Love the “field trip” to show natural cedar. Love to hear how other practitioner’s brains are working when looking at a tree, in the wild and otherwise. Just getting into your wealth of videos. Very impressed through j the first few!
Love that you took us to see real ceder tree, we dont have many of those around where I live if any(I've not seen them). Hopefully will be my next purchase to make into a bonsai, I've got lots of evergreen seedlings growing but none of the packets were labeled so I wont know what they are till they get a bit bigger and although some were suppose to be ceder I've not seen any sprouting I dont think.
Question for you Nigel. You call this tree a cedar, could you tell me it's latin name? This isn't what I know as a cedar living in UK. The foliage of the cedar is more like a course larch. The one you're working on is more like a conifer??PUZZLED??
The Eastern white cedar of North America is Thuja occidentalis. This tree, and cultivars, are commonly used as hedges and landscape plants in America and Canada; not sure about the UK. But all trees known as cedars, and larches too, are conifers. :)
If you can't find an Eastern white cedar on land where you have permission to collect, try your local nursery or garden center. Many cultivars of Eastern white cedar are sold as 'arborvitae' for screening hedges, foundation plantings, and /or landscape accents. There are a lot of advantages to trees already accustomed to growing in pots! Some of the cultivars have finer foliage, a golden hue to the foliage, and/or more compact size than the native species. You can also keep and eye out for overgrown landscape trees & shrubs, or those being torn out for new landscaping, or building. With care, many of these can be saved for bonsai - and save you years, or even decades - of time in development. Graham Potter has a number of great videos here on YT on saving and working with this type of pre-bonsai material, and has made some top quality bonsai from it. Enjoy!
The small cedars were collected on our annual club trip to the woods. We do get permission to dig up some trees on this huge property. Near the pathways of the Cedar forest, you find all the little seedlings. I think I'm the only one who digs up the small fry!
I know. I've been watching your videos quite a bit lately. This one really made me dizzy. I love your videos and started to get into this hobby as well. But nothing to show right now. I know there are different styles of bonsai. Could you make a video and explain the different styles in detail and also what trees are best suited in each one? You're so patient and always explain in detail what you're doing. Keep going.
Love the “field trip” to show natural cedar. Love to hear how other practitioner’s brains are working when looking at a tree, in the wild and otherwise. Just getting into your wealth of videos. Very impressed through j the first few!
Wow, that's going back a few years! You might want to skip some of the early ones!!
Had to see where you've started.
You've come a long way through the years!
Yes indeed, thanks!
Thanks Nigel, very helpful, nice tree, love from ontario!
Great video. Thanks for posting, have been hunting around on youtube for a good white cedar pruning video.
Very informative and helpful.
Thank you and good luck with your own.
Hoping I can apply these techniques to our PNW local Western Red Cedars...I'm in awe of your garden and number of trees...
Love that you took us to see real ceder tree, we dont have many of those around where I live if any(I've not seen them). Hopefully will be my next purchase to make into a bonsai, I've got lots of evergreen seedlings growing but none of the packets were labeled so I wont know what they are till they get a bit bigger and although some were suppose to be ceder I've not seen any sprouting I dont think.
It's always best to study the tree species to guide you in styling the tree, I hope you get a Thuja tree, they are really nice for bonsai!
Question for you Nigel. You call this tree a cedar, could you tell me it's latin name? This isn't what I know as a cedar living in UK. The foliage of the cedar is more like a course larch. The one you're working on is more like a conifer??PUZZLED??
The Eastern white cedar of North America is Thuja occidentalis. This tree, and cultivars, are commonly used as hedges and landscape plants in America and Canada; not sure about the UK.
But all trees known as cedars, and larches too, are conifers. :)
ahahah, lol super puzzled. aren't a cedar a conifer (gimnospermic) as well?
@@joaogameiro7329 yes
Can you give us a bonsai collection tour? Just show us everything from developed bonsai to seedlings?
It is on my list for this summer!
Hey Nigel, would you use an inorganic or organic soil for hinoki Cypress?
I' really like the white cedar,I have a place in upper michigan,I've been trying to find a small cedar for bonsia.any advise?
If you can't find an Eastern white cedar on land where you have permission to collect, try your local nursery or garden center. Many cultivars of Eastern white cedar are sold as 'arborvitae' for screening hedges, foundation plantings, and /or landscape accents.
There are a lot of advantages to trees already accustomed to growing in pots!
Some of the cultivars have finer foliage, a golden hue to the foliage, and/or more compact size than the native species.
You can also keep and eye out for overgrown landscape trees & shrubs, or those being torn out for new landscaping, or building. With care, many of these can be saved for bonsai - and save you years, or even decades - of time in development. Graham Potter has a number of great videos here on YT on saving and working with this type of pre-bonsai material, and has made some top quality bonsai from it. Enjoy!
Good bonsai
I have a white cedar and it has two dominant trunks. should one be removed leaving a single trunk or are there instance of dual trunks in mature?
Twin and multiple trunks are very common among Eastern white cedars, Thuja occidentalis, growing in forests.
Where did you get those adorable safari animals?
They are from here....
www.schleich-s.com/en/CA/wild-life.html
Where did you get all of the baby bonsai trees ?
The small cedars were collected on our annual club trip to the woods. We do get permission to dig up some trees on this huge property. Near the pathways of the Cedar forest, you find all the little seedlings. I think I'm the only one who digs up the small fry!
Very young trees are seedlings. As they grow, they become saplings.
Definitely need a head cam. You could run 2 cameras during your work and just edit.
on where to look
Can I buy bonsai tree from you, Pls
I don't sell any trees and I would need a special permit to sell outside of Canada. Sorry eh.
@@TheBonsaiZone Yes, that good I hope one day you get it so waiting to hear from you got permit ship to USA.
It would help to use a stand. You're often out of focus and somewhat shaky. It makes me sea-sick. This way you also have both hands to work with.
This was one of my first videos, I have improved the camera work a bit now!
I know. I've been watching your videos quite a bit lately. This one really made me dizzy. I love your videos and started to get into this hobby as well. But nothing to show right now. I know there are different styles of bonsai. Could you make a video and explain the different styles in detail and also what trees are best suited in each one? You're so patient and always explain in detail what you're doing. Keep going.
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