Nigel, it is great to see your son enjoying your passion, my four year old is under my wing every time I work on my plants, two of my greatest pleasures combined We learn together. Thank you for sharing.
Congratulations to Julian for making his debut!! I love yours bougainvillea Julian an the same as you I would wait for the flower to finish bloom. Good luck Julian!!! Sorry Nigel, Your son is going to be better master as he is starting from taking yours knowledge and adding his.
Hello Nigel very nice looking bougainvillea tree. I have a bougainvillea stringy stem cutting I was able to too root and i wanted to encourage branching. It basically just grows straight up with leaves and flowers. I want to know can I chop it back to encourage branching and thickening? It's just starting to get a woody look to it but it's still very green.
+Navan Cognac Yes, it may be the only way to get your tree to back bud. I would wait until the tree has grown a lot and has lots of vigor, then prune it back hard. You may not get all the new shoots where you want them, but you should be able to pick at least one for the new leader. My tree started off as a straight stick too!
Nigel, love your videos, you explain and demonstrate very well. I am interested in the soil mix you used, could you elaborate on what it is you used, on the top.
I use half perlite and half turface. To this I add 10 to 20 percent organic material. All materials are sifted to remove the fine particles. The organic material I use is sifted compost and composted pine bark pieces. I do have a video on making soil..... ua-cam.com/video/p522AYawgOI/v-deo.html
Hi Nigel. Do you seal any cuts you make on your bougainvilleas? I’ve always heard to use wood hardener on them because of the softness of their wood. Thank you!
It's amazing that you can keep a boungainvillea alive in Canada, do you keep it inside all year round? what's the mininal temp for this lovely tree to thrive? I'm in the PNW and my bounga is not doing so good
My Bougainvillea's stay indoors until the start of June and then they go outside on the bench. I need to bring them back in before the frost comes mid October. I keep them inside my plant room, it has nice south facing windows and I keep it warm and humid with lots of misting.They seem to grow best in full sun with a temperature of 25 to 35 C. and high humidity.
+Deb Moore Hi Deb, I water the trees whenever the soil begins to dry out. I use a combination of misting and watering. I have a video on winter watering...... ua-cam.com/video/UagmuAwhYWE/v-deo.html I don't fertilize much in winter, but add a very small amount of fertilizer to my water every time I water in the spring, summer and fall. Thanks for your question!
+Rahul Pandey dhanyavaad, vah ek achchha ladaka hai, kuchh din hai jab main lambe samay se chala raha hoon, mujhe aasha hai ki vah chainal par leta hai aur bonsaee ped se badh jaaree hai.
hey Nigel how do you know hindi ? :) or did you get a indian friend type ... by the way love this bonsai of bougainvillea ... good follow up since last year when you repotted it.
yours videos are fantastic. have you ever bonsaied an olive? I have olives and bristlecomb pines I started about 7 years ago in pots and think they may be good candidates but I'm no expert
+paul bragg Hi Paul, I do have an olive tree on the go, someday when it gets to be more than a cutting, I'll do a video on it. Bristlecomb pines can be excellent for bonsai, if you take care of them and can keep them alive. Here is a link to a discussion on them.... www.bonsainut.com/threads/bristlecone-pine.927/
+Nigel Saunders thanks for your quick response. my bristlecombs are healthy little multistems. Do you mean keeping them alive in a bonsai pot? could I also asked which liquid feeds you recommend, I assume gymnosperms have different nutritional requirementso to angiosperms but again I'm no expert!
+paul bragg I use the same fertilizer 20-20-20 on all my trees. I add a very dilute amount with every watering. If you fertilize once a week, and it rains hard the following day, your tree will go for a week with out fertilizer. I have some organic material in my soil so I don't begin to fertilize my trees until the first flush of growth has come out. Then I fertilize from late spring to fall. I usually don't fertilize at all during the winter even for my tropical trees, just to try and keep the growth slow and compact indoors. Here is an article from Walter Pall..... walter-pall-bonsai.blogspot.ca/2010/06/feeding-substrate-and-watering-english.html
i think my bonsai will just look like your son's, i originally planned to start with a Japanese black pine. But now i think a bougainvillea will be better and faster growing.
