How to Make a Bonsai from a Regular Tree + Garden Tour! | Bonsai Heirloom
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 4 มิ.ย. 2024
- Hi everyone, Milton Chang here! A lot of you ask about seeing my garden, so here's a quick tour of my garden. As we walk through it, we'll pick out a tree and turn it into a bonsai. Contrary to "yamadori" which means gathering trees from the wild, I like to call this "yadori" because I'm gathering a tree from my yard. My goal is to show you that you don't need a fancy tree to create a bonsai. You can turn any regular tree, even if it's from your very own backyard, into a bonsai! It's that simple! I'll walk you through the steps of cleaning up the roots, pruning, and styling the tree to become a beautiful bonsai in no time.
I hope you enjoy the quick garden tour. Please comment below if you would like to see a tour of my bonsai court next!
0:00 Garden Tour
2:50 Finding a garden tree
3:18 Cleaning up the roots
6:25 Prostrata Juniper discussion
8:47 Working on the garden tree
20:20 Orienting the tree in the pot
21:00 Summary & Next Steps
23:28 Update - One week later
24:15 Branch technique
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My son is 7. He has been obsessed with trees, but all plants since he could crawl. First thing he grabbed was a dandelion! When he was 4 I invested in a bonsai tree for him, and he has kept it beautifully. He is growing 5 trees right now in his "tree garden." He plans to make them into bonsai. He also has a rose garden, and a flower garden. He hates toys. He only wants plants. And he watches your channel non-stop! When we go to get his weekly plant, the staff are so amazed by his knowledge. He said he wants to be like you, and have his yard just like yours when he is an adult. I wish bonsai was a more common hobby, so I could enroll him in some classes or something. But, for now, we will continue to enjoy everything you have to teach us. Thank you for these videos, they really are beautiful and truly have a made a difference for my son. ❤
Thank you! This is very encouraging! We all want to make an impact to leave something behind. I have six grandchildren…two picked out a bonsai to call their own. Encourage your boy to pursue his passion whatever he may choose when he grows up. :)
I am going to be a dad in Jan 2024. I have the same wish. Best of luck both of you.
@kamruzzamanador5998 I hope all your wishes come true! I have raised both my sons the same. They both have an immense love for nature and plants. But, my youngest is more "classic" in his choices for playtime. Cars, playdough, etc. But he enjoys his plants!! I'm sure if you raise your children with respect for nature and love for Mother Earth, they will love her and all she has to offer. ❤️ Best of luck to you and the new Mommy! Such a special, happy time for both of you.
You have a wonderful knowledge on bonsai. I like your garden and your Emglush, too.😊❤
I don't have any kids (and don't want any) but sounds like you have an awesome son! My aunt showed me my green thumb and my passion has been roses ever since(the ladies LOVE my roses) but I think I've found another love with Bonsai trees 🎄
When you said, “when I marry her, I will grow you a rose garden.” I thought that was the sweetest most beautiful sentiment. My husband never buys me cut flowers because he knows I’d get sad to see them die. Instead he gets plants for me. There’s nothing better than sitting in our garden amongst the blooms watching the bees, butterflies and hummingbirds in summer. It’s such a joy to share that with him.
Lovely story. Thank you for sharing.
I agree with you that if bonsai were more popular yamadori collecting would devastate the wilderness. Like you I prefer to cultivate yardadori.
Well said!
I've been helping a friend keep her garden under control for about ten years now. I realized I've been cutting down saplings that entire time, and they keep coming back, so I cut them again. Repeat. Last year I realized that was one way of making some rather interesting yard bonsai. Now I have a bunch of them in pots. I look forward to taking them to the bonsai club and seeing what they suggest.
"You can't make a mistake with Bonsai." Next scene: "Now I really screwed up." 🤣
I Am delighted with your garden and the beautiful sentiment that made you grew a garden for your wife. Blesings!👍👍👍👍👍💕💕💕💕💕😍Deserve millions of likes.
Bonsai heirloom is an appreciating asset
This is so empowering;
I love bonsai, but I am a complete novice. I transplanted a friend's bonsai, and it lived!
Bonsai is absolutely a "living art"!
Yes it is!
