Creating Your Own Swamp Cypress Bonsai Grove: Step-by-Step Guide

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  • Опубликовано: 24 дек 2024

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  • @passingthetorch126
    @passingthetorch126 Год назад +4

    I hope I get to see this in 10 years. It's going to be EPIC!

    • @TerryErasmusbonsai
      @TerryErasmusbonsai  Год назад +1

      Thanks! That’s so nice of you to say. Yes, I agree. There is something about the passing of time that no technique can duplicate.

  • @hagakuretv
    @hagakuretv Год назад +5

    Incredible work. Quality of the video is also very high

    • @TerryErasmusbonsai
      @TerryErasmusbonsai  Год назад

      Thank you very much! I appreciate that as I do put a lot of effort in and it’s good to know it’s appreciated.

  • @meenaguruswamy9684
    @meenaguruswamy9684 Год назад +1

    Very clear display of forest composition loved it👍

    • @TerryErasmusbonsai
      @TerryErasmusbonsai  Год назад

      Thank you so much! Since doing this planting not more than a couple months ago now it has really grown and I will feature it again in another video soon, so I hope you have subscribed. 🙇🏼‍♂️

  • @mercamg9312
    @mercamg9312 Год назад +1

    great work. can't wait to see it in a year.🌲🌲🌲🌲🌲🌲🌲

  • @elizabethsmith3313
    @elizabethsmith3313 Год назад +1

    Your explanations and break downs of how you do things and all the tips and tricks you share are out of this world. I cant thank you enough for your fantastic content.

    • @TerryErasmusbonsai
      @TerryErasmusbonsai  Год назад

      You are so welcome Elizabeth! Thank you so much for the very kind words and the support, I really appreciate it.

  • @OjaiBonsai
    @OjaiBonsai Год назад +4

    There be no Naa Sayers with bonsai. Take a tree and style it like nobody else does including nature and to me you have something special

    • @TerryErasmusbonsai
      @TerryErasmusbonsai  Год назад +1

      There is most certainly truth in what you say Jason. Thanks for commenting. It’s nice to have trees which people remember, for whatever reason so long as the execution is good.

    • @fungitifungus1047
      @fungitifungus1047 Год назад +1

      Exactly, that's the beauty of bonsai techniques. You're creating unique art whether it is nature inspired or not

    • @TerryErasmusbonsai
      @TerryErasmusbonsai  Год назад +1

      Very true.

  • @BillsBayou
    @BillsBayou 10 месяцев назад +3

    Bald cypress (Taxodium distichum) typically do not die back to points. They rot from the center outwards. This creates a dead hollow of wood at the top. Take a paper cup and tear off a section of wall, that's a more typical deadwood form. Good looking forest. Keep up the good work.

    • @TerryErasmusbonsai
      @TerryErasmusbonsai  10 месяцев назад

      Thanks Bill. I appreciate the kind comment. I did mention in the video that a customer asked me to plant this forest for him using this species and to style it inspired by John Naka's "Goshin." I was simply doing what I was paid to do.
      Thank you for the tip on the deadwood form, I will see if I can google some images like that as I dont particularily like the way they look right now although with age they should improve regardless.

  • @egoebonsai37
    @egoebonsai37 Год назад +1

    Beatiful Swamp Cypress Bonsai Grouping Forest.
    I hope the bonsai grows well.
    I am from Indonesia, appretiate for your activity Sir.
    Good Job Sir. 9:52

  • @bigtomatoplantslover6205
    @bigtomatoplantslover6205 Год назад

    Beautiful Bonsai 😍
    Like it ❤️
    My friend, thank you for good sharing 😊 Have a good day

  • @mikeswain9085
    @mikeswain9085 Год назад +2

    Great presentation, thanks for sharing the video Terry.

  • @sueb1317
    @sueb1317 Год назад +3

    Truly beautiful!! My one go at making a forest showed my what a great amount of patience and dexterity is required. I would love to see an update when the planting leafs out - I know it will be stunning!

    • @TerryErasmusbonsai
      @TerryErasmusbonsai  Год назад +1

      Thank you Sue! That’s so kind of you to say. Yes, these planting take a long time and even longer to mature. But I’m very excited to see how it evolves and I hope to share that with everyone

  • @vln005
    @vln005 Год назад +1

    It already looks quite lovely. Great work and thank you for sharing Terry.

    • @TerryErasmusbonsai
      @TerryErasmusbonsai  Год назад

      Thank you so much! Very “new” old forest look then 😁 thank you for watching

  • @alexandros1973
    @alexandros1973 Год назад +1

    Excellent new project and video! Thank you Terry 🙏

  • @elizabethsmith3313
    @elizabethsmith3313 Год назад

    Thanks

  • @lindac446
    @lindac446 9 месяцев назад

    Oh, thank you! I just purchased 7 bald cypress rooted cuttings . Still deciding when, when and how ..this is very inspiring!!

    • @TerryErasmusbonsai
      @TerryErasmusbonsai  9 месяцев назад

      Wow, thank you. That’s a big compliment when someone is inspired by what I do!

