Sooo glad to see you back. The Jin seems to be a bit forced and unnatural. Don’t get me wrong, I bow to the master BUT I think this tree could have been taken in a different direction and have been developed into a more believable specimen. Thanks
No worries. There are few ways it could have gone, but I am happy with the final results. It still has some years to go, but it will be nice down the road.
You did show us what you did, and I like it. In bonsai, we must weigh the factors and make a commitment, and there's usually no going back. The tree is set on a course, and we see it through. What is the foam tape? A type of weather stripping? Have you used it much for other trees? I have some of that stuff around, if that's what it is.
It was a strip of rubber from an old tire inner tube. Cuts easily, stretches easily, cushions well. It only lasts a year or two in the sun before cracking, but by that point the wire needs to be replaced anyway if at all.
Everyone has great airlayer/wiring/repot how-to’s, but I haven’t found a good scheduling video that talks about which times of the year to do all these things on various species. There’s a niche to fill!
@@AppalachianBonsai that would be great... But be careful with dates because every region has it's own climate/ weather patterns. So if you can incorporate what to look for in a tree (butts must be this size... After the the new growth has this amount of leafs) would be very helpful. But looking forward for a video like that.
Yes man I totally understand priorities come first but I hope little by little u can make a living doing what you love n if it’s more than one thing that you love doing well we will jus have to be patient always learning from ur videos rlly nice Pine 🌲 btw can’t wait for all the updates coming 🙇🏻♂️
first of all thank you for taking the time to do these videos. No one else has videos on some of the native eastern united states trees like you are working with. I have a lot of the same trees as you here in W.V. I read the article in the Salem times that is about you, it says you have a eastern red ceder. I was wondering if you have ever shown it in a video and I missed it. If not, it would be awesome to see it in a video, maybe a walk through of all your trees would be awesome.
The one red cedar I have left has a really cool trunk, but the foliage has been hard to maintain. Red cedar is actually a juniper (J. virginiana) and it produces both mature & juvenile foliage. However, its juvenile foliage (the spiky stuff) is more prominent, which makes it difficult to ramify. If you cut it the branch, it produces juvenile from mature scale foliage. A year or two later it will have mature again, but then you need to prune. There are some varietals of red cedar I've also used, like Gray Owl, but I'm still trying to figure it out. The N.C. Arboretum has a few nice specimens.
@@AppalachianBonsai okay thank you, I have two J. virginiana and that is what I am running into with the foliage also. I will have to check those out, at the N.C. Arboretum. Thanks again, keep up the good work, love to see new videos from your channel every time you make a new one. Because I have a lot of the same species as your native trees you have and it helps me figure out how to treat them.
I have but it's been several years since I had them. I have a trip in mind this fall to collect some. Hoping to record & show ya! The N.C. Arboretum has a few in their collection.
It did great until winter, then died. I think it was the deep pot I put it into. Japanese black pine doesn't like a lot of water, and we had a wet winter. The pot remained really wet, and was soaked when I removed the dead tree from it this spring. It truly sucked to lose. That's a super hard lesson learned
That's a fair point. I agree the meditation of getting lost in your work is powerful. It's physiologically and psychologically pleasurable. It's the reason I didn't pause to speak more than I did, as I was grateful to be lost in the process of pruning and wiring. I don't always listen to music, but I definitely did during the filming process of this pine. And being a creative, I find all manner of music pleasing depending on context of mood. This music was my current mood. Sometimes it's Pink Floyd, or Sturgill Simpson, or Beethoven, or Toots & the Maytals. What type of music puts you in the mood? Not necessarily with bonsai, but it your own creative moments? Maybe I can put some of that into a future video!
