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Thank you!

Thanks for your feedback. So far, it unanimous for front no 2.

I have some growing in the ground and I hope that I can get some faster thickening that way

Ports are definitely one of my favorites, too. I'm hoping I can rectify the weak first branch fairly soon, probably by the end of next year's growing season. Wish me luck!

Looks like front no 2 it is! So far no one has picked front no 1. Thanks for your feedback!

Thanks! So far you're a majority of one! LOL

@@WoodcrestBonsaiI always have an opinion 😊

@@MamaJArk So far I've now get three votes for front no 2 and none for no 1 so looks like no 2 takes it!

Thank you!

Thank you so much!

Thank you! It's one of my favorites too.

I'm emoji illiterate so I have no idea what that means! LOL

I use a mixture of lava rock, pumice, Chattahoochee rock and calcined clay. Sometimes I add some organic matter for trees that need more moisture retention.

I've been wanting to do this for a while now, so the hurricane had at least one silver lining! Of course I was super lucky. I didn't even lose power when so many others lost so much more.

Thank you. I think the tornados on the east coast, well away from the storm itself, did at least as much damage.

Thanks. I was lucky and escape the worst of it. I didn't even lose power although my neighbors across the street did! The grid is weird around here. I did get a huge amount of limbs down since I have five huge trees in my yard. All my bonsai did fine and they're all back outside although I still need to get my benches in order. Looking to start new videos very soon!

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To tell you the truth I was in such a mad dash to secure my collection from hurricane damage that I totally forgot it had spines! I just yanked it off the bench without even thinking.

Wow, 50 years that's awesome!

Thank you so much! Fingers crossed!

An incredibly nasty cell that could have very well contained a tornado passed just to the west of me a few minutes ago. So far it has not bee too bad although things are deteriorating rapidly even as I type this. If you look at the radar you'll see that there is relatively little rain to the southeast of the eye so once this bout of rain passes it should be just very heavy wind

Thank you! I've lived in the same general area for almost 50 years and in this house for 25 so I've seen my share of hurricanes. The winds we expect will blow down limbs and perhaps some trees that usually means we lose power. That is my biggest fear because without power modern life screeches to a halt!

Once I cleaned it up, the scratch could very easily pass for some cat scratch fever! I think my trees should be OK, I'm more afraid of losing power because without power modern life comes to a screeching halt.

The newest models have it going more to the north which will be devastating for the people the the big bend since they just got pounded by Helene but the impacts to me will be that much less.

The newest models have it going more to the north so it's just a waiting game now.

I'm really hoping to get some blooms. That would be awesome!

I can send you some of the limbs if you like! LOL

Thank you so much! Your comment makes doing all worthwhile. Please, if you have a network of other people that my be interested in my channel pass the info on to them. I would appreciated so very much!

Thank you! It's my best narrow leaf ficus.

Thank you!

Thank you! I'll be developing it even more when I repot it in the spring.

It's funny how sometimes the "ugly duckling" of the bunch can end up being the tree with the most character!

They are coming along nicely!

Thanks for commenting! I definitely think the black is an improvement. I'm glad you like the trees.

Thanks for your feedback! Looks like the background is a keeper.

Are you in an area where grow? Sometimes trees even in commercial sites can be producing seed. In fact I got my seed from two trees, one behind a big box home improvement store and the other next to an ice cream stand. In zone 10 here the seed ripen from Nov - Jan and I keep them in the fridge for about a month.

@@WoodcrestBonsai Unfortunately they are not indigenous to the Pacific North West...I live in a little town called Sequim where there are plenty of Firs, Cedars, and Hemlocks but I have plenty of that in pre-pre Bonsai state waiting for them to develop roots before I repot them for the first time next Spring, maybe...These I can at least watch grow because which will help...I'm sure I can find seeds online...thanks...So many stewards of channels don't even reply to questions...Good luck with your forest and specimen trees...

@@n8tyler Have you ever been to the Pacific Rim Bonsai Collection? If I can find some seed this winter maybe I can send you some. No guarantee they'll survive your climate.

@@WoodcrestBonsai I appreciate the offer but I found a place that sells them and I put in an order...Want to get this planting to start growing in my garage greenhouse under 14 hours of grow light...This time next year I should have some pretty healthy seedlings...Thanks again...Looking forward to more videos...

@@n8tyler I'd be curios to see how they do because here no seed is even close to being mature and I planted some of last years seed quite a few months after the rest and I only got two to germinate. Hopefully you'll have better luck!

