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Happy New Year Xavier, the game looks like a bit of fun. I like what you did with the Scots pine. With the final front you showed us, i think the bottom of the tree looks very straight(difficult to tell in 2D) but the literati feel is the way to go in my opinion.

Very good decicison for bending that branch down . Nice litle Literat. Good Job Xav. cheers

Happy New Year! Looks like you got lucky for Christmas, with that game. I think you did the right thing with the False Cypress; I thought that branch wanted cutting off too.

Wondering if it's okay to bring in trees from the cold to work on them during their dormancy? Is it just a matter of temperature range or length of time warming up? Mine are currently in a deep freeze, and I'm anxiously awaiting warmer weather which won't be for another 2 months at least!

Happy 2025 Xavier! Lovely Scots pine - I love the graceful branches and slender trunk - will make a fine literati. Both of your chosen fronts for the tree look nice - pretty movement and branch placement. Can't wait for the new candles to come out.

Wishing you and your family a peaceful 2025 Zavier....looking forward to more Bonsai projects👍

That looks like a cool game Xavier mate very cool 👌 Love the tree 👊👊

Happy 2025 to you and your family. Liked the decisions on the Scots Pine, the side you preferred was best. 🎉

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Ooh, love the clip from Hitchcock's awesome "Notorious" Xavier ❤xx

Happy year to you and all your family Xavier, all the best for 2025. The Sots pine look great but the apex definitely needs work, it looks very symmetrical and upright. The game looks fun and you did well to beat your self, well done 👍

Nice! Brings back memories...😊 Happy 2025!

A Bonsai game. Seems like the game of life for us Bonsai lifers! Scotts Pine looks great, as do you Xav!

Hi Xav. I think I will give the game a miss. Totally lost. I have a problem playing snap. I like the idea if a literati though. Happy New Year.

Happy 2025 Xavier love the Scott pine the front for me would be with your choice good decision to remove the branch 👍the game looks fun anyway looking forward to future videos 🫶

great vvideo mate.. hope you had a nice christmas and happy new year :)

love the work on the pine! do you keep your scots pine outside after big cuts this time of the year?

Thanks for another great video Xav! Really enjoyed the back and forth with the game and the tree

Hi Xav the temperature while I am watching this, it is freezing literally soil hard as nails now, I love those two woman she could die. That game has lost me, my brain hurts my friend. The pine front is the one with the label, I liked the branch you took off ,it needed wiring then bringing in too shorten it, bad idea on the false cypress I liked it before you cut it off. 😅 As I keep saying your tees your decisions. All the best Xav for 2025.

More sponsored products is totally fine with me. I’m not paying your bills. Just enjoying your free content

Great video as always see you on the 10th January (Dave )

Sometimes i JUST wished, you would use less CLICKBAIT in your videos. (This may SURPRISE you)! 😐

Liking your work on the literati pine. Definitely lose that first branch on the right. Not a lot to choose between either front option at the moment.

Im not even religious but "Happy Bonsai and god bless", is my favorite greeting from all the Bonsai channels !

Thank you. I will try watering with rain water and add a little Mg sulfate. ❤

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I'll bet the yellow "Fairy Soap" is lemon scented. According to an entomologist I know, lemon is a repellant. The soap and oil clog their breathing apparatus and they suffocate. I keep a spray bottle available all the time. I usually don't need the oil and the mix is about 30 to 40% soap to water. I spray, wait 15 minutes and spray good with clear water. Repeat if necessary .

Great advice. I'll be trying to figure out a way to use that grow light. You might check out Michael Hagedorn's comments on Superthrive (pp 205/207) in Bonsai Heresy. His conclusion is that "..[a]bout its effectiveness, the science is minimal and inconclusive, and so benefits may exist that are not yet proven." I use it just in case it works!

In what season you do this ?

I think I like both. Especially with the wiring you did at the end 😊

I'm about to repot a white pine this spring , I'm in Essex , what soil would you recommend please and should I add sphagnum moss Thanks

Uumm interesting mate... i done some light pruning on a couple of larch end of november and applied wire on branches , like you say everybody seems to have slightly diffrent views and ideas as to tackle this issue...ive seen some posts by miroslav were he has pruned his larch and wired in winter, anyway lets see.. all the best to you Xav.😊

In my experience, even the healthiest of my ficus bonsai never really have solid, compact root balls. A lot of the roots are also easy to tear off, while teasing out the old soil. Even if you’re being super careful. I think some of the roots came off while you were removing the old soil but they aren’t all that important. I always bring mine inside during winter and leave them alone but I might invest in one of those light bulbs!! Nice video!

Pretty sure the "oval things" are catydid eggs.

wished i lived closer for this mate... bet you had a fun few days. sorry im binge watching bonsai vids lol :)

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Hope you have had a great Christmas. You probably have been asked this several times. But when is it best to repot bonsai?

Thanks for a great year of interesting videos. I have learned a lot, but more importantly have been motivated to try things that I wasn't confident about after seeing you do them. Happy holidays Xavier! 🎅🎁🎉⛄🌲 PS You definitely encouraged my tree addiction, but since I'm retiring in a few weeks I'll just have more to do. 😂