Eric creates an amazing bonsai forest! He demonstrates step-by-step how to make a forest in a long, narrow bonsai container using rocks, bare root Zelkova, muck, soil, and moss. It all begins with placing rocks into the pot.
00:01:10 Tying down largest rock with wire.
00:02:07 Eric preps some zelkova, cutting down roots.
00:03:17 Muck and soil used to secure 2 smaller rocks in place, then wire tie-down.
00:05:52 Continued tree selection and preparation.
00:06:44 Securing a clump of trees to each other with wire.
00:07:37 Trim and placement of larger tree before placing in container.
00:08:17 Another clump of trees wired in place to each other.
00:09:28 Smaller cluster wired.
00:10:53 Trimming another larger tree.
00:12:43 View from the back and adding soil.
00:13:12 Design decisions – placing trees.
00:14:07 Wiring trees into place in the container.
00:16:05 The composition is really coming together!
00:17:00 Trimming and styling the composition branch by branch.
00:20:42 Adding soil and moss.
00:22:45 WOW.
00:23:06 360 degree view.
Make your own forest from bare root zelkova! https://www.bonsaify.com/collections/pre-bonsai-trees/products/bare-root-2-year-old-zelkova-serrata
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