Root Over Rock - Bonsai Technique

Jerome, owner of The Bonsai Supply, shows you a great bonsai technique: Root Over Rock. Enjoy!
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  • @sebastienfichot7092
    @sebastienfichot70922 жыл бұрын

    Would you please publish a quick update of this root over rock project ? I think after 2 years, this must have evolved quite interestingly.

  • @mattbrennan647
    @mattbrennan6474 жыл бұрын

    Great instructional video. Thanks Jerome. As much as I enjoy watching you work on your more established trees it’s really helpful to view videos like this. Thanks

  • @WeareTheBonsaiSupply

    @WeareTheBonsaiSupply

    4 жыл бұрын

    Hey Matt, thank you! Im glad you enjoyed this video.

  • @dawontonbomba8658
    @dawontonbomba86583 жыл бұрын

    "Looks a little more GNARLY.." KILLED ME JEROME XD GOOD WORK!

  • @stevetheis5352
    @stevetheis53524 жыл бұрын

    Love this. Never tried root over rock, but come spring here in the UK it is definite project for me to attempt if I can find the right rock.

  • @michaelhoward487
    @michaelhoward4874 жыл бұрын

    Thanks for another great instructional video. Love the "blown-over" position for its dramatic effect. As a bonsai "newbie" . You give me courage to grow my abilities.

  • @WeareTheBonsaiSupply

    @WeareTheBonsaiSupply

    4 жыл бұрын

    Thank you Michael for your kind words! The only way to learn is to try :)

  • @TheBoppa23
    @TheBoppa234 жыл бұрын

    I'm learning so much! Thank you

  • @frankieclayton9303
    @frankieclayton93034 жыл бұрын

    This and water is peaceful and relaxing

  • @juanabenitez9556
    @juanabenitez95564 жыл бұрын

    Intresting job. I love. I hope you owe us in a few months the evolution of the tree. Affection from Paraguay

  • @456fly
    @456fly4 жыл бұрын

    Thank you. This was a cool presentation .

  • @elsensei5400
    @elsensei5400 Жыл бұрын

    Thank you for the info. Great video.

  • @stepan.tichyy
    @stepan.tichyy4 жыл бұрын

    Jerome your videos are great. Informative and entertaining! Thank you very much for them!

  • @WeareTheBonsaiSupply

    @WeareTheBonsaiSupply

    4 жыл бұрын

    Thank you Stepan for enjoying them and your feedback!

  • @Greenthumbwilly
    @Greenthumbwilly3 жыл бұрын

    Beautiful!!!

  • @FEEDMEKITTENS
    @FEEDMEKITTENS4 жыл бұрын

    Wow, this is perfect for me! I have a tree I'm training and I've really wanted to attempt this with it.

  • @sabmos8610

    @sabmos8610

    4 жыл бұрын

    tocA check out Herons bonsai too

  • @corazonbernardo6377
    @corazonbernardo63774 жыл бұрын

    Brilliant and very informative....thanks for sharing.

  • @luisgilaytona5535
    @luisgilaytona55354 жыл бұрын

    Nice to look at the laydown position..👍🌿.

  • @ruwanwijesinghe2492
    @ruwanwijesinghe24923 жыл бұрын

    Excellent video ..I learned lot of things about root over rock..

  • @gabrielanievas7760
    @gabrielanievas77602 жыл бұрын

    Very specific with details. 😊

  • @dwessels100
    @dwessels1004 жыл бұрын

    GREAT JOB. THANK YOU.

  • @jonayborja7179
    @jonayborja71794 жыл бұрын

    Goddd amazingly beautiful and the demostrator too 😉

  • @nishitabansal9245
    @nishitabansal92454 жыл бұрын

    Wow ....beautiful

  • @NC-wl1xm
    @NC-wl1xm4 жыл бұрын

    Wow. Very cool.and creative

  • @ketutwintara7503
    @ketutwintara75033 жыл бұрын

    Root over rock bonsai, good idea. I like it 🌳👍

  • @saeidehkamrani1650
    @saeidehkamrani16503 жыл бұрын

    Beautiful, thanks🌹🙏🌹

  • @DuNguyen-my4rq
    @DuNguyen-my4rq3 жыл бұрын

    Cool job Thanks

  • @sandhyakodukula8211
    @sandhyakodukula82114 жыл бұрын

    Thank you.. Very useful video..

