An Extreme Bonsai Bending Mistake to Avoid
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- čas přidán 19. 07. 2022
- Applying a risky bending technique to my big chinese elm bonsai. Avoid this at all costs. #bonsaistyling #bonsai
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Im here for the bonsai, but your dog in the background playing with branches is gold 🤣
Yeah cheeky things haha! Also the choccy one isn’t pestering me for attention, he’s trying to sweet-talk me into giving him the organic fertiliser on the bonsai
@@grobonsai yeah that was also sweet/cute. Loved their participation 🥰😂
Nice video mate! Wedge cuts are always stressful! From my vantage point in the video it wasn't clear why a screw on the trunk wasn't an option to secure the guy wire. Also to keep in mind, you could use two screws (with two guy wires or creating a connection point in space where one guy wire from the top connects to two wires from bottom) and halve the force on each of the bottom wires. These and other more complex distributions of force are not usually seen in bonsai but can be used to minimise impact in any one portion of the tree compared to using a single traditional guy wire.
Thanks for the pointers Rafi. Yeah I probably should have used the trunk. I discounted it at the time because the acute angle between branch and guy wire if it was secured to the trunk. Hopefully I get away with it!
An incredible demonstration Darren and it just amazes me how far you have come since those early videos in your conservatory. Inspirational!
I like your teaching style , laid back but informative. Hoping you have a set program for us. Top marks.
Thanks for the kind feedback!
Awesome work! Thank you so much for sharing your knowledge! Can't wait for what's next!
Thanks for watching!
Great video! The more content from you the better!!
I appreciate that!
Nice video! I loved the music choice, and the flow you were in cultivating this bonsai. It put me in an inspired trance. ✨🌸
Wow thanks for the great feedback!
A major redesign for this tree!
Thanks for watching Nigel
Hi Nigel 🙂
Good vid... doing a bunch of close slices into the trunk (like accordion) then bending works really well on elms too... they end up healing a little smoother on deciduous from what I've seen between this technique and wedge cuts
Unusually I'd be more nervous doing a bunch of slices, than a single chunk - but I am weird haha
@@grobonsai lol true, when I first saw some of this stuff I was like say wuuuut, you guys are nuts
I agree, multiple small stress points is way safer than one spot with a ton of tension and risk of breaking the branch.
Happy you are back
Nice to see you
Excellent redesign. Scary bend, but it looks like it will work! 🤞🍀
Thanks Jay!
Would be awesome if you can put the link on where you buy your cut paste, lime sulfur…etc
Thank you!
Incredible work, very nicely done mate
Thanks mate!
nice work and another great video
Thanks Ben I appreciate you stopping by
Your teaching style is good,,
PUPPERS! Also, your bonsai tutorials are both informative and soothing. Thank you.
Thank you so much!
So great to see a video again from you Darren. You haven´t posted a video for a while or is it just me? That´s a huge Elm and looking good.
Hey how are you? I had to take a break for about 6 months. Been posting less frequently lately, but I think YT hasn't been pushing the vids so much these days
@@grobonsai* Thanks i´m great. I just had a little break myself, because i broke my foot in 5 places in a working accident. I had just startet my YT channel and found out how to clip and edit my videos and then my accident happent 😅 But i think i will start up in next week. Great to have you back. Your videos has become very pro. I have so much to learn yet. Peace
Great natural looking tree,we all miss your videos
Happy Bonsai from Australia 🌲✂️
Thanks, Matthew! Still making the vids, just takes a little longer to get them out these days :)
Beautiful bonsai sir 👍
Thanks for sharing
What a transformation for that tree looks great. Looking forward to seeing more of it.
Thanks, more updates will follow in coming months
Great video! Will we see an update in the Fall?
Thanks, yeah definitely :)
Hi Darren, what a nice specimen and great combination of useful advices and advanced techniques! Thanks for the inspiring video!
By the way, is there an email where I could reach out to you? TIA
Thanks for watching Stefano! Sure, it's grobonsai@gmail.com
How do you get them to grow like that? Mine just has like 50 leaves
Thank for tutorial videos
Very good video and I appreciated the tips.
Glad it was helpful!
It’s looking great. That bend was intense but if anything is gonna survive that, it will be an elm 👍
They are beasts haha
I did about 5-6 extreme wedge cuts on a tall straight pine a few years ago along with a report and wire. Two years on and it's thriving again and will be rewired next spring. I'm still too scared to remove the raffia and big wire holding it all together though 😁
Woah! I wouldn’t have the guts to do that!
Question from a learner. Is trunk splitting not an option for that heavy branch work? Or is this technique only good for conifers?
Hi, good question! Because of the type of bend I wanted to achieve - a sharp move in a single location - I went with the wedge cut. I have not used the splitting technique, but feel it is more appropriate when the bend needs to be a move over a greater length, rather than a severe bend in a small location.
