Nursery Stock Rock Planting

Vertical stone compositions are possibly the most technically demanding type of bonsai creation-but they are well within every practitioner’s grasp when provided with understanding of every step of the process. In this stream, Ryan uses nursery stock juniper whips to create an incredible composition with vertical stones created by Jan Culek.
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What a huge amount of work. Would love to see this piece, when the trees are wired.

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Wonderful, i like this bonsai

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Thank you for sharing! One day I’ll be able to succeed when I try this!

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[@TheOne-234]

Well this was a good video..Thank you for your time!

[@LessTalkMoreDelicious]

I use those bits too for pots! ...avail at Home Depot, rated at 200 holes and 2 diff sizes iirc. Much better than those more common tube-looking ones with diamond flakes; those are only rated to 10-20 holes. The tube-ones are also difficult to get a hole centered and started.

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It-Sah Mazing! Well done and eye opening

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Excellent video ryan your a top man much respect from kent in england.

[@PopleBackyardFarm]

so gorgeous

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Amazing contend, thank you master

[@rickiejames4195]

I have bonsia older then his kids! TAKE from nature!

[@rickiejames4195]

Much less him

[@briankavanagh7191]

Already waiting for Part 2

[@copjoao]

obrigado por compartilhar

[@adilpasha6489]

Excellent.

[@mmjnice97]

I took a shot every time he says muck... im wasted 😂😂

[@samdousel7700]

thank u for this video

[@christowalsh8220]

So did I miss what he’s using for “muck”? Good vid!

[@azizSadewajaya]

bonsai

[@aycish]

I Like this videos bonsai

[@minofatboy]

spettacolo......

[@emoisest]

Great vid!!! Where can I find a similar stone? Thanks.

[@pip110.5]

Yet another great video. Can I ask what the muck consists of. Thank you. Kind regards from London.

[@icxcnika9399]

I would imagine its sieved clay powder, maybe 10 to 20% of the mix, not a bonsai expert, used a 1:1:1 ratio of grit : clay powder : potting soil + water instead of cement to build a stone wall.

[@innocenthumans3721]

Where do u get these wow stones frmn there's a tree with bark like these stones can u tell me the tree with flaky bark I luvem n u r great dear

[@maryacole8193]

How do you make the muck?

[@rickiejames4195]

Nature designates tree groth

[@tasanastasi7799]

Hi Do you have an update on this please >>????

[@tallistallis4640]

Top. Exelente.

[@passionbonsai88]

Any updates of this video ?

[@MrGracjas]

did you use clay, what is this browm "mag" thing?

[@saulgarcia7083]

What is the guage of the wire

[@ericgamble5104]

MUCK; Maneuverable Ubiquitous Cathartic, Krud. to paraphrase Ryan:"fluid, chunky, falling apart, difficult medium". So what is it made of?

[@ericgamble5104]

Possibly pulverized sphagnum moss?

[@chuseibubonsai]

Where can I purchase stone like this?

[@dracokaiser]

Where can you get the stones?

[@JohnThomas-gb5zg]

Mirai Gardens

[@Ollieslife101]

Where do you even get a stone like that I'd love to try and creat a rock bonsai..but I just can't find any stones even close to that

[@jamesglenn520]

It's not a real rock. It's a composite. That's why he could drill it so easily.

[@dracokaiser]

Where do you get the stone?

[@TheBrewersDroop]

Jan culek

[@ducpham4527]

Where can I get muck?

[@bushidoblues9302]

Where do you even get the stone? This question is never answered.

[@ckb1137]

they're resin, some artist makes them.

[@alessandromassimo5717]

Jan culek made

[@sensibel5307]

What is kaito ????

[@dracokaiser]

Where did you purchase that stone?

[@TheBrewersDroop]

Jan culek

[@stanhill3980]

What is the muck, made of ???

