I see why you bought it - it's a nice tree with lots of branches, and the colours are fantastic! I like your philosophy of not cutting too much off your trees - they need their foliage to stay healthy, so yours have a good start by keeping plenty of wood on them. Thanks for your videos; you're a nice bloke. 🇦🇺
Cheers mate, yeah I like to go hard on my trees when necessary, but I think people over-prune their bonsai when in early development. As you say, they need enough branches to grow enough leaves to be healthy.
I got myself one Cornus in last years Authum sale. It has not really atracted me with those large leafs. But you got me motivated to start working on it. Winter silouettes is also pleasing and indeed the wood colour is amazing.
Yeah I think you just have to forget about them as a summer bonsai and work on the structure and then the ramification to create an amazing winter image.
Another heart in the mouth video Tony. I was wincing as you were bending that branch and waiting for a loud crack. Boy do you take chances? A great video yet again. I have two of these waiting to be styled but I think that I will use the clip and grow method now after seeing how brittle these trees can be. Keep them coming mate.
Cheers Mick. I had a great comment by the Green manalishi saying tha dogwood is one of the hardest woods in Europe, so I checked it out and it is indeed far harder than oak or maple, so unless the branches are pretty young, I would suggest that wiring is a bit of a waste of time on these. Good luck with yours, They are beautiful trees.
That’s a fine looking little tree. Yes,,, the dreaded cracking of bending branches. I saw a video on @Eco Bonsai where he pointed out that if you go slowly when bending and keep your eye on the bark at the point of the bend the bark will actually lighten as it’s stretched closer to the cambium and that’s your sign to stop before cracking or breaking. Good luck with that little beauty. Thanks, keep growing
Hi Tony I have just decided that today I am going to the garden shop to by exactly the same variety of a dogwood. I have seen that they have 'Midwinter Fire' in stock. Some plants need very little work to get a very nice look. And the colour of the first year branches is just stunning. Peter
Great job Tony. You are right that looks like a little firework. I expect to see a short showing it is such like Jason would do. You put some great movement into those branches!
I've got a row of these against my neighbour's cream fence. Look good - and I'd never thought to try a miniature! They're well hard and very vigorous so will tolerate your heart-in-mouth bending, but keep a close eye for wire scars (or scares as the autocorrect has just suggested) in the Spring. Nice one.
Cheers David. Yes, I'll definitely keep my eyes peeled for the wire biting in come springtime, and it's great to hear that they are a tough plant. Now get out there and start pruning one of yours ready for collection 🤣
Dogwood is very hard to wire,for it is the hardest wood all over Europe.. In Germany it is called "Hart-Riegel" which means Hard Bar and was used for doors to shut very secure
Very interesting thank you. I just checked on the Janka scale, and it comes in at 2150 which as you say is a very hard wood. No wonder I couldn't bend it! 🤣
Never thought of using a dogwood. Seen some cheapys recently. I'm on the hunt. Cuttings are the easiest in the world to take. Must be related to willow.
Yes, I've always been put off the normal dogwoods by the long internodes. I can easily collect some thick wild ones, so I might have to rethink and get myself one.
I love the windswept style, but I only really have one at the moment. I think these would work in more or less any style, but a semi-cascade would look pretty cool I reckon
Foist to comment😊 Fantastic colour and great winter interest with that coral bark. The greens are equally as beautiful with stunning shades of lime and yellow. They have strong apical growth with a long straight upward growth habit so you will need to trim this very frequently to keep it under control. 😊 And totally bomb proof.
@@TonysBonsai I have some planted on the border of my driveway, but not as bonsai. Gardeners will often crop these right back, almost to the ground every year since they are such vigorous growers. Their winter colour is exquisite.
@@TonysBonsai obviously let it run for growth then trim it back for refinement. Ps. My latest upload is a tribute to you 👍😁 You are a visionary genius 😉
@@TonysBonsai I'll have to be on the look out for one of these! Dogwoods are plenty around here but I've never seen one of these winter fire varieties. One of my maple trees have that same color leaves as the branches in the fall. Nice thumbnail too with the black background really enhances the vibrant color!
Cheers, it took me quite a white to edit that photo to make the background black. Your maple sounds like a coral bark. I have some coral bark seeds which I'm hoping grow next spring.
I've got 2 of these as pre-Bonsai: 1 with red and one with light green (allmost yellow) bark. They look very beautifull now, but as you said in leaf they are far less spectacular. I find the leaves are a bit big on my plants, but maybe in time (growing in a pot ) they will get a bit smaller.