  • @dcharrison
    @dcharrison Год назад

    Awesome work!!

  • @koenvanmeerbeeck8724
    @koenvanmeerbeeck8724 Год назад

    very nice and educational video again Terry...Thanks

  • @chasingthefish9042
    @chasingthefish9042 Год назад +1

    I will say I have about 25 bald cypress on my property. During deer season I am in the swamp more time than out of the swamp. I have never seen a natural bald cypress with downward sweeping branches. That said, they are beautiful in that style.

    • @TerryErasmusbonsai
      @TerryErasmusbonsai  Год назад +1

      Thank you very much for writing that. Yes, I completely agree with you and thanks for saying that.

  • @yousufkeralaindia
    @yousufkeralaindia 10 месяцев назад +1

    Wow fantastic

  • @yougotthelook5298
    @yougotthelook5298 Год назад

    Nice video and explanation as always! ❤Terry

  • @LeandroLinguidi
    @LeandroLinguidi Год назад

    ¡Gracias!

    • @TerryErasmusbonsai
      @TerryErasmusbonsai  Год назад +1

      Muchas gracias por el apoyo

    • @LeandroLinguidi
      @LeandroLinguidi Год назад

      Thanks for the spanish message @@TerryErasmusbonsai .
      I got a question for you, do you reccomend any carving nibble for dremel?

  • @FIZZYYAM
    @FIZZYYAM Год назад +1

    Hi Terry

  • @W9SL9Y
    @W9SL9Y Год назад +1

    love it!

  • @nilokay4259
    @nilokay4259 Год назад

    Thanks!

  • @getintothewildwithjeffruma8777

    Very nice planting.

  • @ericabarnes8086
    @ericabarnes8086 2 месяца назад +1

    What is the name of the book you were referencing?

  • @matshagstrom9839
    @matshagstrom9839 Год назад +3

    Terry,
    Thank you for your contribution. Forrest planting is a skill quite different from growing individual trees. You did not talk much about the advantage of starting with fairly mature trees ideally developed for the purpose of a group composition. Starting with young trees may seem tempting buy I think your approach is better. It's not wrong to wire branches in a manner that's different then what the inherent nature of the tree is. That said it's generally better to stay true to the natural growth pattern of the tree when styling. Doing so allows the tree to continue to grow consistent with the styling design. Adding tight turns to the trunk of straight growing trees will eventually become a curvy trunk with straight branches unless the tree is constantly wired against its natural instinct. There has been a lot of discussion of lowering branches on bald cypress. Some of this comes from a story of a Japanese judge at an American bonsai show who downgraded a bald cypress because the branches were not wired down when the judge was in fact not familiar with what these trees look like in nature. The art of bonsai is without question a balancing act between the manipulation and natural development of the tree. Both are integral and each artist has the right to interpret the correct balance of how trees should or should not be best manipulated. Some bonsai artists believe in a more naturalistic style while others try to create trees that would in reality never being seen in nature. Both schools have their merit and perhaps the greatest trees of all are those that find the magical balance between the two.
    Happy growing to you,
    Mats H

    • @TerryErasmusbonsai
      @TerryErasmusbonsai  Год назад +1

      Thanks so much Mats for taking the time to share your comments, much appreciated! I was not aware of the story of the downgraded bald cypress, that's interesting. Happy growing to you too :)

  • @MitchellGoodyear-hi3ep
    @MitchellGoodyear-hi3ep 6 месяцев назад +1

    Would love to see what this looks like now. Also, I want to do a project like this but needing advice on whether to go to our cypress swamp and hand select some saplings or to buy some that are already a year or so old.

    • @TerryErasmusbonsai
      @TerryErasmusbonsai  6 месяцев назад +1

      Thanks Mitchell. I did feature it in an update video I did. But I need to do another, will do so later this year during our growing season. I would strongly suggest you use material with some age. One of the most important qualities of this type of forest is a variety of trunk thicknesses for added interest created by the contrast.

    • @MitchellGoodyear-hi3ep
      @MitchellGoodyear-hi3ep 6 месяцев назад

      Hey thanks for the quick reply. Also, what is your thoughts on coastal live oak bonsai?

  • @MitchellGoodyear-hi3ep
    @MitchellGoodyear-hi3ep 6 месяцев назад +1

    I have a lot of questions so I would really love to bounce some ideas and get some advice from you.

    • @TerryErasmusbonsai
      @TerryErasmusbonsai  6 месяцев назад +1

      Thanks Mitchell. You are welcome to book some virtual time with me. Here’s the link www.bonsaitree.co.za/products/consultation

  • @Kurtlane
    @Kurtlane Год назад +1

    Beautiful.
    How long did you keep the branches wired?
    Thanks.

    • @TerryErasmusbonsai
      @TerryErasmusbonsai  Год назад +1

      Thanks so much! The wires will remain on the tree for a few weeks or months, just depends on the growth of the tree. When the wire begins to bite in then they will be removed.

