This will be really cool to see the result. this was probably more fun for me to watch than it was for you to split and twist that branch. that looked tough, but it was possible!
Thanks Mark. I decided from the beginning that I wanted my chnnel to be all about my bonsai journey. No point me trying to pretend that I'm and expert.
I was waiting on you sticking that chisel right into your wrist Tony..so glad it never happened .im looking forward for sure to seeing how this develops.
When I watched it back, I thought the same thing. It looked like one slip could have been very dangerous, but at the time of doing it, I was making sure that the force I was applying was in a direction away from my wrist so that even if I slipped I was quite safe.
That poor tree, I could hear it scream from here! Like that scene from the film Misery. 😂 it’ll be interesting to see if it works and what state the trunk will be in.
Hi Mark, I'm often a bit pesemistic in terms of trees' chances but I think this one has a really good chance. Hawthorns are very good at dealing with this kind of major abuse.
@@TonysBonsai I certainly hope that’s true for myself as well! I collected two decent sized hawthorns this spring that I chopped in the winter. They’re budding out but you never know if they’ll make it till they’ve hardened off new foliage and survive their first winter. I’ll cross my fingers for the both of us
I am planning to do this to a pine in spring, so this was a very useful discussion. It is wonderful to hear your insights and watching you work through the issues as they arise, thank you!
Thanks Rebecca. Is it a thick pine? If it were me, I would just bend thinner branches/trunks as they are, and if it's too thick to do that, I think I'd go for the wedge cut. I'm not really sold on this technique of splitting the trunk.
@@TonysBonsai Thanks for the feedback. The trunk is far to thick to bend, hence the plan to split! I have used the wedge method successfully last year on a cotoneaster, so I know it works, I just need to plan the bend more precisely. Cross your fingers for me . . .
But Peter Chan goes all the way from one end only does it on junipers and pines which works great with only one split I really hope your hope your tree lives as I never have never seen it done with deciduous trees best of luck mate
7: The Rack. The rack is the classic torture tool of the Spanish Inquisition. ... 6: The Thumb Screw. Maybe not as lethal as other methods of torture, but this is still very painful. ... 5: Dunking. ... 4: The Boot. ... 3: The Breaking Wheel. ... 2: Flaying. ... 1: Rat Torture.
I think it will survive and have some interesting scars from the splitting. Have you ever tried putting saw cuts on the side you want the bend to go... About ⅓ of the way into the tree, then bend it? I've done it on fruit trees to get the branches more horizontal; it heals up very quickly too. Thanks for the video 🇦🇺
Yes, I think this will be really interesting to follow, and like you I think it will be fine. I used that multiple saw cuts technique on a couple of trees last year. Theya re both doing well. The field maple healed over really quick and the strange bulge it created seems to be rectifying itself. The beech is a bit slower to heal but the curve was much nicer.
Yes, that is definitely a good technique. I did that last year with a field maple and a beech. I just really wanted to try on this tree seeing as it didn;t have much going for it.
Brave challenge Tony! I've seen Peter Chan do this many times and it always worries me if the tree will survive. Always think it's far better for the tree if you use tension wires or clamps. But I can't argue with Mr. Chan - He's been involved in bonsai far longer than me! 😂
Indeed, It's a bit of a wild experiment this one, but I am already looking forward to seeing what it looks like next year when it's had time to do some healing.
I have got exactly the same thoughts, Tony, and asked myself the same question, when I have seen someone applying the trunk splitter. Why should this work so much better? This certainly is the main reason, why I have not decided to get me a trunk splitter myself. And I am still hesitant to do so, as I would always believe to risk the tree eventually. And probably I will never buy one. Anyway, a very nice exercise you showed in your video. Curious to see the result at some point. Good luck.
Thanks Rob. I'll definitely update to show how it's doing in the summer, but then the big reveal will be next year when I take a peek under the vet tape.
A useful experiment time will be arbiter as to wether it work well enough for the tree to be usable after removing the tape and wire, my guess it won’t be but I would love to be proved wrong. Well done Tony.
Yeah, it's buds are swelling and it's doing great. The cuts still haven't fully fused closed like the maple though. I think it's going to take a few years. I'll take another look next spring I think.
