Another great video Adam...and timely too. I know you're getting more and more subscribers and that makes it much harder to respond to each and every comment. So unless it's something I can actually contribute to the video...I'll go silent and just enjoy your videos and the positivity you exude as you post them. I still continue to LIKE them. Take care and keep them coming.
Hey Adam, i think i sold you a Penny board here in Barcelona a few years ago, somehow i found this and reconigzed you lol i also do bonsai, amazing job you do, keep it up
A really high class instructional video Adam - the future of CZcams bonsai is definitely safe. I wish i had had your desire for bonsai when I had as much hair as you! It would be a pleasure to hear you answer some of the Top 7 Questions if that appeals to you. Keep enjoying the hobby. Cheers, Xavier
Hey Xavier! 😀 Thank you very much for the kind words! I like your videos😄 I've heard of the 7 questions challenge here on CZcams! I will definitely be participating in this! 😀
@@notionbonsai Cheers - if you can add the link to the challenge in your description that would help me know when you have done it so I can add you to the playlist. Cheers and happy bonsaiing. Xav
Good video, Alberta spruce are one of my favourites to style from garden centre stock they are ideal for beginners to start with they make credible trees at an inexpensive cost. Enjoyed you trip to Peter Chan, you will have learnt a lot from him I met him in the early 80s when he was just starting his centre I have every book he has written all great for learning the art of bonsai. All the best Joe.
Hey thanks Joe 😃 They're a very enjoyable tree to work on as there's many options when they come with lots of branches! I've learnt a lot from Peter Chan and other sources all over the Internet 😊 ALWAYS more to learn though! I love to learn new tricks and techniques to add to my mental toolbox! 🧰
I just saw a bunch of 1ft dwarf Alberta's at a supermarket and passed on them for lack of inspiration. Might have to pick one up next time. Great video as always. Keep it up!
Nice work mate. That will go on to be a cracking bonsai in the future I have no doubt, and I am definitely going to try making a brew with some needles.
Looking forward to seeing this spring back into its original shape once you remove the wire. I have a love / hate with picea for this reason. Good luck 😊😁😁 Regarding breaking conventions: I think the thing is to do so consciously, with a reason in mind. Breaking or ignoring them is perfectly acceptable since they are only guidelines, but often they exist for reasons of wisdom and experience, so if you ignore them, do so for a good reason and with understanding of why you are doing so. 👍
Oh noo don't say that 🤣🤣 Here's hoping it stays in place haha! I totally agree with you Jason! Understanding WHY I'm doing things in Bonsai is much more important than simply mimicking techniques I see others doing. Makes it more interesting too! 😀 Like in photography when I follow compositional methods like the rule of thirds and the golden ratio, its good to know them and when to use them... but then understand when and why I can break them whilst having a photo that is still artistic. 😇
I have seen those little piceas being worked on perceived one hundred times bur your version is somewhat different again, Adam. Somewhat refreshing 😊. Thanks Dirk
Aw nice! 😄 They are very versatile little trees for Bonsai. The only downside to them is their springyness that makes branches sometimes revert back! 🤣
@@notionbonsai When I started with bonsai three years ago a had a little picea glauca and a so called „Little Santa“, a bit larger version. Unfortunately both died, certainly I made too many beginner mistakes. Today I am having a few picea abies, collected as seedlings from the woods. And yes, I agree, you need to keep them wired a bit longer to get the branches somewhat properly settled. Anyway, I love all evergreens for bonsai, especially in group or forest formations. Looking forward to your next video. Thanks Dirk
Very nice tree!! I actually got gifted a Alberta spruce from a friend so this was really useful! I always struggle making a apex but I have faith I’ve done my homework!! P.s nice time laps!!
@notionbonsai just wish I started when I was younger but there was not a lot of information available and like most people it was the karate kid that got me interested in bonsai I have learned a lot from people like you adam and nigel Saunders jelle from grow bonsai and Peter from herons and my friend in Preston Tony from tonys bonsai. Keep up the great work 👍
Great job keeping your big dwarf alberta spruce to match your natural trees. By matching what is in your natural surrondings you have created a great bonsai. Your new D.A.B. will look fantastic with the taper you are giving it and is also on it's way to becoming a great bonsai. Thank you for sharing!
Hi, great hobby making bonsai. nice video! Small tip, to make a branch shorter you don't always have to cut, but you can also make it shorter by zigzag the branch. good luck and greetings from the Netherlands
That was very easy watching and informative listening. I have many small conifers in black pots that will benefit from that piece. I haven’t tried the pine needle tea but have tried Labrador tea from the tundra ,it’s fragrant and great in moderation.Thank you!
Sure! There will be updates in future videos. To see the stuff that I dont show on videos though you can check out my Instagram. I post stuff on there 🤗
Great job Adam the tree turned out fantastic. I have and still do drink spruce tea it’s very tasty and good for you to. Keep up the wonderful work and keep the video’s coming.
