Really appreciate this update! It sure helps me visualize cause and effects of the various techniques you have applied over your diverse material. So beautiful and well explained!!
Thanks so much Sue! Yes. Exactly. One of the hardest things about bonsai IMO is sorting the nonsense from the useful knowledge ie what does work and what doesn’t. Sometimes I try something and it does not work, but then I come back and share that as then others can learn from my mistakes. I’m glad the content helps you. 🙏🏻
Once again a great video. Good to see the progress on the trees. Love the little pines. Hope to see some for sale soon. Looing forward to the next video.
Most informative 👌. Its always great to see development on trees and the fruit of your previous demos really inspire me to keep visual records of work done on trees. It also great to follow the progress on trees you have demonstrated previously. The Pyrocanther is my favourite. ❤
Thanks so much for that feedback Gora. It’s all too easy to NOT keep records and then you regret it. I’m fortunate with the business that I need to keep taking pics and videos. It’s so helpful to compare photos, it’s often only then that you see how much progress has actually been made. I am enjoying the pyracantha too and am keen to see what it looks like in 5 or 10 years from now.
Thanks very much for that feedback! I am sorry to hear of your situation he it sounds like you’re on track to healing up - and then you will be able to put all you have learnt about bonsai into action. Get well soon
Great question! Uhm i have thought about it. Would certainly save me a lot of time! However from what I have seen with older trees which I have imported and where wire was forgotten on the tree it leaves scars for a very long time. I mean many, many years. In fact I don’t know how long it takes to completely disappear, if it ever will. I think it alters the manner in which the bark forms and it looks weird. If you remove the wire the tree rapidly heals this area and there is zero evidence of wire bite at all. Bark also forms completely naturally.
@@TerryErasmusbonsai Ah yes, but was thinking about being intentional about the scars, like you see with white pined grafted onto black pine stock, that gnarly spiralish base
@lolpwndk I see. Well that greatly devalues a tree so I would never intentionally do something which will marr the tree forever or a long time. What you refer to is a mass production technique. This might be good enough for the average bonsai owner but not for someone passionate about the subject I think. Would you agree?
@@TerryErasmusbonsai This is probably where we differ, im a mere beginner. I do however find some charm in the ultra gnarly look that it can bring to a pine. My tastes have yet to develop properly😜. Anyways i appreciate the insight!
@lolpwndk sure, you’re welcome to have a different view. Be prepared to explain why the trunk has cage wiring marks on it to others but other than that enjoy your gnarly trunk 😊
