The Second Pruning of My 12 Dollar Juniper, The Bonsai Zone, June 2022

[@ChrisVidouras]

Nigel thank you for making and uploading all these videos. Your channel has become a daily enjoyment for me, I've even started a couple of trees going. Cheers from Greece!

[@TonysBonsai]

A cracking tree that Nigel. Definitely one which is only going to get better as the years pass.

[@Ukeitupmike]

very nice little tree. We also have a hot weekend ahead in Germany, with no rain in sight. Hope all my trees make it.

[@ericstrees]

Hey Nigel! Just wanted to say when you pushed the tree towards the camera around the 15:55 mark, it gave us much better look at the details you’re talking about! Enjoyed it very much

[@nollm23]

I bought a $25 Grey Owl Juniper at Lowe's and found these videos very helpful. Thanks Nigel!

[@TheBonsaiZone]

Fantastic!

[@chelstoncheah8590]

Good morning. I love junipers

[@growclipbonsaiforseniors1951]

That is one cool looking trunk on this tree and the pruning did it justice.

[@scratchpadski9094]

Great video, thanks Nigel. Time for me to visit my juniper of similar size.

[@phillipthacker9142]

You have a lot of beautiful trees.

[@donnadornbusch6738]

Great job on your $12 Juniper

[@marysoldeeley2218]

They come along quickly, when you know what you are doing! :D

[@tcsadt]

You did a great job trimming that juniper. I only wish you would let someone do to that ur head of hair! I think you would look great with a buzz, tight on the sides and reduced on the top. 😂

[@glovanajnbaptiste2272]

Happy to see in today 👏

[@TheBonsaiZone]

Thanks Glovana!!!!

[@ifragpsn6431]

Yay, super excited to see your juniper develop! Tams are funny little things, definitely.

[@TheBonsaiZone]

They are!

[@BigTimeWrestling88]

Very peaceful. Helps me relax.

[@jokesterk5302]

Devinately better! All that is needed I quess is vision and time...that does it,really.

[@BonsaiJCan]

Hello Nigel ! The tree's looking great, really nice job !👍 Looking forward to watching future videos on this Juniper.

[@TheBonsaiZone]

Hello J, thanks and I hope you are coming over soon!!!

[@nightcoder5k]

Nigel saves a lot of money by not buying wires. 😄 I actually have a number of trees that I don't want to wire. They look natural and quite nice.

[@growclipbonsaiforseniors1951]

Cool updates. My Pin Oak, still sleeping.

[@growclipbonsaiforseniors1951]

The night terrors strike again. They love seeds.

[@lukasmihara]

It's surely worth more than 12 dollars now! I'm looking forward to its development. Rocks would surelly suit the planting. I like the right side (22:52), too. Looks like a nice informal upright s-shape with good taper!

[@TheBonsaiZone]

Yes, I hope it continues to improve!! Thanks Lukas!

[@bethsabath]

@@TheBonsaiZone Hi Nigel, if you clip your hair you will become a twin brother of Richard Gere. Wow !! How you look so much like the actor Richard Gere, but not with that topknot. Hahahaha I'm serious!!!

[@AidanSWalsh]

I'm glad that spider from the first video is alive and well! 20:51

[@arnoldmmbb]

12 bucks? now a lot more for sure!! neat little tree Nigel

[@fabricdragon]

honestly thats a gorgeous tree... i just picked up a half dead nursery cyprus to make over into... well... any actual bonsai person would laugh at me, but its a learning process!

[@t3dwards13]

Ha! You both got nice hair cuts!

[@raymondplodzien7459]

Looks awesome Nigel! I find that junipers are hardest for me to style. But you did a great job.

[@TheBonsaiZone]

Thanks 👍

[@jballenger9240]

At a repot, would you consider changing the potting angle, raising the trunk and right hand side to give a more windswept appearance? Great styling

[@TheSunnyTrails]

Clip and grow with juniper will take 100 years. Juniper lends well to wiring. I recommended even beginners to wire shape in to junipers before refining. You’ll save decades.

