Barberry Bush to Bonsai (Carving, pruning and wiring pre-bonsai Berberis material)

Taking a large-trunk Barberry (Berberis spp) and transforming it into a young bonsai using carving to hide a dead section on a trunk, pruning long runners and wiring the rest of the plant out to set this on its way to become a berberis bonsai. 0:00 barberry Bonsai first styling (Background) 0:20 Creating natural looking deadwood on Berberis Bonsai? 1:20 Using powertools to carve bonsai deadwood (rough shaping) 4:15 Detail carving of deadwood 5:05 Burning off fibres when creating bonsai deadwood 5:55 WIring and pruning: Styling Berberis bonsai 11:04 Close look at some of the deadwood 11:57 Final overview of the Berberis Bonsai