This is a bold move, my friend! I have only seen this in videos, most of my trees are way too small for this technique. I think the key is aftercare. Keep us posted on the progress! Thanks!
Thanks Robert. The aftercare will be leaving it outside in a shady spot and watering and feeding it. Hawthorns are pretty tough, so I reckon it's got a decent chance of survival.
@@TonysBonsai That sounds like a great plan! - I just took a small chainsaw to my 'Ugly Kousa' I gave it some wild sinuous contours. In about 5years I hope to rename it "sexy Kousa" LOL
Good experimental material Tony. Very curious to see the outcome, and how the trunk looks after healing and re-fusing. I have one of those branch splitters too which came in a tool set. Like you, I have never used it. It never made any sense to me… before now. Cheers Tony
Some practical science as well now Tony. I really enjoyed watching this and I will be intrigued to see how it looks when the tape comes off. I actually need to do something very similar to a couple of my scots pines but have been a wee bit nervous about it :)
I wouldn't bother with a scots pine if it was me mate. They are really flexible and you should be able to bend them even if they are thicker than this. Perhaps a nice wedge-cut video is the order of the day? I've been planning on doing one this year, so you could beat me to it!
@@TonysBonsai That was the other thing I was considering before I saw todays video. It is broom handle thickness and dead straight!! But it does have a really interesting thin branch right near the base...if it all goes wrong :)
Yeah, larch and pine this thick can be bent pretty easily without any splitting. It will be interesting to see how a deciduous tree like a hawthorn responds
Thanks for sharing the experience. I have also thought that Mr Chan’s videos miss some info, Masters usually have the right to hint the technic but leave pupils to find it out… We are in the process. Thanks therefore for this investigation
Dave Joyce did the quarter split technique but wrapped the tree with wire before bending. If you are interested, look at page 188, The Art of Natural Bonsai. There he said that a half diameter cut would result in an eye shaped bulge. "Repeating the operation crosswise effectively creates four longitudinal quadrant strands that bend far more sympathetically once wired."
Yes, unfortunately I don't have that book, but I get what he is saying exactly. I suppose the exception would be if the bend was an s-shape where both sides would then have sections in compression and tension so should level themselves out.
This tool was part of a set a friend bought me, and I think it did a great job. I'm not sure I'll have too much use for it going forward though as I think it's a bit of a sketchy technique.
Fingers crossed, looking forward to seeing the results. I think you might have been better off with thick wire up the trunk to hold the twist and shape better but a good experiment nonetheless.
Yes, I was just concerned that the extra resistance of the wire might have stopped me from getting the bend in. It will be interesting to see what it looks like when it sets.
I have always thought the same as you about the «Chan spilt» not making sense from a physics point of view. Good thinking, good splitting and good bending there, Tony!
Yes, it will be really interesting to see what happens to this over the next year or two. My guess is that it will survive and have a crazy scarred trunk that will look really cool.
Yeah I could do Brian, but I kind of want to see what the scaring will be like without wire. I'm gambling that it will become a really nice feature down the line.
I've seen sensei Chan doing this many times and I've thought the exact same as you said about the 2 halfs still being in tension and compression. In those videos it hasn't seemed to help awful lot either. I guess it helps a little when the compressed half is freed from the tensioned half and the compression and tension don't have to fight each other close to the middle of the tree. But as said that help seemes pretty marginal. Your way of twisting makes a lot more sense, but boy does that look scary! I would definitely practise on worse material first too 😅. And btw, that was the saddest drum roll I've ever heard 🤣
Yes, I've been watching Pete doing the splitting, but to be fair to him, he tends to do it on pretty flexible material like pine anyway. As for the drum-roll, I thought it was a beauty! 🤣
If a tree could scream it would be in constant pain from everything, so this analogy is stupid as hell. Insects,birds,otherthings are drilling in the tree or completly make nests in it,so it would cause pain too ... If something from the storm rips it apart, ... Like i said this analogy dont work
I was watching another video and check out the bend these Indonesian guys did to this tree. Used the same technique you did. th-cam.com/video/dUed0lkkEVc/w-d-xo.html&ab_channel=BonsaiElement
So ur saying peter does some sleight of hand 😂 . This was a great video my friend! Well ..not for any tree huggers out there😂. Very well done and no mistakes . In going for big bends they say to bend the tree a bunch of times i guess to stretch the fibers before going big on the bend which i could see prob helps.It def looks like it has more chances to bend but to get that solid twist going y didnt u just wire the trunk like usual then twist and bend? Either way great video and if we dont try well never know . Im very interested to see what happens to it but i think it will survive🪓🪵 🦴👁on!
