Making a Maple Bonsai

Learn how to make a Maple Bonsai (Acer palmatum). In this video we show you how to prune and wire a Maple bonsai of about 10-15 years old. Make sure to subscribe to this channel to see the progression of this Bonsai over time! For part 1, the initial styling of this tree, see: DIY: Making a Maple Bonsai tree

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:
https://www.bonsaiempire.com/courses

Bonsai techniques explained:
- Pruning: https://www.bonsaiempire.com/basics/s...
- Tools: https://www.bonsaiempire.com/basics/g...
- Wiring: https://www.bonsaiempire.com/basics/s...
- Repotting: https://www.bonsaiempire.com/basics/b...
- Substrate: https://www.bonsaiempire.com/basics/b...
- Bonsai care: https://www.bonsaiempire.com/basics/b...

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:
https://www.bonsaiempire.com/courses