The easiest plant to create a Shohin Bonsai: Barberry

[@bonsaicatholicspirituality442]

I just became a fan, love your work!

[@TheBonsaiZone]

Nice work Ben, a really good video also!

[@satorigardenaksasbonsai.1321]

Not good pruning.

[@jeffhurst4744]

Very nice. Now I’ll need to look at Barberry plants, and try my hand at a Shohin. Thanks for this video.

[@oldmanfromscenetwentyfour8164]

Your info about sizes was very helpful.

[@haroldcopeland4382]

Great vid.I really like your eye!!turned out great.looking forward to your vid coming out on the 5th.

[@reverendsaul]

Absolutely gorgeous! To be honest, I could sit here and watch that all day, very relaxing. I'm really interested in getting into Bonsai. I know you put a list of the kind of things you want to cut, any chance you could do a video, showing examples of each. Also how you did the pot transfer/cutting the roots... Thanks

[@arpadvarga3475]

I just bought one today for the harden with red leafs. I think I will check back of I find one with nice nebary to make bonsai 😁

[@colinhargreaves4768]

Hi Ben I just wanted to say thanks for the video I have learnt a lot from you keep them coming 👍😀

[@ethanboyd7843]

Found some volunteers near an old house foundation on the farmstead. Forst year for bonsai but I have rose of sharon 1 yr saplings mapes of all sizes and I have small burning bush and Japanese barberry in pots not to mention all the boxwood and ash I can digl

[@jeebusyaweirdo3733]

Ive found one recently in a set of woods not far from me over the weekend, and it’s gorgeous. Apparently it’s an invasive species

[@kinderfarms8417]

Appreciate the review of sizes - very helpful to me. We got some barbary for landscaping this year and I was pretty impressed by the aged trunks and small leaves. Any updates on this one?

[@Juan_Mattos]

Very nice!!!, I know this goes a way back, but yes, the shrub version of the Barberries are great for Shohin and Mame; the Rocket is also a great choice (Just make sure not to buy the Pillar version)

[@stephencopland1053]

Great work. Love it. They are now on my list. Wished you'd shown the root work and potting.

[@mattbrennan647]

New subscriber. Love your content. Thanks

[@lorenamartinez7834]

Muy buena explicacion ....muchas gracias

[@WLLYLOMN]

Couldnt resist repotting! Haha.

[@jaimethiessen]

Hi. Did you record the repotting? I need more videos on how to drastically root reduce, such as this case. And what type of hedge plants can handle that.

[@stefydi4990]

Grazieeeee fantastico!!!!😍

[@WillTheBonsaiGuy]

How’s this plant doing any updates

[@derekosborn]

Giving me lots of ideas! Would you mind sharing the nursery you went to? I live in your same area and would love to visit the one you show.

[@benbseattle]

Mclendon of all places

[@derekosborn]

Ben B. Seattle Wow. Thx. Renton store I take it...?

[@benbseattle]

@@derekosborn west Seattle is good too

[@TheThemundts]

Couple questions. We have Barberry's in Colorado and they do fine as landscaping. Could you bring this in as an inside bonsai or would it need to remain outside to get a dormant season? When you trim off that much root, how often and how much do you need to water it (assuming a bonsai soil)? Can you recommend any of your videos where you cover how to trim the roots and how to determine how much water is right? Thanks and great job!

[@matthewkizziahcuzia...gott9632]

What time of the year did you do the root pruning. Was it in this heat. I know barberry likes the heat. I have a couple of spirea that work this way too. Looking at bringing home a Potentilla with yellow flowers too. All are instant bonsai. Oh and cotoneaster.

[@benbseattle]

Yeah I wanted to wait until spring but barberry are pretty hardy. I did this in late june

[@PapaOsmubal.OscarBalajadia]

New subscriber here. A question- What are barbells ( barbell branches)?

[@benbseattle]

Branches that go right across the trunk with no stagger. Like if you stick your arms straight out to the side

[@stepheneurosailor1623]

👍

[@mikenickerson3433]

Loved your video so much I just went and found a nice barberry myself. Question I’m also in Washington did you just recently cut and shape this tree or did you do this in early spring/winter?

[@benbseattle]

I trimmed it in early june. I was going to wait until next spring to repot but the tree had so many fine roots that I repotted in late June and it did fine

[@mikenickerson3433]

Ben B. Seattle you think it’s still safe to give one a trim? I noticed they have tons of very fine roots as well

[@benbseattle]

@@mikenickerson3433 yes you can prune for maybe a week or 2. Just want to give any new growth time to lignify before the frost in a couple of months

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[@almac2598]

The first thing I would have done is remove the labels. Distracting.

[@thegreenmanalishiyamadori371]

What the Heck is a Bonanza Barberry I got no clue ???😳😳😳

[@satorigardenaksasbonsai.1321]

Not good pruning.