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Thank you for your kind words Heidi. I like for viewers to not only see what I am doing, but have a good understanding of why, and what I am trying to achieve, so they can do the same. 🙏
Thanks for this Jason. This has come at a great time as I have a hornbeam stump so great to see the development in its stages. Mine is alot straighter so heading for a formal upright.
Sounds great. Mine has developed well in about three years following the major trunk chop, and I’m now just working on ramification and leaf reduction. Just trimming off the growing tips of branches to encourage back budding and new shoot extension. 👍
Superb video, Jason. The techniques you showcase here, and the Hornbeam tree itself, are good choices if you are keen to get tangible results in a relatively short time.
Thanks Dave. It’s great to see the drastic cuts and patience paying off. Your influence is stamped all over this video 🤗 And in other news the book should be dropping through the letterbox any day now. Looking forward to that though I know from experience that Amazon will pay you a pittance… 👍
Really appreciate this wonderfully detailed progression Jason! Still blows my mind that it's been just 4 years - brilliant! The root structure and new pot are wonderfully paired. I do love how nicely hornbeam heal wounds. Do you find that your trees need much more watering in pond baskets? Want to make sure they're OK if I'm at work all day.
Jason, the major thing I enjoy about your videos is the educational aspect to them. In this one, dealing with traits of deciduous trees, you've given me interests in this technic for someone like me that has gotten into this bonsai passion later in life. Thank you for this and keep it up with these videos. I appreciate them, even if I'm in a colder climate, Canada 👍.
Thanks Xavier. Hope you are enjoying being out in the wilds, with some great reading material 😁 My self seeded birch tree is also developing nicely along the same lines. More on that next year… I’ve just clicked through from your latest breakfast video to watch your October/November tasks video as you sent this… Those end screens worth their weight in gold 😄
For a younger tree, should you put it in a pond basket for a year or 2 to develop the roots then plant it in the ground to fatten the trunk? Or should you let the trunk fatten in the ground then put it in the pond basket?
Thank you! I like a lot your videos! I have a question for you. Please tell me if I can make a bonsai tree without wiring the branches. I do not like to wire the branches, I think the tree also. 🥰
Yes of course. There is a technique called “clip and grow” where you can try to control or determine the direction ruin of growth by where you prune with respect to new buds.
What's there not to love about this visual storytelling. Thank you. Stompy is getting interesting. I'm keen to see thisone maturing and I hope to discover how the nebari evolves
Do you partially defoliate this species, fully defoliate or does leaf size scale down with just refinement through pruning ? Having issues with a tree spitting out different sized leaves.. curious what I can do to force the tree to balance out again.
I have a birch forest that I trim regularly in the growing season and it just puts out more leaves so defoliation (I would recommend partial rather than full) should work 👍
@@TheBonsaiGarden what about a really unruly stewartia. I have partially defoliated for a few years to force back budding and structure but I can’t get it to want to spit out smaller leaves…. I’ve constricted growers space fully and partially defoliated and it seems to refuse technique like it’s a joke and spits out big leaves.
@@TheBonsaiGarden not only healthy but with right timing? Should major reductions be done a few weeks before sap rises in the tree? Seems to help in collecting hawthorn from the ground. Doing this seems to get me copious back budding the same year of collecting. So I’m curious when is best timing for major reduction? Talking 75 percent loss of tree ( very aggressive cut back) Thank you in advance
Hi I’m wanting to start a bonsai and learning so much from violins yours. Do you have to do the trunk cut in the spring or can it be done in the autumn? Also what species are particularly good for bonsai? Thanks
I would recommend a trunk chop like this be done in very early spring as the tree comes out of dormancy. This should work for deciduous trees, but do not do it on pines and junipers. Good species for bonsai depend on your geographical location, but typically Japanese maples, Chinese elm, hornbeam, hawthorn, dwarf cherry all make great bonsai trees. There are many others.
I would suggest the best time is just as the deciduous tree is coming out of dormancy in late winter/very early spring. My thinking is this - if you do it in spring, buds will form at the site of the fresh cut. If you do it now then the wound may callous over and heal, without forming new buds for future branches. I have not tried it myself, but my gut feeling is it would be less successful.
I absolutely loved that Jason. The timey wimey aspect was just brilliant to see 💪🏼 Remind me where you get those baskets from? The long bare section I would either wire down into a shallow apex or cut just above as you have suggested 🙏🏼💚 Very well produced, I commend your patience getting this project done. I can never be motivated to stick all the clips together haha Take care mate ttys - shi shi video soon 💪🏼💚
Thanks Jonas ❤️ Those baskets are just storage baskets from the hardware section of my local garden centre. When I saw them, with perforations on the bottom as well as the sides, I bought a job lot 😀
I bought them from the hardware section of the local garden centre. They are just plastic storage baskets but have perforations on the bottom as well as the sides.
