I agree, Jelle……. Everyone wants a jaw dropping bonsai, myself included. But growing a young seedling that has infinite possibilities is exciting! Even if it’s slower than watching paint dry, it’s still exciting. I recently got my hands on 50 “Arakawa” Japanese maple seeds!!
Well said! I am growing a few trees out in ever increasing pot sizes just for the fun of it. Yet.. I am not getting some to the point that they are pretty decent trees. Yes, with elegant thinner trunks but.. Big Fat Beasts is also a fashion trend.
Hey again, good to see you back here! I thought I would put that in as I see many people trying to tie these young plants down with wires over the roots, which may cause breakage!
Please drop me a line! I am curious to hear from you what you think, and what you miss. Naturally, if you like the video, hit like. Feel free to share the video in your favorite socials! More like this? I have a playlist with other bonsai techniques videos here: ruclips.net/p/PLci6b9GxmP3UGohsMKWr2r77Lo9tMKYjV
Hi Jelle, good vid of course, many nuggets in there thanku. I’m curious about that huge branch scar,I suppose it must be part of the design? It certainly will thicken the trunk as it calluses over! God bless you 🙏✝️ ✌️🇺🇦🌻
@@gayefanner731 Thank you. The branch scar, you mean the most mature tree at the end of the video? I am hoping the big cut area will grow over as the tree ages. The intent to have it in the back in the final designs. But.. Nature sometimes decides different from your intent. I will see in a few years. Maybe next year or so I will drop it in a pot!
Great video we have a lot of farm land where I live and a very lot of hawthorns groung I am very tempted to dig some up and train them to become a bonsai..
To be honest.. I dig them any time of the year. But.. Bigger cuttings late summer (As the leaves start to turn) or early spring (As buds start to swell is optimal)
Nice video, and excellent techniques. I've heard that it is best to lift a tree in the ground every three years to give it a bit more chance to develop. Have you ever experimented with leaving them for different periods of time?
Hey Tony, good to hear from you. I in fact grow most of my young plants out in the ground. I am in the lucky situation to have a small veggiepatch which does not grow that many vegetables ;). In this video I am mostly showing how to put them in a pot for pot growing. It works, but I would say in full ground you get several times the growth. Keep in mind that growing big fast is not always what you want for the best quality. There is a trade-off there! Which is why I am growing SOME trees up in pots. Mostly my root over rocks, and some tridents. (I will post a video on a Lilac root-over-rock in a few weeks!)
I'll look forward to that! I have most of my trees in training pots, but I also have around 70 trees in the ground too. The frightening thing is I've only been into Bonsai for just over a year. I'm quite sure I'm not right in the head!🤣🤣
I agree, Jelle……. Everyone wants a jaw dropping bonsai, myself included. But growing a young seedling that has infinite possibilities is exciting! Even if it’s slower than watching paint dry, it’s still exciting. I recently got my hands on 50 “Arakawa” Japanese maple seeds!!
Well said! I am growing a few trees out in ever increasing pot sizes just for the fun of it. Yet.. I am not getting some to the point that they are pretty decent trees. Yes, with elegant thinner trunks but.. Big Fat Beasts is also a fashion trend.
Excellent tutorial Jelle! also good tip with the wires attached to the seedling canopy rather than the root ball.
Hey again, good to see you back here! I thought I would put that in as I see many people trying to tie these young plants down with wires over the roots, which may cause breakage!
Good stuff - thank you!
Thank you so much Gert! Feel free to drop the video in your circles!
Great video Jell! Very pleasant :)
Thank you Bonsai Guy!
Please drop me a line! I am curious to hear from you what you think, and what you miss. Naturally, if you like the video, hit like.
Feel free to share the video in your favorite socials!
More like this? I have a playlist with other bonsai techniques videos here: ruclips.net/p/PLci6b9GxmP3UGohsMKWr2r77Lo9tMKYjV
Hi Jelle, good vid of course, many nuggets in there thanku. I’m curious about that huge branch scar,I suppose it must be part of the design? It certainly will thicken the trunk as it calluses over! God bless you 🙏✝️ ✌️🇺🇦🌻
@@gayefanner731 Thank you. The branch scar, you mean the most mature tree at the end of the video? I am hoping the big cut area will grow over as the tree ages. The intent to have it in the back in the final designs. But.. Nature sometimes decides different from your intent. I will see in a few years. Maybe next year or so I will drop it in a pot!
Ahh I see, it wasn’t deliberate then, I thought it was a rather crude method for you to adopt! ✌️
@@gayefanner731 😀Nope. It was a sacrifice branch that was removed! Linden trees has the annoying habit to really grow completely untapered!
That’s interesting n makes sense when you think of lime walks n pleached limes (as we call them in England) Thanku 👍
Great video, Jelle! Very helpful! Also, interesting to see a different videoing technique to more recent episodes. Happy New Year!
Quite informative, innovative, cohesive and workable ideas. Thank you very much sir.
You are most welcome
I really enjoy your videos. Great content and well produced. Thank you!!
Thank you so much! I do hope people get something out of it. Production has been a struggle, but slowly getting there, I think!
Great video we have a lot of farm land where I live and a very lot of hawthorns groung I am very tempted to dig some up and train them to become a bonsai..
Go for it! Hawthorn is perfect for bonsai!
Thanks again for such a great and interesting video !
hope it helps you in yr journey!
lekker grondje, beter dan die zware rotklei hier in Zeeland 🤣
Makkelijk om bomen te verplaatsen. Maar heel droog in droge zomers!
Salam bonsai dari Indonesia
Thank you Muhammad, and good to see you !
love it... danke schön 🙂
immer gerne!
Great video! Thank you for sharing. I wanted to know when is the perfect time for digging up seedlings.
To be honest.. I dig them any time of the year. But.. Bigger cuttings late summer (As the leaves start to turn) or early spring (As buds start to swell is optimal)
@@GrowingBonsai Thank you!
Nice video, and excellent techniques. I've heard that it is best to lift a tree in the ground every three years to give it a bit more chance to develop. Have you ever experimented with leaving them for different periods of time?
Hey Tony, good to hear from you. I in fact grow most of my young plants out in the ground. I am in the lucky situation to have a small veggiepatch which does not grow that many vegetables ;). In this video I am mostly showing how to put them in a pot for pot growing. It works, but I would say in full ground you get several times the growth. Keep in mind that growing big fast is not always what you want for the best quality. There is a trade-off there! Which is why I am growing SOME trees up in pots. Mostly my root over rocks, and some tridents. (I will post a video on a Lilac root-over-rock in a few weeks!)
I'll look forward to that! I have most of my trees in training pots, but I also have around 70 trees in the ground too. The frightening thing is I've only been into Bonsai for just over a year. I'm quite sure I'm not right in the head!🤣🤣
well.. eventually you will need good ceramics. If you then have a few good prebonsai in your field, you can sell those, and buy good pots :)
good idea! I'm actually looking forward to buying some nice pots in the future.