I think a group planting is the way to go with these cedars! I feel like it would draw on the inspiration that much more, and it would could really be a nice centerpiece for your bonsai collection. Just my two cents! Great video
I think you're right - a group planting would look great and capture the feeling of the grove much better. I am leaning toward making a group planting, despite having to buy/lug around a big pot. I styled a second tree yesterday and the two styled trees look great together.
i love this concept of remote Bonsai work on locations to imitate their adult counterpart. There could be something to it as a niche. You got my sub to see where you end up.
Thanks! I really enjoyed bonsaing in the forest so I do plan to go back to other forests near my house and film there - I've got a few ideas for spots. The only catch is it's more of a time commitment than simply working in my backyard.
Thank you! It was a lot of fun working in the forest - I plan to do it again sometime. I wish viewers could visit the grove in person - so nice to be with those massive trees.
New in the channel... Im a Bonsai enthusiast who is trying to start and introduce my youngest 13yo don to it. I plan to collect some oaks, peaches, and other tree species from my backyard and start with those... Greetings from Oklahoma
Welcome to bonsai, best of luck to you and your youngest! I've been successful collecting trees in my yard - it's a great way to start cheap. Generally just before buds open in the spring is a great time to collect stuff. I also recommend starting with inexpensive garden center material - the advantage there is that the plants/trees are already established in pots - so there is one less step before you have a bonsai.
Thanks. I love the feel inside Western Red Cedar groves. I did turn up the branch tips a bit on couple of the lower branches. They will naturally start to do that over time as the tree grows. Yeah, I remember Ryan Neil saying something like "dropping the kids off and school" to describe turning up the tips.
Thank you! And thanks for the sub. Since Northern White Cedars are so popular as landscape trees, at least in my area in the Inland Northwest of the US, they are abundant and cheap in garden centers.
When you get to about 23 minutes into the vid you said that there was some congestion. From the front of the tree, your apex looks super neat and the branches well placed. The rest of the top looked redundant except for spiky Jin at the top of the trunk. Just a suggestion if you go back and look at it 😊
Thanks for the observation! I'll have to study it again. I actually haven't looked to much at this tree since finishing it - brought it home, stuck it on my bench, and largely forgot about it.
Cook idea BNW...Your really "branching" out as you produce these very interesting videos...I like the idea of snapping off the top and will apply this technique to a Yamadori WRC if I can find one with an appropriate sized base/trunk...One this size will take some effort to procure for sure...Thanks for yet another great video...Really enjoy your channel...thanks...
Thanks as always for visiting and your kind comments. The snap-off-the-top technique works well for conifers that one wants to shorten IMO - much more natural looking than cutting the top cleanly. Best of luck in you WRC yamadori search - searching is half the fun really. If WRC is anything like NWC, then it should transplant fairly well.
Thank you my friend for this beautiful video! The tree turned our very beautiful 👌 I need to point out though that northern white cedar and southern red cedar are not cedars according to their scientific classification and this is confusing for people outside the US where we only use the name cedar for trees that are classified as cedars 😎🤷🏻♂️
Thank you. Yeah, I listen to Bonsai Wire and Corin Tomlinson mentioned that fact in the interview - how it's confusing that US folks use 'cedar' as a common name for thujas. I agree with you that it doesn't make much sense, as Northern White-Cedar and Western Red Cedar are not in the genus 'cedrus'. At the same time, I've been calling them cedars my whole life and didn't want to use the Latin 'thuja' in my title.
Ha ha, yep, a short journey but a journey nonetheless. It was admittedly a pretty big time commitment to film this one, and time really got away from me. I couldn't believe how much time had passed when I looked at my watch after finishing up - I kind of had to rush home.
1. Thanks for your concern! I really should get the windshield fixed...so it can be cracked again in a few months! But yeah, it's a massive crack. 2. I drove as close as I could to the grove and table - there's no motorized trail to it. 3. Thank you!
I think a group planting is the way to go with these cedars! I feel like it would draw on the inspiration that much more, and it would could really be a nice centerpiece for your bonsai collection.
Just my two cents! Great video
I think you're right - a group planting would look great and capture the feeling of the grove much better. I am leaning toward making a group planting, despite having to buy/lug around a big pot. I styled a second tree yesterday and the two styled trees look great together.
Great idea
Thank you!
i love this concept of remote Bonsai work on locations to imitate their adult counterpart. There could be something to it as a niche. You got my sub to see where you end up.
