How to create an Azalea Bonsai Part 2 root pruning and potting.mp4

this Part 2 contains the final pruning steps and the light root pruning and potting steps. Azalea is now in a training pot, will let it grow a few more years and then transplant it into a real bonsai pot.

[@soberhippie]

Great videos! Would like to see more of them. Love seeing you work with your trees.

[@Artexing]

You've shaped & styled your azalea beautifully, thank you for sharing your techniques. Only last year I purchased a 10" high plant, took it home, split it into 3 plants via the root ball, potted into small bonsai pots, left to settle in for a year, just wired, shaped & pruned into my styles, about to begin pinching to create smaller foliage/flowers. I keep these indoors. What a fantastic hobby all whom is interested can have a go, thanks again for sharing what you do. Regards Dale

[@MadRobMart117]

looks like a great start,can't wait to see the new growth. oh well that's bonsai.

[@wrm100uk]

Thank you for posting this video.... i hope it is doing well.
Look forward to seeing it progress.
Hope you have time to show us :)

[@johnnywhite1681]

Looks great. I think ots going to be a very nice.

[@bobbymalta73]

Wow keep it up!

[@dakota765]

really pretty job pruning!

[@sidewaysonhighways]

Did you use any course substrate on the bottom of the training pot to keep the root ball flat?

[@esatgulenn]

i have azalea too. I grew five roots in one pot. I want to separate one and train it as a bonsai.

[@perfectperson214]

It wouldn’t hurt to add some pine bark to tha mix for aeration without slacking on acidity with perlite n such. If your weather and watering residual permit it.

[@panda873]

update on this plant please =)

[@Hugoboss206]

please do!

[@tactical_sandwich_]

What’s it look like now???

[@Scribblescrabbly]

He passed away years ago :(

[@CaligulaMain]

so did i just kill mne by doing it all same day. all my questions are common sence unless your me and wing everything

[@CaligulaMain]

i always do it same day on all other nursury buys with good success. just new to azalea.

[@cypress1337]

maybe don't prune to bare branches most plants / trees don't like that.

[@Seleuce]

cypress1337 Azaleas don't mind that as long as it is not too late in the year and they are living in healthy conditions. They usually show multiple new shoots at bare branches within 2 weeks after pruning and rarely throw branches. They are hard to kill if you speak their language. ;)

[@gbpackerfan065]

Hire a DAM Gardner to mow your lawn and cut the weeds dude,,, DAM !!!!!!!!!!!

[@coltonreeves6893]

gbpackerfan065 it looks like he's using a lot of the space to grow new trees to train for bonsai

[@ralphbiggers928]

Not really

[@dennistaft7868]

Took a beautiful plant and made it ugly.