Great tree Nigel. A bit of video criticism. Your new camera looks great, but if you're going to use such a shallow depth of field, you need to really control your focus. It will take a little work, but I would just use manual focus. Or extend your depth of field to make out of focus shots less of a big deal.
Love the development of this tree Nigel! I really like that your sticking to your philosophy and aesthetic whilst taking us all along for the journey. I personally have never been a fan of those typical Boba Fett helmet bonsai trees that you mentioned, and I really enjoy your more naturalistic approach. Also with each new video, I can see your getting more accustomed to the new camera. Great job all around!
Hi Nigel, just as a tip: Mugo variety Pines like your Austrian Pine back bud from where old/last years needles remain on a branch not where they have been removed (cut, plucked). And if for any reason you want or have to cut them, then cut them just a few millimetres above the socks that hold them! That way those needle stumps will stay alive long enough for new buds to grow from them! Cutting all the needles will also weaken the branch as well as the whole tree. Cheers, Hans van Meer.
Thanks Hans, very good information! The tree is looking really healthy and it has lots of new buds developing! I think it was one of those one step backwards stage for the tree, getting the branch structure in order. I think once the needle density returns, the work will be worthwhile.
@@TheBonsaiZone You're more than welcome Nigel and keep up your good work making the people enthusiastic about our great hobby and passion! Cheers from Holland! Hans van Meer.
I think one of those Austrian pines would look good with some downward pointing secondary branches, to give tufts of green both above and below the main branch line. Seemed like a common motif in some of the nature shots?
Hey Nigel, so lovely as usual. In all that time you’ve had this, have you ever had to treat your Austrian pine for Dothistroma needle blight or Diplodia needle blight? Or do those diseases not really attack bonsai’s?
I just got a 2 needles pine from a local owner, it was used as a xmas tree. It is pot bound 10 ft tall. Can I prune it this time of the year just to get that taper look on it's base? I am located in california. Also is it ok to repot? Since it's really pot bound.
Everone has their own approach and ive said this before, I think you're approach to tropicals is fantastic! And although i realpy like this pine, i don't agree with the techniques. Imo, the 1st and 2nd year needles are important. 3rd yr needles can go but 2nd yr are still good and photosynthetic and provide the tree with the nessary nutrients to help with the repotting that occured this year. Me personally, i would have let it be this year to recover and gain health back to regrow a nice root ball. Pines strength are in the roots and the more foliage the better.
hi Nigel.. I got a Juniper in the mail a few weeks ago.. repotted it to a Bonsai pot using Bonsai soil.. it looked great for 2 weeks ;) Now its turning brown.. I water everyday to keep moist (good drainage) and I spritz the top with water.. I have it outside.. not direct 'hot' sun.. Can you tell me what I could do to save the plant? thank you joe
stateniland In addition to not repotting at this time of year, you should never remove all of the original soil when repotting a juniper. As for keeping it alive, it sounds like you are doing all you can (don’t over water though), so good luck!
I really like this tree, and I have followed it from your first videos of it. It is definitely a hybrid between a traditional wired bonsai and the clip and grow style I see as your signature. My only critique would be that the first branch is too straight. There is such a graceful curve to the trunk that the first branch doesn't echo. I would, and this is only my opinion, place a guy-wire on that first branch to just put a subtle curve to match that really delicate trunk movement.
I did have it wired down at one point with a guy wire and it looked very good. I would have to then wire all the branches down also to maintain a consistent spacing between the branches. I may still wire it after more foliage grows in, I'll have to make a decision.
Maybe, but I think that there is good movement in the rest, and they are so compact. A gentle curve to that first branch would add that Japanese drama and the 2nd branch (my favourite) allows a perfect transition to the rest of the tree.
Pine sawfly!! The bane of my existence. I pinch off the buds as soon as I notice them in there and squish. Persistence is paying off but I check at least once a week. They’ll destroy a tree in no time.
As always, great content, but there's just one thing I noticed. Your shots are usually pretty and nice, but unfortunately sometimes the objects are out of focus. It seems the depth of field is very shallow, which makes it easy for objects to slip out of focus. Changing that and setting the focus to manual could help also. On some shots the brightness could be adjusted, too, but that's normally not that big of a problem. :)
making them look like trees you'd see in nature is all about perspective. step back from a full-sized tree until you can see the whole thing from ground to the tip without moving your head. see what the tree looks like from that perspective. that is what you try to do with bonsai.
Great work and nice tree. Please understand that "Bonsai Trees" ARE trees that are found in nature- It is possible that you have not seen the specific nature where they exist: Utah, Nevada, Arizona of the united states. joe
I like how you talk down on the dense foliage that MASTERS can get on their pines, as if you could ever do that and are consciously avoiding it, LOL, what a joke.
