The Mountain Style Cedar Bonsai, Part 2, The Bonsai Zone, Sept 2019
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- After the styling work in part 1 of this series, I think both Scott and I had our doubts if this bonsai will ever look good!
A new day brings more challenges and then at the end of day 2, our work is complete. Let us know what you think of the tree in the comment section!
Check out the "Scott Winnard, Let's Do Bonsai" channel on TH-cam here....
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You know what? It's great! I was following along, and really struggling to see where it was going. Then you both brought out something that wasn't apparent at all with the final design. Right down to the subtle change to the front, everything just clicked.
Great pair of videos. Worked really well for both the results, and your interactions.
Glad you pushed through your doubts, both videos well worth watching! Really like the finished tree.
Thank you Joel, we had a lot of fun making the video and we knew it would be a challenging tree!
You guys did a fantastic job, the tree and landscape looks great ! Glad you find the screen fitting trick useful. The bloopers were a great addition to the video at the end, a lot of laughs !
Absolutely amazing Nigel and Scott. I’m sure glad you two did this video it shows what patients and commitment can make. you guys did awesome beautiful outcome!!
Thank you Nic, we fit in a lot of fun in those two days!
Only gonna get rig of 50% of the roots
75% of the roots later, "yeah that looks good" 😂😂
Love the videos, not complaining you know what you are doing and certainly know more than me
Yes, we took off a little more than expected indeed!
I have a habit of doing, saying it will be just a little bit and that it's more then expected.
I absolutely love the hair cut on your guest. So classy. Thanks for sharing.
Scott is a wonderful person, I was sad to see him go back to England. I'll have to visit him next and make a video!
2 days I watched your videos, stretched pleasure ... and all these days, the mood was at its best !!! thank you guys !!! tu-du-du-du -du -du 😀😀😀
I am surprised at what you two managed to pull off there!
I can't wait to see it evolve furter over time.
Variety is the spice of life. Very interesting specimen. Thanks
An epic journey to find the Bonsai that resided within a bizarre bramble.
Thank you, it's hard to believe it grew that much in three years, it should recover quickly with all that vigor!
Rather than snowy mountain survivor you now have coastal shoreline after the tornado hit it. Love it.
I really like your sense of humor ... rather work on the seedlings .... you made my day ...",)
Probably the most challenging project in The Bonsai Zone. But, in the end it turned out to be an interesting tree. Good job. A big thumps up to both of you.
love the bloopers!
Thanks! I've been meaning to have some included for some time now.
So much for the snow beating of a tree. Now looks more like an actual bonsai tree. I am sure you took more off that tree than you ever expected, above and below. Was not sure what to think as I was watching these two videos. But I think it turned out great!. What a collaboration piece! Good job gentlemen!
Yes it was nice and a bit of a relief, to see the tree look good in the end! I think it's on the right track for the future!
I love this tree! Lots of character!
I agree, it's not your typical tree, but something special!
What a lovely tree it has become ! If ever again you go next to him with pruners take care that he doesn’t run away from you. I loved following Scott and you in this adventure. Can’t wait to see him again next year. Many thanks to both of you.
I'm hoping I can visit Scott in the UK in the future, that would be a fun trip!
Nigel Saunders, The Bonsai Zone
That’s for sure. I cross my fingers 😊
It’s looking good Nigel! Great Cedar! 😀
Thank you Mel, I had my doubts about this one!
Most beautiful tree I have seen in awhile! Beautiful!
Thank you, I can't wait to work on it again in the future!
I think it turned out beautiful I would buy that anytime congrats
One of my favourite tree now !
I couldn't watch the whole video right away, but I have now! I have one word for this tree. Magnificent!
Thank you, we were rather pleased with the outcome, and relieved also!
55:21 I totally agree. Nigel and Scott, that was a hard tree to work on but I think the knowledge gained has put you on a higher level for some future great bonsai work.
Loved this video and the tree looks great!
It might not look like very much right now, but I believe this tree has a lot of potential for the future. The landscaping looks great already I think.
Good transformation from ugly duckling of a pre-bonsai into an interesting bonsai. You definitely deserve a round of applause and congratulation on this.
Thank you very, very much!
I like this tree a lot. I have seen tree in nature that have weird bases like this one.
I like it! It actually looks very interesting from all sides.
Thank you, we had our doubts after day 1, but the tree began to look much better in part 2!
I think you both did a good job. Truly a bonsai that is not easy to shape. I like it very much as you have in the front view of the transition of the roots into the ground staged. So you have laid in my opinion, a good foundation for the further construction and appearance of bonsai.