  • @jaimemusique99
    @jaimemusique99 Жыл бұрын

    i like that yall didnt edit out the thinking phase. thats an important step to making sure you are confident in what you want. also i agree its better to have it look like it got knocked down in a storm.

  • @Andi_M.
    @Andi_M.4 жыл бұрын

    Good job!

  • @janetpercell3989
    @janetpercell39894 жыл бұрын

    Lovely. Ive had a peice of driftwood for 10 years now i know what to do with it!

  • @WeareTheBonsaiSupply

    @WeareTheBonsaiSupply

    4 жыл бұрын

    Go for it! :)

  • @jennifersalatamos2994
    @jennifersalatamos29943 жыл бұрын

    Thanks for sharing this video . I really loves bonsai tress. Especially the adenium plants. Good job. God bless you

  • @WeareTheBonsaiSupply

    @WeareTheBonsaiSupply

    3 жыл бұрын

    Thanks a lot

  • @GraftingTactick
    @GraftingTactick3 жыл бұрын

    I have no comments, All I can say is: M..A..G..N..I..F..I..C..I..E..N..T 😍😍

  • @freedomgarden1
    @freedomgarden14 жыл бұрын

    Thanks Jerome. I will learn your way to do with my the ficus. :)

  • @WeareTheBonsaiSupply

    @WeareTheBonsaiSupply

    4 жыл бұрын

    Đại Lâm Mộc Ficus do great with this technique 🌳🙌 Great choice!

  • @pablopenella
    @pablopenella4 жыл бұрын

    I'd love to see more videos on other types of trees using this technique. Could it be used on a Cyprus Hinoki? I have a small one, about a year old; how many years should I wait to apply this technique if I could do so?

  • @SolomonGeorge
    @SolomonGeorge3 жыл бұрын

    Excellent BONSAI ART

  • @ramu591
    @ramu5914 жыл бұрын

    Really awesome video. Your explanation is superb.

  • @WeareTheBonsaiSupply

    @WeareTheBonsaiSupply

    4 жыл бұрын

    Thank you very much Kolli

  • @sirinjk8075
    @sirinjk80753 жыл бұрын

    Awesome👏👏👌

  • @xuanchau6511
    @xuanchau65113 жыл бұрын

    Very nice

  • @bheamejia8167
    @bheamejia81673 жыл бұрын

    Thank you Sir Jerome for a very instructive and very interesting presentation.superb!😘

  • @WeareTheBonsaiSupply

    @WeareTheBonsaiSupply

    3 жыл бұрын

    Glad you enjoyed it!

  • @shedmanx3640
    @shedmanx36402 жыл бұрын

    Great instructional video mate. Here in Australia we can get away with doing it in any season, depending where you live. I have a small forest of Ficus Figs that I inadvertently obtained by sticking in branches of the Ficus Fig in a pot whilst pruning. I may try this on them.

  • @goamber2162
    @goamber21624 жыл бұрын

    Great video

  • @carljonathanserra649
    @carljonathanserra6494 жыл бұрын

    Now i know how to make bonsai on the rock, thank you so much sir

  • @lydobermann6268
    @lydobermann62683 жыл бұрын

    Glad i found this video

  • @pranavsaxena664
    @pranavsaxena6644 жыл бұрын

    Great!👏👏👏

  • @tajinderjeetsingh9112
    @tajinderjeetsingh91122 жыл бұрын

    Great.👍

  • @bobbymalta73
    @bobbymalta734 жыл бұрын

    Thks for sharing Dear Friend!

  • @toddstropicals
    @toddstropicals4 жыл бұрын

    That's so true, here in Florida it's hit or miss with good rocks. If you find them it's best to snag them, I have a rock yard walking distance from me thankfully. I'd like to try ROR with some of my desert trees (bursera, Boswellia, commiphora).

