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Pruning My Bougainvillea Bonsai Forest, The Bonsai Zone, Jan 2020
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 9 ม.ค. 2020
- I begin with a look at my Dwarf Schefflera bonsai, then I defoliate and prune my tiny Pink Pixie Bougainvillea forest.
Today's update is my Orchard truck, the 1972 Ford F250 crew cab!
Hello! Just commenting to let you know that I appreciate your contents and enthusiasm very much. It’s been year and 3 months since I myself thanks to you started bonsai also. My life is more fulfilling as I didn’t really have a hobby before haha and I’m all thankful and everything, very excited to go through bonsai zone season 7 too! Also, still super anticipating the succulent series you metioned in season 5, if I remember right:)
Thank you, I've been adding succulent plants to my bonsai collection and some of them are working well. I'll try and get together a succulent video soon, they have a lot of potential I think! I'm really liking my Crown of Thorns, Jades, Aloes and Yucca's. I think there is so many more species that can become really great bonsai and I'm sure I'll be getting more.
@@TheBonsaiZone Your crown of thorns bonsai made me start one too! And I would really like to see some cactus bonsai too. The miniature look of desert cactus forest, is kinda what I've personally be longing for.
Love your schefflera. It’s inspired me to start one of my own which I did about 3 years ago and I must say it’s looking quite good. Thanks for the inspiration.
Me too. I have now two scheffleras, dwarf, and what i call 'super dwarf'.
Thanks Matt, they just keep getting better every year!
Awesome Thimbrethil K.! They are really good trees for bonsai!
Bougainvillea is my favorite tree. I need to find one. Thanks for another great video Nigel
They are really good for bonsai, beautiful bark and wonderful flowers!
I cant get over how impressive the truck fixers work is! every time time you visit it seems they are doing more and more impossible stuff. Its great
I can't believe how nice the frame and suspension looks now after the media blasting! I can't wait to see it this coming Friday!
The Truck appreciates the rejuvenation spa and thanks you
It's your new mini series "Trucks & Trees" lol it's coming along. I cant wait to see the old Ford when it is done.
I'll be getting the old Porsche 911 done after the truck, it won't exactly be bonsai related , but I'll be showing that on my channel also!
👀 Wow! what a change that sand blasting made! Looking gooddd 😊 before long this beaut will be looking great again,.....can't wait! As for the tree's, they are looking great already. Really nice to follow along with the development of them. Thanks again Nigel! 👍😊💖
Thank you Karin, the truck is going to look like a show truck underneath! I'm keeping the old patina of the body as much as possible as I think the truck earned every scratch and dent over it's 48 years!
The shot of the trunk structure at 10:20 really brought out how impressive this planting has become. When I used to do interiorscaping I maintained many S. arbicolas. They shoot out long straight branches that need cutting back periodically to keep their size in check. Then from the pruning point they just shoot out more long growths with few side branches. My experience helps me to appreciate what you have created over twenty years.
Thank you very much!
Foist.... great update on red... she’ll be running before long!!! Bougainvillea looks great and so small!! See ya soon!!!
Hello Mary the Foist!
Nigel Saunders, The Bonsai Zone thanks Nigel.. been working hard to get here this year... good thing I’m a night owl!!
Good job Mary!
Another great video my friend. The truck is coming along nicely. Keep up the great work.
Thank you, another truck update coming this Friday, I can't wait!
Who else chains Nigel's videos to get you through lockdown?
Thks mr.you are my inspiration
Bonsai made me more think about an art
Come as you are😁👍
I'm glad you are enjoying the videos!
Beautiful. Excellent Sheff.. and always improving year after year. Clip and Grow movement, looks soo natural. Great job Nigel!
Thank you Zuri, it is slowly getting better and is one of my favorites!
FYI PLA is only compostable when it’s exposed to elevated temperatures above 160 F and and high water content, and it takes at least 90-120 days at those conditions. If it goes to a landfill it takes just as long as PET to decompose.
Thanks, I think the biodegradable tag is just to make everyone feel better about producing more plastic!
Hi Nigel, I rally appreciate your videos. They inspire me to make the best of my bonsai every time I watch one of them. Which brings me to a question you or the community might have an answer to. My ficus microcarpa seems to have a bit of a problem with some kind of flies. They seem to emerge from that plant and when I saw them I remembered one of your earlier videos, in which you had to do some major root surgery on one of your trees. If you could get back to me, it would be really awesome, since I fear that the tree might suffer. Thanks in advance!
