Refining the look and design of my collected Larch bonsai tree. For previous videos of this tree, click the playlist here.... • Single Larch Progression
I'm also glad you mentioned the moss rotting the trunk away. I didn't know that and I've loved moss covered trees and wanted a bonsai to be. So its good to know it can harm it. Thank you
Hiya Nigel, I applaud your pruning courage. I find it particularly difficult to prune larches when they are budding out as I find them so incredibly beautiful at this stage of growth. Generally, I keep my soil surfaces clean of old needles, leaves, sluffed bark and the like but it occurred to me just prior to your cleaning the surface of this larch just how good it looked, natural and rugged. Very appropriate for your idea of a rough and tumble look for this tree. I think I am going to save some needles and bits of flotsam and jetsam from my larches to decorate my soil surface next year. Thank you for the idea.
Thanks Jeff, the Larches are so nice in spring, it is hard to prune them, but I have seen many Larch bonsai that get really long bushy foliage that eventually gets out of proportion with the trunk. Your Ginkgo seedlings are growing really well, they have 4 sets of leaves now. I still have them indoors, but I'll put them outside with the tropical trees and then in fall, I'll treat them as temperate trees, keeping them cold for the winter. Thanks again!
I agree fully on your larch philosophy. Glad to hear the ginkgoes are making it. Good information for future ginkgo mailings. Almost all of my many cultivars are breaking bud but none have your number of leaves. A testament to your tender loving care. I will send you group photos of my cultivars when they are looking good. Later, Gator, Jeff
Thank Collin, I'm way behind on my tropical trees, they all need trimming! I have to get all my hardy trees re potted and when they are done the tropical's will be ready to go outside for the summer. Spring is always so busy!
Thank you Charles, our club is going on a collecting trip next week. I'm going to try and find some very small Larches for my forest. They are hard to spot without the needles out. They just look like small sticks or weeds.
Thank you Nigel for your answer. Have you ever tried air layering A Larch tree. I dont know if Larch are good candidates but maybe one day you could do A video on air layering
I love your work and videos Nigel. One of my favourite CZcams channels by far! This beautiful little Larch tree, for what ever reason, strikes me as more towards the feminine side of the spectrum. Perhaps a pot, a shallow rectangle with a bit of a brim detail, with a withered or very aged glaze. Something rustic and rugged but with a hint of elegance. I dunno man, I'm certain you'll come up with something. Greetings from Colombia, keep up the good work!
Your videos are beautiful. I started the hobby making bonsai trees and I really like your videos. I use them for inspiration. You are a great artist!! Please never stop creating such movies:) And sorry, my English is not the best. All the best and greetings from Germany!
Vielen Dank Tobias, ich genieße es wirklich, die Videos zu machen und ich freue mich, dass die Leute sie genießen. Ich benutze Google Übersetzer, um das zu schreiben, ich hoffe es ist nicht so schlimm und du kannst verstehen, was ich sage! Grüße aus Kanada.
Hi Nigel! Thanks for the great videos! I really enjoy them and learn an lot from them. I like your style. I have a few questions that I couldn't find in your videos (may be I did not look hard enough): What do use use for fertilizer? How often do you fertilize generally and do you use rain water only for watering your plants? You are my hero! Keep up the good work! Thanks again!
Hello and thank you! I fertilize every time I water my trees. I place a pinch of powdered 20-20-20 (with micro nutrients) in my 2 litre watering can and water and fertilize together. I only use rain water on my trees.
Hey Nigel, Love your work and of course all of your trees! I had a question in regards to KW bonsai. I currently live in a city in South Carolina that doesn't have an established bonsai club. I reached out to the communities of a few standard garden nurseries to see if there was anyone in the are who would be interested in starting a club. Needless to say we had a small meeting and are planning on meeting again at the end of July. Now for my question, how do you and other members at KW bonsai decide what to work on/study at your meetings?
Great work starting a club! We try and do a talk (or workshop) on the tasks club members will be doing in the month ahead. So the month before spring re potting, we'll talk about or demonstrate re potting. If some one in the club has a lot of cuttings or seedlings to sell or give away, we'll talk about caring for them. In the winter we do a variety of talks, tool sharpening, different bonsai species etc. We try and set the agenda at the start of the year and then pick or ask for volunteers to do the talk. We try and get everyone in the club to do a talk or demonstration, it gets people involved and gives them a chance to do some research if it is a topic they know little about. We don't have a website anymore, we just use Facebook and find this works well. Keep me updated on the club's progress!
