How to Make a Juniper Bonsai

As a species, junipers are some of the most flexible and forgiving trees to begin a bonsai composition. In this breakdown of how to make a bonsai, we walk you through the fundamental steps of front selection, creation of deadwood, setting of structure, and wiring of your pads. This process can be applied to any piece of nursery stock or accessible piece of material to warrant the very best results and provide the backbone for juniper bonsai creation.

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Chapters of the video

0:00 - Intro
0:18 - Overview
2:02 - Cleaning and Selecting the Front
9:05 - Create Deadwood
16:21 - Set Structure
22:49 - Detail Wiring
32:29 - Outro

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