Hi Xavier, never get enough of your larches 😍😄. One idea about your cutting success rate: Putting them for 24 hours into water before sticking into soil worked for some of mine. Anyway yours are looking good so far. 👍 Fingers crossed and thumbs up 😄👍 Thank you 🙏 and happy 5100 🥳👍😘 Cheers 🙋♀️ Martina
Very nice work. I quite like the gnarly trunk on your first larch - really showcases that yamadori heritage. Please see view @14:49. If you wanted to lighten the trunk, you could nibble away at the crotch (sorry - awful wording🙄) to delineate the two main trunk lines more. Either way, I love the tree as is. Your cloud larch has really improved over the years - fun project to watch.
I had the same thought; reduce the wood in the middle of the main split will give the base more prominence... but it's risky putting a wound into a conifer. I nearly lost my best tree when I vertically extended a small damaged spot on the trunk to look more natural. It did not heal up nicely. Maybe in time it will look great but it did more harm than good so far.
I think this year is the first time I've stood baack and seen the extent of growth on the pads for the cloud laarch. Amazing how it has doubled in size :)
That's a really nice tree.... You could probably try doing a ground layer to get the base you want..( I've never done it, at least not yet😅)... Great video 🎉🎉🎉🎉
Hi, Xavier! Love your larch videos! What's up with the yellow tips on your larger "cloud larch"? I have a larch showing similar yellow tips, but I don't know what made the tips turn yellow. Cheers from Norway
Nothing to worry about. It will be a combination of too much water and not enough fertiliser for me. We have also had rapid weather variations and many of my larches are heading into autumn colours. Thanks for the support
Xavier have you thought about airlayering the 3 larger branches of yhe tree? There very developed and would give you 3 great trees. It would leave you with a sumo style to start with from the original tree. Just an idea for you .😊
A larch issue. I live in hardiness zone 8 but larches do not survive where I live, not because of it being too cold. Larch cannot survive the heat. My heat zone in Augusta Georgia is 9B. I don't know that any RUclips channels have ever discussed the heat zone table. Nurseries don't even put a heat zone number on the plastic plant ID label where the hardiness info is listed. Do you have any thoughts or guidance? I suspect that many otherwise commonly discussed bonsai won't survive our summers. Thanks
I looked into heat zone tables when I was doing my quick species guides - almost by accident. I quickly realised how many differences there were for some of the plants. It is extremely interesting especially when you start getting into zone tables relating to root freezing and stuff like that. Thankfully, my zone is pretty good for survival of most stuff - we are limited by the lack of consistent heat :) I do think it is important to be aware of this factor when purchasing trees for bonsai development. I would imagine that a 'normally' grown tree at the limit of its zonal range may struggle to survive if placed in bonsai conditions?
As a Larch bonsai noob I really appreciate your Larch updates. 👍
You can never have too many Larch videos :)
Hi Xavier, never get enough of your larches 😍😄. One idea about your cutting success rate: Putting them for 24 hours into water before sticking into soil worked for some of mine. Anyway yours are looking good so far. 👍 Fingers crossed and thumbs up 😄👍 Thank you 🙏 and happy 5100 🥳👍😘 Cheers 🙋♀️ Martina
Thanks for that tip Martina - I shall give that a try :)
It’s a cracking little Larch Xaz, look forward to seeing it in the future.
I can see this on a craggy piece of slate as a lone tree on a hill :)
that larch is so lovely! What a trunk
It definitely has some character and represents many trees we see in old forests :)
Very nice work. I quite like the gnarly trunk on your first larch - really showcases that yamadori heritage. Please see view @14:49. If you wanted to lighten the trunk, you could nibble away at the crotch (sorry - awful wording🙄) to delineate the two main trunk lines more. Either way, I love the tree as is. Your cloud larch has really improved over the years - fun project to watch.
I had the same thought; reduce the wood in the middle of the main split will give the base more prominence... but it's risky putting a wound into a conifer. I nearly lost my best tree when I vertically extended a small damaged spot on the trunk to look more natural. It did not heal up nicely. Maybe in time it will look great but it did more harm than good so far.
I think this year is the first time I've stood baack and seen the extent of growth on the pads for the cloud laarch. Amazing how it has doubled in size :)
I have exactly the same experience when I tried this with my 'old man' larch. Killed an entire branch for no reason in the end.
@@XaviersBonsaiRetreat Wow - had no idea that larch can react this way! Very good to know!
That's a really nice tree.... You could probably try doing a ground layer to get the base you want..( I've never done it, at least not yet😅)... Great video 🎉🎉🎉🎉
I thought about it but then the more I look at this tree the more I like its individual charm :)
@@XaviersBonsaiRetreat and Xav I totally understand and agree with that.... It's your tree and it does look very beautiful 🎉🎉🎉
Great stuff. Thanks Xavier 👍
My pleasure - thanks for watching
Lovely job
Thanks raymond
There's no such thing as too many larch videos!!! 😆
A rare sighting of the lesser known blue jay :) You are a man after my own bonsai heart :)
I agree.
Its the " never ending Larch pruning "😅 great video Xavier
I suppose this is what you get from someone who loves larch :)
@@XaviersBonsaiRetreat l must say lm guilty of it too
Great video xav 👊👊
Cheers Andy - your interview is on Tuesday morning :)
Reminded me I have to work on my larch tomorrow now😂
never too late :)
Hi, Xavier! Love your larch videos! What's up with the yellow tips on your larger "cloud larch"? I have a larch showing similar yellow tips, but I don't know what made the tips turn yellow. Cheers from Norway
Nothing to worry about. It will be a combination of too much water and not enough fertiliser for me. We have also had rapid weather variations and many of my larches are heading into autumn colours. Thanks for the support
Xavier have you thought about airlayering the 3 larger branches of yhe tree? There very developed and would give you 3 great trees. It would leave you with a sumo style to start with from the original tree. Just an idea for you .😊
Good thoguht - I might consider that in 2025. Cheers
Nice tripple trunk. Have you considered when repotting to tip it forwards so the apex is coming towards you?
All options are open for this one so thanks for the suggestion Sue
I wonder with larch cuttings, if darker needles might be better then fresh needles.
I've tried both with equally bad results :)
@@XaviersBonsaiRetreat Haha, ok
A larch issue. I live in hardiness zone 8 but larches do not survive where I live, not because of it being too cold. Larch cannot survive the heat. My heat zone in Augusta Georgia is 9B. I don't know that any RUclips channels have ever discussed the heat zone table. Nurseries don't even put a heat zone number on the plastic plant ID label where the hardiness info is listed. Do you have any thoughts or guidance? I suspect that many otherwise commonly discussed bonsai won't survive our summers. Thanks
I looked into heat zone tables when I was doing my quick species guides - almost by accident. I quickly realised how many differences there were for some of the plants. It is extremely interesting especially when you start getting into zone tables relating to root freezing and stuff like that. Thankfully, my zone is pretty good for survival of most stuff - we are limited by the lack of consistent heat :)
I do think it is important to be aware of this factor when purchasing trees for bonsai development. I would imagine that a 'normally' grown tree at the limit of its zonal range may struggle to survive if placed in bonsai conditions?
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Cheers Bruce
I would love to see a ground layer vid from yourself please?
You will see the results of one method of this on Tuesday BUT I do have ground layering planned for next spring
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I don't see any problems with it
it's Unique.
You are right and in the end I will keep it this way - just have abit of fun with the way I plant it...perhaps on a piece of slate?
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