Don't sell yourself short Xin. I think you did an excellent, meticulous job of pruning. You were precise in all that you did to the juniper. Not only did you do a great job, but, you also explained what you did for the novice to learn. Excellent!
i really like these trees! I see them often but when I touch them to examine they spike me so bad! pines arent as bad but THESE! I'm gonna have to get one and steel gloves haha
I like the color on these junipers the most but there is very little content available for growing/ training them as bonsai compared to other junipers. Thanks for the great video!
Agreed. I couldn't find too many Blue Star videos myself. So I made one. Lack of a tripod kept me from filming the trimming and wiring. But I do include what I did with the trimmings.
@@MaybeBonsai Mice are able to climb walls. Keep this in mind when you select a new location for them. If it were only rabbits you could use some kind of mesh around the pot to prevent them from reaching the seedlings. Mice would just climb over the mesh...
It sure does, specially in the summer, watering everyday to twice a day. The jades are more forgiving since they can tolerate draught more. Although I have burnt some leaves on my jades in the spring haha
I think you did a really nice job on the juniper. I plan on pruning my first juniper bonsai in the next couple of days. I’m a little nervous, but I’m going to try and relax and have fun with it. I hope it turns out as nice as your juniper. Best of luck!
From a bush to a tree! Nice job Xin, and I appreciate your walk through of your thought process. I think that Tom’s Night Terror ™️ got the Japanese maple seedlings. 😆
Nice work on the juniper Xin! I think a rabbit would have snipped those seedlings completely off. Should be something smaller like a mouse maybe. I don't know of any birds of insects that could do this but who knows... If the cambium was not chewed off all around the trunk there is still hope for them. I hope they make it. 🤞
You should let one of the unused branches at the apex grow as a sacrefice branche. Remove all side branches from it and Just let it grow long for a year or 2 atleast.
Yea that’s a good idea, There are small branches at the apex, but really small right now. I will let one of them grow next year as a sacrifice branch to thicken up the trunk, thanks 👍
It did die after the winter while it was protected during the winter. Maybe I did not water it enough or maybe it died from wiring pains, still not sure why
@@MaybeBonsai ouch. Sorry to hear that. Hope you try again! I haven't come across anyone pruning downward facing needles, only downward facing tips/branches. Interesting experiment, though. Recently picked one up for $4.50 from wm. Not touching until spring. Thanks for sharing and hope you try again!
@@MaybeBonsai oh i believe you. i just haven't found any. i've found blue star juniper info to be somewhat lacking as it's not the most popular species from what i've seen. have also seen some pretty cool specimens
@@jeffncompany yea not much info on it unfortunately, I still have a bigger blue star which is a rescue from a neighbour. It is currently on the second year of recovery out of a 3 year recover plan lol
Don't sell yourself short Xin. I think you did an excellent, meticulous job of pruning. You were precise in all that you did to the juniper. Not only did you do a great job, but, you also explained what you did for the novice to learn. Excellent!
Thanks for the encouragement Tom, I just hope the tree grows well, last time I pruned there were some brown needles
i really like these trees! I see them often but when I touch them to examine they spike me so bad! pines arent as bad but THESE! I'm gonna have to get one and steel gloves haha
Yea they got spikey foliage, got to be careful when handling them. I have not had much success with though lol
Thank you for sharing
Thank you for watching 👍
Looking good. It’s certainly off to a great start. Nice work and explanation. Thanks, keep growing
Thanks Matt, it turned out pretty good for now, hopefully the tree respond well
I like the color on these junipers the most but there is very little content available for growing/ training them as bonsai compared to other junipers. Thanks for the great video!
Yes and this particular is currently dying, something went wrong during over wintering, the tree just did not come back
Agreed. I couldn't find too many Blue Star videos myself. So I made one. Lack of a tripod kept me from filming the trimming and wiring. But I do include what I did with the trimmings.
Great work Xin..It looks like a tree now..😍👍👍
Thanks Alex, it seems to always take awhile to prune these smaller trees
@@MaybeBonsai Yes Xin...the good is, it is so light and movable
@@bonsaibuenobyalexb yes definitely 👍
Thats the trouble Xin, we watch Nigel, Sam and so many others. They make it look easy while us amateurs poo our pants with every cut
Yes for sure, looks easy hahaha these little trees takes forever to work on!
