Harry HarringtonArtist and Author, Bonsai4me · Author, Publisher, Webmaster, Bonsai Artist

Yamadori Hawthorn bonsai hunting! From collection in Jan 2020 to a bonsai pot in Sept 2025. #bonsai

25 Sept 2025 · 1 min

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In this video, the creator documents the winter collection of a Hawthorn yamadori in the UK, showing shaky on‑site footage of the cold January afternoon when the tree is reduced to a size suitable for bonsai. After bringing the tree home, it is potted the next morning. The narrative then fast‑forwards six years of recovery and growth, culminating in the tree being placed in a bonsai pot and ready for styling. The video serves both as a documentary of the collection process and a longitudinal case study of the tree’s development over several years.

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Here's some very shaky footage of me collecting this Hawthorn Yamadori on a very dreary, cold January afternoon here in the UK. The tree is reduced down to a size that's suitable for bonsai, and although it's only 3:30 in the afternoon, by the time I actually get to dig the tree out of the ground, It really is going dark. But here the tree is back home in my garden. It's then potted up the next morning. If we then fast forward 6 years of recovery and growth, you can see the tree now finally in the bonsai pot and ready for styling.