Even bonsai professionals have killed a tree or two. What can we learn from the death of our trees in order to grow and improve?
If you have not killed a tree then are you really even trying hard enough? Are you experimenting, trying new things or pushing boundaries?
You are not a true bonsai enthusiast until you have killed at least ten trees.
This is my video of trees which I have killed this year, and the valuable bonsai and life lessons learned.
A wise man learns from his mistakes.
A truly wise man learns from the mistakes of others.
Chapters:
00:00 Intro
00:35 Curated and managed online images
01:00 Bonsai successes and failures
01:55 You are not a true bonsai enthusiast until you have killed at least ten trees.
02:00 The main causes of dead bonsai trees.
02:50 Indoor bonsai trees.
03:58 Is your tree really dead?
04:27 Scratch test.
04:57 Scratch test demo.
05:55 Can a dead tree be saved?
06:18 If in doubt hang on until Spring.
06:40 My failed trees in 2022 and what I learned.
06:52 Carmona / Fukien Tea
07:55 Copper beech bonsai.
08:58 Larch forest bonsai.
10:21 Failed root over rock beech.
12:05 Dwarf azalea
13:20 Mame trees and humidity.
14:00 The key lesson: Don't give up.
14:25 General life lesson: Don't be ashamed or embarassed by failure.
Enjoy 🙏
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