@@AppalachianBonsai Thanks for your interesting answer. I understand that and if you felt this music at that moment, it is easy to include it in your video. In my regular work I like to listen to Epica (as an example - Design your Universe), Nightwish (especially Ghost Love Score), on the PC when I design, mostly only Lofi hip hop radio, with my Bonsai, Music from Aiva, Meditation Music, one Song that I love is: Exist Strategy - Winding Down or Samadhi (Part 1 and 2, with nice music which is more like an audio book about self-exploration, but I could listen to it almost every day. Maybe you will take the time to do so.
Haters gonna hate. Don't let the comments throw off your game. I've been called a thief, a criminal, and a murderer for digging up trees in my own backyard. Roll on.
Music made by one of my students. Check the description for the Soundcloud link & give the love!
Really miss your videos and your sense of humor. I just happened to catch this on the fly. SoCal
Very impressive transformation. 😊
I like where the mugo is going. The music was awesome. Nice work James.
Sur America Colombia presente.🙋 Thank you, God bless you.
i am so glad to see that you are making videos again :D very informative and inspirational
we were missing your videos, greetings from Honduras
a big thank you from France. I really like your job !
Coming along very nice. Hope to see more in the future.Thanks for posting.
Thanks for the music feature!
Thanks for the music!!
Love the music. It’s uplifting. Great video!
That came together really well, very nice.
Finally, you appeared, otherwise we thought that you flew to the moon.
Great video! Miss getting to see you in class
Thanks for posting.
Thanks. Dynamic video and music.
Looks great so far 🖒
i love the form
Sooo glad to see you back. The Jin seems to be a bit forced and unnatural. Don’t get me wrong, I bow to the master BUT I think this tree could have been taken in a different direction and have been developed into a more believable specimen. Thanks
No worries. There are few ways it could have gone, but I am happy with the final results. It still has some years to go, but it will be nice down the road.
Very nicely done Ben. You are brave with some of those cuts, but I know you are careful. I would probably lose a thumb. 😂🍺🍺
Only stabbed myself once!
Nice work bro
You did show us what you did, and I like it. In bonsai, we must weigh the factors and make a commitment, and there's usually no going back. The tree is set on a course, and we see it through. What is the foam tape? A type of weather stripping? Have you used it much for other trees? I have some of that stuff around, if that's what it is.
It was a strip of rubber from an old tire inner tube. Cuts easily, stretches easily, cushions well. It only lasts a year or two in the sun before cracking, but by that point the wire needs to be replaced anyway if at all.
Brazil!!
Thank you.
Everyone has great airlayer/wiring/repot how-to’s, but I haven’t found a good scheduling video that talks about which times of the year to do all these things on various species. There’s a niche to fill!
That's going to be one of my next videos. I try to give the timing of my techniques in the video or the description, but I rarely discuss why.
Appalachian Bonsai “A Year in Bonsai.” Sounds awesome, can’t wait!
@@AppalachianBonsai that would be great... But be careful with dates because every region has it's own climate/ weather patterns. So if you can incorporate what to look for in a tree (butts must be this size... After the the new growth has this amount of leafs) would be very helpful. But looking forward for a video like that.
New video let's go 💪👏
The Man ssssssss back bro I literally was jus thinking like and hour ago why this guy dosent post anymore u got ur subscribers finning man 🙌🏽🙌🏽🙌🏽🙌🏽🔥😊
Love it!! Putting in the time when I've got the time. Should be full bore in July.
Yes man I totally understand priorities come first but I hope little by little u can make a living doing what you love n if it’s more than one thing that you love doing well we will jus have to be patient always learning from ur videos rlly nice Pine 🌲 btw can’t wait for all the updates coming 🙇🏻♂️
To me bonsaï = serenity with this musac impossible!
Try muting the sound and enjoying the timelapse. The native sound doesn't reveal anything anyway.
Nice job, I have 3 pines similar to this.
Mugs is alway a fun pine species to play around with
Appalachian Bonsai: there’s more to come.
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9 months later: Mugo Pine!
Hope it was worth the wait... (psst!! more to come!)
