The Bonsai Zone, Early Work on My Show Trees, Part 1, July 2017
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- Опубліковано 7 лют 2025
- I begin to pick out and to work on my trees for the KW fall bonsai show. I'm choosing different trees this year, so I can continue growing the rest wild for the summer.
25 years and its starting to get presentable, just WOW
Nel ficus che muschio è quello?
i don't even grow bonsais but i watch these videos every day i love it
Thank you, very nice to hear!
Ella Bella, I'm wondering if you have tried growing any bonsai yourself since you made your last comment a year ago. I'm guessing you would enjoy it, but maybe not. If you don't have a knack for styling, as well as having most importantly a green thumb, then I'm sure the sport could be quite frustrating for some. I've harvested and grown for a decade or so, and I still suffer from some anxiety and regret when I overly butcher a plant, or forget to water, over-water, winterize, etc. and the tree dies.
Overall though the happiness it brings for me far outweighs the unpleasant feelings of failure. Continuing to learn and enjoy the experiment myself.
@@Rick-the-SwiftI also love watching his videos, it actually relaxes me. So powerful to see someone so committed to something, it's inspiring. I'm considering growing one myself, and maybe overcome my fear of failure.
@@pryscil4 Best of luck to you in your endeavors! Thank you for your genuine reply, and please feel free to update with any success or failures you may have in the future. Looking forward to more learning myself :)
You know you're in deep when your haircut matches your hobby :) :) :)
Very true! Thanks!
Underrated comment!
True... But that level of commitment / passion is admirable...
Great job! Looks amazing
Nice!!! I don't think I'll go deep.
Wooow!! Nigel dada. I love your videos.Your African landscape is my one of the favorites.I watched the video 4 times! You are my inspiration.You are like my teacher. I have learnt a lot of things from you.
Thank you, it's all in the details!
I also like both of your videos
Nigel, you hair looks like it should be in the show! Sorry, couldn't resist my friend. Keep up the great bonsai.
amazing we still like nigel huh
I watch these every day and we practice bonsai techniques on our plants to keep them manageable to grow indoors.
i remember watching you years ago, you really did inspire me to start learning the art of bonsai. Thank you!
All the trees look really good but the African landscape... is simply stunning, I love it!!! And the LandRover is a nice touch :)
Thank you Jo San, I enjoyed your new composition!
hehe glad to know Nigel!!
beginner at this art.I really appreciate how much time one needs to invest to produce a great bonsai.You have inspired me Saunders.
Thank you Peter, nice to hear!
Mr.Saunders,
I can only say a miracle work on every single tree.
I'm looking forward to part 2 :)
I thank you for this video.
greetings from germany
Thank you very much, I'll be starting part 2 soon!
Thank you so much for this wonderful video Nigel. All the trees are looking great. African landscape is getting more and more beautiful after your magical surgery!
Thanks again for a very good tutorial video.
Wishing all the best.
Thank you Anita, best wishes to you also!
While watching this video I realized, Nigel, that you're like the Bob Ross of bonsai! I've been watching your videos for a few weeks now and it hasa inspired me to start an herb garden, and a couple of bonsai with some local trees: Bur Oak, and Mulberry tree.
Sounds great and best of luck!
I am from Africa and must say you such an inspiration for me ... enjoy everything green before the ice :)
Thank you EmPret, summers here are short, but it has been a beautiful one so far!
Dedication and love for nature and the result, will always be this; BEAUTY
Nigel your nursery and top ...
Thank you Felix, stay in touch my friend, I love you videos!
My goodness, what a wonderful tribute to the shelf frames we sent to you. You have done them up so nicely and made us so very proud of how you used them. I would like to remind you that you 'could' put yet another two shelves onto this frame. One under the one in front, making that a place to put extra items and plants. And the other under the top one. This could be for plants that you would like to be more protected. We have used this one, in particular, for extra vessels for upcoming plantings.
We would like to share that this is a patented product :)
Thank you, I may add the extra shelves to store pots over the winter! I'm really happy with the shelves, thank you very much!
Nigel Saunders, the man who makes art from plants.
i just love watching your videos. especially on a sunday noon as it is right now here in germany :)
you're always so passionate about your landscapes. its adorable how you focus even on the smallest details
you just gave me the idea to visit the botanic garden this afternoon. there i can get inspired for my own future bonsai work :)
Thank you, hope you have a good interesting trip!
I love the flat top look of some African tree's. Wehere I live nothing looks like that naturally so I'm always a fan of the look as something unique.
