Thank you for your support and thank you for your wonderful blessing. I pray this Christmas period finds you and your family safe and prosperous for 2025. God Bless
You are far too generous to me but thank you - it shall go toward my fertilser fund for 2025. i am determined to improve that aspect of my bonsai garden. All the best for this festive period. God bless
That is definitely in the back of my mind. i actually editted out all of the chat that went on when I was discussing that as an option. I shall remember that term 'blake branch' :)
Very Merry Christmas to you and your Family Xavier! I hope it is filled with love, joy and peace! Thank you for a fun, interesting, educational (and sometimes whacky) 2024 bonsai year. I love the progress that you have made with Tony's trees - really makes me smile to see them. Very nice styling on your Scots pine. I definitely agree with leaving the lower sacrifice branch on for a couple of years - Scots pines are slow to thicken and show taper.
You have been aloyal supporter and an important member of our communtiy. Thank you so much Sue. i pray this festive season sees you full of cheer and alcohol...and food. God Bless
Thanks so much for the great videos and content for 2024! Merry Christmas Xavier! I hope you and your family have a fantastic 2025, and I can’t wait for all you’ve got coming up for the channel! And thanks for showing my white pine too! 🪴🎅
Thank yous o much Jelle. You have made this bonsai year really special and I am very happy that we met and you got to share 3 breakfasts with me in one sitting! My thoughts remain with you both over this festive period. Definitely a time to sit back and leave the channel alone :)
Time does seem to pass by though. I sent our community best wishes and thoughts to his family. they are on a Christmas cruise right now - lucky them :)
Merry Christmas. I’m spending Christmas Eve in bed, catching up my sleep, after pulling an all nighter to get my last video out. I also recently bought some Scots pine and Japanese larch for future development from Beechfield Trees, aka 3 Fat Pigs - a great source for inexpensive starter material 👍
Thanks so much for all your videos Xavier, it's Christmas Eve and I've been out collecting beech yamadori, I should have taken a spade rather than a trowel! Potentially hawthorn there for the new year plus a couple of other bits and pieces. Thanks for sharing the bonsai singers and your lovely family. I might do a few pics of the beech development. Have a wonderful bonsai Christmas 🎄
That sounds exciting. I have my eye opn a couple of Hawthorn but am going to wait until late winter this time around. I pray your Chrsitmas break will be full of food and festivities. All the best for 2025
I new somebody would mention them...I even considered daring myself to wear them but realised my body was too impressive to shame others! Looking forward ot the garden visit and meeting the duchess in 2025
Merry Christmas to your family, thanks for another year of content. By the way, I twisted the dickens out of the Pinea, so they won’t be used as Christmas trees any time soon.
Merry Christmas Xavier, I've just bought 10 Scots pine saplings from Beechwood in NI , same place we get our Larches from .... we are all in the same bonsai boat together. Its a good boat to be in ❤
Well sai my friend. I have so much starter saplings from them. Hopefully your Christmas break is progressing well and I hope you and your trees will do well in 2025
All the best for this festive period dave to all your family. I am just so looking forward to stepping back from Bonsai for a month or two. I will be replying to your email soon but just thinking about it a bit first :)
@Chris 22:13 Don’t know exactly, but definitely something you do not want to have on your your bonsai. I guess some larval stage of an insect, which are normally positioned on feeding plants. I‘ld remove them an put into a jam jar, to safely find out, what comes out. Good luck and please update
Thanks! That pic was taken awhile ago and they would come off so i squashed them. Stuff did come out i remember but that was the weirdest pod of an insect i ever saw on my trees😂. It was on a chinese elm.
@@XaviersBonsaiRetreat Should I have mentioned the jam jar to be empty, before adding those things? I prefer not to eat them, although probably some proteins contained... 😉 But I love to find out what’s behind those things. By the way: What does Yuk stay for?
Hi Xavier hope you have heat now. The bottom branches on the pine I would have lost them all but I see the reason why you have kept it. Tony's trees are looking healthy. Lots of work for next year my friend, problem with Hawthorn is the nasty spikes. Happy Christmas mate.
I now have a happy and very warm house Joe. The engineer sorted things nicely...but cost of course! I nearly did remove those branches but I thought it was useful as a demonstration of setting up initial pad structure for future growth. I still have two more to wire and they have loads more branches. I might leave them till spring now. I hope you were spoilt this Christmas and pray 2025 will see you thrive as much as your bonsai.
