How to Make Bonsai from a Rose Bush 🌱🌹 Mame Bonsai

In this video we create Mame/Mini Bonsai from a Rose Bush. Rose as a species is not so common for Bonsai trees. However, certian varietys of Rose do have many desireable traits that we would look from a species for Bonsai.
Some varietys have small leaves and even the beautiful rose blossoms can be small. They also grow pretty fast! I think that this is a great species for beginners to Bonsai as roses are easily accessable, cheap and grow fast compared to other Bonsai trees like Junipers and Pines.
A Mame/Mini Bonsai is a tree that shorter than 15cm. "Mame" 豆 is Japanese for "Bean" which is small, like a little Bonsai!
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[@JuanjoBalones1]

Man, you just opened a new world of possibilities for me with the polimer clay. A cheap option to create your own bonsai pots 🤯🤯 THANK YOU I will definetly try, and hope they do well as pots.

[@notionbonsai]

Hey! I'm glad I was able to share! I may have a video coming out soon where I make a few pots! 😁 Let me know how it goes if you make them!

[@ScottTheExperimentalist]

Thanks for the content! Rosé seems to be such a natural bonsai plant but the are so few videos

[@BlueSkyBonsai]

Great work Adam! I've never tried rose as bonsai, maybe I should. My wife might get more interested in bonsai then! When you have a tiny pot, you could consider wiring the mesh to the underside of the pot, so you get an extra 1/2 cubic centimetre of soil space. Not always possible, depends on the pot...

[@notionbonsai]

Thanks Dave 🙂 Rose is a fun one to work on and results can be seen really quickly! Thanks for that tip about the mesh! I'll definitely keep that in mind when I do more mame trees 🤗

[@DaphnePotts-mj9fh]

Great idea for a mame bonsai. Your demonstrations are excellent, so clear and lovely to see close up of your hands working the bonsai

[@DesertBloomVines]

I just discovered your channel and I’m hooked. I was recently bit by the bonsai bug but don’t have much knowledge. Thank you in advance for sharing your knowledge. 🥰

[@notionbonsai]

Hey! Welcome to the world of Bonsai and the Notion Bonsai youtube channel! Slow and steady and you will learn more and more 🤗

[@mandyhernon2238]

My only rose was a bare root a couple of months ago and hasn't come into leaf yet. So great to see yours so healthy. Keep growing.xx

[@notionbonsai]

Hi Mandy! It's normal if they aren't yet in leaf at this time of year! These ones were in leaf as they were grown indoors by the shop I bought them from and were out of whack with the seasons!😅 Thanks very much for watching 😃

[@D.Fay_Coe]

I love it. I am totally going to bonsai roses cause I love roses. this is so cool.

[@hootiebubbabuddhabelly]

Beautiful - thank you.

[@Falcon012287]

Thank you so much for your videos and knowledge! Recently planted some small cuttings of my rose bushes into tiny bonsai pots. Please keep up all the great work you do!

[@martang4497]

I enjoy experimenting too. Often ideas don’t work but when they do you can end up with something pretty cool. I’m going to try a similar project to this video with some grocery store azaleas today.

[@notionbonsai]

Ah nice! You should take loads of cuttings! Azalea are really easy to root from cuttings and make nice mame Bonsai!

[@closer2theheart684]

I had never even considered roses for mame. Now I need to go visit my local nursery tomorrow. Cheers!

[@wyrmbane6771]

Another great video. Just getting into the art. I am very jealous of the fact that you can collect moss locally. I live in a desert, and there is nothing green unless it is painted green!

[@notionbonsai]

Ahh thats annoying! Though I am very jealous of your hot weather that makes trees there grow twice as fast!

[@user-kr8xp2th5v]

Там же цветут пустыни!!! И очень красиво.

[@checkitoutwithcarmella-t1526]

Thank-you. This was wonderful and so very helpful. I've wanted to create little rose bonsai's forever and now will begin this month and you have helped so very much. Thank-you.

[@notionbonsai]

Hey thanks Carmella!!