Hi Nigel great video, thanks for sharing your knowledge of bonsai and trees in general. I have A question concerning A Larch tree that I have collected last fall. It's in A training pot and I Was wondering if it Was too late to cut off A part of it's trunk since we are in July
It should be OK, however the tree will bleed sap a lot from the wounds until the sap hardens and forms a barrier. This can take a month or more before it stops bleeding. It is very hard to remove the sap from the bark of the tree. You will need a sufficient amount of good healthy foliage on the remaining parts of the tree. Too little foliage and the tree could get weak and die. The best time to do this is in late fall when the tree is dormant.
Thanks for all the great videos. Can one assume the date you upload is roughly the time year? I know there are a lot of factors that go into timing of pruning, repotting, wiring, etc. Is there a good reference out there that talks about timing as far as seasons? I am in very early stages of starting just have seedlings and pre bonsai garden so I've got lots of time to study up. Thanks again
Hello Brock, yes the date is the time the video was made and uploaded. For most trees, you want to re pot just as the new growth in spring is about to push out. Every tree is slightly different and it is still best to look up all you can for each particular species. Happy growing!
Excellent video. I'm wondering what is the best way to get a larch, I know my neighbor has one in his back yard, is it possible to take cuttings or would it be best to start my own from seeds? I really like the look of these Larch in the spring to late spring, it almost like they come back from the dead. Anyway, hope to hear from you on the best method for propogation
I would start them from seed. The seedlings will quickly become fine trees in just a few years. I have never gotten a cutting to survive the winter. Graham Potter has a great video on Larch from seeds..... czcams.com/video/kU2gtm7vGlQ/video.html
I keep the last one green for the whole summer, but it never rooted and it died over the winter. These cuttings are a little larger and they are taken earlier in the year. I'll keep my fingers crossed!
You could potentially cut of the thick part of the truck and train one of the smaller branches right above the thin part as the new apex. Although it would probably take quite a bit of time before it started looking good. Just a thought.
Would you mind a few questions? What will be the best approach on a 2 years larch? let it grow or clip the needles after they come out? if you have any articles I would be interested to read. I really like your videos and thanks for your tips.
I wouldn't clip growth on your larch while it is pushing growth (green) it is in a state of depletion when you see new spring growth (this is the energy in the roots moving up to the leaves) and it wont again be in an energy positive until the leaves/needles have harden and can then accumulate energy again. so prune buds before they open in early spring to encourage growth (more energy will be available to less pathways and the stored energy has to be spent) or prune when needles have hardened (probably mid summer) thus while still accumulating energy through photosynthesis there will be less stored in roots for next years push. I too like watching nigel but I cringed when he was clipping those buds that already were telling him to back off. I would of used long handled scissors myself but to each there own his hybrid concave branch cutters did do the job.
The tree was collected by another club member. He gave me this tree when another Larch I had died from boring insects. I have had it for about 12 years and it was a few years old already. It has been grown in a pot. I cut the tree down in height to the first branch. The branch was 90 degrees to the trunk, but over the years it has straightened up and taken over as the leader. Most of the work was clip and grow, but I did wire the tree in the previous video for the first time.
I got my root rake at a second hand store. It was sold with an indoor gardening kit. I've looked everywhere and haven't seen another like it anywhere. You can get some nice bonsai root rakes on line..... www.stonelantern.com/Bonsai_Aesthetics_Stainless_3Prong_Root_Rake_p/tc3rtweeze.htm
I bought my concave branch pruners from a person in the club. They were originally purchased from lee Valley tools..... www.leevalley.com/en/wood/page.aspx?cat=2,50560&p=66997
this is awesome nigel. ive been paying alot of attention to your recent multi part forest too. it is bound to show you some love in the coming grow season. i have a few frangipani photos to share with you aswell so ill zip them to your email. great work 😊
Thanks Kennet, people have suggested scarring the area to build up callouses that will thicken it also. I'll see how it does this year and then decide, or work on a solution next year.
hey nigel, I was wondering wether you have a crassula bonsai, if so could you make a video of it and maybye give me some tips and tricks of the specie ?
I do have some small ones and many cuttings growing. I will be trying to grow some larger in the coming years. I really like the Jades, they can look fantastic when they get old. Here is a link to a video I did on my small Jade.... czcams.com/video/mpmPXzFivDo/video.html The Jade is at 4:52
Hi Sir Nigel Saunders!.I have got many ideas from you in your videos.I'm also a bonsai hobbyist and really want to learn more and master the secrets and ideas for bonsai.Just want to ask if when should I let my newly trained or planted (From rooting) bonsai into full sun?Thank you in advance for your response.God Bless!
