How to Make a Mini Bonsai Forest

Today, I'll teach you all how to make a mini bonsai forest, which is great for those of you who only have access to small trees or nursery material.
0:00 Introduction
4:16 Remove trees from pot
6:26 Tools
6:50 Root work & place in pots
10:00 How many trees in a forest?
11:05 Shape the branches
17:20 Root pruning mechanism
17:40 Arrange the forest
21:20 Summary
Please check out my other forest videos:
- How to Turn Maple Cuttings into a Bonsai Forest: • How to Turn Maple Cutt...
- Let's Build a Bonsai Forest! Work on the First 2 Trees with Me: • Let's Build a Bonsai F...
- Grow Infinite Bonsai with a Propagation Forest: • Grow Infinite Bonsai w...
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[@growclipbonsaiforseniors1951]

Wise saying: Let Nature be your guide. Excellent!

[@bonsaiheirloom]

You got it!

[@louismilienou5442]

Very nice putting them in i d pot

[@greenlizardballs]

That's one of the prettiest and unique looking Chinese Elms I've ever seen.

[@bonsaiheirloom]

Thanks for the compliment!

[@jsupa3737]

Beautiful Also the birds and nature in the background while you work is a blessing

[@pattymyers4729]

Enjoyed 🌷🌷 Look forward to seeing it's progression!!

[@bonsaiheirloom]

More to come!

[@louismilienou5442]

Very nice

[@jesusarmendariz9128]

Thank Mr.Milton for all the nice information you give out to everyone,specially for someone like me they is just starting in this wonderful world of bonsai,it is really appreciated 👏🏻👏🏻👍🏻👍🏻🙏🏻

[@growclipbonsaiforseniors1951]

Great making a mini forest to show people with not that much room to grow a forest. Great for the elderly to do also.

[@ChrisMarrero75]

This is on my list to do. :) thank you for your guideance

[@bonsaiheirloom]

Great! Let me know how it goes!

[@jeffhurst4744]

I understand and agree to initially put them in a deep pot verses shallow during first grouping/forrest arrangement. Like the minimum of 9 to start. Surprised you didn’t use your bonsai mix soil. Got to try that screen aspect. Looking forward to followup videos on this one. Thank you.

[@japanesemaplesbonsai7133]

Great work and love the forest!

[@MsOSheDidIt]

Great tutorial. Thanks for sharing your knowledge and techniques. 🫶

[@Mike-126]

Excellent video. I like forests!

[@mcbabs7495]

Un grand merci pour le partage!

[@joegarland4885]

Great to see you work with smaller trees Milton, the Forrest will be something special in time, they do as you say forest should be arranged with odd numbers so 9 is ideal, I agree a deeper pot to start off with will benefit the trees. A method I use is if a tree is in a very shallow pot for a long time it can become a little weak so I will repot them into a deeper pot for at least one year, the tree will improve a great deal then can be replanted into a shallow pot again if the tree will be displayed.

[@cashkillion5710]

Thanks for the video, I learned a lot here and thanks for sharing your knowledge on planting!!

[@johnberry1107]

My 1st step with jade forest for the patio wall. Thank you. Stay safe.😊

[@ChannelSobari]

Terimakasih shering perawatan bonsainya

[@AndrewFroude]

Good job. Thank you. I can't wait to see it evolve.

[@bonsaiheirloom]

You and me both!

[@growclipbonsaiforseniors1951]

Very easy to understand the way you portrayed your vision into one easy to do forest. Really cool.

[@bonsaiheirloom]

Thank you!

[@mattbrennan647]

Very interesting and informative tutorial. Thanks, keep growing

[@Heavenly-places]

Love the first plant you shared I love them all but you do great work. I live on 40 acres in the middle of the woods and my woods are like a forest

[@bonsaiheirloom]

Sounds wonderful!

[@kennethjones6045]

Very nice, a simple approach to creating a group forest. Looking forward to it in the future. Thank you

[@bonsaiheirloom]

Thanks! I do progress updates on all my bonsai every 3-6 months, so please stay tuned!

[@raymondplodzien7459]

Bonsai forest are wonderful!!

[@bonsaiheirloom]

Yes, and they are fun to make!

[@H-T-HUYNH2020]

Thanks. I am going to create one this year 😊

[@bonsaiheirloom]

Let me know how it goes! :)

[@ANGGREKPOCUT]

bonsai forest yes oce

[@williamscott791]

I just started the beginnings of a beach Forest planning of 13 trees the tallest being about 20 inches tall they have really decent branching and secondary branching but the problem was when I got them they had roots that were very high so I had to trim down all the The Roots so that the trees will not be able to stand primarily on their own so I planted them in 5 in containers and have them growing individually for this season so that I can get a decent amount of roots before I plant them together but I am excited for this group is also give more ramification on the branching this season as well as I have them lined up in the containers in the order of how I'm going to plant them as a planting so I will clip and grow them accordingly to how they will be planted in the forest I can't wait to get them all together next year

[@mattbrennan647]

Sounds like a great project and game plan. I’ve become a huge fan of forests and Penjings and have several on the go. Thanks, keep growing

[@bonsaiheirloom]

Sounds great. Please keep me updated with your progress! :)

[@chaiwatpotichanid]

😊😊👍

[@brucedeacon28]

👍👌🙂

[@dianedelello5906]

I studied Ikebana… we never used four flowers

[@zimartiste1]

👋👋👋👍

[@garystaud5022]

Repotted for your approval.....

[@alanx1522]

Thanks Milton, enjoying your bonsai’s journey. Please help. I have two peach trees, at least 15 years old and about 1.5 metres tall and metre wide. I had planted them in my garden. Is it possible to make a bonsai out of them? They’re healthy and doing ok. Don’t know if they are “dwarfs”??? How do I go about it? Would appreciate your advice. 🙏🙏🙏🐝

[@bonsaiheirloom]

I will answer this is in my upcoming Q&A. Please stay tuned!

[@alanx1522]

@@bonsaiheirloom looking forward to your next video. 🙏🙏🙏🐝

[@dcharrison]

Mr I enjoy your videos. I live in Cincinnati Ohio. I can’t afford that expensive bonsai soil. Do you have a recipe for making bonsai soil

[@mattbrennan647]

Equal parts perlite,cactus soil, and Safty Sorb (available in ant Tractor Supply Store) Good luck 👍🏻

[@garystaud5022]

Fellow Cincinnatian. I also use SafeTSorb, sifted to remove the fines. I like to use pumice instead of perlite, and Reptile bark (Petsmart) for the organic. I generally use a 40:40:20 blend, respectively

[@dcharrison]

Thanks

[@mattbrennan647]

@@garystaud5022 The “Zone” mix 👍🏻✌🏻

[@bonsaiheirloom]

Thanks for asking. I'll address this in my upcoming Q&A. Please stay tuned!

[@mattbrennan647]

I understand the concept of the deep pot if you’re going for faster growth and root fusion of the forest . But if you’re going to move it into a larger shallower pot next year and rearrange the trees I don’t see the logic. Could you please explain? Thanks.

[@MiltonChang-ee6rq]

responding in the video

[@bonsaiheirloom]

Thanks for your question. I answered this in my most recent Q&A so please check it out: kzbin.info/www/bejne/rHTGlaWdiK-BirMfeature=shared

[@shahrafiq2165]

Where are you from sir?

[@bonsaiheirloom]

Northern California!