Loved the outtakes, I'm usually in my backyard shaking my fist at airplanes flying overhead!! The tree looks really awesome in the new pot, the 4 years were worth the wait!!!
Nigel and Appalachian, it's nice to see how my two bonsai masters chit chat each other :) i love all your videos, and i learn a lot of its. My question is: Is there no problem in transplanting junipers removing all the soil?
I've been watching your channel for years, I took maybe two/three years off watching TH-cam and that was just after you took a break from posting, I believe you said for school. Now I'm back watching TH-cam and couldn't be happier to see you and your channel being active. You're one of the first people who "said bonsai funny to me" well I was wrong and you corrected my pronunciation, thank you for that. I'm much deeper into bonsai now than I was then lol.
Great work - the juniper looks fantastic! Excellent pot choice too. And yes I know how much work (and sweat and blood and frustration) goes into these videos... but it's worth it 👍
It is so sad when the weather takes a toll on magnificent bonsai like this. You've done a fantastic job nursing the plant and bringing it back to a majestic look. The original owner would be proud of your "surgical" skills. And, by the way, we do appreciate the hard work and dedication you put into your videos. We love 'em!
Really nice tree. Sorry that you lost so much of it but I think it turned out fantastic. Great idea with the screen wrapping around the front , I’ve never seen that. Awesome end result. Thank you for sharing! Also love the bloopers.
Nice save Ben!!! I had a few of my bonsai babies take a flying leap off the deck last Summer from high winds. This course of actions helps a lot. Thanks broski. Cheers
It can be music or podcasts, but sometimes it's just so I can hear my phone ring. I think it was a podcast this go around. Probably Kill Tony, YMH, and the DTFH. If music, I go full albums: Pink Floyd "Meddle", Punch Brothers "Hell on Church Street", Sturgill Simpson "Sound & Fury", Run the Jewels "Run the Jewels"
It depends on the health of the tree. This one was in great shape and has been grown almost exclusively in bonsai soil. It can be a problem with field grown trees or weak ones.
Now now. Google "tree hanging from cliff" and you'll get a wide assortment of things. This wouldn't be out of the ordinary. And to be fair, this is the first go-round with a new position for a tree that I can't easily manipulate. It has many more years to go before it can be better refined. In my opinion, most bonsai don't look natural. The whole process isn't natural - they're idealizations of natural forced into our own personal aesthetics. And, since we're different people, we have different aesthetics. I'm cool with that. But let us not berate each other. None of us can win that game.
@@AppalachianBonsai I just followed your search suggestion, all trees imaged have an upturn towards the sun, this is natural phototropism growth aspect of plants. A sculpture either has charm/aesthetics or it doesn't. Sorry mate I stand by my OP. But you if you like it, I won't argue with your modern art approach. Cheers.
Loved the outtakes, I'm usually in my backyard shaking my fist at airplanes flying overhead!! The tree looks really awesome in the new pot, the 4 years were worth the wait!!!
You know you're the best, right?
I am a visual guy, I see this in my mind happening... And relating to it...
Nigel and Appalachian, it's nice to see how my two bonsai masters chit chat each other :) i love all your videos, and i learn a lot of its. My question is: Is there no problem in transplanting junipers removing all the soil?
@@Maufer528 I haven't had any problems with bare rooting Junipers, so far!
Hey this is my teacher!!! super cool. Hes just like this in person too. super cool guy, great teacher
My students are the best!
I've been watching your channel for years, I took maybe two/three years off watching TH-cam and that was just after you took a break from posting, I believe you said for school. Now I'm back watching TH-cam and couldn't be happier to see you and your channel being active. You're one of the first people who "said bonsai funny to me" well I was wrong and you corrected my pronunciation, thank you for that. I'm much deeper into bonsai now than I was then lol.
Excellent! Glad you're back. Glad you've found the channel helpful. I sure hope I can keep it rolling for you, because you keep rolling, too!
@@AppalachianBonsai it's a never ending roll for me now and I hope the hill never ends.✌️
i got my mind on focus now . the tree looks more really great point of view
Been missing the videos . Thanks for coming back
👏 👏 👏 lovely restoration
Great work - the juniper looks fantastic! Excellent pot choice too.