I would slowly introduce the tree to full sun and watch for warning signs that it is too much. Wilting, discoloration, die back etc. If you slowly give the tree more light , it should do fine. It can take several weeks to get a tree used to full sun. Watering frequency will increase with the amount of sunlight also. All the best Jojo!
Thank you for the kind reply Sir!again,is it already applicable to set my plants being planted from rooting 2 weeks after into full sun?.Because it has already sprouted leaves.How frequent should I water my plants after planting it?Can three times a day watering damage the plant?.And what can you suggest about our season in the Philippines?.We have only two seasons here,rainy and sunny.So, it is applicable to hunt for bonsai during summer time?Thank you again!God Bless!
Hello! I've reported my orange bonsai about 4 months ago and it seems to be doing great but I've now noticed that there are gnats in the soil would it be dangerous to repot it again or how else can I get rid of them? Thanks
Gnats are a pain! I don't think they do any harm to the tree and they usually multiply in wet soil. If you let your soil dry out a little more, the gnat problem should go away.... www.mellobonsai.com/care/Getting-Rid-of-Soil-Gnats.aspx
Thanks for sharing. I liked your snow rose very much. I watched your old video about it too. For some time, I was wondering about any African Serissa style. Do you think using Yaupon holly would be ok?
Yes, most trees will grow very well in this flat top style, all the branches get good light. Many full size trees growing in an open area, grow in this large umbrella style.
Nigel, can you do a video or share some info on larch cuttings and how you do it? You said you would try and use the top branch from the apex as a cutting... Did you try it?
I have had little luck with cuttings so far. My last cutting stayed nice and green from spring to fall, but then in the next spring it didn't bud out. I pulled it up and it had no roots. It may be one in a hundred that does make it? I'll keep trying! I have two cuttings that I am trying to grow this year, they are larger than the last ones. I planted them quite deep in the soil. I'll have to wait and see how they do.
I just removed the lower branches and stuck them deeply into bonsai soil. The cuttings are outside on a bench in full sun. I just checked on them, one looks a bit withered, the other looks better. Here is a really good article on Larch cuttings...... pubs.cif-ifc.org/doi/pdf/10.5558/tfc63174-3
It is common for my Larches to start to leaf out early in their winter quarters. When they go outside, this new indoor growth just gets sunburned and dies off. Usually the tree will then put out a second flush of growth, much weaker than the first, but enough that the tree will survive and gain strength and vigor over the summer. I would just keep watering the tree well and don't prune the emerging growth until the vigor of the tree is restored. Hopefully you will get lots of back budding from this process and your tree will look even better some day. Thank you Vladan.
That's a real cute tree. Me like. :3 By the way, I have a random question. My mom said she wanted to get rid of an azalea bush in the front yard, and if we do dig it up, I'd like to save it for training as a bonsai. When would be a good time of year to do that? Would it be ok now?
Nigel Saunders hi Nigel, all your bonsai trees look just amazing, you're very talented and a great teacher too! Have you tried growing azaleas as bonsai? I love azaleas. Even when not in bloom they are just so beautiful plants. how do you amend the bonsai soil to make it more acidic for the azaleas?
I tried an Azalea many years back, it lived for two years and then slowly died. I'm not sure if it was too low a light in the winter, or maybe too warm in my plant room. Here is an article on the general care..... www.bonsaiempire.com/tree-species/azalea
thanks Nigel for the article, very useful information! I have one azalea plant at home and I'm going to attempt to turn it into some kind of bonsai, I'm very new at this, just learning...I've been reading a lot about growing and caring for bonsai and that article was really helpful.
Heyy nigel , do you have any dawn redwood (metasequoia) tree's , I got a forest of 5 a while back and I don't think i understand them much. So a video on it would be great. Great video as always!