That is a tough question! There are so many different grades of both materials. The turface I buy is quite hard and doesn't hold water for long. It is sold as Safety Sorb at TSC stores. I would check out this video for a comparison.... ua-cam.com/video/Mt_a7g6C2Ls/v-deo.html
Grow lots of interesting trees, you can order seeds online. Trees can also be collected from the ground and styled over the years. Bonsai is a long term investment and there are many obstacles in the way, but if you keep trying you will succeed!
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Nice video. Nice trees. Glad to see Julian using one of the most important bonsai tools - patience! You are teaching him well Nigel. Cheers. Sid
Nigel, it is great to see your son enjoying your passion, my four year old is under my wing every time I work on my plants, two of my greatest pleasures combined We learn together. Thank you for sharing.
So great that you got your son involved in bonsai. He did a fantastic job with his video.
He likes all the trees and helps me water often!
Awesome to see Julian's tree. Great vid, thanks Nigel.
Hi Nigel Always good to watch your video's I really enjoy . Its nice to share a hobby with other members of the family. Keep the video's coming .
Love those Bougainvilleas...Thanks...
Congratulations to Julian for making his debut!!
I love yours bougainvillea Julian an the same as you I would wait for the flower to finish bloom. Good luck Julian!!!
Sorry Nigel, Your son is going to be better master as he is starting from taking yours knowledge and adding his.
even ur son will b a master in near future...... nice to c him live
Nice Julian, keep it up!
Hello Nigel and Julian
Good work!
I think the new pot will look great.
greets
K
Julian that has a lot of potential. Looking to see what comes next.
I think Julien should do more videos! (If he likes it ofcourse) he is a natural talent, just like his dad!
I'll try and get him on the next video, his tree needs pruning !
Thanks julian ..great and perfect wourk .
We are in the summer now ..and it is verrry hot .
May i do the same to my boganvilla bonsai ?,
very nice & cute bougi .
Hello Nigel very nice looking bougainvillea tree. I have a bougainvillea stringy stem cutting I was able to too root and i wanted to encourage branching. It basically just grows straight up with leaves and flowers. I want to know can I chop it back to encourage branching and thickening? It's just starting to get a woody look to it but it's still very green.
+Navan Cognac Yes, it may be the only way to get your tree to back bud. I would wait until the tree has grown a lot and has lots of vigor, then prune it back hard. You may not get all the new shoots where you want them, but you should be able to pick at least one for the new leader. My tree started off as a straight stick too!
Ok thank you very much; I'll wait and let it grow out first then chop it back
that is a nice showing of a bougainvillea, Looks as if you are keeping it a shohin? Like looking forward to your work. Thank you
+Patti K Thanks, I'll keep it small, but if it slowly gets larger over the years, I don't mind either.
Nigel, love your videos, you explain and demonstrate very well. I am interested in the soil mix you used, could you elaborate on what it is you used, on the top.
I use half perlite and half turface. To this I add 10 to 20 percent organic material. All materials are sifted to remove the fine particles. The organic material I use is sifted compost and composted pine bark pieces. I do have a video on making soil.....
ua-cam.com/video/p522AYawgOI/v-deo.html
Hi Nigel. Do you seal any cuts you make on your bougainvilleas? I’ve always heard to use wood hardener on them because of the softness of their wood. Thank you!
Wow, your son into bonsai too. What's the latest about Julian's bougainvillea bonsai? Let us see it on a future video?
I'll try and get him to do an update!
It's amazing that you can keep a boungainvillea alive in Canada, do you keep it inside all year round? what's the mininal temp for this lovely tree to thrive? I'm in the PNW and my bounga is not doing so good
My Bougainvillea's stay indoors until the start of June and then they go outside on the bench. I need to bring them back in before the frost comes mid October. I keep them inside my plant room, it has nice south facing windows and I keep it warm and humid with lots of misting.They seem to grow best in full sun with a temperature of 25 to 35 C. and high humidity.
