This technique is the true bravery test. Ive had to pace around my backyard for a while to get hyped up to cut some branches off before. Id probably have to be drunk or something to have enough balls to try this 😂
Wow, I’m new to this channel, I love it. Jerome is clear, concise, gets on with the work, really knows his art and makes it so fascinating yet achievable. Inspiring. Bring it on.
Hi Jerome. I tried this technique last year just using cuts instead of wedges and it works really well on deciduous material (field maple and beech) and it can produce a lovely fairly tight smooth curve.
So glad you are trying it out , I have watched the video as well, if it was I , I would have cut a little deeper to bring the top underneath the hight of the bend , but who am I just my thoughts, Great video and really looking forward to updates . Thank you and happy new year from the UK .
i'd have done it one wedge at the time, big part of this technique is perfect coesion between layers. works good with pines because the dont really have "veins", in a juniper is better to open a shari and eat wood directly from the trunk
Ive seen that video and wanted to try that out also. But im glad u did 🤣 before me. Cant wait to see what happens. It would be a great technique for much larger trunks or ones that cant bend soo much. I think ive seen an old video with ryan neil doing severe bends like this but cant be sure.
Interested to see what will develop. It doesn't seem to me that it will fuse in a way that will look natural, I would expect to see a noticeable callous on the trunk. If it fuses nicely, I still think you can do the original design concept, you may need to get a large rock and grind out an area for the majority of the roots to go into, but I think it is doable.
It looks amazing. Nice change of plans in the middle of the process. It looked like you made significant less deep cuts than the exemple, maybe if you went deeper it would be more curvy, like you wanna. Anyway, congrats for the nice project and all your work. You're a power couple! Success!
The tree that you showed the technique being done on was a podocarpus in Taiwan. I’m not sure Alberta spruce is as high a water mobility tree as podocarpus, so it might not work as well. Also your cuts weren’t as deep as the demo tree’s. So that would be easier for the spruce to recover from. I’m interested in seeing how your experiment turns out. :)
I am just beginning all of this bonsai stuff. What is the best Ficus bonsai soil and fertilizer? Thanks so much and God bless! I hope this tree makes it.
so i have tried this 5 times on coniferious material , 3 survived , 2 did not , the ones that survived were in full sun and , i wrapped them in grafting tape then a bicycle innertube , i believe the heat generated from the black innertube helped in the healing , like black pots do with roots ,they did get like a reverse taper in that spot but filled out in the next year or so , anyway good luck , hope it works out
Hi Jerome, very nice try, I also saw similar technique online and waiting for the right time to try this. What would you say the aftercare is in these kind of situations?
I did a "minor version" of this technique on the branch of my Juniper & Bougainvillea using a knife instead of a saw. So far none of the branch is dying. I didnt try yet on the trunk, maybe I will try it on my Bougainvillea because their trunk is Unbendable. Wrapping the cut with plastic film are better than aluminium foil because insect can get in the aluminium foil & its not good at retaining moisture.
This technique is very commonly used in pines, junipers, ficus , and podocarpus. It is still alive and growing. It will take 1-2 years to show an update and see a change
aie... les conifères ne réagissent pas comme les ficus et autres arbres tropicaux... J'ai bien peur que les 3/4 du tronc et branches ne sèchent... je suis curieux de voir la suite. Merci pour la vidéo et bonne année
There is no update yet. Things like this take time perhaps 1-3 years. Also, mulberry might not be a good candidate for this technique. However, pines and ficus are great
This technique is the true bravery test. Ive had to pace around my backyard for a while to get hyped up to cut some branches off before. Id probably have to be drunk or something to have enough balls to try this 😂
Wow, I’m new to this channel, I love it. Jerome is clear, concise, gets on with the work, really knows his art and makes it so fascinating yet achievable. Inspiring. Bring it on.
Wow! Big bold technique for 2023! 🐦💙
Hi Jerome. I tried this technique last year just using cuts instead of wedges and it works really well on deciduous material (field maple and beech) and it can produce a lovely fairly tight smooth curve.
Now this one I can’t wait to see an update on. I saw others do this technique but it is scary! Good job Jerome.
Thank you Raymond🙏 I can’t wait to see what happens 🤞
So glad you are trying it out , I have watched the video as well, if it was I , I would have cut a little deeper to bring the top underneath the hight of the bend , but who am I just my thoughts, Great video and really looking forward to updates . Thank you and happy new year from the UK .
The bonsai program is special, greetings from a hobby from Indonesia
i'd have done it one wedge at the time, big part of this technique is perfect coesion between layers. works good with pines because the dont really have "veins", in a juniper is better to open a shari and eat wood directly from the trunk
Seen it many times but never the end result. Thanks 4 sharing
Beautiful bonsai friends
Well I’m curious if it survives first, but I do like the design. Would look cool in the future in a similar design as the picture.