I just thinned the tree, it was getting extremely dense to the point where it was hard to see any branches. I'm sure it will quickly fill in again, but this time with a better basic structure to the branches.
It's a work in progress! It's always been a long branch with very little going for it. I have managed to shorten it over the years, but it has a long way to go!
The tree has changed a lot in just the last 6 years. You can go back and watch the early videos to see the progression,. I think you'll see the tree develop well in the next few years!
All “so here I go” timestamps:
3:28
5:13
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21:05
I'm not sure if the comment isn't loading properly,
but there is at least one more at 21:05 besides 3:28, 5:13 and 8:17 :)
@@lukasmihara Will be added to the list comrade.
Hello Nigel...I enjoy YOUR music as well as all your videos and tours you take us on! Thank you so much for taking the time! 🎶🌳
Great tree Nigel.
A bit of video criticism. Your new camera looks great, but if you're going to use such a shallow depth of field, you need to really control your focus. It will take a little work, but I would just use manual focus. Or extend your depth of field to make out of focus shots less of a big deal.
Have to agree with you on the video's dof, looks like 1 to 2 stops short with hands sharp and tree blurred or vice versa . But still great content.
Love the development of this tree Nigel! I really like that your sticking to your philosophy and aesthetic whilst taking us all along for the journey. I personally have never been a fan of those typical Boba Fett helmet bonsai trees that you mentioned, and I really enjoy your more naturalistic approach. Also with each new video, I can see your getting more accustomed to the new camera. Great job all around!
Great video ! As usual your detailed work is much appreciated. The tree is looking fabulous so far.
Nigel I would say this is one of if not your best bonsai. Your larch are exceptionally good too. Another great video eh!
I bought a large Austrian Pine at Lowe's today for $25. I plan to turn into a bonsai and found your video very helpful.
Thanks Nigel!
Glad it was helpful! Happy growing!!
This is my favorite Bonsai of yours.
I don’t think I’ve seen more then 1 or 2 of your trees with actual wire. Good luck either way. It’s going to look and have some great roots!
Hi Nigel, just as a tip: Mugo variety Pines like your Austrian Pine back bud from where old/last years needles remain on a branch not where they have been removed (cut, plucked). And if for any reason you want or have to cut them, then cut them just a few millimetres above the socks that hold them! That way those needle stumps will stay alive long enough for new buds to grow from them! Cutting all the needles will also weaken the branch as well as the whole tree.
Cheers,
Hans van Meer.
Thanks Hans, very good information! The tree is looking really healthy and it has lots of new buds developing! I think it was one of those one step backwards stage for the tree, getting the branch structure in order. I think once the needle density returns, the work will be worthwhile.
@@TheBonsaiZone
You're more than welcome Nigel and keep up your good work making the people enthusiastic about our great hobby and passion!
Cheers from Holland!
Hans van Meer.
I think one of those Austrian pines would look good with some downward pointing secondary branches, to give tufts of green both above and below the main branch line. Seemed like a common motif in some of the nature shots?
Such a beautiful tree. Great work
You should do more pine videos there the best I've always wanted to have a bonsai that style I just cant manage to get it like that.
hello Nigel! I didn't know you also do music. I think it'd be great if you did a video on that one day, it sounds a bit beautiful :)
Great looking tree Nigel!
I can't judge the bonsai work because i know nothing about bonsai, but the quality of the video itself is great.
This tree is one of my favorites of yours. Great work, Nigel. I think you made all the right decisions :D
It will look very bare at the end of part two, but I'm hoping it looks even better in the future as the branches fill in and ramify!
great video as always nigel, excited for part 2
Very nice tree!
Nice work on branches
Beautiful bonsai plant
I love Austrian pine! I just pruned my Austrian pine too, but I did not make a video of them, maybe next time. Yours are really nice! Cheers Nigel! 😀😀
nic work sir in detail...
You inspire me so much
Hey Nigel, so lovely as usual. In all that time you’ve had this, have you ever had to treat your Austrian pine for Dothistroma needle blight or Diplodia needle blight? Or do those diseases not really attack bonsai’s?
I just got a 2 needles pine from a local owner, it was used as a xmas tree. It is pot bound 10 ft tall.
Can I prune it this time of the year just to get that taper look on it's base? I am located in california.
Also is it ok to repot? Since it's really pot bound.
Have you ever worked on Redwood trees for bonsai. Like the California Coastal or the Sequoia?
I haven't, but one day, I'll start some from seeds! They are one of my favorite trees!
Everone has their own approach and ive said this before, I think you're approach to tropicals is fantastic! And although i realpy like this pine, i don't agree with the techniques. Imo, the 1st and 2nd year needles are important. 3rd yr needles can go but 2nd yr are still good and photosynthetic and provide the tree with the nessary nutrients to help with the repotting that occured this year. Me personally, i would have let it be this year to recover and gain health back to regrow a nice root ball. Pines strength are in the roots and the more foliage the better.
