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Younger material would make better, more interesting twists, but that is what I had at the time. Now the stock is bigger and more hopeful! Thank you John! Bach and mountains are a nice combination!

Thank you! I really appreciate it!

Yes they were! The tree is fine, not the strongest growth this year though. So it's up for a march repotting, probably to a bigger pot. Still haven't pruned back the branches as I'm not to the thickness point I'm aiming for. Cheers John!

@@ArkefthosBonsai - great news! I look forward to seeing that video! Are you by planning on doing any carving on the large roots where you cut them?

@JohnThurlbeck yes, exactly! When I have a good root system established, I'm going to be carving the dead parts, or root graft above them. I'll decide in March during the repot.

@@ArkefthosBonsai - OK! Root grafting is something I can’t remember seeing so far on any CZcams stuff. So, that would be excellent, though I’m also a big fan of carving, and like Graham Potter’s work for that. Have a brilliant week ahead! 😁👍

@JohnThurlbeck graham potter is THE reference! Thank you John! You too!

Σε ευχαριστώ Αλεξάνδρα! Είναι Acer monspensulanum, ενδημικό εδώ. Κάθε χρόνο βγαίνουν εκατοντάδες. Καλό βράδυ!

For alpine pine species, I prefer sooner, in January or early February, as far as I can from summer heatwaves. Another good season for sensitive alpine species is September. Very good results. Cheers!

That is a very special tree to me, John, so it means a lot that you like it! Thank you!

@@ArkefthosBonsai - you are most welcome, my friend! 👍

This kind of graft, veneer graft, takes about a month, in a controlled environment, a high humidity chamber with artificial light and daily misting. But needs one more to stay in before slowly being introduced to outside conditions and complete shade for the summer. Some grafts might be able to get an hour of sunlight by June and full sun from late September, but not all. It's a process that requires a learning curve. Not the easiest task. Cheers!

@@ArkefthosBonsai I just started graft mine 10 days ago and 2 hours morning sun, I cover with plastic bag and see some moisture inside, may I ask is it good with that moisture sighn? Some people said is good and some said it’s normal reaction with that moisture

@locpham-ie6ly moisture inside is good. But 2 hours of morning sun is bad. Even minutes of direct sunlight will fry the graft way before it gets to fuse. Now is really the worst time to graft in the northern hemisphere. It is way to hot. For grafting you need very low temperatures. Lower than 20C. Now, even in full shade, is too hot. I'm afraid they will fail. You should try again in September, or when your day temperatures doesn't go higher than 20C. Good luck!

@@ArkefthosBonsai I live in southern California in the US the temperature is 32 C and I graft on black pine

@locpham-ie6ly I'm sorry, the grafts will fail. When the sun hits the bag, the temperatures inside rise to insane levels. No conifer graft can survive this. At least put the tree in full shade. No direct sunlight. Still chances are bad this time of year. But if you succeed let me know. It will be a beautiful miracle! But try again in mid to late September or even October, when temperatures are lower.

Thank you John! This tree looks kinda unconventional but I love it! Cheers!

Yes it is kinda hard, I have some old Japanese bonsai in mind as references, but still this is one of my favorites! Thank you John!

Thank you John! No, not at all. I really liked that weird branch and kept it as a statement. I liked it that much, that when the tree rejected it for some reason, I wired another new shoot to take it's approximate place. Cheers!

@@ArkefthosBonsai - good for you! I guess I like more symmetry in my plants! 😃

@JohnThurlbeck a twist of assymetry is usually what makes a tree stand out. Cheers John!

@@ArkefthosBonsai - I think you are right and I now need to embrace that thinking in my future bonsai designs! Thanks for that helpful lesson and have a great week ahead! 😁👍

Σε ευχαριστώ πολύ Σωτήρη! Καλή συνέχεια!

Μετά από έδαφος ναι. 5 με 6χιλ. Αν είναι απλή μεταφύτευση, βάζω ζεόλιθο, ελαφρόπετρα και περλίτη, ίσως λίγο οργανικό σε κάποια είδη.

@@ArkefthosBonsai Θα πρέπει να προμηθευθώ ζεόλιθο. Και για το κτήμα. Εξαιρετικές ιδιότητες! Υποχρεωμένη για τις απαντήσεις, ευχαριστώ!

