Unfortunately my potted coastal redwood had suffered the heatwaves here in the UK but now after the heat ended in august its actually growing new shoots and its about 4-5 feet tall (excluding the 40cm pot) I came here to see what to do as I know that I will soon need to do a big root prune.
appreciate you stopping to check out the video and commenting! Hope it’s still doing well, I found water is the Coast Redwoods best friend. Plenty before, during and after the pruning of the roots and my guys never missed a beat, I also keep them in bright indirect sunlight never sitting in the sun during the hottest times of the day. Take care ~ Jeff
Hey Kim, First off my apologies for getting back to you so late! I missed your comment, so sorry! I use the Miracle Grow potting soil only for my trees, it’s not traditional soil for bonsais but it does a fantastic job with them and I don’t need to use fertilizer with this soil since it already has it in! I hope that answered your question but I don’t use anything special! Good luck and thanks for watching and your comments! Take care and keep in touch with me on your project ! ~ Jeff
Hello there Jeff. I cannot believe that I am so late checking this one out. I thought that I saw a new post from you. There were so many new videos from my subscribers today. You were down pretty low in the column. You must have posted this earlier today. Anyways. It is super seeing you again. Wow, two years and they are looking so darn healthy. Ah, the roots. I would have never known that you had to uproot all three of them just to trim down the roots. I can clearly see that proper maintenance is must. So after pruning they must sit in the water for an hour? They look superb once again. That was so cool to watch Jeff. Your thumbs are definitely green. I will send you off a note as soon as I can get some proper free time to do so. It is my busiest time of year for my small business. I am working my full time job during the week and my business all weekend. So it gets a bit exhausting. After Nov I am hoping that it slows down a little. Talk to you soon Jeff. Hope that you and your wife are both doing better than ever~ Rob/Boston
Hey there Rob, So wonderful to get your comment and a few hours after a post does not make you late in my book or in anyone’s book I’m sure so no worries! Yes the two years went by pretty quick and those three redwoods seemed to have trouble keeping their roots to themselves...LoL. That hour of soaking is just a guideline for me to go by so I know that they stay well hydrated throughout the transplant and root pruning and has worked well for me in the past and since they don’t speak to me I have to go by their looks 😃. I honestly don’t know were you find all the hours in the day to do so much with work, side jobs for yourself with your weekend business and to watch and comment on all these videos ...truly amazing ! Thanks again so much for watching it’s always such a pleasure hearing from you and hopefully everything is well with you, please give Lj my best next time you get a chance to talk to him if you wouldn’t mind. Take care and have a great week! ~ Jeff
Hey, Jeff, Your Giant Sequoia looks beautiful! I am afraid I don't have a such good news for the seedling you sent me via BCLT over a month ago. However, most of the Redwood seedlings are surviving okay minus one (it is yellowing bunch). I may need to just put it into water like you instructed before. Thank you much for the root pruning demo. I see why your bonsai are thriving. I will be sure to refer back to this video next time I wanted to re-pot my redwoods. Also, good to see your beautiful Koi and your pond again in a b-roll. Loved it! BTW an off the topic question for you. How do we label our videos on RUclips anymore? Our BC or VC videos 'made for kids' video??? lol Thanks for the update, Jeff! Take care. ~NammaN~
Hey NammaN, So good to hear from you! Yes it’s great news that the branch clipping from the Sequoia is still doing fantastic I’m sorry to hear yours didn’t fair out so well but the next few I trim off will have your name on them. I am glad however to hear that your coast redwoods are doing better and hopefully will thrive for you to do whatever you plan on doing with them. Keeping these redwoods well hydrated is so very important since they love water both above and below the soil and I mist them with a spray bottle to keep the greens moist since they depend on that fog moisture so much in California by the bay. So nice to hear you enjoyed the video buddy I always have you in mind when working with these guys. I will probably have to label my videos not made for kids since I’m usually having a beer anyway and wouldn’t want to promote bad drinking habits...lol. Thanks so much for watching and the support once again and I’ll probably be seeing you again in a few days! Take care ~ Jeff
Hi Jeffery! Your Redwood Bonsais are very nice! I also try to make a Bonsai with a Giant Redwood. How is your Giant Redwood now? Is it still alive? Maybe you can give me some hints how to prune the roots of the Giant Redwood? I heard that can be difficult because the roots are very sensitive. Good luck with your Redwoods! Greetings from Germany!