Thanks! I really enjoyed bonsaing in the forest so I do plan to go back to other forests near my house and film there - I've got a few ideas for spots. The only catch is it's more of a time commitment than simply working in my backyard.
Totally rad seeing your new little guy sitting on the base of that monster tree! 🌲 💪🏽 🪴
Thank you! It was a lot of fun working in the forest - I plan to do it again sometime. I wish viewers could visit the grove in person - so nice to be with those massive trees.
Derek is going to love this! Way cool, Ben!!! 🌳🌲🪚
Thanks Jane! Good to hear from you.
New in the channel... Im a Bonsai enthusiast who is trying to start and introduce my youngest 13yo don to it. I plan to collect some oaks, peaches, and other tree species from my backyard and start with those... Greetings from Oklahoma
Welcome to bonsai, best of luck to you and your youngest! I've been successful collecting trees in my yard - it's a great way to start cheap. Generally just before buds open in the spring is a great time to collect stuff. I also recommend starting with inexpensive garden center material - the advantage there is that the plants/trees are already established in pots - so there is one less step before you have a bonsai.
Sooper noice, awesome backdrop, wowser!
Yeah, I thought the massive trunks worked well as backdrops.
Neat idea--and such a beautiful grove! I've always loved cedars. Couldn't tell from the video if you turned up the branch tips, a la Ryan Neil.
Thanks. I love the feel inside Western Red Cedar groves. I did turn up the branch tips a bit on couple of the lower branches. They will naturally start to do that over time as the tree grows. Yeah, I remember Ryan Neil saying something like "dropping the kids off and school" to describe turning up the tips.
Very nice, I love your video ❤
Thanks, glad you enjoyed it!
Lovely little tree, great work. I might purchase one for my bonsai collection. Thanks….just subscribed!
Thank you! And thanks for the sub. Since Northern White Cedars are so popular as landscape trees, at least in my area in the Inland Northwest of the US, they are abundant and cheap in garden centers.
When you get to about 23 minutes into the vid you said that there was some congestion. From the front of the tree, your apex looks super neat and the branches well placed. The rest of the top looked redundant except for spiky Jin at the top of the trunk. Just a suggestion if you go back and look at it 😊
Thanks for the observation! I'll have to study it again. I actually haven't looked to much at this tree since finishing it - brought it home, stuck it on my bench, and largely forgot about it.
Cook idea BNW...Your really "branching" out as you produce these very interesting videos...I like the idea of snapping off the top and will apply this technique to a Yamadori WRC if I can find one with an appropriate sized base/trunk...One this size will take some effort to procure for sure...Thanks for yet another great video...Really enjoy your channel...thanks...
Thanks as always for visiting and your kind comments. The snap-off-the-top technique works well for conifers that one wants to shorten IMO - much more natural looking than cutting the top cleanly. Best of luck in you WRC yamadori search - searching is half the fun really. If WRC is anything like NWC, then it should transplant fairly well.
Thank you my friend for this beautiful video! The tree turned our very beautiful 👌
I need to point out though that northern white cedar and southern red cedar are not cedars according to their scientific classification and this is confusing for people outside the US where we only use the name cedar for trees that are classified as cedars 😎🤷🏻♂️
Thank you. Yeah, I listen to Bonsai Wire and Corin Tomlinson mentioned that fact in the interview - how it's confusing that US folks use 'cedar' as a common name for thujas. I agree with you that it doesn't make much sense, as Northern White-Cedar and Western Red Cedar are not in the genus 'cedrus'. At the same time, I've been calling them cedars my whole life and didn't want to use the Latin 'thuja' in my title.
So, your bonsai journey, was really a journey this time? :)
Ha ha, yep, a short journey but a journey nonetheless. It was admittedly a pretty big time commitment to film this one, and time really got away from me. I couldn't believe how much time had passed when I looked at my watch after finishing up - I kind of had to rush home.
Pretty wild how time can get away from you
#1 Please fix that cracked windshield..❤ #2 why didn't you drive to the spot with the table?? #3. Very nice work on the tree's. ❤❤
1. Thanks for your concern! I really should get the windshield fixed...so it can be cracked again in a few months! But yeah, it's a massive crack. 2. I drove as close as I could to the grove and table - there's no motorized trail to it. 3. Thank you!
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