[@TheBonsaiZone]

No it won't, the tree grows just as fast if you wire or not. Wiring tends to create spaghetti shaped branches with loose un-natural curves. I prefer clip and grow trees, they tend to look more miniature!

[@paulschaefer5241]

You refer to probably being able to root cuttings for the juniper. Yes they can be rooted. if you take them at the right time of the year, they are quite successful. I don't knwo whether or not this is the right time of the year.

[@Tybold63]

Good job and I think you are wise to wait on creating Jin as it should be made more moderate than it often is IMHO.

[@JayreneTV]

Foist Congrats Golden State Warriors

[@jballenger9240]

Fourst, or 4oist? Foirst? Forroist? But the Celtics definitely Loist and all is quiet on Causeway Street in Beantown tonight 😥 😢 😭😭🏀🥺🥺 Next year…maybe

[@Korina42]

You know, instead of a jin, what about a shari on the windward side of that branch? You could then easily direct the remaining growth in the right direction. IMO, of course.

[@MaybeBonsai]

The 12 dollar juniper is turning into a 50 dollar juniper now!

[@TheBonsaiZone]

Lots more to go on it!!! Thanks Xin!

[@Werd2jaH]

Hey Nigel have you seen the cedar stands of the northwest US? They apparently grow on top of each other and fallen trees! I wonder if you can do a root over wood/planks with cedars?!

[@fortunatovaleriomazzotta7776]

Hello Nigel, how to you get that beautiful moss on the soil?

[@SuperDjButters]

Yes they grow from cuttigs, takes more time than other trees but they root very well

[@VinnyChirayil]

Nigel, nice looking tree at 23:00 You might like a Japanese channel called "bonsai Q". Their channel logo has a blue Q with red dot inside. Their latest video features a cute mini bonsai, a smaller version of your tree.

[@TheBonsaiZone]

Thanks Vinny, I subscribed, an interesting channel!!

[@markadenielle1477]

I've tried growing a nana juniper with cuttings but i doubting if it's successful because i still don't see some roots inside my clear container.

[@bartstellink307]

I bought a similar for only 2 euro... Sadly the label said: conifer. So, can't say exactly which one I got. It grows low to the ground though... So it's probarbly a different one then yours. Liked this video a lot, tnx!

[@TheBonsaiZone]

Thanks Bart!!

[@antoinequestiaux417]

Hi everyone, I am new in the bonsai zone and I really would like to buy a young juniper...BUT yhere is sooo much species and the Chinensis/itoigawa are so difficult to find or really expensive for nothing... I really don't which species to choose, Im so lost. Blaauws ? chinensis stricta ? Sabina? Pfitzeriana? blue alp? blue chip ? You see there is soooo much and I cant choose the right one to begin which I would like to keep until my last breath :))... I would greatly appreciate a little help from KZbin :) By the way, Thank you Nigel Saunders for the videos on your channel :)

[@TheBonsaiZone]

I'd just find one you like for a good price and give it a try, each species has it's pro's and con's, but all are good to practice on!!

[@danielhughes6896]

When you repot will you bare root your Juniper? I've heard that junipers might not do so well with being bare rooted, but I don't think I've ever watched you do a re pot where you didn't? Do you think coniferous species can be bare rooted?

[@tobywilson4876]

I’m in the UK and as long as your juniper is healthy they survive bare rooting very well in my experience. The aftercare is essential to make sure they bounce back well though. Keep well watered and in partial shade - a greenhouse is ideal :)

[@andersnrregren9087]

Juniper cuttings root ez for me but it can take up to a year to get roots

[@VinhVoTV]

👍👍❤❤

[@skrounst]

Only Nigel would attempt to do a windswept juniper without wiring! 🤯If anyone can do it you can! Yeah I'm worried about the weather here in the mid atlantic (US) too. Supposed to be 97 today, and I have a 12 hour shift at work. I moved all my weaker plants inside this morning, but I'm still worried. Wish me luck guys!

