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[@ydrhtrhutr]

Thanks for ur videos. Best about Bonsai on TH-cam 🙌

[@JonSteitzer]

Best American bonsai content anywhere

[@SyriusStarMultimedia]

Nice opening.🎥🎬🎦📽️

[@michelangelobonsai]

Concept and purpose of defoliation, very well explained😊

[@ariabonsai6300]

Thanks, i can't find the pdf you mentioned in the video

[@notionbonsai]

Brilliant information and great video Bjorn! 😄

[@boxCatalogue]

Fancy seeing you here

[@notionbonsai]

@@boxCatalogue Hey Pedro!

[@jps8970]

Exactly what I was looking for right now. Have good day! JP from France

[@cesarurb]

Amazing content as always!

[@Bonsai1971]

Thank you very much for sharing your knowledge with those of us who love bonsai. Greetings from Guatemala in Central America.

[@judlpd]

Informative and presented very clearly.

[@Squirtle-xm6bi]

An excellent artist🎉🎉🎉

[@susanbigler3014]

Love the video..Thank You!!!

[@stephenkacer7261]

Very much appreciated thank you 🙏

[@treesbonsaiperfect8420]

nice work 🌳

[@YENSELLNunez-cr4zr]

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[@paulneill6897]

Great video

[@SuaveP]

Great video and thank you for sharing this knowledge. Am I missing the link? Or just blind? You stated there would be a document or a list of trees you can do and shouldn't do this technique on.

[@ancientoak]

I think i had to do this on my Trident maple!

[@kirliyapag1641]

Love your work man keep it up! When is the update of the shohin junipers btw? I'm looking forward to it.

[@bulebonsaibatam1758]

Great explanation and info. Would this technique apply to Wrightia religiosa species?

[@whitecaps0]

Thanks, that answered a few questions I had on this topic. A further question I have is that you're obviously using this technique on a refined tree. I have a number of tridents in early development. Do I wait until the trunk and primary branch thickness are at the correct proportions, etc, before I start doing this?

[@shostime3164]

Hey bjorn! Could you please do a video featuring that shohin size amazing japanese black pine i think it had fine grafted branches

[@2377shortie]

Could you do this with a deshojo?

[@MrDjvanoz]

hello. Where is the video about chinese quince?

[@Blaydrnnnr]

Very interesting. I live relatively close in SW Virginia and get almost the same climate is you do. I have many Tridents, only three are of some age, ( two are about 15 years, one is about 12) .I'd like to try this, but every year I don't because I am worried that since my Tridents don't have the fine branch structure yours have, this isnt a good idea.

[@kylepurvis6231]

Hi, if you do some pruning back of the branch structure dining the defoliation process this will actually as he mentioned produce twice the fine ramification. Being where your located you should get 3 good flushes if you take full advantage and optimize the defoliation technique. You can rapidly create nice ramification especially on tridents as they are so vigorous. I’m a grower for the bonsai industry and time permitting try to do at least 2 defoliations each season on my stock. Give it a shot, Trident are super hardy you will not hurt them, and they always grow out!

[@abydosianchulac2]

Thanks, Bjorn, and I hope you're feeling well, your voice sounds a bit tired.

[@PiratePhD]

Does this technique apply to other maples like "Deshojo" as well?

[@kylepurvis6231]

Yes it’s applicable to most broadleaf deciduous species.

[@brucedeacon28]

👍👌👌🙂

[@renzokukenleonhart]

What if you're trying to thicken the trunk? Will defoliation slow down the thickening process?

[@kylepurvis6231]

No, in actuality it can actually speed the process, by increasing the foliage mass, and keeping all the branches and foliage healthy the tree produces more energy, thus laying down more wood! I would only preform the defoliation of 80%plus once though, additional leaf pruning would simply be to maintain light and air flow, by thinning outer large leaves. If you continue to reduce leaf size you may slow trunk thickening.

[@tonimagery]

How young can you start defoliation on these tridents? 1 or 2 year seedlings?

[@tonimagery]

@@goncalolopes4774 because they are getting longer shoots with bigger leaves and it is blocking light for the shorter branches

[@questionablecooking7019]

solid vid but Bjorn, brosquito... wen start selling material online again? Plz sir just sell the banger stuff to make worth your time, but the people need the material

[@SavoieEthridge-bj1wm]

😂🎉🎉🎉🎉

[@RutherfordKenzley]

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[@Gabriel-dm1du]

I love you, and I love your channel. Still, I'm a bit disillusioned with the Japanese approach to bonsai because I enjoy the unique expression of the artists when it comes to the design, but the Japanese approach leaves no place for that. They all look like a roundish triangle. Why is that?

[@wriv819]

I fully defoliated my 30 years old trident last May and it came back with smaller leaves. This spring all leaves came back to original size. Just be-careful and don’t defoliate every season because it can weaken the entire tree!

[@Ferret181]

I bought a 20 year old maple last year and this year the leaves are only growing on the ends of the branches. Don’t suppose you could offer some advice?