From a bush to a tree, nice job Xin 👍 As for the little maples, I wouldn't think a rabbit would get up there, I'm guessing a mouse.
yea someone else also has suggested a mouse. I am going to keep the pot on the table from now on. Too many pests!!
Nice work on the Juniper Xin! I would guess a mouse ate your Maples, they seem to love them.
Looks like I need to keep them higher off the ground, so many predators!
@@MaybeBonsai Mice are able to climb walls. Keep this in mind when you select a new location for them. If it were only rabbits you could use some kind of mesh around the pot to prevent them from reaching the seedlings. Mice would just climb over the mesh...
@@OddBonsai they seem to be fine on the table. I had them on the ground before but I guess it is not safe there anymore
Wow nice bonsai small 🙏👍🏿😀😀😀
Thanks Dewa, I know the tree has a long way to go but it’s a start!
Karya yang indah👍😍
Thanks man, cheers 👍🙏
@@MaybeBonsai u're welcome friend👍🙏🏻
Great job looks very nice well done 🙏🏻
Thanks Mark, cheers 👍
Excellent work
Bonsai needs really regular attention. My jade 2as neglected and thus couldn't survive. Case of overwatering 😂. New Sub gardening friend here.
It sure does, specially in the summer, watering everyday to twice a day. The jades are more forgiving since they can tolerate draught more. Although I have burnt some leaves on my jades in the spring haha
Oh and thank you for subbing!
I think you did a really nice job on the juniper. I plan on pruning my first juniper bonsai in the next couple of days. I’m a little nervous, but I’m going to try and relax and have fun with it. I hope it turns out as nice as your juniper. Best of luck!
Thanks Sword Gate, I hope yours come out good. These trees might be small but it takes a long time prune them haha
great video! quality is superb and this is a AMAZING shot angle and focus for working on it without moving the camera. how do you have this set up?
I just have the phone in front of and do pruning right in front of phone lol
always good to see another squamata in action! :) also i hope your maples are alright, looks like some one has had a nibble for sure!
Yea we will see how they do. Good thing I got a whole bunch of them. I will collecting more seeds soon and more seedling next spring hopefully!
From a bush to a tree! Nice job Xin, and I appreciate your walk through of your thought process. I think that Tom’s Night Terror ™️ got the Japanese maple seedlings. 😆
Well whatever it is that got them, I am keeping them off the ground now so it would not happen again!
Nice pruning and mine still fallow the shape when I bought 🤣🤣
Thanks Cherie, pruning this wasn’t too hard since it did not have that many branches
@@MaybeBonsai Mine is mini size, this Juniperus is nice and stylish.
@@CherieChi I thought this is small enough haha
@@MaybeBonsai 💯❤❤
nice
Thanks Haju 👍 cheers!
Nice work on the juniper Xin!
I think a rabbit would have snipped those seedlings completely off. Should be something smaller like a mouse maybe. I don't know of any birds of insects that could do this but who knows...
If the cambium was not chewed off all around the trunk there is still hope for them. I hope they make it. 🤞
yea I just noticed it before shooting the video, very strange!
You should let one of the unused branches at the apex grow as a sacrefice branche. Remove all side branches from it and Just let it grow long for a year or 2 atleast.
Yea that’s a good idea, There are small branches at the apex, but really small right now. I will let one of them grow next year as a sacrifice branch to thicken up the trunk, thanks 👍
so did it die? couldn't find a follow-up vid
It did die after the winter while it was protected during the winter. Maybe I did not water it enough or maybe it died from wiring pains, still not sure why
@@MaybeBonsai ouch. Sorry to hear that. Hope you try again! I haven't come across anyone pruning downward facing needles, only downward facing tips/branches. Interesting experiment, though. Recently picked one up for $4.50 from wm. Not touching until spring. Thanks for sharing and hope you try again!
@@jeffncompany I see people on youtube pick off the bottom needles without any issue 🤷🏻♂️
@@MaybeBonsai oh i believe you. i just haven't found any. i've found blue star juniper info to be somewhat lacking as it's not the most popular species from what i've seen. have also seen some pretty cool specimens
@@jeffncompany yea not much info on it unfortunately, I still have a bigger blue star which is a rescue from a neighbour. It is currently on the second year of recovery out of a 3 year recover plan lol
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