Your use of the word "fricken" to start a sentence really shows your maturity and vocabulary progression. Why not use the other word for "fricken"? Or better yet, don't use either!!!
The "Illusion" great reference had me laughing out loud. I think of Doug Henning every time I hear the word. I am half way through and want to say thanks. Love from Canada💞
This is really what I was looking for regarding bonsai- how to "start" a bonsai, the development to the initial line- leader, pruning, root pruning, re- potting and training. Thank you. The Sand Cherry is beautiful. Sometimes a straight line is needed to give the eye a rest.
Ben: Very instructional to see you take it from raw material through 3 years. I appreciate the effort to film and edit. This 'over time' synopsis tells a story that is easy to relate to. Beautiful bonsai!
They go to collect their germs and then...(I had a good chuckle regarding colds and children). You've done a really nice job on creating this Bonsai and quickly. I love how you did the video in stage and month. Very very helpful. Trust me, it's attractive even without the leaves and that's a good thing. My Sand Cherry Tree was a freebee in 2020, spending 5yrs old in a plastic storage bin and never in the ground. it shoots out insanely after pruning and the branches are stiff and haven't controlled those branches. I've been a beginner for too long. Now that I've watched your steps & explanations; I am going to make a major cut. Putting aside the fear of big cuts and I am aware it prevents moving forward. It is late in the season but I'll chance it as it's such a cold Spring here in the Fraser Valley. Many thanks Ben B.
Ben! That was awesome! Loved the 3 year progression. That trunk line transitioned from bush to tree so smoothly. Gnarly root work, “fun” with wiring, defoliation, you got it all. (You can definitely hear more cheer in your voice during the growing season). I am diggin it, BenB! Thank you for putting this together and sharing!
Really enjoyed this style of video where you showed numerous stages in the life of the tree thus far! 👏 great job and looking forward to more in the future.
Turning out really nice. I wasn’t sure of some of your first choices for branch selection, but this is why you watch and learn from someone with more experience. 👌😁
It's a heart breaker when your hear it snap, especially on Primary branches 😊. Bytheway, i never notice the time. more of progression videos please... enjoy it a lot.
Need more videos like this, really helpful to us beginners that need some direction, and I’m so glad that you still make mistakes and aren’t afraid to show them in the video, seriously helps us learn when we inevitably make the same ones
Wow, this is just a work of art! I also went to lowes looking for a nursing pot, (they didn’t have). But I found one with 5 of these branches in it, didn’t know what it was, but bought it for $1, and it happens to be this tree! Don’t know what to do with them, but didn’t want to get rid of them, so I just been watering them, and they are doing great! Still have them in the same nursing pot!
wow!! there's hope in developing a bush to a tree. so crazy to see the change from the original to what you have now. thank you for your patience and resilience in recording and keeping a great progress log. i will be referencing this for years to come with my trees. very inspiring.
Thanks for putting all that together into one video! You sure made a difference to the tree over a few years. It's great to see how you achieved the shape you wanted by following your plan. Best wishes from Australia 🦘
Thank you so much for documenting this journey! 3 years?!?!? I had no idea you could get to such a beautiful tree from something you bough at a store like that so quickly. Im inspired to try! Thank you again for producing this amazing journey video
I felt the pain when the branch snapped!! And I had only been watching for 30 minutes not growing it for 3 years! 100% going to try to emulate what you've done in this video. Excellent work.
Happened upon this video by chance! So glad that i did! The mysterious tree in my yard is now identified! It was a sand cherry tree!! Its a favorite of mine.
I just picked up a big box Sand Cherry, and stumbled across your channel / video while researching. This is just such a good video! Hope that tree is still doing well!
Valuable lessons of frustration, each time a branch snaps....I hate that noise. But it teaches me each time to be patient and more gentle. Possibly guide wires pulling the branch down would be a gentler technique that would achieve what you are looking for? Thanks for sharing, have a blessed day.
