Great background music...So interesting to watch you dismantle a beautiful specimen tree and transition it to something completely different...Your vision simply has no boundaries, which is not only entertaining to watch, but mind-opening...Every time I think I understand where you are heading, you take a 90 degree turn and head off into a more interesting direction...Very intriguing to watch if not a little disconcerting at times...Thanks for the ride...
Wowser big changes. Looks great. One of my ficus has a similar if not worse zig zag in the trunk. So I placed a rock alongside the tree tucked under the bad kink to make it look like that's why it grew like that.looking forward to seeing the new windswept look progress. 😊
To me, you made it look like a dancing lady with flowing hair. A couple of your ficus look like that to me. I like the curved trunk. I'm glad you kept it! Can't wait to see how it evolves now.
Nigel i would recommend you to take that parallel root to the right it interfere with the blown aspect, which btw i love it, it looks promising, but with that right root it takes away from the trunk shape, maybe even move the angle of the tree to the left, to make it even more wind swept
I’d seen “wind blown” styles that that seem forced and artificial, but this guy looks like it’s battling a storm just sting there. Nice job Nigel. Big changes today.
In keeping with the wind blown style ,,, would you consider changing the planting angle to slant the upright trunk more in the direction of the wind blown angle? Thanks, keep growing
Whoa, it realy suprime me, for sure I had just change the tree height by air layering the base of the trunk. But you got it, wind sweep makes total sense in the end.
Definitely think it looks MUCH better! Just a thought… since the trunk is pretty upright at the bottom, what about putting a big rock to the right? As if it was protected by the wind while it was first growing…. Really loving the change!
I know you don’t wire, but couldn’t you make a case for a line of wire from the bottom branch anchored to the left exposed root? It would lower that branch for an even more convincing wind swept look, and still keep to the idea of looking natural? I think you made a great choice overall for changing the style. Thanks for the video!
4:00 I think eventually you just have to share your archive of tree pictures somewhere! You always have many great examples Wow, talk about great styling direction! The tree became much more interesting compared to before. I think some branches now grow towards a shared vanishing point, I would've expected for you to clip it further down or use some guy wire in case you're still open to use it (you used to use guy wire, right? Not sure what your stance on guide wires is currently, I just know about the "normal" use of wire which I'm pretty much as drastic as you opinion wise). Anyway, I'm looking forward to how it'll look in 2-3 years, by then the branching should've developed quite nicely!
Got an idea to the story of the windswept style look. What if you place a rock infront of the straight section of the trunk. And the rocks ends where the curve starts in the tree. So start straight part was not hit by the wind. It was protected. Just I thought I got?
Is there anything further to be done with the knobby protrusion except to conceal it, as you have done, by adjusting the front angle? This was an interesting excercise; I like windswept but almost never think to try it. (Do people send you photos for your opinion? I have an approx. 30-year-old Benjamina, slanted with the quality of a literati, except that the trunk is too large for the usual feel of that style.)
What’s the point? I’d always just stick it in the ground prune it once or twice a year and you’ll have a new perspective on the tree before you know it
You know you explain and teach so much on every video. Thanks. I think of every thing you say about why you do things.
What a drastic change in direction!!!
It's funny, I didn't see that option at the beginning!
Nicely done!!!
Well, that was pretty slick!
I’m looking forward to the next repot and the adjustments you make, good sir!
Very nice windswept work Nigel! You made a great decision there, and now you'll also have more fun pruning this in the future!
I'm looking forward to following this tree now. There might even be a slightly different front now that you made that big chop.
Wow quite big changes in this one. You made a very good choice, it looks quite cool! I’m excited to see this development in the future!
Great background music...So interesting to watch you dismantle a beautiful specimen tree and transition it to something completely different...Your vision simply has no boundaries, which is not only entertaining to watch, but mind-opening...Every time I think I understand where you are heading, you take a 90 degree turn and head off into a more interesting direction...Very intriguing to watch if not a little disconcerting at times...Thanks for the ride...
Wowser big changes. Looks great. One of my ficus has a similar if not worse zig zag in the trunk. So I placed a rock alongside the tree tucked under the bad kink to make it look like that's why it grew like that.looking forward to seeing the new windswept look progress. 😊
To me, you made it look like a dancing lady with flowing hair. A couple of your ficus look like that to me. I like the curved trunk. I'm glad you kept it! Can't wait to see how it evolves now.