Hey Christopher! How are you doing my friend? My bonsai trio of Coast Redwoods are doing awesome! All 3 have new growth and growing like nobody’s business, I will be removing them again soon to do more maintenance to the roots. I keep them soaking in water for several hours during the process and only taking less than a third of the root system should keep them healthy and happy! I may have do an update soon on them very soon. Thanks so much for watching and such a pleasure hearing from you ! Take care ~ Jeff
@@JefferyRusnock Hi Jeff! Thank you for your answer! I am fine thanks! I hope you too!! What kind of Redwood is better for Bonsai do you think? Coast or Giant Redwood? You have them both! My biggest Giant Redwood is almost 150cm tall now. Its on the balcony in a huge pot. I am looking forward to see an update from your Redwoods soon! I hope to hear from you soon and stay healthy! Christoph
@@christophloehr1353 I found both do well as a bonsai if watered well with good drainage, but I do like the foliage of the Giant Sequoia slightly better than the Coast Redwood foliage. Other then the differences in looks of the redwood they both seem to be very manageable if not neglected and become root bound. Best of luck with your redwoods and enjoy your holidays! Hopefully talk to you during the bonsai updates . ~ Jeff
@@JefferyRusnock That sounds good! Yes i also like the foliage of the Giant Redwood very much. Its very unique and different than from other trees. Redwoods are really very thirsty but because of their fast growth you dont have to wait so long to see results. Its very nice! What do you mean with "root bound"? Is root bound bad? Have a nice day there in California!
@@christophloehr1353 A root bound tree or plant does not do well when it out grows the container that it lives in, the roots need to spread out and down in soil but if they can not they start growing up and out of the soil and expose them which can dry them out quickly. Root pruning or replanting in larger pots can help prevent this issue and allow the tree to do much better with taking it nutrients and moisture. I wish I lived in California but I only visited there. I actually live in Pennsylvania were it much colder and better growing conditions for the Giant Sequoia vs the Coast Redwood that like the warmer weather.
Awesome Jeff ! Love seeing the update. I have a few questions because I’m dealing with a little Plant I bought over the summer. First I found some flying bugs in the soil so I treated it with mixture of rubbing alcohol dawn and water . I think they are gone but I’m not sure. I put it outside on the nice days and I’m doing so I think I got another species of bugs on it now. They look like tiny cream colored waxy bumps on the leaves which I’ve been wiping down with rubbing alcohol but I really doubt I’ll be able to get everything off of it. I thought about spraying the whole plant with alcohol to see what that does and then replacing all the soil. I’d like to bring it down in the music room but I really don’t want to deal with bugs . Any thoughts ? Talk to ya, as always great seeing a video pop up from you.
Hey Bill, Great hearing from you buddy! I know exactly what little flying bugs your speaking of, I would find them in some of the plants I would leave outside for the summer months too. I always used the dish soap and water ( never the rubbing alcohol) in a spray bottle and cover the entire plant and soil very heavily and it would get rid of them temporarily but they would return. Fortunately the Redwood trees don’t seem to attract insects above or below the soil...must be some kind of natural insect repellent to them. Those little waxy bumps bugs that your talking about, could be aphids and hard to get rid of once they take ahold of a plant especially rose bushes. My wife turned me on to using something better then just soap and water to get rid of insects on plants, we use MURPHYS OIL SOAP, it does the same thing but works better, faster and much longer because of the oil in the ingredients and is still all natural to use around the house...it’s for hardwood floors and woodwork. But changing the soil is always something I like to do as well if I notice anything on my plants before bringing them in for the winter months. Thanks so much for watching Bill and please let me know if the Murphy’s oil soap helps...give it a google! Take care buddy and talk soon ~ Jeff PS. I harvested a lot more root sprouts from the tree this fall and soaking them to get roots, if you’re interested in any let me know and I’ll send you some if and when they are ready .
