Bonsai Nebari 

I expect to see an axe in your next vid nigel:)

I recently bought a green island ficus and the bloke at nursery said it was the common name for ficus microcarpa, was he telling me porky pies?

Yea I was just going to say:)

Not mentioning, that the tool is actually a splitting maul which is much heavier than an axe :D

His swing is a bit off, but like all good tree men he should be using a chainsaw.

hahahaha, I really laughed at that

good concept idea for a dnd character, the Barbarian gardner. Don't you dare stroll in the garden...

Guess the latest video answer that! Thanks P and team!

I am a poor man - I dont have these sophisticated implements - only stone age ones!!

The Elemental Forge the most important consideration is the health of the tree - a healthy strong tree can tolerate more removal of root than a weak tree. Remove as much as necessary without risking the death of the tree. Takes experience but best to err on the side of caution.

I went to my bonsai club and asked a few that I respect their opinion. I ended up with 2" of root base and kept the smaller roots of a large podocarpus. She lived 3 years until she got a disease from a nearby tree. It was a very cool project. And I still miss her to this day.

Yea, or better yet a lav microphone.

I grow for 4-5 years in the ground and then pot them up for another 4 or 5 years before making into bonsai.

We use apple trees

you can yes, i suggest using a training pot and a mixture of spagnum moss and orchid bark 50/50 as soil for it to develop a strong healthy root system quickly. Keep in mind that you will have to let it adjust to the pot etc (atleast a vew months) before doing any kind of basic pruning and shaping.

@@MineconTt will it require a deep pot or can I make it fit into a shallow display pot? thank you for your suggestions.. Joe

@@MineconTt TY . but what is a 'training pot'? and would you know of any sites that sell QUALITY Bonsai pots? ty Joe

Obviously, his maul is fit for the job. Looking at his videos and the weathered parts of his splitting maul, it has been used for a huge amount of trees and they're all healthy. Its like with the "fancy" bonsai sheers. I cut my bonsai with my moustache scissors and the scissors from my multi tool when starting with bonsai. As a quasi concave clipper, i used a modified blacksmithing plier with a similar looking head part. It would've been thrown into the trash. I just carefully bent the angle of its blades and sharpened it. Most of my current bonsai tools are recovered workshop tools from flea markets. And they work. Just a little hint on saving money when starting with bonsai ;)

@@Cheerok He knows what hes doing when it comes to his trees that's for sure, my tools are make shift at best, but I worked for years in a wood shop and do a lot of fire wood. use what you have, but also the right tool for the right job helps and one should always follow basic safety practices. In my very limited experience root trauma seams to be very hard on my trees and often have huge die back after even just a little. I have only been keeping trees for a few years. Bought a few but Iv collected seven dozen from the wilderness the more damage the roots receive the more likely it just won't survive in my experience. After a few short years my trees have developed, respond, and grown. When I work with them I treat them like babies. His trees are so beautiful and he's obviously a master. Iv watch dozens of his videos repeatedly and have huge respect- but I would have never allowed a student to use a splitting mull for a job like that let alone without proper safety equipment- steel toes and safety glasses at least.