@26:19 Here you see the chicken as it skillfully sneaks in to the video like a ninja.
I noticed that when I was I was editing, they like hanging out with people!
Hi Nigel. Did you do any bud selection or candle pruning earlier in the year? Or did you just let the candles extend until you did this video?
It looks better with every video!
hi Nigel.. I got a Juniper in the mail a few weeks ago.. repotted it to a Bonsai pot using Bonsai soil.. it looked great for 2 weeks ;) Now its turning brown.. I water everyday to keep moist (good drainage) and I spritz the top with water.. I have it outside.. not direct 'hot' sun..
Can you tell me what I could do to save the plant?
thank you joe
It depends on location but if you are in the northern hemisphere, its past repotting season. I would have waited
stateniland In addition to not repotting at this time of year, you should never remove all of the original soil when repotting a juniper. As for keeping it alive, it sounds like you are doing all you can (don’t over water though), so good luck!
@@JoakimThoresen I did remove too much soil.. but live and learn :) . ty for your suggestions.. Joe
I really like this tree, and I have followed it from your first videos of it. It is definitely a hybrid between a traditional wired bonsai and the clip and grow style I see as your signature.
My only critique would be that the first branch is too straight. There is such a graceful curve to the trunk that the first branch doesn't echo. I would, and this is only my opinion, place a guy-wire on that first branch to just put a subtle curve to match that really delicate trunk movement.
I did have it wired down at one point with a guy wire and it looked very good. I would have to then wire all the branches down also to maintain a consistent spacing between the branches. I may still wire it after more foliage grows in, I'll have to make a decision.
Maybe, but I think that there is good movement in the rest, and they are so compact.
A gentle curve to that first branch would add that Japanese drama and the 2nd branch (my favourite) allows a perfect transition to the rest of the tree.
Pine sawfly!! The bane of my existence.
I pinch off the buds as soon as I notice them in there and squish. Persistence is paying off but I check at least once a week. They’ll destroy a tree in no time.
Agree. I lost my AP to them in just a couple of days!! To watch them rear up in unison was really something.
As always, great content, but there's just one thing I noticed. Your shots are usually pretty and nice, but unfortunately sometimes the objects are out of focus. It seems the depth of field is very shallow, which makes it easy for objects to slip out of focus. Changing that and setting the focus to manual could help also. On some shots the brightness could be adjusted, too, but that's normally not that big of a problem. :)
Nice juniper
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I want that too!!!!
Thanks Nigel!
I hope the tree looks good some day, it is looking a little bare after part 2!
making them look like trees you'd see in nature is all about perspective. step back from a full-sized tree until you can see the whole thing from ground to the tip without moving your head. see what the tree looks like from that perspective. that is what you try to do with bonsai.
wow 25 years
are you sir thinking about stilling your hair some time ? Or... it is on purpose to look like the bonsai ?
84* f and 78% humidity i would love that in July rather than 97 and 90% humidity
Great work and nice tree. Please understand that "Bonsai Trees" ARE trees that are found in nature- It is possible that you have not seen the specific nature where they exist: Utah, Nevada, Arizona of the united states.
joe
Thanks Joe, I have a feeling this could start a long discussion!
I wish Nigel was my neighbor .
Please refrain from putting your finger into any electrical outlets 😇 (sorry hehe)
Whoop whoop!!
The only bonsai Nigel isn't working on is his hair.
Natural vs artistic style. I'm firmly in the Natural styling camp.
I like how you talk down on the dense foliage that MASTERS can get on their pines, as if you could ever do that and are consciously avoiding it, LOL, what a joke.
I just thinned the tree, it was getting extremely dense to the point where it was hard to see any branches. I'm sure it will quickly fill in again, but this time with a better basic structure to the branches.
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That first branch is just horrid!
It's a work in progress! It's always been a long branch with very little going for it. I have managed to shorten it over the years, but it has a long way to go!
"Future styling of the tree" LOL, I can answer that, simple pruning and pinching to gain nothing, and have it look the same for the next 50 years LOL
The tree has changed a lot in just the last 6 years. You can go back and watch the early videos to see the progression,. I think you'll see the tree develop well in the next few years!
Foist
Two in a row, impressive!
@@TheBonsaiZone no kidding! What are the odds?? Lol
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I don’t think I’ve seen more then 1 or 2 of your trees with actual wire. Good luck either way. It’s going to look and have some great roots!
I don’t think I’ve seen more then 1 or 2 of your trees with actual wire. Good luck either way. It’s going to look and have some great roots!
I don’t think I’ve seen more then 1 or 2 of your trees with actual wire. Good luck either way. It’s going to look and have some great roots!