Hi Tony, they're gonna be some nice bonsai there. Try cutting inch thick cookies off the logs. Hawthorn are hardwood and make nice display bases or to clad a training box. Cut lenght ways and hollowed out a bit make lovely slab planters too. Enjoy ur day mate ☕
Hi Boru. That's a good idea! I actually have my own lathe and do woodturning, and I have access to large pieces of cherry, birch, oak and sycamore but I'm unable to do it at the moment due to some health issues regarding my eye, but I'm hoping to be back in business on the lathe and in my workshop early next year following some surgery to my eye.
@@TonysBonsai sorry to hear that, I hope it all goes well. Ive had a few eye injuries myself over the years, it aint nice at all. Farmers love getting rid of yew coz its poisonous to animals, so if you ever come across one, the farmer woukd b more than ok with you taking a branch for timber or better yet, all of it lol. The grain is stunning on a yew!!
No worries. I might talk about it in a video sometime, but that's why I have to wear glasses and a cap. The main thing though is that I'm still alive and kicking! Interesting to hear about the yew as a wood for turning. I've never turned yew, but I love anything with nice grain, so I'll definitely keep my eye out for a nice piece. I've got loads (at least 50) rough turned bowls that have been sat drying out for the past 18 months, so I'm itching to get back on the lathe and turn them into finished pieces. I love live edge work in particular. When I can turn again, I'm planning on starting another channel dedicated to it.
@@TonysBonsai Id be interested to hear when you're ready mate. I worked as a fitter in a mine for 15yrs so ive heard of and saw a lot of accidents, and had a couple myself. Needed a major shoulder op 10years ago and couldn't do the job anymore, life changed over night. Even though mechanics is my trade, Ive always loved working with wood, I'll definitely be getting a lathe at some stage and will b picking your brains. Lol Im a stay at home dad nd things are tight. But when I get a few spare bob for a laptop to edit vids, I hope to start up a channel showing my bonsai work and making, er...things n stuff. Even just for a record of the trees progress, if nothing else. You'd be a great neighbour to have T. The cappuccinos would b flying.👍
Fantastic! You should start a channel straight away just uploading the odd video recorded with your mobile phone! If I can help in any way I will be happy to. Sorry to hear about the shoulder. My left shoulder is knackered following surgery last year. I was diagnosed with stage four salivary gland cancer last year, and had to close my business etc, but that's the way life works. It twists and turns, and we just have to try to enjoy the ride!
Hello Xavier, and thank you for the lovely comment. I actually just came back from touching up these hawthorns. Some of them were a bit rough where they were chopped, so I re-cut them for a cleaner edge. They will be a challenge, but as you say, definitely worth the wait I think. I've just subbed to your channel and I'll look forward to viewing some of your content later tonight!
Cheers mate. I've been a fisherman since I was a boy. I love Wicked tuna and deadliest catch, and going tuna fishing in the states is on my bucket list!
@@TonysBonsai ,, I was referring to a rock band named Hot Tuna. You’re probably a little young to know them. Thought you might have robbed your dad’s T shirt collection. ;-)
@@TonysBonsai ,,, I’ve fished for tuna many times here in the States. It’s pretty intense. I went to school wit a friend who became a commercial tuna fisherman. His hands were like leather. Definitely a must do bucket list activity.
It's been quite a few years since any of my dads t-shirts fit me! Wow, the tuna fishing must have been amazing. I want to do a fly-drive trip to the states taking on all the big national parks and fishing for tuna off the coast in Massachusetts. What was your biggest tuna/shark?
@@TonysBonsai ,,, my biggest tuna was quite small by tuna standards. 188 lbs. Caught it off of Rhode Island out of Snug harbor. The captains on the charters are intense. It was always quiet an amazing experience. I always went with a great group of friends. Hopefully you’ll have the experience. Good luck
Get a clear bag over that stump mate and give it a gentle spritz with water every few days. The heat and humidity will give you much more budding than without and youll be able to select much better branch placement going forward. Great bit of material that mate
Thanks Ben. I've been experimenting with clear bags, and managing the heat inside them is proving to be quite a problem. I find a sunny hot day cooks everything. How do you manage this?
@@TonysBonsai I dont worry about the heat at all mate. I have an azalea I cut back to a stump which I have bagged & inside the greenhouse. The greenhouse hits low 30s on sunny days and I imagine the bagged Azalea hits mid 40s at peak temperature. Just keep it well watered and the humidity will really help the buds pop. The tip came from Harry Harrington in one of his videos and he said not to worry about the heat. Once youve got lots of buds popping and extensions of 5/10cm you can remove the bag.
Thanks Ben. That's interesting. I tried it earlier this year with a yew and after one hot day it turned brown. I think I'll do an experiment bagging some and leaving some unbagged.
