Pruning My Portulacaria afra Forest, The Bonsai Zone, May 2022

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My forest is in need of a spring pruning, it's been growing for 8 months now!
These trees are styled to look like African Baobab trees so I'm creating more scars on the trunks to look like elephant damage.
Stay tuned for bonsai updates at the end!
To see previous videos of the Portulacaria afra forest, click on the playlist here...
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Комментарии : 51

@jensgrabher-meyer3565 2 года назад

That Elephant scratching wil become a new trend in Bonsai - you are a trendsetter. Best regards Jens

@ashleybonner5423 2 года назад

I do love me a portulacaria planting. Nice work, Nige! - Ashley Bonner

@growclipbonsaiforseniors1951 2 года назад

I like the train in the background. Chain saw no problem. Always great to see Dr. Saunders in the operating room during surgery.

@BlueJayBonsai 2 года назад

Great recovery on the portulacaria! Awesome updates and fun with the premiere chat gang. 👍

@HansWeberHimself 2 года назад

Be the elephant! Scare from bottom to top in big swoops. Scaring down is not the way to go. 😁

@TheBonsaiZone 2 года назад

I'll have to try that!!! Thanks Hans!!

@leszekrybak5067 2 года назад

Hi folks... do NOT press this "Skip ad" button, please! Let's watch them, just minutes... but it will make a difference for Nigel and The Bonsai Zone... let's help keep it going!

@rosshopkins2063 2 года назад

Fuck adds

@gayefanner731 2 года назад

Thanku Leszek, i always think of you, kind gentleman, when I see d ads after your first message on this point. May God richly bless you in Jesus’ Name 🙏✝️ ✌️🇺🇦🌻✌️

@TheRustyRazorOriginal 2 года назад

Nice work on the Afra tree forest, I didn't even notice the train until you said something about it.

@getintothewildwithjeffruma8777 2 года назад

I was wondering how the scarring on the jade tree healed from last year. It looks great and will add a lot of character to the tree in the future. I am looking forward to the development of the desert rose forest.

@growclipbonsaiforseniors1951 2 года назад

Greenhouse does wonders for your bonsai's. Really looking good.

@Tybold63 2 года назад

Am happy to see that the trunk scarring was successful. It is a bit unfortunate that Portulacaria have these distinctive rings on the trunk, but what can you do? Nature moves in a mysterious ways 🙃. Wish my portas would thrive like yours, maybe one day I found out why, not overwatering so must be something else. Cheers everyone.

@Goldenrod6901 2 года назад

Oh these came back beautifully! I always dread trimming my ports even though they look nice. watching your videos has helped me push down that fear because each time they come back I never regret it 💛 *knock on wood*

@TonysBonsai 2 года назад

Loved watching that scarring work with the scissors. Very creative and it's really creating an authentic look to the trees!

@redzepplin7397 2 года назад

really great trees Nigel!!!

@mikesbonsaiandmore 2 года назад

Very nice, thanks for showing :-)

@Bearbok 2 года назад

If the main goal is to thicken the trunks for the baobab look (hence the major chop every 5 years) and the vast majority of the branches on these trees will be cut off with the big chop why not just let the trees grow all summer and trim them once a year to get them into the plant room? Then when the trunk size is where you want it do your last big chop and start developing the branches? It seems that these regular prunings are counterproductive to your long term goals and slowing you down.

@kaikrist 2 года назад

The leaves are great for salads.

@treesbonsaiperfect8420 2 года назад

beautifoll tree ❤🌳

@otterwench 2 года назад

so soothing hearing the music instead of the saws. I kind of play a game sometimes trying to guess your cutting decision while you are pondering Doing pretty good at guessing right these days. My tiny Portulacaria Afra have a long way to go!

@douglasmadlock3929 2 года назад

Man, Nigel. Have you ever seen FernGully: the last rainforest? Well some of those examples you show in this video look like Hexas, the evil sprit, trapped in the tree.

