Orlando Bonsai » video https://www.orlandobonsai.com The purpose of this site is to share and enjoy the art, history and horticulture of bonsai and to provide current bonsai news and information. Sun, 19 Sep 2021 06:47:27 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=3.8.41 OrlandoBonsaiTV’s latest “How to Bonsai” video – Podocarpus Styling https://www.orlandobonsai.com/?p=2292 https://www.orlandobonsai.com/?p=2292#comments Tue, 30 Sep 2014 05:37:09 +0000 http://www.orlandobonsai.com/?p=2292  

Paul Pikel has a new video that explains how to style a Podocarpus bonsai.  His pal Cosmo loves to watch him work especially when he’s preparing a tree he hopes to display at the Epcot Flower and Garden Show. Podocarpus is a common shrub in Florida so maybe you’ll want to try your hand at styling one of these too.

Click on the YouTube link below to watch.

http://youtu.be/GmRXw55caCw


]]> https://www.orlandobonsai.com/?feed=rss2&p=2292 0 Refining Bonsai https://www.orlandobonsai.com/?p=1926 https://www.orlandobonsai.com/?p=1926#comments Sun, 21 Aug 2011 21:25:40 +0000 http://www.orlandobonsai.com/?p=1926 It feels like forever since I have posted on Orlando Bonsai. I have been creating instructional bonsai videos and it has pretty much taken all of my free time to do. However I want to get get back to updating my site with still pictures of my trees so that I can capture the progression of their development. Hopefully in the next couple of weeks aI can get my trees cleaned up enough to do some nice shots.

The following video shows the steps I take to redefine my trees and get them better looking every year.


]]> https://www.orlandobonsai.com/?feed=rss2&p=1926 0 Root over rockin’ https://www.orlandobonsai.com/?p=1902 https://www.orlandobonsai.com/?p=1902#comments Tue, 05 Apr 2011 02:41:02 +0000 http://www.orlandobonsai.com/?p=1902 I was given a ficus tree a few years a ago because the original owner could no longer care for it. After years in my collection I finally was inspired to change the style of the tree and hopefully turn it into a great bonsai. It all started with a large rock in my yard and a very horizontal ficus.

Here is the before picture.  As you can see the tree is just a shapeless mound and really needed to be restyled.

The rock had a rounded bottom so I chiseled it flat so it would sit securely in the pot.

Here is a video that shows how I went about creating the root over rock.  Please keep in mind this is a strangler fig and is known for growing on top of other trees and the slowly enveloping them by lowering aerial roots to encase the tree.  In this case the tree will slowly attach to the rock.  Therefore I didn’t have to bury the rock to produce roots to cover the rock or wrap it in sphagnum moss to keep it moist.

Finally the finished (but not styled) Root-Over-Rock.  It still needs to be wired out and some branches removed but I see great potential in this tree.


]]> https://www.orlandobonsai.com/?feed=rss2&p=1902 0 Must have Bonsai Tools https://www.orlandobonsai.com/?p=1798 https://www.orlandobonsai.com/?p=1798#comments Wed, 26 Jan 2011 12:10:30 +0000 http://www.orlandobonsai.com/?p=1798 There is a large amount of tools available for bonsai, and not knowing what you need could be costly. I wanted to go over the top three most needed bonsai tools so that people new to Bonsai could have an idea of what they need.


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