Sweet man! Please let us know how these projects develop. The triple truck hawthorns will turn out to be something really special. Thanks for sharing Tony 🌳
Will do Mike. So far I;ve only worked on the one which I carved in my last video, but I was round there today watering them and they're all doing really well, so hopefully they will develop nicely over the coming years!
Hard to put an age on the hedge on the edge of my ledge. I bet you can stick all of those cutoffs into the ground and most of them would sprout. Or you can use them for firewood if you have a stove or a fireplace, or a barbecue
Thank you for this video, I was happy to find you a few weeks ago. I really like the look of your bonsai trees and would love to have proper collection one day. The problem is I learned that Bonsai plants must be checked every day and sometimes watered a few times in a day. I don't always stay that close to home. I sometimes have to travel and be away for close to a week at a stretch but I know there has to be a compromise. I have to wonder if people pruned trees to resemble Bonsai but left them in the ground so they can survive? Is that even a thing?
Hi Alan. Yes, there is nothing to stop you growing trees in the ground and keeping them small. You would have to dig them up every other year to cut the roots otherwise it will grow too big, but it is definitely possible.
Thanks Margaret. I'm unsure yet how I'm going to get them out. I do have access to a mini excavator, but I suspect I'll dig most of them out the old fashioned way to preserve the root system, I better start eating some weetabix!
Hi Delane. I have access to a jcb mini digger, so I'll probably dig around them with it and finish off the excavation by hand. I will definitely be videoing their removal for sure.
That’s a Beaut Tony. A piece of material with real potential. Spring will be fun digging that out!
I think I'll have the mini excavator on that!
Hi Tony, they're gonna be some nice bonsai there.
Try cutting inch thick cookies off the logs. Hawthorn are hardwood and make nice display bases or to clad a training box. Cut lenght ways and hollowed out a bit make lovely slab planters too.
Enjoy ur day mate ☕
Hi Boru. That's a good idea! I actually have my own lathe and do woodturning, and I have access to large pieces of cherry, birch, oak and sycamore but I'm unable to do it at the moment due to some health issues regarding my eye, but I'm hoping to be back in business on the lathe and in my workshop early next year following some surgery to my eye.
@@TonysBonsai sorry to hear that, I hope it all goes well. Ive had a few eye injuries myself over the years, it aint nice at all.
Farmers love getting rid of yew coz its poisonous to animals, so if you ever come across one, the farmer woukd b more than ok with you taking a branch for timber or better yet, all of it lol.
The grain is stunning on a yew!!
No worries. I might talk about it in a video sometime, but that's why I have to wear glasses and a cap. The main thing though is that I'm still alive and kicking!
Interesting to hear about the yew as a wood for turning. I've never turned yew, but I love anything with nice grain, so I'll definitely keep my eye out for a nice piece. I've got loads (at least 50) rough turned bowls that have been sat drying out for the past 18 months, so I'm itching to get back on the lathe and turn them into finished pieces. I love live edge work in particular. When I can turn again, I'm planning on starting another channel dedicated to it.
@@TonysBonsai Id be interested to hear when you're ready mate. I worked as a fitter in a mine for 15yrs so ive heard of and saw a lot of accidents, and had a couple myself. Needed a major shoulder op 10years ago and couldn't do the job anymore, life changed over night.
Even though mechanics is my trade, Ive always loved working with wood, I'll definitely be getting a lathe at some stage and will b picking your brains. Lol
Im a stay at home dad nd things are tight. But when I get a few spare bob for a laptop to edit vids, I hope to start up a channel showing my bonsai work and making, er...things n stuff. Even just for a record of the trees progress, if nothing else.
You'd be a great neighbour to have T. The cappuccinos would b flying.👍
Fantastic! You should start a channel straight away just uploading the odd video recorded with your mobile phone! If I can help in any way I will be happy to.
Sorry to hear about the shoulder. My left shoulder is knackered following surgery last year. I was diagnosed with stage four salivary gland cancer last year, and had to close my business etc, but that's the way life works. It twists and turns, and we just have to try to enjoy the ride!
I love what you do and how you present it. The recovery process for these stumps will be hard work no doubt!!! But definitely worth waiting for...
Hello Xavier, and thank you for the lovely comment. I actually just came back from touching up these hawthorns. Some of them were a bit rough where they were chopped, so I re-cut them for a cleaner edge. They will be a challenge, but as you say, definitely worth the wait I think.
I've just subbed to your channel and I'll look forward to viewing some of your content later tonight!
@@TonysBonsai it won't be up to your standard but thanks.
What an ambitious project. Those are some beautiful specimens. BTW, love the Hot Tuna shirt. Jorma rocks. Thanks, keep growing
Cheers mate. I've been a fisherman since I was a boy. I love Wicked tuna and deadliest catch, and going tuna fishing in the states is on my bucket list!