0:43, I think you can add some tightened wiring to the bottom portion of the trunk and let the bark blister, then remove the wire and repeat the process. Eventually, it will thicken up the trunk.
Ohh nice! I'll keep this in mind for trees that I want to thicken at the base! With the large spruce I'm happy that it doesn't have much taper as it resembles the trees that I see in spruce forests here in Ireland 😊
Love both of your creations and I agree with little taper on the large spruces. I picked up a £10 omorika like Tony's Bonsai used today and a picea perfecta and a picea pineas (silver crest). I'll need to study these videos and have a try.
Another excellent video Adam n yes Spruce tea is indeed delicious and nutritious! Thanku for all your replies, I think a CZcamsrs answers, however brief, to the comments is not only polite but shows respect and humility, virtues to be valued and cultivated imho. God bless you🙏✝️ ✌️🇷🇺☮️🇺🇦✌️
I find root work always interesting. Or it is fun when seeing good effect of previous repots, or it is a lesson on what I have done wrong. So either way it gives someting good, experience! Off course the first option is the preferred. Keep growing
I got my first set off ficus(Benjamina) for a couple off months now. Only small ones to test on and learn from. First root work is done 3 weeks ago(semi aggressive root pruning) and they are starting to settle in there bonsai pots already. When everything goes good in winter I will do second root work/repot in (late)spring when they go outside.
Another great video. I'm interested in your view on what i think is called 'Bar' branches, does that not apply to evergreens or is it just another guide concept to choose, cos i see it alot with pines.?
Hey thanks Andy! With handle-bar branches - branches emerging opposite each other on the main trunk, they are generally associated with younger trees. Some in Bonsai are against them. To make Bonsai look like older and more mature trees we normally opt not to have branches like this. However, this is only a guideline 😀 Sometimes it can be fun to break these conventions. It can be down to personal taste also! I like to remove them and pick one branch to keep. If I find it difficult to make a decision, there's no harm in keeping bar branches after styling and coming back and removing one after you take the wire off the tree - so long as you don't leave them too long or it may create inverse taper. Hope this helps! 😃
You will wake up with needles growing from your chin if you keep drinking that Adam ! Haha You did a great job styling that little tree..well done and thankyou.
Hello Adam, I'd like to create a bonsai forest / Yose-ue. I have a few trees ready (fir, spruce, pine and larch - all native species to Central Europe), but I only cut them cautiously for now. How would you go on and cut them to make them ready for the group planting? I watched your video with Attila, but his trees were a lot larger already.
Structural work on Picea glauca is often best done during the late winter or early spring before the growing season begins. This timing allows the tree to recover during the growing season and promotes healthy growth. However, light structural work or pruning can also be carried out in late fall, but major styling or pruning should be avoided as the tree might not have enough time to recover before winter sets in. It's essential to monitor the tree's health and growth response after any structural work. 🤗
Thank you so much Adam you are fresh air to the bonsai, new suscriber here.
Thank you Gloria 😄 There will be lots more videos to come!
Another great video Adam...and timely too. I know you're getting more and more subscribers and that makes it much harder to respond to each and every comment. So unless it's something I can actually contribute to the video...I'll go silent and just enjoy your videos and the positivity you exude as you post them. I still continue to LIKE them. Take care and keep them coming.
Hey Wally! I don't mind taking the time to respond to all the comments 😄 Thank you so much for the support 😊
Hey Adam, i think i sold you a Penny board here in Barcelona a few years ago, somehow i found this and reconigzed you lol
i also do bonsai, amazing job you do, keep it up
Hey Ferran! 😃 You sure did sell me one!🤣 Small world! 🌎 Do you have Instagram?
Great job Adam! You parents have great taste in bonsai tools! Happy belated birthday 🎂
They do! I still have to put this tool through its paces, but it seems to be quite useful so far! ☺️ Thanks very much Jay
A really high class instructional video Adam - the future of CZcams bonsai is definitely safe. I wish i had had your desire for bonsai when I had as much hair as you! It would be a pleasure to hear you answer some of the Top 7 Questions if that appeals to you. Keep enjoying the hobby. Cheers, Xavier
Hey Xavier! 😀 Thank you very much for the kind words! I like your videos😄
I've heard of the 7 questions challenge here on CZcams! I will definitely be participating in this! 😀
@@notionbonsai Cheers - if you can add the link to the challenge in your description that would help me know when you have done it so I can add you to the playlist. Cheers and happy bonsaiing. Xav
Well done…actions to clean, shape, cut and wire were very well explained. Thank you…I will try the tea :)
haha, that cuppa at the end...SUPER :D
Good morning from Indonesia. Nice little tree.