Thanks Darren. Brave move.
Thanks Al, and also for the message, now sorted :)
Nice one Darren. Oops not that one lol. Nice tree .
Thanks Matt! haha
I’ve e been interested in seeing how that technique works, great video! I now also feel the need to rename my one called ‘the big elm’ 🤣
We shall see! I'm nervous about die-back below the wedge. haha no need, I say it like 'my eldest daughter'. I couldn't name my trees - I have a hard enough time with the dogs names
@@grobonsai same lol - The Big Elm and the lil elm
What were those pellets you put on top of the soil at the end? Fertilizer?
Hi, yes it is organic fertiliser pellets
It looks like the smoking pellets you put in a pellet smoker. What’s the difference?
You have become one of the best bonsai CZcamsrs! 😊
Holy heck, thanks so much!!!
@@grobonsai It is I who thanks you. 😊
Beautiful
The first half of the video I was saying sheesh wah too much foliage, you're not cutting enough! Then the second half of the video I was covering my eyes in fear. So much bending and cutting! But it looks great. A true project! So much fun.
haha thanks Fred!
where do u get ur pots from mate? they are like 200 quid online. no thanks lol
This pot was from kaizenbonsai.com They have a good selection online for reasonable money in many sizes.
Isn't the cut paste you used for coniferous trees?
I believe the difference is colour, so I just use the same for both
What a wonderful bonsái! Is that an ulmus?
Yes, it is! Ulmus parvifolia - Chinese or Lacebark elm
there is nice movement in the tree good flow
Glad you like it - thanks for watching
Thank You.
Hi guys , Wondering can a mature normal sized pear tree be turned into bonsa ? I am gonna cut it clean off 50 cm above ground in winter, then I will just wait for new branches to grow out . Will this work ?
Yep that will work. Digging it up will be the challenge, helping it recover. If you are in the northern hemisphere there is still a week window now to chop it. Otherwise autumn as the leaves start falling, or spring just before the buds open are the ideal times
@@grobonsai thanks man , I am in Victoria Australia, it is Winter time here right now , I will cut it clean off and not leaving any branch ,,,, love your Chanel already subed cheers man
Cool, so best time is just before the buds open in spring 🙂
Juosss👍👍
hallo sir greetings from Indonesia🥰
thank you for sharing information about bonsai plan👌😍
More updates please 😎
Will do, probably be next month
Wow Wonderful Bonsai ^^
Thank you for good sharing~
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My friend, have a good day
You make me wanna buy a bonsai
hahaha it's very addictive lol
The tree is gorgeous.....
Thanks so much!
Hi I have a bonsai tree that my son had gave me for a birthday present after 2 years it had dried up even after giving it water and I’m not sure how it happened I have even be giving it food but it still ended up drying pls are u able to help and or provide me with some advice to amend this
I would check the roots. It sounds like the tree might be pot bound. If there is a mass of roots try dunking the tree in a bucket of water, wait until all bubbles stop. Depending on the tree, it's too late to cut the roots, but if you do give the tree lots of tlc. Keep it out of direct sunlight don't feed it for at least a month, if you repot it. You could tease out the roots and slip pot it into a larger pot with new soil. Then a complete repot when tree is dormant or in spring just before leaf break. Good luck with the tree.
Drying up even with water sounds like a serious problem has occurred. If it hasn't come back after 6 weeks, it has probably died I'm afraid. Until then, all you can do is water before the soil is completely dry and give sunlight
@@derekdaniels8311 ok thank very much for help 🙂
@@derekdaniels8311 also which type of soil would you prefer for the bonsai tree ?
@@Farhanainuk786 what type of tree is it?
Wow!
Great
im curious, why the pellets at the end?
It’s fertiliser, keeps the tree healthy, like vitamins
@@grobonsai where can i buy them?
Also where can I purchase the cut paste you used or a another good one
Good 👍🏻👍🏻🙏🏻
Terima kasih sudah berbagi
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Wow
Thanks for watching Bri
I think the tree was ready at minute 1:55, overworked on it, but that is my opinion
1 step back, two steps forward - just takes time 😊
that pot is just massive, no bonsai should be taller than 24 inches, its not a bonsai after that
It’s just a training pot while I try find a nicer one, but yeah the big trees aren’t everyone s preference
My god man! Use a rubber coated wire, or put a piece of air tubing on it!!! Frickin crazy!
It’s not necessary, it’s attached to a sacrificial branch that will be removed. Chill man!!!
Good video but that title was definitely some of the biggest clickbait I've ever seen on a bonsai video.
I guess, depends on your point of view. If a wedge cut isn't extreme in bonsai idk what is. And as someone who has ripped a tree out of the container in my early years, securing a guy wire to the pot is definitely a mistake that should be avoided.
I love your videos but please just choose one style of music, it's so confusing
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Noooooope. Irresponsible, high risk technique. Screw that.