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How to make a Bonsai tree

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How to make a Bonsai tree

3,401,087 views September 25, 2020 11:05

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In brief

Transform a 5-year-old Spruce into a stylized bonsai at home using basic techniques like pruning, wiring, and repotting. This beginner-friendly guide covers essential steps and care tips for shaping your first tree, using affordable nursery stock.

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Learn how to make a bonsai tree at home! In this video we show you how to create a bonsai from cheap nursery stock material. The tree we work on is a 5-year-old Spruce (Picea abies), purchased at a local garden center for about 20 USD.

Bonsai Empire is dedicated to share the living art of Bonsai - we created this video as a DIY tutorial to help and motivate beginners. The video is part of the online courses that we offer, for more free videos go to:
bonsaiempire.com/courses

Bonsai techniques explained:
- Pruning: bonsaiempire.com/basics/styling/pruning
- Tools: bonsaiempire.com/basics/general/tools
- Wiring: bonsaiempire.com/basics/styling/wiring
- Repotting: bonsaiempire.com/basics/bonsai-care/repotting
- Substrate: bonsaiempire.com/basics/bonsai-care/bonsai-soil
- Bonsai care: bonsaiempire.com/basics/bonsai-care

We like to thank:
Clingendael (Japanese garden), Bob Ruitenbeek (Technical supervision) and Teunis Jan Klein.

Learn how to make a Bonsai tree with our online courses:
bonsaiempire.com/courses

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Bonsai Empire published this 11:05 video tutorial on September 25, 2020. It has been watched 3,401,087 times on YouTube.

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