Thanks for the tour bro! Also, appreciate the candid reactions on every dang tree!! Wish I could se them in person!! Corin, thanks for reminding us that all our trees need another 10-20 years of development! 🤣
I think you've done the right thing mate, not rushing to buy trees you don't feel confident with yet. For the first 2 years i was playing around with stuff around that $3.50 size, just young sticks really and had the time of my life knowing that if they died i wouldn't lose massive amounts of money. Arguably it was the time i enjoyed bonsai the most actually and felt the most excited about it. A decade on and I'm confident with the big old trees now, even though it can be stressful given some of the values, but honestly there's nothing like the joy of beginning and trying out new stuff. I do however find that the larger trees tend to be much easier to care for than the smaller ones just not drying out as fast, so there is a benefit to the bigger trees in that way. Never be afraid or worried about leaving a nursery without buying either. Each visit to each nursery is good for learning what you're looking for, and as you say the right trees do tend to 'stand out'. I'm a big lover of Ginkgo as bonsai and advocate for people growing them. Here in Australia they are severely underappreciated. They take an absolute age to thicken trunk size, so it is one species i do advocate buying for size over shape. Also any wounds you make from pruning will never heal over, or at least more slowly than any other species i've ever worked with. I've one i trunk chopped back and the wound is only really starting to callus now about 7 years after i made the cut, so try to avoid a tree that needs a big section removed off it. Keep having fun with bonsai!
Your reactions are killing me, man! "My God!" I love it, and I sincerely appreciate the in-person tour of Greenwood. I've seen bits of it from the Greenwood YT vids, but this was an awesome in-person view.
Yes its a cracking place, my first visit was may 1995 and I've been dozens of times over the years, enjoyed watching this video mate it was excellent...cheers scott
A great tour around Scott thank you. The rain added to the experience and was very enjoyable seeing the start of the Autumn colours. The quality of the trees was mindblowing and very inspiring. Was hoping to get a glimpse of the cork bark pine he he. Thanks for sharing your travels and adventures, it give me a great insight into places I am unlikey to see. :-)
@gaiabonsaicornwall that tree appears next weekend haha. It took me so long to find an app to address the sound as the original footage was overpowered by the rain, this worked out OK. I trust you are well Jules, spring 2025 I shall plan a visit south!
@@ScottMatthewsBonsai I shall await the next video Scott. You got a balance of voice and rain. All good here, busy making plans for next year. Take care.
A lovely view of some fantastic trees, thankyou 💚 very expensive though hey! I have a bit of feed back id like to give, the monologue at the end, even though you raised some good, reflective points for all of us to reflect on, felt too long and slow which can cause the attention of the watcher to wane. It would be better to keep them shorter and sharper highlighting the main points. To reflect on one thing you said though, at the begining you were highly energised arriving at this fantastic place, full of promising intention to surely come away with a great tree, but after trudging around in the rain for hours and coming away with nothing, i know is deflaiting. Its all part of the journey hey 🙂 on the other hand, It can be too easy to buy material that after when we come home and our over enthusiasm calms down, we feel, perhaps we shouldnt have bought that tree, its not right for me just now. Its good to be decerning as you were, you knew what you were looking for, for where you are on your bonsai journey. I hope this is well received, all the best to you🙏
@gromageindustries6745 great feedback thank you. I'm always torn between hitting record and talking as I think, or preparing what I want to say which as you point out would flow quicker. I think there's a time for both but you're right, in today's world of media people move from one video to the next very quickly!
Great to see you down my neck of the woods Scott. Greenwoods is a fantastic nursery and I hope you enjoyed your time there mate. Seeing trees of that scale and maturity can certainly be a bit overwhelming but try to embrace that feeling and use it to help you with your own trees. Nursery trees like these are excellent but once you see trees in a show then that really opens your eyes. I'm not sure if you made it to bonsai live in Telford this weekend but it could be worth visiting a show when you can. It was a very enjoyable video and I loved seeing everything in it's autumn colours. I was there about a month ago as you know and we had a wonderful time. It's always great to hear your opinions and views. Take care, Alex
Don't let the standard of trees impact your bonsai journey mate. All great trees started from a seed. Those trees are old and have been passed down through multiple generations. That's the best we can hope for our trees Scott. We can learn so much from looking at other trees and use that inspiration to impact our own design choices. This really is the golden era of bonsai in my opinion. We have so much knowledge at our finger tips. I feel how you feel sometimes but don't let that ruin your experience. As you say it's a hobby and we can control how much time and effort we put into it. You are not stuck doing bonsai to make money but rather enjoyment and love for it. I've found the bonsai community to be very open and supportive.