And yes I know how much work (and sweat and blood and frustration) goes into these videos... but it's worth it 👍
It is so sad when the weather takes a toll on magnificent bonsai like this. You've done a fantastic job nursing the plant and bringing it back to a majestic look. The original owner would be proud of your "surgical" skills. And, by the way, we do appreciate the hard work and dedication you put into your videos. We love 'em!
Fantastic video, the tree looks wonderful!
The end is epic!
A man working on bonsais instead of being in church on Sunday? I think you got life figured out 😉👏👏👏
Preach!
Looks good. Good save!
great job Ben, I can't wait to see the next video
Thanks, Stuart!
That’s a solid solution! I look forward to seeing this one develop
Now its look very nice, good job sir 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻
The tree looks awesome really enjoy your channel ❤
Really nice tree. Sorry that you lost so much of it but I think it turned out fantastic. Great idea with the screen wrapping around the front , I’ve never seen that. Awesome end result. Thank you for sharing! Also love the bloopers.
❤❤woow! Thx alot for your time and sharing with us! HighFive from Québec, Canada 😊
Very nice tree
I'm glad it survived. It's hard to loose a plant.
Bonsai phill very good video nice shape tree thank s
Love the end, lol
Nice save Ben!!! I had a few of my bonsai babies take a flying leap off the deck last Summer from high winds. This course of actions helps a lot. Thanks broski. Cheers
Improvise, Adapt, and Overcome. We're pretty good at that as humans. I think trees do it even better.
@@AppalachianBonsai it may be relative to the individual tree species...and human will. 😅🍺🍺
Awesome! I remember that storm, oof! Go on with yo bad self! ❤️😂
Me da mucho gusto verlo y saber que esta bien ha pasado mucho tiempo que no veia sus videos saludos sinceros desde Sur America Colombia
you have to shoot more videos :) do you use akadama in mix soil for junipers?
I don't. It's too expensive. I use Turface, pine bark, and a calcined clay
What music do you listen to while working on your trees?
It can be music or podcasts, but sometimes it's just so I can hear my phone ring.
I think it was a podcast this go around. Probably Kill Tony, YMH, and the DTFH.
If music, I go full albums: Pink Floyd "Meddle", Punch Brothers "Hell on Church Street", Sturgill Simpson "Sound & Fury", Run the Jewels "Run the Jewels"
Nice tree. What is your soil mix?
Turface - 3X
Pine Bark - 3X
Oil Absorbent - 2x
@@AppalachianBonsai Thank you!
Nice job, why not put a rock between the trunk and pot?
Didn't have a good rock on hand, but not a bad thought for the future.
Noice
Isn’t it risky to bare root a conifer? That’s what I have been taught.
It depends on the health of the tree. This one was in great shape and has been grown almost exclusively in bonsai soil. It can be a problem with field grown trees or weak ones.
👍👌👌🙂
If there's church traffic, that means you're not in that traffic, but it looks like you are in a church of your own
OOOOOOOOooooooooooohmmmmmmmmm!!!!
Total risk
Looks forced with a totally un-natural pose. Not pleasing to the eye.
Geez. Grumpy Hippo
@@lucassimmons9112 Authenticity will always supersede ungenuine pleasantries.
Now now. Google "tree hanging from cliff" and you'll get a wide assortment of things. This wouldn't be out of the ordinary. And to be fair, this is the first go-round with a new position for a tree that I can't easily manipulate. It has many more years to go before it can be better refined. In my opinion, most bonsai don't look natural. The whole process isn't natural - they're idealizations of natural forced into our own personal aesthetics. And, since we're different people, we have different aesthetics. I'm cool with that. But let us not berate each other. None of us can win that game.
@@AppalachianBonsai I just followed your search suggestion, all trees imaged have an upturn towards the sun, this is natural phototropism growth aspect of plants. A sculpture either has charm/aesthetics or it doesn't. Sorry mate I stand by my OP. But you if you like it, I won't argue with your modern art approach. Cheers.