

The reason that americans often call aluminium "aluminum" is actually because there is a popular brand of aluminum foil there called "aluminum"

[@craighunter3273]

@@JennyBesserit now we know. Thks

[@praetorkambu]

It's aluminum, mate

[@unclephill4764]

"Aloomanum" Not "Al-you-minium".

[@sadoldgit313]

Tomaaato, tomayto! Same thing with chips, sorry, french fries!

[@NithyaVarghese]

Excellent video. Well explained with both outcomes of wiring

[@johnskill3647]

An excellent episode with many good teaching points. It's always useful to be reminded about the importance of basic principles and the part they play in helping us acquire good habits. Thank you.

[@guglp]

This is really useful, specially for a beginner like me. Thank you. I live in India. I started a Neem (Azadirachta indica) Bonsai from nursery stock last year. (My first!) It is a young tree right now, and I used very light aluminium wire on the trunk and some branches. Didn’t realise it has been on there too long. Now it is stuck in there really good. The bark has begun to grow over the wire now. Big rookie mistake, I realise. Not sure if I can do anything about it now, without killing the plant altogether 😟

[@cencalbonsai6429]

most of my trees are shohin size pre-bonsai & I've found that tweezers are a great way to grab ahold of the little pieces of wire when unwinding it when its too dug into the branch [which happens to me alot lol (busy schedule)] especially when in hard to reach places for my fat fingers

[@smrsevenstarstradingco.241]

As a guy who often leaves the wire on too long, I found this video quite helpful.

[@ariabonsai6300]

very educational and what a lovely bonsai garden

[@ixw820]

I've been getting into bonsai recently, and your channel has been one of my go to's. Love this stuff, man. Also I saw your interview with Eastern Leaf a bit ago. I can't get over the fact that you're into death metal lmao. I love seeing two of my interests intersect

[@johngilbert939]

Once again a very informative and professional video; thank you Bjorn.

[@gardeninghouseplants1112]

Thanks for sharing those brilliant tips! Those plants are really gorgeous!!🌿💕☕️☕️happy gardening hugs from Japan🌿💕

[@saltySandworm1]

Great subject and very interesting!! Every year I miss a couple of branches (in my limited collection) those branches always seem to be hidden for me. "Ow yeah, that tree is still not biting in." *Checks a back branch* "Ugh, darn it"

[@stulast]

Really great guide, thanks Bjorn. I had no idea you could leave wire on quite so long with coniferis species. I've always been removing the wire before it bit in and couldn't figure out why my branches wouldn't hold. Another great Bonsai U video

[@jugado219]

This guy starting to become one of my favorites

[@benbseattle]

Thanks Bjorn. I love this series!

[@vicbarrientos655]

wow i gotta start again . . . thank you so much for the precious lesson!

[@danishmantg]

Thank you for your work and be safe!

[@leonardocosta663]

that juniper at 8:27 is incredible

[@alanbeattie]

Great video, lots learnt!

[@memyself1670]

Thank you always important information. I forgot to remove some of my wire on favorite tree this summer some scaring happened.

[@maybemore2010]

Thanks again for sharing.

[@copy2106]

Hey Bjorn thanks a lot for this one I love your guides.

[@dacchidang8538]

Very important information thanks

[@Henryk-lx7mx]

Vielen Dank für die tolle Erklärung

[@EllielovesPickles]

This is golden! Thank you so much.

[@sationobudi1706]

Pelajaran yang bagus. Terima kasih Bjorn

[@Kig505]

Terrific ! my slant bonsai black pine. Had a terrific indent of wire !! i wired it in june and had a strong feeding and a twig bented of 6 mm dm now , Had en indent of almost over 1 mm i quickly took away all wires but apparently it was the only one Marked so deeply , i wonder if the fact of string benting made the sap condense more in that branch than in straight - sligtly bent ones

[@Kig505]

For your info. I use as fertilizer fermented grapeseed or mustard .. or cotton meal oThese seeds grinded into flour mix with 10-20 x of their volume in water make it ferment in a jar for 30-40 days ( it stinks a lot ) When i need watering give every x 1-2 weeks according the variety of plant leafed or needle bonsai i mix 1 quantity ok fertilizer into 10 times of clear water .. it is safe and excellent

[@BasisthaRabha]

Very informative. ❤️

[@GeorgeLander9]

please talk about winterizing bonsai (Japanese Juniper). Cold frames, fertilizers, sun etc

[@danielkosta3134]

Here is what I do in USDA zone 5. No fertilizer after the end of August. When temps in the mid 20s are predicted for 3 nights it's time to put the trees away. I make a frame with 2x8 boards set on edge. I set it up in a shaded and protected spot. The trees go into the frame and then pine bark mulch goes between the pots. Conifer foliage must remain exposed. When done I water the mulch so it freezes to keep mice out. I remove the trees in late April. Been doing this for over 30 years and it works for me.

