A Bonsai Begins: Shocking Japanese Maple Makeover!!!

Описание: I bought an eight-foot Japanese maple garden tree reduced from £350 to £100… and cut it down to two feet tall in the garden centre car park. To most people it looked like madness. To a bonsai grower, it was the beginning of something powerful.

In this video I take you through the bold trunk chop, the severe root reduction, and the strategic decision to rebuild this tree from its bare bones.

We explore why trunk thickness is priceless, how dormant energy fuels explosive spring growth, and why a shallow aerated basket will transform the future nebari.

This is not a quick makeover — it’s the first chapter in a multi-year redevelopment where patience, biology and design work together to turn raw nursery stock into a convincing, mature bonsai.

Follow the journey as we trade height for strength, shock for vision, and instant impact for long-term mastery.

Enjoy 🙏😁🌳


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Chapters:
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00:00 A shocking start
00:47 A lifelong bonsai fantasy
03:01 Why I didn’t air layer this tree
04:27 Why this works: deciduous strength and dormancy
05:22 The real value of this tree
06:41 First task: getting at the roots
08:03 Hard root reduction and nebari strategy
08:40 Why a wide, shallow aerated basket?
11:28 The canopy rebuild
12:32 Ultimate control: grafting options
13:19 Letting the tree decide
13:56 The inevitable shock ending


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