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Scots Pine Bonsai: The BIG chop! Hard pruning and future development
Ash brings in a large Scots Pine bonsai tree for styling. Adam wants to prune it back really hard, to just the lowest branch. Ash is not convinced. Have we ruined his raw material or set it on the path to becoming a specimen bonsai tree? Has Adam talked Ash into it? Will we both regret it? Will anybody care?!
As we often make, its a light-hearted videos which discusses the benefits of making a dramatic initial cut in terms of future development of bonsai. We'll show you some of the faults that the tree has and how to correct them. We talk about how to care and work on pine bonsai trees.
Our little video was filmed in summer at our bonsai shop in Sheffield, Yorkshire, UK.
Thanks for watching @AllThingsBonsaiSheffield and please visit our website, www.allthingsbonsai.co.uk for trees, pots, soil, tools and lots more bonsai info.
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Weeping Willow Bonsai - How to grow and make bonsai trees from Salix. Pruning and Wiring
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Weeping Willow make great bonsai trees when you know how to prune and wire them. In this video, Adam and Ash take an existing bonsai Willow tree - prune and wire it so that it has the classic weeping style of mature Willow trees that we see in the countryside. Our little video was filmed in summer at our bonsai shop in Sheffield, Yorkshire, UK. Thanks for watching @AllThingsBonsaiSheffield and ...
2 Pomegranate Bonsai Trees - How winter location affects leaf size tree & health through the year
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One of the things that I find most interesting about bonsai growing is how small changes in location and environment give you different results in terms of the look and health of your bonsai trees. In this video, I have a look at two Pomegranate bonsai trees. These trees have been treated identically, other than that one was put outside early in spring, while one stayed in a greenhouse until ea...
How To Prune Bonsai Trees - Using a Satsuki Azalea This Time
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Adam and Ash use a Satsuki Azalea which is in need of a prune as a route into a discussion about bonsai pruning and design. We'll be covering: How to find a good viewing angle for bonsai trees Branch placement on bonsai trees When to prune bonsai Back-budding Cutting shoots on bonsai back to sets of leaves. As always, its very casual with some banter included. Our little video was filmed in spr...
Pine Bonsai New and Old: White, Black, Red and Scots
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A new batch of pine bonsai trees arrive at our place. We'll have a look at the newly arrived White Pine, Black Pine and Red Pine bonsai trees, and do some follow-up work on a Scots Pine that arrived a while ago. The video mentions pine bonsai pruning techniques including needle size reduction, repotting and wiring. It is primarily a chance to look at the new batch of trees which has just arrive...
Summer Bonsai Watering
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Hot days mean plenty of watering for bonsai trees. Adam and Ash get the hosepipe out and give the trees on the outdoor bonsai benches a good watering. We have a chat about the bonsai while watering and mention a few points including what is the best time to water, some bits about the effects of winter, the benefits of shade netting, among other things. Notably, a large Swamp Cypress has recentl...
Bonsai From Jade Houseplant Part 2
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We started making a large Jade houseplant into a bonsai tree forest last year. Here is an update with further pruning and height reduction. As always, we try to keep it simple and to the point. Our little video was filmed in spring at our bonsai shop in Sheffield, Yorkshire, UK. Thanks for watching @AllThingsBonsaiSheffield and please visit our website, www.allthingsbonsai.co.uk for trees, pots...
Basic Pine Bonsai Pruning
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Pine Bonsai Trees often the ideal image that people have in mind when they think of classic bonsai trees. Pines grow differently to many other trees, growing via the production of candles in spring which harden off into branches during the summer. The pruning of pine bonsai therefore different to many other trees and considered to be more difficult than other bonsai. In this video, we'll look a...
Bonsai: Deshojo Red Japanese Maple Restyled From Damaged Tree
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Adam is asked to restyle a badly damaged red Deshojo Japanese Maple bonsai tree. Deshojo Maples are popular bonsai trees due to their delicate leaves and bright red foliage. Originally an informal upright bonsai, we'll rework it into a broom style bonsai tree though a combination of pruning and wood carving. We'll take you through the thought process, have a look at the tools we're using and ge...
Bonsai: Privet Raft Part Trained Raw Material