Mr. Max
Hey Mr Max! Thanks for watching! Hello from Ireland 😀
Excellent video Adam.
Hey thank you very much Shane 😃
Been meaning to try that tea gonna try some when I work on my spruce
It is delicious! Make sure you wash them encase the place you got them sprays them with something!
Good video, Alberta spruce are one of my favourites to style from garden centre stock they are ideal for beginners to start with they make credible trees at an inexpensive cost. Enjoyed you trip to Peter Chan, you will have learnt a lot from him I met him in the early 80s when he was just starting his centre I have every book he has written all great for learning the art of bonsai. All the best Joe.
Hey thanks Joe 😃 They're a very enjoyable tree to work on as there's many options when they come with lots of branches! I've learnt a lot from Peter Chan and other sources all over the Internet 😊 ALWAYS more to learn though! I love to learn new tricks and techniques to add to my mental toolbox! 🧰
I just saw a bunch of 1ft dwarf Alberta's at a supermarket and passed on them for lack of inspiration. Might have to pick one up next time. Great video as always. Keep it up!
Ahh nice! You never know what you can make with younger material! 😃 Thanks Mossback Bear!
You have such a good eye for the art of bonsai Adam. I always enjoy watching your videos.
Thanks so much Raymond! 😀
A Very nice little tree.😊
Hey thanks Harriet! 😀
@@notionbonsai you are a future master in bonsai.So young and so full of skill already.Very impressiv🌳
Nice work mate. That will go on to be a cracking bonsai in the future I have no doubt, and I am definitely going to try making a brew with some needles.
Hey thanks Tony! Let me know what you think of the tea 😃 I thought it was lovely
Will do. I love weird teas anyway, so i'm sure I'll like it
Looking forward to seeing this spring back into its original shape once you remove the wire. I have a love / hate with picea for this reason. Good luck 😊😁😁
Regarding breaking conventions: I think the thing is to do so consciously, with a reason in mind. Breaking or ignoring them is perfectly acceptable since they are only guidelines, but often they exist for reasons of wisdom and experience, so if you ignore them, do so for a good reason and with understanding of why you are doing so. 👍
Oh noo don't say that 🤣🤣 Here's hoping it stays in place haha!
I totally agree with you Jason! Understanding WHY I'm doing things in Bonsai is much more important than simply mimicking techniques I see others doing. Makes it more interesting too! 😀
Like in photography when I follow compositional methods like the rule of thirds and the golden ratio, its good to know them and when to use them... but then understand when and why I can break them whilst having a photo that is still artistic. 😇
Great video Adam. For me, that last little snip with two minutes to go made all the difference to the look of the Spruce. Brilliant.
Hey Mike! Thanks very much 😀 That apex leader I bend over was bugging me at that length haha
I have seen those little piceas being worked on perceived one hundred times bur your version is somewhat different again, Adam. Somewhat refreshing 😊. Thanks Dirk
Aw nice! 😄 They are very versatile little trees for Bonsai. The only downside to them is their springyness that makes branches sometimes revert back! 🤣
@@notionbonsai When I started with bonsai three years ago a had a little picea glauca and a so called „Little Santa“, a bit larger version. Unfortunately both died, certainly I made too many beginner mistakes. Today I am having a few picea abies, collected as seedlings from the woods. And yes, I agree, you need to keep them wired a bit longer to get the branches somewhat properly settled. Anyway, I love all evergreens for bonsai, especially in group or forest formations. Looking forward to your next video. Thanks Dirk
Very nice nice nice
Hey thanks Cor 😀
Very nice tree!! I actually got gifted a Alberta spruce from a friend so this was really useful! I always struggle making a apex but I have faith I’ve done my homework!!
P.s nice time laps!!
Ohh nice! I hope you can develop a beautiful Bonsai with it! 😁
Fantastic video your so talented 👏
Thanks Michael 😄 I like to keep Bonsai simple
@notionbonsai just wish I started when I was younger but there was not a lot of information available and like most people it was the karate kid that got me interested in bonsai I have learned a lot from people like you adam and nigel Saunders jelle from grow bonsai and Peter from herons and my friend in Preston Tony from tonys bonsai.
Keep up the great work 👍
Great job keeping your big dwarf alberta spruce to match your natural trees. By matching what is in your natural surrondings you have created a great bonsai.
Your new D.A.B. will look fantastic with the taper you are giving it and is also on it's way to becoming a great bonsai.
Thank you for sharing!
Hey thanks bobcatbonsai! 😊
Hello friend, greetings, greetings, one hobby, very happy to find a broadcast of you who love bonsai plants. Hopefully always connected.
😃
Hi, great hobby making bonsai. nice video! Small tip, to make a branch shorter you don't always have to cut, but you can also make it shorter by zigzag the branch. good luck and greetings from the Netherlands
Thanks for the tip! 🤗Greetings from Ireland!
