Root Pruning My Catalpa, Dawn Redwood, Yew and Gingko, The Bonsai Zone, Feb 2024
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- Опубликовано: 5 фев 2025
- I'm doing the first bonsai work on these trees, a Northern Catalpa (Catalpa speciosa), a Dawn Redwood (Metasequoia glyptostroboides) , an English Yew (Taxus baccata Judith) and a Gingko (Ginkgo biloba).
To see previous videos of Catalpa bonsai, click on the playlist here...
• Catalpa bonsai
To follow the progress of my Dawn Redwood bonsai, click on the playlist here...
• Dawn Redwood Bonsai
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Nice repot of the catalpa and redwood. Cool yew. The weeds love your potting mix for the Gingko. Nice little tree.
...and the difference is yew!
@@t3dwards13 Excellent!!!
@@t3dwards13 What a difference a day makes. Now I have the song stuck in my head.
I always learn something
You stuffed a lot of trees into this video, much to my enjoyment! The greenhouse really extends re-potting season on the front end, which gives you more styling time as the trees develop in summer. Excellent video.
Thanks Steve, it's nice to get these little trees repotted finally!
Nice job Nigel you got lucky with all of these beautiful trees and the roots being so much nicer than some of the other trees that you have worked on in the past.
Great video keep that green thumb thriving.😊
A busy day for you potting all these trees. They are off to a nice spring start.
I often use my paintbrush handles instead of a chopstick. I have thick ones and thin ones, and the handles are lacquered and smooth
I favor the Catalpa tree. Mine has withstood the tuff winter weather outside in the microclimate. Mine was grown from seed also from my nieces friend when I was given it in a pot. A super cool tree.
Sounds great Tom!
Hello, Nigel! By this video you remind me to take a closer look to my fir roots. It was a long time of add new soil to bottom only. Some years has passed i should say.
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Really great work and very easy to follow description 🎉🎉
Great work as usual :)
Thank you! Cheers!
55 degrees F here...I missed the live because I was out hiking trails...❤
Nice Dave, keep on hiking!!
Nigel, you are so informative . At first, I was afraid of my root trimming ; but now I’m seeing happier trees
Great video Nigel, a true inspiration to me.
Glad you enjoyed it
Your videos like a fresh air in the morning!!!
Great show Nigel! Sometimes it's nice to have a few good roots! You just happened to have them all on the same video LOL I love watching little trees develop.
Nice repottng session!
I'm also not the biggest fan of wooden chopsticks for Bonsai, so I'm using metal chopsticks 😃(or the other side of my root rake)
It's also nice to see you working on a Gingko again. I hope it'll grow well and stay healthy!
Great repots! I have a very similar gingko that I recently repotted that looks to be maybe just a year or so older than this one. I was scared that I root pruned it to hard, but after seeing what you took off here I feel much better. I think all your trees will be much happier in their new soil!
I watched your video, I think your tree will do well!!
@@TheBonsaiZone thanks! I’m hoping for some branching this year! 😁
20:28 To confirm this. In knitting wooden needles are for folk who prefer more grip, and metal needles are for people who prefer more speed and movement.
i got a nice little female hicksi yew last fall. waiting on the cold weather to break. having no green house to protect them i do most repots in late spring just to be safe. always great work nigel. thank you!
Hey there Nigel!
Lisa
Hello Lisa!!!
That Redwood will grow like crazy this year with so much new space :D And this Yew is just perfect little tree!
Ow, and by the way Nigel, few videos back I notised that your french lilak is probably also starting vegetation.
The Yew reminds me of that Rush Hour 3 scene, "Who are you?" "Yew." "No, not me, you" "Yes, I am Yew."
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Howdy. At some point would you talk about air pockets when repotting? You seem to take a more relaxed, but judicious, approach. Thank you.
Hiya Nigel. Two things……did your older ginkgo you rescued from Loew’s survive the borers? And, would you be interested in growing some smaller-leaved ginkgos (dwarf) such as ‘Folkert’s Select’? Slower growing than standard size ginkgos but the leaf size is much more proportional. I have rooted cuttings I could send you.
There is a few things to say about this. I think I have seen something like 6 different Catalpa starting videos on this channel. I haven't seen an update yet on any of thme. Then there is the yew. It is almost sad that it has pollen cones. The tree has pollen and seeds on separate plants. the little red barries add a nice touch. Then there is the ginko. I was excited at first as I remember you had a larger ginko you were working with. All at once about two years ago, there was nothing more said about it. Do you still have that tree?
This is a tale of not being successful. All my Catalpa trees have died so far. I think the heated glass greenhouse will help them out in the future. The Yew also slowly died over the summer after digging it up. I took too many of the roots off on that one. The larger Gingko got attacked by borers. It had about 10 tiny holes with sawdust coming out and the tree died quickly after. I try to keep all the trees alive, but sometimes you just have to keep trying and learning!
Yes I understand that one well. I myself have killed many a tree.@@TheBonsaiZone
Hey Nigel what do u do with ur used bonsai soil ? Like the on from the ginko tree .. may i please know how u processed that soil with all the weeds or when u have some roots in the soil ?
If i remember correctly, Nigel just ads it to their compost pile.
1:58 so that's how those cheap ramens are made xD look at that pack of noodle
Lol!!
P. S. One more question: why no larvae today? Have theses trees had a very different environment or are their roots less desirable? Thank you.
I'm not sure, maybe because they didn't have moss on the surface of the soil?
Foist
Feb 2025?
Whoops! Thanks I fixed it!!!!
Wouldn't no major root work be unlucky for you? Lol
Not foist
I wish I had your luck for roots. My roots over the last couple of trees I've worked on haven't been the best 🫣 but we work with what we have 😁
Thanks!!!!