Crazy bonsai bending experiment!
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- čas přidán 24. 05. 2022
- Using this field maple (acer campestre) I attempt to bend the trunk using the multi-cut technique. I experiment by making multiple saw cuts which allow me to bend the truck of this potential bonsai.
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Tony, I love the fact that you’re not afraid to experiment and try new techniques. Brilliant. I’m learning so much from your videos. Keep it up mate.
Thanks Chris. I really appreciate that. This tree is doing really well and is healing up nicely!
These experiments are great Tony! We're all learning together and it's awesome. Nice to see you've hit over 800 subscribers now too! Well deserved mate
Thanks Alex. Glad you enjoyed it mate. I love creating this kind of content, then again I did always enjoy an experiment in chemistry at school!
Brilliant video pal. I have a privet that I made into a topiary ball and its got out of hand so I have cut it back to bare a framework and its screaming at me to do something Bonsai with it and this cut and bend method has come into my life right on timr. Thanks pal keep em coming.
Cheers mate. Privet are tough as they come, so I'm sure it would handle the work!
A cool experiment Tony, I think the tree won't skip a beat!
Thanks Nigel. Field Maples are pretty resilient, so I think it should be ok with a bit of luck!
Ive done this before and it works like a charm. I used wax to seal the edges.
That's good to hear Falk and thanks for the tip about the wax!
An interesting experiment. Like you said I've only ever seen one previous video on this technique but I think it was in Thailand and there was no follow up. Great vid again 👍
Thanks Rhys. Yes, I think that was some kind of tropical tree too. I've often wondered whether this is a realistic option for any of our native species, and I think this experiment should be a good way to find out!
Great stuff- in my mind the cambian edges would want to be touching - with cut paste I’d imagine the cambian would NOT be touching where the viscous paste was pushed in- maybe the black tacky stuff would be better.
I’m so inspired by your efforts so will be looking out for updates too. Thank you
Hi Gordon, and thanks for your thoughts! After shooting the video, I considered the same thing, and I think you are right. In the future, I am going to wrap some sort of tape around the cuts instead. Do you think I would be ok with some plain electrical tape?
I will be leaving it for a couple of months to give it chance to heal, before any updates, but in the meantime I am going to attempt similar experiments on a thick hawthorn trunk.
Possibly using grafting tape and a grafting paste would work with this technique, because those are made to help cut tissues connect?
Never felt so tense watching a bonsai video!
I know what you mean. It's not quite the chilled zen vibe when almost chopping through the trunk!
Very nice exciting technique to explore. And even if you damaged that maple it should be high up enough on the trunk that it could regrow below the bend . Wonder of the scarring might create some inverse tapering? Love your bravery and experimentation! The best way to learn!
Thanks Peter. So far the tree is growing on extremely healthily. It's still early, but I think it's going to do fine. It will be interesting to see how this tree does, and as you say whether or not any inverse taper develops?
Always wanted to try this out. But havent dare to try it. Is going to fun to see how this works out
Yeah, it's something I am planning on trying on several species to see how it works.
Very interesting experiment. Cool to see the update
Thank you. It's doing really well so far, and I will be updating once I think it's begun to heal over.
That’s awesome tony! I think I tried this one time on a citrus i think but citrus is very “snappable” once they’ve lignified so the bark snapped and the whole trunk snapped off...
Thanks Viktle. Your experiment didn't work out, but at least you tried! Now we both know that you can't use this technique on citrus trees! Have a great day.
Nice result! Keen to see it in a few months again
Thanks, Christopher. I'm hoping that it will be callousing over in a couple of months time as field maples grow pretty vigarously.
It's a simple experiment, but very interesting. If it works, it could be a game changer early on for saplings with no character and are too thick to wire.
I'm itching to go out and do the same on some of my "straight as arrow" pre bonsai.
Well done video, good luck with the experiment.
Thank you for the message. much appreciated. I love it when someone gets something out of one of my videos. I'm going to perform similar experiments on other species of tree, and hopefully they work. It would be wonderful if as you say, this can become a technique which we can successfully use on boring material.
I'll be updating with how the tree does over the next few months.
I've seen this done on Omono and Imperial Bonsai trees which are some of the largest type of Bonsai and in the end look amazing so using this on pre-Bonsai or very young trees I'm sure will look great and be able to heal way better for the future
Yes, they seem to be healing over nicely and as you say given time they should look good
Congrats on 800 subscribers!
I’ve seen something very similar on CZcams with a much thicker tropical tree. This will be interesting to follow. How long do you plan on leaving it before you remove the wire? Thanks, keep growing
Cheers mate.
Yeah, that video is the only one I've seen, but it doesn't really apply to us in the northern hemisphere. I'm thinking it will have calloused over and set in 2-3 months time. What do you think?
@@TonysBonsai ,,, I’m impatient so probably not the best person to ask 😆. When timing some of my own experiments my experience has been to double what I initially thought 🤞🏻Good luck.
Sounds like good advice to me. i'll try to be patient!
Hey Tony. Love your channel! I'm thinking of doing this on a very stiff bougainvillea branch - I'm wondering how yours turned out so far (been wondering since you first posted this video - by now there's probably a good indication?)
Hi Hilton. I have decided to leave these until october before I cut free the supporting wire, just to give it every chance, but what I can say is that it is growing on extremely well and is in great health.
I used the same technique on a beech tree in another video but I used more cuts for a smoother bend. That is also doing very well and actually looks much better becasue of the smoother transition.
@@TonysBonsai sounds good. Looking forward to seeing the result
Interesting technique is that. Well done mate
Thanks, Graham. It will be interesting to see how it heals.
Yeah think it will be OK... Keep the vids coming tony
Will do, thanks Graham!
Nice that one mate 👍
Cheers Aron!
We can almost call you the Tony Montana of bonsai.
'Say hello to my little friend!'
This kind of work on a bonsai to remove the whole how many months it takes thanks
Hi Enrico. It was set in around 4 months
We 're 18th of june ! how is the tree health ?
Hi Marc. I've just popped out to check on it, and it couldn't look any healthier. The leaves are green and it's pushing out new growth!
Nice
Many thanks!
How did you go with this one mate?
Hi Tony. This one is doing great. I did a follow up video
czcams.com/video/fKvAt_ss-AI/video.html
@@TonysBonsai good one 👍👍
Why aren’t you taking wedges out, as opposed to just cutting? You’d be able to gain significantly more movement if you do.
Unfortunately Tony passed away 😞 .
@@johnphillips9774 saddened by the news. He will be missed.
What could possibly go wrong 😁
Of course if you were Kunio Kobayashi you would probably be doing this with chainsaw 😂
You now just need to ensure the cut edges are in contact to allow the bark to heal over. 👍
I'll save the chainsaw for a huge hawthorn I have in mind if this works!
Looks scary in the way I would prolly accidently saw off the trunk in my first attempt😅. Apart from that I think it might work if you manage get pressure and contact enuff. Good luck, looking forward to the update. 😊
I agree, I think there was a good chance that it was going to end up in two pieces!
I'll definitely be updating on the health of the tree and also how it grafts together (hopefully).