More than keeping your trees in exhibition, I believe you can create your own exhibition which everyone would love to visit! We are thankful to you and TH-cam for showing us this exhibition! The pots that Tom sent you are exactly the ones that I use for all my trees for maintaining uniformity..however, they are in multiple colors and I like adding colors to my collection!
Hi Nigel. In the beginning of this video I spotted Ta prome Temple. May I know the status of it.I was continually following it when you were building it.
I made three violins, one of the most challenging and rewarding projects I've tackled! It took my a full year to make each one and they were all made by hand. I even made the finger board, the pegs, the bridge and the chin rest!
Hi Nigel, I've always thought Bonsai were amazing. My daughter surprised me with a Hawaiian Rain tree. Of course I have very little understanding of Bonsai. I have no way of knowing how old my tree is or when I should be repotting it. I appreciate any help you could be to me.
@@dannynbelle1978 The only sure way is to count rings and Nigel might not see this since you put this as a reply to my comment. I suggest try googling this or email Nigel
Hi Nigel, i fully endorse your pot policy. Expensive pots need that extra care. Sometimes when i see a bonsai expert or nursery destroy a cracked ceramic pot by breaking it with a hammer, it breaks my heart. So wasteful. If i was living nearby i would have gladly taken their cracked pots for free. For an amateur like me, they are still good. It can be fixed up with epoxy, painted over and the cracked portion can be turned to the back.
Here, leaving expensive ceramic pots outside is risky, as they would get stolen. Ditto for developed bonsai trees too. If i lived in an independent house (instead of an apartment), i would have built a grilled glasshouse on the roof to keep my trees & pots safe and private.
The sound of a good pot sounds a lot like the sound of a good stone for flintknapping. It’s all about that high pitched ring, tells you there are no cracks or bad spots in it!
hey Nigel! I don't know if you knew this but there is another species of Brazilian Rain Tree Called Chloroleucon tenuiflorum or Pithecellobium dumosum. It is a rough bark type of BRT and the plates on the bark can get very small which makes it great for bonsai. Maybe you can find some seeds in canada or I can try sending some to you when the seeds mature next year lol
Pots have turned into sort of an obsession for me 😆 Last exhibition I went to here in Costa Rica my focus was on getting pots, but I ended up getting two trees 😇 A water jasmine and a Pircantha, looks like I'll continue to hunt for pots in my regular places and nurseries 🤷♂
Loved this video. Agree with some of your selections. I seem to remember my bonsai sensei teaching that the flowering plants looked better in the glazed pots. What do you think?
Nice bunch of pots there Nigel. I'm a bit jealous. Down the road, I'll get some more myself. Going to Visit Sarah Reiner this year again to look at her beautiful pots. Do you have any of her pots? Great episode as usual. Nice to see you think things through now and have a plan for tropical repotting season.
Very interesting talk included on the concept of patina in bonai pots which is often not valued. This commenter had found a silver ring about 600 years old with splendid patina which a jeweler "cleaned" off.
Excellent video and useful thoughts about pots even though I will not invest in anything expensive for many years. (I was also wondering what that dingling light reflection or dingling object could been that was visible for some parts of the video - maybe just me but it was taking away some focus on my side but it is hard to see when doing the recording I guess. Luckily you are so very inspiring so the video became good anyway. :) )
Yes, the square pots have corners, which doesn't flow with a natural style as well. I think of rectangular pots as a picture frame, framing a slice of nature, the frame can be any shape.
There is nowhere to buy bonsai pots in my area. I’ve taken to buying those cheap hardware store terracotta pots and cutting them down with an angle grinder.