Αλεξάνδρα, ο ζεόλιθος είναι το κλειδί στο μείγμα που χρησιμοποιώ! Αν θέλεις να σου στείλω τον δικό κοίτα προμηθευτή με εξαιρετική ποιότητα και εξυπηρέτηση και εκπτώσεις για μεγαλύτερες ποσότητες.

@@ArkefthosBonsai Ναι, ευχαριστώ πολύ 😀

@alexandraprevezanou5448 ψάξε για zeolife . gr και βρες το προϊόν για γεωργία στα 2.5-5χιλ. Καλημέρα!

Το εκτιμώ ιδιαίτερα Αλέξανδρε! Σε ευχαριστώ!

@@ArkefthosBonsai Αλεξάνδρα 😀

I'm really glad you like it, Thomas! Cheers!

Παρακαλώ! Βεβαίως, για Αθήνα θα έκανα μεταφύτευση τέλη Φεβρουαρίου, πάντα με πολύ προσοχή και υπομονή σε κέδρους, μιας και είναι ευαίσθητοι. Κλάδεμα μεγάλων κλαδιών και κορμών αρχές Νοεμβρίου και επικάλυψη με πάστα επούλωσης. Κλάδεμα για διατήρηση του μεγέθους και διαμόρφωση προτείνω τέλος άνοιξης, αφού έχει γίνει ορατή επιμήκυνση των νέων καλωδίων και μπορεί κανείς να δει τις νέες ομάδες ματιών κατά μήκους του κλαδιού, κλαδεύεις σε ένα νέο μάτι, σύμφωνα με τι μήκος που σχεδιάζεις να έχεις. Συνήθως αφήνω 2 η περισσότερα νέα ματιά. Σύρμα καλό είναι να μπορεί από Σεπτέμβριο μέχρι Δεκέμβριο, που τα νέα κλαδιά έχουν ξυλοποιηθει και ελαφρύνει. Αυτά...

@@ArkefthosBonsai Σας υπερευχαριστώ! Πολύ κατατοπιστικά όλα! Καλή συνέχεια!

You're welcome! Cheers!

Very easy to air layer, as long as it does not dry out. I have two of them in the ground for bonsai (other than the 3 I have for landscape) and they have become beasts. I want to do something like what you are doing. Next spring for that. Thank you and good luck with your sequoias!

Thanks man! Yes it is wild, I have more than 10 this year working all day through the garden eating sedums, my melon and watermelon leaves, maple leaves etc. I usually had 4 or 5 but this year they exploded. Love them! Cheers!

@@ArkefthosBonsai they are so cool I love it 👊👊

The tree is fine! Not all pine species have the same resilience. This trunk is Pinus nigra, they are just different, better in surviving! The thunbergii grafts which were further ahead in spring took a big hit from the root work and stopped growing for 2 months. By then the nigra buds had started a slow elongation. They now have needles popping up and they set new buds for next year which are looking very strong. It was in full sun up until yesterday when I moved it in half sun until September. I'm going to show the tree in the upcoming updates video. But this repotting is so necessary for a tree to become a bonsai. It's unavoidable. Cheers!

@@ArkefthosBonsai Thanks! That's great, I'm glad it worked out.

@erichraudebaugh you have no idea how glad I am! Ha ha ha

Thank you! The landscape part is still young, not mature enough to make an impact, but the bonsai display part is almost there. Maybe in mid November when the colors are crazy. Cheers!

@@ArkefthosBonsai I think we can all appreciate a "work in progress". I would be interested to see the garden regardless of maturity. Either way, I look forward to your videos.

@TheMightyYak it will be done then!

Please tell me your name so I can call you properly! You think you can apply that in tropical trees, besides your black pines?

@@ArkefthosBonsai Hi Banner is my stage name lol...and yes you can...they use needle grafting on tropical trees..

Ok Banner! Did not know that, sounds interesting!

@@ArkefthosBonsai it is but your technique can be applied to tropical trees

Good to know, even though I can't grow them here

Good luck to you then! For me it is succesfull, the tree is growing great under full sun, a bit reversion to immature foliage ,but it still looks great! Have a nice week!

You're most welcome Wesley!

Thank you Mark! It's an Italian I find easily here in Greece. You can search for it on Google with 'Zapi Fitobalsam" . It's a grafting and healing paste. Cheers!