I'm new to bonsai growing...do you mist them, or just water? Often? What food? Love your videos. I've learned a lot from you.
+Deb Moore Hi Deb, I water the trees whenever the soil begins to dry out. I use a combination of misting and watering. I have a video on winter watering......
ua-cam.com/video/UagmuAwhYWE/v-deo.html
I don't fertilize much in winter, but add a very small amount of fertilizer to my water every time I water in the spring, summer and fall. Thanks for your question!
Chhotu bahut cute hai jo last mein aaya😀😀😀😀😊😊😊😊😊☺️☺️☺️☺️
+Rahul Pandey dhanyavaad, vah ek achchha ladaka hai, kuchh din hai jab main lambe samay se chala raha hoon, mujhe aasha hai ki vah chainal par leta hai aur bonsaee ped se badh jaaree hai.
+Nigel Saunders your hindi is awesome
hey Nigel how do you know hindi ? :)
or did you get a indian friend type ...
by the way love this bonsai of bougainvillea ... good follow up since last year when you repotted it.
I use google translator for any messages not in English. I think it works OK, maybe not perfect!
yours videos are fantastic. have you ever bonsaied an olive? I have olives and bristlecomb pines I started about 7 years ago in pots and think they may be good candidates but I'm no expert
+paul bragg Hi Paul, I do have an olive tree on the go, someday when it gets to be more than a cutting, I'll do a video on it. Bristlecomb pines can be excellent for bonsai, if you take care of them and can keep them alive. Here is a link to a discussion on them....
www.bonsainut.com/threads/bristlecone-pine.927/
+Nigel Saunders thanks for your quick response. my bristlecombs are healthy little multistems. Do you mean keeping them alive in a bonsai pot? could I also asked which liquid feeds you recommend, I assume gymnosperms have different nutritional requirementso to angiosperms but again I'm no expert!
+paul bragg I use the same fertilizer 20-20-20 on all my trees. I add a very dilute amount with every watering. If you fertilize once a week, and it rains hard the following day, your tree will go for a week with out fertilizer. I have some organic material in my soil so I don't begin to fertilize my trees until the first flush of growth has come out. Then I fertilize from late spring to fall. I usually don't fertilize at all during the winter even for my tropical trees, just to try and keep the growth slow and compact indoors. Here is an article from Walter Pall.....
walter-pall-bonsai.blogspot.ca/2010/06/feeding-substrate-and-watering-english.html
+Nigel Saunders thank you very much. what a gent
Julian! =D
Is his tree still doing well?
Yes, his tree is growing really well, I'll be sure to update it this winter!
it's hard to cut flowers off isn't it? I finally just set aside some cuttings for show, so I don't feel so guilty about removing them from my trees.
i think my bonsai will just look like your son's, i originally planned to start with a Japanese black pine. But now i think a bougainvillea will be better and faster growing.
My son's is just flowering now. I will be repotting mine soon, video coming. Bougainvillea is s good choice for a hot climate.
Mr Nigel .. what soil holds more water (Akadama or Turface) ?
thank you
That is a tough question! There are so many different grades of both materials. The turface I buy is quite hard and doesn't hold water for long. It is sold as Safety Sorb at TSC stores. I would check out this video for a comparison....
ua-cam.com/video/Mt_a7g6C2Ls/v-deo.html
You should work on a shimpaku juniper next.
+John Bargas I am hoping to get a group of them for a forest. There is a nursery in the area that sells small ones for 4.99$ each. We will see.
WoW...very lovely...Son !
Thank you again!
Hello sir I want to start my own bonsai business will you plz suggest me
Grow lots of interesting trees, you can order seeds online. Trees can also be collected from the ground and styled over the years. Bonsai is a long term investment and there are many obstacles in the way, but if you keep trying you will succeed!
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purty