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It does work a treat, however I would put it somewhere away from the house if you try it and watch out for slugs as they can be attracted to it. As far as the trees go, they love it!
A bonsai tree is a tree in a pot that you have save from destruction. Styling it in a manner that you envision. Saving the planet one small tree at a time.
I don't have a willow tree near me, so I bought cuttings and they came one huge 1.5 inch stalk and 5 thin ones. The thin ones died but the thick one is doing very well. I got lots of branches getting very long. But what do I do about this very straight, very thick trunk? I think this is going to have to be a very big bonsai to dwarf that trunk. Also, can you do this with pine trees?
That's great to hear that you also had success with rooting chunky willow cuttings and to hear that it's doing so well. Strange to hear that the smaller ones didn't survive. Usually these root really easily in water and provided that you keep the soil wet (preferably in a tray of water) then they should grow well. There is not much that you can do about the shape of the trunk with a cutting this size as that is already set. But what you could do is use a branch as a leader, cut the trunk down to that point and gradually grow the tree out again. This will take time and require a big container to allow the root to grow. But willows grow so fast, you should see results quickly. Can you do this with pines? I've never tried, but with pines I would imagine that you would have far better success with smaller cuttings than a big chunky one.
@@NotAnotherBonsaiChannel Thanks so much. I think I let the skinny branches dry out. They did sprout roots when I had them in water but I think my deck got too hot for them and they dried out too fast. Thanks for the tip with the thick trunk. I will see if that will work here.
Wow this takes me back, this was one of my first videos. Yeah you sure can. It's the tea leaves, so I can't see why it would matter what brand you used.
You know what Justin, I had so many willows and they take like crazy as cuttings, that I gave a lot of these to my sister, so I don't have any left in my collection
The short answer is yes and no. Yes the air layers and callusing was protected using this method and by also sheilding the tree from frost in the greenhouse. However Acer Griseums don't air layer and have a way of bridging over the cut point. What I ended up doing was cutting these free with plenty of callus on the bottoms and treating them as cuttings. As it stands, one died and one looks as though it's growing well.
Good job Gavin! This is one of the best bonsai videos I've had the pleasure to enjoy!. I.m so very new to bonsai, starting just this last December with a leftover cedar Christmas tree I got for free. I have gathered a whole bunch of sugar maple seedlings, and some have died, but some have grown enough to get a bit of wiring. Others I found in nurseries, and a couple of Yamadori pines are in the woods near my house, waiting to be gathered. I'm finding all the joy mentioned by others here, and not a little of that joy comes from ll the videos I've found to watch. Thanks for this one!
That's great to hear bud and I'm pleased to hear that this video has helped in your bonsai journey. Sounds like you have some cool trees to play with and like with all bonsai enthusiasts, it won't be long before your collection grows.
This was so cool to watch and see what everyone thinks about bonsai. I especially liked Xav's video the most, 😅 But it was awesome to see everyone put in the effort to answer the question.
Thanks Callan and yeah I thought Xav did a great piece. Have to say I was amazed by how many people took part and thanks again Callan for your contribution
In case it wasn't intentional, the 'Chat replay' is disabled on this video - it means people watching it after the premier can't see all the comments left during the event.
Funny thing Roger is I set this to allow for chat replay when I uploaded the video. Now when I go to edit the settings, the chat options are greyed out for some reason.
this was sooo good Gav, it was an event to watch and listen to and i loved every minute. Everyone had very good answers to your question. I feel like my day is now complete and i am optimistic about the future too. Shout out to all the Treesmasons involved 💚💪
Thanks John and it was brilliant to see and have so many people taking part. I think this goes to show that bonsai is a very complex and bigger thing than just a tree in a pot. Shout out to the Treemasons and a big thanks to everyone who took part
Brilliant collection of different people with different perspectives yous all give me inspiration in some way r form since I took up this hobby thank u all 💚💚💚
Hey Garvin, I'm new to your channel. I really enjoyed this collaboration of artists @trybonsai is a good friend of mine. Look forward in exploring your channel.
Cheers Dave and I'm so pleased that so many people took part and shared their own perspectives on what they feel bonsai is. It certainly opened up the definition and shows that bonsai is a much bigger thing.
I’m diggin this, Gav. I said the same thing on Xav’s channel. Maybe we should split the question: what is Bonsai the noun, and what is Bonsai the verb?
Cheers bud and that's not a bad idea! This was something that I didn't know would happen, but there are different definitions between a Bonsai Tree and the Bonsai Art