[@shuancook9005]

Is it the case some growers leave wire on the trunk to thicken it up on pines especially 🌲🌲🌲🌲🌲🌲

[@manuelcastrou79]

Thanks a lot!!!

[@thepaperstaggering]

That Quince was gorgeous.

[@questionablecooking7019]

Great vid per usual. Are there other cases, like the black pine, where you want the wire to bite in because the tree will scar in an interesting way to create that “funky trunk” look? Thanks again.

[@pedroreyes5158]

Excellent class, like always👏..

[@alittlebitofeverythingwith5590]

Thanks for an informative video. Could you, please make more videos about mistakes in bonsai? Thank you 😊

[@paulw7738]

would it make sense to put the wire inside of a thin tubing, such as the clear tubing used for aquarium air stones?

[@vinovigor1632]

Hello Boss. Do you have any Videos of Tropical Species of Bonsai?

[@JCBerner]

Great as always Bjorn :)

[@anaklaric5986]

Thank you Bjorn :)

[@Qvigg]

Chinese Quince is easily one of my top 3 species for bonsai

[@colinlau9732]

In this case, would it be a better to use guy/guide wire technique for deciduous trees to avoid damage, if we are just aiming for minor branch positioning changes ?

[@brianbarnes2184]

I'm starting a sand cherries bonsi. Ive cut it back to stumps. Do you have any advice on care going forward

[@Rifqiri]

quality content as usual

[@gentkapiti5528]

niceeeeee...Björn , you put some muscle on

[@svenlauke1190]

Hey, seriously hoping you read these comments, I could use some tips: inspired by your clump bonsai video, I decided to no longer put it off and start my own bonsai. Now I have collected seeds from my parents Japanese maple and intend on growing a ton of seedlings to create a clump style bonsai as you have shown. the natural growing ones found in my parents garden are super tiny and fragile, the ones you use in your video seem quite strong. any suggestions how I can turn these seeds into strong seedlings to use for this project? Thanks in advance.

[@danielkosta3134]

It will require time. Growing bonsai from seed is a long term process. It may be 5 years or more, under good growing conditions, before the seedlings are ready to begin a clump style. If possible plant them in the ground for a few years. This will speed things up some.

[@mcjammer2277]

Will I get this buff if I take up bonsai?

[@questionablecooking7019]

Only if you use stronk copper wire 🤣🤣

[@nancygrape6779]

Nice beard circle!

[@JennyBesserit]

Great vid! :)

[@britaglious]

So on coniferous material the branch should grow up slightly over the wire but less than halfway through wire gage? Do you use aluminum wire on developing or pre bonsai coniferous material?

[@Ben-lo7cy]

Isn’t there a platform you can pay to watch regular tutorials from Bjorn?

[@joelchip5556]

What is a good soil mixture for weeping Japanese maple I just started some cuttings

[@jimjam6598]

I think maples can grow in anything but probs just a regular bonsai potting mix

[@LessTalkMoreDelicious]

Next level trees

[@thichnguyen1544]

a good video.

[@Eza_yuta]

Buyorun-senpai 👅 Nice teaching 👍 🌳

[@scarlettsgarden6047]

Is that a mikawa yatsubusa to your side?

[@OszcarRosas]

With "Growing season" you mean a year?

[@Kampungcreat]

👏👏👍👍

[@HAJUBONSAI]

good,,,,,

[@adriengarcia9467]

Hello, I love your videos but I'm French and I'm really bad in English. I wanted to know if you could add the option of French subtitling on your videos to be sure not to misinterpret. Thank you in advance Adrien

[@welove2582]

Indonesia hadir...

[@Cranbob]

Is it possible to become a self taught bonsai master?

[@DarthMasiah]

👍

[@darciller2196]

In school

[@Gunzprobish]

Fantastic! So you make mistakes, now we know your human :)

[@richardsonmartha42]

04:20 08:43 Oh yeah. Do you love me? 😍❤️

[@waradinata8877]

Istimiwir

[@Sherman_616]

your budding shoulder muscles are really distracting me