Transform Raw Stock into a Masterpiece: A Guide to Bonsai Nursery Work - Bonsai-En

Transform Raw Stock into a Masterpiece: A Guide to Bonsai Nursery Work

The First Steps To Working On Raw Bonsai Nursery Stock

 

When we purchase raw nursery stock for bonsai we are really just buying our base material. This is usually just the case of you seen a species of tree you like and have bought the material to now begin making it into a bonsai tree. Unless you purchases this material from a Bonsai Nursery as Pre Bonsai Nursery Stock then chances are there will be a lot of work that needs to be done to get your new tree on its way to becoming a Bonsai. Watch the following video to see some initial work being done on raw stock to help fix some issues and get the tree going in the right direction

 

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