[@svetlanachembrovich7133]

Muck is used in slab and stone plantings where stronger support is needed, such as vertical swells or edging. It’s a self-adhering clay, like mud, that solidifies some after drying. A good muck is permeable enough for water and roots to penetrate, but solid enough for firm support. There are many recipes, they all include some sphagnum moss, (so roots can breath and water can get through), some compost, or soil rich in organic matter, and some sort of clay or other substance that can hold it all together. So, as for "clay ingredient" - I've heard of people using clay sold on amazon for face masks and scrubs, in the cosmetic industry; I 've heard of acadama dust (that's probably easy to find in Japan and China, but not in US, acadama being at the price of gold). All 3 ingredients are mixed 1:1:1 in those recipes. But here are some more. Full disclosure - I tried NONE of these. Virginia Boka’s recipe, from Tropical Greensheets: Combine 1 box of cornstarch and 3 quarts of cold water. Cook this mixture over medium heat, stirring constantly until thick like glue. It can burn the bottom of the pan so be careful. Let it cool to room temperature. Mix together equal parts of soil, peat and chopped sphagnum moss and add this to the cooked starch a little at a time until it is very thick and sticky. Be sure to wear rubber gloves. After experimenting with this recipe, we have found that worm castings work well instead of soil and it seems to help the moss take root faster. From the Bonsai Society of Brevard: Mix one part Bentonite with 5 parts Black Kow [a popular brand of composted manure], and one part sphagnum moss cut into one inch lengths (be sure to add the moss before any water is added to the mixture). Add water. The resulting mixture is still sufficiently sticky, easy to handle, stays in place, is very easy to rewet if it dries out, and can be reshaped on the slab as long as it is moist. Wear gloves.

[@klm20079]

what is the name of that kind of rock?

[@TheBrewersDroop]

Man made concrete/resin by Jan culek

[@lexusdefensor5811]

Are you selling that kind of rock?

[@TheBrewersDroop]

Jan culek

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Don´t forget to donate to #teamtrees

[@mk2kayman794]

awesome chanell! if we where in prision i would protect you in shower

[@hendramahendra7494]

please translate into Indonesian

[@bushidoblues9302]

"Just some whips" Can we have the name of the tree that's being used please?

[@jessestrong440]

It’s Juniper. Shimpaku Itoigawa

[@bushidoblues9302]

@@jessestrong440 thank you!

[@drawingfranco7533]

if only i can more fluent in english hufft

[@pebriyansyah6008]

Text please 🙏

[@ckb1137]

I'm not sure how I feel about the resin sculptures, they look very unnatural. Besides why not just go out to the lava fields in central oregon and collect the real thing?

[@wildboystv3013]

They're made of resin?!! How

[@ckb1137]

@@wildboystv3013 they are yeah I think he mentions that in the video as for how they're made I'm not really sure

[@wildboystv3013]

@@ckb1137 thanks yeah I hadn't hot that far yet!! But they're so interesting I want to know how it's done. All I can think is he pours a huge block then carves it.

[@ckb1137]

@@wildboystv3013 I would imagine they are poured into a mold which is either hand carved or more likely formed around natural pieces of lava he's found. That would explain why the protrusions are somewhat rounded off so that they could be extracted from the mold. but that's just a guess.

[@jamesglenn520]

Plastic rocks need Plastic trees. A real cinder would hold and wick moisture 👍

[@Admiral_Pumpout]

To paraphrase Blackadder “muck, wahey, sounds almost exactly like fu-...!”

[@stanhill3980]

The background music is annoying

[@rickiejames4195]

Real cascading has Constant down wind Which never allow "upward growth"! Please ask an educated Japanese guy in a bonsia near you or better!

[@thome4229]

The brunches are ugly with this wounds from wiring. Looks unprofessionell

[@EliotChildress]

I agree for now but I assume over the years they will heal to create really gnarly trunks.

[@stanhill3980]

That pinging music is annoying

[@rickiejames4195]

Coil is not natural! seriously?

[@rickiejames4195]

bad educator

[@rickiejames4195]

Wind depicts tree growth! Hence Cascade

[@rickiejames4195]

Coil only happens in certain areas! If you know them !

[@rickiejames4195]

Nevada .......

[@elihugonzalez1631]

Talk to much.

[@georgemaravelis2889]

Any update of this?