If a tree is going into a show, it is very important to keep the moss off the trunk, way in advance of the show, otherwise you will get a dark ring around your trunk at the base. The base of the tree and the surface roots should be the same colour and texture as the trunk.
same thing goes for mulch, you tend to see landscapers go crazy with mulch around the base of trees, the only purpose it serves so close to the trunk is to help it rot. If you want to call it 'help'
Down at the "Nebari" Trunk Bottom... The way the Roods and, the Trunks Harmoni form in all form in all Ramafication, what we call front and The tree. Display Front. I personale, like the old Styler japanise trees, There are more 3D, if you know.. No front... But a tree looks food from ALL SIDES. Know og cam be done, Fallow Dane Morten Albæk showet me, how to look in the tree. Do that, and Nigel Sanders can show hos 3-5 sommer old Yamadori, and you der much more in the Tree
The soil is 1/2 perlite and 1/2 turface. To this I add 10 to 20 percent composted pine bark (if I have some). If I don't have pine bark, I use just the two ingredients. It doesn't seem to make much difference. You do have to water and fertilize well...... czcams.com/video/gXIIpxUqxdY/video.html
The tree is in a growing phase at the moment and I'll be letting it grow for most of the summer in an effort to thicken up the trunks of the trees. I will have to prune it in fall to be able to fit it back inside the plant room. I will show an update of it when I do a bench tour in about a month.
there's an ancient Japanese art that I think you would be interested in trying, called Hikaru dorodango, meaning shiny dumpling. there isn't much good information on CZcams about this, but there is a good website, dorodango.com, by Bruce Gardner. again, just something I thought you would be interested in, and I think that it would make for some good content
I have been trying to find a perfectly round stone for the last 10 years! I have found some that are close, but never close enough. Thanks for the info Zachery, something new for me!
A árvore de larício só vai crescer em climas do norte, eles precisam de uma boa onda de frio longo no inverno para se manter saudável. Essas árvores vão crescer até a linha de árvores do norte e eles podem ter temperaturas de inverno de -54 C.
How lovely to see those buds unfolding...
The Larches look so nice in spring, the bright green contrasts with the rough old bark!
Would like to see this tree in spring!
beautiful tree! this Larch and your Larch forest are just amazing! Larches are one of my favorite trees.
I will be posting a video soon with lots of Larches at the Toronto bonsai show!
Thanx Mr. Saunders it was lovely watching u and ur trees. Thanks fr d viewers pic section. It looked lovely!
Thank you ps!
Another great vid Mr, Saunders. Thank you.
Thanks Jason!
Really enjoyed this video, especially seeing your decision making process when you're pruning the structure of the tree.
Thank you Ronnie!
Thanks a lot for your videos.!!!!!
Muchos saludos desde Nicaragua Nigel.!! He aprendido muchas cosas en tus videos .!! Gracias
Wow frnd its good beautiful bonsai thnk you for sharing for this video i love bonsai❤❤❤👉👉🖒
Apart the consistent and amazing videos and work also very interesting is the viewers picks part. Great video!!
Thank you santamartarock!
2 video,s on one day ! very Nice
i,LL watch tonight ....
Thanks
Thank you, I hope you enjoy them!
Thanks for the double upload!
Thank you, I'd make videos all day if I could!
I love your videos. Thanks man
I'm also glad you mentioned the moss rotting the trunk away. I didn't know that and I've loved moss covered trees and wanted a bonsai to be. So its good to know it can harm it. Thank you
Thank you Donnie!
I really like the last one you showed
Thank you, that is a Serissa foetida, shaped to look like an African tree.
@@TheBonsaiZone great work then. thats exactly what i thought it looked like.
Great video on exposing roots. Thanks.
Thank you, I think it looks much better with the roots exposed but I still have to get a better pot!
Hiya Nigel,
I applaud your pruning courage. I find it particularly difficult to prune larches when they are budding out as I find them so incredibly beautiful at this stage of growth.
Generally, I keep my soil surfaces clean of old needles, leaves, sluffed bark and the like but it occurred to me just prior to your cleaning the surface of this larch just how good it looked, natural and rugged. Very appropriate for your idea of a rough and tumble look for this tree.
I think I am going to save some needles and bits of flotsam and jetsam from my larches to decorate my soil surface next year. Thank you for the idea.
Thanks Jeff, the Larches are so nice in spring, it is hard to prune them, but I have seen many Larch bonsai that get really long bushy foliage that eventually gets out of proportion with the trunk.
Your Ginkgo seedlings are growing really well, they have 4 sets of leaves now. I still have them indoors, but I'll put them outside with the tropical trees and then in fall, I'll treat them as temperate trees, keeping them cold for the winter. Thanks again!
I agree fully on your larch philosophy. Glad to hear the ginkgoes are making it. Good information for future ginkgo mailings. Almost all of my many cultivars are breaking bud but none have your number of leaves. A testament to your tender loving care.