@AlexBraunton I managed to get to Telford today mate, a bit of a flying visit really as I don't do great in enclosed spaces, some of the trees there were on par with models!
Lovely to see a tour round. I would be overwhelmed for sure. I do like little shohin size as marvellous as bigger tree's are of course. I love Corins energy in his videos. Seeing closeups of trunks is handy. But nice to see autumn colours too.
Great video Scott... perfect for the beginner. I have visited Greenwood for many years (as a novice) and it never fails to impress and inspire. As you say, it is worth visiting even if you are not into bonsai
@Thomdoodle appreciate tour kind words! It's hard to explain but I left there feeling like the time spent had pushed me mentally to take that next step forward in my own journey.
@HowardCohen-c3q if you haven't already, check out Tony's Bonsai channel, he has passed away now, but his memory lives on and he has some amazing content!
Good video Scott. I think your deep contemplation about your bonsai collection was the most valuable takeaway from the visit to Greenwood. I hope you visit there again in the near future and find a tree or a pot that’ll be a keeper for life.
@@skipun thank you. I certainly didn't anticipate it would invoke such reflection actually, which has continued since my visit. I will try and capture that at some point as it "may" help others.
Thanks as always, one to visit next year - and to take in Newstead Abbey nearby. 100% agree with the comments for beginners like myself. Telford show today gave me similar thoughts about where to spend my money. Look forward to the next upload.
@pault6599 I liked the spacial layout, it made viewing the trees a bit more relaxing. The QR code was a good idea too, though signal was poor for me inside.
Can't wait to visit GBS one day - Corin is an inspiration. I'd love access to some of their starter material you don't come across every day in UK garden centres. It can be hard not to look at these incredible trees and be disheartened, but remember, you are learning every step of the way with your garden centre material. Does it matter if none of them will one day be a legendary show tree? No! You still learn from them. As you get more experienced you may start working with more and more expensive or specialist material, as many do - those trees more often than not have been through several pairs of hands before they look as good as they do now. And beware the reduced table! It takes a lot of experience to be able to bring a poorly tree back to good health - they're reduced for a reason... you did well to not bite off more than you could chew.
@ishamakkusu sound advice though I love a challenge! I left their quite reflective but for a good reason in hindsight! They have a lot of goof stock, too much haha
Was at greenwood on Friday the 4th what an amazing place so many beautiful trees I got a beautiful crab apple an bargain Chinese elm from the back behind the indoor green house when was you there I think I just seen the crab apple that I brought
@drjimmygunn1966 there was a large tree in that section, I can't remember now what it was but I looked at it for about 15minutes it had such size and potential! The crab apples they have are on another level aren't they!?
@@ScottMatthewsBonsaijust watching your now 😁 can't believe you left with no trees 😢 I know the tree your on about I looked at it way to big for my car. definitely an eye opener
@drjimmygunn1966 yeah I think I could have just about got it in at an angle but wouldn't have been a good position for the tree. I've got more than enough trees to toy with now - this spring was a major repotting year, so next spring should be a little more enjoyable!
@adamnorris8006 that's a good shout. When I watxh other people's videos I will think oh I'd buy this or I'd cut that, yet when holding a camera it's more difficult for some reason!
Visited twice in recent years when up that way. Never fails to impress. I concentrate on the small stuff and starters. Most are way out of my price range.
@brianparnell2256 it's hard isn't it to be faced with row after row after row of masterpieces, definitely provoked some reflection of my planned journey ahead.
Dont let them real old trees shake ya head mate . They started somewhere just like all bonsai . I only have young , nursery maples that i look after and its a long road . Will i get old maples looking like this video ,,,doubt it , but i will have old maples in time that are all my own work with my hands and thats what i keep in my head .
@snox7320 yes I'm like you, I want 90+% of the trees I own to be all my own work. And like every mammoth task, if you focus on the end goal it can seem unobtainable but year my year we shall get there mate.
Listening to your thought processes probably reflects that of many newer bonsai enthusiasts. I visited there 2 weeks ago with Jelle and then went on to Heron's the following day - it does blow your mind and certainmy gives you a reality check. BUT...don't let that stop you from achieving the same...it just takes time. I have loads of trees in my garden that are about 20 years old and have only been developed using clip and grow techniques. I still have lots of starter material that will one day become better. I don't throw stuff away unless it dies :) You are more than welciome to visit me in Grantham - you may have passed quite close to me on this visit. perhaps even make an appearance on Bonsai for breakfast :)
@XaviersBonsaiRetreat I watched your videos and followed in your footsteps to Herons. Since visiting here my reflections have continued and only deepened and I feel close to finding a personal answer to my thoughts, I will share that soon! I have some ideas Xav, I did save your email to send you them when you shared it a while ago, I'll get that done this evening :)
@Thomdoodle the past few weeks I've done a lot of visits and the reflections I've taken away are still taking shape, but it's something like enjoying and connecting with each individual trees regardless of scale or age. They're all living and deserve care, regardless of cost.