The flies might be Gnats that tend to live around wet soil. It is possible they are flying aphids also. If they are gnats, let your soil dry out a little more between watering and get some yellow sticky greenhouse paper to catch flying insects.
If the insects are aphids, you can spray them with insecticidal soap.
Great updates ! It's also nice to see the progression on your truck, looks like they're really starting to move along on it now.
Thanks J, we'll be driving in it this summer for sure!
WOW. Nigel. Great canopy, love the forest style too
Thank you Angie, it's slowly becoming a giant little tree!
This is one of the best Schefflera bonsai I've ever seen. I've tried several nursery for small leaf Schefflera like this but failed.
Thank you, it's a tree I love to stare at! You may have to order seeds, here is a good place....
www.rarexoticseeds.com/en/dwarf-umbrella-tree-seeds-schefflera-arboricola.html
Your videos are so inspirational! Recently got 5 Dwarf Scheffleras and am going to repot them together this spring!
where did you get them?
@@TonyGaudin Won a auction on the 99¢ bonsai Facebook group
@@TheAlbinoman109 can you send me a link to the Facebook group! Please! :)
@@TonyGaudin Here you go! facebook.com/groups/99cent/
They are really good for bonsai, one of my favorites!
Your Schefflera bonsai looks very NICE! I can imagine it growing in Hawaii. You have really done a great job with it; an excellent example of working with a plant sold as a house plant. Many aspiring bonsaists think they have to spend big bucks on plants for bonsai, but that's not true. Just look at what you have been able to achieve with this plant. Kudos to you!! Loved the bonsai forest update. And, the truck is definitely coming along nicely. Are you using new old stock parts to replace things like the windshield?
Thanks Pat, several people have suggested I submit it for the US national show, but I'm going to wait until it is more developed. The truck will be a mix of aftermarket and original parts. We are trying to get the original parts if possible, but some just aren't available any more, the truck is just getting too old.
Maybe 20 years from now my trees will be as great as yours are today!hahaha! You truck is coming along great! So exciting! The transformation will be amazing! Little faster results that the bonsai... :P
The work on the truck is going really well, it will be so nice underneath, I'll be afraid to go through puddles! I'm sure your trees will look nice in just a few years, this little forest is only a few years old and I'm already starting to like it!
I haven't said Happy New Year yet, so wishing everyone in The Zone a vigorous and healthy growing season to come! 🌱🌄🌦️🌴
I wish I had a set up like you Nigel, but without a warm, humid room I have to leave my scheff house plant alone, cos I'm itching to use my Christmas gift of a cute pair of embroidery scissors shaped like a Stork ✂️
Nice and Happy New Year Kate. I have a pair of small stork scissors and I have just seen a larger pair on the internet, I can see myself collecting them in all sizes!
Hi Nigel, I love the idea of making several bonsai display
I have several different styles to try!
Coincidence Nigel, today I also worked on my Bougainville.
Very nice, did you get those fancy pruners?
Same here haha
@@TheBonsaiZone
No no... I have been waiting, not received yet, I have proudly shared that news to all my friends, but now everybody asking where is your gift from your bonsai Guru... even my family is excited. I hope it will come in upcoming days. If it comes, I wilk notify you Nigel, and have a plan to do a short video about the gift... im waiting for that
That's a very nice composition! really nice tree. In the performing arts one wishes good luck in a performance by saying 'break a leg', I wonder what do we say for a bonsai demo, 'break a branch'? :) no jokes now, good luck at the demo!
Thanks Rafael, all went well and I even did some wiring on the tree! I'm hoping to come to Montreal this year, we'll have to meet!
@@TheBonsaiZone For sure, we'll meet and I am looking forward to it!
Hey Nigel, thanks for the content, learning lots, and you inspired me to create my first landscape, would like to show you a pic of the scape and custom made pot -Cheers from Alberta
Good to hear Dustin, you can send me a pic to...
thekwbonsaisociety@gmail.com
Thanks!
Some of my favourites!
Mine too, they keep getting better every year!
I'm so jealous of that Schefflera
Thank you, I like to look at all the trunks and imagine I'm standing under a giant tree!
Amazing trees as always 👍
Thank you very much!
Beautiful. What happened with your apple bonsai? We haven't seen it for a while.
