Bonsaify | Larch Bonsai Summer Trim and Design Review
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- Опубликовано: 1 июл 2024
- Larches are deciduous conifers that thrive in the cooler temperatures of the northern hemisphere. Since deciduous conifers lose their needles in the fall, it's important to design larch bonsai with consideration for the winter silhouette. Throughout this video, Eric explains how this tree's winter silhouette impacts his trimming decisions.
This larch was field grown in the Pacific Northwest by Randy Knight; Eric has had it for a few years. The tree has had some health problems, including leaf burn and branch die-back. While repotting it to a smaller container over the winter, Eric noticed that the roots were weak. He was concerned that it might have had a pythium (plant parasite which causes root rot) infection, so he focused on treatment. All of these health issues lead the tree to lose some major branches, which had an immediate impact on the potential winter silhouette of this bonsai!
Watch as Eric decides how to share the design of this bonsai for the future. He explains why he trims to a certain number of nodes, and he removes a significant branch to enable more of the tree to have access to sunlight.
At 7:00, you can see a close-up of Eric trimming the crown.
The big cut of a large branch at the crown happens at 8:37 - watch Eric make the cut and explain how he will be replacing it.
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Very grand tree. Thanks for sharing your thought process as you went, well explained.
I would love to see a follow up video on this tree next year.
We need a update on this tree 🌲
All your videos are great 👍. Thanks for sharing. Bonsai for life
Awesome tree. I really like your videos. You explain in terms that are straight forward and comprehensible to everyone. Keep the videos coming. 👍👍👍.
Max
Awesome, lots of info shared. Keep it coming 🤙🏽
Thanks
Great video!
looks like a good recovery
Looks good without the branch!
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Great potential. Is your final plan windswept or informal upright?
Hi - informal upright is the plan, but once the tree has more fine twigging in a few years then we could explore adding the feeling of some wind influence to it.
Looks like a Doug fir... If it came from Randy it has probably been wild collected.
Nope, Doug Fir are not deciduous and this tree drops all its needles in winter. This is a Japanese Larch, which don't grow wild in the US. American Larch have much longer needles. Randy used to field grow, and I hear recently that he's getting back into it again. 👍😋
@@Bonsaify okie dokie 👍
From what I've read, larch trees shouldn't grow well in SF, but obviously yours is doing relatively well, despite the pythium infection. Are you doing anything special in the summers or winters for this tree? I'd like to get some to grow in SF and would appreciate any special care advice you might have.
There are some similarities to coastal climates and high elevation - e.g. mild summers. Larch are a bit finicky - this one lost a couple secondary branches after repotting a couple years ago. It grew nicely last summer though. But, I only get one good push of growth per year. If I understand correctly, they are much more vigorous in more northerly climates.
@@Bonsaify Good to know! Thank you!
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Good video. Do think larch would do okay in central valley? I think of them as coastal, so less hot. Thank you
Probably would have a problem with the heat. But, it also may be fine. For example I grow Ponderosa without any cold in winter - they are sensitive to overwatering and to summer heat...
I would say you'd need shade cloth for larch during summer. Probably 40-50% when it's hot.
@@Bonsaify Thank you. I set area for my succulents that gets morning sun then shade in afternoon. My house faces dead East. Hope to see everyone at Bonsai show in November
Hi,,,is that Larch,,,,,Larix Decidua (European Larch) just guessing..thanks
I believe L. kaempfari but I have not had it tested. The seed I have germinated from marked sources as L. kaempfari is a very close match.
@@BonsaifyThat would be my guess as well, looks like my J. larches.
Poor tree