I grew bonsai for over 40 years, and sadly they became a yoke around my neck, getting someone I could trust to water them, while on holiday,and the constant stress of the thought of their possible theft . I eventually sold the entire collection….
Thanks for the tour bro! Also, appreciate the candid reactions on every dang tree!! Wish I could se them in person!! Corin, thanks for reminding us that all our trees need another 10-20 years of development! 🤣
I think you've done the right thing mate, not rushing to buy trees you don't feel confident with yet.
For the first 2 years i was playing around with stuff around that $3.50 size, just young sticks really and had the time of my life knowing that if they died i wouldn't lose massive amounts of money. Arguably it was the time i enjoyed bonsai the most actually and felt the most excited about it. A decade on and I'm confident with the big old trees now, even though it can be stressful given some of the values, but honestly there's nothing like the joy of beginning and trying out new stuff. I do however find that the larger trees tend to be much easier to care for than the smaller ones just not drying out as fast, so there is a benefit to the bigger trees in that way.
Never be afraid or worried about leaving a nursery without buying either. Each visit to each nursery is good for learning what you're looking for, and as you say the right trees do tend to 'stand out'.
I'm a big lover of Ginkgo as bonsai and advocate for people growing them. Here in Australia they are severely underappreciated. They take an absolute age to thicken trunk size, so it is one species i do advocate buying for size over shape. Also any wounds you make from pruning will never heal over, or at least more slowly than any other species i've ever worked with. I've one i trunk chopped back and the wound is only really starting to callus now about 7 years after i made the cut, so try to avoid a tree that needs a big section removed off it.
Keep having fun with bonsai!
Your reactions are killing me, man! "My God!" I love it, and I sincerely appreciate the in-person tour of Greenwood. I've seen bits of it from the Greenwood YT vids, but this was an awesome in-person view.
That’s a bonsai museum, and most of the goods are for sale👌👌 incredible incredible!!!!!
@@OwenSpitfireStorvik that's an interesting was of looking at it, a museum of trees available for anybody to own!
Thanks for the video love it. Most times i vosit nurseries or garden centres i get rained on
Thank you for this! Love all his videos and wish he would do more tours like this.
Yes its a cracking place, my first visit was may 1995 and I've been dozens of times over the years, enjoyed watching this video mate it was excellent...cheers scott
@@grahamharlow7471 appreciate your kind words, I had no idea it had been around for so long!
@ScottMatthewsBonsai yes coins father started it in 1978...corin is having a bonsai wkend in a few weeks...can't just remember the dates
@@grahamharlow7471 I'll keep my eyes peeled it's only just over an hour away
@ScottMatthewsBonsai it's the 2nd and 3rd of November Scott, it's on his website
@grahamharlow7471 thanks Graham, I may be away as I have two weeks off but if not I may take the trip!
A great tour around Scott thank you. The rain added to the experience and was very enjoyable seeing the start of the Autumn colours. The quality of the trees was mindblowing and very inspiring. Was hoping to get a glimpse of the cork bark pine he he. Thanks for sharing your travels and adventures, it give me a great insight into places I am unlikey to see. :-)
@gaiabonsaicornwall that tree appears next weekend haha. It took me so long to find an app to address the sound as the original footage was overpowered by the rain, this worked out OK. I trust you are well Jules, spring 2025 I shall plan a visit south!
@@ScottMatthewsBonsai I shall await the next video Scott. You got a balance of voice and rain. All good here, busy making plans for next year. Take care.
A lovely view of some fantastic trees, thankyou 💚 very expensive though hey!
I have a bit of feed back id like to give, the monologue at the end, even though you raised some good, reflective points for all of us to reflect on, felt too long and slow which can cause the attention of the watcher to wane. It would be better to keep them shorter and sharper highlighting the main points. To reflect on one thing you said though, at the begining you were highly energised arriving at this fantastic place, full of promising intention to surely come away with a great tree, but after trudging around in the rain for hours and coming away with nothing, i know is deflaiting. Its all part of the journey hey 🙂 on the other hand, It can be too easy to buy material that after when we come home and our over enthusiasm calms down, we feel, perhaps we shouldnt have bought that tree, its not right for me just now. Its good to be decerning as you were, you knew what you were looking for, for where you are on your bonsai journey.
