How To Prune Japanese Maple Bonsai in Winter❄️

[@bennoble7221]

You are the best teacher in Bonsai. I have watched thousands of hours of KZbin Bonsai videos and yours are the best. Its a real skill to break it down so people can truly understand. Keep up the great work Adam!

[@Benw3790]

You’ve learned a lot, in a short amount of time man. I’m impressed. Also.. the way you teach, will be easy for beginners to understand and your video and editing skills are great! Remember when creating these Japanese maples, you don’t really want to wire the branches at such a downward angle, like you would with maybe a pine and other conifers. I think the pruning was fine! Other than that, great work bro. Love your videos. Keep it up

[@notionbonsai]

Hey Ben! Thank you so much for the kind words 😊This tip is really helpful thank you! My thinking was that they will want to spring back a little when I remove the wire so I "extra bend" it to compensate for this? What do you think?

[@Benw3790]

@ No problem dude! And yeah, they might spring back up some.. but not as much as a juniper, spruce or even a mugo pine would. Or a lot of conifers, in general. I would bend them down slightly, but not too much because with deciduous trees, most the of the branches are naturally growing upwards. I like to wire the bottom branches horizontally, like you did and then have the branches slightly incline from horizontal, as I move up the tree. It’s all about preference. If you’re going for a cookie cutter, triangular bonsai shape then bending them down like that, is fine. But I like for my deciduous trees to have much more of a natural, feminine look to them. Hope that made sense. 😂

[@notionbonsai]

@Benw3790 This makes total sense! I may go out and make some tweaks tomorrow!! Thanks for this great advice 😄 Always learning !

[@Benw3790]

@ Keep up the good work!!! 😁

[@harrietb2141]

Thank you Adam,and Merry Christmas and Happy New Year🎄🎄🎄❤

[@Rojin_Bonsai_Studio]

Another great video with expert tips on Japanese maple 😁 every one can learn alot from this video!

[@notionbonsai]

Thank you very much Callan!

[@malsrfun2956]

Great video, as usual. I'm a big fan of Japanese maples and look forward to more great videos on them. Your production makes it easy to see what you are talking about. Looking forward to air layering and propagation from cuttings in the spring. 😊

[@notionbonsai]

Thanks so much! Cuttings and air layers for me happen mid summer 😊🪴

[@acer_p_bonsai]

Great video, Adam! Keep up the great maple content!!!

[@notionbonsai]

Thanks so much!! If you have any tips for me to improve, I would love to hear 😁

[@davidmorgan3508]

Aussie Dave here, well done on trimming your maples ❤. I also lightly trim my maples in early summer, then again in winter just like you 😊😊.

[@notionbonsai]

Thank you Dave! Nice! I prune mid summer just after they harden off (if they need it)

[@otekki]

Fantastic video! Thought I was going to watch 10 seconds then turn off but nope, whole video and subbed! Thanks

[@notionbonsai]

Thanks so much Ryan! 😀

[@YoutubeenjoyerYoutube]

Bro should make another channel called notion hair care ,his hair is majestic

[@TheresaMullins-y4p]

Very informative and easy to understand. I love your videos. Thank you so much!

[@notionbonsai]

Hi Theresa! 😁 I am glad you found this useful 🌳 Thank you for watching!

[@BlackGlove_goldenScalpel]

Again a very helpful video. Thank you so much have a Great Christmas

[@notionbonsai]

Glad it was helpful! Happy christmas and happy new year!!

[@Bonsai_Noob]

Really enjoyed this. Thank you for sharing

[@notionbonsai]

Hey thanks so much for watching! 🙂

[@mw599]

Adam, I watched your old vlogs from as far as 7 years ago. Just seen this channel here - respect to you. You found a place to put your editing and filming skills to even better use. You’re a natural at this style. Overnight success (that took 10 plus years 😉)

[@notionbonsai]

Aw wow hi Matthew! Thanks for supporting me back then and leaving a comment here! There was a lot of learning along the way and I am sure 10x more learning to go!! 😊

[@alfredomarotta6604]

Thank you for sharing, another great video. Merry Christmas. Happy, healthy, blessed and wonderful New Year.

[@zen-da-bonsai-ko]

Thanks for sharing your knowledge.

[@notionbonsai]

Thank you for watching! I am always learning 😊

[@pesoverwatch9324]

In my opinion every Acer should be pruned in winter. Wait for it till when it was below zero Celsius for a few days. Acers bleed, just as for example Wallnut tree. In the winter there is no bleeding, I also do my big cuttings in the winter, because big cuttings even bleed harder. Nice tutorial again Adam. Love to see these.

[@notionbonsai]

Thanks for sharing your insights on pruning Acers! You make a great point about waiting for colder temperatures to minimize bleeding, which is super helpful for those who might not know when to make those big cuts. I personally like to do bigger cuts / air layers in the growing season so the tree can heal over faster but winter works too!!