Hi Chris. Yes, wiring was an option, but I was concerned that the extra support of the wire would limit the flex in the trunk, and I wanted to really push it and allow the split sections to move, and it's going to be really interesting seeing how a tree like this heals over time.
@@TonysBonsai i think its worth trying one with wire and see the rults u can get but def looking forward to what happens to this tree. Took some balls to do this but hey someones gotta give it a try and find out😂 great experiment
Hi Joe. I think that is a very good question. Perhaps because so much content on youtube is people teaching (whether they have any genuine experience or not), you have wrongly assumed that I am teaching bonsai. I am not. My channel is simply me recording my journey and experiments as I learn all about bonsai. In the early days of my channel, you can find the odd video where I was trying to teach what I know, but I quickly realised that it is pretty pointless and I regularly state in my videos that people should seek out knowledge from experts (The recent video about keeping yamadori alive is a perfect example) I am a bonsai entertainment channel. I met a chap at a show yesterday who approached me and said that after watching my videos, he has started his own bonsai journey, which is fantastic. If I can inspire someone to start learning and practicing bonsai, that is great, and they may well even pick up a few ideas from me too. I'm not an expert, but I have a lot of trees and I am educating myself from Ryan Niel, Peter Warren etc, so I do think that most of what I do is based on pretty sound practice. I understand if my channel is not for you, and that's absolutely fine. Have a great day, and I hope that your trees are doing well.
Damn, it's dangerous to watch this bending while eating something, I bit my tongue ! 🤕 You're lucky you're having so much 'practice' material cause I wouldn't dare to do that with a tree that I only have one specimen of.... my hands and forehead would be sweaty before I even start 😂 I'm curious to see if the tree survives and if it does, how the trunk will look like. You're our guinea pig so we don't have to go through all that tension 😅 To be continued .... (let's hope for the tree's sake)
I hope you didn't bite your tongue too hard, I hate it when I do that! I was once photographing a wedding, and during diner I bit my tongue so hard I though I was going to have to go to hospital. The amount of blood was crazy! 🤣
@@TonysBonsai Ouch Tony ! That must have really hurt. Earlier today, it wasn't luckily with full force so after a while it started to feel better again and I had no blood loss so it was very different from yours. And you were just at a wedding , of all places, with a painful bleeding tongue 🤕
You've given the trunk so much character by doing this! Neat work!
Thank you. It's going to be really interesting to see how this looks when it heals.
“Split the trunk in two and it’s all part of the plan. But when I do a teeny wedge cut well then everyone loses their minds”
I think I got away with 'the great bonsai massacre of 2023' here 🤣🤣
This is where art meets science...great demonstration, It appears you performed this procedure perfectly!
This will be really cool to see the result. this was probably more fun for me to watch than it was for you to split and twist that branch. that looked tough, but it was possible!
I'm glad you enjoyed it. I love projects like this. I've been grinding through around 30 juniper re-pots this weekend, so this was a nice break.
You convinced me to still let my trunk splitters stile lay unused in my Bonsai tool box 😅😂 rip to chicken feet tree 😅
🤣🤣You will be getting them out when you see how well this tree does. It's a survivor I can tell!
@Tonys Bonsai 😅🤣 we will see. But if it survives you gonna have some gnarly wounds on the trunk
Character that mate. It will add £1000.00 to the value! 🤣🤣
@Tonys Bonsai I think you forgot a zero there mate 😉🤣😅
@@thenaturecreater8906 🤣🤣🤣🤣
Thanks for this idea. I look forward to seeing the results of this video. I hope it lives and shows how the trunk has healed.
Thanks Alan. This is a really interesting technique and it''s going to be fun following the progress of this tree.
You are an inspiration to everyone starting in bonsai well done Tony 14:32
Open to learning by doing. So refreshing to see. So many people are know it all types. Tony good work.
Thanks Mark. I decided from the beginning that I wanted my chnnel to be all about my bonsai journey. No point me trying to pretend that I'm and expert.