@@XaviersBonsaiRetreat Hi xav not sure whether you got the first attempt at saying I am glad you have heating for Christmas Day, we hope that 2025 will be a good year for us all. Joe
Hy, is it the same word about scot pin and pinus sylvestris in the latin language ? Because in France it's "un pin sylvestre"...thanks and Merry X Mas...
The true meaning of Christmas is celebrating the gift of love, hope, and joy through Jesus' birth. It's a time to reflect, share kindness, and cherish those around us.
I had the joy of joining my children for Midnight Mass and hearing their wonderful voices singing out loudly from the choir. We got back home at 3am and then had a day of joy with my family. I feel blessed by the things Our Lord has given me. All the best to you and your family this Christmas period. God Bless
Merry Christmas Xavier. Thanks for all the content. I hope this little contribution will help pay for some fertilizer.
Totally unexpected BUT thank you. I shall put it to one side for my fertilser fund. I wish you and your family all the best for New year and 2025
God Bless....
Thank you for your support and thank you for your wonderful blessing. I pray this Christmas period finds you and your family safe and prosperous for 2025. God Bless
Xavier, thanks for another year of bonsai wisdom. Have a great Christmas. 'See you' in 2025. Roger.
You are far too generous to me but thank you - it shall go toward my fertilser fund for 2025. i am determined to improve that aspect of my bonsai garden. All the best for this festive period. God bless
Merry Merry Christmas to you and your Family ! I wish you all the Best ! Cheers my Friend 🍻
Merry Christmas and a Prosperous new year for you too meinen freundin :)
@ Freund Not Freundin 😂😂😂😂 I am Not a Lady 😂😂😂
merry christmas xav and family and viewers. happy bonsai'ing
Thanks for being such a great member of our community. all the best for New Year and 2025
Hey Xavier use that low so called sacrificial branch as a back branch to give depth to the main structure
If ya want, you can call it the ; Blake branch...😂😂😂
That is definitely in the back of my mind. i actually editted out all of the chat that went on when I was discussing that as an option. I shall remember that term 'blake branch' :)
You have a lovely family Xav. Happy Christmas to all of you. Nothing better than having family around.
So true Mary - hopefully Zita was looking downand smiling...especially as I won the family poker game last night :)
Merry Christmas and a happy and healthy New Year. 🎉🎁🌟🎄
Thank you pamela. I pray this festive period finds you and your family in good cheer and hope that 2025 sees your bonsai collection thrive :)
Happy Christmas Xavier 🎉 hope you have a good one 😎
You too my friend
Please do a short on your favorite tools, and another on your wire caddy and the best wire type and sizes for beginners!!
For you - anything :) Just let me have a couple of weeks off first. Cheers
I've got a couple I've bought just for Christmas styling! I'm so excited! Happy to see you do the same ❤ Have a wonderful Christmas 🎄 🎉
Thank you Nicole. I would love to see what you do with yours. All the best for this festive period and a strong start to your 2025 growing season
Ohhhhhhhh bonsai treeeeeeee!!!!
Just a shame the kids weren't free for the two extra verses. I shall have to push them for 2025 :)
Merry Christmas Xavier to you and your lovely family looking forward to your 2025 updates have a peaceful New year happy Bonsai 🎄🥂🍾🫶
Thank yous o mcuh Paul and I am so glad I got to meet you too. I wish you all the best for new Year and a thriving 2025.
Very Merry Christmas to you and your Family Xavier! I hope it is filled with love, joy and peace! Thank you for a fun, interesting, educational (and sometimes whacky) 2024 bonsai year. I love the progress that you have made with Tony's trees - really makes me smile to see them. Very nice styling on your Scots pine. I definitely agree with leaving the lower sacrifice branch on for a couple of years - Scots pines are slow to thicken and show taper.