Happy new year 🎉 ✨️ 💛
Ive seen that video and wanted to try that out also. But im glad u did 🤣 before me. Cant wait to see what happens. It would be a great technique for much larger trunks or ones that cant bend soo much. I think ive seen an old video with ryan neil doing severe bends like this but cant be sure.
I followed what you were doing, but the music was the star of this movie. :o)
Very interesting to see the updates 🙂
thanks for doing this, I have seen this technique filmed many times by asian bonsai dudes, but never seen any follow ups or healed wound shots after.
Be interesting to see how it turns out
Interested to see what will develop. It doesn't seem to me that it will fuse in a way that will look natural, I would expect to see a noticeable callous on the trunk. If it fuses nicely, I still think you can do the original design concept, you may need to get a large rock and grind out an area for the majority of the roots to go into, but I think it is doable.
It looks amazing. Nice change of plans in the middle of the process. It looked like you made significant less deep cuts than the exemple, maybe if you went deeper it would be more curvy, like you wanna. Anyway, congrats for the nice project and all your work. You're a power couple! Success!
Very useful thanks ❤❤❤
The tree that you showed the technique being done on was a podocarpus in Taiwan. I’m not sure Alberta spruce is as high a water mobility tree as podocarpus, so it might not work as well. Also your cuts weren’t as deep as the demo tree’s. So that would be easier for the spruce to recover from. I’m interested in seeing how your experiment turns out. :)
You are right Bob, the tree in the video is a podacarpus. I choose the Alberta because it was standing around, time will tell I guess 🙂
I think it will. Big trees seem to handle more pruning and cuts.
Did it work?
Still a little early to tell, I will peak in January. Most likely it did though it is an old technique
I am just beginning all of this bonsai stuff. What is the best Ficus bonsai soil and fertilizer? Thanks so much and God bless! I hope this tree makes it.
Welcome to this wonderful hobby! This is the soil and fertilizer I recommend you give a try. thebonsaisupply.com/collections/bonsai-soil
Would this work on Olives ?!?
Very nice. Can you share what materials you wrapped the trunk with?
Do you think it will work on a Chinese elm? Trunk area is about 1/2 thick ?
Need a bend that may take 3 cuts.
so i have tried this 5 times on coniferious material , 3 survived , 2 did not , the ones that survived were in full sun and , i wrapped them in grafting tape then a bicycle innertube , i believe the heat generated from the black innertube helped in the healing , like black pots do with roots ,they did get like a reverse taper in that spot but filled out in the next year or so , anyway good luck , hope it works out
Do you have the updated video of this tree?
Hello it's Jeff from the comedy night
How did this one turn out?
Is there an update on the tree?
Gerome have you ever tried air layering this type of spruce to improve the nebari?
Hi 👋🏻 not yet, but I’m positive it would work
Hi Jerome, very nice try, I also saw similar technique online and waiting for the right time to try this. What would you say the aftercare is in these kind of situations?
Hey Alex! Keep it out of wind and above freezing.
I thought you were going to trunk chop when you pulled out the saw 😂
Saw same video earlier .... Got excited and broke a tree. Failed on a piece of wood now im here . Hi
It works on deciduous too: I tried.
Why do you think it wouldn’t work for deciduous species? I’ve seen some grafting where they fuse pretty nicely
maybe is due to lack of flexibilty
Any updates on this one?
I did a "minor version" of this technique on the branch of my Juniper & Bougainvillea using a knife instead of a saw.
So far none of the branch is dying. I didnt try yet on the trunk, maybe I will try it on my Bougainvillea because
their trunk is Unbendable. Wrapping the cut with plastic film are better than aluminium foil because insect can get in the aluminium foil & its not good at retaining moisture.
I’m surprised it bent that far because the trunk looked pretty fat to me. It’ll be interesting to see what it looks like in a year.
Survive? is there a part 2?
Not yet. It is alive and doing super!
@@WeareTheBonsaiSupply love to watch it. Thanks
Hi Jerome it's nice and all that but wont the baubles all fall of now.
Update please, I feel that there are so many deep cuts to the main trunk that it might not heal and ultimately be the demise of the tree.
This technique is very commonly used in pines, junipers, ficus , and podocarpus. It is still alive and growing. It will take 1-2 years to show an update and see a change
aie... les conifères ne réagissent pas comme les ficus et autres arbres tropicaux... J'ai bien peur que les 3/4 du tronc et branches ne sèchent... je suis curieux de voir la suite. Merci pour la vidéo et bonne année
updates pleasssssee. i want to bend my mulberry trunk and i need to see an update on this🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻
There is no update yet. Things like this take time perhaps 1-3 years. Also, mulberry might not be a good candidate for this technique. However, pines and ficus are great
The problem is that if it fails, we won't know if it's because of the repot or because of the bend.
If it fails it will 100% be because of the bend. I removed about 10% of roots to change the angle and I did not disturb the core.
I saw videos of people doing this to ficuses on instagram 😅 4:59
Intro music also used by google ad 🤯
Yup but we had it first 😆
Lots of videos on it, might be a Asian technique.