Excellent question! No, it won't be. As the trees thicken, everything becomes fused more and more naturally and the rough pine bark will hide all the scars. In 4 - 5 years, this will look like a natural change in direction with a bit of twist as well. Cheers!

Yes, hair is gone Samuel! Too hot here for long hair.... Actually, digging out trees from the wild, especially a natura 2000 protected forest like the one that starts above the house, is prohibited in Greece and I totally agree and respect this. But still, I've got whatever I've planted in the ground since 2010, plus whatever tree has popped out naturally in the garden as yamadori.... Cheers mate!

I respect it as well. Look forward to the next one.

@samuelmula5570 thank you Samuel!

Yes it is, you can see in the updates video that it pushed nicely in mid spring, I got normal candles, but in late June,it just stopped developing and went brown slowly, part by part.

@@ArkefthosBonsai - such a shame! That would have been a magnificent tree! Have a brilliant week ahead, my friend! 👌

@JohnThurlbeck yes it would.... You too John!

Thank you John! Everything can look awesome from a drone's point of view! Cheers!

@@ArkefthosBonsai - love the drone shots! One day it would be great to see it all at first hand! 👍

@JohnThurlbeck do you plan on visiting Greece?

@@ArkefthosBonsai - potentially next year! This year I’m buying a new home between now and October and heading to a wedding/holiday in Oz in November. However, I would love to visit at some point! 👍

@JohnThurlbeck sounds like exciting times for you! I'm glad!

Because I'm still going to develop a bonsai tree from it, after I remove it from the graft. I've already worked the root system, spread it radially, this spring and I'll make a tree from all the other buds. Cheers John!

I've got more than 10 working around the garden this year. So much fun! Thank you Mikel!

Thank you Dave! Even though some grafts might be ready in a few months, the chop and the digging might take 2 years or more. Thank you!

You and me are probably the only ones enjoying the drone shots ha ha ha! Thank you Alex!

Thank you for your wish!

@@ArkefthosBonsai thank you for the inspiration

Glad you approve Roberto! I truly appreciate it!

Definitely unnecessary for thread grafting as well! I'll check the video, I must have missed it. Have a great Sunday!

@@ArkefthosBonsai thank you for the inspiring content and trees!

@acer_p_bonsai cheers!

I truly appreciate it Phillip!

Thank you, I appreciate it!

Cool identification David! In fact I have hundreds of them, everywhere, I pot several of them each spring and still they are everywhere! Thank you!

It's nice to see drone footage every now and then, as the seasons change, the colors change! Thank you!

Thank you! It is an easy way to graft but requires patience! Cheers!

Thank you Joe! I appreciate it!

Thank you John! Unfortunately I lost that tree last summer. Last year was a weird year, lots of people in the northern hemisphere reported problems with pines and even sudden deaths. This tree was my weird story. It grew well for a season after the repotting, all looked well going into winter and then in late spring early summer, it just didn't grow. By August it was brown. Don't know why. Have a great day!

@@ArkefthosBonsai - thank you for the follow up story to that bonsai. I was so sorry to hear that you lost it as it was a beautiful tree. Early on in my bonsai life, I had a juniper that did that, and I felt a deep sense of loss. Take care, my friend, and have a great weekend! 👍

Ha ha thank you Darko! The hair is gone though... Summers are hot and they didn't feel nice with the shirt beard.... Cheers!

I've answered you on Instagram david. Everything except the last question. You should let everything run so that you get the fastest thickening possible. Don't prune anything. Cheers!

Thank you Robbo for the kind words! Yes, a correct needle plucking in autumn, makes all other work on pines simple and fast. No complicated techniques or timing and thus double flush pines can be fun! Cheers!

Thank you Rico! Nice approach, yes the light intensity is quite high here (plus the elevation) and that has a strong effect on pines! No, we are not like Japan. June in Japan is rainy season, here is relatively dry and hot. Cheers!

Thank you! I really liked that editing with the music. I've seen it maybe 20 times myself! Cheers!

@@ArkefthosBonsai Ok.... sorry, im just 5 times)) Great, truly a joy of life

@illka314 ha ha ha 5 times! Impressive!

@@ArkefthosBonsai ....correction: another 5-6 tms))) watch on x2 - another story)))

@illka314 respect!