Our YouTube Bonsai Videos

After what feels like ages, we’ve finally started producing our own YouTube bonsai videos. My plan is to show them all on this page. Hopefully, I’ll be organised and also put them into relevant pages within the bonsai tree care pages of the website. Thanks for having a look and I hope you find them useful.

Bonsai: When to start deciduous spring pruning

Spring is the time of year when lots of bonsai trees wake up and start growing.

White Beech Prune and Repot

Japanese White Beech has smaller leaves and finer growth than our native Beech species.

Hawthorn Dig – Bonsai raw material from the field

One of the sources of trees to make into bonsai is from trees growing in fields.

Making great surface nebari roots on bonsai

One of the markers of good bonsai trees are attractive surface roots, also known as nebari.

When to repot deciduous bonsai trees

Bonsai trees are grown in fairly small, shallow containers. The roots of the trees fill these pots after a period of time.

Bonsai Techniques: Thread Graft

Thread grafting is a technique used in bonsai tree cultivation which is used to add additional branches to your trees.

Watering / Overwatering Bonsai Trees in Autumn

It’s autumn and it’s been raining for several days, which makes us think about how to water bonsai trees in autumn.

Itiogawa Juniper Bonsai Tree on Rock. Pruning, Wiring and Styling

Adam gets hold of an Itiogawa Juniper which has been planted into a rock.

Pine Bonsai from garden centre plant to partly trained tree how to

Adam and Ash take a garden centre pine tree and work on turning it into a part-trained bonsai.

When to move bonsai trees in autumn

Autumn is here and we’re thinking about when to move and protect our bonsai trees from the cold and frosty weather just around the corner as winter approaches.

Garden Shrub to Part-Trained Bonsai

People’s gardens can contain a treasure trove of potential bonsai trees if you know what to do with them!

Bonsai forest from Jade houseplant

Another lighthearted video with Adam and Ash working on an overgrown Jade / Money Tree house plant that we rescued from going in the bin.

How To Take Hardwood Cuttings For Bonsai

Bonsai trees can be started from cuttings taken from other trees. In this video, we show you have to take hardwood heel cuttings.

Bonsai from Horse Chestnut Tree. Part one – examining raw material for styling options

Adam and Ash get hold of a large Horse Chestnut tree to make into a bonsai.

Wiring Tips: adding branch drops to increase the number of branches on bonsai trees

Adam works on a Chinese Juniper bonsai tree.

Scots Pine Bonsai Restyle

Adam and Ash work on a Scots Pine bonsai tree.

Bonsai Projects Cryptomeria, Beech, Juniper, Plum

A quiet day during the heatwave gives us a chance to work and look at a few bonsai tree projects.

Preparing bonsai soil. How to do it and what to use

A how-to video on preparing bonsai soil. We look at what bonsai soil is and why we use it.

Beer garden bonsai tree. Making a bonsai from seemingly hopeless material

Our mate Ash brings in a conifer from his local pub garden. We see if we can bonsai it.

Bonsai Not Watered. Is it dead? How do you save a sick bonsai tree

We look at a bonsai tree which has not been watered for days in hot weather and see if it can be saved.

When To Prune Back Bonsai Trees In Development. Clip And Grow Method Explained

Developing bonsai trees through the clip and grow method.

Escallonia, Azalea, Juniper, Crab Apple Bonsai Projects

A quiet day gave me a chance to get on with a few bonsai tree projects.

How to prune hornbeam bonsai trees: extension shoot pruning, summer

We show you how we prune Hornbeam bonsai trees in early summer.

How To Feed Bonsai: Slow Release Fertiliser

A look at how to feed bonsai trees using slow-release bonsai fertiliser.

Bonsai Workshop: Saplings & Pines For Beginners

Some bonsai tips on working with tree saplings and pines were taken during one of our bonsai workshops.

Bonsai Pruning: Beech Trees How To

How to prune Beech trees in late spring.

Bonsai Pruning Tip: Flower Removal

How and why we remove the flowers on bonsai for the health and vigour of the trees.

How to water bonsai trees

A video on how to water bonsai trees. It’s a longer video than you may think!

Beginners Bonsai Work

A peek at some of the things we get up to during a one-to-one bonsai workshop.

Your First Deshojo Maple Bonsai

Deshojo Japanese Maples are a popular bonsai tree. Here is a look at how to get the best out of the small, lower-priced ones.

Bonsai Tree Species Profiles: Arakawa Japanese Maple

Arakawa is an unusual cultivar of Japanese Maple. we show you a nice one and discuss how they grow.

How To Prune Kiyohime Acer Bonsai Trees

Kiyohime is another cultivar of Japanese Maple. It is pruned a little differently to others. We show you how.

Bonsai Shoot Pinching: Japanese Maples

A video shot in early spring demonstrating a shoot pruning technique that we use on Japanese Maples.

Bonsai Repot: Elm Redwood Juniper

A how-to video on repotting bonsai trees using three popular species – Chinese Elm, Dawn Redwood and Chinese Juniper.

Sawfly Bonsai Attack!

One of the insects that can chew at your bonsai trees is called a Sawfly. We identify and tackle these.

Cryptomeria Bonsai Fix-Up & Repot

A video of us fixing up an old, neglected bonsai tree. Repotting and wiring plus related chat.

Bonsai: Cold Spring Weather Worries

A video taken during cold, snowy weather. How cold affects bonsai trees when kept outside.

Bonsai Forest Repot

A repotting video showing us repotting a large Zelkova Serrata bonsai tree forest.

How To Wire Bonsai Trees

How to wire a bonsai tree. We take an established, part-trained Korean Hornbeam and fully wire it.

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