I hope this is well received, all the best to you🙏
@gromageindustries6745 great feedback thank you. I'm always torn between hitting record and talking as I think, or preparing what I want to say which as you point out would flow quicker. I think there's a time for both but you're right, in today's world of media people move from one video to the next very quickly!
Thank you for sharing your impressions.Every time I Watch Corins Videos i am impressed what Quality this Trees are.Greetings from Germany
@joda1302 in person it really is mindblowing, so many varieties and styles it blew my mind a little
Great to see you down my neck of the woods Scott. Greenwoods is a fantastic nursery and I hope you enjoyed your time there mate.
Seeing trees of that scale and maturity can certainly be a bit overwhelming but try to embrace that feeling and use it to help you with your own trees. Nursery trees like these are excellent but once you see trees in a show then that really opens your eyes. I'm not sure if you made it to bonsai live in Telford this weekend but it could be worth visiting a show when you can.
It was a very enjoyable video and I loved seeing everything in it's autumn colours. I was there about a month ago as you know and we had a wonderful time. It's always great to hear your opinions and views.
Take care,
Alex
Don't let the standard of trees impact your bonsai journey mate. All great trees started from a seed. Those trees are old and have been passed down through multiple generations. That's the best we can hope for our trees Scott. We can learn so much from looking at other trees and use that inspiration to impact our own design choices. This really is the golden era of bonsai in my opinion. We have so much knowledge at our finger tips.
I feel how you feel sometimes but don't let that ruin your experience. As you say it's a hobby and we can control how much time and effort we put into it. You are not stuck doing bonsai to make money but rather enjoyment and love for it. I've found the bonsai community to be very open and supportive.
@AlexBraunton I managed to get to Telford today mate, a bit of a flying visit really as I don't do great in enclosed spaces, some of the trees there were on par with models!
Lovely to see a tour round. I would be overwhelmed for sure. I do like little shohin size as marvellous as bigger tree's are of course. I love Corins energy in his videos.
Seeing closeups of trunks is handy. But nice to see autumn colours too.
Great video Scott... perfect for the beginner. I have visited Greenwood for many years (as a novice) and it never fails to impress and inspire. As you say, it is worth visiting even if you are not into bonsai
@Thomdoodle appreciate tour kind words! It's hard to explain but I left there feeling like the time spent had pushed me mentally to take that next step forward in my own journey.
As a relative newbie to this wonderful world of Bonsai in really appreciate your videos of nurseries and commentary thank you 😊
@HowardCohen-c3q if you haven't already, check out Tony's Bonsai channel, he has passed away now, but his memory lives on and he has some amazing content!
Good video Scott. I think your deep contemplation about your bonsai collection was the most valuable takeaway from the visit to Greenwood. I hope you visit there again in the near future and find a tree or a pot that’ll be a keeper for life.
@@skipun thank you. I certainly didn't anticipate it would invoke such reflection actually, which has continued since my visit. I will try and capture that at some point as it "may" help others.
Thanks as always, one to visit next year - and to take in Newstead Abbey nearby. 100% agree with the comments for beginners like myself. Telford show today gave me similar thoughts about where to spend my money. Look forward to the next upload.
@pault6599 I went today too, though it was a bit of a flying visit. Did you buy anything.
@@ScottMatthewsBonsai not much, couple of pots and accessories. Holding off on buying plants until spring. What did you think of the show?
@pault6599 I liked the spacial layout, it made viewing the trees a bit more relaxing. The QR code was a good idea too, though signal was poor for me inside.
Thanks for this Scott. I am long overdue a visit - I’ve not been since the new shop opened. It’s about a 90 min drive for me.
@TheBonsaiGarden if you ever head over let me know mate, would be great to put a face to the videos you put out :)
Great video again it's all about timing and learning as you go I've learnt a lot speaking to other enthusiasts
@@jonnytlately I felt this gave me a bit of forced learning in a way - I left feeling very reflective!
Another great video m8 I've just got back into the hobby and live in clacton on sea so a long drive now I think this place has to be on my list
@stevebattle687 what's a 6 hour round trip on a weekend 💪🤣
cracking tour, thanks scott!
@@iggyy thank you!
Thank you for sharing that experience and for helping to tune options and ambitions.
@RolandWampers tuning ambitions...I love that term!
Great video. Harry Tomlinson's book is arguably one of the best for learning bonsai techniques.
@@R19P82 I'll check it out thank you
Thanks for the tour mate
@@luuk341 thanks for the feedback
show winners all. Great video
Great video!