I have three 15 YO PL Sand Cherries planted in my back yard and understand their need for proper pruning to stay alive. They have beautiful blossoms in the spring. Never did I consider making a bonsai from this cultivar though. After first viewing your video, my inclination was to dig one up and pot it for training, but instead I will be watching the clearance section at Lowes to rescue one too. I learned a lot about bonsais from this one video. Very well done sir! You should be more enthusiastic about the beautiful tree that you grew (shrunk?) but I can see that you probably see future potential and that a bonsai has a lifetime of work in progress.
you can always try to propagate from cuttings in a mix of coarse sand and some coco coir, take about 10-15 cuttings for 10-15cm long and keep it moist, it should root in a few months
Wow, wasn't sure what you were doing in the beginning, but you definitely had a vision. Beautifully designed! And I definitely felt the pain when I heard that branch crack!
Vidéo hautement intéressante... pas trop de bla bla et juste les paroles qu'il faut. Merci beaucoup pour le partage et félicitations pour ton travail! Bien le bonjour depuis la Corse! 😉
I have recently started growing JM's from cuttings and now have 12 which survived. My Dad gave me a Sycamore Maple sapling back in 2000 which we potted up and it has grown well. By 2016 it was about 12 feet tall. This May, I pruned it down to 2 feet leaving a side branch and it has responded very well with 5 new branches and many leaves and is 4 feet tall now in a large pot. I even have it appear in some of my YT videos as it's been around for so long :)
I have had the same couple issue s with Sand Cherry trees. The best thing I have done to bend with out breaking is the first wrap with a lot of raffia and then wrap closely with wire. Then bend over a period of several days with smaller bends each day. Good luck
Wow! Amazing! I’ve been following you since day one. This tree really shows how sophisticated your skills have evolved. Great job! I’m gonna use this tree as my inspiration for my Sakura tree. Expecting great things from you this year, Ben!~Nae
That's fun! Love the progression and the choices you made to develop the style and features. When I go to a nursery or garden center, the first thing I look for is what they have on the clearance rack. Half of the decisions are already made for you with the natural dieback on some of the finds.
im a beginner in bonsai, i just did my first trees base wiring the other day, (alberta dwarf spruce) and this content is super useful to see what real progression and timeline is like! also made me not so scare to use material like this or other smoke bushes etc!!
plant science major here, rooting hormone (auxins) will generally suppress shoot formation, try googling plant growth regulators or plant shoot induction to get a general feel if you want to try messing around with it your self :)
So frustrating having to wait so long for every phase. The trick is to have a lot of them. I just did some serious pruning on a jade and a key lime tree (I live in Miami) it’s only been 3 weeks. They’re doing well, especially the jade, but it’s a slow process. Thanks! Great video
I always wanted to work on one, who knows maybe next year I'll own one or three. Great video journey on this one probably one of the top american bonsai videos I've seen in a long while.
great to see that you're back! The timing couldn't be more precise either, i was just about to check out videos on cherry bonsai as inspiration for what to do with my trunk chopped cherry tree!
Great video! Loved the time line that was great! More trees should be done like this. As for breaking branches I broke a few and will never forget those mistakes! I always go the extra step nowadays to put raffia on my deciduous trees and also if a branch isn't long ill go against the 45 degree angle rule and I'll wrap the wire closer together for more support. I learned my lesson on breaking branches. Loved this video!
good start. I'd make use of "sacrifice branches" to add taper and movement to the lowest branches. a small tree like this will outgrow its taper eventually
Thanks for the video. Working on a sand cherry myself that I got last year. Only done a little pruning so far. No judgement on the wiring, my trees look like a rats nest some times.
Learn the joys of florist's tape! You'd have probably saved a couple of those broken branches. You're doing a great job, btw. The tree is looking wonderful.
To stop branches growing upwards try attaching a small but big enough fishing ledger wait to end of each branch, it works wonders better than wireing and gives me great results
Fantastic work! One of the best videos on bonsai I have ever seen!
hi it's a prunus pissardi i'd tryed this april grafting on a plum tree ,and some are start growing ( sorry for my english i'm from italy)
ah! it's not a cherry tree but plum tree
fricken love how some of these videos can be years in the making. really helps show the progression in an easy format
Your use of the word "fricken" to start a sentence really shows your maturity and vocabulary progression. Why not use the other word for "fricken"? Or better yet, don't use either!!!
Best bonsai video I’ve seen. Most don’t show the process over years of time, so this was very helpful to see the different stages.