It has been recovering from apple rust and it is slowly gaining strength. I will be able to prune it this spring for the first time in several years.
hello Nigel !! a week ago I also put my hand on my bougainvillea .. I drastically potatoes to give a first setting ..
I spun and set the branches .. take a look and tell me if you think I did a good job ..
hi master !!
A really nice tree and a good start to your bonsai! I look forward to future updates.
Nigel, this forest's way overdue for an update, please give us a new video on how the little guys (gals?) are doing??
Love the bogey forest! What ever happened to the one bogey you had in 2015, any update on that one? Would love to see it.
dreams come true :) 22:00
Hi Nigel, I love the idea of refurbishing your truck. With the price of a new truck being so expensive refurbishing this truck must still be pricey, no?
Yes, it doesn't come cheap, but I just couldn't let it rot away any more. My savings are a little less, I can only live to 100 instead of 110 now!
Hello! Another great, instructive video. Love bougainvillea! I would like to ask you when would you say is the best time to repot them. I am in the Seattle area so it is winter. Would you say June, or later? Thanks again for the many years of great advice.
They can be re potted anytime after a period of vigorous growth as long as the conditions are good for recovery. The nice hot humid days of summer are ideal. Let your tree grow all winter, spring and the first half of summer, then reduce the top of the tree back, root prune and re pot. The tree should recover well in the good summer weather. Be sure to mist the tree and keep it out of the wind after re potting. I hope all goes well!
@@TheBonsaiZone
Thanks!!
You dont need a 3D scanner to scan objects. You can take multiple images using any camera and use Medhroom: an open source software that helps to extract 3D models from photographs. Then import the file in blender to crop and other things needed for 3d printing. Its extremely easy.There are many tutorials available on youtube for that.
Thank you very much, I have seen it used, if the scanning doesn't work well, I'll give it a try!
@@TheBonsaiZone Do try it. It works flawlessly for me. I used it to model leaf shapes for my research.
great tree
Thank you Ravinder, I really enjoy this little forest!
I do think that for something that is just going to be thrown away boidegradable is good however for somethig that is going to be used more than once or for several years, it's not important.
Yes, I agree, you have to look at the total cost over the life of the product, including shipping, manufacturing, environmental and disposal costs.
great trees
Thank you Sherman!
Thanks for another great video Nigel. Such a great mini forest! I have one question about the Bougainvillea forest. Do you worry at all about the tree on the right with such little room for the roots to grow more radially?
Hi Dave, I'll be re positioning the trees when I go to re pot them, they are getting quite crooked and need a redesign!
Nice video
Thank you Anh Nha nong!
You can hire those people to trim your giant trees to become giant bonsai too.
They seemed to have a done a good job on the trees!
@ 23 min you mention you'd rather have it bloom in the summer than right now. My bougie is blooming right now. Does that mean it won't bloom in the summer? ( keeping it indoors over the winter and then plan to make outside in the spring . SLC , UT 6a)
They bloom off of the latest shoots, you will find that after your current flowers fade away that the plant will start to grow once again. After this new growth has elongated and has provided enough energy to the plant, it will bloom once again. You can easily get 2 to 3 flowering periods per year and when conditions are right, it will continue to flower for almost the whole summer.
looks great... hows the project ur doing for me coming along? did ur turn at library come yet? for the 3d printer
Yes the pot is printed, i will be painting it to match the pot the Lemon tree is in!
I’m about 2 months into my new trees (from seeds) the excitement is slowing down, but they’re slowly growing! Any advice for Silver Wattle (some type of acacia I believe)
Many trees go through growth cycles and much is related to the seasonal changes or light conditions. My Acacias often loose all their leaves over the winter and then grow like crazy in spring. Just be sure not to over water when they have only a few leaves and they should grow strongly once the weather gets better.
Nigel Saunders, The Bonsai Zone Thanks for the advice! Love all your videos, I hope I have a tree similar to yours in 20 years!
Hey nigel, I don't really have a bonsai shop anywhere near me, is there any websites you recommend for supplies, pots and finished trees ? with decent pricing? thanks!
Hello Olivier, where are you located, this will help me to find you a place close by!
Nigel Saunders, The Bonsai Zone I’m in York, Pennsylvania, usa
I have lots of houseplants in gritty bonsai substrate which I converted to soil less. I buy my substrate from a company called "Bonsai Jack". They specialize in substrate, but have limited other supplies. I've never had any issue ordering from them. Another online Bonsai supply company is one called "Eastern Leaf". They have tons more bonsai supplies though I've never purchased from them as yet, but they were recommended by few on IG. :)
I want to life my next life as an ant so I can spend my time in bonsai trees
The only downside is that you'll only live for a 3-4 weeks
I was looking up ants and some can live a long life! It's incredible, here is what I found...
