Of all the bonsai video tutors I find you the best. I’m a complete newcomer, and you are really good at talking through the decisions you make and why. You explain everything in simple language, and explain terms we might not understand. I’m really learning a lot, and it’s giving me confidence to try things with my own trees. Thank you!
I have found that with the natural crazy zig zag growth habit these are good for clip and grow pruning, and also for dramatic looking windswept designs. Their naturally tiny leaf size is great for bonsai and the April blossom is just divine.
Really appreciate the process explanation and close ups. I lost a windswept plant this winter, but have a lovely project, I am a novice so appreciate the insight. Habe subscribed and look forward to more videos
Thanks Darren, another great video! Questions would be: How to deal with fungal issues? How to prune for ramification? how do fruit trees differ from other deciduous? What are the styling goals? ...take your pick :) thankyou, all the best!
Just found your channel. I really liked the informative nature of this video. I also LOVE start from scratch, nursery material… because I believe that is what so many that want to try Bonsai need to see. Look forward to seeing more.
IMO this is your best video so far Darren, great styling work and very informative tutorial... if possible a before/after split image in conclusion would be a beneficial addition please?
I brought one of them from Morrison’s and growing it outside for a year. Grow well so I’ll cut it back in feb next year. Grow and clip method. Seen on in somebodies garden that’s massive. Great stuff with the video
Hi Les, I did an air layer on one in the video below. I’m told they root readily from cuttings but I haven’t tried yet. I’ll plant some in the next Fuji Cherry vid in a week or two, and see how they get on
How would you have done differently if you noticed the die back at the natural leader that got cut. At about minute 17 you talk about this. I do like the decisions you make.
The bee is probably a Solitary Bee as they use mud and such like to block their holes up once they’ve laid a single egg , do you have a bee / insect hotel in your garden ?
Realy nice work 😊 I have a question: When should I form bonsai with wires and lashings - before or after flowering? Or in which months? My kojou-no-mai tree is a year old, but it has not yet been formed. Thanks 😊🖖
The kojo no mia Fuji cherry what do you do with it in the summer months in what kind of heat temperatures can it handle can it be brought inside is it need to be in the shade does it need to be protected from a certain heat temperature
I keep it in a location in the garden that get's shade from 11am onwards. As a higher altitude species it does better in climates that are not super hot, I see signs of heat stress when it is high 20's celsius and above. Indoors tends to be lower humidity which causes issues, so if it's hotter better to protect the roots and leaves from direct sun and keep watering on point.
Hi Just wondering if you have any juniperous trees at all I dont see any in any thumbnails I have no experience with them and wondered if you could maybe do a video on them sometime .
Hi Thomas, I don't keep junipers for the foreseeable future, unfortunately there are a number of landscape junipers in my area all infected with rust. Rust is manageable, but I made the decision not to grow them. I do have more videos featuring other conifers in the pipeline though. Thanks,
Yeah sure. Plant more seeds than you need because there is a failure rate, and mistakes/accidents do happen. I have a long term series of vids starting soon, following the process of growing seedlings for bonsai. So keep an eye out for those! Oh also, it’s best to start mid-late winter so the seedlings have time to grow strong ahead of their first winter, but it does vary depending on species chosen.
My big question is the timings for each step. When to prune, when to repot, when to wire, when to fertilize? Best time to do yamadori or to go to the local nursery... Can you help? :)
@@grobonsai that would be incredible!! And if I might add another suggestion is on what to look for in nurseries/yamadori for pre bonsai material, ideally with visual examples
I'm from kalimpong west bengal India and here the blooms are between late autumn and winter and buds in the start of spring.. when should I do what? please help 🙏
You can look at it that way or see it or you can see it and say that at least the tree is alive and didn't get cut down..plus after some time one can finally repot it in the soil and it'll grow naturally and look awesome after some time when you wudnt be around or me and it wudnt have mattered what you have written now in a youtube thread 😀
Of all the bonsai video tutors I find you the best. I’m a complete newcomer, and you are really good at talking through the decisions you make and why. You explain everything in simple language, and explain terms we might not understand. I’m really learning a lot, and it’s giving me confidence to try things with my own trees. Thank you!
That’s very kind, I’m glad the videos help
I second that! 👍
I have found that with the natural crazy zig zag growth habit these are good for clip and grow pruning, and also for dramatic looking windswept designs. Their naturally tiny leaf size is great for bonsai and the April blossom is just divine.
Definitely a good species 👍 sounds like you’re having fun with them too
Fabulous! I had no idea there was such a plant as a Fuji Cherry till I started watching bonsai videos few weeks ago. Thanks for the great lesson. 👍
Nice work Darren 👏 Love how you've styled this. Looking forward to seeing how this progresses.
Thanks George 🙏
The amount of new growth that pops out after this pruning, is really gonna look good. Nice form.
Thanks for watching and the comments
Really appreciate the process explanation and close ups. I lost a windswept plant this winter, but have a lovely project, I am a novice so appreciate the insight. Habe subscribed and look forward to more videos
Bravo! Great work and REALLY great tutorial. Keep growing. Thanks
Thanks very much Matt
Thanks Darren, another great video! Questions would be: How to deal with fungal issues? How to prune for ramification? how do fruit trees differ from other deciduous? What are the styling goals? ...take your pick :) thankyou, all the best!
Great questions thanks Matt
Just found your channel. I really liked the informative nature of this video. I also LOVE start from scratch, nursery material… because I believe that is what so many that want to try Bonsai need to see.