[@jeffersonmiranda7452]

Is it still alive ?

[@raymondplodzien7459]

Great idea making a rose bonsai. With all your great information I think I will give it a try.

[@notionbonsai]

Nice! I hope you can create a great Bonsai from it! 😄

[@AlexBraunton]

Great idea, thanks for sharing

[@notionbonsai]

Thanks for watching Alex 😀

[@Shade11906]

What a lovely tutorial! Thank you for sharing your information and process

[@notionbonsai]

Thanks Shade 🤗 There will be lots more videos to come!

[@scotthogbin613]

Ah taking the time time to stop and smell the roses, i love the idea of creating a rose bonsai Adam. I'm going to dig up one i have growing in my front garden tomorrow and give it a go. I like you little polymer clay pot, you did a great job with matching the feet shape anc i really hope the rose survives and grows well in it. Thanks.⚘

[@notionbonsai]

Unfortunately these ones didnt have much of a smell! Good luck with it! How big is the trunk on your one?

[@scotthogbin613]

@@notionbonsai It was a large rose however i pulled it out last year and a small shoot has reemerged so im not sure what I'll find at base. I did remove the whole root system so perhaps its a root that has sent up a new shoot. Small leaf red rose so it will look nice.

[@TrangTran-mq2rd]

Chị là người Việt Nam nhưng rất thích xem những video của em và cách em hướng dẫn. Cảm ơn em rất nhiều ❤

[@Sebastien-yz5hl]

Hello from France, Merci pour cette vidéo ❤

[@notionbonsai]

Hey from Ireland!!

[@Juan_Mattos]

Good job!!!; I’m actually just getting into Mame and small Shohin, so videos like this one are truly appreciated 🙂

[@shellienatali1326]

Loved the video! I’m going out and give it a try with a miniature rose my husband gave me for St Valentine’s Day!! Also want to try with some cuttings for an old rose “crimson superior”

[@notionbonsai]

Hey thanks 😊 Roses root very easily from cuttings! Keep them nice and humid and out of direct sunlight when you are rooting the cuttings so the leaves don't shrivel up!!

[@MommaKnowsBestest]

Very nice. Can’t wait to see developments

[@BeckyBledsoe-qj1rn]

Well Adam heree I am again. I found 2 containers of dwarf rose's at Walmart a total of 8. I clipped the dead blooms and placed them in pots with sphagnum moss like your video. I also fed them and used good potting soil. Instruction says full Sun however afternoon Sun was a bit too harsh. I clipped the branches that were showing signs of stress. Gave them a short time of morning Son then back to my covered porch. Also my last Airlayer finding was heavy calluses at the top of my cuttings. I wish I could send you a picture. I am so excited about this since watching your videos. Maybe I'm not wrapping them tight enough.

[@notionbonsai]

Aw nice!! A calus is good in air layerings! It does that before it sends out roots! Exciting stuff! DM me on Instagram or tag me in a post for me to see your projects!!

[@almac2598]

If you can get hold of a Rosa Si its a real miniature, buds the size of match heads with very small leaves as well. My last one died in the really bad winter a few years ago and I have yet to find another UK supplier after the nursery I got it from closed.

[@thebrightsidepotteryandbonsai]

Nice work, Adam! I'm trying roses for the dirst time this year. Great fun! Loving your channel!

[@notionbonsai]

Thanks Chris!!

[@noonachocomint]

I really want to have Mame Bonsai that can bloom a little flower in it 😍

[@notionbonsai]

Hopefully they will! If they are fed and cared for they should bloom 🌻

[@BONSAIenCORTO]

Really nice specie to work with. Thanks.

[@notionbonsai]

😁

[@737ngJR]

Awesome job! The work with the small pot reminds me of yamasibon KIWA.. Amazing 👏

[@notionbonsai]

Thank you 🙂 I'll have a video out soon on how to make these little pots 🤗

[@dahlmasen3084]

Huh! Never thought that a rose could be a bonsai🤯 I have a rose in a pot that I think that I will be trying this on!

