Here is a brief translation of the video. I have only started learning Japanese and still make lots of mistakes, so please let me know if you find any error or emission :) [0:00] Hello everyone, this is Matsusue from Bonsai Suishoen. In today's video we will show you how to decandle ("mekiri"芽切り) a shohin Japanese black pine("kuromatsu"黒松). Thank you very much for your support. [0:11] Now we begin decandling on this black pine. There are many buds here. We classify them according to their sizes: large, medium, and small. It is okay trim off the large and the medium buds. But if we trim the small and wimpy ones, there is a chance no new buds will emerge in their place. It is important to let these buds extend for another year and let them gather some energy. Now we will demonstrate where to make the cut, please take a look. [0:50] First, we start with the large buds. This one here is considered a large bud. In this case we need to leave a little bit of the sheath behind. See how the old leaves are attached underneath here. At the transition region between the old leaves and the new bud stretches the sheath. We leave a small portion of this sheath when cutting. Like this. [cut!] See how there is a tiny little bit of the sheath remaining? [1:26] Now we move on to the medium ones. Here are is medium bud that is easier to see. It is also safe to cut off buds of this size. Where do we perform the cut in this case? We have left behind a tiny bit of the sheath in the last case, but here we don't want to leave any of the sheath. Cut right at the transition line, make a clean cut flush with the old needles. [1:50] For a large bud, we leave a portion of the sheath behind, which serves to diverge the energy from the branch, so that weaker buds will take its place. For weaker, medium-sized buds, we cut them flush at the bottom, so stronger buds will take hold. This way, at around November, the needles will look more balanced in their sizes. [2:17] Last we move on to the smallest buds. Please look at this bud here. This guy. This bud is really weak. If we take a look at the mother branch, we notice that even though this is a diverging branch, no new bud has formed on the other side. If the brach is healthy, a side bud would have occurred right here. When compared to other branches, it is clear that this guys lacks vigor. For buds like this, we should leave it alone for another year, let it gather some strength, and wait till side buds sprout. If the needles here extends too long at around August or September, just cut the needles in half to adjust the length. This way we make sure of its survival. But if we cut if back now, there is 50% chance that no new bud will come out in its place. So perhaps it is better to avoid the risk. [5:16] So, we have just finished decandling, and this is the end result. Leave a portion of the sheath beneath the stronger buds, and cut all the way back for less strong ones. For places that looks really weak, just leave the buds behind. This way we establish a balance by equally distribute energy throughout the next flush of needles. That is all for today's video on the decandling of shohin black pines. Thank you very much for your attention.
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Buen video!!!!! aprendo mucho.....muchas gracias
Omg what a tree!
Here is a brief translation of the video. I have only started learning Japanese and still make lots of mistakes, so please let me know if you find any error or emission :)
[0:00] Hello everyone, this is Matsusue from Bonsai Suishoen. In today's video we will show you how to decandle ("mekiri"芽切り) a shohin Japanese black pine("kuromatsu"黒松). Thank you very much for your support.
[0:11] Now we begin decandling on this black pine. There are many buds here. We classify them according to their sizes: large, medium, and small. It is okay trim off the large and the medium buds. But if we trim the small and wimpy ones, there is a chance no new buds will emerge in their place. It is important to let these buds extend for another year and let them gather some energy. Now we will demonstrate where to make the cut, please take a look.
[0:50] First, we start with the large buds. This one here is considered a large bud. In this case we need to leave a little bit of the sheath behind. See how the old leaves are attached underneath here. At the transition region between the old leaves and the new bud stretches the sheath. We leave a small portion of this sheath when cutting. Like this. [cut!] See how there is a tiny little bit of the sheath remaining?
[1:26] Now we move on to the medium ones. Here are is medium bud that is easier to see. It is also safe to cut off buds of this size. Where do we perform the cut in this case? We have left behind a tiny bit of the sheath in the last case, but here we don't want to leave any of the sheath. Cut right at the transition line, make a clean cut flush with the old needles.
[1:50] For a large bud, we leave a portion of the sheath behind, which serves to diverge the energy from the branch, so that weaker buds will take its place. For weaker, medium-sized buds, we cut them flush at the bottom, so stronger buds will take hold. This way, at around November, the needles will look more balanced in their sizes.
[2:17] Last we move on to the smallest buds. Please look at this bud here. This guy. This bud is really weak. If we take a look at the mother branch, we notice that even though this is a diverging branch, no new bud has formed on the other side. If the brach is healthy, a side bud would have occurred right here. When compared to other branches, it is clear that this guys lacks vigor. For buds like this, we should leave it alone for another year, let it gather some strength, and wait till side buds sprout. If the needles here extends too long at around August or September, just cut the needles in half to adjust the length. This way we make sure of its survival. But if we cut if back now, there is 50% chance that no new bud will come out in its place. So perhaps it is better to avoid the risk.
[5:16] So, we have just finished decandling, and this is the end result. Leave a portion of the sheath beneath the stronger buds, and cut all the way back for less strong ones. For places that looks really weak, just leave the buds behind. This way we establish a balance by equally distribute energy throughout the next flush of needles. That is all for today's video on the decandling of shohin black pines. Thank you very much for your attention.
Koji thank you, just wish auto translate was better in translation, can we have a tour of your private collection?
芽切りと 葉刈りは 同時にやっても大丈夫ですか？