It is not something I have tried in this species though I just did a little research. The leaves are a little larger now we are towards the end of the growing season so perhaps it could have been done a couple of months ago to promote smaller leaves. European hornbeam bonsai can benefit from defoliation, but it should be done cautiously, with timing and the tree’s health being the most critical factors. It’s best to use partial defoliation as a more conservative approach unless the tree is particularly vigorous and can handle the stress. I might give it a try next season.
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Excellently explained, as usual ! Great video !
Thank you for your kind words Heidi. I like for viewers to not only see what I am doing, but have a good understanding of why, and what I am trying to achieve, so they can do the same. 🙏
Thanks for this Jason. This has come at a great time as I have a hornbeam stump so great to see the development in its stages. Mine is alot straighter so heading for a formal upright.
Sounds great. Mine has developed well in about three years following the major trunk chop, and I’m now just working on ramification and leaf reduction. Just trimming off the growing tips of branches to encourage back budding and new shoot extension. 👍
Think I'm going pond basket and black bag in the new year. See what it can produce. Let it grow on the bench for this year
Great inspiration for me Jason, I learned a lot from this. Tree is fantastic and so is the pot!
Thank you Ian 🙏
Great video Jason. Liked seeing the progression through the years to the fine tree it is now. Lovely pot compliments it well
Much appreciated David. 👍
I recognize Stumpy as a little stump with leaves. It developed gorgeous ❤️😍💪 Enjoy and thanks for sharing Jason 👍 Cheers 🙋♀️ Martina
Thank you Martina. I also have a silver birch in development just like this, but about 2 years behind it…
@@TheBonsaiGarden Can’t wait to see 🥰🙋♀️
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loved this one Jason. great video. The tree is looking fantastic too. nice work.
Thanks Christophe
Superb video, Jason.
The techniques you showcase here, and the Hornbeam tree itself, are good choices if you are keen to get tangible results in a relatively short time.
Thanks for your kind words Martin 🙏
Great progression video Jason! Gotta love hornbeams. Nice pot too at the end.
Thanks Dave. It’s great to see the drastic cuts and patience paying off. Your influence is stamped all over this video 🤗
And in other news the book should be dropping through the letterbox any day now. Looking forward to that though I know from experience that Amazon will pay you a pittance… 👍
Really appreciate this wonderfully detailed progression Jason! Still blows my mind that it's been just 4 years - brilliant! The root structure and new pot are wonderfully paired. I do love how nicely hornbeam heal wounds.
Do you find that your trees need much more watering in pond baskets? Want to make sure they're OK if I'm at work all day.
Thank you Sue.
I tend to water every day in fair weather, and sometimes twice if it’s really hot and dry.
……. excellent video, thanks for sharing!
My pleasure 😄
長的很棒了，樹枝都有二代枝，樹冠會隨著時間的增長而密集，很棒。
Yes, that’s right - I am now working on building the branching. 👍
Great video and explanation of what you have done thanks Jason
My pleasure 😊
Looks great!
Thanks!
nice video, keep it going!
Thank you Niklas
Nice video
Cheers 👍
I want a hornbeam stumpy. Love your videos!
Thank you Mary 🙏
Great video, Jason. Its inspiring to see the tree's progression and each stage was well explained. Thank you
Cheers Alex. Always great to get your feedback 🙏
Stumpy is a lovely tree and his 'life-story' is well presented. Thank you for sharing.
Thank you Susan 😃
Jason, the major thing I enjoy about your videos is the educational aspect to them. In this one, dealing with traits of deciduous trees, you've given me interests in this technic for someone like me that has gotten into this bonsai passion later in life. Thank you for this and keep it up with these videos. I appreciate them, even if I'm in a colder climate, Canada 👍.
Thank you for your kind words. I really appreciate them. 🙏
Good to see how this developed from your 2021 trunk chop. I do like that new pot
Thanks Xavier. Hope you are enjoying being out in the wilds, with some great reading material 😁
My self seeded birch tree is also developing nicely along the same lines. More on that next year…
I’ve just clicked through from your latest breakfast video to watch your October/November tasks video as you sent this… Those end screens worth their weight in gold 😄
@@TheBonsaiGarden I did like seeing one of your started projects developing into a bonsai. Stumpy will be one of your firsts and a firm favourite 😁
This is an excellent bonsai 101 lesson
Thank you Shayan 👍
For a younger tree, should you put it in a pond basket for a year or 2 to develop the roots then plant it in the ground to fatten the trunk? Or should you let the trunk fatten in the ground then put it in the pond basket?