[@notionbonsai]

If it is a large leaf rose, consider using a deeper pot!

[@dahlmasen3084]

@@notionbonsai It has small leaves but I put it in a deeper pot anyway because I didn’t have anything else😁

[@notionbonsai]

@@dahlmasen3084 Great! Big leaf roses dont like shallow containers I found. Though the smaller leaf ones like the one I used are okay

[@saramorales9509]

Excellent work!🎉

[@notionbonsai]

Thanks 🙂

[@ArkansasBikernet]

Well...your video today inspired me. I really didn't think too much of a rose bonsai, but after seeing your video I headed out to my local Lowe's store. They had a large display of the rose bush trunk chops (roots were wrapped in plastic). After looking at all the varieties, I noticed that they also had honeysuckle in the same sort of plastic wrapped root setup, so I got a honeysuckle instead. Anyway...great video Adam. I always enjoy them.

[@notionbonsai]

Hey Wally! Rose is a nice one to work on! Ohh nice! Is it the Lonicera Honeysuckle?

[@ArkansasBikernet]

@@notionbonsai Yes… you should try one of those sometime.

[@notionbonsai]

@@ArkansasBikernet I have 2 ill be working on in summer :D

[@williammallender8391]

very interesting - I started working on some of my indoor trees yesterday but, as it's snowing outside, I've got to wait to get onto the major repotting work of the year.

[@notionbonsai]

Aw nice William! Yeah better to wait 😃

[@barbararandell6774]

I just LOVE your rose mame!! A question a question about your moss. PLEASE share with me how I can grow moss like that. In a hot humid coastal environment of New South Wales Australia. It always let's me down.

[@notionbonsai]

Hey thank you! You want to provide a shaded, moist area with good air circulation. Keep the soil slightly acidic and consistently moist, watering regularly. With these conditions, you can promote moss growth for your bonsai or garden. If you collect some of this moss too, then blend it up into a paste, dilute it down with some water, you will have moss spores you can water ontop of the pot to have it grow there naturally over time!

[@janholmen4328]

Love your videos❤️‍🔥

[@notionbonsai]

Thank you 🙂

[@birnaagnars]

Love this .

[@notionbonsai]

Thanks Birna! 🙂

[@davidnewth924]

Fantastic work.

[@notionbonsai]

Thanks David!

[@davidnewth924]

I’m going to take a more open mind to subject material.

[@pawelganko2333]

Beautifully 🌹, You have a lot of talent! Best regards Pzwel

[@notionbonsai]

Hey thanks Pawel! 🌳

[@user-bx8dp2cc4i]

❤❤❤thank!

[@notionbonsai]

🙂🙂

[@PriyeshPatel85]

Great video, I have a couple of indoor rose bushes that I want to try and bonsai. Is now a good time to repot? Thanks

[@notionbonsai]

Roses dont mind being repot at this time, although the best and most optimal time to repot is Spring 😀 🌳

[@Bonsaicrazy]

Nice nice nice 👍👍👍

[@notionbonsai]

You should give it a go! 🤗

[@sivanagarajah913]

Beautiful mame tree. Did it survive?

[@notionbonsai]

It did! 🙂 Aftercare is most important! It's good to keep them in a shaded, humid environment whilst they establish more roots in the pot.

[@user-ig5ei4ej9u]

Can you use normal bonsai pots or are they supposed to be small pots

[@vinaykumarchoudhary6357]

Then we can even use tea cups as bonsai pots

[@notionbonsai]

Of course! I've seen this done before and it can be really beautiful 🤗

[@daamianm]

Could you show current status of your roses from this vid?

[@bobcatbonsai]

I love the rose bonsai. So easy to clip and grow that my cat has figured out the techniques.🤣🤣🤣 Very nice work though with yours.

[@notionbonsai]

Ah nice!😂😂 Do you have many Rose Bonsai?