  • @thomasnieman7086

    @thomasnieman7086

    4 жыл бұрын

    Good ol Michigan does not have this problem lol

  • @distrik5889
    @distrik58893 жыл бұрын

    thank you for sharing the video, very interesting, quite entertaining 🙏🙏

  • @TechWithRushabh
    @TechWithRushabh4 жыл бұрын

    Thanks Jerome for this video 🎥🎥🎥

  • @WeareTheBonsaiSupply

    @WeareTheBonsaiSupply

    4 жыл бұрын

    My pleasure!

  • @ranjithadikaram3683
    @ranjithadikaram36834 жыл бұрын

    V.fine leson Thanks

  • @leonyligaya6377
    @leonyligaya63773 жыл бұрын

    Very nice...

  • @Rellesofsaturn
    @Rellesofsaturn4 жыл бұрын

    Nice work

  • @hermanaje7401
    @hermanaje74014 жыл бұрын

    Awesome

  • @ZICHUVLOG
    @ZICHUVLOG3 ай бұрын

    Wow super

  • @walley2637
    @walley26374 жыл бұрын

    I do the same with bonsai where i have to picture a "story" in my mind of how it would have grown like that in full scale in the wild. it's more artistic than following strict bonsai style techniques

  • @ramongpusing4758

    @ramongpusing4758

    4 жыл бұрын

    . .

  • @leonyligaya6377
    @leonyligaya63773 жыл бұрын

    I like it...

  • @kaveeshadeneth8734
    @kaveeshadeneth87342 жыл бұрын

    Great gob 😊😊😍

  • @DIGITWINS
    @DIGITWINS3 жыл бұрын

    Intresting job....

  • @kalandrakasartbonsai5400
    @kalandrakasartbonsai54003 жыл бұрын

    Great workshop you got there friend..

  • @WeareTheBonsaiSupply

    @WeareTheBonsaiSupply

    3 жыл бұрын

    Thank you! Cheers!

  • @richtv4403
    @richtv44034 жыл бұрын

    Great Bonsai♥️♥️♥️♥️

  • @frazzno5654
    @frazzno56543 жыл бұрын

    Thanks. Great video, well presented. 👌✨👍

  • @WeareTheBonsaiSupply

    @WeareTheBonsaiSupply

    3 жыл бұрын

    Glad you liked it!

  • @shriyanthihandugala1237
    @shriyanthihandugala12373 жыл бұрын

    Wow buddy ...amazing !🇱🇰

  • @WeareTheBonsaiSupply

    @WeareTheBonsaiSupply

    3 жыл бұрын

    Thanks! 😃

  • @csillailyes1610
    @csillailyes16104 жыл бұрын

    Amazing ! Huggs from Hungary 💟

  • @victorious407
    @victorious4074 жыл бұрын

    So young but sooooo skilled, wooow

  • @Mbxoom
    @Mbxoom Жыл бұрын

    Nice job 👍. Can you make a video about which trees are best for bonsai cultivation with pros and cons and tricks.

  • @marycarbaguio7261
    @marycarbaguio72614 жыл бұрын

    Wow so nice I like that 🤗😶❤🙌

  • @rockymumbai4813
    @rockymumbai48132 жыл бұрын

    got good information brother.You're welcome dear I am from India....

  • @desertroseJAXX
    @desertroseJAXX4 жыл бұрын

    Hi Jerome. I love this video and can’t wait to try it with one of my Adeniums. Should I wait until Spring?

  • @WeareTheBonsaiSupply

    @WeareTheBonsaiSupply

    4 жыл бұрын

    geri jackson Hey Geri, thank you so much for your kind words. Yes I would wait till late spring when it starts to get hot 🥵

  • @ck8313
    @ck83134 жыл бұрын

    Hi. Love your channel. I have made a root over rock and for last two years the roots have not attached themselves with the rock. They just keep growing around the rock. Can you advise what's wrong? Thanks

  • @AtulaSiriwardane
    @AtulaSiriwardane4 жыл бұрын

    Great... Very helpful...

  • @WeareTheBonsaiSupply

    @WeareTheBonsaiSupply

    4 жыл бұрын

    Thank you Atula!