Look forward to seeing more.
Thank you for taking the time to watch and provide feedback, Sarah
I love this species. The twists and turns look good. And the tiny blooms.
Definitely agree there, and so easy to get hold of (and propagate)
@@grobonsai when I first saw your tree I thought in my head, how did he get my tree. I have one that I've been thinking on. Looks just like that.
Haha that's crazy. Makes a change to have a taller slender tree to work on :)
Mega superb Darren! Looks awesome!
Thanks Bjorn
Great work mate!
Enjoying your videos. Learning a lot from them. 👍🏻😊
I’m glad they are helpful, thanks for watching
Simply amazing. I wish I could see it I’m bloom
Beautiful work! Greetings from Italy
Thank you 🙏
Great stuff mate, always quality!
Thanks James
simple and easy tutor
Thanks Darren.
Cheers Al
Beautiful, excellent
Thank you 🙏
IMO this is your best video so far Darren, great styling work and very informative tutorial... if possible a before/after split image in conclusion would be a beneficial addition please?
Great suggestion, definitely will do that in future, thanks
Well done
I brought one of them from Morrison’s and growing it outside for a year. Grow well so I’ll cut it back in feb next year. Grow and clip method. Seen on in somebodies garden that’s massive. Great stuff with the video
Thanks Peter, there’s a big one round here too, I keep eyeing it up
Hi Darren, if you haven’t already, can you please show how to propagate this tree. I have one of these and would love to have more. Thanks 👍
Hi Les, I did an air layer on one in the video below. I’m told they root readily from cuttings but I haven’t tried yet. I’ll plant some in the next Fuji Cherry vid in a week or two, and see how they get on
How would you have done differently if you noticed the die back at the natural leader that got cut. At about minute 17 you talk about this. I do like the decisions you make.
Honestly I don’t know haha this time it worked out just fine, but I should have seen the signs
I have a question (total newbie). How can I know when is the right time to remove wires?
The bee is probably a Solitary Bee as they use mud and such like to block their holes up once they’ve laid a single egg , do you have a bee / insect hotel in your garden ?
Very nice
Thanks 🙏
Amazing... 👏👏👍👍👍
Thanks for watching
The leafsize is not bad !
They are a nice size for prunus
Realy nice work 😊
I have a question: When should I form bonsai with wires and lashings - before or after flowering? Or in which months? My kojou-no-mai tree is a year old, but it has not yet been formed.
Thanks 😊🖖
They are prone to a fungal disease called silver leaf, so best to work on the June-August. Repot when buds are swelling in spring
@@grobonsai
Thank You 🖖
The kojo no mia Fuji cherry what do you do with it in the summer months in what kind of heat temperatures can it handle can it be brought inside is it need to be in the shade does it need to be protected from a certain heat temperature
I keep it in a location in the garden that get's shade from 11am onwards. As a higher altitude species it does better in climates that are not super hot, I see signs of heat stress when it is high 20's celsius and above. Indoors tends to be lower humidity which causes issues, so if it's hotter better to protect the roots and leaves from direct sun and keep watering on point.
Hi
Just wondering if you have any juniperous trees at all I dont see any in any thumbnails I have no experience with them and wondered if you could maybe do a video on them sometime .
Hi Thomas,
I don't keep junipers for the foreseeable future, unfortunately there are a number of landscape junipers in my area all infected with rust. Rust is manageable, but I made the decision not to grow them. I do have more videos featuring other conifers in the pipeline though. Thanks,
@@grobonsai Thanks for the reply
That's understandable I enjoy your content either way but I thought I'd ask great videos regardless I've learnt alot
I loved the video! :)
I have a question, have you ever grown a bonsai from a seed? Amd if yes, do you have any tips? Thanks! :)
Yeah sure. Plant more seeds than you need because there is a failure rate, and mistakes/accidents do happen. I have a long term series of vids starting soon, following the process of growing seedlings for bonsai. So keep an eye out for those! Oh also, it’s best to start mid-late winter so the seedlings have time to grow strong ahead of their first winter, but it does vary depending on species chosen.
@@grobonsai thank you so much for those tips! :)
Then I'll have to be patient...
I'm looking forward to the series :)
My big question is the timings for each step. When to prune, when to repot, when to wire, when to fertilize? Best time to do yamadori or to go to the local nursery... Can you help? :)
That’s an excellent question, feels like a video on its own
@@grobonsai that would be incredible!! And if I might add another suggestion is on what to look for in nurseries/yamadori for pre bonsai material, ideally with visual examples
Funnily enough I’m working on that right now!
@@grobonsai you're awesome! Look forward to watch it and learn from you!
I'm from kalimpong west bengal India and here the blooms are between late autumn and winter and buds in the start of spring.. when should I do what? please help 🙏
Repot in spring just before the buds open. Prune after the leaves have matured, or mid-summer. Hope that helps
I would go for the opposite angle.
Hey Kennet, nice to see you. Sadly this tree didn't make it, my puppies got hold of it and used it as a chew stick
super
Thanks 🙏
Looks like a dragon
Oh good imagination, it wasn’t intentional but now you mention it, I see it
Plastic surgery for trees :D
You can look at it that way or see it or you can see it and say that at least the tree is alive and didn't get cut down..plus after some time one can finally repot it in the soil and it'll grow naturally and look awesome after some time when you wudnt be around or me and it wudnt have mattered what you have written now in a youtube thread 😀