1 Rule to Turn Shrubs Into Ancient Bonsai

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A simple technique to transform an ordinary shrub into the foundation of a beautiful DIY bonsai. Join the DIY Bonsai Challenge community:

Thanks to @koren_bonsai on Instagram for the thumbnail photo!

The key is an initial cut-back to reduce the shrub’s silhouette, guided by the proportions of the trunk to establish the future height and width of the bonsai.

By focusing on the trunk’s dimensions as the cornerstone of the design, I show how to make confident decisions and set your bonsai on the path to success. Whether you're a beginner or looking to refine your process, this straightforward method makes shaping your bonsai more approachable and fun.

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Thanks to @koren_bonsai on Instagram for the thumbnail photo!

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grobonsai

I’ve wanted to get into bonsai for a while, but have felt a lot of decision paralysis about how to go from watching videos to doing it myself.
I have to say, this is the most clear and succinct video I’ve ever seen that really made me feel like I could go to my garden center and get started and understand how to evaluate which decisions to make. Thank you! You’re a fantastic educator.

clurdelune

So when I was a years or so Bonsai shop opened in our local town and Id look in the window at every available opportunity fascinated at the amazing mini trees. Fast forward to now aged 52 having forgotten how amazing they were the utube algo showed me, completely randomly one of your shorts. Planning on a garden center visit this weekend to see where I can start. Keep up the good work, I shall binge your vids in the meantime.

grahammarkhorn

I look forward to your videos, well worth the wait. Always informative and well produced. Thank you for keeping Bonsai down to earth and calm.

TehRev

Bought a couple cotoneasters last spring/summer and been wondering how to get started on them. This technique gives me something to visualize and work towards, thank you!

thejuanderful

This formulaic approach is sure to be attractive and useful to bonsai beginners.

laddieokelley

1:6 (ish). You'll see me with my rule this spring helping me make some decisions! Many thanks for another informative vid.

leemartin

Big fan of the channel! You’ve inspired me to get a cotoneaster as my second tree. Your video on taking care of your Chinese elm from Amazon/eBay (can’t remember) really helped me with mine, which came in poor condition and was an absolute nightmare! Cheers Darren

cheeper

Daggum, Darren, what an amazing tree to work with. Good talk through, and I’m diggin the big chops today!!

baldyeti

Great seeing you darren - love the approach to this series. Happy new year

XaviersBonsaiRetreat

A great walkthrough. That’s a gorgeous tree. Awesome video!

dreamingofbonsai

that’s a lovely cotoneaster to work on! i’ve recently got a huge one that i was given to work with that i can’t wait to get onto!

hypolardnb

That’s a great piece of starter material. I’d love to find such a thick trunk cotoneaster rather than the usual stick thin nursery shrub.

TheBonsaiGarden

Happy New Year Darren. Good to see you making videos again. Hope you're all good.
Great demo as always (selfishly I would have left it until spring to grow loads of cuttings)
Would love to see some updates of your trees that you previously videoed.

martinsmith