The "Illusion" great reference had me laughing out loud. I think of Doug Henning every time I hear the word. I am half way through and want to say thanks. Love from Canada💞
This is really what I was looking for regarding bonsai- how to "start" a bonsai, the development to the initial line- leader, pruning, root pruning, re- potting and training. Thank you. The Sand Cherry is beautiful. Sometimes a straight line is needed to give the eye a rest.
The dedication to keep imagery for three years, sorting it out and sticking with the story. Well done!
Ben: Very instructional to see you take it from raw material through 3 years. I appreciate the effort to film and edit. This 'over time' synopsis tells a story that is easy to relate to. Beautiful bonsai!
They go to collect their germs and then...(I had a good chuckle regarding colds and children). You've done a really nice job on creating this Bonsai and quickly. I love how you did the video in stage and month. Very very helpful. Trust me, it's attractive even without the leaves and that's a good thing. My Sand Cherry Tree was a freebee in 2020, spending 5yrs old in a plastic storage bin and never in the ground. it shoots out insanely after pruning and the branches are stiff and haven't controlled those branches. I've been a beginner for too long. Now that I've watched your steps & explanations; I am going to make a major cut. Putting aside the fear of big cuts and I am aware it prevents moving forward. It is late in the season but I'll chance it as it's such a cold Spring here in the Fraser Valley. Many thanks Ben B.
You are becoming my favourite Bonsai Channel! Tour love of the trees and work shows 🎍🌲🌲🌳🌴
Thank you
Ben! That was awesome! Loved the 3 year progression. That trunk line transitioned from bush to tree so smoothly. Gnarly root work, “fun” with wiring, defoliation, you got it all. (You can definitely hear more cheer in your voice during the growing season).
I am diggin it, BenB! Thank you for putting this together and sharing!
SO I have to go find a Sand Cherry now! Tree turned out amazing!
Really enjoyed this style of video where you showed numerous stages in the life of the tree thus far! 👏 great job and looking forward to more in the future.
Turning out really nice. I wasn’t sure of some of your first choices for branch selection, but this is why you watch and learn from someone with more experience. 👌😁
So helpful. I learned so much by watching you work and listening to your explanations. Thx.
Beautiful Tree. I love the fact you are not pretentious with your wiring!
Great to see the progression over a couple years! Very cool. Thank you for sharing! Have a blessed day.
Thanks for showing the time progresssion. Reall makes bonsai growing more understandable.
By far the best video I’ve seen on progression of a Bonsai. Thanks
It's a heart breaker when your hear it snap, especially on Primary branches 😊. Bytheway, i never notice the time. more of progression videos please... enjoy it a lot.
Need more videos like this, really helpful to us beginners that need some direction, and I’m so glad that you still make mistakes and aren’t afraid to show them in the video, seriously helps us learn when we inevitably make the same ones
That was absolutely amazing, well done mate. Look forward to your future videos.
All the best from Wales 🏴 UK.
Wow, this is just a work of art! I also went to lowes looking for a nursing pot, (they didn’t have). But I found one with 5 of these branches in it, didn’t know what it was, but bought it for $1, and it happens to be this tree! Don’t know what to do with them, but didn’t want to get rid of them, so I just been watering them, and they are doing great! Still have them in the same nursing pot!
wow!! there's hope in developing a bush to a tree. so crazy to see the change from the original to what you have now. thank you for your patience and resilience in recording and keeping a great progress log. i will be referencing this for years to come with my trees. very inspiring.
What a transformation, thank you so much for putting this all together. Really fun to watch all this progress in a short amount of time!
I think its wonderful. And I love that little branch you left low on the trunk.
I love this format following a tree over many years. It's something that you have trouble appreciating in any other way.
Breathtaking. The colors of that tree, the flowers, the rock it's wrapped around, all fantastic. Very well done.
Thanks for putting all that together into one video!
You sure made a difference to the tree over a few years. It's great to see how you achieved the shape you wanted by following your plan.
Best wishes from Australia 🦘
Thank you so much for documenting this journey! 3 years?!?!? I had no idea you could get to such a beautiful tree from something you bough at a store like that so quickly. Im inspired to try! Thank you again for producing this amazing journey video
The best tutorial on cutting bonsai development on the internet. Thank you for your fore thought on recording this process.
