I'm the 550th viewer Nigel, can hear the rain drops. And watching you with lots of love and admire, hope the third part will be the final. What a job!!❤
I am uploading part three tonight and it should be posted tomorrow. I did as much as I could with the roots, but as with many collected trees, the root base is far from perfect. I think the base of the trees with the surface roots they have, will look good in the planting and will be a positive step forward.
Totally inspiring! Just amazing work. This Larch forest is my favorite peice of your work, I could sit and look at it for hours! Im going to attempt to make one of these one year. Inspire on Nigel!
Nigel, again your taking the time to explain the whys, how comes and why nots really helps me as a new learner. I like your idea of a written (x,y) reference system for each plant and using an empty tray to preserve the other items' layout is also a really sensible and useful tip. Thank you again, looking forward to video 3. :-)
Hallo Niger again! big respect to you and to your awesome bonsai trees. I like the austria pine most. maybe cause i'm from austria. =] Thx 4 your great vidz and pls make more of them. I really love your detailed landscapes and trees. you have some of the gorgeous trees i have ever seen. keep on planting!!!! cheers Tom
I remember how u tried to make a pond on right hand front corner of the tray with plastic cups and failed. :) nice to see u become like a kid with toy wth these plants. This is my fav among all ur plants so am enjoying ur work.
I think it is better to keep pruning the trees separately to keep the root balance in check. Some of the trees had really long roots that ran around the pot and if left unchecked they would develop into really thick roots on just one side of the tree. This can cause the trunks to go out of round and create the foliage to grow with too much vigor and may spoil the finer ramification of the branches.
Nice work Nigel. How long did you leave the trees in water for? I also notice, you soil is very dry, do you hold back on watering before repotting to make combing the roots easier?
The trees are still in the water, they could stay in water for weeks with no problem. In spring many parts of a Larch forest are under water with the spring run off as the snow melts.
Hi Nigel, Its always add knowledge to see your VDOs. They are just best.....! m from New Delhi India and wanna know what temperature/ moisture level is appropriate to repot, purn roots, its leaves and branches for a bonsai/ tree or plants. regards
Hello Vijay, the best time to do most root work and pruning work is when the tree is coming out of dormancy. For me here in Canada, re potting is done in spring on all my hardy trees. The tropical trees are best done from late spring to mid summer. This gives them lots of good weather for the trees to recover before winter.
Air pruning works really well and is a great way to develop a really nice fibrous root system. You still need to root prune and manage your roots for best results.
The trees were collected mid summer by a member of our club. They were just put in a clump in a training pot with the original soil around them. Our club member had too many, so he gave me this group. I took the clump apart and root pruned and arranged the trees. I have have been growing them for 19 years as a forest. I really enjoy the subtle changes of the trees each year and the seasonal changes are hard to beat!
Amazing, those 19 years really show, minutes if not hours would fly bye of me just staring at them from different angles, if i had such beautiful plants.
I have found that just using turface, doesn't allow enough air spaces in the soil. When turface settles, it becomes very solid and almost cements itself together. This makes watering very difficult. The perlite (or pumice or lava rock), break the tuface up, so it remains loose and crumbly with lots of air spaces for watering and root growth.
Here is an excellent discussion on pine bark..... forums2.gardenweb.com/discussions/1642458/what-is-composted-pine-bark The one entry explains the benefits of it with regard to good and bad fungus.
This rule is true for traditional Japanese bonsai, and this rule is generally based on what looks good for most trees. Most of the work I do would be classified as penjing and this allows you more freedom to create landscapes and little pieces of nature in miniature. This freedom should still balance the artistic elements of the composition. The final arrangement should be almost like a painting.
I think you have to look at the context of what the demonstrator said. If you plan to send your tree for a show, where it is going to be judged on rules and lot of other parameters, then you have to follow rules to be even considered. If you are doing bonsai for personal satisfaction or your trees are still a long way from being presented in a show, then you can ignore the rules. so, every advice would have a context too, sometimes that context is mentioned clearly, sometimes not. hope that helps.