You have been aloyal supporter and an important member of our communtiy. Thank you so much Sue. i pray this festive season sees you full of cheer and alcohol...and food. God Bless
A very merry Christmas for all of you too
Thank you gabriel and thank you for being a part of this great bonsai community. God bless
Thanks so much for the great videos and content for 2024! Merry Christmas Xavier! I hope you and your family have a fantastic 2025, and I can’t wait for all you’ve got coming up for the channel! And thanks for showing my white pine too! 🪴🎅
Thank you randy. Without your support I would be just another old man talkign to himself aimlessly. All the best for you and your family in 2025
Merry Christmas 🎄🌟🙏🎁✨
Thank you, Xavier. ❤🙋♀️
Thanks Martina - I can't wait to play my new Bonsai game. Totaly surprise present :)
@ Bonsai Game - Sounds great 👍😘 I‘m just trying to figure out how to use my brand new Bonsai App 😊🥰😘
Merry Christmas from Connecticut 🎅🤶🎅🤶🎄🎄🌳🌲
Merry Christmas Dave and Kathy
Thank yous o mcuh for all your support and I pray 2025 find you and your family in good health. God Bless
Merry Christmas and all the best for 2025 Judy
Merry Christmas Xavier - Enjoy
Happy Christmas and New year to you too. Thank you so much for your support
HoHoHo. Happy Hibernation and merry christmas!
Thank yous o much Jelle. You have made this bonsai year really special and I am very happy that we met and you got to share 3 breakfasts with me in one sitting! My thoughts remain with you both over this festive period. Definitely a time to sit back and leave the channel alone :)
All best wishes for Christmas and the new year to you and yours Xav 😊
Thank you Sylvia - it was so good meeting you earlier. Enjoy the Christmas festivities. God Bless
The bending of that first tree reminded me of our dear friend Tony. 🙂
Time does seem to pass by though. I sent our community best wishes and thoughts to his family. they are on a Christmas cruise right now - lucky them :)
Merry Xmas Xavier, thanks for keeping me sane this year, a wonderful series of videos, thoroughly enjoyed them. Cheers
It has been a pleasure having you part of the community Mark
Keep up the great videos!
You won't believe what i got for Christmas!!! A new dremmel and a Bonsai Board Game :)
A welcome surprise seeing my trees in this otherwise great video! 😂 merry Christmas Xav and god bless!
You need to finish the year off on a high - that's why your trees were on the episode :)
Thanks for all your videos over the years. Always entertaining and informative. Have a great Christmas and New Year Xavier and family.
I have beenlucky to have such a wonderful community willing to put up with me. Enjoy the holidays. God Bless :)
Happy Christmas, Xavier!! Here’s hoping you hit 25,000 subscribers by this time next year!!
I just pray I can continue to enjoy the support of thjuose subscribers who have given me such joy in this new phase of my life. All the best for 2025
Happy Xmas Xavier,thanks for all you do and helping myself finding a new love(hobby) appreciate all your work from a newbie
It is just a great joy having something that gives us such fun. Happy Christmas
Merry Christmas Xav! Haha 😂 that was a funny song
Just a shame I wasn't able to add the two new verses - none of my kids were about :(
Have a great merry Christmas to you and your family keep up the good work my friend xaver
Don't eat too mcuh over this festive period. thanks for all of your support
Merry Christmas. I’m spending Christmas Eve in bed, catching up my sleep, after pulling an all nighter to get my last video out. I also recently bought some Scots pine and Japanese larch for future development from Beechfield Trees, aka 3 Fat Pigs - a great source for inexpensive starter material 👍
Merry Christmas Jason 🎄🍻
Thank you again for that wonderful Christmas gift Jason. I didn't even get Christmas cards sent out this year. i am a bad person :)
That looks great even now. To me anyway.
It looks great to me too Jennifer. All the beest for Christmas and I hope 2025 sees your trees thrive with joy :)
Thanks so much for all your videos Xavier, it's Christmas Eve and I've been out collecting beech yamadori, I should have taken a spade rather than a trowel!
Potentially hawthorn there for the new year plus a couple of other bits and pieces.
Thanks for sharing the bonsai singers and your lovely family.
I might do a few pics of the beech development.
Have a wonderful bonsai Christmas 🎄
That sounds exciting. I have my eye opn a couple of Hawthorn but am going to wait until late winter this time around. I pray your Chrsitmas break will be full of food and festivities. All the best for 2025
Oh I do love it abit of oh bonsai tree 😁 merry Christmas xav to you and your family.
Thanks for dropping by Callan. I pray this festive season sees you and your family in good health and spirits. God Bless
Happy Christmas xav may Santa bring you wonderful trees then I can watch the inevitable videos .
Thank you Steve - I did indeed get two very interesting Bonsai gifts. A replacement dremmel and a Bonsai Game...may make an interesting video :)
Merry Christmas Prof X. Thanks for all your content this year and I’m looking forward to seeing more in 2025. How’s the green pants feeling?😅
I new somebody would mention them...I even considered daring myself to wear them but realised my body was too impressive to shame others! Looking forward ot the garden visit and meeting the duchess in 2025
Merry Christmas to your family, thanks for another year of content. By the way, I twisted the dickens out of the Pinea, so they won’t be used as Christmas trees any time soon.
