Native Maple Work in the Greenhouse, The Bonsai Zone, April 2023
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- Опубликовано: 29 сен 2024
- I'm doing some work to my Native Maple trees today, including an out of season re pot!
To see previous videos of my Silver Maple Forest, click on the playlist here...
• Silver Maple Bonsai
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• Native Red Maple Bonsai
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• Amur Maple Bonsai
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Maples truly have wonderful shape and colours on their leaves. Also nice you use your native species and no only the "mainstream" Japanese maples for bonsai. Cheers!
Well, my maples are just thinking about breaking bud. Glad you provided us with this video. I'll be ready for summer pruning as the leaves grow and harden off. Wonder if you could do the "critter egg bust" with a brush sprayed with soap? That might introduce soap at the beginning of scraping and get the critters fast. As usual, thanks for all your information. So helpful but I must say I am envious of the greenhouse and keep looking at my yard for room and my savings account for financing! So far, not much luck on the $$ side.
Your greenhouse is doing you wonders! I live in the Mid-Atlantic (USDA zone 7b) and my maples have leaved out, but nothing approaching those Silver Mapes even though you're about 4 states north of me 😂 Also that leaf shape and color of the maple at 2:00 is really beautiful! It almost looks like a Japanese Maple cultivar, how perfect, and deep the lobes cut in.
I would like to see an update video on these trees even if they don't survive.
Great to see you at work on the maples and even better to see you enjoying the sun. All the best for the fun part of the year :)
Thanks, you too Xavier!
If your greenhouse is quite humid, then hanging leaves are not a problem, but if not, it's advisable to cover them with some kind of plastic bag and create a mini greenhouse.
Nigel, have you ever consider wiping the trunks with the soap and water solution instead of spaying to avoid the unhardened leaves?
Just got a new house and transferred my maples in pots to spots in the new yard.
Leaving them out there for a few years to grow wild.
They'll thicken up :)
Nigel a thought occurs to me as you work the soil in around the roots of the trees with the metal chopstick. Sometimes roots are cut to try and induce ramification. Could the small abrasions from a "rough" wooden chopstick potentially allow for a similar result? The root has been "damaged" and the usual response is to grow more roots in the right conditions, and with a small area caused by a tear could that potentially lead to a greater surface area in a smaller space for fine feeder roots to grow from?
Interesting!!! It is possible the damage on the roots could cause the roots to divide. I think it's still better to treat the roots carefully and create the root base with pruning, rather than a random chance of division due to chopstick damage. If you want a root to grow in a certain location, then the root could be carefully cut with a small nick to encourage the root to form, but to do it randomly with a more abrasive chopstick wouldn't be a good root strategy?
I'm kinda jealous that you have a greenhouse which allows all of your trees to bud out early, but also not jealous that it creates such a tight window for repotting!
Yes, there are disadvantages for sure, spring comes quickly in the greenhouse!!! I should have kicked the trees outside a month ago!!
Sneaky “ PW” product placement.😂
I'm sure the cheque is in the mail, lol!!
Nice Maples too! The Maple keys I got from the care facility my father is in, Google is saying they are Norway maple. The pictures look like the parent trees. Hopefully I get survival with them. I am so jealous of your green and leaves and green leaves...🤓🌳🌲
Can you please tell me where you got your root rake? I have been unsuccessful in locating a replica. Plus your stainless chopstick. I have been using a knitting needle because I was also concerned about wood snagging those delicate roots.
If you're worried about wood plastic should also work. In knitting plastic is also less grippy then wood
He found it at a thrift store.
I like the leave shape of maples native to north America or Europe more than that of fine Japanese maples. 🍁 Just my personal taste. 😉
The view at 20:25 was appealing to me! Two separate trees in one pot but in some kind of harmony. 😊
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Hi nigel.. tnx for your unique videos. I have a Q. I live in a Zone 11 city.. hot and humid area. Do you have any idea that how can keep a maple bonsai in this weather?..min temp. In winter is around 10 C.
Instinct tells me you'd struggle. But I'd say check out the different maple varieties and avoid ones native to Canada and maybe take a look at ones native to warmer regions. Different maples have different native ranges which impact their cold/warm tolerances
I think you would have to keep the tree in a fridge for three months after the leaves drop off to be successful!
How did the 2 little maples fair with repotting?
They are doing fine, growing has resumed!
Happy to know! 😊
Ótimo vídeo Nigel. Realmente inspirador
Caterpillars love my Pink Pixie.
I'm curious how long it takes maple keys to sprout.
I was taken to The Grand Ole Opry for my birthday in November... And in one of the gardens, they had some amazing maples I've never seen before. Small, colourful and deep lobes were the leaves.
It was dropping keys, so I took as many as I could and planted them.
Some trees get the keys early spring and they drop just after the leaves come out, but others don't get mature keys until fall.
Excellent!
Thanks so much!!
I'm thinking those are mixed sap tree's, at least the largest tree. Silver maple mixed with red maple. I have one that looks very much like a trident maple if you Squint your eyes lol.. except the Peitols are
much too long from the branches 😅
Yes, I think these are a cross between a red and a silver maple!
I potted a few cuttings from my back yard Maple a couple weeks ago. The buds on it are about to pop open any minute so that's a great sign! Although, since they are new cuttings and with trying to get a root system established. Should I trim the budding leaves off to promote root growth or do you think I should leave them how they are?
Also digging the new dreads you're working on! What made you decide to start dreading your hair?
you need to balance your leaves to your roots. The leaves provide the carbohydrates the roots need to grow, while the roots provide the other minerals the leaves need to grow. If the leaves are firm and not wilting, they are doing all right and you need to do nothing.
@@emmitstewart1921 I second this. Also with new cuttings I'd err on the side of caution since it might take a little time for them to get decent roots in.
I would leave the leaves on, they will provide the resources to create the roots. Do keep the cuttings humid and out of harsh sunlight!
@@emmitstewart1921 Thank you! Much appreciate the feedback!
@@TheBonsaiZone Thank you Nigel. You're videos are such a blessing. Thank you for all that you do for the Bonsai community!
Try some liquid Castile soap for that weird wound. It tends to help my cherries fight off what ever attacks them.
Thanks!!!
Castile soap is unique in that it's both gentle and strong; it's gentle on skin because it's made from saponified oils that have hydrating properties, but it's an equally powerful cleanser that can tackle even the most stubborn grime
@@TheBonsaiZone exactly! I use the same dr bronners on my trees as myself. And the menthol helps ward off pests to boot.
Maple forest looking great Nigel!
Thanks Xin, they are young trees, but hopefully they will have a good future ahead!!
i use bamboo shopstick
Oh no!! Lol, there is no problem using a bamboo chopstick, I'm just sick of people repeating how much easier it is on the roots vs a metal object!
very controversial Nigel
I'd better polish up my chopstick and oil it, so it is ultra smooth!!! Lol!!