[@milenaruzickova8026]

@@pesoverwatch9324 V jake zemi, klimaticke oblasti zijete? Diky

[@pesoverwatch9324]

@@milenaruzickova8026 Belgium

[@drbajtaigabor]

Thank you very much. I’m quite new in the world of deciduous bonsais, your video helped me a lot.

[@notionbonsai]

Glad it was helpful! 😊

[@lucabrasi8231]

Brother happy holidays happy new year coming your videos are amazing thank you so very much

[@notionbonsai]

Happy holidays Luca! Thank you so much for your lovely comment 🥰

[@raymondplodzien7459]

What another great video Adam! I always take away something new.

[@notionbonsai]

Glad it was helpful Raymond! I love to share my bonsai learning journey! Explaining my thought process and things I have learned help me learn too!

[@OjaiBonsai]

Happy Holidays my Bonsai friend

[@notionbonsai]

Happy Holidays Jason!!

[@howardmckeown7187]

Great video, Adam, thanks💪

[@notionbonsai]

Thanks Howard!

[@MrJeetro]

Another great video, Adam! Watching you going through the pruning process with a plan in mind, is really helpful. Kind of giving me a check-list to bring while pruning my trees. Thx for that. I wish you a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year.

[@dreamingofbonsai]

Fantastic idea with the gaffers tape. I have a bunch in my production bag from my day job so I’ll be using that tip for sure!

[@notionbonsai]

Ah nice one! It is super useful in Bonsai too! 😊

[@BonsaiManipurChannel]

Great video.

[@notionbonsai]

Hey thank you! 😁🌳

[@glennstevenson6242]

Well done mate!

[@notionbonsai]

Thanks Glen!!

[@bryanmorrion9503]

You are quite the young teacher 👍🦘🇦🇺

[@notionbonsai]

Always learning! 😊

[@annas7892]

Ugh I’ve learned sooo much in such a short time! Thank you! Also including for answering my longstanding questions in bonsai. I got a little maple clump in recent bonsai society sale and been trying to learn the mechanics of maples. But interestingly mine hasn’t dropped its leaves and just turned purple.

[@notionbonsai]

I am glad this was helpful! I hope the information was not too much at once! If it is in a warmer environment as it comes into winter I have found that they can take a little while longer to fall off 🙂

[@RikusDay]

Merry Christmas Adam 🎅 🎄 ❤️

[@notionbonsai]

Hope you had a great christmas!!

[@BluDawg]

Thank you , I’m just learning about Bonsai and this vid was packed with really interesting info, Thanks 😻

[@remcoeveneput4531]

some youtubers i follow used to avoid bending the side branches too low on maples which are more conifers caracteristics (19:45). but i guess we don't have to follow all the rules and get all the same trees ;) cheers from Belgium

[@nerinat8371]

Excellent video Adam!! Cheers and thx

[@JerryAllen-v5d]

Excellent. Really informative

[@notionbonsai]

Thanks so much Jerry! Happy holidays 😊

[@YouTubeisduke]

Top notch walk through.

[@Conor66]

Hi Adam, another fantastic video, very informative. Great to meet you during the year (at Herons) looking forward to more quality stuff in '25. Happy Christmas C.

[@notionbonsai]

Hey Conor! It was great to meet you and have a chat about Bonsai 😊 Happy holidays my friend 🪴

[@stevebattle687]

Great learning vid , thanks for the tips

[@notionbonsai]

Thanks so much for watching Steve! 😊 Happy holidays!

[@johnmichaelrutherford3514]

This video really came aslt a great time, i have 2 japanese maple saplings that i rescued this past spring and i was contemplating chopping or not and now I realize i should probably let them go another year or two at least.

[@pauletheridge7594]

Excellent Adam and well thought out and explanation of your thought process the guide wire are the way to go to pull the branch down I mainly directional prune as maples are not great for wire they are prone to breaking branches and the wire bites in great video Adam looking forward to next years projects Merry Christmas and peaceful New year 🫶

[@notionbonsai]

Thanks Paul! Directional pruning is an excellent choice for them! Have a great holiday season to you too!!!

[@8ballpoolkrakatau502]

Keren bro bonsainya ciamik..salam dari 🇮🇩🇮🇩🇮🇩

[@notionbonsai]

Terima kasih! Saya berharap yang terbaik dalam perjalanan bonsai Anda! Salam dari Irlandia!

[@StephenTurnerVlogs]

The tubes in your disposable soap dispenser are also perfect for guarding a branch. Put the wire inside then.

[@notionbonsai]

Thats a neat idea!!

[@stuartbaines2843]

I like to do my Maple prune in Spring which reduces die back on small branches. Larger cuts are OK in Winter though I do notice healing is slower?. My garden centre tree survival rate is Only 50%, as they don’t water very well 🙈 Compost also is Usually Very poor!

