My Douglas Fir and a New Jade Bonsai, The Bonsai Zone, May 2021
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- After 2 1/2 years, my collected Douglas Fir trees are strong enough for the bonsai work to begin!
I'm also starting a large Jade bonsai from a really old cutting.
To see previous videos of my Douglas Fir bonsai, click on the playlist here...
• Douglas Fir bonsai
To see previous videos of my Black Spruce and North American Larch forest, click on the playlist here....
• Northern Bog Style Mix...
#TheBonsaiZone
Bonsai and general plant collecting is a wonderful way to educate oneself about the natural world across the globe.
Right,even if collected from the drainage moats😂😂💡
Wow Nigel , I’ve been watching you a good 3 -4 years now and I still nearly die when you cut these huge parts of the trees off 😳, but I totally know that you know what you’re doing after all the years 👍, I just need to get brave and do it to some of mine . Keep being fabulous Nigel !! The big Doug photos make me sad , but he survived , brave person who left that standing amounts the carnage around it , hats off to the good people in the world , Nigel included
I have a real fondness for jades - I’m really looking forward to updates on how that gorgeous cutting grows!
Yeah! The bog forest is really cool! The dead trees really add to the planting.
I know you don't like wire but every time I see your tree s I see so much more potential if wire was to be used ,for example straighten up that fir with wire not a stake its not a flower. Love you stuff thanks
That jade has a lot of potential!
love the jade content. You should do an update on the gollum/finger jades
Yes, more on the Gollum please. I bought one after seeing yours and need to learn more about this very interested plant.
My interest in bonsai started half a year ago and I learned a lot from you Mr. Saunders. Thank you very much for all the free information. I enjoined the journey a lot so far.
Greeting from Germany.
What a great friend!!!!
Indeed!
Loved the butterfly flying through before you watered the furs. Looking forward to bog forest work. Thank you for the nice mid week treat 🙏
Douglas fir looks promising, I like the bear. Jade cutting has amazing bark, never seen that in real life
The lyken on the dead tree looks 👌
Wow! I knew this guy would be brilliant since he looks like a bonsai in the thumbnail.
Great vid as always Nigel. Saw the title included "New Jade" and liked it before I watched it lol
Until you stood behind the trees, I did not notice the size of them. Really nice specimens. Forest will make a great addition to your collection.
Nigel! Can you make a video showcasing your favorite trees you own? maybe 10 of your favorites. Keep it up!
I enjoy your videos. I live out in western WA, we have primarily doug fir here. I have lots of seedlings in my yard every year. I think based on the size of the trunks you could run some guy wires on those firs and shift them to a more upright position in about a season or two.
I always look forward to your videos!
Just very patient hard work, loving plants,making them healthier, just beautiful. I don't have many pots so I'm growing three, four types of plants in one pot, corner ones don't grow straight they twist n look like horns of a ram from afar. I think bonsoi can preserve uncountable tees in small areas, so it is very valuable
A GREAT tree...I'm just say'in...
All three are doing well this year, they are in separate pots now!!
I love your work! Thanks for today's video! Nigel has the best bonsai channel!
This cutting is almost another arm size cutting. I am going to pick up a cutting as well next week with my auction winnings!
I'm enjoying your videos. I'm fortunate to have the Arnold Arboretum here in my neighborhood. I'm looking forward to the opening of. The Bonsi House for the summer
Hi Jane. I was not aware there was a bonsai collection at the Arnold Arboretum. That is a few hours from me. Do you have any idea when it opens and is it worth the trip?
You're right about not breathing the dust - use PPE/a dust mask!
It's likely that the damage to the one side of the one tree was caused by something scraping against it. this would bruise the bark something like skinning your knee if you take a spill on your bike. counting the rings on a tree like that doesn't give you the age of the tree. all you know is that the portion you cut off is seven years given the hieght of the remaining tree I would say the actual tree is closer to 20 years old.
I enjoy your work friends, happy work
Wow, that root base is really something! Great work mister Saunders :)
Beautiful bonsai trees
I'll be doing similar work this afternoon on my blue spruce.
This would be a great time for you to finally do some wiring. I know you're more of a clip n grow type but being so struck on that mentality limits your bonsai experience and I think you're missing out. I mean you build a temple so wiring should not be a big deal.
Wow I remember when you got them
It's a shame you lost one but 3 is a better group anyway. At least it wasn't the the best one that didn't make it.
Nigel, You could wire them in to reduce that weight. Why do you pinch the tips out instead of just cutting them off shorter??
Like the Doug firs. Learned a lot about pruning, but wondered why you leave the dead branches. Aesthetics?
that is rut rub a dear used it for removing the velvet from its horns the year it was dug up well .... weeks before it was that is
Thanks Tony!
Is there a picture of the mothers jade? Would be great to see in the next video
I hope you leave the dead tree in the PNW it is called a snag and is very natural. I wish you would have someone operate your camera so i could see what you are doing, I am trying to learn. The narration is a great help. Thank you for your vids Mary
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Goodmorning from Holland 👋🏼
Morning Tamara!
To reduce energy among the vigorous branches how does one decide to pinch or cut?
If you can allow me to answer. When you prune or pinch you are doing so with the future design in mind. Pruning larger branches might mean that you are trying to slow them down a lot more than simply pinch so that hopefully all the braches and foliage pads reach the desired image at the same time some time in the future. Pruning on ever greens has to be done always keeping foliage on the branch since very few will regrow with all the foliage removed from the branches.
That scaring on the fir tree looks a lot like cicada damage that has healed over. Last year we had millions of them here and that looks like the damage they did to a lot!! of my trees, though i haven't seen it on conifers except a bald cypress I have, it was mostly deciduous. Also they always seem to do the damage on the under side of trunks or branches. If you google cicada damage images you could probably tell if that is what it is or not.
Thanks Josie, good observation, I'll check it out!
When you repot the lemon tree?
My boyfriend was so disappointed when there were no ducks, after he heard the ducks in the background.
I'll be sure to show the ducks soon!
Wow is that Jade ever thick!
Maybe you can air layer the two bend plants
is your fertilizer copper sulphate ?
26:22 It was probably growing against a rock. Those are friction scars
That makes sense! Thanks!
Nice
Thanks MG!
looks like a vole chewed the bark on the fir
you look like James May, that is why i clicked LMAO
I want that nest bonsai
It always looks nice in spring with the bright new growth!
Hi sir I'm Harsha
Hello Harsha!
Every time i see your root rake i think of Miraculix , the wizard guy from Asterix and Obelix.
He also had his much loved level 99 boss garden tool.
Do you know there is a forum , or such , for your root rake ?
bonsainut dot com/threads/rake-like-nigels-from-the-bonsai-zone.46607/ (replace the "dot" with "." for valid url)
why do you leave all the dead branches on the left doug? realismwise or just lazy? :D
Foist
Gang gang!
James aims for foist frequently!