I pray that you are at peace within the midst and love our Heavenly Father Tony. Already miss you mate.
I was waiting on you sticking that chisel right into your wrist Tony..so glad it never happened .im looking forward for sure to seeing how this develops.
When I watched it back, I thought the same thing. It looked like one slip could have been very dangerous, but at the time of doing it, I was making sure that the force I was applying was in a direction away from my wrist so that even if I slipped I was quite safe.
That poor tree, I could hear it scream from here! Like that scene from the film Misery. 😂 it’ll be interesting to see if it works and what state the trunk will be in.
I remember that film, especially the scene when she smashes his ankles with that hammer. Proper horror.
I don't see any way this tree survives but I'm definitely rooting for it and im stoked to see updates
Hi Mark, I'm often a bit pesemistic in terms of trees' chances but I think this one has a really good chance. Hawthorns are very good at dealing with this kind of major abuse.
@@TonysBonsai I certainly hope that’s true for myself as well! I collected two decent sized hawthorns this spring that I chopped in the winter. They’re budding out but you never know if they’ll make it till they’ve hardened off new foliage and survive their first winter. I’ll cross my fingers for the both of us
I think your trees have a great chance mate. they are really tough!
I am planning to do this to a pine in spring, so this was a very useful discussion. It is wonderful to hear your insights and watching you work through the issues as they arise, thank you!
Thanks Rebecca. Is it a thick pine? If it were me, I would just bend thinner branches/trunks as they are, and if it's too thick to do that, I think I'd go for the wedge cut. I'm not really sold on this technique of splitting the trunk.
@@TonysBonsai Thanks for the feedback. The trunk is far to thick to bend, hence the plan to split! I have used the wedge method successfully last year on a cotoneaster, so I know it works, I just need to plan the bend more precisely. Cross your fingers for me . . .
Well done. Great work 🎉
But Peter Chan goes all the way from one end only does it on junipers and pines which works great with only one split I really hope your hope your tree lives as I never have never seen it done with deciduous trees best of luck mate
Yeah, this should be an interesting experiment if nothing else.
7: The Rack. The rack is the classic torture tool of the Spanish Inquisition. ...
6: The Thumb Screw. Maybe not as lethal as other methods of torture, but this is still very painful. ...
5: Dunking. ...
4: The Boot. ...
3: The Breaking Wheel. ...
2: Flaying. ...
1: Rat Torture.
Then Came Tony😂🤣
@@mattbrennan647 🤣🤣When I start doing merch, there's the back of a t-shirt right there! 🤣
Man, that was cool. I hope it works out for you. Thanks and God bless.
Wow, incredible, great technique!
Thank you, this was a really challenging project but I'm happy that the tree has survived and is doing well despite such trauma
Needs an 18 certificate! Great watch Tony.
I agree John. It should come with those warnings for an 18 certificate film 🤣🤣
Your a very brave man tony 😮
I like to think that I don't hold back Les.
Great video Tony. Your always pushing the boundaries dude. My hats off to you fella.
You got balls dude 👍👍👍👍👍
Cheers Andy. I love pushing the limits on material like this that I'm not really bothered about
I would love to see a follow-up video to see how this experiment worked a year later! ;)
I think it will survive and have some interesting scars from the splitting.
Have you ever tried putting saw cuts on the side you want the bend to go... About ⅓ of the way into the tree, then bend it? I've done it on fruit trees to get the branches more horizontal; it heals up very quickly too.
Thanks for the video 🇦🇺
Yes, I think this will be really interesting to follow, and like you I think it will be fine.
I used that multiple saw cuts technique on a couple of trees last year. Theya re both doing well. The field maple healed over really quick and the strange bulge it created seems to be rectifying itself. The beech is a bit slower to heal but the curve was much nicer.
Love the videos I would have put a few small v notch saw cuts in the trunk working around the tree to get the bend and twists then apply the med tape
Yes, that is definitely a good technique. I did that last year with a field maple and a beech. I just really wanted to try on this tree seeing as it didn;t have much going for it.
Hi Tony, did you do an update on this project? I just randomly found the video today. I'd love to see the result.