Nigel you have in stock a few billions collection in this world. Really creativity stars from you. Nigel will you please help me I am in a dilemma. I have an urgent query from you... how tall a normal (natural ) bonsai should be , 12inch, 16 inch ya more than that ya shorter than 12 inch. I am now working on ficus Benjamina and the plants is 3 years old but it's neglected and kept in a shady place since last year .Recently 1 months ago I bring it in my rooftop terrace here it gets full day sun and it's become 36 inch height.Its growing upward but lower parts has no branches and also leaves.Its branches also only tall no small branches and leaves. But Its 6 to 7 aerial root goes down the soil. I pruned it's yesterday still it is 22 inch. If I hard pruned it then within 12 inch it has no leaves only branches If I keep it 16 inch then a few leaves I am getting . What should I do. Keep it 22 inch this year ya pruned it 16 inch ya 12 inch . I need help from you sir .How much height should I keep I can't decide and how can I get lot of branch and leaves in lower parts please help me . It's potted in simple loamy soil and organic fertilizer found here. ( Mustered cake dust, cow dung compost such as ). How can I stop Upward growth and downward branches and leaves. I recently pinch it but how tall ( height) Expecting a good suggestion urgent basis . Deb.kolkata, India.
Hello Deb, I would need to see a photo of the tree to decided a good height and what work would need to be done on it. You can send some pictures to.. thekwbonsaisociety@gmail.com I'll have a look! Nigel
Do you have any problems with chemicals from the roof leaching into your water? Ive been using tap water and im seeing white rings around my tree trunks this year.
Perhaps someone can help me out. I noticed all the pots are fairly shallow, which made me wonder what impact would using a deeper pot have on the tree?
A deeper pot drains better, for trees with a well developed root system, shallow pots are fine because the tree uses all the water in the pot. A shallow pot requires careful watering, they can be too wet on the bottom and too dry on the top of the soil. You need a tree that can use all the excess water in the soil quickly to avoid root rot.
Looking for your early reply. By the way here in india now 13.06.2021 time is 10.43 am. What about yours time now ? By the way from which country you are . Good Morning ❤️.
It's hard, I really have to watch the watering, no drying out and not too wet! Once it goes outside for the summer, they are easier to take care of, inside in winter, very difficult, they need lots of light and cool temperatures.
might be too cold for avocado in Canada.. I tried to grow avocado from seeds in Australia.. it always died on me within first year, I find avocado trees quite tricky to grow..
@@debbiej.2168 hi Debbie.. they take a long time, a few weeks to sprout. just clean the seed and put it in water, leave it room temperature, if you do this with 5 of them, at least 1 must sprout :) try different types of avocado too
It's always great to have so many possibilities between beautiful trees and beautiful pots
Thank you B A!
More than keeping your trees in exhibition, I believe you can create your own exhibition which everyone would love to visit! We are thankful to you and TH-cam for showing us this exhibition!
The pots that Tom sent you are exactly the ones that I use for all my trees for maintaining uniformity..however, they are in multiple colors and I like adding colors to my collection!
Thanks you very much, the coloured pots sound cool!
Interesting process of selecting the right pot for the specific tree
I have an even better pot for it now!!! Thanks!
Hi Nigel. In the beginning of this video I spotted Ta prome Temple. May I know the status of it.I was continually following it when you were building it.
I love old looking pots they are so amazing great👏
Nigel I didn't know you are a luthier! Respect sir!👍
I made three violins, one of the most challenging and rewarding projects I've tackled! It took my a full year to make each one and they were all made by hand. I even made the finger board, the pegs, the bridge and the chin rest!
Even the ficus plain looks fancy!
Hi Nigel, I've always thought Bonsai were amazing. My daughter surprised me with a Hawaiian Rain tree. Of course I have very little understanding of Bonsai.
I have no way of knowing how old my tree is or when I should be repotting it.
I appreciate any help you could be to me.
@@dannynbelle1978 The only sure way is to count rings and Nigel might not see this since you put this as a reply to my comment. I suggest try googling this or email Nigel
i didn't know these things about pots. thank you for sharing your knowledge
Hi Nigel, i fully endorse your pot policy. Expensive pots need that extra care.
Sometimes when i see a bonsai expert or nursery destroy a cracked ceramic pot by breaking it with a hammer, it breaks my heart. So wasteful. If i was living nearby i would have gladly taken their cracked pots for free. For an amateur like me, they are still good. It can be fixed up with epoxy, painted over and the cracked portion can be turned to the back.