Love it! Another jewel of a show. Thanks Nigel for your in-depth instructional directions. I have learned so much from your example. I'm a newbie, have some southern cedar seedlings that I've kept in the ground over 3 years, let myself heal from cancer in between, and ready to say, "OK, let's have a go!"
Awesome Joy, glad you are enjoying life to the fullest and I wish you all the best!!!
Turned out brilliantly! As you said, the best that tree could have looked I think. Great teamwork
Scott, it took one video plus four attempts in the second video to get the "So, here I go" correct. LOL.
I even forgot to say it!
Nice work fellas. I like the oddball trees
Looking forward to how it grows. Thanks for the tough video.
I'm hoping it will be really nice in the future, the Thuja trees can grow really quickly with good watering and fertilizer!
@@TheBonsaiZone nice to hear. I have quite a few western red cedar trees I'm watching grow.
Those outtakes at the end made me laugh 😁 thanks for sharing that!
And I admire the amount that you guys chopped off. But there's no need to hide the tree, I really like the final look!
Thanks again for this wonderful video and best regards from germany!
What an amazing job guys
Personally I liked how it turned out. It’s interesting how just a slight change to the angle of the tree and the front can make a huge difference to the overall presentation and appearance of the tree. Thanks for sharing
🤔It's the best it could ever be at present, well done! Time will make it better.
You really made the best of this tree and it now has a promising future. Well done lads !
Thank you Jonathan, nice to hear and I'm sure Scott will appreciate the comment also!
Looks fantastic WELL DONE you two.
thank you for the intro, hearing you commenting the truck "bonsai zone" style put a smile on my face. The only disappointment was after 2:00 minute mark, where I was expecting the "so here we go"!
Thanks Ovidiu, I was visiting the truck today, it needs a new fuel tank and I'm looking at buying new tires! So there you go!
Thank you for coming to me, I am also starting to learn how to make bonsai trees, and there is a long way ahead I will learn from you even though I do not understand your language.
Do something green every day? Dubsy Dabster? You guys are off that Canadian Maple Leaf! 🌲🌳🌲
This was a great video. A radical transformation from the original tree, and original idea. Fantastic! I can't wait to see the progress of this tree.
Thank you Adam, it was a fun project and a great way to get to know Scott!
Thanks for sharing this video 😃 nice video
I'm loving this video! Two fellas having fun, doing something they both are in to. The bloopers in the end nailed it, thanks for the chuckles ^^,
Nigel I think you should maybe do the bloopers more often? Especially when videoing with friends.
I like the tree a lot and the way you potted it is just perfect for it. I'm kinda thinking of good old Treebeard chilling about...
Cheers !
Thank you Aija, we did have fun making the video, we'll try and do more! It's too bad there is an ocean between us!
@@TheBonsaiZone A long distance relationship.. But you'll make it work! And what wouldn't you do for another tricky teensy tree?
Those aerial-like roots are actually fairly common in the west, due to trees growing on nurse logs. You can end up with some amazing old growth trees that are up on their "toes" due to being nursed from a fallen old growth log! I've walked under such trees before, and it's pretty awesome! Also, that curled root reminds me a lot of an old growth burl. I can almost see tiny ferns and huckleberries growing on it!
You and Scott make a great team.
I am really stoked that you guys carried on with the tree, I think it has real potential. It is like society, you think it is easier just to cut it away and grow a new one which is quite a dangerous idea. Much better to work really hard with the one we have and with the hard work change something ugly into something beautiful in years to come.
Thank you Ash, I was very happy with the tree in the end, I think things went much better in part 2!
It now looks like a field tree that got predated by Jack rabbits... in other words, completely natural!
Oh nice thx for part 2, yay !
I hope you like it!
@@TheBonsaiZone
Yes, Nigel, it was entertaining.
I would have cut back almost everything aswell, made the actual straight growing part dead wood, and turned the big fat rectangular branch into the new apex, which would give the tree another anomaly - also I would have kept the roots that you cut off to make the tree look like it survived a landslide. More anomalies adding up to make it interesting seems to work better than trying to hide one dominant anomaly.
But your result is also ok I guess.
I enjoyed the out takes at the end
Thanks, I still chuckle thinking about them!
That tree looks great, in a beat down, push back against harsh conditions, still surviving the struggle sort of way.
I personally really enjoyed you recent colaborations so far. Keep it up. :)
The outtakes are tantastic :D happy to see more of it ^^
They make me laugh!!!!