Yes, I'm sure that you will be able to reduce that leaf size in time. I like the sound of that light green bark. Now I want to get myself one of those too!
Very interesting tree in terms of working with ramification. It has cute repeating pattern with tree branches in the node and removing the middle one gives the desired effect.
There are no more on the hard drive, and as you say it's chucking it down today, so no video tomorrow, but hopefully I'll be able to do a fair bit of filming tomorrow. I have a few trees that I need to work on so there should be quite a few videos over the coming days. Get out there tomorrow and make a couple yourself mate.
I see why you bought it - it's a nice tree with lots of branches, and the colours are fantastic!
I like your philosophy of not cutting too much off your trees - they need their foliage to stay healthy, so yours have a good start by keeping plenty of wood on them. Thanks for your videos; you're a nice bloke. 🇦🇺
Cheers mate, yeah I like to go hard on my trees when necessary, but I think people over-prune their bonsai when in early development. As you say, they need enough branches to grow enough leaves to be healthy.
Cool tree. Thanks Tony. Always a pleasure mate
Cheers mate. I just love the colours.
I like this tree Tony. I can see why it caught your eye at the nursery. Nice work. 👍👍
Cheers Guy. I love deciduous trees in winter, and imagine this in a few years time. It could be stunning.
I got myself one Cornus in last years Authum sale. It has not really atracted me with those large leafs. But you got me motivated to start working on it. Winter silouettes is also pleasing and indeed the wood colour is amazing.
Yeah I think you just have to forget about them as a summer bonsai and work on the structure and then the ramification to create an amazing winter image.
Going to be a interesting bonsai. I cannot wait to see future updates.
Yes, I can just imagine this tree with great ramification down the line. It could be stunning I think.
Bonsai phill these dogwood make good bonsai nice video thanks Tony
Thanks Phil. Hopefully given a few years this will be a decent tree.
Another heart in the mouth video Tony. I was wincing as you were bending that branch and waiting for a loud crack. Boy do you take chances? A great video yet again. I have two of these waiting to be styled but I think that I will use the clip and grow method now after seeing how brittle these trees can be. Keep them coming mate.
Cheers Mick. I had a great comment by the Green manalishi saying tha dogwood is one of the hardest woods in Europe, so I checked it out and it is indeed far harder than oak or maple, so unless the branches are pretty young, I would suggest that wiring is a bit of a waste of time on these. Good luck with yours, They are beautiful trees.
That’s a fine looking little tree. Yes,,, the dreaded cracking of bending branches. I saw a video on @Eco Bonsai where he pointed out that if you go slowly when bending and keep your eye on the bark at the point of the bend the bark will actually lighten as it’s stretched closer to the cambium and that’s your sign to stop before cracking or breaking. Good luck with that little beauty. Thanks, keep growing
That's a good tip, I'll implement that when I get a new set of eyes 🤣.
Seriously though I'm off to check out that video now. Cheers mate.
@@TonysBonsai ,, correction the Chanel is @Bonsai Echo. Good luck 👍🏻
@@TonysBonsai ,, here you go. th-cam.com/video/ySypVqKzWfY/w-d-xo.html
Cheers buddy
Good buy for a tenner Tony. I have a bonsai the same, managed to find a pot with the same colour.
Yes, the pot is an interesting decision. I think a tree like this can deal with a strong bold pot that would normally overpower many trees.
Hi Tony
I have just decided that today I am going to the garden shop to by exactly the same variety of a dogwood. I have seen that they have 'Midwinter Fire' in stock. Some plants need very little work to get a very nice look. And the colour of the first year branches is just stunning.
Peter
Fantastic idea Piotr. I agree these are a stunning colour, and I hope they have a superbly shaped tree for you to chose.
Great job Tony. You are right that looks like a little firework. I expect to see a short showing it is such like Jason would do. You put some great movement into those branches!
Cheers mate. I don;t do shorts at the moment. I don;t really see their appeal, but I think I might in February when they are monetized 🤣
@@TonysBonsai now you are talking. Monetized shorts seem more appealing!
I've got a row of these against my neighbour's cream fence. Look good - and I'd never thought to try a miniature! They're well hard and very vigorous so will tolerate your heart-in-mouth bending, but keep a close eye for wire scars (or scares as the autocorrect has just suggested) in the Spring. Nice one.