@andersnrregren9087 2 года назад

Finaly got a pot of ellephant bush after looking for 1,5years i got it the day you post update on your ellephant bush (i got lucky 3 plants in one pot)

@nicholassalonen3291 2 года назад

Hi Nigel, I think you might find this interesting about this plant! You have mentioned before (if I remember correctly) that Porticularia Afra, known locally as 'spekboom' here in South Africa, has amazing CO2 sequestration capabilities and can tolerate extreme climatic conditions. These capabilities of Spekboom are being used to restore 1 million ha of degraded thicket in the Eastern Cape and part of the Western Cape while also sequestering atmospheric carbon and storing it in the soil. It is a massive operation that I am involved in. My goal is to ask my colleagues to bring me a bonsai specimen!

@TheBonsaiZone 2 года назад

Awesome Nicholas, a very good project!! Thanks.

@marysoldeeley2218 2 года назад

You got a whole salad off those trees! LOL

@dabblingwithbonsai 2 года назад

Such growth! Much wow! 💚

@peterbatyi1844 2 года назад

Very beutiful 😆😆

@manguydude287 2 года назад

that was me on the chainsaw. sorry about that Nigel

@potreliefbonsaibatu5035 2 года назад

Its from Madagaskar,African ? This big tree can save water 💧🌧🤔

@longfootbuddy 2 года назад

grow a tree on a constantly spinning platform.. make sure its spinning fast.. well see how dizzy trees grow

@bigjeo123 2 года назад

I understand it would be a lot of work for you but I'll shoot my shot. What are the chances you would send some of your port cuttings in the mail? Your port forest is my favorite bonsai you have and is what brought me to your channel. I'd love to have a cutting knowing it came from your forest. Of course I'd cover any expenses.

@jyothilavigne2263 2 года назад

I’ve wondered the same! Just can’t find them here and when you do the price is exorbitant. Since they do need to be dried a little asae would work. It does mean extra work for you but you receive a lot of presents from your fans and this would be a nice way to give back to some loyal fans. Please don’t be offended but I really would like some afra and ficus cuttings as you seem to have a lot of these. I will gladly pay for postage and handling and as I live in Ottawa we don’t have any restrictions. I met you at the Toronto bonsai show very briefly. Thanking you in advance. You can contact me be email.

@Steves_Backyard_Bonsai 2 года назад

So much to do!

@dogyaltshering9653 Год назад

Something else too needs pruning I guess🤭

@TheBonsaiZone Год назад

Maybe!!

@HansWeberHimself 2 года назад

You’re very swift when you don’t have to talk. 😁

@africanchild2047 2 года назад

I was surprised at the leave size for such a heavily pruned afra.

@andrewspar436 2 года назад

@nigel: I favor listening to your explanations _and_ a brush cutter with two-stroke engine in the background, than just some off-the-shelf music.

@epzzz 7 месяцев назад

What is that black plant in the back there in the greenhouse towards the end of the video?

@pootytangnl 2 года назад

Nice

@nn843 2 года назад

Hei, Nigel! Any updates on your baobab trees?

@ddmagee57 2 года назад

Can you bonsai a baobab tree?

@mikeshobbiesandrandomstuff 2 года назад

Nigel what is the best method for propagation of Portulacaria afra?

@rosshopkins2063 2 года назад

If your not done thickening the trunk why are you even trimming it back to ramify just let it grow.

@sonichedgehog8723 2 года назад

Enough for a salad! Eat up

@jaguardelcielo 2 года назад

Foist

@QuadDerrick 2 года назад

gimme 50 bucks and il take care of your chainsaw problem nigel. "dirty deeds done dirt cheap" was our slogan DEBT COLLECTION A\S we used to call us :):):) is this what they call the dark zone of internet ? =))

@TheBonsaiZone 2 года назад

Funny Derrick!!

@joselopezgarcia4095 2 года назад

ami no me gusta eso de bonsai no le veo valor

@dominiqueveron7086 2 года назад

How about considering your head as a ‘bonsai’ project. Time to trim. Ha, ha. ha. That would be neat. You are too young for he bad Einstein-look. Just saying. My 2 cents which of course does NOT change the Bonsai content & your incredible knowledge, just the presentation.