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Pruning 'Niwaki' Japanese Garden Trees



In this video I work on pruning and shaping some large Scots Pines in the Japanese Garden at Herons Bonsai. I also explain the term Niwaki.

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39 Comments

  1. Mehmet Seyhan

    とてもきれい。日本にいる気持。わたしも庭木が欲しい。ビデオありがとうございます。

  10. Oren

    How does one get the tree trunk to take an angle just at the point when it comes out of the ground. That seems to be one of the defining points of beautiful niwaki. I bought a red pine and it’s got some subtle movement but nothing like the ones I’ve seen in Japan.

  14. nEosapienZ

    Getting ready to create our backyard Japanese-inspired garden (geometric because our yard in the city is deep and narrow) and watching a lot of these videos. This is the best one. So was thinking a kousa dogwood as the centerpiece (pretty easy to maintain), a “fence” with climbing hydrangea to back the garden (and hide the garage wall and dog run), and two Japanese black pines. Now thinking one pine will be as much as I can handle. I need to look more into weeping somethings to complement…thanks for all the wisdom.

  15. Kate Marlowe

    Thank you so much for such a clear and informative video. I’m just beginning to learn about Japanese gardening techniques. I have a lot to learn, so I’m glad I found your channel here on YouTube.

  16. amin minshaf

    Please post your 2 hours pruning video, I'll still watch it… watching you pruning is so enjoyable.

  17. Polly Williams

    This is so helpful! I have a white spruce about 6 feet high so I am guessing dwarf variety and previous owners tried to give it some shape – I will attempt to approach it the way you did and see if it improves my tree's shape.

  18. Dark Seas

    I have a 4ft Scott’s pine I want to shaped and have it as Niwaki I’m just not sure on what branches to remove as it has so many . This is the problem I have all my bonsai as well choosing what to remove without removing to much

  19. Jaders1984

    Thank you for sharing your wisdom. I have one of these tree and I have no clue how to take care of it. Now I think I can keep my tree happy and healthy.

  20. C Hub

    Very helpful. Pruned species Black Pine in a big planter today, needed some Niwaki coaching. I candled them too early last year for our climate.

    Thanks!

  21. Troy Thevis

    The way I look at, starting from the bottom and working your way up makes the most since also. Everything we build practically starts from the bottom and you work your way up.

  27. Flowericious Resident

    This is how my step Dad prune all trees unlike other gardeners they just use machine and make a shape of a ball instead of looking a beautiful tree structures that the wind can pass thru

  28. CAPTAIN CARIBE

    @Herons Bonsai Hello Peter isn’t one reason to prune early with some outdoor bonsai pines to get a second flush of candles to speed up the shaping process and fill out the clouds quicker, thanks for a great video 🙏👍

  29. Noga

    Any idea what the trees in the background are? Think I see a willow not sure what else is there.

  33. marianne8ate

    … I’m just wondering what zone you are in? I am in zone 4B in Ontario Canada, we seem to have my similar trees, thank you

  36. Brynn Kohler

    Um, isn't that just an aluminum orchard ladder? It's been around for decades but usually made of wood rather than metal…

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