Totally understand what you mean. I have a Portulacaria afra that I was looking at for the past week or two. I just cut off two limbs as I decided finally that was the plan. Waiting for my tools to arrive here in Colombia so that I can begin repotting and designing the tree. Lots of time, lots of thought, two cuts.
You 2 did an amazing job with this 🌲.
Thank you, sometimes two heads are better than one!
@@TheBonsaiZone well I'm glad u 2 got to work together. Even if it was for a short while.
you know what would really look cool and next time you repot Nigel is put a rock on that side so it makes it look like it's growing out of a mountain
i'd love to see an update on this tree !
Super job! 😬👍🏻
Thank you, so far the tree is doing well!
I agree the one gin is kind of pokey but it turned out nice.
I am waiting now to see it in a year... I actually think it turned out great
Thank you, I'm excited about developing it over the next few years!
Hi Nigel, well done to both of you, I learn a lot. I have not forgotten your pomelo seed, but still not successful, seem like all importers in Singapore only import seedless pomelo, I am still trying, will be opening another this evening and keeping my finger cross. Thanks Scott.
As I promised in the comment section of part 1 of this series here's my opinion about the videos and the tree.
Both of these videos have been very long and my commute this morning wasn't long enough to watch part two entirely, so I had to finish watching it on my way home, BUT I really enjoyed it. I had a lot of fun with your jokes and innuendo. Nonetheless you were able to tell your thoughts about why you did this and didn't that. Simply said you're a dream team of bonsai videos!
Now about the tree: Towards the end of part one I had the same sceptism as you that this tree will ever look good, but it turned out great in the end.
Thank you very much for these diverting two hours.
I'll have to visit Scott in England and make a video there!
Hi guys... great firsts!!! I didn’t make either one... life gets in the way BONNNNSAI!!!
Sad, but true Mary!
"We're not going to remove many roots." ... Proceeds to saw off half the rootball straight away... But you wanted a beatdown barely surviving tree, I think that was achieved nicely :)
I had an idea of doing something similar to one of the trees I have, it was beaten down not by me but by nature itself (collected tree), but once it sprouted all kinds of branches I didn't have the heart to beat it down again, now it's looking pretty lush again :)That makes me appreciate this video even more, because it's something I don't have (and probably never will). Great one!
I can't wait to see how this develops and what the next styling will make out of it since hopefully you'll have more suitable branches to work with :)
So far the tree is looking really good, nice and green still, I did end up removing way more branches and roots than I first expected to! It will be an interesting tree to develop into the future! I'll have to get Scott back every year!
@@TheBonsaiZone It's a really nice project, to have a collaboration on your channel with a fellow bonsai enthusiast. I'm hoping you'll develop the tree together, I think it's a good thing to once in a while discuss some styling of a tree with someone else. They might give you a perspective you might not think of yourself. I use my bf for that, even though he isn't really into bonsai (except if it's a fruiting tree, he wants some of those goodies to eat :) ), some of his remarks just pop new ideas into my head.
I hope it'll survive the winter though with so many roots gone, but you have a basement to put them in, so I'm confident it'll be alright and really hope to see the tree and both of you again next year :)
Don’t be shy! Although traditional bonsai are very beautiful, a more natural tree is unique. Yours turned out really nice. Considering the design aim of a weather beaten tree, you have reached the objective. Congratulations
Thank you Alvaro, it will be interesting to see the next steps forward for this tree!
Nigel Saunders, The Bonsai Zone indeed. Let’s hope it survives. I really enjoy your work. I am into this Bonsai Life since 1995 and it is very nice to see others experiences. I am starting some 3D printing experiences, let’s see how it goes!
Looks great, hope there is or will be an update on this beast!
When the tree breathed a sigh of relief when you finished, did you guys sigh in relief that Ents don't exist? Lol
Love the tree! I'm not a rich person, but you can ship it to me😉 nice job guys.
Thank you Mandie, if you ever come to Canada, you are most welcome to work on the tree!
Your ugly duckling may never turn into a beautiful swan, but there is a lot to be said for a handsome goose.
you make a good team ...
Kudos for working on a difficult tree for a demo. It was very educational!!
