Bending bonsai - from straight tree to cascade bonsai - Cedar - How to bend long big branches
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- čas přidán 4. 07. 2024
- Far too often I see beginners to bonsai be given poor advice when they ask for advice when it comes to a tall straight tree. This cedar was close to 6ft tall and belong to a member of my club. He received lots of advice to just cut it off and create an upright tree however I was lucky enough to change his mind and promised him I could turn this into a cascade bonsai.
After three hours of work, we completed the first styling of this cedar. I did not use any raffia on the trunks and only used heavy gauge 6mm aluminium wire coiled 3 times. A few guy wires were necessary to pull the trunk and branches into position.
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Excellent work 👏 👍 👌
What a difference it made. Looks awesome. Well done.
This is just incredible. Thanks for the inspiration!
It's an interesting view on a plant, and I must say, first time I see something like this, even doe I'm into bonsai for about 15 years. From where I come, southeast Europe, one of the suggestions, beside chopping the straight upper part of the tree, would be to air layer the top.
When it comes to the cascade style, and generally choosing what is the best to do with the trees you have, it all comes down to a couple of standard answers. I don’t agree with it, and think that we can be bold in observation of our trees, thinking out of box, but for some reason many people don’t like it or take some rules for granted. In short, I would call it one-dimensional thinking, instead of multi-dimensional that I prefer. My way of thinking is closer to yours.
I dedicated my bonsai work to creating bonsai from atypical plant types, as creating from standard bonsai plants atypical styles for them. It fulfills me, as everything I do in my life, I tend to be unique, so videos like this are perfect for getting new ideas and insights, but at the same time hard to find.
I give a like straight away as I love semi and full cascades!
They really are beautiful!!
Aussie Dave here David, awesome work, I cut my casuarina pine off at half the height 😒🙄. Now seeing what you have achieved I could've done the same 🤔🤫🤔. Anyway lesson learnt for my next casuarina 🤗🤗.
Can you cascade a casuarina?
@@stevekatieburnett2042 hi. I'll try today when I buy some 5 mm aluminium wire 🤔🤫
Hey im Dave too!! 😂😂👍
Yes man .i like your and Han's technique and style .so many jewels in 10 minutes ..🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽 i cant forget to s/o Robert
Looks fantastic. I mentioned in a previous video that collectors corner at Garden World in Braeside has cascade pots. They have even more now, some quite big, that may suit that tree.
That’s a great tip!!
very nice transformation. Well done.
Quite right 👍 cracking lesson, fantastic result 🙏
I second that!!
Thanks for posting. I have been looking at Blue Atlas at my local nursery because of how cheap they are but had no idea what I would do with them. This is a great idea!
They make beautiful specimens!!
Awesome! And Rob needs to chat with the potters in the club - a custom pot is probably the best way to go, I think. I have been scared to bend that far and been guilty of making cuts that then don't make me happy. Might have to be a bit braver next time . . .
We all make blunders here and there. It’s natural.
Wauw thats amazing. Respect !!🙌🏾🙌🏾
Super awesome right??
Great work looks fantastic
I have heard you should plan on 2-3 years for Atlas Cedar bends to take a set and even then they will periodically need rewiring to prevent them from rebounding. Given such a long period under wire I also would expect to see bite scars when you do take it off. Otherwise a great job.
Quite inspiring, thank you for the lesson.
I second that!!
Spectacular job
Incredible. Well done.
Super cool right?
Very impressive!
What a wonderful work. The pine is beautiful What kind of pine is it again Pls!
Wow! Nice Job...
Beautiful work 👍
I think so too!
Great video
Good job!👏👏👏👏
I second that!
So beautiful lookin like garland ,😍😍😍😍
I love it! Well done! I know your pain about cascade pots. It's hard to find cascade pots here in Canada as well. There are lots of cheap Chinese cascade pots for small trees, but not much for medium to larger size trees. :(
They’re still hard to find 😬
Nice work. Cheers from Ojai California
Cheers from Hershey Pennsylvania!!
Great way of going about it. Thanks! Gonna try this technique.
Have you tried it yet?
@@KitakuBonsai not yet. Haven’t decided what to try it on or found the right plant yet.
@@flappyfish42 hopefully the opportunity will present itself when the time is right
Wooow i love it
Yeeeeees !!!💪🏾💪🏾💪🏾💯💯💯
David-any chance for a followup loom at this tree? Did it survive the radical bend?
Yes it’s doing really well with the customer. Hopefully new bonsai pot this coming October and in its first show next year April.
Awesome video I’ve just bought a tall skinny cedar of Lebanon 🇱🇧 and I’m going to try and do my first big cascade 🍀☘️🍀☘️🍀☘️🌲🎋
Ooooo those cedars are beautiful!!
@@KitakuBonsai yes I love the cedar trees 🌳 🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻
Complimenti e fantastico
Hi from Greece,how many years can takes to the bark to established ?
At least 1 year. Two years at the most.
Cedar.. ok
Hello what time of year you did this Work please.
Thks for sharing good job. 💪
End of summer.
Can we see an update on this tree?
It belongs to a customer of mine. Tree is super healthy and doing really well. Hopefully he will put it in next years club exhibition and I’ll show it on video.
Keren broother
👍👌👌🍎
David, I am getting worried about your mental health, in the last few videos you were giving the trees come to bed eyes and whispering sweet nothings and now your saying the tree speaks to you🤔. You know the men in the white coats will be coming very soon 😂 Surprised you didn't get "Hanh" to help with the bends? In relation to the pot why dont you commission a local potter to make a one off?
Yeah good point about getting pot made. I’ll let the owner know.
That bend in the trunk doesn’t look natural you won’t ever see a tree bent like that in nature