  • @joseeustaquio5055
    @joseeustaquio50554 жыл бұрын

    Trabalho muito bonito

  • @bastiv7806
    @bastiv78064 жыл бұрын

    I usually plant the tree and the rock into a deep container and expose the root gradually. So I am curiously looking for updates on this one. Thanks!

  • @WeareTheBonsaiSupply

    @WeareTheBonsaiSupply

    4 жыл бұрын

    Hey Basti, I like to do the same especially on trees that don't attach to the rock easy like a buttonwood for instance!

  • @omwidibercerita4658
    @omwidibercerita46584 жыл бұрын

    Beautifull bonsai... Nice art bonsai... Simply and elegant... Salam seko indonesia mas pembonsai

  • @danachannel2404
    @danachannel24044 жыл бұрын

    Woww nice

  • @AngaraTV-eu4ib
    @AngaraTV-eu4ib7 ай бұрын

    Nice

  • @garyarcher4933
    @garyarcher49333 жыл бұрын

    I've never Bonsai'ed before. (is that a word?) But, I certainly learned by watching the process. GREAT explanation along the way and loved how you considered the story line of a possible storm blowing the tree against the rock! It was a dark stormy night...... BRAVO!!

  • @WeareTheBonsaiSupply

    @WeareTheBonsaiSupply

    3 жыл бұрын

    Thanks for watching!

  • @Mariah1st
    @Mariah1st4 жыл бұрын

    Could you share an update when the try is approx 1 year in training? Great tree btw!

  • @Jadepapa

    @Jadepapa

    3 жыл бұрын

    Like now :)

  • @ItsCheechFool
    @ItsCheechFool4 жыл бұрын

    i really wanna see this update bro. really really want to.

  • @sergioivanrodriguezortega3913
    @sergioivanrodriguezortega39133 жыл бұрын

    Amazing videos! hi from México

  • @WeareTheBonsaiSupply

    @WeareTheBonsaiSupply

    3 жыл бұрын

    Glad you like them!

  • @sergioivanrodriguezortega3913

    @sergioivanrodriguezortega3913

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@WeareTheBonsaiSupply

  • @mapsri1341
    @mapsri13414 жыл бұрын

    Beautiful arrangement of the tree on the rock and the pot. Well balanced picture. Great! Will you at some stage think of shortening the tree by removing the top part?

  • @WeareTheBonsaiSupply

    @WeareTheBonsaiSupply

    4 жыл бұрын

    Hey, thank you for your kind words! Yes I will shorten the tree once the roots have attached to the rock! For now I will let the tree grow pretty freely

  • @JJSoileau
    @JJSoileau4 жыл бұрын

    I find use saran wrap works great to not only hold the tree to the rock, but also to hold the moisture in the soil.

  • @WeareTheBonsaiSupply

    @WeareTheBonsaiSupply

    4 жыл бұрын

    Jaclyn Soileau that’s a good method, you can also burry the rock.

  • @HAJUBONSAI
    @HAJUBONSAI3 жыл бұрын

    very good,,,,,,,,,

  • @sahabatbonsai8864
    @sahabatbonsai8864 Жыл бұрын

    greetings one hobby (bonsai lovers) from Indonesian 🙏🙏

  • @robsguitars4398
    @robsguitars43984 жыл бұрын

    Hi Jerome, thank you for the great videos, I have a piece of Coral Rock, will this work for root over rock? Do you have any suggestions on prepping the Coral Rock?

  • @WeareTheBonsaiSupply

    @WeareTheBonsaiSupply

    4 жыл бұрын

    robs guitars hey Rob, Coral will work great! If it isn’t live coral than there is no prep needed

  • @dickmcshan9778
    @dickmcshan97783 жыл бұрын

    Another educational and entertaining presentation, Jerome! Cheers, Dick from Vancouver

  • @WeareTheBonsaiSupply

    @WeareTheBonsaiSupply

    3 жыл бұрын

    Thank you very much!

