So sorry, I has uploaded this earlier. It however had a faulty section in it, and had to replace this video. THis is a new version. If you also grow trees in the ground.. DO you have key tips? Please share them!
Great video! I've watched hundreds of bonsai videos for the nine years I've been into bonsai. Yours is the first channel I've ever subscribed to. Keep up the good work!
My pleasure! Yeah, I do not like these advertisements. I need to have some around the video every once in a while to keep TH-cam to like me. But mid-video adverts are really too big a nuisance. Even though youtube keeps telling me to add them!
I am following your advice with a large peach tree and a large plum tree, both of which I was going to chuck out. They were not as represented by the nursery so they can become "starter trees!" They are cut down to 3 feet and I will use a straight bladed spade to circle and cut off the large unwanted roots. Next spring we will see. Same treatment in my little 3 x 4 growing bed. I so appreciate your videos, advice and just enthusiasm. Thank you!!!
So cool to have your own "field" for field grown bonsai material. If you have grow-bed neighbours, I'm sure they wonder why you're not growing lettuce instead of letting it "go wild", lol. Great project!
For sure. There are 3 videos planned. On on the cuttings (2025), one on the benefit of ground growing (20025/2026), and one on the tree itself (2026/2027)
@GrowingBonsai Wow, this is interesting to me as well; I had no idea you planned out your videos so far out. It makes sense, but I guessed you probably only went out a year for planning.
@randysmith1723 Well.. I start a video and think, ehat is the topic. Then the topic defines how long it will take to come together. Growing a trunk takes time. It s just like watching a plant grow!☀️
I find more frequent pruning works well to develop stock with smaller cuts. I am not on a max 2 years growing befor cutting. Those cuts close over normally in 2-3 years, which is nice.
nice projects jelle! i have some things that need to be dug out in spring also and then plant some new things to grow out nice to see how others approach ground growing. no tips on my end except for the fact that my neighbors might think i am neglecting my front yard and it starts to resemble a jungle!
Jelle, if you know you are going to cut back the tree to the base in the next season, why not make some air layers of the top the season before. You will get some good stock to put back into the ground and repeat.
I could .. If I would not already have plenty of stock in the ground, more than I will ever need. I now only propagate species that are rarer in trade so they become interesting sellable material.
Thank you for showing the autumn tasks you do in your growing bed. Your asparagus wall and nasturtiums are fun too. So many bonsai growers also have cool annual and perennial beds - love seeing the variety. What trees do you not like (recommend) pruning in autumn?
Good question! It is a dificult one. I am nto sure tbh. Evergreens that you are building up seem to loose a bit of steam when pruned a lot in fall. But in general, I work my trees year round. (I know, bad si=uggestions)
Putting my gallon pot growing projects in my garden bed (the ones I've recently acquired) as we head into winter (Zone 7 US). Wondering if I should do the same with some well rooted kotohime JM cuttings or keep them in my unheated garage with my other tender plants, where the temperature won't go below freezing? This was a great video on in ground trees. ❤
How much of a risk aker are you, and how bad are your winters? Imove young cuttings into a sheltered spot and wish for a gentle winter. Most winters that works out. Some.. less so. After the first winter roots are big enough to not worry too much
Hi Jelle, one hint about your almost perfekt videos. Would it be possible to add date when the video was recorded? It would help us to have more clarity about the best time to do the same work at our Bonsai.
I understand the request. The challenge I see is that youtube is much smarter than just a hosting platform. I am concerned that adding a date might cause the platform to only show the video to people at that time of year.
@@GrowingBonsai Min 7:10 cut is more diagonal (not vertical 🤦♀️) versus 8:20 more horizontal. Jason Hanrahans Stumpy was cut round about 45 degrees. I wonder how this affects growth and healing.
I do not understand what you mean with vertical cuts. Sorry. All cuts I make are pretty much perpendicular to the trunk. You never really know which buds will pop. So any slanting cut is best made once you have a clear new trunk extension.
@@GrowingBonsai 😅 That’s because I never meant vertical. 😂 What I’ve tried to say was perpendicular to the trunk (what I’ve described as horizontal) versus beveled. Anyway 😄
Oh no! why not? How cold does it get for you? I am blessed with mild winters. Never colder than -20c and most winters it stops at -5 or -10 for a few weeks.
Jelle of the jungle. I hear that vegetation likes companionship, to a point. Do you think that could allow trees to grow in interesting ways, suitable for bonsai? Sometimes trees growing next to a structure or fenceline produce interesting trunks.
True, I get the most interesting trunks next to garage, fence, sidewalk, shed, etc... but everytime I try to dig them up it takes at least an hour because there's always a difficult tap root that goes way below these impossible obstruction and I'm trying to take it with at least SOME finer roots that might exist under there.