[@jsnstamper]

Ever use wire?

[@longfootbuddy]

im excited for you and your juniper too.. it already looks great.. it would look even greater if you put a drunk skeleton cowboy dead amongst its rocks

[@galina2061]

do you see that the man in the video also has bonsai hair? 🤩😁

[@TheBonsaiZone]

Total immersion!

[@lisap9936]

Why do you not use wiring? 🤔😊🙏

[@martindorrance8133]

Nigel, do you ever use wire for styling?

[@grobonsai]

I've watched most, if not all of his videos and that only time I can remember him wiring is april 1st jokes. (disclaimer: my memory isn't great so could be mis-remembering!)

[@pattibennett9393]

Would it not be easier to wire it

[@TheBonsaiZone]

The clip and grow method in my opinion produces a better bonsai in the future, bonsai is not about being easy and quick, it's about producing the best tree possible, I hope to do that over time!

[@janadarnold2500]

Did u ever consider making that front branch a gin?

[@TheBonsaiZone]

A possibility! I haven't thought about the deadwood yet!!

[@theclerksays]

I think you should use bonsai wire and bonsai your hair. it looks like that juniper tree now.

[@PolinaS-gq1te]

That's not nice!

[@otterwench]

Ninja squirrels.

[@PolinaS-gq1te]

Why not use a wire to shape the tree?

[@The_Dodge_Meister]

It looks good just growing wild

[@PolinaS-gq1te]

@@The_Dodge_Meister but junipers are ok with wire and it helps to form the desired style, instead of cutting. I don't wire deciduous trees, and my only pine, 'cuz they grow fast and it could hurt the bark.

[@pawelm5493]

@@The_Dodge_Meister In the nature the tree is not only losing the branches what is mimicked by pruning, but also exposed to wind, and that factor can be reflected by wiring.

[@smathtegginmath8395]

Nigel mostly uses the old, old bonsai method of Clip and grow, and no wiring

[@pawelm5493]

@@smathtegginmath8395 :) I think we all know Nigel's principles. In fact, I'm a bit suprised that he decided to do fukinagashi, where the poor tree is plagued by cruel nature.

[@sauptiksaha4875]

Nigel, your hair looks a lot like the juniper... 😅

[@potreliefbonsaibatu5035]

👍wew ❗❗🇨🇦12 dollar Canada ( 12 Can$ ) = 137.334,72 Rupiah Indonesia ( Rp.137.334,72 )🇮🇩expensive

[@brucedeacon28]

👍👌🍎🙂

[@andersnrregren9087]

Taking more then 30% of the "leafs" off a juniper will sometimes make the tree grow young leafs and not the nice leafs

[@nrponugoti]

Hi

[@The_TURK94]

comb

[@calmingcrist4515]

Have you ever thought about Pruning you're hair?

[@TheBonsaiZone]

Do you think?!

[@calmingcrist4515]

@@TheBonsaiZone No it was just a joke my friend..

[@over50nomads70]

I think this is the first time I’ve ever given you a thumbs down… IMO you really missed the mark here!

[@TheBonsaiZone]

Thanks, it's heading in the mountain wind blown style, I'm hoping to plant it among rocks some day!

[@bakedcreations8985]

Prune your hair first

[@TheBonsaiZone]

You don't like my hair? I find that hard to believe.

[@bakedcreations8985]

@@TheBonsaiZone it is not that I don't like it, it is contradictory to your relationship to art of Bonsai, that's all.

[@Candice.BonsaiScience]

It’s really cool that you primarily develop using clip and grow. But with the vision you have of this tree being a windswept juniper I’d rather you hold onto that artistic view and bring it forth using some wire as necessary- it’s okay to be clip and grow 99.99. Trying clip and grow with a juniper with a plan of windswept. I’d just hate for you to abandon your artistic structure you have planned for this tree ❤️❤️