What a beast! I know exactly the triumph and joy you're feeling. Every time I visit our community recycling center I look in the garden waste area for plants people have thrown out and from time to time wonderful trees like that are free for the taking. I just love finding stuff like that. 😄
I helped an elderly neighbor remove a similar plant. She was so happy when I removed the plant and tidied up the landscape area. Oh, she was so very, very thankful. (She didn't understand why I was grinning from ear to ear:) Maybe she thought I was the most kind neighbor in the world. I'm a nice guy, but I did have a selfish motive.
I have a huge Crepe Myrtle I need to dig up growing against the house. Chopped that thing down for several years now hoping it would just die, but man is it resilient. Decided I'm just going to dig it up next spring and bonsai it. Now watch it decide to die on me next year.
Just an FYI, crepe Myrtle are tough trees, if you’ve never dug one their wood is crazy hard, you will need serious saws to go thru the tap roots. Here’s a pro tip if your digging in spring go ahead and take a sawzall this fall and cut a circular cut around the trunk to cut some of the big roots they may sprout some feeder roots over winter to help survival when you dig.
Oh my goodness! I'm laughing because this is exactly what I'd do if I was even remotely strong enough. So pleased for you Jelle. Thank you for all the hints and techniques you explained. Though my 3 inch yamadoris require less finesse, I've learned a lot that I can use on future re-pots. Fingers and toes crossed for a mild winter and great recovery!
A couple of suggestions for prepping big material: 1) Make cuts with a reciprocating saw and pruning blades made for cutting green wood, not a chainsaw. Reciprocating saws with proper blades cut much cleaner than chainsaws. 2) Try cleaning out the field soil with a moderate blast of water, not a pressure washer, which can be too harsh. Instead, a hose end jet sprayer is ideal. I often use both to reduce large dense rootballs when repotting. This specimen has a good chance of survival. Nice find, but it took your initiative to bring it home and give it a go. At least you didn't have to dig it up yourself, so you lucked out there!
I recenly got a big boxwood out of the garden myself too (huge nebari!!). It's spring here but it started budding very quickly and now they're a very healthy tree with lots of new growth. Excited to see your project with that species too!!
Tree has a very high chance of survival in my opinion. Tons of fine roots and you potted it the best possible way. I've started soaking trees in Superthrive for a few minutes when potting them up if I think they might need a bit of a boost. Thanks for another great video!
Glad to see someone else in the same boat about the partners requests and finding bigger material. I have a couple, almost as big as yours, boxwoods, and have been in a box for two year. They have recovered quite well in that time and plan to hard prune them in the spring to hopefully produce a new hot flush and bring down the silhouette to where I want to be. Good luck with your new nonpurchased plant and look forward to some updates.
To be fair, my partner is not holding me back in the number or size of trees. It is me who feels the collection is too big! She jokingly said I should start the video with this intro.
Always good to get free trees given to you or come from the wild because it dies it’s not cost you anything great as always Jelle Thanks again for subscribing to my channel. It’s an honour to have your own board. Thanks again.❤(Dave)
@@GrowingBonsai was not meant as criticism just as an addition to your technique. Especially because garden soil is often very sticky. Nice yardadori btw. 👍🙏
Hi Jelle a monster, the main thing is doing the basics as your doing, remove what you want and get rid of what you Don't, pot it up with a course open substaight and leave it to recover in a sheltered area. Good luck turning it into a great bonsai tree in maybe five or so years time.
Good luck. I always used a lot of liquid seaweed . . . might have helped, didn't hurt, though my digs usually had more foliage. Often encountered heavy clay soil digging Ashe junipers, too risky to remove most soil as you did. We did sometimes bore holes in rootball and filled with coarse substrate to promote aeration and encourage new root growth. This is a more-than-one-year process!
Next few weeks it will stay relatively warm. ENough for the roots to settle in I hope. After that is it just hoping the reserves bring it over to spring!
I've done three huge digs: a Juniper and two Colorado Blue Spruce.... so far just the latest Spruce is alive but I won't know how well until next summer. Each was a ton of work but zero cost. I'm not one to turn down free trees but it's only worth it if it survives. I'm sure you'll have more luck with this Boxwood.
Really cool project Jelle. Beautiful big trunk and maybe even broader below the second rootspread. I hope it will survive and curious what it will look like in the future. 👍🏻
Curious to see how you get on with this one, Jelle ! It looks to be a really nice starting point for a cool bonsaï down the road, so hopefully it will recover rapidly !
You said it's a boxwood correct if that's true it will bounce back no problem. I used to install in ground irrigation systems for business. A Mc Donald's did a renovation and ripped up all their boxwoods. I pulled one out of a dumpster on site that's been in summer heat 38-43c. I put it in ground and it bounced back like nothing happened.