@@TonysBonsai ,, I was referring to a rock band named Hot Tuna. You’re probably a little young to know them. Thought you might have robbed your dad’s T shirt collection. ;-)
@@TonysBonsai ,,, I’ve fished for tuna many times here in the States. It’s pretty intense. I went to school wit a friend who became a commercial tuna fisherman. His hands were like leather. Definitely a must do bucket list activity.
It's been quite a few years since any of my dads t-shirts fit me! Wow, the tuna fishing must have been amazing. I want to do a fly-drive trip to the states taking on all the big national parks and fishing for tuna off the coast in Massachusetts.
What was your biggest tuna/shark?
@@TonysBonsai ,,, my biggest tuna was quite small by tuna standards. 188 lbs. Caught it off of Rhode Island out of Snug harbor. The captains on the charters are intense. It was always quiet an amazing experience. I always went with a great group of friends. Hopefully you’ll have the experience. Good luck
Awesome project 👏👏👏🌴
Cheers buddy. Should yield some nice thick trunked bonsai I reckon!
Consider yourself lucky, wish I had that plenty material to work and experiment with, lovely.
Thanks, Ty. I agree. I'm definitely lucky to have access to such nice mature material to experiment with.
listen to the end, thank you for sharing friend 👍❤️
Thank you. Glad you enjoyed it. Have a great day!
Get a clear bag over that stump mate and give it a gentle spritz with water every few days. The heat and humidity will give you much more budding than without and youll be able to select much better branch placement going forward. Great bit of material that mate
Thanks Ben. I've been experimenting with clear bags, and managing the heat inside them is proving to be quite a problem. I find a sunny hot day cooks everything. How do you manage this?
@@TonysBonsai I dont worry about the heat at all mate. I have an azalea I cut back to a stump which I have bagged & inside the greenhouse. The greenhouse hits low 30s on sunny days and I imagine the bagged Azalea hits mid 40s at peak temperature. Just keep it well watered and the humidity will really help the buds pop. The tip came from Harry Harrington in one of his videos and he said not to worry about the heat. Once youve got lots of buds popping and extensions of 5/10cm you can remove the bag.
Thanks Ben. That's interesting. I tried it earlier this year with a yew and after one hot day it turned brown. I think I'll do an experiment bagging some and leaving some unbagged.
@@TonysBonsai Give it a go mate, Just make sure the humidity is nice and high inside the bag! Looking forward to seeing the results!
Sweet man! Please let us know how these projects develop. The triple truck hawthorns will turn out to be something really special. Thanks for sharing Tony 🌳
Will do Mike. So far I;ve only worked on the one which I carved in my last video, but I was round there today watering them and they're all doing really well, so hopefully they will develop nicely over the coming years!
@@TonysBonsai magic! I've only recently come across your TH-cam content and it's brilliant 👏🏻
Great potenial in all of them
yeah, I think there should be some super projects there for me to work on in the future!
Some great potential Bonsai there. Will be interesting to see if that large one sprouts any new shoots.
Yes, I agree Matt. I'll be really keen to see what happens with it over the course of this year!
Hard to put an age on the hedge on the edge of my ledge. I bet you can stick all of those cutoffs into the ground and most of them would sprout. Or you can use them for firewood if you have a stove or a fireplace, or a barbecue
🤣 I'll call you Sober Shakespear! I'm not sure about hardwood cuttings from Hawthorn though. They are apparently quite tricky to propagate.
Thank you for this video, I was happy to find you a few weeks ago. I really like the look of your bonsai trees and would love to have proper collection one day. The problem is I learned that Bonsai plants must be checked every day and sometimes watered a few times in a day. I don't always stay that close to home. I sometimes have to travel and be away for close to a week at a stretch but I know there has to be a compromise. I have to wonder if people pruned trees to resemble Bonsai but left them in the ground so they can survive? Is that even a thing?
Hi Alan. Yes, there is nothing to stop you growing trees in the ground and keeping them small. You would have to dig them up every other year to cut the roots otherwise it will grow too big, but it is definitely possible.
Wow those trees will look awesome. You have a lot of hard work ahead of you digging, it will be interesting to follow your progress.
Thanks Margaret. I'm unsure yet how I'm going to get them out. I do have access to a mini excavator, but I suspect I'll dig most of them out the old fashioned way to preserve the root system, I better start eating some weetabix!
HI, hope you make a vid when you dig them out. Are you going to use an excavator?
Hi Delane. I have access to a jcb mini digger, so I'll probably dig around them with it and finish off the excavation by hand. I will definitely be videoing their removal for sure.
I love hawthorne
The best tree for bonsai!
Only one comment….. good luck Tony 👍🏻
I have a video coming out tomorrow, and you are right. The one I took was a lot smaller than the big one and it was absolutely brutal to get out