Here is what I found on the holiday cactus: To trigger a holiday cactus to bloom at the right time, nurseries manipulate the plant's light exposure by providing a period of extended darkness (around 12-14 hours per night) for several weeks leading up to the desired bloom time, usually starting in late September, while also keeping the temperature cool (between 55-65°F) to stimulate bud formation; this mimics the natural conditions that signal the plant to flower.
Wow, that hand-me-down BRT, once you get to style it fo real, is going to be amazing. My Thanksgiving Cactus is ready to pop also. I’ve had it in the greenhouse, and with the heat on at night, temps stay in the low 50s. I water sparingly. I am also trying to bonsify it, inspired by you and yours. At least 75 to 100 blooms. I’m going to feature it in an upcoming video, but I fear it might already be starting to drop its blooms by Thanksgiving. It will be the centerpiece of our Thanksgiving table nonetheless! Thanks for the tips. Next year I will bring it into the house at the beginning of November, reduce the watering somewhat, and keep it cooler in the daytime. Daytime temps in the greenhouse can still get up to the high 70s.
Hi Dave great to see you working on BRTree I managed to get some seeds send from USA 2 years ago and got 4 to grow but I did not know it did not like a lot of work at once on 2 seedlings pruned root pruned and repotted at the same time and left other 2 to grow the ones I did work on died. The other 2 in glasshouse on heated bench and light over them and they are breaking out new buds any tips as I do not want to loose them John UK. Once again 19:29 channel keep it up and thank you it would be good if when you give temperatures our you give them in both Fahrenheit and centigrade as I always work in centigrade as rest of Europe
These cactus are light directed to flower. As the days get shorter and the nights longer, they are triggered to bloom. Try keeping them in 10-12 hours light to prevent them opening early.
My "holiday" cactus blooms year round here in Connecticut on almost every US holiday....bonsai soil, indirect lighting and outside during the summer. It's in our glassed in sunroom now getting nighttime temps in the 40's....its getting ready for another round of flowers...
My Thanksgiving cactus is blooming now. Every September, I put it outside and leave it until the blooms start to set. I water it as usual. This never fails. I tried the 12 hours of darkness years ago but I got very little flowers.
If you are fond of BRTs, try tamarinds. Similar trees with thorns and hardy as hell. Do not have the zigzag branching of BRTs. Grows well in Florida but you will not have any problems with your greenhouse. Walk into any Indian/Asian store and buy raw tamarind fruit - either loose or packaged. The seeds need to be soaked in water for a day or two and if you sow them in late Spring, you should have 6 inch saplings by mid Summer. Good luck, Deep
glad to see you do a vid of the BRT. love mine, took me forever to get one. would love to send u some pics Dave. whats the best way to do that? also question, do you have a bald cypress? gotta move mine this week due to cold coming.
@@Matt_B79 from my experience so far, the acacia leaves are smaller. But also a tropical tree. There are 1200 species, and the acacia is apparently a part of this group of trees.
My xmas cactus threw one single flower in our early summer here on the mid east coast of Australia last week. I thought how strange as it normally flowers just before our autumn ends. But we have had some strange cool weather like down to 13 Celsius where it should e like 25 to 33 Celsius about now. And mine is a shade of pink and has between 30 to 60 flowers depending on how I care for it in the past year. 👍🦘🇦🇺
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Some great additions to your collection Dave!!!
All my trees are still outside. I am hoping that this semi-cold weather helps them into dormancy for the no light basement.
Nice sharing program bonsai,thank you Mr
Those BRTs are phenomenal! Really looking forward to see where you’ll take them.
Appreciate you, Dave
Nice job David keep up the good work my friend
I've been looking to get a Brazilian Rain Tree. Now I have much to think about. Thank you.
Here is what I found on the holiday cactus: To trigger a holiday cactus to bloom at the right time, nurseries manipulate the plant's light exposure by providing a period of extended darkness (around 12-14 hours per night) for several weeks leading up to the desired bloom time, usually starting in late September, while also keeping the temperature cool (between 55-65°F) to stimulate bud formation; this mimics the natural conditions that signal the plant to flower.
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Wow, that hand-me-down BRT, once you get to style it fo real, is going to be amazing. My Thanksgiving Cactus is ready to pop also. I’ve had it in the greenhouse, and with the heat on at night, temps stay in the low 50s. I water sparingly. I am also trying to bonsify it, inspired by you and yours. At least 75 to 100 blooms. I’m going to feature it in an upcoming video, but I fear it might already be starting to drop its blooms by Thanksgiving. It will be the centerpiece of our Thanksgiving table nonetheless! Thanks for the tips. Next year I will bring it into the house at the beginning of November, reduce the watering somewhat, and keep it cooler in the daytime. Daytime temps in the greenhouse can still get up to the high 70s.
Hi Dave great to see you working on BRTree I managed to get some seeds send from USA 2 years ago and got 4 to grow but I did not know it did not like a lot of work at once on 2 seedlings pruned root pruned and repotted at the same time and left other 2 to grow the ones I did work on died. The other 2 in glasshouse on heated bench and light over them and they are breaking out new buds any tips as I do not want to loose them John UK. Once again 19:29
channel keep it up and thank you it would be good if when you give temperatures our you give them in both Fahrenheit and centigrade as I always work in centigrade as rest of Europe
These cactus are light directed to flower. As the days get shorter and the nights longer, they are triggered to bloom. Try keeping them in 10-12 hours light to prevent them opening early.
My "holiday" cactus blooms year round here in Connecticut on almost every US holiday....bonsai soil, indirect lighting and outside during the summer. It's in our glassed in sunroom now getting nighttime temps in the 40's....its getting ready for another round of flowers...
Lots of cuttings for you.
My Thanksgiving cactus is blooming now. Every September, I put it outside and leave it until the blooms start to set. I water it as usual. This never fails. I tried the 12 hours of darkness years ago but I got very little flowers.
I wonder if it will snow then at Thanksgiving?
If you are fond of BRTs, try tamarinds. Similar trees with thorns and hardy as hell. Do not have the zigzag branching of BRTs. Grows well in Florida but you will not have any problems with your greenhouse. Walk into any Indian/Asian store and buy raw tamarind fruit - either loose or packaged. The seeds need to be soaked in water for a day or two and if you sow them in late Spring, you should have 6 inch saplings by mid Summer. Good luck, Deep
glad to see you do a vid of the BRT. love mine, took me forever to get one. would love to send u some pics Dave. whats the best way to do that? also question, do you have a bald cypress? gotta move mine this week due to cold coming.
@@airford13 I do not have a bald cypress. Very cool tree. Saw some great ones on my road trip. Send pics to:
Bonsaiacres@gmail.com
also curious about your method of growing from cuttings.
@@airford13 just took a cutting from my wife’s plant and stuck it into recycled bonsai soil. That was 6 or 7 years ago.
Foist of the foisters
I grew some Acacia seeds about 3 years ago and they look identical to Brazilian rain trees, I'm so confused.....how can I tell the difference?
@@Matt_B79 from my experience so far, the acacia leaves are smaller. But also a tropical tree. There are 1200 species, and the acacia is apparently a part of this group of trees.
My xmas cactus threw one single flower in our early summer here on the mid east coast of Australia last week. I thought how strange as it normally flowers just before our autumn ends. But we have had some strange cool weather like down to 13 Celsius where it should e like 25 to 33 Celsius about now. And mine is a shade of pink and has between 30 to 60 flowers depending on how I care for it in the past year. 👍🦘🇦🇺