Ant colonies can be long-lived. The queens can live for up to 30 years, and workers live from 1 to 3 years. Males, however, are more transitory, being quite short-lived and surviving for only a few weeks. Ant queens are estimated to live 100 times as long as solitary insects of a similar size.
(I'd still rather be a human!) Thanks Alicia!
If you 3D scan one of your pots, and print it you will go full circle!
Funny! I'm thinking of scanning a small pot, just to see how well the file turns out, maybe a really fancy pot, to capture the fine details. I can't wait to try out the scanner!
Dear Nigel, I had a question on rooting bougainvillea cuttings, I tried somewhere around 30 cuttings, and none of them rooted, I tried lots of rooting techniques and none of them helped. Can You please, if it’s not a big problem create a video on cuttings, and how are you rooting them. Thank You!
It is best to root them in the summer. I would place the cuttings in a glass of water, until you see the roots just about to grow, then plant them deeply in bonsai soil, keeping them well watered and in full sun. Woody cuttings are best to use. I'll try and get a video out about cuttings.
Nigel Saunders, The Bonsai Zone Thank you very much!!!
I'm with Nigel I prefer clip and grow technique
It's a good technique, and it can be used in conjunction with wiring and other techniques also!
Hi Nigel - please could you do an update on your horse chestnut?
All my Horse Chestnut trees got attacked by boring insects and they died. I have tried several over the years, but I always get the same results, boring insects. I have given up trying to grow them in my area, they are one of my favorite bonsai, but I just can't grow them.
@@TheBonsaiZone thats a shame
Your 2 liter watering bottle looks like it has something added to your water. May I ask what are you adding to your 'tea?'
I collect the water from the roof of our house, in fall the autumn leaves stain the water an amber colour.
@@TheBonsaiZone Thanks for the info Nigel.
When in spring do you suggest pruning bonsais?
I generally prune tropical trees after a good period of growth, in fall before they come inside and spring before they go outside. Hardy trees are usually done mid winter for branch pruning and then the new growth is pruned after a period of growth, usually late spring.
😀😞. Third ?
A solid Thoid!
Hey Mr.Saunders. I’ve been following your channel since 2017 and I was wondering what your usual bonsai mix is.
I use 1/2 perlite and 1/2 turface. I sift the soil to get a particle size of 1/8" or 3 to 4 mm.
👌👌👌...!!!
Thank you Sunit, good to see you still here in 2020!
When did you first start making bonsais?
I have been growing bonsai for 25 years now. I still have my first tree that was grown from seed!
Wow, that's awesome.
Nobody:
Nigel: living in 20202
Thanks, i fixed it!
I would love to get a 3D model of your root rake :) it would be very nice of you If you'd take the effort!
I'll see what I can do, I want to give the scanner a try!
If you could do this it would be great. I would like to print them out and let them be casted in bronze. If i manage that i would like to send a few your way, to give away at a Society meeting.
Any tips for getting a nice mossy base / top of soil. Thanks
There are several factors!
You need high humidity, a free draining bonsai soil so the soil stays not too wet and not too dry. The moss likes to be watered with rain water. I mist my moss at least twice a day and fertilize weakly every day. The moss grows best with little air currents to dry it out. It needs to be watered consistently to keep the soil damp.
Hope this helps!
Hi Nigel, I would love your input on this, I'm from Alabama and we have longleaf white pine everywhere for the forestry industry. I do not know how well a longleaf or long needle pine would work for bonsai in the first place and if i could improvise it, would it be more worth while to find a more developed tree to start and prune it back or to start with a smaller sapling?
always love your videos, Conner
I have seen very nice examples of the native White pine as bonsai, however they are rare! I think it is best to start with a tree that has some good development. They are slow growing in a pot. I would grow them as a medium to large bonsai because of the needle size. Find a tree that you like and one that has a good compact root system. Here is a good article to read....
torontobonsai.org/archive/Archives/techniques/white.pine/whitepine.htm
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Thank you Jan!
Foist
MeadClinic ... nice 2nd??
Awesome Second!
I’m focused in the new year! Lol
Lol!