I'm the 550th viewer Nigel, can hear the rain drops. And watching you with lots of love and admire, hope the third part will be the final. What a job!!❤
No rain drops today, you'll see why in part three!
My favourite thing about your videos is always your work with roots, so you're killing me here with the suspense in this video!
I am uploading part three tonight and it should be posted tomorrow. I did as much as I could with the roots, but as with many collected trees, the root base is far from perfect. I think the base of the trees with the surface roots they have, will look good in the planting and will be a positive step forward.
Totally inspiring! Just amazing work. This Larch forest is my favorite peice of your work, I could sit and look at it for hours! Im going to attempt to make one of these one year. Inspire on Nigel!
Thanks J, it is starting to grow again after it's re potting, so far all the trees have survived!
Nigel you are awesome! I love your work.
Thank you Djordje!
Nigel, again your taking the time to explain the whys, how comes and why nots really helps me as a new learner. I like your idea of a written (x,y) reference system for each plant and using an empty tray to preserve the other items' layout is also a really sensible and useful tip. Thank you again, looking forward to video 3. :-)
Thank you Bruce, I'm uploading part 3 tonight, should be posted tomorrow.
This my favourite forest!!! But I am creating now my own forest....You are such an inspiration, Nigel!
Thank you, I hope your forest develops well! They are so fun to make!
Really enjoying watching this re potting Nigel, can't wait for part 3! It'll help me know what to do when I re pot my larch forest next year.
Thank you Ronnie, I'm working on part 3 today!
Great video, love the forest. Sad I have to wait for part three but very happy to have gotten part two today
Part three is in progress right now!
Love watching your videos. You make everything look so easy. Loads of hard work, and patience I bet
Thank you Victor, it's very enjoyable work, but it was very cold that day!
Hallo Niger again!
big respect to you and to your awesome bonsai trees. I like the austria pine most. maybe cause i'm from austria. =]
Thx 4 your great vidz and pls make more of them. I really love your detailed landscapes and trees. you have some of the gorgeous trees i have ever seen. keep on planting!!!!
cheers Tom
Thank you Tom, lots more coming!
I'm waiting for part 3. beautiful sequel.. NIgel
I remember how u tried to make a pond on right hand front corner of the tray with plastic cups and failed. :) nice to see u become like a kid with toy wth these plants. This is my fav among all ur plants so am enjoying ur work.
Thank you, sure hope I can get it all back together!
A historic day for your garden!
Yes, I just hope I can get it all back together!
Those moss ball bushes and that Fila jacket are both super cool.
Thank you Mike, I'm looking forward to working on the forest again soon!
Im impressed how good the whole thing is held together?! Wonder if one rootball is better then many small ones?
I think it is better to keep pruning the trees separately to keep the root balance in check. Some of the trees had really long roots that ran around the pot and if left unchecked they would develop into really thick roots on just one side of the tree. This can cause the trunks to go out of round and create the foliage to grow with too much vigor and may spoil the finer ramification of the branches.
I would love an update on your acacia trees now that they're about a year old!
It seems like yesterday, I'll pruning them soon, they are growing really well!
Hello Nogel
Amazing video. How is goin your ficus over temple?
thx
The tree is ready for some more work, an update will be coming in spring. Thanks!
Beautiful healthy roots. I love it.
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Thanks O'Neil.
Nice video. Your trees are doing fantastic. Thanks for sharing.
Thank you, the Larches are growing again after the re potting, I'm still taking extra good care of them!
can you do a video about how to grow Moss?
hello from Italy!!
I will try and fit a video in on moss. Thanks!
How's the nepenthes pitcher plant doing? I remember you showing it briefly in a video. Keep up the good work! :)
The Pitcher plant is growing well, it has been re potted and is looking really healthy and strong!
Nigel Saunders that's good to hear :)
Nice work Nigel.
How long did you leave the trees in water for?
I also notice, you soil is very dry, do you hold back on watering before repotting to make combing the roots easier?
The trees are still in the water, they could stay in water for weeks with no problem. In spring many parts of a Larch forest are under water with the spring run off as the snow melts.
That makes sense then, we don't get much snow in sunny Queensland, Australia ;)
great job, beautiful forest... congrats...
