How to select good nursery stock for Bonsai at a nursery with a professional

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In this Video:
I team up with Eric Ridgeway, Bonsai Artist and owner of Issho-En to show what to look for in good nursery stock for Bonsai.

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[living_sculptures_za]

This was a unique an informative video. I don't remember seeing a video of a nursery tour with a pro and what he would do in a nursery considering nursery stock. You guys should do that again (more). Very cool video guys.

[tacothegoldfish]

Would love a video on what you were explaining with the shishi Japanese maple. Something about grafting branches to the roots to help them do something. Would love to hear more in depth about that technique and what it’s called!😊

[inekev.d.heijden]

Good evening from the Netherlands 🇳🇱 I’m excited 😊 to lern more about that. I’m new to bonsai

[viktorsbonsai]

Dude I love maples and the fact this nursery has shishi’s ayo…. Imma need that now now

[CascadianFyn]

Great info and perspectives. Thank you!

[johncaro]

What kind of tree did Eric recommend at the beginning of the vet the video? He said it was a main state of the bonsai or clubs there in Oregon

[steveanacorteswa]

I just bought a $70 Austrian, it's grafted, Eric didn't mention but a lot of Nursery trees have a graft, the interesting thing is there are 2 little branches coming out from the 4+ inch trunk. Thinking of twisting some of the Austrian branches to get them gnarly, then gin them once they take and keep the little branches below the graft. Don't know what pine it is yet.

[ckennedy]

A nursery in the north west has so much more than a nursery in the southeast. But there are not a lot of people digging through looking for the bonsai material. Not that there is a lot but you can get lucky.

[pablonunez]

What type plants did you guys pick out at the end? What species are they called?

[ValrG]

how much were those trees from randy knight?

[peteryoung]

you can tell its a bonsai if the tag is in a foreign language

[yoteslaya]

Going to a nursery for a good bonsai is like going to a homeless shelter looking for a pornstar

[Book]

At the end of video. Why would you want a tree that huge on a pot?? 😂

[kearyriem]

I appreciate the attempt but your professional was zero percent helpful. Just saying this isn’t good doesn’t help. Maybe be more articulate and state what your looking for, why something is good or bad. Nice try but needs work. Thx

[leilanidoofy]

Please get a new camera, the blurriness is super distracting and hard to watch