Hello Jelle, I hope, you get this. I haver a question about yamadori, or rather about collecting them. I have an Acer platanoides that I got permissipn to dig out. There has been a debate over spring/autumn collecting. My plan: I dig the rootball around now, bury it back with loose soil, and leaves, to protect from frost, leave for winter. Then right before budbreak I cut the tap root, reduce the branches, and pot it up. Now the roots are active, they will recover more easily, but during spring the tree heals better. So my theory is this way I should get the best of both worlds, right? Thank you for answering, beforehand! 🙂
It is what I do when I have the chance. It depends a little on how big the tree is whether it is needed though. Normally maples do very well with collecting in one go. You probably will not find a taproot if the tree is a bit mature..
@GrowingBonsai Thank you very much, for your quick answer. The diameter of it is about 8 inches. Somebody once cut it, as if they wanted it to be a bonsai. Will be a nice hollow trunk hopefully. Thank you again! 🙂
Needful demonstration. Loved that at the end, "People voiced their concerns, they'll never live, but..." and proceed to clean up after pruning the now thriving linden and maple. OG boss move.
@GrowingBonsai Lucky you! The bunnies and deer are an absolite nuisance here. Especially from late autumn untill spring when the food is scarse for them. But even during the summer they made my pruning desicions on my maples!
So sorry, I has uploaded this earlier. It however had a faulty section in it, and had to replace this video. THis is a new version.
If you also grow trees in the ground.. DO you have key tips? Please share them!
Great video! I've watched hundreds of bonsai videos for the nine years I've been into bonsai. Yours is the first channel I've ever subscribed to. Keep up the good work!
Wow, thanks!
Always interesting and informative videos Jelle and no breaks for advertisements too, a little bonus. Thanks for all your help and guidance.
My pleasure! Yeah, I do not like these advertisements. I need to have some around the video every once in a while to keep TH-cam to like me. But mid-video adverts are really too big a nuisance. Even though youtube keeps telling me to add them!
I am following your advice with a large peach tree and a large plum tree, both of which I was going to chuck out. They were not as represented by the nursery so they can become "starter trees!" They are cut down to 3 feet and I will use a straight bladed spade to circle and cut off the large unwanted roots. Next spring we will see. Same treatment in my little 3 x 4 growing bed. I so appreciate your videos, advice and just enthusiasm. Thank you!!!
You are very welcome. Glad to inspire people to try new things!
Not all will always work, but if one does not try, it certainly won't work!
So cool to have your own "field" for field grown bonsai material. If you have grow-bed neighbours, I'm sure they wonder why you're not growing lettuce instead of letting it "go wild", lol. Great project!
:) My wife does wonder yes :)
Nice job jel keep up the good work my friend
Thanks, will try to do so!
Some great projects there, I look forward to seeing how they progress
same here !
You sure know how to keep yourself busy!
Way Too Busy indeed!
Nice video and info as usual! Would like to see future update on the cork bark elm if possible. Thanks!
For sure. There are 3 videos planned. On on the cuttings (2025), one on the benefit of ground growing (20025/2026), and one on the tree itself (2026/2027)
@GrowingBonsai Wow, this is interesting to me as well; I had no idea you planned out your videos so far out. It makes sense, but I guessed you probably only went out a year for planning.
@randysmith1723 Well.. I start a video and think, ehat is the topic. Then the topic defines how long it will take to come together. Growing a trunk takes time. It s just like watching a plant grow!☀️
Very relaxing video Jelle. Well done! Might as well cut my field grown materials before it gets really overgrown. 😊 thanks for the tips Sir.
I find more frequent pruning works well to develop stock with smaller cuts. I am not on a max 2 years growing befor cutting. Those cuts close over normally in 2-3 years, which is nice.
@GrowingBonsai thanks Jelle Sir!
So many wonderful projects on the go - very motivational :)
Thanks so much! 😊
nice projects jelle!
i have some things that need to be dug out in spring also and then plant some new things to grow out nice to see how others approach ground growing.
no tips on my end except for the fact that my neighbors might think i am neglecting my front yard and it starts to resemble a jungle!
:) Have fun! Keep in mind that you need to prune these things!
I'd love to see progress videos on the broom process
Yeah, I think we all do!
Jelle, if you know you are going to cut back the tree to the base in the next season, why not make some air layers of the top the season before. You will get some good stock to put back into the ground and repeat.
I could .. If I would not already have plenty of stock in the ground, more than I will ever need. I now only propagate species that are rarer in trade so they become interesting sellable material.
Thank you for showing the autumn tasks you do in your growing bed. Your asparagus wall and nasturtiums are fun too. So many bonsai growers also have cool annual and perennial beds - love seeing the variety. What trees do you not like (recommend) pruning in autumn?
