This is part one of a series where I perform winter pruning on my Japanese maple bonsai trees.
Once the leaves have dropped, it is the perfect time to study the structure of the tree and to make decisions about the future form and design of your bonsai.
Enjoy 😊🙏
Chapters:
00:00 introduction
01:28 Seiryu Japanese maple garden tree
02:27 Japanese maple Katsura bonsai tree
25:17 Japanese maple Deshojo bonsai tree
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15 Comments
2 very nice trees,I like these videos the camera gets right in so you can see what’s happening.
You’ve got quite a beautiful collection of Japanese Maples. So far I haven’t had much luck with them. Our winters here in Connecticut can be unpredictable and severe. I’m experimenting with overwintering some in my unheated garage. Hopefully I’ll have better luck. Yours are certainly well on their way to becoming beautiful specimens. Thanks, keep growing
I’d love to be able to get some of my deciduous trees into nicer pots. Our winter temperatures have pretty much dictated the use of mica pots (BORING!!!).
If my unheated garage experiment is successful a side benefit could be the ability to get some nicer pots. Fingers crossed.
Jason I love the ramification you are developing on the trees such a wonderful group. You always have something interesting to work on keep up the wonderful work.
Great video. I’ve recently purchased a couple of Deshojo’s from Greenwood’s. This has given me an idea on what to do going forward although mine are maybe two years behind yours. Thanks
Jason, that was so watchable and inspiring, a very high quality video – I loved it 👍 Can I recommend dealing with that scratchy turntable tho 🙂
Nice trees. Looks like you've developed some really good roots too. These are going to look amazing in their spring colour
Great job, great trees and great video! Your climate is so much better for Japanese maples. I’m zone 5 and I just don’t have a heated space for trees like this over winter.. 🐦💙
Very nice and interesting video… and relaxing… and gorgeous maples! 😍
Phenomenal video Jason . Great explanations not only in what you are doing, but also in how the tree normally will respond. Thank you for sharing!
A nice video Jason. My maples are all snugly sleeping in the greenhouse as of yesterday. Far too cold for me to be going out doing any more work. I like your rationale behind some of the pruning decisions. Cheers, Xav
Hi Jason. Japanese Maple are my favourite tree for bonsai. Your demonstration was very helpful, I am just off to look at my young collection of saplings grown from seed.
👍👌
Bonsai phill very good video nice shape tree love acers one of my favourite trees thanks Jason
Wonderful vid as always. So you would do hard pruning in winter as well just as long cut paste is applied? I realiced when leaf falled that I have a huge sacrificial branch to remove on my red leaf maple.