Finally someone that shows the progress from start to redefined bonsai. Thank you.
I felt the pain when the branch snapped!! And I had only been watching for 30 minutes not growing it for 3 years! 100% going to try to emulate what you've done in this video. Excellent work.
It healed surprisingly well though. Cut paste worked like a charm =)
That is such a cool transformation. Very nice looking tree. And learned a few different things. Nicely done.
Happened upon this video by chance! So glad that i did! The mysterious tree in my yard is now identified! It was a sand cherry tree!! Its a favorite of mine.
I ❤️ your tree watching the progress was amazing helped me with patience and I learned so much thank you
Bravo bravo. What a beautiful trees and a lovely video. I will be going to lowes and nurseries in the morning to see what I can find on clearance
I just picked up a big box Sand Cherry, and stumbled across your channel / video while researching. This is just such a good video! Hope that tree is still doing well!
Thank you for taking the time to make this video. It's been incredibly helpful to me, as someone brand new to bonsai and just getting started.
What a fantastic video! 3 years of work paid off! Great job Ben! 👍
I most certainly would have given up on bending it after all those breaks.
Nicely done!
as a new tree person in seattle, you're my favorite channel for info
Hanks for doing this. Man it must have taken quite the effort. Very cool!
Wow amazing! For a first timer like me this video is very helpful and fun to watch. Wish me luck with my bonsai 😅
Wow that's is amazing. Such dedication. Very cool 3yr video.
Thank you for sharing over a long period of time. Inspiring little clearance gem.
one of the most enjoyable bonsai videos I've seen. Love seeing the years long progression. Thank you.
Really enjoyed this format. Being able to see the thought process and the results afterwards.
I appreciate the time commitment to this video.
Lots of value in an over-time type video. Great to see progression, thanks for taking the time.
Excellent art work, thanks for sharing your time and disiduous decisions!
This was am awesome progression vid! Thanks for the effort. I lolled at the branch breaking....i feel exactly the same when it happens.
Too funny with the broken branches, man! Something I can identify with! Lol. But, really, they'll grow back. :) Beautiful tree. Entertaining video!
Valuable lessons of frustration, each time a branch snaps....I hate that noise. But it teaches me each time to be patient and more gentle.
Possibly guide wires pulling the branch down would be a gentler technique that would achieve what you are looking for?
Thanks for sharing, have a blessed day.
That was incredibly satisfying.
I have three 15 YO PL Sand Cherries planted in my back yard and understand their need for proper pruning to stay alive. They have beautiful blossoms in the spring. Never did I consider making a bonsai from this cultivar though. After first viewing your video, my inclination was to dig one up and pot it for training, but instead I will be watching the clearance section at Lowes to rescue one too. I learned a lot about bonsais from this one video. Very well done sir! You should be more enthusiastic about the beautiful tree that you grew (shrunk?) but I can see that you probably see future potential and that a bonsai has a lifetime of work in progress.
you can always try to propagate from cuttings in a mix of coarse sand and some coco coir, take about 10-15 cuttings for 10-15cm long and keep it moist, it should root in a few months
Wow, wasn't sure what you were doing in the beginning, but you definitely had a vision. Beautifully designed! And I definitely felt the pain when I heard that branch crack!
Beautiful and I love cherry blossoms!
Outstanding. I was skeptical of the rock fit but you have it fronted well and looking natural with the soil and moss. Subscribed.
Thank you for making this video, I'm new to bonsai and this has helped me so much with learning how and where to prune.
OUCH. OUCH OUCH.
I feel ya! We’ve ALL been there! Great video regardless n thanks for sharing your journey. 🙏🏆🍿
Amazing, soooo much good information. Thank you for the effort it took to make the video. Keep it up!
This was a great video! Thanks for shearing to the comunity
This was an awesome overview. I'm just learning so it was great to see the transition from start to almmost finished
Excellent video and the tree looks amazing. What a transformation! You've inspired us to try something new Ben.
Very impr work. I'm just getting into bonsai and I don't know what I'm doing. But videos like this are quite helpful, so thank you for that.
Great video Ben... thanks a lot... also have cherry and this showed me a lot of stuff I had no idea about. Appreciated!