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Adam and Ash work on a part trained bonsai tree. This one is a Privet in a raft style, which we have had for several years. We'll be repotting it, reworking the design, splitting it (accidentally) into two and pruning. We hope that by seeing the video, people increase their knowledge of raft style bonsai trees and gain an appreciation for the undervalued resource that is the humble Privet hedge...
Low priced bonsai material: Initial pruning, repotting and design. How to
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Adam picked up a batch of trees to make into bonsai. With Ash lending a hand, we do some initial styling, involving hard pruning, wiring, repotting and a discussion on various aspects of bonsai cultivation. None of the raw material was expensive. Calling it yamadori would be a stretch. We have not selected trees which are easy or will make us look amazing. It is however the kind of pre bonsai m...
Bonsai: When to start deciduous spring pruning
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Spring is the time of year when lots of bonsai trees wake up and start growing. This video focusses on when to start pruning deciduous bonsai - Adam and Ash discuss why we tend to leave our bonsai to grow for a good few weeks before making our first cuts. We talk about energy in bonsai, photosynthesis and timing. Its important to note that there will always be exceptions to any recommendations ...
White Beech Prune and Repot
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Japanese White Beech have smaller leaves and finer growth than our native Beech species. Lots of bonsai fans want to add one to their bonsai tree collection. In this video, we repot a medium-sized White Beech bonsai tree and give it an end of the winter, hard prune. Our little video was filmed in early spring at our bonsai shop in Sheffield, Yorkshire, UK. Thanks for watching @AllThingsBonsaiSh...
Hawthorn Dig - Bonsai raw material from field
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One of the sources of trees to make into bonsai is from trees growing in fields. Often these are called Yamadori, which is a bit of stretch in this case! Adam and Ash are down at Jude's old allotment, which is due to be turned into a housing estate! It's bad news and sad times, though it does present an opportunity to rescue some of her Hawthorn trees from the bulldozers and give us some bonsai...
Making great surface nebari roots on bonsai
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One of the markers of good bonsai trees are attractive surface roots, also known as nebari. By this, we mean a spread of surface roots, the kind of which you see on big, mature trees in nature. In this video, we look at a bonsai tree which is on the way to developing these, and look at one at the beginning of the process. We'll look at how to prune roots, through undercutting and combing, in or...
When to repot deciduous bonsai trees
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When to repot deciduous bonsai trees
Bonsai Techniques: Thread Graft
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Bonsai Techniques: Thread Graft
Watering / Overwatering Bonsai Trees in Autumn
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Watering / Overwatering Bonsai Trees in Autumn
Itiogawa Juniper Bonsai Tree on Rock. Pruning, Wiring and Styling.
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Itiogawa Juniper Bonsai Tree on Rock. Pruning, Wiring and Styling.
Pine Bonsai from garden centre plant to part trained tree how to
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Pine Bonsai from garden centre plant to part trained tree how to
When to move bonsai trees in autumn
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When to move bonsai trees in autumn
Garden Shrub to Part Trained Bonsai. How to make bonsai trees from garden plants.
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Garden Shrub to Part Trained Bonsai. How to make bonsai trees from garden plants.
Bonsai forest from Jade houseplant
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Bonsai forest from Jade houseplant
How To Take Hardwood Cuttings For Bonsai
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How To Take Hardwood Cuttings For Bonsai
Bonsai from Horse Chestnut tree. Part one - examining raw material for styling options
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Bonsai from Horse Chestnut tree. Part one - examining raw material for styling options
Wiring Tips: adding branch drops to increase number of branches on bonsai trees
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Wiring Tips: adding branch drops to increase number of branches on bonsai trees
Scots Pine Bonsai Restyle
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Scots Pine Bonsai Restyle
Bonsai Projects Cryptomeria, Beech, Juniper, Plum
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Bonsai Projects Cryptomeria, Beech, Juniper, Plum
Preparing Bonsai Soil. What to use and how to do it
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Preparing Bonsai Soil. What to use and how to do it
Beer Garden Bonsai Tree Part 1 - Bonsai for free from a conifer we blagged from Ash’s local
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Beer Garden Bonsai Tree Part 1 - Bonsai for free from a conifer we blagged from Ash’s local