I love the transformation. What a big cut and beautiful result.❤
Looks so good now
What a nice cutting from the cut. I hope it roots well for you. Nice looking tree after that big cut. Dr. Saunders in action pruning.
Love the new style! Totally in keeping with the tree itself
Hi my friend. have a great day. all the time learning from you.
I have missed multiple videos but now im home with a cold, thanks from sweden for making theese videos!
It looks better already even before growing back
Brave to make such huge changes very inspiring indeed
Nigel i would recommend you to take that parallel root to the right it interfere with the blown aspect, which btw i love it, it looks promising, but with that right root it takes away from the trunk shape, maybe even move the angle of the tree to the left, to make it even more wind swept
It will look awesome as the lower branch grows longer out.
Much better, now we can think of an history to justify the damatic trunk by looking the branches ^^
Thanks for the video
I’d seen “wind blown” styles that that seem forced and artificial, but this guy looks like it’s battling a storm just sting there. Nice job Nigel. Big changes today.
That was needed! Nice one Nigel.
In keeping with the wind blown style ,,, would you consider changing the planting angle to slant the upright trunk more in the direction of the wind blown angle? Thanks, keep growing
That would be nice, the branches would be more horizontal aswell
Whoa, it realy suprime me, for sure I had just change the tree height by air layering the base of the trunk. But you got it, wind sweep makes total sense in the end.
Big improvement!
Big improvement.
If you don’t want to start wiring, you could try and put a net over it to monitor the direction of the future branches.
Amazing transformation amazing vision Nigel 🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉
It's an amazing transformation...I think I agree with others that you might want to consider changing the planting angle. 🤔👍🤷♂️
Windswept. Cool!
Nigel if there's one thing you know, it's how to make a tree "Flow" by clip and grow. Nice work. 👍
Definitely think it looks MUCH better! Just a thought… since the trunk is pretty upright at the bottom, what about putting a big rock to the right? As if it was protected by the wind while it was first growing…. Really loving the change!
That was nice.....
Watching after 5 years 😮
I know you don’t wire, but couldn’t you make a case for a line of wire from the bottom branch anchored to the left exposed root? It would lower that branch for an even more convincing wind swept look, and still keep to the idea of looking natural? I think you made a great choice overall for changing the style. Thanks for the video!
Yes I was thinking the same thing. Maybe like on the edge of a rock or cliff.
4:00 I think eventually you just have to share your archive of tree pictures somewhere! You always have many great examples
Wow, talk about great styling direction! The tree became much more interesting compared to before. I think some branches now grow towards a shared vanishing point, I would've expected for you to clip it further down or use some guy wire in case you're still open to use it (you used to use guy wire, right? Not sure what your stance on guide wires is currently, I just know about the "normal" use of wire which I'm pretty much as drastic as you opinion wise).
Anyway, I'm looking forward to how it'll look in 2-3 years, by then the branching should've developed quite nicely!
Yup, that's a graceful lady with a skirt on, her arms out in front of her and her hair flowing up in the wind! Can you see her???
Got an idea to the story of the windswept style look. What if you place a rock infront of the straight section of the trunk. And the rocks ends where the curve starts in the tree. So start straight part was not hit by the wind. It was protected. Just I thought I got?
Nigel, Will you be using gravity by tipping it up? Since you don't use wire, will pruning be enough to get the look you're going for?
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A subtitle might be, “Gone With the Wind”. 🌿
Is there anything further to be done with the knobby protrusion except to conceal it, as you have done, by adjusting the front angle? This was an interesting excercise; I like windswept but almost never think to try it. (Do people send you photos for your opinion? I have an approx. 30-year-old Benjamina, slanted with the quality of a literati, except that the trunk is too large for the usual feel of that style.)
Definitely a nice change👌🏻 But still a bit too tall in my opinion
That was a BIG CUT 😬
Just a small bit of corrective work... Yikes! It really did improve the look of the trunk though!
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Do you ever just give up on a tree and move on?
What’s the point? I’d always just stick it in the ground prune it once or twice a year and you’ll have a new perspective on the tree before you know it
'Course Correction'