I think you should go with the look of those twisting roots. You could make the whole tree look overgrown but in a good way. You could drape wet moss over the branches to make it look like it's covered in vines. Maybe also some other smaller plants or trees to make it look like it's emerging from a dense jungle
It reminds me of some of the forms they take coming out of bog environments
Great video guys, very cool finishing touches at the end. 🤣 the bloopers are great also. On a side note, I've been trying to find some nice plastic trainer pots in Australia 🇦🇺. Any recommendations from a fellow Aussie who has purchased them in Australia? Any help would be much appreciated, cheers.
good work with strange material..
you two are such natural teachers. this is the best two part video i have seen anywhere. that is going to be one tree to follow in the future. couple of questions...when i repot (i don't mean bonsai) i tend to thoroughly wet soil and then cut root ball to size. is there a benefit to doing it dry? is there a typical side (windward or leeward) for dead branches to form? can't tell you enough how really great the tree looks and how educational this was.
A very intressting tree.
If I may ask, what soil mixture did you use and why?
Thanks for the great videos. Always a pleasure.
Like the cedar tree
I liked the end result, not what I was expecting, but it looked OK!
@@TheBonsaiZone watching you has helped me learn quickly, an inspired me to do bonsai. Even made my own cedar Grove.
Is the soil just pearlite? Or is it mixed with something else?
I swear Nigel would prefer to wire the roots instead of the branches 😂. Should be called “The Root Zone”
Hai Nigel and Scott,
What a great video.... and what a lovely tree at last.
But I would cut these remaining jins as soon as possible. These two spears do nothing for the tree or it's future.
Best Regards, Martin
I hate them too! They will be going this spring or at least reduced by a lot! Thanks Martin!
What root rake do you use? I'm interested in purchasing one like yours
I can't find another anywhere, I got it second hand in a thrift store 25 years ago.
1:04 A lot of mechanical work to do / not a lot / some. Which is it?
I guess we did a lot of work, but we did even more thinking and discussion off camera!
Nigel, loved the work on the Cedar - obviously taxed the brains of two bonsai masters! I have often admired the small root rake that you use in your repotting posts Is it commonly available, particularly to us viewers in the UK? If so, could you let me have details please Regards
Where can I get one of those watering cans?
Nice video sir
Thank you Chandrakant!
Nice truck! Good decisions about it. Was that a falcon in your yard? Reminds me of the ospreys we see here in s. FL. Really like what you have done with this tree. Looks good with its placement in the pot. How long do you believe it will take it to recover?
Thank you Pat, that was a Cooper's hawk taking a nice sun bath! They are know as a chicken hawk, but they prefer to eat rodents. The tree is on the floor of the greenhouse where it is cool, but humid and out of the direct sun. It should recover quickly and I would expect a bit of new growth before winter. I will protect it well in the basement over the winter when the temperature starts to get below freezing.
It would be a shame if you did not publish the video. Nothing in life is a "dance on roses" as the saying goes in Norwegian. Anyways- I look forward to following the tree!
Nice work on the tree. It could pass as a beaten down little tree however I think the jins are too perfect and should look more torn and ragged. Just my opinion.
Thank, yes, I'll work on them!
what is many ingredient using on this video?
You dont need tv with this youtube channel.
I would have waited to do a re-pot until spring after such an aggressive "pruning". Maybe even put it into a larger 5 gallon fabric grow bag or crate with added soil. That would allow quicker regrowth. It will be interesting to see what happens to it with your approach.
Good morning Nigel! I have a question regarding chopping a trunk. When is the best time of year to be doing this? Loving the channel as always!
I like to chop back my hardy trees in late fall after the leaves have dropped. It gives the tree time to seal the wound before the sap begins to flow in spring. Tropical trees are best done mid summer after you let the tree grow wild for about a year. The tree should recover quickly in the warm summer weather.
@@TheBonsaiZone thank you Nigel!
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Also when do you stop feeding your trees nitrogen
It's like two drunk uncles after a family get-together, who go and do something completely out of whack. Need I say that this is not what I would have done with this tree. But then again, it is not mine )
As a footnote, I hope that beautiful cooper hawk didn't get one of your silkies?
No, the hawk just visits and suns it's self on the roof. It's amazing that it doesn't fly away when I'm around. I was actually quite close to it when I made the video, I was even saying hello.
Nigel Saunders, The Bonsai Zone .... not only are you showing trees how to be beautiful in our homes/greenhouses... but this was an extremely informative designing video and NONE of us know where’s it’s going in the end....but to me it was an interesting finality!!! Good on ya guys!!!
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Hi NIgel, is there an update on this tree?
I repotted the tree in the wrong season and also took too much of the roots, it slowly died over the next summer. I leaned from my mistake!
@@TheBonsaiZone that's sad, I wonder what could've happened from this original but very cool tree! thanks for giving an update!
I think a nice addition to a playlist would be to add in the description when a tree has died/you gave it away/sold it :)