The Austrian Pine looks nice! I hope the top won't thicken up too much, and I wodner, if a scrifice branch lower on the tree would also be a good idea? I anyways hope the trunk will smooth out! Good to see spring arriving slowly in the Bonsai Zone as well 🙂
hey nigel, the star moss on top of the soil from your buckthorn is the reason why the tree is not healthy. i wanted to tell you this a year ago. greetings
It’s a wonderful time of year. The benches are filling up, and there’s more work than you ever thought possible. Thanks for giving us our daily peek into the Zone. You and your passion have fueled me and mine. Cheers Nigel.
Thanks Steve, it's a good thing I'm retired!!! I always dreamed of working on my trees full time and I think it's a great way to have fun and enjoy life into my golden years!!!
I was thinking , do you still have the camera gear you tried years ago , when you tried to film from left to right very smooth ,maybe up & down too ? Maybe you also have a name for the gear .. I found a Slider ..
@Thimbrethil there are typically zoning laws associated with putting building's/ greenhouse on propertty.. smaller buildings aren't an issue, but larger ones tend to need official approval. Plus there's always a concern about what the neighbors have to say..
Hi Nigel. Why don't you use Scisors instead of pinching the Candels.? Secondly can the same be done with White pine or we should remove almost the whole Candels on White pine ? Thanks
Hi nigel off topic here but i got a question thats been bothering me : why do we root prune back hard on a japanese maple before as the buds swell when i feel like the tree has the stored resources and needs them i guess for the first spring push. Are we taking those resources away by root pruning heavily in spring? Ive done this to alot of my jms and now the leafs that emerge are looking pretty droopy and not pushing hard enough. Did i cut too many roots or could it look like that from too much water? Thanks nigel !
Hello Chris, the theory is that the energy stored in the roots is evenly distributed around the tree once the sap flows. The foliar growth begins before the root growth. It is best to prune roots when the leaves are just emerging, the tree flushes out and then the leaves provide energy to then grow more roots. If the roots are sorted out, you can take as much off them as you wish, shorter roots will give slow the tree down more, longer roots will keep it growing more strongly. The leaf droop, could be from too much hard pruning of the roots, as thicker roots take longer to recover from pruning then the finer roots.
Actually it's naturally resistant against them as its odor luckily doesn't attract the worms at all! The candles also are too hard for the worms to chew on, another plus over other pinus variants
The Austrian Pine looks nice!
I hope the top won't thicken up too much, and I wodner, if a scrifice branch lower on the tree would also be a good idea?
I anyways hope the trunk will smooth out!
Good to see spring arriving slowly in the Bonsai Zone as well 🙂
hey nigel, the star moss on top of the soil from your buckthorn is the reason why the tree is not healthy. i wanted to tell you this a year ago. greetings
Thanks, it's so tough to get rid of it!!!
@@TheBonsaiZone yeah, not a nice job to do :D but less moisture and more sun works against it.
It’s a wonderful time of year. The benches are filling up, and there’s more work than you ever thought possible. Thanks for giving us our daily peek into the Zone. You and your passion have fueled me and mine. Cheers Nigel.
Thanks Steve, it's a good thing I'm retired!!! I always dreamed of working on my trees full time and I think it's a great way to have fun and enjoy life into my golden years!!!
@@TheBonsaiZone I’m living the same dream and enjoying every minute of my retirement! We deserve it!
Pine is looking great and healthy. Id say the buckthorn will be a tricky repot especially when you want to rotate it. Looking forward to seeing that.
Yes, I'll have to come up with a strategy!!
Australian and japan pines look always good Mr. Nigel, but Indonesia Pines Not, but i am still trying make it good from seeds. Still on process. 14:03
Enjoying watching always Nigel
Cool EBT! Trees outside are enjoying the fresh spring air. They are all nice and green looking. Spring is in the air.
Beautiful ❤
That is one cool AP! Great tutorial about candle pinching.
Thanks so much!
Awesome as always.
💜💜
Thank you for sharing
great tree
I was thinking , do you still have the camera gear you tried years ago , when you tried to film from left to right very smooth ,maybe up & down too ? Maybe you also have a name for the gear ..
I found a Slider ..
Be wary of a false spring,even here in the uk,the threat of below zero temps are still very real,nice pine btw.
It dropped today, a high of 4 C!!! Thanks!!
what happened to the big hoop house you guys bought
It sits in the backyard waiting for assembling.
I'm betting that there's zoning issues associated with installing it..
@@dkstott29 what do you mean? I’m not familiar with this expresion.
@Thimbrethil there are typically zoning laws associated with putting building's/ greenhouse on propertty.. smaller buildings aren't an issue, but larger ones tend to need official approval. Plus there's always a concern about what the neighbors have to say..
I'd say it is too early to pinch candles. I wait till june. I understand greenhouse change time of decandling but I still think it is too early.
It's best to pinch the candles when the needles are just about to unfold, for this tree it was ready!!
And, how did the poultry deal with the eclipse?
They didn't react much, the rooster started crowing thinking it's evening and the rest just stayed close to the coup.
Hi Nigel. Why don't you use Scisors instead of pinching the Candels.?
Secondly can the same be done with White pine or we should remove almost the whole Candels on White pine ?
Thanks
Scissors tend to cut through needles, leaving brown tips on the branches. No white pines do not take well to candle removal!!!
@@TheBonsaiZone thanks 👍🙏
Hi nigel off topic here but i got a question thats been bothering me : why do we root prune back hard on a japanese maple before as the buds swell when i feel like the tree has the stored resources and needs them i guess for the first spring push. Are we taking those resources away by root pruning heavily in spring? Ive done this to alot of my jms and now the leafs that emerge are looking pretty droopy and not pushing hard enough. Did i cut too many roots or could it look like that from too much water? Thanks nigel !
Hello Chris, the theory is that the energy stored in the roots is evenly distributed around the tree once the sap flows. The foliar growth begins before the root growth. It is best to prune roots when the leaves are just emerging, the tree flushes out and then the leaves provide energy to then grow more roots. If the roots are sorted out, you can take as much off them as you wish, shorter roots will give slow the tree down more, longer roots will keep it growing more strongly. The leaf droop, could be from too much hard pruning of the roots, as thicker roots take longer to recover from pruning then the finer roots.
@@TheBonsaiZone thank u soo much nigel. I needed someone knowledgable to fill me in on some horticultural knowledge 👍
👍👌👌
To pinch or not to pinch that is the question
Whether 'tis nobler in the mind to pinch or prune
The roots and branches of outrageous tree's...❤
I remove candles entirely to promote back budding.
Wicked tree! Ah... Spring migration!! Or is it Treegration...🤔
Lol!!
I hope Pinus artificialis won’t get those bud eating insects :(
Actually it's naturally resistant against them as its odor luckily doesn't attract the worms at all! The candles also are too hard for the worms to chew on, another plus over other pinus variants
Lol!!!!
Foist