Looking forward to seeing your future work on the cotoneasters Tony. They can make wonderful trees. Our club also has its annual display at a garden centre and we get a variety of people visiting, some with tree knowledge and some without. Anyway, to help them enjoy the display we let a dedicated person know which trees we are displaying and he produces labels with the club's logo, the English name, the Latin name & the age of the tree to go with each bonsai. It does make it more enjoyable for the visitors and it also helps making the display look more professional. Thanks for letting us see some of your club's trees at the display, it's nice to see an active club. 👍👍
It's always so enjoyable to watch different displays of bonsai clubs. This time Cotoneaster trees were in the majority which I don't mind cause they're one of my favourite plants to work with. You made me laugh with saying 'yeah, there's only one strange guy in the club ..... and that's me ' 😂 You aren't strange at all : you're Tony and don't you dare changing ! Last week I bought 4 Cotoneasters and made them into shohin (a few might be even mame) trees. They look adorable with their little white flowers and some have still a few berries. The berries are so big compared to the tiny trees 😂 That's one thing we can't change on our trees : the size of the flowers and fruit, they always keep their original size. You got a lot of trees out of that 1 Cotoneaster , quite a few are looking very promising 👍
Sounds like you have some really nice cotoneasters on their way there! And I'm glad you enjoyed my attempt at humour. I try not to take life too seriously 🙂
Som enice trees and I definitely like that big oak aty the beginning. Nice to have some fun with the cotoneaster - I shall wait and see how they develop :)
Some really nice trees there. Those really tiny seedlings look very cute and definitely have a charm of their own, and that first cotoneaster is very attractive and something special with its flowers.
@@TonysBonsai I have several cotoneaster developing from cuttings. Definitely worth sticking those in soil to see if you can get some more tiny trees to work on. These would look superb in a landscape like planted into nooks and crannies in a tall upright rock or due to their tiny foliage.
Hi Tony I watched your video on my phone but I had to watch again on my IPad as I can’t be doing with commenting through my phone. Great to see your society quality bonsai trees some very nice trees on show. Cotoneaster for four quid I would have bought the lot at that price never mind one, splitting them hopefully will increase the chances of them all being useful for turning into shohin or even mame. Good luck with them.
Thanks Joe. Sounds like you enjoy a bargain even more than me mate. They are sitting in the shadd for now, and hopefully they will have good strong years with lots of new growth
These displays are really wonderful Tony! You're very lucky to be close to two great clubs. My nearest is 1.5 hours away but I do have Xavier on my doorstep haha.
Very interesting the different types of bonsai trees, you are only limited by your imagination of what to achieve from the material that you get, as always Tony a great video thank you.👍
Trevor's trees are so nice, I love tiny trees and these are really detailed and ramified. Lovely pots and stands too! Great show Tony, thanks for sharing
Suprised to see at Burnside..used to live in Poulton..moved long time ago..living in Thailand now and just started Bonsai after getting bored with Bromeliad and orchids.
Nice summer display, something for everyone it seems😃. Taste and beauty is a personal thing mostly but I can appreciate good techniques even if you are not in total agreement on the whole 😉
Yes, I agree. There is definitely something beautiful about well executed technique. I definitely like a lighter less dense canopy myself, but as you say, that comes down to personal taste
Now everything is in full swing how about a tour of some of your trees? Have any of your hawthorn flowering? Seen a few on the Facebook group looking lovely. My hedge hawthorn has some but my potted trees don't
Looking forward to seeing your future work on the cotoneasters Tony. They can make wonderful trees. Our club also has its annual display at a garden centre and we get a variety of people visiting, some with tree knowledge and some without. Anyway, to help them enjoy the display we let a dedicated person know which trees we are displaying and he produces labels with the club's logo, the English name, the Latin name & the age of the tree to go with each bonsai. It does make it more enjoyable for the visitors and it also helps making the display look more professional. Thanks for letting us see some of your club's trees at the display, it's nice to see an active club. 👍👍
I always love seeing these shows. You're the perfect host..We're waiting for a Bonsai exhibit here in Denver...nice tutorial on the Cotoneaster..
Always a pleasure Guy. Glad you enjoyed it , and hopefully the Denver show will be something special
Great video Tony.
Good luck with those. What a bargain 👍👍
Cheers Andy. Great fun, an with a bit of luck I'll have some nice material to work with in the future
Looks nice, and time will tell...
grts
Kennet
Thnks kennet. Indeed, it will be interesting to see how these cotoneasters get on. I hope at least a couple do well.
Lovely trees👍
Thank you. Much appreciated
It's always so enjoyable to watch different displays of bonsai clubs. This time Cotoneaster trees were in the majority which I don't mind cause they're one of my favourite plants to work with.
You made me laugh with saying 'yeah, there's only one strange guy in the club ..... and that's me ' 😂 You aren't strange at all : you're Tony and don't you dare changing !