  • @darrel7382
    @darrel7382 Год назад +1

    Looks like Rambo's booby traps from the First Blood movie haha.
    I like the placement of the trees, it will look great once it fills out👍

    • @TerryErasmusbonsai
      @TerryErasmusbonsai  Год назад +1

      🤪 I was waiting for your comment Darrel. I totally agree. It’s a dangerous forest for any parachutist I’d say. Yes lots of maturing to do!

  • @ariabonsai6300
    @ariabonsai6300 Год назад +1

    How does this tree responds to bare rooting?

  • @lindac446
    @lindac446 9 месяцев назад +1

    My question is about height. Will these 7 saplings get taller, given the tops are now deadwood?

    • @TerryErasmusbonsai
      @TerryErasmusbonsai  9 месяцев назад

      Thanks for the question. No, they won’t get taller, for the reason you have identified

  • @gablerfunke8155
    @gablerfunke8155 Год назад +1

    I've never heard anyone call it swamp cypress. I had to look it up to confirm you were talking about bald cypress. Is that a South African dialect difference from U.S. English?

    • @TerryErasmusbonsai
      @TerryErasmusbonsai  Год назад

      Hi there. Yes, in South Africa we know it as swamp cypress. I took a quick look to confirm if it’s a South African thing but it’s not. The listing in Wikipedia for instance is: Taxodium distichum (bald cypress, swamp cypress)

  • @agelussi3782
    @agelussi3782 4 месяца назад +1

    How often would you water that plant if it was indoors? Could it be placed in self watering pot. We’re the roots hang into water.

    • @TerryErasmusbonsai
      @TerryErasmusbonsai  4 месяца назад

      I’m sorry but I’d be guessing. I don’t grow any bonsai indoors.

  • @thebb0777
    @thebb0777 Год назад +1

    Sir the carving on the apex of the trees will remain like this or they need to be treated with something?

    • @TerryErasmusbonsai
      @TerryErasmusbonsai  Год назад

      Great question! Right now the carving is very rough. This is because I don’t really know where the live branches will begin and need to wait for the trees to show me. Once this is clear then I can perhaps do a little more detail carving. For the first few years it will be good to leave the wood to age naturally. At some time in the future the wood will need to be treated though to prevent it from rotting away.

    • @thebb0777
      @thebb0777 Год назад

      @@TerryErasmusbonsai thank you for responding!! Looking forward for the update video!!!

  • @saltlifesmoker12
    @saltlifesmoker12 6 месяцев назад

    Curious how old are those cypress trees? Im trying to get the same effect with mine but mine are very adolescent right now.

    • @TerryErasmusbonsai
      @TerryErasmusbonsai  6 месяцев назад

      Mmmm I don’t know. These trees grow so fast. I’m guessing 5 - 10 years in age for the thickest ones. I did not grow the material myself so I’m just guessing.

  • @Ollieslife101
    @Ollieslife101 Год назад

    Where did u get those cypress did u grow them your self

    • @TerryErasmusbonsai
      @TerryErasmusbonsai  Год назад

      I bought them from a retail nursery. Hacked the roots in year 1. Year 2 I planted this forest with them.

    • @Ollieslife101
      @Ollieslife101 Год назад

      @TerryErasmusbonsai thank you for the reply! That helps so much. I'm gonna call a couple of local nurseries in my local area to see about getting some.. I really wanna create a bald Cypress forest planting. This video has me so inspired, and the year or 2 of root work and whatever, depending on what sizes they can get of offer, will give me time to save for a decent forest pot. Those are expensive but so beautiful once they are designed into a forest planting and aged.
      I'll prolly start with a wood box and then upgrade in the future. idk it all depends on what they offer and how much I learn in the next couple of years.

    • @TerryErasmusbonsai
      @TerryErasmusbonsai  Год назад

      @Ollieslife101 sure, one can find them at nurseries although of course if from a bonsai specific nursery the chances will be even higher as they are a popular species for bonsai.
      Absolutely, making a wooden box is the cheapest and best way to develop your forest in the beginning. Cheap/expensive is relative and will depend very much on the size forest you’re creating. The container I used in this video was around ZAR3,500.00 at the time. To me it’s an investment as the forest planting itself will be worth a lot more in a few years.

  • @ignaciogarcia7833
    @ignaciogarcia7833 Год назад

    Bueno pues ya Tenemos estacas para el conde Drácula 😂

    • @TerryErasmusbonsai
      @TerryErasmusbonsai  Год назад +1

      For sure. He better stay away from my bonsai or I will impale him! 😀

  • @tompeppi2635
    @tompeppi2635 Год назад +1

  • @bckbonsai2627
    @bckbonsai2627 Год назад

    👍

  • @DavidJBorja
    @DavidJBorja Год назад

    You are a beast; but you have very very small ears

    • @TerryErasmusbonsai
      @TerryErasmusbonsai  Год назад

      Thanks for commenting but I’m not sure what to make of your comment.

  • @neschek358
    @neschek358 Год назад

    shame to reference that with Naka... all trees looks same, like pencils... deadwood work at it worst,,,,