@@chrismills1209 next week mate you shall be starring haha
Can't wait to visit GBS one day - Corin is an inspiration. I'd love access to some of their starter material you don't come across every day in UK garden centres. It can be hard not to look at these incredible trees and be disheartened, but remember, you are learning every step of the way with your garden centre material. Does it matter if none of them will one day be a legendary show tree? No! You still learn from them. As you get more experienced you may start working with more and more expensive or specialist material, as many do - those trees more often than not have been through several pairs of hands before they look as good as they do now. And beware the reduced table! It takes a lot of experience to be able to bring a poorly tree back to good health - they're reduced for a reason... you did well to not bite off more than you could chew.
@ishamakkusu sound advice though I love a challenge! I left their quite reflective but for a good reason in hindsight! They have a lot of goof stock, too much haha
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A treasure trove!
Awesome 👌
@jasonashdown7358 thanks mate:)
Fantastic
@@barrylong8274 thank you!
Was at greenwood on Friday the 4th what an amazing place so many beautiful trees I got a beautiful crab apple an bargain Chinese elm from the back behind the indoor green house when was you there I think I just seen the crab apple that I brought
@drjimmygunn1966 there was a large tree in that section, I can't remember now what it was but I looked at it for about 15minutes it had such size and potential! The crab apples they have are on another level aren't they!?
@@ScottMatthewsBonsaijust watching your now 😁 can't believe you left with no trees 😢 I know the tree your on about I looked at it way to big for my car. definitely an eye opener
@drjimmygunn1966 yeah I think I could have just about got it in at an angle but wouldn't have been a good position for the tree. I've got more than enough trees to toy with now - this spring was a major repotting year, so next spring should be a little more enjoyable!
THANKS FOR BRAVING THE BRITISH WEATHER AND SHOWING US AROUND GREENWOODS BUD .
@@kiwibonsai2062 I had to soften the sound of the rain - it was a brutal day! 🤣
I would have bought the dwarf Cotton Easter In the middle with a nice trunk at 31:20!
@adamnorris8006 that's a good shout. When I watxh other people's videos I will think oh I'd buy this or I'd cut that, yet when holding a camera it's more difficult for some reason!
@@ScottMatthewsBonsai agreed
Visited twice in recent years when up that way. Never fails to impress. I concentrate on the small stuff and starters. Most are way out of my price range.
@brianparnell2256 it's hard isn't it to be faced with row after row after row of masterpieces, definitely provoked some reflection of my planned journey ahead.
Dont let them real old trees shake ya head mate . They started somewhere just like all bonsai .
I only have young , nursery maples that i look after and its a long road . Will i get old maples looking like this video ,,,doubt it , but i will have old maples in time that are all my own work with my hands and thats what i keep in my head .
@snox7320 yes I'm like you, I want 90+% of the trees I own to be all my own work. And like every mammoth task, if you focus on the end goal it can seem unobtainable but year my year we shall get there mate.
As a friend used to say ... Patient man rides slow donkey 😄
@@snox7320 I'm the slow donkey hahaha
You have more willpower than me I would have had to come home with something
@@RoyColvin I was close, very close!
Listening to your thought processes probably reflects that of many newer bonsai enthusiasts. I visited there 2 weeks ago with Jelle and then went on to Heron's the following day - it does blow your mind and certainmy gives you a reality check. BUT...don't let that stop you from achieving the same...it just takes time. I have loads of trees in my garden that are about 20 years old and have only been developed using clip and grow techniques. I still have lots of starter material that will one day become better. I don't throw stuff away unless it dies :)
You are more than welciome to visit me in Grantham - you may have passed quite close to me on this visit. perhaps even make an appearance on Bonsai for breakfast :)
@XaviersBonsaiRetreat I watched your videos and followed in your footsteps to Herons.
Since visiting here my reflections have continued and only deepened and I feel close to finding a personal answer to my thoughts, I will share that soon!
I have some ideas Xav, I did save your email to send you them when you shared it a while ago, I'll get that done this evening :)
that looks like a lot of fund to walk around
I know what you mean. I suppose you just have to enjoy the Bonsai you have... and work towards developing them as best as possible.
@Thomdoodle the past few weeks I've done a lot of visits and the reflections I've taken away are still taking shape, but it's something like enjoying and connecting with each individual trees regardless of scale or age. They're all living and deserve care, regardless of cost.
I grew bonsai for over 40 years, and sadly they became a yoke around my neck, getting someone I could trust to water them, while on holiday,and the constant stress of the thought of their possible theft . I eventually sold the entire collection….
I’m a small tree guy personally, keeps the wallet a bit healthier.
@@wreagin1 and decisions seem much less intimidating for some reason!
I dont like wen u speak GOD'S name like this it's the first time that i visit your video and it's the last time will never do it its nor good