Last week I bought 4 Cotoneasters and made them into shohin (a few might be even mame) trees. They look adorable with their little white flowers and some have still a few berries. The berries are so big compared to the tiny trees 😂 That's one thing we can't change on our trees : the size of the flowers and fruit, they always keep their original size.
You got a lot of trees out of that 1 Cotoneaster , quite a few are looking very promising 👍
Sounds like you have some really nice cotoneasters on their way there! And I'm glad you enjoyed my attempt at humour. I try not to take life too seriously 🙂
Som enice trees and I definitely like that big oak aty the beginning. Nice to have some fun with the cotoneaster - I shall wait and see how they develop :)
Cheers Xav. You're like me. We both seem to love oaks, and as you say, that was a beauty!
Some really nice trees there. Those really tiny seedlings look very cute and definitely have a charm of their own, and that first cotoneaster is very attractive and something special with its flowers.
Cheers mate. Yeah, I was surprised at the number of tiny trees, and I've definite;y changed my mind about small bonsai
@@TonysBonsai I have several cotoneaster developing from cuttings. Definitely worth sticking those in soil to see if you can get some more tiny trees to work on. These would look superb in a landscape like planted into nooks and crannies in a tall upright rock or due to their tiny foliage.
Ps. A couple of gifts incoming after watching this video (and a couple of previous ones 😆😆😆 )
Hi Tony I watched your video on my phone but I had to watch again on my IPad as I can’t be doing with commenting through my phone. Great to see your society quality bonsai trees some very nice trees on show. Cotoneaster for four quid I would have bought the lot at that price never mind one, splitting them hopefully will increase the chances of them all being useful for turning into shohin or even mame. Good luck with them.
Thanks Joe. Sounds like you enjoy a bargain even more than me mate. They are sitting in the shadd for now, and hopefully they will have good strong years with lots of new growth
@@TonysBonsai too right Tony, always try to get an item at a lower price.
These displays are really wonderful Tony! You're very lucky to be close to two great clubs. My nearest is 1.5 hours away but I do have Xavier on my doorstep haha.
Yeah, I'm definitely lucky. I think you and Xav should start your own club!
Also 1:33 “Growing on me” you gotta get a pun in each vid Tony!
I#ve never been much of a pun smith, but I'm working on it!
Very interesting the different types of bonsai trees, you are only limited by your imagination of what to achieve from the material that you get, as always Tony a great video thank you.👍
Thanks Bob. You make a good point. Bonsai is a very creative process, and there are no limits on what we can do with trees
Nice Tony. You show much care in your explanation. Cheers.
The second one seemed a Thuja with an extraordinary work on reducing the leaves
Yes, you might be right there. I was thinking hinoki cypress of some type
This is great Tony, I used to work in a garden centre as a youngster. We were lucky enough to have a club visit once a year. Definitely inspired me! 😊
Cheers Sam. Sounds like a good job as a lad, and as you say, I bet that's where the flames of bonsai pasion were lit mate
looks a good display --- great to see you are out and about :)
Cheers Duncan. It is always nice seeing refined bonsai in the flesh mate
Trevor's trees are so nice, I love tiny trees and these are really detailed and ramified. Lovely pots and stands too! Great show Tony, thanks for sharing
My pleasure Edu. Yes, I agree. Trevors trees are fantastic, and he has definitely inspired me to make some of my own
Suprised to see at Burnside..used to live in Poulton..moved long time ago..living in Thailand now and just started Bonsai after getting bored with Bromeliad and orchids.
Tony, I bet as I write this comment you've already started carving stands!!😊 Nice find that cotoneaster. Bargain.
🤣🤣It's on the list when I hopefully get my shoulder sorted out!
Nice summer display, something for everyone it seems😃. Taste and beauty is a personal thing mostly but I can appreciate good techniques even if you are not in total agreement on the whole 😉
Yes, I agree. There is definitely something beautiful about well executed technique. I definitely like a lighter less dense canopy myself, but as you say, that comes down to personal taste
Tony, you rebel, totally ignored the "do not touch" sign👍
You're dead right mate. I was cringing a bit watching it back, but I struggle holding myself back
Now everything is in full swing how about a tour of some of your trees? Have any of your hawthorn flowering? Seen a few on the Facebook group looking lovely. My hedge hawthorn has some but my potted trees don't
Hi tony,great bonsai show,I think the plants should have been named,for people like me who don’t know what they are,
Hi Brian. Yes, I agree mate. It's always nice to know exactly what each tree is
must be cotoneaster season lol I just did one as well! This was a really good bargain, a whole lot of tree for a few pounds
7:01 blaaws is a subspecies of chinensis Tony! 🤣
I've yet to keep one of these alive more than three years,,,,,, what's their secret?
Tony, do you have social media?
Hi Sebastian, I don't really use social media, and definitely not Instagram. I tried it, and it's not for me