That sounds like a good use of Pinea! All th ebst for you and you family this Christmas period and thank you for all your support :)
Merry Christmas Xavier all the best you and your family.
The Scot’s Pine looks great and should be a super tree in years to come.
Thanks mark - I am quietly happy how it turned out and look forward to seeing those branch pads develop
Merry Christmas Xavier, I've just bought 10 Scots pine saplings from Beechwood in NI , same place we get our Larches from .... we are all in the same bonsai boat together. Its a good boat to be in ❤
Well sai my friend. I have so much starter saplings from them. Hopefully your Christmas break is progressing well and I hope you and your trees will do well in 2025
Happy Christmas xav mate 👊👊 to you and the family 👊
Thank you so much Andy and thank you for all your support. Lookingforard to repotting my maple in your pot. All the best for Christmas
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Merry Christmas to you Xav!
I get a big grin when I see you on my feed. I keep you in my prayers and wish you all the best for New year Jay.Stay healthy and happy my friend :)
@ You are a gentleman and a scholar. 🙏
Christmas Day, in between nightshifts, try to rest and can’t get those lime green boxers out of my mind… 😂 Thanks for that, Xavier 😅😘
I won't even mention what I nearly uploaded in relation to those green boxers. the world just couldn't face it...
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very merry christmas mate :)
And to you too - let's hope for a strong 2025 and a good growing season :)
All the best to you pal.. great vids
Thanks Graham - all the best for this festive period :)
Great to see Tony's trees. Thanks for keeping his memory alive. Happy Holidays my friend!
All the best for this festive period dave to all your family. I am just so looking forward to stepping back from Bonsai for a month or two. I will be replying to your email soon but just thinking about it a bit first :)
@Chris 22:13 Don’t know exactly, but definitely something you do not want to have on your your bonsai. I guess some larval stage of an insect, which are normally positioned on feeding plants. I‘ld remove them an put into a jam jar, to safely find out, what comes out. Good luck and please update
Thanks! That pic was taken awhile ago and they would come off so i squashed them. Stuff did come out i remember but that was the weirdest pod of an insect i ever saw on my trees😂. It was on a chinese elm.
Is the jam jar for making them into Jam...
Yuk
@@XaviersBonsaiRetreat Should I have mentioned the jam jar to be empty, before adding those things? I prefer not to eat them, although probably some proteins contained... 😉 But I love to find out what’s behind those things. By the way: What does Yuk stay for?
@@oachkatzlsmum Bleuw
God rest ya Toni..!!!😔😔
I passed on our thoughts and best wishes to his family yesterday. merry Christmas Blake
@Sharon 22:48 😂👍 I do the same, with clothes pegs
Now I need to go and have a look what you are talking about :)
Hi Xavier hope you have heat now. The bottom branches on the pine I would have lost them all but I see the reason why you have kept it. Tony's trees are looking healthy. Lots of work for next year my friend, problem with Hawthorn is the nasty spikes. Happy Christmas mate.
I now have a happy and very warm house Joe. The engineer sorted things nicely...but cost of course! I nearly did remove those branches but I thought it was useful as a demonstration of setting up initial pad structure for future growth. I still have two more to wire and they have loads more branches. I might leave them till spring now. I hope you were spoilt this Christmas and pray 2025 will see you thrive as much as your bonsai.
@@XaviersBonsaiRetreat Hi xav not sure whether you got the first attempt at saying I am glad you have heating for Christmas Day, we hope that 2025 will be a good year for us all. Joe
About the pine: wasn´t the front the other side?😊
You know me...always changing my mind and forgetting what I planned :)
Hy, is it the same word about scot pin and pinus sylvestris in the latin language ? Because in France it's "un pin sylvestre"...thanks and Merry X Mas...
Definitely the same. Merry Christmas and a Happy New year. God Bless
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Merry Christmas and all the best for 2025.
The true meaning of Christmas is celebrating the gift of love, hope, and joy through Jesus' birth. It's a time to reflect, share kindness, and cherish those around us.
I had the joy of joining my children for Midnight Mass and hearing their wonderful voices singing out loudly from the choir. We got back home at 3am and then had a day of joy with my family. I feel blessed by the things Our Lord has given me. All the best to you and your family this Christmas period. God Bless