Awesome video! I have a now 9-10 year old sequoia that was picked up in Leggett CA with the intent of a large scale bonsai. Well here we are. The tree stands 7.5’ tall. I’ve been pruning the last couple years but ready to do a root trim. It sits in a 1/2 whiskey barrel currently. Comes out middle spring and spends it time outside until early winter when it gets wheeled into the garage for the worst of it. Usually when the first snow hits (easier to wheel it!!) Any recommendations are welcome. It’s a single tree and never been root trimmed. Thinking I will need a kiddy pool for this. Eventually I’d like to train it into a shallower but much wider and longer pot. My inspiration is a sequoia found on bonsai empire. www.bonsaiempire.com/inspiration/progressions/giant-sequoia Thank you and hello from Spokane WA.
Hello my friend! so sorry for the late reply back but found you in my spam and needed to approve your awesome comment! I’ve watched the link that you kindly provided and can see the path you want to take for this tree. I’m thinking like you are with your roots that are going to be very plentiful and hard to separate and prune back. The kiddy pool instead of a basin is actually a great idea to soak, separate and keep your sequoia in during this process and hopefully help from stress and possibly dying. A garden hose with some pressure to loosen and remove dirt instead of tugging and ripping roots will help and hours of soaking in water both before during and after root pruning. Cutting only several inch from the bottom at first and sides only and leaving the top roots alone. Afterwards keeping it well watered and an eye on it for a few weeks to a month and you should be able to see any changes good or bad. Waiting 6 months or so would be a good idea before trying it again if all looks well. Best of luck in your sequoia bonsai and please keep in touch and let me know how you make out! Take care and talk soon! ~ Jeff
Great update and great taste in music!
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Thank you so much! I really appreciate hearing that.
Take care my friend and talk soon ~ Jeff
I need some advise on repotting my 6 year old redwood bonsai. It’s heaving out of the pot. Not sure what type of soil to use.
Unfortunately my potted coastal redwood had suffered the heatwaves here in the UK but now after the heat ended in august its actually growing new shoots and its about 4-5 feet tall (excluding the 40cm pot) I came here to see what to do as I know that I will soon need to do a big root prune.
appreciate you stopping to check out the video and commenting! Hope it’s still doing well, I found water is the Coast Redwoods best friend. Plenty before, during and after the pruning of the roots and my guys never missed a beat, I also keep them in bright indirect sunlight never sitting in the sun during the hottest times of the day.
Take care ~ Jeff
Nice information my friend,,goodjob .. New friend
Thank you so much for the kind words my friend!
I appreciate you taking the time to watch!
Take care and talk soon! ~ Jeff
What soil do you use? Im getting ready to report my redwood bonsai of 6 years and want to make sure I’m using the right soil.
Hey Kim,
First off my apologies for getting back to you so late! I missed your comment, so sorry! I use the Miracle Grow potting soil only for my trees, it’s not traditional soil for bonsais but it does a fantastic job with them and I don’t need to use fertilizer with this soil since it already has it in! I hope that answered your question but I don’t use anything special!
Good luck and thanks for watching and your comments!
Take care and keep in touch with me on your project ! ~ Jeff
Hello there Jeff. I cannot believe that I am so late checking this one out. I thought that I saw a new post from you. There were so many new videos from my subscribers today. You were down pretty low in the column. You must have posted this earlier today. Anyways. It is super seeing you again. Wow, two years and they are looking so darn healthy. Ah, the roots. I would have never known that you had to uproot all three of them just to trim down the roots. I can clearly see that proper maintenance is must. So after pruning they must sit in the water for an hour? They look superb once again. That was so cool to watch Jeff. Your thumbs are definitely green. I will send you off a note as soon as I can get some proper free time to do so. It is my busiest time of year for my small business. I am working my full time job during the week and my business all weekend. So it gets a bit exhausting. After Nov I am hoping that it slows down a little. Talk to you soon Jeff. Hope that you and your wife are both doing better than ever~
Rob/Boston
Hey there Rob,
So wonderful to get your comment and a few hours after a post does not make you late in my book or in anyone’s book I’m sure so no worries! Yes the two years went by pretty quick and those three redwoods seemed to have trouble keeping their roots to themselves...LoL. That hour of soaking is just a guideline for me to go by so I know that they stay well hydrated throughout the transplant and root pruning and has worked well for me in the past and since they don’t speak to me I have to go by their looks 😃. I honestly don’t know were you find all the hours in the day to do so much with work, side jobs for yourself with your weekend business and to watch and comment on all these videos ...truly amazing ! Thanks again so much for watching it’s always such a pleasure hearing from you and hopefully everything is well with you, please give Lj my best next time you get a chance to talk to him if you wouldn’t mind.