Cheers,
Neil
I did this but didn’t have a branch splitter so I just used a big knife. Now I have to wait to see if the tree survives the treatment
Wow, that must have been quite a challenge. What species did you o it on?
It was a spruce
@@TonysBonsai it actually made a nice clean cut once the knife was through
Brave challenge Tony! I've seen Peter Chan do this many times and it always worries me if the tree will survive. Always think it's far better for the tree if you use tension wires or clamps. But I can't argue with Mr. Chan - He's been involved in bonsai far longer than me! 😂
Indeed, It's a bit of a wild experiment this one, but I am already looking forward to seeing what it looks like next year when it's had time to do some healing.
I have got exactly the same thoughts, Tony, and asked myself the same question, when I have seen someone applying the trunk splitter. Why should this work so much better? This certainly is the main reason, why I have not decided to get me a trunk splitter myself. And I am still hesitant to do so, as I would always believe to risk the tree eventually. And probably I will never buy one. Anyway, a very nice exercise you showed in your video. Curious to see the result at some point. Good luck.
Definitely an at-the-edge-of-my-seat type of video 😅 phew!
Yeah, this one was a close call George
I’m really wondering whether the cambium will heal when twisted.
It's a good question, and I have no idea, although I do know that hawthorn can deal with severe damage pretty well.
@@TonysBonsai I’m staying tuned.
Great work good to have the material to try these things on.. have seen that done..and the wedge method as well. Good to see an update in a few months
Thanks Rob. I'll definitely update to show how it's doing in the summer, but then the big reveal will be next year when I take a peek under the vet tape.
A useful experiment time will be arbiter as to wether it work well enough for the tree to be usable after removing the tape and wire, my guess it won’t be but I would love to be proved wrong. Well done Tony.
Time will tell, but I've got a felling that the scars will be a really interesting feature, especially over time as the truck gets some age to it.
Interesting, would like to see you have a go at the notching Tony lol.
I did the multiple saw cut technique last year which was fun!
th-cam.com/video/Y3AOcTxzWSE/w-d-xo.html
@@TonysBonsai Ahh the Beech, worked well...is it still alive?
Yeah, it's buds are swelling and it's doing great. The cuts still haven't fully fused closed like the maple though. I think it's going to take a few years. I'll take another look next spring I think.
This is a bold move, my friend! I have only seen this in videos, most of my trees are way too small for this technique. I think the key is aftercare. Keep us posted on the progress! Thanks!
Thanks Robert. The aftercare will be leaving it outside in a shady spot and watering and feeding it. Hawthorns are pretty tough, so I reckon it's got a decent chance of survival.
@@TonysBonsai That sounds like a great plan! - I just took a small chainsaw to my 'Ugly Kousa' I gave it some wild sinuous contours. In about 5years I hope to rename it "sexy Kousa" LOL
@@robertjones7023 🤣🤣Great name that!
Hello Tony
This works great on junipers, but I never tried this on deciduous trees.
Love to see the result.
Grts
Kennet
Since i've started watching bonsai videos on YT 3 years ago i was waiting for someone doing this. 😁
It's going to be interesting to see what the bark looks like in a years time Kennet.
@@josdra238 The wait is finally over Jos! I hope you enjoyed it.
@@TonysBonsai Always wanna see people doin the "forbidden" stuff. 😆
Good experimental material Tony. Very curious to see the outcome, and how the trunk looks after healing and re-fusing. I have one of those branch splitters too which came in a tool set. Like you, I have never used it. It never made any sense to me… before now. Cheers Tony
Yeah I suspect many of us have these sitting at the bottom of our tool kits. Perhaps time to get yours out and have a play Steve!
What kinda tape is that Tony? I even turned on subtitles and i cant catch what u say lol..anyone know?
Can you tell me how is your tree after a year? Is it still alive? I did thus technique with my ficus virens tresa today and now worried for my tree..
What size branch splitter is that? Small?
So how is the tree doing. I have a Chinese elm the I want to make the trunk straighter. It has too much of an s curve to it.
Great physics lesson 👏, definitely looking forward to the reveal.
Yeah, this will be a really fun one to follow I think.
Hello, very interesting, congratulations, what kind of tape did you use for the bandage? may i know the name of that tape? A thousand thanks.
Hi Stefano. Glad you enjoyed the video mate. The tape is called vet tape. It's designed for use on animals, and you can buy it online pretty cheaply.