We dug out 11 Mugo Pines this year of this size or bigger from a hedge of a building that will get demolished. Spectacular material. Took us 3 days. Unfortunately, only one made it and of course it was the worst one of the whole bunch. Devastating tbh. Hope you have better luck with this one, but it looks really healthy and decidious is easier to dig than Pines.
I probably lost a box in my garden. I wanted to pot it up next year and already used a spade to dig all around and reduced the foliage a bit. But now the foliage is completely dead. I really hope it will get new growth but as it is an evergreen I prepare for the worst.
What a coincidence I dug out some 100 yr old boxwoods here in an old Seattle neighborhood this yr as well. I do want to see what you decide to do with yours.
@@GrowingBonsai yeah man!! ideal for longt term projects.. i need to get a root hook like that my friend :) ... i managed to get someone to look at my really big acer mate. cant do anything at the moment as its still in full leaf for some odd reason. would love to send you pics..
Very cool, I will have my first "urban yamadori" next spring. Till now I used seedlings and nursery stock. Very curious how that will work out for me... Very informative video again! Tnx! (by the way, I felt the pain through the screen...)
Why was your neighbour removing the box? You see a lot of people replacing box hedging in the uk (often with taxus) because box gets hammered by blight and the box moth caterpillar
I have been growing bonsai for about 6 years. But still can not bring myself to to try a substrate of mostly stones/ Akadama /pumice etc I still use 60% soil with pumice and a bit of sand etc Is it holding me back from getting better root development ? And better bonsai ?
I am not convinced it does. It des make watering easier. But if it works for you... Local climate + care + substrate must be in balance. Sounds like you have the balance.
What a beast! I know exactly the triumph and joy you're feeling. Every time I visit our community recycling center I look in the garden waste area for plants people have thrown out and from time to time wonderful trees like that are free for the taking. I just love finding stuff like that. 😄
These are the best projects, if they survive, I think!
I helped an elderly neighbor remove a similar plant. She was so happy when I removed the plant and tidied up the landscape area. Oh, she was so very, very thankful. (She didn't understand why I was grinning from ear to ear:) Maybe she thought I was the most kind neighbor in the world. I'm a nice guy, but I did have a selfish motive.
That is awesome! I know that sometimes people are happy when you empty their yard, and more pleased to hear that you will actually keep them alive!
I have a huge Crepe Myrtle I need to dig up growing against the house. Chopped that thing down for several years now hoping it would just die, but man is it resilient. Decided I'm just going to dig it up next spring and bonsai it. Now watch it decide to die on me next year.
Cool! Box it up and sent it to meee :)
Just an FYI, crepe Myrtle are tough trees, if you’ve never dug one their wood is crazy hard, you will need serious saws to go thru the tap roots. Here’s a pro tip if your digging in spring go ahead and take a sawzall this fall and cut a circular cut around the trunk to cut some of the big roots they may sprout some feeder roots over winter to help survival when you dig.
Yep...that is a big find! I have an opportunity to grab some farmers hedging hawthorn in a week or two so hoping to have similiar fun as you :)
Good luck! Bring heavy leather gloves!
:O jaw dropping material! I'm SO excited to see this develop!
Same here!
That is quite the specimen... I hope it'll recover well!
Yeah, same here. Fingers crossed!
Aim high, dream big! This will test the old adage of "fortune favors the bold!" 🤞
I DO hope to win!
Not only you're lucky day. That tree probably feel pretty lucky as well!!
I hope it will feel that way in spring. For now it is a long, dark, cold period for an evergreen to be nearly without foliage!
Best een hele klus wel leuk , ben benieuwd wat voor een mooie bonsai gaat worden ! Succes
Anders ik wel!
Oh I am VERY excited about this tree.
Isn't it!
@@GrowingBonsai Relax. The tree just met you. Maybe it is just shy.
Urban collecting is the best. This tree is going to be so happy in a new life.
Lets first get it through the next 6 months..
excited to see what happens with this tree!
Me too!
Oh my goodness! I'm laughing because this is exactly what I'd do if I was even remotely strong enough. So pleased for you Jelle. Thank you for all the hints and techniques you explained. Though my 3 inch yamadoris require less finesse, I've learned a lot that I can use on future re-pots. Fingers and toes crossed for a mild winter and great recovery!
Haha, yeah, strength is lacking for this tree. So even if it lives, it might not stay with me!
My husband will be overjoyed after seeing this video, that I am growing mostly mame, and a few shohin trees on our second floor balcony. 😅😅😅
hahaha, I am sure he will be overjoyed!
