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Ryan Neil from Bonsai Mirai

In this video, sponsored by BSOP (Bonsai Society of Portland), Ryan Neil describes the work that bonsai require in the spring. Ryan categorizes his trees into three groups: Development, referring to trees that need to be optimized for vigorous growth; Balanced, referring to trees where some parts are encouraged to grow while others are pruned and contained to limit growth; and Refinement, referring to trees that receive less water, less fertilizer, and specialized pruning. For those of us in Zone 3, this work begins in May when tree buds start to swell and continues through most of June.

BSOP Series: Post Growth Management

In this video, sponsored by BSOP (Bonsai Society of Portland), Ryan Neil describes the work that bonsai require in response to the intensive care they receive in the spring. Watering and fertilizing produce abundant growth, which must be managed as the trees prepare for the heat of summer. Learn how to manage this opulence and achieve your desired outcome. For those of us in Zone 3, this work starts in late June or early July.

BSOP Series: Fall Physiology

In this video, sponsored by BSOP (Bonsai Society of Portland), Ryan Neil describes the work that bonsai require in the fall. This is a critical time for bonsai as the trees prepare for dormancy. Learn about the techniques, processes, and reasoning behind bonsai work in autumn to ensure your bonsai’s health and vigor during its dormant period. For those of us in Zone 3, this work starts in September as trees respond to cooler weather and shorter days.

Search for more videos from Bonsai Mirai and BSOP, including lessons on wiring, potting, and species-specific workshops on pines, spruces, and more.

Bonsai Beginner Series

Do you like to learn on your own? Do you want to review beginner subjects covered by our Introduction to Growing Bonsai course?

Bonsai Mirai's Ryan Neil works with a student and teaches him how to create his first bonsai.

Bonsai Beginner Series - Material Selection

Bonsai Beginner Series - Cleaning Conifers

Bonsai Beginner Series - Cleaning Deciduous

Bonsai Beginner Series - Finding the Front: Conifers

Bonsai Beginner Series - Finding the Front: Deciduous

Bonsai Beginner Series - Structural Wiring

Bonsai Beginner Series - Soil

Bonsai Beginner Series - Ceramic Selection

Bonsai Beginner Series - Repotting

Walter Pall

Walter Pall is a well-known bonsai pioneer practicing bonsai in Germany for almost 60 years. He single-handedly looks after 2,000 bonsai, many of which are maple trees. Walter has developed a technique for creating dense ramifications in a short time. In Germany, he can prune his maples like one would prune a hedge up to four times in a growing season. When his maples drop their leaves, he has the entire autumn and early winter to take his time and prune his trees to correct and refine their branch structure. In Zone 3, we can apply this technique to our maples, but due to our shorter growing season, maples can be hedge-pruned in late June and again in late July or early August. Branch refinement pruning can be done after leaf drop but before mid-November, the average date of our first permanent snow. This applies to Zone 3 maples and temperate maples. Temperate maples must be kept at near-freezing temperatures for approximately 1200 hours, after which they can be brought indoors and placed under lights.

Creating ramifications on a Bonsai (Hedge pruning)

Harry Harington

Harry is a UK bonsai artist and one of his specialties is carving with power tools. Watch him as he uses his amazing skill to create deadwood effects that would take many years for natural processes to replicate.

Carving Deciduous Bonsai