Wise Moon Gardens bonsai enthusiast Mark Vargas is creating a forest out of two year old coast redwood trees that he started from seed.

Select the container you will be transplanting into before you begin. Mark made a wood box to house the newly planted bonsai forest. Then he thoughtfully selects the trees he will be working with to create a forest composition.

The process begins by first selecting the focus or primary tree. Next, you select trees to compliment the size and shape of the primary tree, adding a perceived depth to the composition.