I will send you group photos of my cultivars when they are looking good.
Later, Gator,
Jeff
Plant very beautiful friend, have a good week.
Thank you, I have lots of re potting to do this weekend!
Nice work Nigel. Kind regards from London.
Thank you Phil!
Sweet tree! I love deciduous conifers but larches don't survive way down here. Thanks for the videos!
-Collin Serigne
Thank Collin, I'm way behind on my tropical trees, they all need trimming! I have to get all my hardy trees re potted and when they are done the tropical's will be ready to go outside for the summer. Spring is always so busy!
I Like your vids...lot of labour...
Keep on👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻
Thank you, lots more coming!
beautiful larch!
Thank you, I'll have to try and get some more, I really like the seasonal changes, one of my favorite trees!
the Larch trees are very nice good job
Thank you Charles, our club is going on a collecting trip next week. I'm going to try and find some very small Larches for my forest. They are hard to spot without the needles out. They just look like small sticks or weeds.
Thank you Nigel for your answer. Have you ever tried air layering A Larch tree. I dont know if Larch are good candidates but maybe one day you could do A video on air layering
I love your work and videos Nigel. One of my favourite CZcams channels by far!
This beautiful little Larch tree, for what ever reason, strikes me as more towards the feminine side of the spectrum. Perhaps a pot, a shallow rectangle with a bit of a brim detail, with a withered or very aged glaze. Something rustic and rugged but with a hint of elegance. I dunno man, I'm certain you'll come up with something.
Greetings from Colombia, keep up the good work!
You have described the ideal pot! I'll see what I can do, this tree will need a nice pot in the future to match it's look.
Thanks Morgan!
Your videos are beautiful. I started the hobby making bonsai trees and I really like your videos. I use them for inspiration. You are a great artist!!
Please never stop creating such movies:)
And sorry, my English is not the best.
All the best and greetings from Germany!
Vielen Dank Tobias, ich genieße es wirklich, die Videos zu machen und ich freue mich, dass die Leute sie genießen. Ich benutze Google Übersetzer, um das zu schreiben, ich hoffe es ist nicht so schlimm und du kannst verstehen, was ich sage! Grüße aus Kanada.
Parabéns meu amigo
Hi Nigel!
Thanks for the great videos! I really enjoy them and learn an lot from them. I like your style. I have a few questions that I couldn't find in your videos (may be I did not look hard enough):
What do use use for fertilizer? How often do you fertilize generally and do you use rain water only for watering your plants?
You are my hero! Keep up the good work! Thanks again!
Hello and thank you! I fertilize every time I water my trees. I place a pinch of powdered 20-20-20 (with micro nutrients) in my 2 litre watering can and water and fertilize together. I only use rain water on my trees.
Hey Nigel,
Love your work and of course all of your trees! I had a question in regards to KW bonsai. I currently live in a city in South Carolina that doesn't have an established bonsai club. I reached out to the communities of a few standard garden nurseries to see if there was anyone in the are who would be interested in starting a club. Needless to say we had a small meeting and are planning on meeting again at the end of July. Now for my question, how do you and other members at KW bonsai decide what to work on/study at your meetings?
Great work starting a club!
We try and do a talk (or workshop) on the tasks club members will be doing in the month ahead. So the month before spring re potting, we'll talk about or demonstrate re potting. If some one in the club has a lot of cuttings or seedlings to sell or give away, we'll talk about caring for them. In the winter we do a variety of talks, tool sharpening, different bonsai species etc. We try and set the agenda at the start of the year and then pick or ask for volunteers to do the talk. We try and get everyone in the club to do a talk or demonstration, it gets people involved and gives them a chance to do some research if it is a topic they know little about.
We don't have a website anymore, we just use Facebook and find this works well.
Keep me updated on the club's progress!
Hi Nigel great video, thanks for sharing your knowledge of bonsai and trees in general. I have A question concerning A Larch tree that I have collected last fall. It's in A training pot and I Was wondering if it Was too late to cut off A part of it's trunk since we are in July
It should be OK, however the tree will bleed sap a lot from the wounds until the sap hardens and forms a barrier. This can take a month or more before it stops bleeding. It is very hard to remove the sap from the bark of the tree. You will need a sufficient amount of good healthy foliage on the remaining parts of the tree. Too little foliage and the tree could get weak and die. The best time to do this is in late fall when the tree is dormant.
