Channel: Bonsai Empire

Category: Howto & Style

Tags: bonsaimake a bonsaicheap bonsaiilex crenatadiyjapanese holly

Description: Bonsai does not have to be expensive! You can create nice bonsai projects from very cheap and widely available nursery stock. In this video we show you how to prune and wire an Ilex crenata plant with a price tag of $5 US. The Ilex crenata bonsai (also called Japanese holly bonsai) is a strong and versatile plant. Make sure to subscribe to this channel to see the progression of this Bonsai over time! Bonsai Empire is dedicated to share the living art of Bonsai - we created this video as a DIY tutorial to help and motivate beginners. The video is part of the online courses that we offer, for more free videos go to: bonsaiempire.com/courses Bonsai techniques explained: - Pruning: bonsaiempire.com/basics/styling/pruning - Tools: bonsaiempire.com/basics/general/tools - Wiring: bonsaiempire.com/basics/styling/wiring - Repotting: bonsaiempire.com/basics/bonsai-care/repotting - Substrate: bonsaiempire.com/basics/bonsai-care/bonsai-soil - Bonsai care: bonsaiempire.com/basics/bonsai-care We like to thank: Clingendael (Japanese garden), Bob van Ruitenbeek (Technical supervision and Bonsai expert) and Teunis Jan Klein. Learn how to make a Bonsai tree with our online courses: bonsaiempire.com/courses