@@TonysBonsai Hi Tony, thank you very much for the advice, I always follow your work.
This caused me so much anxiety! 😬
I like to keep you on your toes mate!
Some practical science as well now Tony. I really enjoyed watching this and I will be intrigued to see how it looks when the tape comes off. I actually need to do something very similar to a couple of my scots pines but have been a wee bit nervous about it :)
I wouldn't bother with a scots pine if it was me mate. They are really flexible and you should be able to bend them even if they are thicker than this. Perhaps a nice wedge-cut video is the order of the day? I've been planning on doing one this year, so you could beat me to it!
@@TonysBonsai That was the other thing I was considering before I saw todays video. It is broom handle thickness and dead straight!! But it does have a really interesting thin branch right near the base...if it all goes wrong :)
Looks scary to use. I only ever seen it used on coniferous trees but maybe it doesn't matter.
Yeah, larch and pine this thick can be bent pretty easily without any splitting. It will be interesting to see how a deciduous tree like a hawthorn responds
This will work, my money is on it being a success but with obvious scarring.
I'm thinking exactly the same Jake. I think it will survive, and in time the scars will mellow and become a really interesting feature
Thanks for sharing the experience. I have also thought that Mr Chan’s videos miss some info, Masters usually have the right to hint the technic but leave pupils to find it out… We are in the process. Thanks therefore for this investigation
Thank you Pablo. It was my pleasure. I love trying something like this to really understand the technique
No trees were harmed in the filming of this video.
🤣🤣I'm not so sure John!
@@TonysBonsai 😅😂🤣
😂😅😅
A certain Hawthorn may disagree!
Attacking your trees with gusto! Looking forward to end results.
Not wrong there Dave. I went for it with this tree.
Excellent!
It's a year later, did it die? 😉
I would have done that in dormant period summer without spring sap flow
Hmm, I think you make a great suggestion there RAs. Is the tree doesn;t make it, I'll try again as you suggest.
Dave Joyce did the quarter split technique but wrapped the tree with wire before bending. If you are interested, look at page 188, The Art of Natural Bonsai. There he said that a half diameter cut would result in an eye shaped bulge. "Repeating the operation crosswise effectively creates four longitudinal quadrant strands that bend far more sympathetically once wired."
Yes, unfortunately I don't have that book, but I get what he is saying exactly. I suppose the exception would be if the bend was an s-shape where both sides would then have sections in compression and tension so should level themselves out.
If you like, I could probably get permission to copy and send you the two relevant pages by email.
I think it would bend more if you had bare rooted it 😂
I look forward to seeing how this does.
🤣🤣Good thinking. I do it next time mate!
Does it live??
Pretty hard wood for this technique, wedges may have been more efficient.
Yes, I agree Martin, but I've got a beech and a maple healing up at the moment, so I thought I'd try something a bit different.
@@TonysBonsai respect for trying. Where you happy with the tool? I need to invest in one but no real life bonsai supply’s near me.
This tool was part of a set a friend bought me, and I think it did a great job. I'm not sure I'll have too much use for it going forward though as I think it's a bit of a sketchy technique.
Fingers crossed, looking forward to seeing the results. I think you might have been better off with thick wire up the trunk to hold the twist and shape better but a good experiment nonetheless.
Yes, I was just concerned that the extra resistance of the wire might have stopped me from getting the bend in. It will be interesting to see what it looks like when it sets.
Not sure about trunk splitting Tony. Not for me I don't think.
I'm pretty sure It's not for me either, but always good to have an experiment
I have always thought the same as you about the «Chan spilt» not making sense from a physics point of view. Good thinking, good splitting and good bending there, Tony!
Yes, it will be really interesting to see what happens to this over the next year or two. My guess is that it will survive and have a crazy scarred trunk that will look really cool.
Hi tony ,got any wire left.put it around the trunk mate .
Yeah I could do Brian, but I kind of want to see what the scaring will be like without wire. I'm gambling that it will become a really nice feature down the line.