Cheers David. Yes, I'll definitely keep my eyes peeled for the wire biting in come springtime, and it's great to hear that they are a tough plant. Now get out there and start pruning one of yours ready for collection 🤣
@@TonysBonsai Trimmed all mine for winter the other day. All the bits are at the tip. I feel a nursery crawl coming on... Cheers mate.
very nice tree! I love the red bark. I bet this will turn out great in your hands! 💚👍
I hope i can do the tree justice, but I suppose time will tell. Apparently they are really tough which is always a good thing in my hands 🤣
@@TonysBonsai tough is always good, i agree 😄🌿
Dogwood is very hard to wire,for it is the hardest wood all over Europe..
In Germany it is called "Hart-Riegel" which means Hard Bar and was used for doors to shut very secure
Very interesting thank you. I just checked on the Janka scale, and it comes in at 2150 which as you say is a very hard wood. No wonder I couldn't bend it! 🤣
Excellent ... I have avoided dogs because here in Maryland USA they can be fussy... until today... let me sweet talk a neighbor for a cutting❤
Sounds like a plan. Apparently, they are really vigorous growers so I reckon you can probably use a fairly big cutting and get it to root. Good luck!
Never thought of using a dogwood. Seen some cheapys recently. I'm on the hunt. Cuttings are the easiest in the world to take. Must be related to willow.
Yes, I've always been put off the normal dogwoods by the long internodes. I can easily collect some thick wild ones, so I might have to rethink and get myself one.
I have a Corus that I was growing in a windswept style though had a change of mind and hard pruned looking go semi cascade over time.
I love the windswept style, but I only really have one at the moment. I think these would work in more or less any style, but a semi-cascade would look pretty cool I reckon
Foist to comment😊
Fantastic colour and great winter interest with that coral bark. The greens are equally as beautiful with stunning shades of lime and yellow. They have strong apical growth with a long straight upward growth habit so you will need to trim this very frequently to keep it under control. 😊
And totally bomb proof.
That sounds great. Do you have one? Thanks for the tip on the apical growth. I'll definitely make sure I keep on top of that as it develops.
@@TonysBonsai I have some planted on the border of my driveway, but not as bonsai. Gardeners will often crop these right back, almost to the ground every year since they are such vigorous growers. Their winter colour is exquisite.
Very nice. They sounds like a very hardy plant, which is good news to me, and I imagine it will put on size fairly quickly too which is also handy
@@TonysBonsai obviously let it run for growth then trim it back for refinement.
Ps. My latest upload is a tribute to you 👍😁 You are a visionary genius 😉
🤣🤣Fantastic, I'll check it out now.
Never heard of or seen one if these before but now i want one!
Yeah, they are a new plant to me too. They look amazing and I think that there is bags of potential for a stunning winter image down the line
@@TonysBonsai I'll have to be on the look out for one of these! Dogwoods are plenty around here but I've never seen one of these winter fire varieties. One of my maple trees have that same color leaves as the branches in the fall. Nice thumbnail too with the black background really enhances the vibrant color!
Cheers, it took me quite a white to edit that photo to make the background black. Your maple sounds like a coral bark. I have some coral bark seeds which I'm hoping grow next spring.
Have to be careful watching these, as i can see i will start Bonsai as a another Hobby LOL
😂😂 be careful mate. Bonsai is more addictive than photography or fuchsias!
I've got 2 of these as pre-Bonsai: 1 with red and one with light green (allmost yellow) bark. They look very beautifull now, but as you said in leaf they are far less spectacular. I find the leaves are a bit big on my plants, but maybe in time (growing in a pot ) they will get a bit smaller.
Yes, I'm sure that you will be able to reduce that leaf size in time. I like the sound of that light green bark. Now I want to get myself one of those too!
Very interesting tree in terms of working with ramification. It has cute repeating pattern with tree branches in the node and removing the middle one gives the desired effect.
Yes, I'm really looking forward to working on those branches in teh future trying to develop a nice ramified structure.
Am I going to get enjoyable bonsai viewing every morning Tony? Thanks for the work, cheers Xav. (It is chucking it down again today...)
There are no more on the hard drive, and as you say it's chucking it down today, so no video tomorrow, but hopefully I'll be able to do a fair bit of filming tomorrow. I have a few trees that I need to work on so there should be quite a few videos over the coming days. Get out there tomorrow and make a couple yourself mate.
@@TonysBonsai Maybe something different in the pipeline but we are getting to 'end days' me thinks :(
It ended up looking like a London undeground map with all that wire :)
You know my style mate. It's all about the thin copper wire maintaining the aesthetics of the tree while wired 🤣🤣
@@TonysBonsai You have us rolling in the aisles :)