Take care and have a great week! ~ Jeff
Hey, Jeff,
Your Giant Sequoia looks beautiful! I am afraid I don't have a such good news for the seedling you sent me via BCLT over a month ago. However, most of the Redwood seedlings are surviving okay minus one (it is yellowing bunch). I may need to just put it into water like you instructed before. Thank you much for the root pruning demo. I see why your bonsai are thriving. I will be sure to refer back to this video next time I wanted to re-pot my redwoods. Also, good to see your beautiful Koi and your pond again in a b-roll. Loved it! BTW an off the topic question for you. How do we label our videos on RUclips anymore? Our BC or VC videos 'made for kids' video??? lol Thanks for the update, Jeff! Take care. ~NammaN~
Hey NammaN,
So good to hear from you! Yes it’s great news that the branch clipping from the Sequoia is still doing fantastic I’m sorry to hear yours didn’t fair out so well but the next few I trim off will have your name on them. I am glad however to hear that your coast redwoods are doing better and hopefully will thrive for you to do whatever you plan on doing with them. Keeping these redwoods well hydrated is so very important since they love water both above and below the soil and I mist them with a spray bottle to keep the greens moist since they depend on that fog moisture so much in California by the bay. So nice to hear you enjoyed the video buddy I always have you in mind when working with these guys.
I will probably have to label my videos not made for kids since I’m usually having a beer anyway and wouldn’t want to promote bad drinking habits...lol. Thanks so much for watching and the support once again and I’ll probably be seeing you again in a few days!
Take care ~ Jeff
Hi Jeffery! Your Redwood Bonsais are very nice! I also try to make a Bonsai with a Giant Redwood. How is your Giant Redwood now? Is it still alive? Maybe you can give me some hints how to prune the roots of the Giant Redwood? I heard that can be difficult because the roots are very sensitive.
Good luck with your Redwoods!
Greetings from Germany!
Hey Christopher!
How are you doing my friend?
My bonsai trio of Coast Redwoods are doing awesome! All 3 have new growth and growing like nobody’s business, I will be removing them again soon to do more maintenance to the roots. I keep them soaking in water for several hours during the process and only taking less than a third of the root system should keep them healthy and happy! I may have do an update soon on them very soon.
Thanks so much for watching and such a pleasure hearing from you !
Take care ~ Jeff
@@JefferyRusnock Hi Jeff! Thank you for your answer! I am fine thanks! I hope you too!!
What kind of Redwood is better for Bonsai do you think? Coast or Giant Redwood? You have them both!
My biggest Giant Redwood is almost 150cm tall now. Its on the balcony in a huge pot.
I am looking forward to see an update from your Redwoods soon!
I hope to hear from you soon and stay healthy!
Christoph
@@christophloehr1353
I found both do well as a bonsai if watered well with good drainage, but I do like the foliage of the Giant Sequoia slightly better than the Coast Redwood foliage.
Other then the differences in looks of the redwood they both seem to be very manageable if not neglected and become root bound.
Best of luck with your redwoods and enjoy your holidays! Hopefully talk to you during the bonsai updates . ~ Jeff
@@JefferyRusnock That sounds good! Yes i also like the foliage of the Giant Redwood very much. Its very unique and different than from other trees. Redwoods are really very thirsty but because of their fast growth you dont have to wait so long to see results. Its very nice!
What do you mean with "root bound"? Is root bound bad?
Have a nice day there in California!
