This is by far one of the most straight forward clump style demos. Gave me the confidence to give it a go

Can’t wait to see the over a few years

I ll catch u guys next time...🥰🥰🥰🥰

Nice work , I like the chop stick idea , that I have not seen before . I have 5 x 30/40 cm acers i was leaving to grow on , now they will become, clump stile, cheers from the Uk .

That did turn out to be pretty cool grouping! I'll have to try that technique. Nice work! 👍🏽

Thankyou.. I haven't tried bonsai but I've always loved them. Nice tute!

@WeareTheBonsaiSupply

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you Vicki, What are you waiting for? Get to bonsaiing! LOL!

I really like the way that is starting out. Can't wait to see it progress.

@WeareTheBonsaiSupply

3 жыл бұрын

Hey Michael, Thank you very much!

Wow that came out great Jerome. I feel like I've seen this technique more with very young seedlings, but it's nice to see it done with more mature trees. Thanks for sharing!

@chrishallewell8607

3 жыл бұрын

If you wanted the trunks to fuse then it is easier to use smaller saplings and you would need to bind them relatively tightly so they fuse as the individual trunks thicken. This is more of narrow forest planting as the root system will intermesh but the trunks will never fuse together. Still a nice composition though

@WeareTheBonsaiSupply

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you 🙏 🌳 yes this technique is often done with younger saplings and tied very tightly together. However, I am going for a much larger clump style. I am positive the trunks will eventually fuse once the trunks thicken up.

@chrishallewell8607

3 жыл бұрын

@@WeareTheBonsaiSupply It will take a lot of thickening and many years for those trunks to thicken sufficiently to meet and without some form of compression they will likely push each other apart rather than fuse. The cork cambium will also probably be present by the time they meet. However if it does work it'll be an absolute monster!

@WeareTheBonsaiSupply

3 жыл бұрын

@@chrishallewell8607 Hey Chris, I completely understand where you are coming from. Keep in mind, Im trying to fuse the root base and not the trunks. You are right about the compression, most likely the next time I'll repot it which will be in 3-4 years or so I will have to plant some temporary trees into the spaces to helps fuse the base quicker. I am thinking perhaps 2-3 inch trunk on each when I'am done with it.

@BostonBonsaiIdiot

3 жыл бұрын

@@WeareTheBonsaiSupply such interesting points made by both of you. I guess it depends on the intent: root base fusion vs. trunk fusion. Both seem valid, but with the root base fusion I do wonder what will happen down the road...will there be a hollow in there? Even if so, doesn’t seem like a bad thing to me!

The demonstration and your explanation were first class. I have some 2/3 yr japanese maple saplings which I am going to try this on. Would love to see a forest planting.

Your grouping turned out great. I like your frame idea, will use it next time.

@WeareTheBonsaiSupply

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you Jeff!

Good job friend. Super 👍

@WeareTheBonsaiSupply

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you friend!

The Maple branch structure (0:35) is beautiful (inspiring) as is the seedling Tree positioning.

@WeareTheBonsaiSupply

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you Sophia!

Inspiring work. I plan to do something similar to model your techniques. You said you would leave it to grow undisturbed for a couple years. When will you remove the big wires around the base of the trunks? Won’t it cut in? I’m trying to figure out timing for my own project.

Hi Jerome. Love the look of this but will the wire on the trunks keep them from fusing?

Nice Job! Could your show us when the leaves have come out?

@WeareTheBonsaiSupply

3 жыл бұрын

Yes, absolutely!

Great tutorial. Will the roots actually fuse to create an actual clump?

@WeareTheBonsaiSupply

3 жыл бұрын

Hey Matt, they will fuse over time but this is a long term project. If you want them to fuse quickly pot them closer togteher

Hey Jerome, where did you find the Arawakan seedlings? Those are great size I would love to pick up a few?

@WeareTheBonsaiSupply

3 жыл бұрын

Hey Kyle, We got them as a gift from a friend.

💚💚💚💚

Hey Jerome, I've got a bunch of decent sized, but thin, cuttings from a large Jade I recently got from the field. I was thinking of making a small forest or even clump-style with them. Have you ever made a jade forest or clump? What are your thoughts? Jarren

@WeareTheBonsaiSupply

3 жыл бұрын

Hey Jarren, that's a great idea to make a jade forest! The only downside with jades is that they don't fuse together, I would suggest you do a forest grouping instead.

@jarrenp6396

3 жыл бұрын

@@WeareTheBonsaiSupply thanks for the tip!

hola

Love it. I was just about to do this with 5 ueno yama trees i bought but i was going to do a maple forest .now im undecided!. Would u plant them all against each other and tie them all together to make the process faster? Is it ok to repot my maples after they leaf out say mid spring? thanks guys keep up the great videos

@chrishallewell8607

3 жыл бұрын

Ideally you want to repot maples as the buds are swelling prior to the leaves actually emerging.

@Chris-oq6kn

3 жыл бұрын

@@chrishallewell8607 thanks for the info. I like both styles but i may go with the maple forest. How bad is it to the tree if u repot after the leaves emerge?

@chrishallewell8607

3 жыл бұрын

Hi Chris, no worries! This issue with repotting once the leaves are out is that the repotting process involves root work and, normally some pruning. When the leaves are out the rate at which the tree is transpiring is significantly increased which a reduced root mass may not be able to cope with. The tree has also expended a large amount of energy already and it is best to repot when the tree has the maximum amount of stored energy.

@Chris-oq6kn

3 жыл бұрын

@@chrishallewell8607 thank u very much for the well detailed information!

@Chris-oq6kn

3 жыл бұрын

@@chrishallewell8607 i had one more question if u dont mind i was going to do a ground layer on a chinese elm tree im wondering should i ground layer it before or after the leaves emerge in the spring? Thanks

Thought the plantings need to be closer together for it to fuse into one

@WeareTheBonsaiSupply

3 жыл бұрын

Hey Jon, keep in mind if you want the clump style to be smaller pot it tighter together and if you want the clump to be larger leave more space.

@danielramirez4264

3 жыл бұрын

Oh..! 🤔 interesting!

I would like to know the secret to growing those maples here in SW and South FL??? I have been told by everyone I come across that it’s an impossible task to attempt.

@WeareTheBonsaiSupply

3 жыл бұрын

Hey Keith, the secret to growing Japanese Maples is to move to at leas the most northern part of Florida. We moved up to Georgia two years ago.

@DogFather69

3 жыл бұрын

@@WeareTheBonsaiSupply I was afraid you’d say that lol. I moved to SW FL about 12 years ago. Where I lived in Kentucky they grew everywhere. I’d love to try and grow one but being south of Tampa I think I’d be wasting my time and a perfectly good tree.

How is this looking now?

my sewcond bonsai is gonna be a chinese elm

You can't grow that maple in Florida can you?

@WeareTheBonsaiSupply

3 жыл бұрын

No you can’t unless you are far north in Florida. We live in Georgia now.