Good question! It is a dificult one. I am nto sure tbh. Evergreens that you are building up seem to loose a bit of steam when pruned a lot in fall. But in general, I work my trees year round. (I know, bad si=uggestions)
Putting my gallon pot growing projects in my garden bed (the ones I've recently acquired) as we head into winter (Zone 7 US). Wondering if I should do the same with some well rooted kotohime JM cuttings or keep them in my unheated garage with my other tender plants, where the temperature won't go below freezing? This was a great video on in ground trees. ❤
How much of a risk aker are you, and how bad are your winters?
Imove young cuttings into a sheltered spot and wish for a gentle winter. Most winters that works out. Some.. less so. After the first winter roots are big enough to not worry too much
Hi Jelle, one hint about your almost perfekt videos. Would it be possible to add date when the video was recorded? It would help us to have more clarity about the best time to do the same work at our Bonsai.
I understand the request. The challenge I see is that youtube is much smarter than just a hosting platform. I am concerned that adding a date might cause the platform to only show the video to people at that time of year.
Cork bark elms: how thick of a cutting is possible?
Thank u for all the great informative videos
Good question! I am not sure. I have u or so cm thick cuttings that I am trying to root over winter. Thicker and i would consider layering
Hi Jelle, straight flush cut versus vertical - do you have a video about this topic? Would love to hear more about. Cheers 🙋♀️ Martina
Hi Martina, what do you mean with that?
@@GrowingBonsai Min 7:10 cut is more diagonal (not vertical 🤦♀️) versus 8:20 more horizontal. Jason Hanrahans Stumpy was cut round about 45 degrees. I wonder how this affects growth and healing.
I do not understand what you mean with vertical cuts. Sorry.
All cuts I make are pretty much perpendicular to the trunk. You never really know which buds will pop. So any slanting cut is best made once you have a clear new trunk extension.
@@GrowingBonsai 😅 That’s because I never meant vertical. 😂 What I’ve tried to say was perpendicular to the trunk (what I’ve described as horizontal) versus beveled. Anyway 😄
Thanks for sharing...
My pleasure, and thanks for watching!
Jungle ! 😂
Winter is arriving in UK this weekend so no more Bonsai work this year.
Oh no! why not? How cold does it get for you?
I am blessed with mild winters. Never colder than -20c and most winters it stops at -5 or -10 for a few weeks.
Jelle of the jungle. I hear that vegetation likes companionship, to a point. Do you think that could allow trees to grow in interesting ways, suitable for bonsai? Sometimes trees growing next to a structure or fenceline produce interesting trunks.
I am nto sure. I find that growing really good trunks needs a lot of knowledge, or random luck
@@GrowingBonsai Thanks. You're an engineer. I am a dumb luck kind of guy!
True, I get the most interesting trunks next to garage, fence, sidewalk, shed, etc... but everytime I try to dig them up it takes at least an hour because there's always a difficult tap root that goes way below these impossible obstruction and I'm trying to take it with at least SOME finer roots that might exist under there.
hahaha, sure. If you say so
Hello Jelle, I hope, you get this.
I haver a question about yamadori, or rather about collecting them. I have an Acer platanoides that I got permissipn to dig out. There has been a debate over spring/autumn collecting.
My plan: I dig the rootball around now, bury it back with loose soil, and leaves, to protect from frost, leave for winter. Then right before budbreak I cut the tap root, reduce the branches, and pot it up.
Now the roots are active, they will recover more easily, but during spring the tree heals better. So my theory is this way I should get the best of both worlds, right?
Thank you for answering, beforehand! 🙂
It is what I do when I have the chance. It depends a little on how big the tree is whether it is needed though. Normally maples do very well with collecting in one go.
You probably will not find a taproot if the tree is a bit mature..
@GrowingBonsai Thank you very much, for your quick answer. The diameter of it is about 8 inches. Somebody once cut it, as if they wanted it to be a bonsai. Will be a nice hollow trunk hopefully.
Thank you again! 🙂
Nice, decent sized trunk. Make sure you have a big enough container on the ready.
Awesome bro
Thanks 🤗
When was this video taken? Are you trying to root that elm trunk during late fall? How late can you use such techniques?
this was a few weeks ago, last week oct first week nov or so. Rooting will take place in sprin most likely, and not now.
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Good to meet you too.
👍👌🙂
:)
Jelle, du brauchst bald eine elektrische Baumsäge😅
I know!
Un grand merci à vous pour la vidéo!
You are very welcome!
So it wasn't about sleeping in the garden
Not sure. That is a different video still!
Needful demonstration. Loved that at the end, "People voiced their concerns, they'll never live, but..." and proceed to clean up after pruning the now thriving linden and maple. OG boss move.
:) Was hoping someone would like that!!
@@GrowingBonsai I'm in south Tennessee, honey, we can have whole conversations like this.
We could. But we won't ;)
Protect the bed from herbivores!
no such thing here! Middle of Germany Production Heartland :)
@GrowingBonsai Lucky you! The bunnies and deer are an absolite nuisance here. Especially from late autumn untill spring when the food is scarse for them. But even during the summer they made my pruning desicions on my maples!