An Update on My Beech Bonsai 

My two cats always have a point to make - normally making the point that their food dish is empty!

Originally, I had some traditional Japanese music played on original instruments. I got it off the internet as 'royalty-free' with no copyright. It was, as usual, a con. One company posts the music as though they own it and then another makes the copyright claim meaning they take all the money from your video. A copyright claim does no harm to the channel as opposed to a copyright strike which is serious - 3 of those and you can get your channel deleted.

I'm still getting mine to grow the branches to the 'size' I want for the overall shape.

Thanks.

Thanks.

I was told by a professional Bonsai Nursery owner (and friend), that with deciduous trees, the best time to report or disturb the roots for what ever reason is just as the buds start to swell in Spring. At this time, all the 'goodness' that was taken back in in the Autumn to the base of the tree has now moved up to push the buds open so there is less going on in the roots. Once the tree comes back into leaf and starts to feed itself, the roots begin to grow - they would then be in nice fresh media.

You're welcome.

Could do. It's all about the leaf size compared to the overall size of the Bonsai. The idea is to make the leaves look as small as possible as it gives the impression of a large mature tree.

@@RogersGardenandBonsai Thanks so much!

Many think that seedlings collected from a forest are good but in reality, they are often tall and thin where they reach for the light. Craggy rocky wind-swept mountain-sides produce some really good naturally dwarfed 20 year old trees with great trunks that are just a few feet tall - mainly Pines, Hawthorn and Junipers. More mature trees will have better trunks to start with but often have no lower branches. I know someone who used to cut off wild trees a few feet from the ground and go back 2 years later to see what branches had grown?

@@RogersGardenandBonsai Craggy rocky wind swept mountain sides ! Sir you forget I live in the flattest country on earth 🤣

Whoops - the nearest place like that to me is Wales.

@@RogersGardenandBonsai It is for me too 🤣 but I have to book a flight

They are slightly staggered so should be ok.