[@SultonBonsai]

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[@LoganWhitfield-h2m]

good boy

[@jenscerulis5482]

Amazing video! Are you planning on repotting the twin-trunk from the garden centre next spring, or are you leaving it in the original soil for more vigorous growth?

[@notionbonsai]

Hey thank you 🙂I definitely want to get it into some free draining soil but I may plant it into a pond basket to develop a better nebari and encourage more feeder roots. I am unsure of the health of the tree so I may leave it another year to see how it responds.

[@ranjanty]

I'm curious about your winter wash. Can that be applied to maples that are planted in the ground? I bought several one gallon maples in October from a nursery, is it ok to use lime suphur on them for disease control?

[@BenshobbyStuff]

your doing fantastic young man.. its fantastic to watch you grow in this hobby. you can throw some ideas at me for my acer palmatum mate if you want.. so far ive had jelle, xavier and bonsai heirloom look at it. im loving the ideas ive had so far. so far jelle is the one with advice that i agree with :) get in touch if you fancy it :)

[@notionbonsai]

Hey thanks Ben! Sure throw me a DM on instagram! I would love to see what you're working with! 😊🪴

[@ruigrilo5786]

WhatsPad linda oferta mix subtract you use? And when fertilize and with?

[@thomasbrislinger7403]

Greetings :) I do wonder, why you didnt cut some three-branch-situations of your last nursery-tree into one- or two-branches?

[@TheBugB]

Cheers

[@notionbonsai]

Thanks so much for watching!!

[@brucedeacon28]

👍👌🙂

[@_FERBONSAI]

Jamás podo mis arces en invierno. A principios de otoño, desde que las hojas comienzan a colorear, despunto los brotes terminales, acorto ramitas pequeñas, alambro y hago limpieza de brotes y ramas mal posicionadas o muertas. La poda de estructura principal de ramas mas gruesas, lo dejo para comienzos de primavera, cuando el árbol se activa y cierra las cicatrices rápidamente. Cuando se poda en pleno invierno, el árbol como defensa, emite gran cantidad de savia por las heridas producidas por los cortes, lo que los debilita en exceso, estas heridas, además cicatrizarán muy lentamente, al reducir la planta al mínimo sus constantes vitales en esa época. Es mi opinión y lo que aplico desde hace muchos años. Saludos.

[@milenaruzickova8026]

Taky se obavam strihani a dratovani v zime, lonska spatna zkusenost☹️

[@jonathanowen9528]

I only wish this video had come out 2 weeks ago before I butchered my maple 🤦🏼‍♂️

[@ShayanGivehchian]

Mine still has its leafs at this time of the year why is that ? All the other ones at the nursery had lost the leaves.

[@notionbonsai]

This could be a late one due to a warmer environment in your garden compared to the nursery. What environment do you keep your maple in? 😀

[@ShayanGivehchian]

@notionbonsai i bought it last week but all the ones in the nursery had lost leaves just this appears to have held on to the second flush of growth

[@notionbonsai]

@@ShayanGivehchian If it is kept outside it should lose its leaves in time. Some trees hold onto them a little longer

[@scowen5218]

When did you do this? Define Winter for the UK?

[@notionbonsai]

Hey! Winter in the UK usually runs from December to February. A good indication of when it is good to do this type of work is when the leaves fall off and the temperatures drop. I did this work this week 😊

[@scowen5218]

@notionbonsai so as long as there's no frost for a while or I can protect the trees I should be okay?

[@DavesBonsai]

Jumped in and then I regime was gone.

[@notionbonsai]

I dont understand 😅

[@DavesBonsai]

@ my bad, was in then out of premiere, then started over on my computer. No worries.

[@DavesBonsai]

Either way, you do such great work! Hope you can be a part of the Expo.

[@royhicks3957]

i would never prune a maple in winter

[@notionbonsai]

Why not? 🙂

[@royhicks3957]

@@notionbonsai because i have always found that they bleed from the cut wound

[@notionbonsai]

@@royhicks3957 Strange! I find that they bleed more in the summer. What temperature was it when you pruned in winter?

[@royhicks3957]

@@notionbonsai i dont have the exact temps when i did winter pruning, but if your pruning successfully in winter then that could be why mine have bled, so im learning all the time

[@sebastianbuttker4263]

I've startet with JM's just a season ago. I try to use good garden center material (thick trunk/good movement). But i bought lately a more Matura and expensive Bonsai from a bonsai nursery to compare the development a if it's worth to spontan more money weile starting (15€/150€). We'll see. But as usual great video! Green thumb up!

[@notionbonsai]

Hey thank you Sebastian! Getting one from a nursery can save you a few years of development depending on the kind you get. For practice and beginners I advise garden centre material 🙂 Thank you so much for watching!