Spruce styling

[@BonsaiReleaf]

What an impressive and natural looking tree. Yours is one of my favourite bonsai channels on KZbin from which I always take inspiration. Thank you for all the hard work that goes into making these videos.

[@Torabonsaischool]

Thanks for watching! It means a lot!

[@jfarrell50]

A beautiful tree, and wonderful to watch you styling it! Thank you for sharing.

[@Torabonsaischool]

Thanks for watching!

[@granddesi2]

incredible spruce... must be a top 10 spruce in the world

[@Torabonsaischool]

Thanks! I would avoid ranking ... Always so subjective assessment

[@bluesky5542]

Awesome tree my respect and greetings from Moose Jaw in Saskatchewan Canada 👍

[@Torabonsaischool]

Thanks for watcìng!

[@JennyBesserit]

The foliage on this spruce is beautiful. Very green and shiny. I like it a lot

[@Torabonsaischool]

Thanks!

[@matshagstrom9839]

excellent demonstration, it would be nice to see a before and after comparison. as someone with less experience it would be great to know how you decide what to remove and what to keep. thank you for making the demonstration, best from san francisco

[@ianrobinson8718]

Very nice love what you do very inspirational thanks

[@Torabonsaischool]

Thanks for watching!

[@loucrowley9056]

Another stunning tree , skilled you most definitely are 💪💪

[@Torabonsaischool]

Thank you!

[@robertobreglia2544]

Very compliments! Beautiful spruce and very good job! 👏👏👏👏🔝

[@Torabonsaischool]

Thanks!

[@briankavanagh7191]

What a cool tree, great result.

[@Torabonsaischool]

Thank you!

[@PNWBonsai]

Amazing transformation! I have about 5 grown by seed that are going on 5 years now. It looks like I have some time before they look decent haha

[@Torabonsaischool]

Yes, growing from seeds take time. A lot of time. One might never see a good result ...

[@oussamachaachoui3727]

Nice tree and beautiful work 👏👏👏

[@Torabonsaischool]

Thanks!

[@Rockstar-sr4we]

That tree was really beautiful before styling.. some extra sprouts prone was okay!!!

[@Torabonsaischool]

I don't really understand what do you mean...

[@BlueSkyBonsai]

Great video, great work, great tree! Good decision to cut off that side crown. 🌳👍🏻

[@Torabonsaischool]

Thanks!

[@invertevision4757]

First, the branch you cut off, the way to broke the jin, what would cause a branch to break upwards like that? A break down would be better. Also, a bit of a lean to the left and removing the entire bottom right branch I think would push this tree farther and better! An ok spruce though. I like it

[@Torabonsaischool]

Bad work, agree. :-) Thanks for your opinion!

[@matejrojc7972]

Very nice spruce, great final shape, I love the overall silhuette. How long is it on it's bonsai journey and are there any pictures or videos of transformation? For me it's allways very exciting to see different phases that tree goes through in the transition from wild tree to nice yamadori bonsai.

[@Torabonsaischool]

Yes, there are photos in my Facebook group facebook.com/groups/385413314886618/permalink/1382793741815232/

[@Torabonsaischool]

And 7-8 years sonce collecting

[@edyke4962]

Now you need to bin and jin the whole lower right branch ,Doh ! lovely tree , though .

[@Torabonsaischool]

Thanks!

[@inforetreat3331]

Why? That branch defines this wonderful tree and gives it its character.

[@Torabonsaischool]

@@inforetreat3331 because in real life the branch looked unnatural and I felt that must be cut. Now the crown looks a lot more natural. The ather reason is, that I already have a similar spruce with aditional crown in my collection - Big Bertha. It was featured in one of my videos not so long ago...

[@davidmeyer8272]

Nice tree and vidéo. what are your techniques on spruce? when do you prune? what is the liquid that you put before putting a ligature? I love spruce and I would really like to learn about this species Thanks for vidéo

[@Torabonsaischool]

Thanks for watching! I prune whenever I style the tree, but the best time for pruning is late summer. I just spray the spruce with water to prevent foling the needles.

[@bonsailab8426]

Don't worry about opinions we give wild trees an easy life :) thank you for your video's

[@Torabonsaischool]

Thanks for watching!

[@EMATREMA]

Awesome tree and work! One question: Is there a reason why you were misting the foliage while wiring it?

[@Torabonsaischool]

Thanks! Again: yes. I am misting the foliage to protect needles. Needles are covered with essential oil which prevent evaporation. With touching the needles this oil is removed, the needles dry out and die. I use misting only on spruces.

[@MrDoggy2024]

What is the best time to prune a spruce to get a branch? Is it good to cut the new growth in the summer? Very good videos and channel, but unfortunately very short. Greetings from Bulgaria.

[@Torabonsaischool]

Thanks for watching! The best time to prune a spruce is in the summer, when the new shoots harden up.

[@MrDoggy2024]

@@Torabonsaischool Thank you very much. Make longer videos, they are very good. I write to you an email.

[@mattcc5864]

It was so beautiful, spruce got weeping branches, now looks more like a scots pine :s

[@Torabonsaischool]

Thanks for your opinion!

[@klikplants5214]

This is Really cool...

[@Torabonsaischool]

Thanks for watching!

[@aripereira6716]

Show desde Belo Horizonte Minas Gerais Brasil...

[@HAJUBONSAI]

Good job

[@Torabonsaischool]

Thanks

[@mattredford6642]

Wow surprised at how large the tree is great video as usual how old would you say the tree is ? Regards Matt

[@Torabonsaischool]

I would say that the tree is around 80 years old. Maybe a little more.

[@saumilsavaj563]

You have to make a video of all collection

[@Torabonsaischool]

I'll try to do that!

[@bonsaimetalofhamzah]

Nice

[@BONSAIenCORTO]

Nice!!!!!

[@Torabonsaischool]

Thanks!

[@davidmeyer8272]

hello, my spruce loses needles there are brown as well as green. Have you ever had this problem? On the other hand, the buds are starting to grow.

[@Torabonsaischool]

Well, it is hard to say without seeing the tree...

[@davidmeyer8272]

@@Torabonsaischool ok do you have facebook ok messenger so i can share pictures with you?

[@Torabonsaischool]

@@davidmeyer8272 yes. Just look for Tomaž Kovšca on Facebook

[@lawrencebewsey7418]

How long do you keep the wire on ?

[@Torabonsaischool]

As long as possible, till the wire start to cut in to the bark.

[@bjornlennartson]

What type of spruce is this?

[@Torabonsaischool]

European or Norway spruce, Picea abies

[@bjornlennartson]

Heard that those are very difficult to keep as bonsai, and even Just in a pot.. any particular thing you do to make thrive like that?

[@Torabonsaischool]

The main thing by my opinion is climate. They thrive in colder, moist environment, they like cold winters. I keep them in afternoon shade. And yes, the need A LOT wiring in order to keep them tight.

[@bjornlennartson]

I live in Norway (63°north) myself, and spruce and pine is widely available trees. I have seen many trees in the wild that would make beautiful bonsai, and i have premission from a landowner to collect "as many as i want" . But i need to learn more about how to make spruce and pine thrive in a pot before i attempt to collect any. Do you have any tips on what i should do when i collect trees? What type of soil do i use(acidic or not)? Do i fertilize right away? If so, what npk ratio do you recomend? Do i ad Mycorrhiza to the soil to promote healthy root growth? Any tips would be appreciated!

[@punkevignate]

Bellissimo

[@Torabonsaischool]

Grazie!