Here, leaving expensive ceramic pots outside is risky, as they would get stolen. Ditto for developed bonsai trees too. If i lived in an independent house (instead of an apartment), i would have built a grilled glasshouse on the roof to keep my trees & pots safe and private.
Thanks Vinny, it's so nice to hear from you! I hope you are doing well and I miss your sense of humor. I'm totally ready for a new video too!
A valuable discussion for the serious Bonsai enthusiast.
The sound of a good pot sounds a lot like the sound of a good stone for flintknapping. It’s all about that high pitched ring, tells you there are no cracks or bad spots in it!
hey Nigel! I don't know if you knew this but there is another species of Brazilian Rain Tree Called Chloroleucon tenuiflorum or Pithecellobium dumosum. It is a rough bark type of BRT and the plates on the bark can get very small which makes it great for bonsai. Maybe you can find some seeds in canada or I can try sending some to you when the seeds mature next year lol
U really got so many beautiful pot choices out there for various bonsai trees of urs
Great pot collection Nigel! Loved this video thank you
Pots have turned into sort of an obsession for me 😆 Last exhibition I went to here in Costa Rica my focus was on getting pots, but I ended up getting two trees 😇 A water jasmine and a Pircantha, looks like I'll continue to hunt for pots in my regular places and nurseries 🤷♂
Great to hear Franz!! I like when people become obsessed, it makes me feel more normal, lol!!
@@TheBonsaiZone We're all as normal as it gets, until we start thinking about plants 🙊
Lots of pots and so much variety! We have no such option here in India. We tried a lot but couldn't find any proper bonsai pot here.
Loved this video. Agree with some of your selections. I seem to remember my bonsai sensei teaching that the flowering plants looked better in the glazed pots. What do you think?
Nice bunch of pots there Nigel. I'm a bit jealous. Down the road, I'll get some more myself. Going to Visit Sarah Reiner this year again to look at her beautiful pots. Do you have any of her pots? Great episode as usual. Nice to see you think things through now and have a plan for tropical repotting season.
Very interesting talk included on the concept of patina in bonai pots which is often not valued. This commenter had found a silver ring about 600 years old with splendid patina which a jeweler "cleaned" off.
You'll just have to wait another 600 years and all will be good! Thanks Sophia!
Beautiful bonsai pot 👍👍👍
i'm From sri lanka 🇱🇰
How’s the weeping willow?
I want to know also!
I thought they passed away last year.😕
Yeah I’m pretty sure it died
Sad‽
Your Serissa is awesome!
Thanks Charles, they are a challenge!
Very nice. Can you please let us know when are you planning to work again on the Ta Prome temple? Thanks
I think I'll have to wait until winter, I'm having a very busy summer and I have a lot of building projects on the go!
Excellent video and useful thoughts about pots even though I will not invest in anything expensive for many years.
(I was also wondering what that dingling light reflection or dingling object could been that was visible for some parts of the video - maybe just me but it was taking away some focus on my side but it is hard to see when doing the recording I guess. Luckily you are so very inspiring so the video became good anyway. :) )
Big fan
You are my favorite youtuber
Thanks so much Meli!
“And I bought a lot of pot” ok sanders careful now the police won’t come visit and don’t over do it if they don’t 😉🤣
Thank you for sharing
Thanks for watching!
Maybe Chris would let you make an exchange. Nothing like looking at the material as you make a choice.
You could make your own clay pots.
I tried it,it's very fun
I don’t know what it is about rectangular pots, but they irk me. I always lean towards round or oval. Just seems more natural for the tree to me.
Yes, the square pots have corners, which doesn't flow with a natural style as well. I think of rectangular pots as a picture frame, framing a slice of nature, the frame can be any shape.
Awesome !
Thank you! Cheers!
There is nowhere to buy bonsai pots in my area. I’ve taken to buying those cheap hardware store terracotta pots and cutting them down with an angle grinder.
Hi community! Is there any source for porcelain bonsai pots (that ships worldwide, that is)?