Vidéo hautement intéressante... pas trop de bla bla et juste les paroles qu'il faut. Merci beaucoup pour le partage et félicitations pour ton travail! Bien le bonjour depuis la Corse! 😉
I have recently started growing JM's from cuttings and now have 12 which survived. My Dad gave me a Sycamore Maple sapling back in 2000 which we potted up and it has grown well. By 2016 it was about 12 feet tall. This May, I pruned it down to 2 feet leaving a side branch and it has responded very well with 5 new branches and many leaves and is 4 feet tall now in a large pot. I even have it appear in some of my YT videos as it's been around for so long :)
This was soooo satisfying to watch! Amazing skills.
sand cherry ha? OK liking it. time to search for Sand cherry for myself. great work much Ben
Very Good video on the sand cherry. I love the tree, have to get me one. ..Thanks for explaining Everything for the beginners...A+++.
I have had the same couple issue s with Sand Cherry trees. The best thing I have done to bend with out breaking is the first wrap with a lot of raffia and then wrap closely with wire. Then bend over a period of several days with smaller bends each day. Good luck
Wow! Amazing! I’ve been following you since day one. This tree really shows how sophisticated your skills have evolved. Great job! I’m gonna use this tree as my inspiration for my Sakura tree. Expecting great things from you this year, Ben!~Nae
That's fun! Love the progression and the choices you made to develop the style and features. When I go to a nursery or garden center, the first thing I look for is what they have on the clearance rack. Half of the decisions are already made for you with the natural dieback on some of the finds.
Most of us are admiring the mish mash of wires and comparing it with ours :)
im a beginner in bonsai, i just did my first trees base wiring the other day, (alberta dwarf spruce) and this content is super useful to see what real progression and timeline is like! also made me not so scare to use material like this or other smoke bushes etc!!
This was incredible 👏 . I'm just getting started into bonsai and these are the videos I need.
plant science major here, rooting hormone (auxins) will generally suppress shoot formation, try googling plant growth regulators or plant shoot induction to get a general feel if you want to try messing around with it your self :)
Youre great! thanks for the info. I appreciate it
So frustrating having to wait so long for every phase. The trick is to have a lot of them. I just did some serious pruning on a jade and a key lime tree (I live in Miami) it’s only been 3 weeks. They’re doing well, especially the jade, but it’s a slow process. Thanks! Great video
I always wanted to work on one, who knows maybe next year I'll own one or three.
Great video journey on this one probably one of the top american bonsai videos I've seen in a long while.
great to see that you're back! The timing couldn't be more precise either, i was just about to check out videos on cherry bonsai as inspiration for what to do with my trunk chopped cherry tree!
Wow you did a great job with this tree👍
Great video! Loved the time line that was great! More trees should be done like this. As for breaking branches I broke a few and will never forget those mistakes! I always go the extra step nowadays to put raffia on my deciduous trees and also if a branch isn't long ill go against the 45 degree angle rule and I'll wrap the wire closer together for more support. I learned my lesson on breaking branches. Loved this video!
Hi what a beautiful tree I hope it grows even more beautiful 🌸
Fantastic work on the tree. Awesome video.
good start. I'd make use of "sacrifice branches" to add taper and movement to the lowest branches. a small tree like this will outgrow its taper eventually
nice job! im trying out one of these also. sigh- dreaming of a better yard with sunlight
Great video!!!😊 i recommend not to bend in winter, branches break more easily😊
Great watching this process mate.
Wow! Beautiful tree!
Amazing work! Lovely tree
You friggin rule! Subbed. I suck but am trying to learn. Thanks for sharing.
Man that turned out incredible. Inspiration!
Thanks for the video. Working on a sand cherry myself that I got last year. Only done a little pruning so far. No judgement on the wiring, my trees look like a rats nest some times.
Learn the joys of florist's tape! You'd have probably saved a couple of those broken branches. You're doing a great job, btw. The tree is looking wonderful.
Great and informative/ inspiring. Thanks Ben. ✌️
Looks great! Would love to see your garden in person one day!
To stop branches growing upwards try attaching a small but big enough fishing ledger wait to end of each branch, it works wonders better than wireing and gives me great results
I almost cried when you broke that lower right branch.
Un grand merci à vous pour le partage de votre expérience!