A couple of suggestions for prepping big material: 1) Make cuts with a reciprocating saw and pruning blades made for cutting green wood, not a chainsaw. Reciprocating saws with proper blades cut much cleaner than chainsaws. 2) Try cleaning out the field soil with a moderate blast of water, not a pressure washer, which can be too harsh. Instead, a hose end jet sprayer is ideal. I often use both to reduce large dense rootballs when repotting. This specimen has a good chance of survival. Nice find, but it took your initiative to bring it home and give it a go. At least you didn't have to dig it up yourself, so you lucked out there!
Thx, I think I have a fair idea how to handle this.
I recenly got a big boxwood out of the garden myself too (huge nebari!!). It's spring here but it started budding very quickly and now they're a very healthy tree with lots of new growth. Excited to see your project with that species too!!
Yes, spring is MUCH better certainly for a tree cutup like this one! FIngers crossed
Tree has a very high chance of survival in my opinion. Tons of fine roots and you potted it the best possible way. I've started soaking trees in Superthrive for a few minutes when potting them up if I think they might need a bit of a boost. Thanks for another great video!
Thanks so much, I hope it will!
Glad to see someone else in the same boat about the partners requests and finding bigger material. I have a couple, almost as big as yours, boxwoods, and have been in a box for two year. They have recovered quite well in that time and plan to hard prune them in the spring to hopefully produce a new hot flush and bring down the silhouette to where I want to be. Good luck with your new nonpurchased plant and look forward to some updates.
To be fair, my partner is not holding me back in the number or size of trees. It is me who feels the collection is too big! She jokingly said I should start the video with this intro.
Un grand merci pour la vidéo!
You're very welcome!
Always good to get free trees given to you or come from the wild because it dies it’s not cost you anything great as always Jelle Thanks again for subscribing to my channel. It’s an honour to have your own board. Thanks again.❤(Dave)
Thx Dave (Or is it Lee!)
@@GrowingBonsai sorry its Dave lol
I often like to hose roots free. Seems more gentle and effective than the root hook. And no danger of roots drying out.
fair enough.
@@GrowingBonsai was not meant as criticism just as an addition to your technique. Especially because garden soil is often very sticky. Nice yardadori btw. 👍🙏
Hi Jelle a monster, the main thing is doing the basics as your doing, remove what you want and get rid of what you Don't, pot it up with a course open substaight and leave it to recover in a sheltered area. Good luck turning it into a great bonsai tree in maybe five or so years time.
Yes. Main concern will be getting it through winter. The guy left very little foliage, which for an evergreen at the start of winter is not so great.
Good luck. I always used a lot of liquid seaweed . . . might have helped, didn't hurt, though my digs usually had more foliage. Often encountered heavy clay soil digging Ashe junipers, too risky to remove most soil as you did. We did sometimes bore holes in rootball and filled with coarse substrate to promote aeration and encourage new root growth. This is a more-than-one-year process!
Yes!
Looks interesting.
yes!
Under influence of the master pieces of Peter Ch....lol....well done Jelle...
not really
It's a win/win I hope winter is not to rough on it.
Next few weeks it will stay relatively warm. ENough for the roots to settle in I hope. After that is it just hoping the reserves bring it over to spring!
Really appreciate this content. Thank you.
Please post a follow-up video on this tree.
Will do! But it will be at least a year!
I've done three huge digs: a Juniper and two Colorado Blue Spruce.... so far just the latest Spruce is alive but I won't know how well until next summer. Each was a ton of work but zero cost. I'm not one to turn down free trees but it's only worth it if it survives. I'm sure you'll have more luck with this Boxwood.
I hope so. SOrry to hear about your losses!
thanks at last for someone doing yamadori/yardadori and explaining their process!
Glad it was helpful!
Really cool project Jelle. Beautiful big trunk and maybe even broader below the second rootspread. I hope it will survive and curious what it will look like in the future. 👍🏻
Yes, that lower rootspread is massive. I really hope I can lower the nebari in the future!
nice score jelle, i found 9 juniperus blaauw today :) always fun to find some new things to play around with :)
Nice!
Very cool project. 👍🏻
I hope your new "baby" survives and I look forward to see more of it. ☺️
I hope so too!
Curious to see how you get on with this one, Jelle ! It looks to be a really nice starting point for a cool bonsaï down the road, so hopefully it will recover rapidly !
Fingers crossed!
Bought a mini chainsaw about a year ago for use with my bonsai. I have worn out 3 chains in that time and still haven’t used it on a bonsai …
hahaha
Wird spannend😊
Genau!
