How to Grow Bonsai Trees : History of Bonsai

Learn about the history of the ancient Chinese art of growing the bonsai tree, in this free video.

Expert: Mike Hansen
Bio: Mike Hansen, owner of Midwest Bonsai, has been growing, caring, selling, and instructing others in bonsai care for years. Mike is an expert bonsai master.

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Howto & Style

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• bonsai
• tree
• care
• plant
• garden
• seed
• juniper
• supply
• history
• japanese
• grow
• tips

[JasperPalmer]

To expertvillage: please post more bonsai videos with this man I love him.

[SuprBen]

these videos are great for beginners. they really thourouly go through what to do and how to look after bonsais. nd how any tree can b a bonsai. keep up the great work.

[shannon11092]

There are some inaccuracies in this outline of the history of bonsai. Research point to the origins of bonsai coming from the silk road between china, india and beyond. Trees where dwarfed for transportation purposes to be brought to china. At this point it was not an art but had a functional purpose.

The transition from China to Japan was through a Japanese diplomat who brought the practice to Japan. As time passed it was turned into an artform in Japan and spread globally from there.

[UberDeathTurtle]

@Pr3lude9 I know, it was a joke.

[Pr3lude9]

@UberDeathTurtle Poison Ivy is not a tree.

[Pr3lude9]

@danicasalcena07 I am going to be using Moss. But I'd assume you could plant grass around, you'd have to keep it cut. It would also probably take soil and room from the tree, making it grow much slower. You may have to feed a little more often.

I'm no Bonsai-ist, yet. Hope this helps you out, though.

[UberDeathTurtle]

I am making a bonsai out of poison ivy.

[idyllwild1]

I think this works that since the tree gets older it grows slower and since you trim it you make it stay small and doesnt affect the tree so its as if the tree is full grown just like if a guy trimmed your legs of continuously but you were still alive you would still age you would just be small

[NamesROverated]

it's the art of making a tree that would normally grow large stay small

[Samyd1993]

i dont quite understand the art of bonsai. Is it cutting the shape of the tree? making it a smaller version of a tree? or preserving the Japanese culture?

[TXBonsaiSamurai]

These Videos are of Mike Hansen from MBP bonsai studio in Pflugerville TX. He is one of the top bonsai professionals in the world. I am glad to have him as a teacher.