I would suggest the ground is better for thickening the trunk. I would maybe do that first for maximum benefit.
Thank you! I like a lot your videos! I have a question for you. Please tell me if I can make a bonsai tree without wiring the branches. I do not like to wire the branches, I think the tree also. 🥰
Yes of course. There is a technique called “clip and grow” where you can try to control or determine the direction ruin of growth by where you prune with respect to new buds.
@@TheBonsaiGarden Thank you a lot! I am very happy 😍
What's there not to love about this visual storytelling. Thank you. Stompy is getting interesting. I'm keen to see thisone maturing and I hope to discover how the nebari evolves
Thank you Roland 👍
Thank you for teaching this. I want to try it!❤
You should definitely give it a go 👍
Do you partially defoliate this species, fully defoliate or does leaf size scale down with just refinement through pruning ?
Having issues with a tree spitting out different sized leaves.. curious what I can do to force the tree to balance out again.
I have a birch forest that I trim regularly in the growing season and it just puts out more leaves so defoliation (I would recommend partial rather than full) should work 👍
@@TheBonsaiGarden what about a really unruly stewartia.
I have partially defoliated for a few years to force back budding and structure but I can’t get it to want to spit out smaller leaves….
I’ve constricted growers space fully and partially defoliated and it seems to refuse technique like it’s a joke and spits out big leaves.
I have no experience with Stewartia, sorry 🤗
I think it should important to note that a trunk chop (structural pruning) should be performed on a healthy tree only. Exellent video 🙂
You make a very good point 👍
@@TheBonsaiGarden not only healthy but with right timing? Should major reductions be done a few weeks before sap rises in the tree?
Seems to help in collecting hawthorn from the ground. Doing this seems to get me copious back budding the same year of collecting.
So I’m curious when is best timing for major reduction? Talking 75 percent loss of tree ( very aggressive cut back)
Thank you in advance
Great video Jason. It’s coming along nicely mate 👊👊
Cheers Andy 🙏
Hi I’m wanting to start a bonsai and learning so much from violins yours. Do you have to do the trunk cut in the spring or can it be done in the autumn? Also what species are particularly good for bonsai? Thanks
I would recommend a trunk chop like this be done in very early spring as the tree comes out of dormancy. This should work for deciduous trees, but do not do it on pines and junipers.
Good species for bonsai depend on your geographical location, but typically Japanese maples, Chinese elm, hornbeam, hawthorn, dwarf cherry all make great bonsai trees. There are many others.
@@TheBonsaiGarden I am in the south of the uk Bedfordshire
Hi, can I do a trunk chop in October before all the leaves have fallen. I ask as I need to move some small trees then.
I would suggest the best time is just as the deciduous tree is coming out of dormancy in late winter/very early spring. My thinking is this - if you do it in spring, buds will form at the site of the fresh cut. If you do it now then the wound may callous over and heal, without forming new buds for future branches. I have not tried it myself, but my gut feeling is it would be less successful.
I absolutely loved that Jason. The timey wimey aspect was just brilliant to see 💪🏼
Remind me where you get those baskets from?
The long bare section I would either wire down into a shallow apex or cut just above as you have suggested 🙏🏼💚
Very well produced, I commend your patience getting this project done. I can never be motivated to stick all the clips together haha
Take care mate ttys - shi shi video soon 💪🏼💚
Thanks Jonas ❤️
Those baskets are just storage baskets from the hardware section of my local garden centre. When I saw them, with perforations on the bottom as well as the sides, I bought a job lot 😀
Can you do a trunk chop in fall on a deciduous tree? I'm thinking of buying a crabapple to start...
I would suggest doing it in late winter/very early spring as the tree starts to wake up.
can you link those baskets you use to develop nebari
I bought them from the hardware section of the local garden centre. They are just plastic storage baskets but have perforations on the bottom as well as the sides.
Yes I agree , cut it down where you suggested.
Thanks Sharon.
A late night release… OK! 💪🏼💚
Ha ha. Way past this ole man’s bed time 😂😂😂
Just adding foreign language translations…
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😃😃😃
Are you going to apply defoliation?
I have no plans to do so, and would avoid it this late in the season.
Why not? I was planning it as a refinement tool, what’s your reason not to use this method, would be interested to know your reason , thank you
It is not something I have tried in this species though I just did a little research. The leaves are a little larger now we are towards the end of the growing season so perhaps it could have been done a couple of months ago to promote smaller leaves.
European hornbeam bonsai can benefit from defoliation, but it should be done cautiously, with timing and the tree’s health being the most critical factors. It’s best to use partial defoliation as a more conservative approach unless the tree is particularly vigorous and can handle the stress.
I might give it a try next season.
I would lift the branches up: it´s a deciduous tree, not a pine...