Thanks for all the great videos. Can one assume the date you upload is roughly the time year? I know there are a lot of factors that go into timing of pruning, repotting, wiring, etc. Is there a good reference out there that talks about timing as far as seasons? I am in very early stages of starting just have seedlings and pre bonsai garden so I've got lots of time to study up. Thanks again
Hello Brock, yes the date is the time the video was made and uploaded. For most trees, you want to re pot just as the new growth in spring is about to push out. Every tree is slightly different and it is still best to look up all you can for each particular species. Happy growing!
great video
Thank you jaguardelcielo!
Very nice.
Thank you sir!
Excellent video. I'm wondering what is the best way to get a larch, I know my neighbor has one in his back yard, is it possible to take cuttings or would it be best to start my own from seeds? I really like the look of these Larch in the spring to late spring, it almost like they come back from the dead. Anyway, hope to hear from you on the best method for propogation
I would start them from seed. The seedlings will quickly become fine trees in just a few years. I have never gotten a cutting to survive the winter. Graham Potter has a great video on Larch from seeds.....
czcams.com/video/kU2gtm7vGlQ/video.html
I would love to see how the cutting comes along. I just took a few myself and hope they work.
I keep the last one green for the whole summer, but it never rooted and it died over the winter. These cuttings are a little larger and they are taken earlier in the year. I'll keep my fingers crossed!
You could potentially cut of the thick part of the truck and train one of the smaller branches right above the thin part as the new apex. Although it would probably take quite a bit of time before it started looking good. Just a thought.
I did think about doing that and I may have to some day, I will keep it in mind, thank you!
Would you mind a few questions? What will be the best approach on a 2 years larch? let it grow or clip the needles after they come out? if you have any articles I would be interested to read. I really like your videos and thanks for your tips.
I wouldn't clip growth on your larch while it is pushing growth (green) it is in a state of depletion when you see new spring growth (this is the energy in the roots moving up to the leaves) and it wont again be in an energy positive until the leaves/needles have harden and can then accumulate energy again. so prune buds before they open in early spring to encourage growth (more energy will be available to less pathways and the stored energy has to be spent) or prune when needles have hardened (probably mid summer) thus while still accumulating energy through photosynthesis there will be less stored in roots for next years push. I too like watching nigel but I cringed when he was clipping those buds that already were telling him to back off. I would of used long handled scissors myself but to each there own his hybrid concave branch cutters did do the job.
hi Nigel, what age do u think it is? did u grow ij the ground to thicken the trunk for a few years
The tree was collected by another club member. He gave me this tree when another Larch I had died from boring insects. I have had it for about 12 years and it was a few years old already. It has been grown in a pot. I cut the tree down in height to the first branch. The branch was 90 degrees to the trunk, but over the years it has straightened up and taken over as the leader. Most of the work was clip and grow, but I did wire the tree in the previous video for the first time.
Mr.Saunders I was wondering that if I want to make a bambo bonsai forest, how do I do that like which variety would do and stuff.
Hello Sima, here is a really good article on bamboo as bonsai.....
www.bonsaimary.com/bamboo-bonsai.html
oh! love u for this thanx a ton.
Where can I find the same rake that you use? :]
Thanks in advance.
I got my root rake at a second hand store. It was sold with an indoor gardening kit. I've looked everywhere and haven't seen another like it anywhere. You can get some nice bonsai root rakes on line.....
www.stonelantern.com/Bonsai_Aesthetics_Stainless_3Prong_Root_Rake_p/tc3rtweeze.htm
Bonsai trees are beautiful sir
Thank you, I never seem to get tired looking at trees, all trees have their own beauty!
Nice, Bonsai tools. Where did you get it? I'm going to do some Bonsai in the future. Thanks
I bought my concave branch pruners from a person in the club. They were originally purchased from lee Valley tools.....
www.leevalley.com/en/wood/page.aspx?cat=2,50560&p=66997
Do you have a video about collecting a larch?
this is awesome nigel. ive been paying alot of attention to your recent multi part forest too. it is bound to show you some love in the coming grow season. i have a few frangipani photos to share with you aswell so ill zip them to your email. great work 😊
Thank Luke, I look forward to seeing them!
Hello Nigel.
An idea: try grafting a few branches in the spots you want to thicken.
greets
Kennet
Thanks Kennet, people have suggested scarring the area to build up callouses that will thicken it also. I'll see how it does this year and then decide, or work on a solution next year.