@@AppalachianBonsai the content is always entertaining, and informative here. You can't blame a fan for wanting more! Busy is good though. Cheers!
first of all thank you for taking the time to do these videos. No one else has videos on some of the native eastern united states trees like you are working with. I have a lot of the same trees as you here in W.V.
I read the article in the Salem times that is about you, it says you have a eastern red ceder. I was wondering if you have ever shown it in a video and I missed it. If not, it would be awesome to see it in a video, maybe a walk through of all your trees would be awesome.
The one red cedar I have left has a really cool trunk, but the foliage has been hard to maintain. Red cedar is actually a juniper (J. virginiana) and it produces both mature & juvenile foliage. However, its juvenile foliage (the spiky stuff) is more prominent, which makes it difficult to ramify. If you cut it the branch, it produces juvenile from mature scale foliage. A year or two later it will have mature again, but then you need to prune. There are some varietals of red cedar I've also used, like Gray Owl, but I'm still trying to figure it out. The N.C. Arboretum has a few nice specimens.
@@AppalachianBonsai okay thank you, I have two J. virginiana and that is what I am running into with the foliage also. I will have to check those out, at the N.C. Arboretum. Thanks again, keep up the good work, love to see new videos from your channel every time you make a new one. Because I have a lot of the same species as your native trees you have and it helps me figure out how to treat them.
Thank you for sharing. Have you ever worked with Virginia pine?
I have but it's been several years since I had them. I have a trip in mind this fall to collect some. Hoping to record & show ya! The N.C. Arboretum has a few in their collection.
Hope to meet you some day James maybe go scouting trees one day
It's Ben. James is the musician.
Sorry I knew that thanks Ben
Yea, that music was brutal. Couldn't make it to the end. Good work though.
Try muting the sound and enjoying the timelapse. The native sound doesn't reveal anything anyway.
Rio de Janeiro-Brazil
Tanks
👍 that’s was nice wiring now go back to work.
just subbed
How did this pine do after a year?
It did great until winter, then died. I think it was the deep pot I put it into. Japanese black pine doesn't like a lot of water, and we had a wet winter. The pot remained really wet, and was soaked when I removed the dead tree from it this spring. It truly sucked to lose. That's a super hard lesson learned
Oh shit ur back
Best I can.
more video plz
For me the work on my bonsai is a kind of meditation so the music don't fit. Just my opinion. The mugo is great. Greets from germany.
That's a fair point. I agree the meditation of getting lost in your work is powerful. It's physiologically and psychologically pleasurable. It's the reason I didn't pause to speak more than I did, as I was grateful to be lost in the process of pruning and wiring. I don't always listen to music, but I definitely did during the filming process of this pine. And being a creative, I find all manner of music pleasing depending on context of mood. This music was my current mood. Sometimes it's Pink Floyd, or Sturgill Simpson, or Beethoven, or Toots & the Maytals. What type of music puts you in the mood? Not necessarily with bonsai, but it your own creative moments? Maybe I can put some of that into a future video!
@@AppalachianBonsai Thanks for your interesting answer. I understand that and if you felt this music at that moment, it is easy to include it in your video. In my regular work I like to listen to Epica (as an example - Design your Universe), Nightwish (especially Ghost Love Score), on the PC when I design, mostly only Lofi hip hop radio, with my Bonsai, Music from Aiva, Meditation Music, one Song that I love is: Exist Strategy - Winding Down or Samadhi (Part 1 and 2, with nice music which is more like an audio book about self-exploration, but I could listen to it almost every day. Maybe you will take the time to do so.
Please keep the music volume low or same as voice volume.....its irritating
That was something I realized only after uploading to RUclips. Noted.
go hokies
Wauw. This music. Horrible
Didn’t make it till the end.
Made by one of my students.
Yea, worst music I've ever heard.
Haters gonna hate. Don't let the comments throw off your game. I've been called a thief, a criminal, and a murderer for digging up trees in my own backyard. Roll on.
Music is too loud compared to your voice.
That was my fault. I'll be adjusting in the new videos.