@@christophloehr1353
A root bound tree or plant does not do well when it out grows the container that it lives in, the roots need to spread out and down in soil but if they can not they start growing up and out of the soil and expose them which can dry them out quickly. Root pruning or replanting in larger pots can help prevent this issue and allow the tree to do much better with taking it nutrients and moisture.
I wish I lived in California but I only visited there. I actually live in Pennsylvania were it much colder and better growing conditions for the Giant Sequoia vs the Coast Redwood that like the warmer weather.
Nice
Thank you so much my friend glad you like it!
Take care.~ Jeff
Awesome Jeff ! Love seeing the update. I have a few questions because I’m dealing with a little Plant I bought over the summer.
First I found some flying bugs in the soil so I treated it with mixture of rubbing alcohol dawn and water . I think they are gone but I’m not sure.
I put it outside on the nice days and I’m doing so I think I got another species of bugs on it now.
They look like tiny cream colored waxy bumps on the leaves which I’ve been wiping down with rubbing alcohol but I really doubt I’ll be able to get everything off of it.
I thought about spraying the whole plant with alcohol to see what that does and then replacing all the soil.
I’d like to bring it down in the music room but I really don’t want to deal with bugs .
Any thoughts ?
Talk to ya, as always great seeing a video pop up from you.
Hey Bill,
Great hearing from you buddy!
I know exactly what little flying bugs your speaking of, I would find them in some of the plants I would leave outside for the summer months too. I always used the dish soap and water ( never the rubbing alcohol) in a spray bottle and cover the entire plant and soil very heavily and it would get rid of them temporarily but they would return.
Fortunately the Redwood trees don’t seem to attract insects above or below the soil...must be some kind of natural insect repellent to them. Those little waxy bumps bugs that your talking about, could be aphids and hard to get rid of once they take ahold of a plant especially rose bushes. My wife turned me on to using something better then just soap and water to get rid of insects on plants, we use MURPHYS OIL SOAP, it does the same thing but works better, faster and much longer because of the oil in the ingredients and is still all natural to use around the house...it’s for hardwood floors and woodwork.
But changing the soil is always something I like to do as well if I notice anything on my plants before bringing them in for the winter months. Thanks so much for watching Bill and please let me know if the Murphy’s oil soap helps...give it a google!
Take care buddy and talk soon ~ Jeff
PS. I harvested a lot more root sprouts from the tree this fall and soaking them to get roots, if you’re interested in any let me know and I’ll send you some if and when they are ready .
Awesome video! I have a now 9-10 year old sequoia that was picked up in Leggett CA with the intent of a large scale bonsai. Well here we are. The tree stands 7.5’ tall. I’ve been pruning the last couple years but ready to do a root trim. It sits in a 1/2 whiskey barrel currently. Comes out middle spring and spends it time outside until early winter when it gets wheeled into the garage for the worst of it. Usually when the first snow hits (easier to wheel it!!)
Any recommendations are welcome. It’s a single tree and never been root trimmed. Thinking I will need a kiddy pool for this. Eventually I’d like to train it into a shallower but much wider and longer pot. My inspiration is a sequoia found on bonsai empire. www.bonsaiempire.com/inspiration/progressions/giant-sequoia
Thank you and hello from Spokane WA.
Hello my friend! so sorry for the late reply back but found you in my spam and needed to approve your awesome comment! I’ve watched the link that you kindly provided and can see the path you want to take for this tree. I’m thinking like you are with your roots that are going to be very plentiful and hard to separate and prune back. The kiddy pool instead of a basin is actually a great idea to soak, separate and keep your sequoia in during this process and hopefully help from stress and possibly dying. A garden hose with some pressure to loosen and remove dirt instead of tugging and ripping roots will help and hours of soaking in water both before during and after root pruning. Cutting only several inch from the bottom at first and sides only and leaving the top roots alone. Afterwards keeping it well watered and an eye on it for a few weeks to a month and you should be able to see any changes good or bad. Waiting 6 months or so would be a good idea before trying it again if all looks well. Best of luck in your sequoia bonsai and please keep in touch and let me know how you make out!
Take care and talk soon! ~ Jeff