You said it's a boxwood correct if that's true it will bounce back no problem. I used to install in ground irrigation systems for business. A Mc Donald's did a renovation and ripped up all their boxwoods. I pulled one out of a dumpster on site that's been in summer heat 38-43c. I put it in ground and it bounced back like nothing happened.
Yup, boxwood. Going into winter is a bit tricky with the little foliage on there. Will see!
We dug out 11 Mugo Pines this year of this size or bigger from a hedge of a building that will get demolished. Spectacular material. Took us 3 days. Unfortunately, only one made it and of course it was the worst one of the whole bunch. Devastating tbh. Hope you have better luck with this one, but it looks really healthy and decidious is easier to dig than Pines.
Pines can be tricky indeed!
Amazing find my friend...best of luck 🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉
Thanks!
I probably lost a box in my garden. I wanted to pot it up next year and already used a spade to dig all around and reduced the foliage a bit. But now the foliage is completely dead. I really hope it will get new growth but as it is an evergreen I prepare for the worst.
Luckily it made a natural ground layer which I successfully potted. But it is only a few mm in diameter. But it is better than nothing.
bummed when that happens!
Partner says dont buy more trees. i just find them😂😂😂😂😂😂😂.
Guess what.. It was HER line!
@@GrowingBonsai i just have people send me trees nowadays as a gift🤣
@@GrowingBonsai too funny
Like bringing home a stray cat. "But she is sooo cute, I couldn't leave her there all alone"
Exactly like that!
What a coincidence I dug out some 100 yr old boxwoods here in an old Seattle neighborhood this yr as well. I do want to see what you decide to do with yours.
:) IF it lives, in a year an update
you should have soaked the tree in water to remove the mud so that you can see where the root structure is. so that its easier to trim the roots.
Not at this stage
nearly as big as my acer :) i like your root hook mate :)
@@BenshobbyStuff slightly on the large size, true!
@@GrowingBonsai yeah man!! ideal for longt term projects.. i need to get a root hook like that my friend :) ... i managed to get someone to look at my really big acer mate. cant do anything at the moment as its still in full leaf for some odd reason. would love to send you pics..
@BenshobbyStuff contact bobcat bonsai. He made this roothook for me!
Hell yeah!!
fingers crossed!
Very cool, I will have my first "urban yamadori" next spring. Till now I used seedlings and nursery stock. Very curious how that will work out for me...
Very informative video again! Tnx!
(by the way, I felt the pain through the screen...)
Hahaha, won't say I am still hurting but..
Keep in mind, what seems big in a yard when digging, is too big when you want to pot it up :)
Sop instead of cuttoff the tall ends some of them will be airlyered on mine
True, but for a straight section..
Always take a look in skips! Skip diver !
Absolutely!
Why was your neighbour removing the box? You see a lot of people replacing box hedging in the uk (often with taxus) because box gets hammered by blight and the box moth caterpillar
exacty for this reason :)
I have been growing bonsai for about 6 years. But still can not bring myself to to try a substrate of mostly stones/ Akadama /pumice etc I still use 60% soil with pumice and a bit of sand etc
Is it holding me back from getting better root development ? And better bonsai ?
I am not convinced it does. It des make watering easier. But if it works for you...
Local climate + care + substrate must be in balance. Sounds like you have the balance.
👍👌🙂
:D
Loopholes ftw
Gotta find and use them!
Are you going to do anything with those rooted branches? May be pot them in small containers or in the garden?
nah, clipclip
I have a pomegranate that has been in a pot for 5 years , 5cm thick trunk , I want to bend it but it is very hard and thick , please assist
Don't. A 5cm thick pomegranate cannot be bent without it breaking.
@@GrowingBonsai do you think I should then keep it a straight trunk style , hope it will still look nice
@@geraldshannon6047 impossible to tell from here..
😂 I walked past a horse chestnut tree the other day, perfect size But way too much work.
:)
Nabend ,wenn du an einen ca 120 Jahre alten Buchsbaum interesse hast ,sollten wir uns mal kurz schließen...lg
Immer interessant zu sehen was du los werden mochtest
Wie kann ich dir Bilder zukommen lassen ? Via insta?
@@Bonsaibasti vielleight ambesten email? bonsai@bio-vision.nl :)
Advice to disobey your partner, reminder to protect your back, being out of breath and those groans. This video had an old man vibe to it😅
The bigger your bonsai, the older you feel. Then you get wiser too, and get smaller trees.
Lay a tarpaulin down and work on that. Much less effort to clean up.
Thanks for the tip but then the tarpaulin would need to be cleaned and dried!
Work on your health 😊
I do!