Always love you videos!! ❤
That was very easy watching and informative listening. I have many small conifers in black pots that will benefit from that piece. I haven’t tried the pine needle tea but have tried Labrador tea from the tundra ,it’s fragrant and great in moderation.Thank you!
All fun brother✌️😁
😁
Would love to see updates to some of the bonsai in your videos!
Sure! There will be updates in future videos. To see the stuff that I dont show on videos though you can check out my Instagram. I post stuff on there 🤗
Great job Adam the tree turned out fantastic. I have and still do drink spruce tea it’s very tasty and good for you to. Keep up the wonderful work and keep the video’s coming.
Oh nice Michael! I was pleasantly surprised by the flavour! 😀 There are lots of videos in the making to come!
Very nice work there! Great editing of the Video aswell. Very professional 👍
Hey! Thank you naturgeist 😃There will be lots more videos to come!
0:43, I think you can add some tightened wiring to the bottom portion of the trunk and let the bark blister, then remove the wire and repeat the process. Eventually, it will thicken up the trunk.
Ohh nice! I'll keep this in mind for trees that I want to thicken at the base! With the large spruce I'm happy that it doesn't have much taper as it resembles the trees that I see in spruce forests here in Ireland 😊
Brilliant
Love both of your creations and I agree with little taper on the large spruces.
I picked up a £10 omorika like Tony's Bonsai used today and a picea perfecta and a picea pineas (silver crest).
I'll need to study these videos and have a try.
Hey thanks Luigi! 🙂 Ohh nice! Let me know how you do with them!
Another excellent video Adam n yes Spruce tea is indeed delicious and nutritious! Thanku for all your replies, I think a CZcamsrs answers, however brief, to the comments is not only polite but shows respect and humility, virtues to be valued and cultivated imho. God bless you🙏✝️ ✌️🇷🇺☮️🇺🇦✌️
Hey Gaye! Thank you very much! I love the Bonsai community here on CZcams, everyone is so helpful and kind 😄 😇
I like bonsai mini🥰
Me too! 😊
I find root work always interesting. Or it is fun when seeing good effect of previous repots, or it is a lesson on what I have done wrong. So either way it gives someting good, experience! Off course the first option is the preferred. Keep growing
Ohh nice! 😄 I also like seeing the results of previous root work! I find ficus to be a good one to practice on as they quickly grow roots!
I got my first set off ficus(Benjamina) for a couple off months now. Only small ones to test on and learn from. First root work is done 3 weeks ago(semi aggressive root pruning) and they are starting to settle in there bonsai pots already. When everything goes good in winter I will do second root work/repot in (late)spring when they go outside.
I got a Picea after your last video but unfortunatly it hardly had any roots. Just hoping it will survive.
Aww noo that's unfortunate! I advise you keep it somewhere cool but not freezing for the winter and it will give it a good chance at surviving.
Another great video. I'm interested in your view on what i think is called 'Bar' branches, does that not apply to evergreens or is it just another guide concept to choose, cos i see it alot with pines.?
Hey thanks Andy! With handle-bar branches - branches emerging opposite each other on the main trunk, they are generally associated with younger trees. Some in Bonsai are against them.
To make Bonsai look like older and more mature trees we normally opt not to have branches like this. However, this is only a guideline 😀 Sometimes it can be fun to break these conventions. It can be down to personal taste also! I like to remove them and pick one branch to keep.
If I find it difficult to make a decision, there's no harm in keeping bar branches after styling and coming back and removing one after you take the wire off the tree - so long as you don't leave them too long or it may create inverse taper. Hope this helps! 😃
You will wake up with needles growing from your chin if you keep drinking that Adam ! Haha
You did a great job styling that little tree..well done and thankyou.
🤣🤣 I hope not! Thanks Scott!
Hello Adam, I'd like to create a bonsai forest / Yose-ue. I have a few trees ready (fir, spruce, pine and larch - all native species to Central Europe), but I only cut them cautiously for now. How would you go on and cut them to make them ready for the group planting? I watched your video with Attila, but his trees were a lot larger already.
I just wonder what that tea would taste with a little lemon squeeze
Oooh i'll have to try that!
Is structural work on these best done in late fall or winter?
I read maybe early spring as well?
Structural work on Picea glauca is often best done during the late winter or early spring before the growing season begins. This timing allows the tree to recover during the growing season and promotes healthy growth. However, light structural work or pruning can also be carried out in late fall, but major styling or pruning should be avoided as the tree might not have enough time to recover before winter sets in. It's essential to monitor the tree's health and growth response after any structural work. 🤗
You say bend how I say band...how do you pronounce band haha. Band it dane and make sure you don’t get inverse teppper
😂😂😂
@@notionbonsai you’re killin it, keep up the good work