@@TonysBonsai 👍👍
I've seen sensei Chan doing this many times and I've thought the exact same as you said about the 2 halfs still being in tension and compression. In those videos it hasn't seemed to help awful lot either. I guess it helps a little when the compressed half is freed from the tensioned half and the compression and tension don't have to fight each other close to the middle of the tree. But as said that help seemes pretty marginal. Your way of twisting makes a lot more sense, but boy does that look scary! I would definitely practise on worse material first too 😅. And btw, that was the saddest drum roll I've ever heard 🤣
Yes, I've been watching Pete doing the splitting, but to be fair to him, he tends to do it on pretty flexible material like pine anyway.
As for the drum-roll, I thought it was a beauty! 🤣
If trees could scream...
If a tree could scream it would be in constant pain from everything, so this analogy is stupid as hell. Insects,birds,otherthings are drilling in the tree or completly make nests in it,so it would cause pain too ... If something from the storm rips it apart, ... Like i said this analogy dont work
@@MrMirco003 It was a throwaway comment of course it was stupid.
I was watching another video and check out the bend these Indonesian guys did to this tree. Used the same technique you did. th-cam.com/video/dUed0lkkEVc/w-d-xo.html&ab_channel=BonsaiElement
Wow, those guys really went for it! Thanks for sharing it
So ur saying peter does some sleight of hand 😂 . This was a great video my friend! Well ..not for any tree huggers out there😂. Very well done and no mistakes . In going for big bends they say to bend the tree a bunch of times i guess to stretch the fibers before going big on the bend which i could see prob helps.It def looks like it has more chances to bend but to get that solid twist going y didnt u just wire the trunk like usual then twist and bend? Either way great video and if we dont try well never know . Im very interested to see what happens to it but i think it will survive🪓🪵 🦴👁on!
Hi Chris. Yes, wiring was an option, but I was concerned that the extra support of the wire would limit the flex in the trunk, and I wanted to really push it and allow the split sections to move, and it's going to be really interesting seeing how a tree like this heals over time.
@@TonysBonsai i think its worth trying one with wire and see the rults u can get but def looking forward to what happens to this tree. Took some balls to do this but hey someones gotta give it a try and find out😂 great experiment
It is very painful for the plant I feel so let it grow natural way।it may not survive in the long run।
I AM GROOT
he died?
Who?
In a recent video, you stated that you've been doing bonsai for about 2 1/2 years. Why would anyone take you seriously?
Hi Joe. I think that is a very good question. Perhaps because so much content on youtube is people teaching (whether they have any genuine experience or not), you have wrongly assumed that I am teaching bonsai. I am not.
My channel is simply me recording my journey and experiments as I learn all about bonsai.
In the early days of my channel, you can find the odd video where I was trying to teach what I know, but I quickly realised that it is pretty pointless and I regularly state in my videos that people should seek out knowledge from experts (The recent video about keeping yamadori alive is a perfect example)
I am a bonsai entertainment channel. I met a chap at a show yesterday who approached me and said that after watching my videos, he has started his own bonsai journey, which is fantastic. If I can inspire someone to start learning and practicing bonsai, that is great, and they may well even pick up a few ideas from me too.
I'm not an expert, but I have a lot of trees and I am educating myself from Ryan Niel, Peter Warren etc, so I do think that most of what I do is based on pretty sound practice.
I understand if my channel is not for you, and that's absolutely fine.
Have a great day, and I hope that your trees are doing well.
Damn, it's dangerous to watch this bending while eating something, I bit my tongue ! 🤕
You're lucky you're having so much 'practice' material cause I wouldn't dare to do that with a tree that I only have one specimen of.... my hands and forehead would be sweaty before I even start 😂
I'm curious to see if the tree survives and if it does, how the trunk will look like. You're our guinea pig so we don't have to go through all that tension 😅 To be continued .... (let's hope for the tree's sake)
I hope you didn't bite your tongue too hard, I hate it when I do that! I was once photographing a wedding, and during diner I bit my tongue so hard I though I was going to have to go to hospital. The amount of blood was crazy! 🤣
@@TonysBonsai Ouch Tony ! That must have really hurt. Earlier today, it wasn't luckily with full force so after a while it started to feel better again and I had no blood loss so it was very different from yours. And you were just at a wedding , of all places, with a painful bleeding tongue 🤕
You need Help 😅😅😅😅😅😅😅😅😅😅
Unfortunately, that's not news to me or my doctor 🤣🤣🤣