Hello Nigel
If you go for grafting you have to think ahead: you'll need some branches to thread-graft.
greets
kennet
hey nigel, I was wondering wether you have a crassula bonsai, if so could you make a video of it and maybye give me some tips and tricks of the specie ?
I do have some small ones and many cuttings growing. I will be trying to grow some larger in the coming years. I really like the Jades, they can look fantastic when they get old. Here is a link to a video I did on my small Jade....
czcams.com/video/mpmPXzFivDo/video.html
The Jade is at 4:52
Hi Sir Nigel Saunders!.I have got many ideas from you in your videos.I'm also a bonsai hobbyist and really want to learn more and master the secrets and ideas for bonsai.Just want to ask if when should I let my newly trained or planted (From rooting) bonsai into full sun?Thank you in advance for your response.God Bless!
I would slowly introduce the tree to full sun and watch for warning signs that it is too much. Wilting, discoloration, die back etc. If you slowly give the tree more light , it should do fine. It can take several weeks to get a tree used to full sun. Watering frequency will increase with the amount of sunlight also. All the best Jojo!
Thank you for the kind reply Sir!again,is it already applicable to set my plants being planted from rooting 2 weeks after into full sun?.Because it has already sprouted leaves.How frequent should I water my plants after planting it?Can three times a day watering damage the plant?.And what can you suggest about our season in the Philippines?.We have only two seasons here,rainy and sunny.So, it is applicable to hunt for bonsai during summer time?Thank you again!God Bless!
And how many weeks or months should I replant my newly planted bonsais into a new pot?.Thanks Sir Nigel!
Hello! I've reported my orange bonsai about 4 months ago and it seems to be doing great but I've now noticed that there are gnats in the soil would it be dangerous to repot it again or how else can I get rid of them? Thanks
Gnats are a pain! I don't think they do any harm to the tree and they usually multiply in wet soil. If you let your soil dry out a little more, the gnat problem should go away....
www.mellobonsai.com/care/Getting-Rid-of-Soil-Gnats.aspx
Thanks for sharing. I liked your snow rose very much. I watched your old video about it too. For some time, I was wondering about any African Serissa style. Do you think using Yaupon holly would be ok?
Yes, most trees will grow very well in this flat top style, all the branches get good light. Many full size trees growing in an open area, grow in this large umbrella style.
Thank you.
One more thing: do you recommend putting moss in most bonsai? What are the factors that you consider other than the energy burden?
Nigel, can you do a video or share some info on larch cuttings and how you do it? You said you would try and use the top branch from the apex as a cutting... Did you try it?
I have had little luck with cuttings so far. My last cutting stayed nice and green from spring to fall, but then in the next spring it didn't bud out. I pulled it up and it had no roots. It may be one in a hundred that does make it? I'll keep trying! I have two cuttings that I am trying to grow this year, they are larger than the last ones. I planted them quite deep in the soil. I'll have to wait and see how they do.
+Nigel Saunders how did you prep the cuttings Nigel? What did you put them in? Sand, compost, vermiculite etc. thanks for the reply.
I just removed the lower branches and stuck them deeply into bonsai soil. The cuttings are outside on a bench in full sun. I just checked on them, one looks a bit withered, the other looks better. Here is a really good article on Larch cuttings......
pubs.cif-ifc.org/doi/pdf/10.5558/tfc63174-3
How do you fertilize your trees?
Here is a video.....
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what is the name of the update tree? I would like to buy seed to start one myself!
The update tree is a Serissa foetida, commonly called a snow rose....
www.bonsaioutlet.com/snow-rose-bonsai-care/
Thanks for great desceiption. I would like to asi you how to save larix bonsai burned by sun?
It is common for my Larches to start to leaf out early in their winter quarters. When they go outside, this new indoor growth just gets sunburned and dies off. Usually the tree will then put out a second flush of growth, much weaker than the first, but enough that the tree will survive and gain strength and vigor over the summer. I would just keep watering the tree well and don't prune the emerging growth until the vigor of the tree is restored. Hopefully you will get lots of back budding from this process and your tree will look even better some day. Thank you Vladan.
Thank you, new shoots are comming right now, should I move the tree to the partial shade to protect it from direct noon sun?
That's a real cute tree. Me like. :3
By the way, I have a random question. My mom said she wanted to get rid of an azalea bush in the front yard, and if we do dig it up, I'd like to save it for training as a bonsai. When would be a good time of year to do that? Would it be ok now?
Yes, spring before any new growth starts, is the best time.