[@bobcatbonsai]

@@notionbonsai I only have 2 currently. 1 is actually just an indoor rose that grows on a window sill. The other is grown outside. They are the same age, but the one grown outside thrived much better. Go figure.🤣🤣

[@robinsonjohn4975]

How are these looking after a year?

[@mangalajayasekera4249]

Awesome

[@notionbonsai]

🤗

[@wallygrandpa]

I would spend a lot of money on messed up soft pots if I'd use them. I always use harder plastic pots or stone pots.

[@notionbonsai]

I now know this! The soft ones are only really good for seeds in training, i find they lose their shape when handling them!

[@rockys7726]

So if it's in a smaller pot it will require more maintenance such as watering more often?

[@notionbonsai]

Yes for sure!

[@ciuffod3rba]

It's a bit hard to me to underatad the english but you talk so clean thankyou for the exercise(of listenign) and for the great content

[@notionbonsai]

Hey thank you! 😊 I try to speak as clearly as I can

[@colinremmer2417]

Where do you get those flexible plastic pots? Thanks

[@notionbonsai]

Aliexpress 😄

[@colinremmer2417]

@@notionbonsai Thank you. Also messaged you on FB with a couple more questions

[@Ad_DOOM]

hows your rose doing? mines growing well but no signs of flowering

[@notionbonsai]

They're growing well! Just leaves here too, no flowers yet! Might take a year depenging on how hard they were pruned. 🙂

[@andrewclack4881]

Adam, where do you buy your large rolls of wire?

[@notionbonsai]

I get them on ebay or etsy in 500g rolls 🙂

[@BeckyBledsoe-qj1rn]

Love roses but how did you deal with the thorns?

[@notionbonsai]

This one did not have thorns yet 🤗

[@BeckyBledsoe-qj1rn]

Lucky you

[@Fanroghscorner]

For the roots is there something you can do to make it look like it has grown over something?

[@notionbonsai]

Yeah! That is known as "root over rock" Bonsai. I'll have a video on that coming out in the future! 🤗

[@Fanroghscorner]

@@notionbonsai ok looking forward to that 😊

[@BeckyBledsoe-qj1rn]

Where have you been? I hope you are well and I am concerned. Haven't heard from you on u tube

[@notionbonsai]

Hey! Working on a video right now 😊 All is well!!

[@jeffersonmiranda7452]

Can we get a yearly update lol

[@sabashahid4542]

Can please tell me which kind of rose is this ? Is this iceberg flori bunda rose ?

[@notionbonsai]

I'm not too sure on the specific genus! I like to select varietys that have a natural small leaf size though 🙂

[@mayamaniere7892]

Salut possible des sous-titrés en français pleas merci

[@notionbonsai]

Oui bientôt!

[@user-kr8xp2th5v]

У нас уже получился бонсай,сам из розы ..уже бутончик набрал будем цвести. Россия .У нас на окне ещё два ананаса..растут .и когда цвести будут..не знаем.листья по метру.

[@notionbonsai]

Желаю вам больших успехов со всеми вашими бонсай в России!

[@FernandoMedina-yu5lf]

👍🍁

[@notionbonsai]

😀

[@cyrusbulalaque3949]

Does this have an update?

[@notionbonsai]

Not yet! I may give an update when it blooms a rose! 🌹

[@rashedabegum4684]

Great video. Love the accent too. 👍🏻

[@notionbonsai]

Hey thanks 😊

[@BeckyBledsoe-qj1rn]

Adam I know you're busy. But I wanted you're opinion on my question. Thanks in advance

[@TheOnlyKrazykat]

The back of the older one was an animal... look for the face on the knob around the middle...

[@notionbonsai]

😮

[@darrel7382]

My fifirst thought was why would you?

[@bob.fagg-bois657]

Great stuff, i was only thinking to myself yesterday if i could turn a tea rose into a bonsai, I also have access to a lot of boxwood saplings, do you think they would be good for a complete novice to practice on?

[@notionbonsai]

Hey Bob! Yes boxwood make great Bonsai! 😄

[@bob.fagg-bois657]

@@notionbonsai Thank you