I wish i could live and enjoy the view in such beautiful place. As someone that loves nature, this is so much incredibly appealing…
I have tried to do bonsai for 30 y, i learned much more from you , thank you
That's a long time! I've been doing it for 50 years and I'm still going! Best of luck to you and your bonsai!
beautiful garden, beautiful natural garden, nature itself and this language of speech, wonderful.
wow. finally a detailed step by step from a real sensei.
Thank you for your kind words!
Even only watching and listening the informations under the nature's voices is peacefull. Thank you.
Thanks, I'm glad you enjoyed watching!
I like your trees. Yes, they do seem to be a bit unexpected.Your trees do seem to defy the rigid styles others do, but that makes them cooler, not ugly.
Thanks for the compliment! I prefer my trees to look rough and emulate nature.
Nice video! funny also because bonsai beginners often start with a juniper and when they look at it sideways it dies, but you happily prune the crap out of this one and make it more jin than green and it looks like it will survive. Plants are tough, thanks for showing that!
Yes, don't be afraid to make drastic cuts!
every other bonsai pratictioners: Junipers store energy in foliage, we should never remove more than 70% of foliage in one go.
Dr. Chang: Brutally pruned 95% of foliage, worked on Shari, Jin and repotted in one go 😅
Experience trumps the knowledge that you hear from others
4:55 look behind you.... what a wonderful rosemary!
let's see the trunk!
My house border land that’s is a tree plantation, they have recently began cutting down trees & I have managed to get some great bonsai specimens that they had dug up and left or had damaged. They are currently plating new native trees once the land has been farmed so no harm done taking the smaller none native trees.
love the reiterations of your soil mix. helps stick into my memory and the memory of others haha!
Great Video. I have been practicing Bonsai for only a few years, so I really appreciate your long perspective . Your honesty in sharing your knowledge not only on what works , but on what you could have done differently is very helpful.
I appreciate your kind words! I've killed many trees when I first started doing bonsai so I'm happy to share my knowledge and tried and true techniques with you :)
The three junipers I got from a construction site all died on me. But boy did I learn a lot from those over grown beasts. Took too much off and not enough healthy roots. Thank you for this great inspiring video.
Question- can you talk about why you don’t like wire on junipers to keep them more natural looking? And how you build the tree without wire. I feel that my wired trees often look so fake and over styled.
Every one of the trees I see in these videos is exquisite! That dual trunk(I guess that's what we'd call it) visible in the back at 22:11. That thing is spectacular!
Thank you! You will improve the look of a tree as you work on it. It naturally becomes beautiful if you follow the rules of nature. That is, let nature take over, but nudge it towards your ideal look. Best wishes!
I am so happy to have found you and your channel!! Thank you!
Beautiful.
Thank you for your videos they are making bonsai accessible to all with your style explaining what you are creating to become a natural looking trees.
Thanks, Joe! I want to share my passion…and feel this is what I can do to promote harmony. (People in bonsai club share best practices as one community).
Thank you for the walkthrough. I've always wanted to try my hand at a bonsai tree.
You can do it!
Your yard is amazing! I love your videos, very informative! Thanks for sharing, Dr. Milton!
Thanks for watching! I'm planning on showing you more of my garden and bonsai court in upcoming videos, so please stay tuned!
Love "Milton Cam" lmao
so pumped to see the garden
Your videos inspired me. I turned a few of my plants into bonsai. They’re in the ground for now but I probably should put them in bonsai pots.
Amazing yard. I can really appreciate the planning and work that went into building it. I agree with your philosophy to leave trees in nature and grow your own in your yard to dig up in the future.
Thanks, I did it because I was busy with work. Turns out that is a sure way to thicken the trunk!
@@bonsaiheirloomiove bonsai tree 🌳 hi 👋 from #YSW 🇨🇦 respect back to you 🙏 please keep making videos on TH-cam so we all could learn and have a wonderful understanding about bonsai tree many thanks to you 😊😊😊😊😊😊😊
Junipers are really prickly, well done for doing all that grabbing of the foliage without gloves.
As soon as I hear bonzii I know what to expect.
Very beautiful garden, and the bonsai's
Amazing garden!! Absolutely amazing!!
Thanks, Christian! I hope to show you more of my bonsai court in future videos. Is that something you would be interested in seeing?