  • @Dev7D
    @Dev7D3 жыл бұрын

    Nice Video. Can please make video on how to fertilize Bonsai plant. Thanks

  • @mrv1271
    @mrv12714 жыл бұрын

    I bought a bonsai that apparently is ready to be planted on a rock. It’s got some type of cloth on it right now. I hope it works. Much appreciated

  • @WeareTheBonsaiSupply

    @WeareTheBonsaiSupply

    4 жыл бұрын

    That sounds like burlap which can be used to do root over rock. Make sure you don't remove it too early.

  • @mrv1271

    @mrv1271

    4 жыл бұрын

    We are The Bonsai Supply Ok, thanks for your great work.

  • 4 жыл бұрын

    good video, my friend!

  • @ManuelMorales-lz9hp
    @ManuelMorales-lz9hp4 жыл бұрын

    Great video! I live in Tampa and planning to go and check out your store soon. Love the visit you both did to Canada and Puerto Rico. Special Puerto Rico because I was born there. Retired military and decided to leave here. Curious are you both from Florida? Keep the videos comming. Thanks!

  • @WeareTheBonsaiSupply

    @WeareTheBonsaiSupply

    4 жыл бұрын

    Thank you! We appreciate it. We are originally from Switzerland, and Venezuela actually. We hope to see you around! :)

  • @titoorly2598
    @titoorly25982 жыл бұрын

    Nice technique, thank for sharing your video. From @Pantomanok tv.

  • @PatchyFaun
    @PatchyFaun3 жыл бұрын

    just wondering how the tree ends up after romoval of the moss? does it take a year or more before it can grow without the moss? looks great btw

  • @WeareTheBonsaiSupply

    @WeareTheBonsaiSupply

    3 жыл бұрын

    Hi, it depends on specie and climate but the moss was removed about a year after and it was growing well on its own.

  • @TuyenNguyen-eo9ro
    @TuyenNguyen-eo9ro4 жыл бұрын

    Chia sẻ rất bổ ích .bạn cho hỏi chất trồng gồm những gì không

  • @consueloamortegui3099
    @consueloamortegui30992 жыл бұрын

    I went to the keys in Florida and I went to a beach when it was low tide and I saw and took many nice and big rocks for bonsais. Ima have to wash them tho cuz they probably salty

  • @putusa8669
    @putusa86694 жыл бұрын

    Aku Suka Brow...👍

  • @okavara3833
    @okavara38333 жыл бұрын

    6:46 what would you recommend for evergreen trees?

  • @markanthonyfabro0310
    @markanthonyfabro03104 жыл бұрын

    Likes Air Supply Nice name channel Liked already 😁👌

  • @MiterAlmeida
    @MiterAlmeida3 жыл бұрын

    I notice a couple cables going inside the trees on the background, are those a pair of “sensors”and auto watering mechanism ?

  • @buraot29ify
    @buraot29ify4 жыл бұрын

    Rule of thumb new shoots grow you can place it in the 🌞👍

  • @WarrenWintersUI
    @WarrenWintersUI3 жыл бұрын

    Looking great, can we expect an update on how it’s taken to the rock?

  • @WeareTheBonsaiSupply

    @WeareTheBonsaiSupply

    3 жыл бұрын

    Hey Warren, this composition was sold shortly after the video was released.

  • @muayadalmoosa3651
    @muayadalmoosa365111 ай бұрын

    Thanks for the video!! Do you think it’s possible to make such an arrangement with a rock and bury it under the soil in a deep pot so that it grows over it? I live somewhere very hot and dry, no moss grows here and my bonsai is a buttonwood.

  • @LessTalkMoreDelicious
    @LessTalkMoreDelicious4 жыл бұрын

    Are those Spot Spitters in the background? Do Spot-Spitters work with drip-manifolds? (Orbit, Rain Bird, etc.) Or do you need full pressure for a Spot Spitters?

  • @WeareTheBonsaiSupply

    @WeareTheBonsaiSupply

    4 жыл бұрын

    Hey, yes those are Spot Spitters! You can run them right off the Rain Bird etc. timers. check out this video: kzread.info/dash/bejne/mZxhu6qqZJTNldo.html

  • @Saikaavlog
    @Saikaavlog2 жыл бұрын

    Good brooo