I like the idea of exploring various species and i mostly agree with you, you can do bonsai almost out of any plant. but you must respect their limits, one of the hardest ones i found out so far is the lifespan, because many promissing species do have a quite short lifespan, so as long are one are open to accept things life that, the rest is bonsai
I wonder how they look flowering… 🥰 Thanks for sharing those special ones. 🙏😘 The bark actually reminds me to dawn redwoods. 😄 Enjoy your day ☀️😘 Cheers 🙋♀️
@@XaviersBonsaiRetreat As far as I know, they are planted because of their flowers 😄 Maybe let them grow some seasons untouched just to have a look? 😅😘
They look much more like trees after the pruning; they'll look good in flower too. The bark is interesting how it flakes off. I'm looking forward to see how they develop and what you'll do next year. 😊
I love the challenge of working on unconventional trees. My garden has quite a few 'finished' bonsai that never get seen. maybe i should do work on a few of those too :)
This is very interesting for me, having returned from a coastal trip where due to harsh weather conditions (wind, salt) and sun, gardeners and landscapers use a whole set of plants different to where I live, including Olearia traversiorum, Olearia solandri, luma apiculata and several eucalypts. All appear to come from the Southern Hemisphere. I came back with a bag full of cuttings to explore, some maybe for bonsai. There are several (too many) called daisy bushes, which all have white flowers. Olearia traversiorum grows vigorously at the coast, often as hedging, but I saw several mature multi-stem tree versions (20-40 years) that had been pruned (lifted crowns) and had impressive olive-like winding trunks. An interesting plant indeed.
Haha that was unexpected, when I was reading "Daisy bush" I was thinking of Argyranthemum (marguerite, marguerite daisy) which can be perennial in warmer climate. Am not native to English so this was my first association and guess "daisy" is used on many flowers? Never seen this Daisy bush but seems worth the try to make it a bonsai.
So interesting! I love your experimentation. It certainly will be helpful to know if Olearia can bud back from bare wood - will potentially open a lot of doors in the future. I do love your first tree too - definitely developing some good bones. Hope you get a strong leaf push before autumn.
Great! Love seeing unusual species :D especially when they're from close to home C: Thought of you today when preparing for filming my next video, you'll see why xD
Nice one Xav, this is a great reminder to check the yellow daisy seedling that I dug up from my mother in law's garden about 3 years ago lol I know it is alive but maybe time to give it a helping hand and up pot to help with growth, hopefully one day it'll look something like the parent plants. Your plan to change the angle definitely enhances the trunk like in that tree, and that root flare was unexpected, very cool!
@@XaviersBonsaiRetreat I've been struggling to find time to post content, but I will do a short on this one. I wish I could find more content on how to collect and repot daisies, but there's very little out there. I guess not many people have done it.
Looking forward to the progress after the pruning of these.
There will be a little update on my breakfast video soon
I like the idea of exploring various species and i mostly agree with you, you can do bonsai almost out of any plant. but you must respect their limits, one of the hardest ones i found out so far is the lifespan, because many promissing species do have a quite short lifespan, so as long are one are open to accept things life that, the rest is bonsai
That is a very good point about lifespan. Cheers
My father in law is here from New Zealand and says he has a daisy Bush bonsai
Watch out for frost he said but loves your video .
That's good to know - I shall cold frame it for winter in that case :)
I wonder how they look flowering… 🥰 Thanks for sharing those special ones. 🙏😘 The bark actually reminds me to dawn redwoods. 😄 Enjoy your day ☀️😘 Cheers 🙋♀️
I've never seen them flower - and yes, very much like Dawn redwood bark :)
@@XaviersBonsaiRetreat As far as I know, they are planted because of their flowers 😄 Maybe let them grow some seasons untouched just to have a look? 😅😘
They look much more like trees after the pruning; they'll look good in flower too.
The bark is interesting how it flakes off.
I'm looking forward to see how they develop and what you'll do next year. 😊
I am waiting to see that myself :)
Very different from normal trees we see you working on, they are coming on nicely
I love the challenge of working on unconventional trees. My garden has quite a few 'finished' bonsai that never get seen. maybe i should do work on a few of those too :)
@@XaviersBonsaiRetreat that sounds like a good idea, let people see what can be done with unconventional trees.
This is very interesting for me, having returned from a coastal trip where due to harsh weather conditions (wind, salt) and sun, gardeners and landscapers use a whole set of plants different to where I live, including Olearia traversiorum, Olearia solandri, luma apiculata and several eucalypts. All appear to come from the Southern Hemisphere.
I came back with a bag full of cuttings to explore, some maybe for bonsai. There are several (too many) called daisy bushes, which all have white flowers. Olearia traversiorum grows vigorously at the coast, often as hedging, but I saw several mature multi-stem tree versions (20-40 years) that had been pruned (lifted crowns) and had impressive olive-like winding trunks. An interesting plant indeed.
I think that is why they thrive on Orkney islands. very open and coastal. Strong winds etc...
Nice work Xavier. As for the snail are there any more, some butter, garlic and some shallots and a baguette and we have lunch, cheers!
Sounds good to me :)
I really like the leaves on those daisy trees.
and the bark
They have a lovely rich colour to them
woof woof :)
Nice work xavier!
Cheers for the support
Love the experimentation! I would have chopped the last one at the first branch, but nothing wrong with your choice
Definitely a few options to try out. I'm looking forward to the challenge presented by the two remaining olearia :)
Have you thought about airlayering that know on the last tree and growing it as a kabudachi? That removes the taper issue and you get and extra tree
Really not sure whether these will airlayer. I may consider that next year as part of the experimentation :)
Haha that was unexpected, when I was reading "Daisy bush" I was thinking of Argyranthemum (marguerite, marguerite daisy) which can be perennial in warmer climate. Am not native to English so this was my first association and guess "daisy" is used on many flowers? Never seen this Daisy bush but seems worth the try to make it a bonsai.
Cheers for watching.
So interesting! I love your experimentation. It certainly will be helpful to know if Olearia can bud back from bare wood - will potentially open a lot of doors in the future. I do love your first tree too - definitely developing some good bones. Hope you get a strong leaf push before autumn.
You get the answer next Tuesday at breakfast :)
Great! Love seeing unusual species :D especially when they're from close to home C:
Thought of you today when preparing for filming my next video, you'll see why xD
Great teaser - now i have to keep an eye out :)
Nice one Xav, this is a great reminder to check the yellow daisy seedling that I dug up from my mother in law's garden about 3 years ago lol I know it is alive but maybe time to give it a helping hand and up pot to help with growth, hopefully one day it'll look something like the parent plants. Your plan to change the angle definitely enhances the trunk like in that tree, and that root flare was unexpected, very cool!
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That was definitely a surprise for me too :)
even the spider was a critic :)
TIL that a daisy bush is different from a daisy. I have a 25 year old daisy in my yard that I'm going to pot up next Spring to make it a bonsai.
I want to see that mike :)
@@XaviersBonsaiRetreat I've been struggling to find time to post content, but I will do a short on this one. I wish I could find more content on how to collect and repot daisies, but there's very little out there. I guess not many people have done it.
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Cheers Bruce