Good 👍
Thanks Hanh! It's a challenge growing tropical trees in Canada!
Nigel you have in stock a few billions collection in this world. Really creativity stars from you. Nigel will you please help me I am in a dilemma.
I have an urgent query from you... how tall a normal (natural ) bonsai should be , 12inch, 16 inch ya more than that ya shorter than 12 inch.
I am now working on ficus Benjamina and the plants is 3 years old but it's neglected and kept in a shady place since last year .Recently 1 months ago I bring it in my rooftop terrace here it gets full day sun and it's become 36 inch height.Its growing upward but lower parts has no branches and also leaves.Its branches also only tall no small branches and leaves. But Its 6 to 7 aerial root goes down the soil. I pruned it's yesterday still it is 22 inch. If I hard pruned it then within 12 inch it has no leaves only branches
If I keep it 16 inch then a few leaves I am getting . What should I do. Keep it 22 inch this year ya pruned it 16 inch ya 12 inch . I need help from you sir .How much height should I keep I can't decide and how can I get lot of branch and leaves in lower parts please help me . It's potted in simple loamy soil and organic fertilizer found here. ( Mustered cake dust, cow dung compost such as ). How can I stop Upward growth and downward branches and leaves. I recently pinch it but how tall ( height)
Expecting a good suggestion urgent basis .
Deb.kolkata, India.
Hello Deb, I would need to see a photo of the tree to decided a good height and what work would need to be done on it.
You can send some pictures to..
thekwbonsaisociety@gmail.com
I'll have a look!
Nigel
Most of my trees are in seed trays or in vegetable containers
A great place to develop your trees!
Do you have any problems with chemicals from the roof leaching into your water? Ive been using tap water and im seeing white rings around my tree trunks this year.
That’s calcium from your tap water. Doesn’t look good, but won’t hurt your trees. You can take it off with a toothbrush.
Perhaps someone can help me out. I noticed all the pots are fairly shallow, which made me wonder what impact would using a deeper pot have on the tree?
A deeper pot drains better, for trees with a well developed root system, shallow pots are fine because the tree uses all the water in the pot. A shallow pot requires careful watering, they can be too wet on the bottom and too dry on the top of the soil. You need a tree that can use all the excess water in the soil quickly to avoid root rot.
Is his head also a bonsai tree?
My umbrella canopy is developing nicely thanks to Covid!
Looking for your early reply. By the way here in india now 13.06.2021 time is 10.43 am. What about yours time now ? By the way from which country you are .
Good Morning ❤️.
Hello Deb, I'm in Canada!
How so you keep your serissa so nice?! I look at mine wrong and it’s leaves start yellowing of dropping leaves
It's hard, I really have to watch the watering, no drying out and not too wet! Once it goes outside for the summer, they are easier to take care of, inside in winter, very difficult, they need lots of light and cool temperatures.
Nigel!! Foist!
Bullish Komodo, you have stepped inside the Foist Zone!
Have you ever done an avocado bonsai?
might be too cold for avocado in Canada.. I tried to grow avocado from seeds in Australia.. it always died on me within first year, I find avocado trees quite tricky to grow..
@@romino23I've never been able to get an avocado seed to sprout.
@@debbiej.2168 hi Debbie.. they take a long time, a few weeks to sprout. just clean the seed and put it in water, leave it room temperature, if you do this with 5 of them, at least 1 must sprout :) try different types of avocado too
@@romino23 Thanks.
''unfortunately i don't have any low quality pots'' - First world problems
You're not a huge fan of junipers?
I love Junipers, but the ones I've had didn't make it through winter. I'm going to get some this year!
Looking forward.
Older looking pots are better for bonsai
They are so hard to get and can be very expensive too!
Wow almost dropped 400 for 4 pots that’s a lot of money
If you look at it spread out over 25 years, it's only 16 dollars per year!
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Hello Not Bonsai, Maybe Bonsai here!
Good morning Nigel. I need an email of yours. I would like to send you something from Greece if possible.
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