Nigel Saunders hi Nigel, all your bonsai trees look just amazing, you're very talented and a great teacher too! Have you tried growing azaleas as bonsai? I love azaleas. Even when not in bloom they are just so beautiful plants. how do you amend the bonsai soil to make it more acidic for the azaleas?
I tried an Azalea many years back, it lived for two years and then slowly died. I'm not sure if it was too low a light in the winter, or maybe too warm in my plant room. Here is an article on the general care.....
www.bonsaiempire.com/tree-species/azalea
thanks Nigel for the article, very useful information! I have one azalea plant at home and I'm going to attempt to turn it into some kind of bonsai, I'm very new at this, just learning...I've been reading a lot about growing and caring for bonsai and that article was really helpful.
Heyy nigel , do you have any dawn redwood (metasequoia) tree's , I got a forest of 5 a while back and I don't think i understand them much. So a video on it would be great. Great video as always!
Yazan Kondakji Hi i have a few dawn redwoods growing, what kind of questions do you have on them?
I have planted seeds this year and I am hoping to get some growing!
Thanks degu man, I'll probably be asking you questions on them also!
wow.. didn't realize that moss could damage the bark of the tree.
If a tree is going into a show, it is very important to keep the moss off the trunk, way in advance of the show, otherwise you will get a dark ring around your trunk at the base. The base of the tree and the surface roots should be the same colour and texture as the trunk.
same thing goes for mulch, you tend to see landscapers go crazy with mulch around the base of trees, the only purpose it serves so close to the trunk is to help it rot. If you want to call it 'help'
Down at the "Nebari" Trunk Bottom... The way the Roods and, the Trunks Harmoni form in all form in all Ramafication, what we call front and The tree. Display Front. I personale, like the old Styler japanise trees, There are more 3D, if you know.. No front... But a tree looks food from ALL SIDES. Know og cam be done, Fallow Dane Morten Albæk showet me, how to look in the tree. Do that, and Nigel Sanders can show hos 3-5 sommer old Yamadori, and you der much more in the Tree
Read more... Not only look at Nigel S. Then you know
What kind of larch is this Nigel
It is a native North American Larch....
treecanada.ca/blog/larch-trees-in-canada/
Nigel Saunders, The Bonsai Zone thanks Nigel
why don't you cut the outer perimeter to remove encircling roots and stimulate new growth, much like air pruning?
The roots weren't very densely packed in the root ball and I didn't see any circling roots yet, but it would have been a good idea!
i see circling roots at 3:05-3:10, but i may be wrong
Yes, there are a few, but I'll have to get them next time! Thanks!
What soil mixture
The soil is 1/2 perlite and 1/2 turface. To this I add 10 to 20 percent composted pine bark (if I have some). If I don't have pine bark, I use just the two ingredients. It doesn't seem to make much difference. You do have to water and fertilize well......
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that would be a nice cutting to have☺
I planted it, hopefully it will grow, Larches are not easy to start from cuttings!
what is the second plant???
That is a Serissa foetida (snow rose)...
www.bonsaimary.com/Serissa-Bonsai.html
Oo..nice 1
Is it available all over
yeah i sent the river red gum
I will be planting them soon, thanks Jaidyn!
would you do some work on your sheflera
The tree is in a growing phase at the moment and I'll be letting it grow for most of the summer in an effort to thicken up the trunks of the trees. I will have to prune it in fall to be able to fit it back inside the plant room. I will show an update of it when I do a bench tour in about a month.
tanks for letting me know about it
Nigel Saunders can we get a vid on the bougainvillea
Hi ! this is pseudolarix?
It is a North American Larch...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Larix_laricina
there's an ancient Japanese art that I think you would be interested in trying, called Hikaru dorodango, meaning shiny dumpling. there isn't much good information on CZcams about this, but there is a good website, dorodango.com, by Bruce Gardner. again, just something I thought you would be interested in, and I think that it would make for some good content
I have been trying to find a perfectly round stone for the last 10 years! I have found some that are close, but never close enough. Thanks for the info Zachery, something new for me!
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Hello Jaidyn, how's it going.
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Two in a row!
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A árvore de larício só vai crescer em climas do norte, eles precisam de uma boa onda de frio longo no inverno para se manter saudável. Essas árvores vão crescer até a linha de árvores do norte e eles podem ter temperaturas de inverno de -54 C.
I cannot concentrate on the good advice because he sounds like Marge Simpson.
I cannot read this comment because it reminds me of Marge Simpson.