Black Walnut & Chinese Elm Bonsai Prunes, August 2024

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  • Опубликовано: 8 янв 2025

Комментарии • 34

  • @woodithwoodard3132
    @woodithwoodard3132 4 месяца назад +1

    I live in the woods in central Virginia and have been planning to start turning saplings into bonsai as a new hobby. Was just thinking about doing the maples, but will watch to see how your black walnut works as I have hundreds in my woods. It is one of the most common saplings I see.

    • @dreamingofbonsai
      @dreamingofbonsai  4 месяца назад +2

      @@woodithwoodard3132 I would say maple would be your best shot, but Black Walnut may be an option as well. So far my black walnut has bounced back well from this prune. It is already putting out loads of new branches. It is said that Black Walnuts are not a great option for bonsai due to leaf size not reducing, but like you I also have loads of Black Walnuts in my area so I’m trying it as a bonsai anyway. 🤣 I’d say go for it! I’ll make sure to keep updates on this Black Walnut every few months.

  • @Bonsaicrazy
    @Bonsaicrazy 5 месяцев назад +1

    Great video Dave mate 💪👊👊👊

    • @dreamingofbonsai
      @dreamingofbonsai  5 месяцев назад

      Thanks, Andy! These were fun ones to work on. Have you ever tried growing a walnut tree as a bonsai? I'm not seeing a lot of examples online and was curious on how successful they are as bonsai.

    • @Bonsaicrazy
      @Bonsaicrazy 5 месяцев назад +1

      @@dreamingofbonsai we have a disease here in out trees so I haven’t attempted them mate. But there leaves are big fella
      Sorry no help at all 😂😂😂👊

    • @dreamingofbonsai
      @dreamingofbonsai  5 месяцев назад +1

      @@Bonsaicrazyno worries! I’ve been very curious about if anyone else has had experience with them as a bonsai. Maybe there is a reason I haven’t come across many examples yet. 😅

  • @bonsaiexpression
    @bonsaiexpression 5 месяцев назад +1

    nice pruning work. great job Dave.

    • @dreamingofbonsai
      @dreamingofbonsai  5 месяцев назад +1

      Thanks, Christopé! I appreciate it. Have you ever tried growing a walnut tree as a bonsai? I'm not seeing a lot of examples online.

    • @bonsaiexpression
      @bonsaiexpression 5 месяцев назад +1

      @@dreamingofbonsai no dude. The leaves don't reduce. Cool trees though.

    • @dreamingofbonsai
      @dreamingofbonsai  5 месяцев назад +1

      @@bonsaiexpression Oh thats a bummer they don't reduce in leaf size. I may just keep that walnut as an experimental tree then. 😅

    • @bonsaiexpression
      @bonsaiexpression 5 месяцев назад +1

      @@dreamingofbonsai A practice tree is always a good idea plus its always fun to try something no one else has.

    • @dreamingofbonsai
      @dreamingofbonsai  5 месяцев назад +1

      @@bonsaiexpression very true! I love the idea of having a lot of native trees as well.

  • @growclipbonsaiforseniors1951
    @growclipbonsaiforseniors1951 5 месяцев назад +1

    I like your well explained pruning. Great video!

    • @dreamingofbonsai
      @dreamingofbonsai  5 месяцев назад +1

      Thanks, Tom! I appreciate it as always! I hope you have a great day and stay cool during these hot August days!

  • @movcon2793
    @movcon2793 4 месяца назад +1

    I found four black walnut trees this spring and they are all doing very well (thanks to squirrels for buring them). I got two last spring as well but the chipmunks dug them up. Pro tip. Cover the top of the pot with wire mesh to keep them out. They will dig up the tree to get the nut and destroy the tree. Same with the Oak trees I found one this and last spring and they were destroyed.. Chipmunks.

    • @dreamingofbonsai
      @dreamingofbonsai  4 месяца назад

      @@movcon2793 I’m glad to hear your black walnut trees are doing well! Great pro tip as well. Those chipmunks and squirrels sure are stinkers. I’ve been using large rocks on top of my pots right up next to the trunk and that seems to be working well. Even a few vertical pieces of shale seems to keep them away as well. Did you bonsai your black walnuts or just have them in large containers?

    • @movcon2793
      @movcon2793 4 месяца назад +1

      @@dreamingofbonsai I made them into a bonsai. Based on my research they don't make a good specimens due to leaf size and they are hard to shrink. Every spring the squirrels give me a half dozen trees or so. Keeping them away from the squirrels is an issue. I have vego raised garden beds in my garden and they are easy to harvest. Cheers from Ottawa Canada.

    • @movcon2793
      @movcon2793 4 месяца назад +1

      Forgot to mention I also harvested 3 Red Maples.

    • @dreamingofbonsai
      @dreamingofbonsai  4 месяца назад

      @@movcon2793 oh nice! Yeah I’ve heard the same about black walnuts and how they don’t make great bonsai… but I’m trying anyway! 🤣 Cheers from eastern Pennsylvania!

    • @dreamingofbonsai
      @dreamingofbonsai  4 месяца назад

      @@movcon2793 oh nice! Maples are fun to grow as well!

  • @growclipbonsaiforseniors1951
    @growclipbonsaiforseniors1951 5 месяцев назад +1

    Cool black walnut tree seedling from the squirrel

    • @dreamingofbonsai
      @dreamingofbonsai  5 месяцев назад +1

      @@growclipbonsaiforseniors1951 thanks! Yeah it has been growing like crazy this summer!

  • @Akatsuki-En
    @Akatsuki-En 5 месяцев назад +1

    Missing watching so moody bonsai content but making content myself for multiple platforms and channels has been consuming so much of my time

    • @dreamingofbonsai
      @dreamingofbonsai  5 месяцев назад

      I'm sure! I hope you've been having good luck! It can consume a lot of time for sure. I've been keeping my social media content pretty much exclusively to RUclips these days. But I created an instagram account for "Dreaming of Bonsai" and i've been toying with the idea of terraforming some of my videos into short-form 9 x 16 vertical videos. I haven't (and probably will not) create any RUclips shorts for my bonsai videos. I'm not a fan of RUclips shorts ... but I think a short-form version on instagram would be cool.

    • @Akatsuki-En
      @Akatsuki-En 5 месяцев назад +1

      @dreamingofbonsai hey man if I've learned anything about marketing it's that if you aren't posting content it's a bit of a missed opportunity these days. Not to mention I have so many things I'm passionate about that I tend to love sharing my passions with others.

    • @dreamingofbonsai
      @dreamingofbonsai  5 месяцев назад

      @@Akatsuki-En very true! I’m a huge comics and movie fan and I’ve been debating creating some videos here that are non-bonsai related. Maybe more of a pop culture vlog or deep dives.

    • @dreamingofbonsai
      @dreamingofbonsai  5 месяцев назад

      @@Akatsuki-En what are some of your other social accounts? I’d love to see your other stuff.

  • @growclipbonsaiforseniors1951
    @growclipbonsaiforseniors1951 5 месяцев назад +1

    2nd to like

  • @growclipbonsaiforseniors1951
    @growclipbonsaiforseniors1951 5 месяцев назад +1

    Foist

    • @dreamingofbonsai
      @dreamingofbonsai  5 месяцев назад

      @@growclipbonsaiforseniors1951 Woo Hoo! 🎉🎉🎉😀