Thank you Jose!
nice one...that long root a good reason to do repotting. ..root balancing soo important. thanks
Yes that one got away! I'll be root pruning all the trees today.
Beautiful looking set
Hi Nigel,
Its always add knowledge to see your VDOs. They are just best.....!
m from New Delhi India and wanna know what temperature/ moisture level is appropriate to repot, purn roots, its leaves and branches for a bonsai/ tree or plants.
regards
Hello Vijay, the best time to do most root work and pruning work is when the tree is coming out of dormancy. For me here in Canada, re potting is done in spring on all my hardy trees. The tropical trees are best done from late spring to mid summer. This gives them lots of good weather for the trees to recover before winter.
Hi Nigel, could you tell me how you make your moss bushes. There just great and I would love to make some for my Larch forest too.
I'll make sure I talk about them in the next larch forest video. I'll be transferring the forest to it's new pot soon!
hi nigel, what do you think of air pruning? also wanted to say your audio is now much better!
Air pruning works really well and is a great way to develop a really nice fibrous root system. You still need to root prune and manage your roots for best results.
Why not just cut the tray away? Seems safer? Beautiful work BTW.
Thanks, luckily the planting slipped out easily!
Great vid again. But ide be nervous lifting all those trees up at once lol.
I'm always nervous, and it's never easy!
Can't wait to see it all assembled!
Me too,I'll breath a sigh of relieve when it's all done and growing well!
Thanks Nigel, did you started/ created that mini forest yourself or did you buy it?
The trees were collected mid summer by a member of our club. They were just put in a clump in a training pot with the original soil around them. Our club member had too many, so he gave me this group. I took the clump apart and root pruned and arranged the trees. I have have been growing them for 19 years as a forest. I really enjoy the subtle changes of the trees each year and the seasonal changes are hard to beat!
Amazing, those 19 years really show, minutes if not hours would fly bye of me just staring at them from different angles, if i had such beautiful plants.
Tnx so much Nigel.....!
Glad you enjoyed Vijay!
so perlite, turface, and bark would be a good mix?
Yup! That's what Nigel uses - just make sure the bark is composted, otherwise you can get nitrogen deficiency problems!
Hi Nigel, do you get fungi mushrooms growing in your forest ?
HI Nigel, can I just use turf ace and some bark as a soil mixture?
Jordan Coteff no
I have found that just using turface, doesn't allow enough air spaces in the soil. When turface settles, it becomes very solid and almost cements itself together. This makes watering very difficult. The perlite (or pumice or lava rock), break the tuface up, so it remains loose and crumbly with lots of air spaces for watering and root growth.
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Hello Nigel,
could You show us the larch forest, do You still work on this bonsai?
thanks Regards,
Bruno
Yes, the Larch forest will be shown in it's fall colours in the next video. Once the needles have dropped, I'll be pruning the structure.
Hello Nigel,
thank You for the answer i'm waiting Your video :-)greeting from Switzerland
how do I know if it's decomposed mulch?
Here is an excellent discussion on pine bark.....
forums2.gardenweb.com/discussions/1642458/what-is-composted-pine-bark
The one entry explains the benefits of it with regard to good and bad fungus.
so mix it with perlite and that would be fine?
Yes!
i started bonsai at 68 years of age. recently a demonstrator opined that the width of plant should not b more than the width of pot,ur opinion pls
I'm not the expert here, but I would guess you can do whatever looks good to you. I think that is what Nigel sort of does as well.
This rule is true for traditional Japanese bonsai, and this rule is generally based on what looks good for most trees. Most of the work I do would be classified as penjing and this allows you more freedom to create landscapes and little pieces of nature in miniature. This freedom should still balance the artistic elements of the composition. The final arrangement should be almost like a painting.
I think you have to look at the context of what the demonstrator said. If you plan to send your tree for a show, where it is going to be judged on rules and lot of other parameters, then you have to follow rules to be even considered. If you are doing bonsai for personal satisfaction or your trees are still a long way from being presented in a show, then you can ignore the rules. so, every advice would have a context too, sometimes that context is mentioned clearly, sometimes not. hope that helps.
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