КОМЕНТАРІ

  • @BonsaiCornwall
    @BonsaiCornwall Рік тому

    Age old saying mate, if you’ve got it, flaunt it! 😍 Nothing wrong with this type of video, thanks for showing us. What fantastic trees 💚

  • @MAK0MUNE
    @MAK0MUNE Рік тому

    100% the right move! It's a vast improvement

  • @stefgarvie6427
    @stefgarvie6427 Рік тому

    I would chop it too

  • @MF-fc5vk
    @MF-fc5vk Рік тому

    Wow, i think i woulda found another way, to get a bigger tree, and worked on reducing that inverse taper somehow. But hey u your little tree has an awesome trunk. 😊

  • @roysaywell2138
    @roysaywell2138 Рік тому

    Now really looking forward to your decisions on my Scots Pine in November although if you do make any big chops on mine give me time to turn my back! Roy

  • @bonsa1guy
    @bonsa1guy Рік тому

    Do you think you could you have guy wired the new leader up using a screw at the back of the cut trunk? The angle is still fairly lateral even with tipping it. Just a thought. Good move chopping it, you're right, those faults were never going away.

  • @XaviersBonsaiRetreat
    @XaviersBonsaiRetreat Рік тому

    I loved the build up chat and was in full agreement with your first shout. Great decision and I will be looking forward to seeing how this one develops in a few years.

  • @Synplicity
    @Synplicity Рік тому

    It looks so much better with the top cut. As you said, the straight trunk and inverse taper will never be gone. I have a similar predicament with a black pine I have (not as girthy as the scots was, but too thick to bend). After seeing this, it's swayed me more towards going through with it. I might just wait till later in the year. Great video, thanks.

  • @leegamer2877
    @leegamer2877 Рік тому

    Before the chop I wasn't so sure but no that was the correct choice for that tree, looks great!

  • @shaunjolley9669
    @shaunjolley9669 Рік тому

    Super funny 😂keep up the good work always looking for your latest videos super smashing great

  • @paulgeddert6125
    @paulgeddert6125 Рік тому

    Bold decision 😁

  • @user-qz1qx7hd1r
    @user-qz1qx7hd1r Рік тому

    OOOH Remind me not to bring my Scots Pine in again. Very brave Ash. cheers Glyn

  • @joshuabattams6429
    @joshuabattams6429 Рік тому

    so you can use petroleum gel as cut paste ? also I think the tree will turn looking really good !!!

  • @raymondbirds2392
    @raymondbirds2392 Рік тому

    Lovely job lads, look forward to the progress on this one

  • @BuckWezr
    @BuckWezr Рік тому

    Keep trying, sir (on the cuttings) ... I've been doing it for years with regular success, and yes, die off is not rare. That said, I can show you massive trees that are going on 20 years old that started at cuttings in s bucket, quite literally! Granted, those are in ground examples, not bonsai or otherwise potted long term. I've struggled with trees like yours there due to the insane growth rate they can take on when conditions are right. But they also stress out really fast of allowed to wilt too hard between waterings. As i imagine you've experienced as well, completed dry pot can push these fellas into becoming horticultural black holes, from which no parasite can escape once coming within a kilometer of the stressed tree. Lol. I have some corkscrew willow bonsai in training that I started a couple years ago, so I'm in the thick of it right now, my man!

  • @sharonbuckley4591
    @sharonbuckley4591 Рік тому

    I have a corkscrew willow that has gone quite wild on me and I’m not quite sure how to deal with it, but will try your technique

  • @maryoverton7245
    @maryoverton7245 Рік тому

    I was given a very thick branch I persisted for a few years but ended up sticking it the ground it looks great growing on my dam it is now 20feet tall and just as broad. I got fed up with it losing branching and having to start again.

  • @mandyhernon2238
    @mandyhernon2238 Рік тому

    I pull down branches with wire and pegs nothing at permanent as wiring. I want some tubing so as not to mark branches too. Keep growing.xx

  • @lougriffiths
    @lougriffiths Рік тому

    I have grown quite a few willows, and they all die back to a certain extent. I have found that it is better to leave trimming them back until spring and then cut them back hard beyond any die back and deal with the new growth each year.

  • @andrewpye6371
    @andrewpye6371 Рік тому

    Interesting demonstration of something probably most of us don't really think that much about, thanks for sharing!

  • @MartinBBB
    @MartinBBB Рік тому

    Interesting information, Adam. Particularly useful to me as I spend a lot of time doing the bonsai shuffle in the back garden!

  • @TomFule
    @TomFule Рік тому

    Enjoying these videos Adam. Really informative.Keep them coming. Keith

  • @grahamharlow7471
    @grahamharlow7471 Рік тому

    Hi lads.. On another issue just yesterday(5th Aug 2023) I removed about 60% of the leaves off my field maple after a lot of the leaves were looking nasty from I think a caterpillar or something, I know defoliation is usually done perhaps end of June up to maybe mid July, what are your thoughts on this..

    • @AllThingsBonsaiSheffield
      @AllThingsBonsaiSheffield Рік тому

      Hi Graham, we do partial defoliation all the way through the growing season. Probably don’t take off 60% in one go normally though. Maybe a quarter up to a third. Can’t see it being a problem though

  • @raymondbirds2392
    @raymondbirds2392 Рік тому

    Lovely job

  • @robmartin3312
    @robmartin3312 Рік тому

    Love the vids...good to have a laugh...keep them coming

  • @maryoverton7245
    @maryoverton7245 Рік тому

    love your videos wish you did more love the banter

  • @kitchengardener0416
    @kitchengardener0416 Рік тому

  • @notionbonsai
    @notionbonsai Рік тому

    Beautiful little tree! Great prune too, yous opened it up a good bit!