“Why waste time with things that are not the best?” I’m stealing that
Wow beautiful ❤❤❤❤❤
Wowww this is my dream home...when i'am older.
You are a genius & a gift!❤
Excellent work Milton. Thoroughly enjoyed your tutorial. Love the amazing collection you have. Keep it up
Thank you so much!
20:03 SNAIL!!!!
Beatiful garden and amazing trees. I hope you will show more .
Thank you! I plan to show more of my garden and bonsai court in upcoming videos. Please subscribe and stay tuned :)
Absolutely lovely yard Milton, a testament to your lifetime of hard work professionally and personally. I agree with your philosophy of ensuring future generations get to both enjoy nature and what we cultivate. Thanks for another informative and inspiring video !
Thank you! You must be in the laser/optics industry.
I grew up with my father doing his own irises and daylilies. He would cross pollinate to get the colors he wanted always trying to get the coveted black Irish that nobody has yet to make I hated the stuff when I was a kid but now I wish he still had it all he just got too old to maintain it and doesn't live real close to me. But his love for flowers passed on to me in the shape of bonsai. I've been messing with bonsai for about 12 years now far from an expert I don't even keep a bunch of plans because keeping a few thriving is hard enough in the Midwest. But it's very relaxing
Thank you for sharing your story! I'm glad his love for gardening was passed down to you. If you keep growing and working on your bonsai, it will become an heirloom, and you can pass them down one day too.
Great video brother!!! Thanks for letting us enjoy your wisdom on the subject.
I appreciate your kind words. Thank you for watching!
The quality of your trees and approach to bonsai are top-notch. I'm so happy to stumble upon your channel.
Thanks, Constantine! I'm glad you're enjoying my content!
I just came across your channel and am thrilled with how you show and explain everything. Even though I am a 71 year old gramma, I would love to learn this wonderful art form and wiwll be following you from now on! Thank you for sharing all of your great wisdom! God bless!
Welcome aboard! I'm excited for you to learn about the joy of bonsai!
@@bonsaiheirloom 😃❤
Beautiful
Fantastic video what a great instructor with a wealth of experience and knowledge
Thanks for the kind words, Stef! I wouldn't be where I am without a lot of trial and error over the past 50 years of doing bonsai. I hope I can share my tried and true techniques with you all so you can grown your own beautiful bonsai.
You are a pleasure to watch and listen to, learned again some tips and tricks!
Thank you!
i enjoy your video . i love your enthusiasm and your words of encouragement. thank you
Thank you so much!
your garden is beautiful!
Thank you for your kind words!
Thank you for taking the time to show how gin is done from live material. Also I have a preference for garden material. Your garden is beautiful! I love roses.
Thanks for the kind words, Jane! Yes, using garden material is great :)
Beautiful. ❤️❤️❤️
Beautiful property you have grown!
Thank you, Jonathan!
very in-depth and insightful video, thanks!
Thanks, Johnny! Glad you found it helpful!
"Why waste time on things that are not the best"??? Nice philosophy...
I love your bonsai trees Thank you for the info on pruning! I’m new to your channel and am looking forward to learning from you😊
Loved this entire video for many reasons; what a great human.
impresive work, congratulations.
Thank you! Cheers!
Great INFO
Iam retired and Iam taking up Bonsia growing. I felt your video was very helpful for a beginner. Thanks so much.
That's great to hear! Please feel free to let me know if you have any bonsai questions!
This is the Best thing i have watched in Months .
Much love from New Zealand 🙏🙏
Wow, that means a lot! Thanks!
I just found a new hobby
Amazing!
Thank you very much for the very informative introduction to this beautiful artwork
Thank you for your kind words! Stay tuned for new videos!
Thank you I love bonsai!
Me too!
Wow, great work and love! Thanks
Thanks so much!
I’m envious of your property and yard. But I can see hunting in a landscape nursery or like location could afford finding that tree to turn into a beautiful bonsai. I also love your Bonsai display area.
i have heard people call them urbandori or suburban dori as well as yardidori too. feild grown also. great content thank you milton. thumbs up twice if i could lol
Thank you so much, I just found your channel and truly enjoy your guidance and knowledge..
