Dancing Bones, Hatiora Salicornioides, Styling Unusual Cactus into Formal Upright Bonsai, March2022

Hatiora salicornioides, commonly called Bottle cactus or Dancing bones cactus is an unusual choice for bonsai material. First, its a cactus without any leaves. It has a couple bonsai characteristic; a bark like trunk and it readily branches. This first styling will take a formal upright appearance, and later will transition the tree into an informal upright with the applied wire. 0:00 Evaluation 0:53 Removing old soil and raking out roots 1:54 Separating two clump plants 2:25 Pruning roots; getting rid of any unhealthy roots or crossing roots 2:43 Major branch pruning 2:53 Root pruning 4:19 Wiring tree 8:45 Cutting off branches 11:07 Pruning leaves ........ Find me elsewhere, Website: http://www.bonsaimethod.com Instagram:   / bonsaimethod   TikTok:   / bonsaimethod   #indoorbonsai #bonsaimethod ........ Thanks, Christopher Wallace