  • @richardstack2853
    @richardstack2853 Рік тому

    Nice one. Very helpful and the pair of you brighten a soggy Tuesday morning

  • @chrisswales1174
    @chrisswales1174 Рік тому

    Great video lads 😂

  • @raymondbirds2392
    @raymondbirds2392 Рік тому

    Lovely job

  • @MartinBBB
    @MartinBBB Рік тому

    Whack it back, Ash! 😂

  • @mandyhernon2238
    @mandyhernon2238 Рік тому

    Thanks lads. Lol keep growing.xx

  • @mick681
    @mick681 Рік тому

    A very nice tree which will improve in time. Maybe it would look much nicer if it was potted into a glazed pot with a colour that contrasts with the flowers. A great video for people who own azaleas but are unsure or frightened as to how and when to prune them. Thanks.

  • @Happy_Buddah_Bonsai_UK
    @Happy_Buddah_Bonsai_UK Рік тому

    Cool video

  • @XaviersBonsaiRetreat
    @XaviersBonsaiRetreat Рік тому

    What a great new collection of pines. I have no doubt they will get new homes soon. Cheers

  • @MartinBBB
    @MartinBBB Рік тому

    A bit of shameless self-marketing is completely acceptable once in while, Adam! 😊 I bought my first black pine from you last week and I'm very much looking forward to developing it.

  • @robmartin3312
    @robmartin3312 Рік тому

    Nice to see what you have in don't worry about selling...ill have to make a trip over soon

  • @roysaywell2138
    @roysaywell2138 Рік тому

    Another excellent presentation and having a number of black, White and Red saplings on the go the needle reduction session was really helpful. Looking forward to seeing the pair of you in October with my Scots cascade to work the magic.

  • @Bonsaicrazy
    @Bonsaicrazy Рік тому

    We don’t mind a sales video there nice trees mate. On my channel I make crazy pots for bonsai. The trouble is I’m a complete newbie to bonsai but I do have some crazy cool pot designs. I’m making a pot that I need advice for tree design. Hope you don’t take this the wrong way ( don’t mean to plug ) But your advice would be gratefully received. When I’m finished the pot you will understand my crazy,ness It will be unique crazy and very difficult to achieve the perfect tree design. Please any suggestions or advice you could offer would be great. Sorry I don’t mean to plug just new and inexperienced!! Thanks for your time mate 👍👍

    • @AllThingsBonsaiSheffield
      @AllThingsBonsaiSheffield Рік тому

      No, don’t mind at all 👍 Don’t mind the occasional pot that’s creative / different but (could be wrong here) I think most people want pots to compliment their trees and not distract too much. Maybe the design can be very creative but for me, the colour doesn’t want to too distracting. Shiny glazes for example are not great for me. Accept plant pots and Kusamono pots on the other hand can be great when they’re very eye catching. That’s just me though, everyone has different opinions on this 👍

  • @notionbonsai
    @notionbonsai Рік тому

    So many nice trees!

  • @Yurup
    @Yurup Рік тому

    "Yeah i'll bet!" ;)

  • @luigiluigi2098
    @luigiluigi2098 Рік тому

    Love the banter between you two. I'm also one of those that thought watering in the sun would scorch.

    • @AllThingsBonsaiSheffield
      @AllThingsBonsaiSheffield Рік тому

      Thanks! Maybe it does but it’s never happened on the trees at our place. I have to be careful saying somethings definitely impossible as someone always wants to prove you wrong

  • @MartinBBB
    @MartinBBB Рік тому

    Ah, I was wondering why that big Dawn Redwood was sitting in a tray of water - it's because it's a Swamp Cypress! 😂

  • @raymondbirds2392
    @raymondbirds2392 Рік тому

    Your trees look in great health and condition. Keep up the great work

  • @XaviersBonsaiRetreat
    @XaviersBonsaiRetreat Рік тому

    Great video - love the banter. i have never had leaf scorch from watering in the sun. I had my Tridents out a little early too but they are picking up now. It is impossible to get this stuff right when you have more than 20 trees :)

  • @raymondbirds2392
    @raymondbirds2392 Рік тому

    Really enjoyed the video

  • @raymondbirds2392
    @raymondbirds2392 Рік тому

    Very nice

  • @raymondbirds2392
    @raymondbirds2392 Рік тому

    Lovely job

  • @TheBonsaiGarden
    @TheBonsaiGarden Рік тому

    These tropical trees not really my thing, but I love the combination of banter and great information in your videos. 🙏