Thanks so much for being here!
Amazing... ❤ Thank you for this. I will now be able to create a living future remembrance. Great video.
You can do it!
Excellent video and wonderful junipers that would become outstanding specimens soon!
Thanks for the support, Deepanjan!
Thank you, very much.
Thanks for watching!
I can kill even the hardiest plants, but you are very encouraging, I have a Japanese Maple that isn't growing up. I am going to start with it while it still in the ground. Thank you for sharing your gift with us. Happy New year and many blessings for health and good fortune to you!
Happy New Year and wishing you the best!
I'm working on a turning a Yard Bush into a bonsai looking tree. Used yarn to shape each section.
Sounds like it's going well!
Indah sekali bunganya
Excellent, Brilliant & Beautiful....I find no other words to explain you and your work....your principles and philosophy of Bonsai & life are top notch...
From today I am going to adopt this quote ...
Why waste time on what is not best in life and also allowing mother nature to take care naturally...I think a person like you who loves mother nature can inspire & help this world to get back to nature and contribute something back to the world...
Thank you for the kind words and support!
Sometimes the not so best turn to be the best
wow this is best instructional video on Bonsai I've seen
So nice of you to say! Thank you for the support!
That was an awesome job , thank you for sharing , i star watching your videos , and I love it , I have a an orange tree from my mom , I am going to try my best to make it a bonsai , thank you very much
Lovely! I hope you have fun turning it into a bonsai! Feel free to comment any questions you may have and I'll do my best to help.
Thank you for sharing
Thanks for watching!
Sir Great work 👍
Véry informative video ❤
It rooks nice.
Thank you!
I really enjoy your videos, greetings from Cairo.
Wow! You must have many naturally dwarfed trees like our CA Juniper which is from the Mojave desert.
❤ awesome ❤
Awesome trees
Thank you!
You do amazing work!! How I would enjoy learning how to create such beauty!
Thank you! You can do the same! Bonsai is a wonderful and relaxing hobby for everyone!
@@bonsaiheirloom thank you for the vote of confidence 🙂
Good stuff
Xin chào chú, chúc chú thật nhiều sức khỏe thành công trong công việc, chú tạo dáng thành một cây bonsai thật tuyệt vời, 👍👍👍👍👍👍👍
Great work, greetings from Belgium 🌲🌳👍🏼
Glad you “like” my video. Thanks!
zen out the old lawn area with a dry rock and raked sand layout and drought tolerant species and cultivars. maybe a koi pond too depending on your budget
Amazing garden👌👌👌
So nice of you to say! Thank you!
You have a little friend over there ♥️
Thanks
Milton, beautiful yard and landscaping. On the tree are working with two larger cuts what type of deadwood are you planning to use? Thank you for all your videos and time and knowledge that you share
Hi Randy! Thank you, but I'm not sure what you meant. I cut off parts of two branches. What is remaining will be dead wood, and I can carve them so to shape it. Is that what you mean?
Nice sir
1rst you should have an artistic vision…. That’s an art , you got it
New subscriber here…keep it up!! Love your channel and I’ll be hunting for my first tree soon
Thanks! Hope you find some great bonsai material!
Nice video nice shape tree s all we need is time thanksmilton
You’ve got it!
20min mark you have a big snail 🐌 making a run for it
You are Sensei!!
TYhanks foer the compliment!
Good
Love your garden Mr Chang. looking forward to more bonsai wisdom. couldnt help noticing that snail on the trunk. is it alright ??
Good eye! Yes, it's fine, I put it back in my garden :)
Nice😊😊❤
I just got an olive tree from an orchard. For soil, would you recommend your general mix of 1:1:1 of sandy loam, peat moss, and perlite or 1:1:2? Also the tree has been neglected and has a lot of dead branches. Should I prune the roots now or wait till it recovers?
Why work on anything piece meal without a grasp of the full picture. Dead wood takes up space. You can do so if removing them does not in any way disturb the fibrous roots.
Either mix is fine if there is an abundance of good roots. If not, then use the mix I recommended for cuttings…equal parts of perlite and vermiculite…and then transfer to regular soil mix. Olive tree is quite easy to survive, even when grown from cuttings. Hope this helps!