Thank you! It's growing well, seems to like the new pot.

I think what impressed me the most was the incredible attention to detail. Tree after tree, not one single leaf was out of place. I was disappointed that he only showed an aerial view of the smaller trees. I would have really loved to see them in more detail

@@WoodcrestBonsai agree,the details are incredible,I wonder how long it takes to style them that way

@@harrietb2141 My guess is 50 to 100 years old. Many appear to have be grown in the ground for many decades, probably collected from the wild. Then there's the cut backs and re-growing and styling so someone has spent many years developing those bonsai.

They have a really pretty flower. The stock plant that I took the cuttings from to get these trees should be really beautiful this year.

Thank you!

Thank you for liking the tree. The birds you're hearing are mockingbirds. They have a pretty varied repertoire and they love to sing first thing in the morning which is when I make my content.

Unfortunately, I have no idea how UA-cam handles many things, actually. But I do want tell you how much I appreciate your support!

@@WoodcrestBonsai Thank you,I like your videos Very much.But maybe it happends to other people too?

@@harrietb2141 I do remember someone else being unable to click the like button. I think these things are pretty rare, though.

Thank you! Sometimes I think I'm too hard on myself.

@@WoodcrestBonsai yes ,you are.

Thank you! I truly appreciate it.

Thank you so much! Please spread the word if you can.

Thank you so much! These guys grow so fast that it should only be year or so until it has filled in nicely. Thanks for watching!

Yes, growing bonsai and traveling can be a very tricky proposition.

I'm think the best solution is to get some black fabric that's long enough to hang down the wall and also be able to cover the bench and, when I use it, the cinder block. I've got some errands to run Sat. so I will put that one my list. Thanks for your input!

I absolutely see where you're coming from but remember, these were in a state of utter neglect so I felt like I really needed to start over to even give them a chance at being decent trees in the future. Believe me, I contemplated working these trees without taking any video and then showing them once they looked a little better but I decided to include them so people can see the "starting over" point. Right now I feel like I'm in the "paying my dues" stage with this channel. I want to tell you that I truly appreciate your input and feedback and I'm realizing that I need more balance between showing finished trees and pre bonsai. Thanks for hanging in there with me!

@Bonsaibyalan I don't dislike your content, but I've never allowed my ports to get like yours. I think the difference is in the UK ports are indoor trees so never get leggy like yours were. Well that's my thinking. What do you think?

@@kevinwilkes5969 Yes, things do grow much more quickly outside here in zone 10 but the bottom line on these last few trees is I just neglected to give them the attention they deserved. Part of the impetus to start this channel was to give me the focus I need to keep that from happening.

@@WoodcrestBonsai I'll be interested to see their progress. Zone 10, I presume it's hot there?

@@kevinwilkes5969 Yes, highs near 90 F (33 C) from June through Sept. and on average only one day of freezing and even that is getting less and less likely.

Me too! And I really think that was the way to go with that guy.

@@WoodcrestBonsai agree

I actually have a piece of hard board that I used as a background in some of my very earliest videos. Please go watch some of those and tell me what you think. Here's the links to two of them. ua-cam.com/video/WRwpg0yDKMY/v-deo.html and ua-cam.com/video/fh8Xiv0cfjc/v-deo.html The problem is it's a somewhat glossy surface and when I changed to the east facing wall it seemed to reflect too much light so I abandoned it. Probably the easiest solution would be to get a can of flat black paint and see if that reduces the reflection. Thanks for the input. I struggle all the time with the fact that my low production quality might be turning some people off.

@@WoodcrestBonsai I see what you mean by the shiny look. I do think it was less distracting though and set the trees off better. Like you said a can of flat paint that's black or dark blue would be an easy fix. Also, I notice on your reply, it still says "@Bonsaibyalan" you haven't changed over your "handle" yet. Just fyi.

@@Lees_Trees Do you know how to change that? I've looked into changing my email address but Google tells me I can't change my account name so if you know something I don't please let me know. I started calling my channel "Bonsai by Alan" but another Alan, Alan Sutton, also has a channel on bonsai and since he is far more established, when people searched for me his site would come up instead. I now use "Woodcrest" because that is the neighborhood when I grew up. That change was simply an attempt to distinguish myself from this Alan Sutton guy. Once again, if you can tell me how to change my Google email address that would be fantastic.