Thank you, I'll be working on the tree over the summer. It had a hard time this winter and I almost lost it. I'm not sure why, but it got really weak. It is growing like a weed now that it is back outside again!
Watching you trim and sculpt is very relaxing.
Thank you Nalijay!
Thank you so much for making these awesome videos! Your trees are lovely. I'm a newbie and look forward to watching and learning more!
Thank you Katrina, happy growing!
I watched one of your videos and subscribed instantly. I just love how chill you are, you’re just talking out your thoughts as you work, it’s so awesome to see and hear your process as you work with your trees. It gives me inspiration to shape my trees, as well as provides me with a deeper understanding of the art and how the trees live and function. It’s so clear how passionate you are, and how much you love bonsais!! Awesome channel!! Keep it up!!
Beautiful trees. I love the African landscape can't wait for part 2
Thank you, I'm working on it now! (instead of sleeping!)
I love this. It's like watching Bob Ross, happy little trees indeed!
Thank you Alicia!
African landscape tree is amazing Nigel. Love your work.
Thank you Chris, I'm already thinking about small improvements, road signs etc.!
Thank you, even though I do not understand your language, I like it very much
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Love all of this
@@TheBonsaiZone Thank you very much, sorry for this late reply, I have been busy so far so I can't answer you, really thank you for your support and assistance. A sincere word from a friend wishes you all the best. thank you
@@quinnrivers4710 thank you
Just Perfect!!! I really enjoy watching your work on these beautiful trees! I can't wait for the club show :)
Thank you Ryan, I think our club show will be on a weekend this year. It is usually instead of our regular meeting on a weekday evening.
Beautiful landscape Nigel!! Great tips, thank you 😊
You have inspired me to start Bonsai work on my own! (using your tips and tricks of course). Thank you for making awesome videos!
Thank you Cameron, happy growing!
I admire your dedication very much. Absolutely stunning.
Thank you Victoria, not many things in life get better with age, but bonsai trees definitely can!
their all so beautiful! Very Inspiring! i just ordered my first seeds (jasmine, orange bonsai, sunflower seeds) I can't wait to apply what im learning through your videos! 💟 wish me luck!
Thank you and best of luck with your seeds!
Awesome!!! Even your hair is a bonsai!!! I sub'd! I'm looking forward to watching more of your videos and learning the art of bonsai so that I can start my own. Thank you for the videos.
Thank you John, each tree has a playlist created for it, so you can follow the progress over the years.
Wish you good response in the show. And thank you for the lot of learnings in this video.
Your very welcome and thank you!
If you had a 4wd that looked realistic, you could take photos and everyone would think you were camped out in the middle of nowhere but with a great looking place you decided to camp at for the night. Love the vids, would love the pics of how it would look with the bonsai and realistic looking vehicle etc. That would be awesome
Hey Nigel, another great thing to remove mos from the bark is rubin a little bit of vinegar ... and just wait, they will dryout and live the bark crystal clean
Thank you Igor, great tip!
son obras de arte maestro. impresionte los detalles del paisaje . gracias por mostrarlos
Usted es muy bienvenido, gracias por su comentario!
That safari scene at 16:20 is just spectacular!
I've been think about maybe getting a serissa. Yours as Africa style trees look beautiful. I always love seeing this tree of yours.
Thank you Sami, I'll be fine tuning the details of the landscape, as I get closer to the show date.
You rock. Thanks for teaching us. You have an interesting haircut
Thanks Allen!
your trees are great and i really idolize your growing skills!
Thank you CM!
Wow great work! I have learned alot from your videos. Thank You!
That is good to hear, thanks James!
Good looking collection ! I love the African landscape specially :-)
Thank you Vinny!
I dont know why, but I find pruning trees satisfying
I like to see the slow but steady progress the trees make over the years, they are never static!
@@TheBonsaiZone and never ugly
Absolutely fascinating. Congratulations.
Thank you!
amazing as always. the African landscape is one of my favorites. the one thing I noticed though is your little safari truck isn't realistically sized compared to the tree. as they don't grow that big. just a thought :)
Thank you, I hope to get a better model of a Land Rover. I have seen some on E bay, but they are really expensive! The bottom of the trees are usually the height of a giraffe standing on it's back legs. They prune all they can reach.
Hey Nigel - please send me an email mjmondrinos @ gmail with the ideal size for your model Land Rover. I can 3D print one for free at work and you would just have to paint it as the build material will be a single color.
Nigel Saunders uuuhh Nigel... hi. I forgot OH I remember now.
Why do you prune your trees like that? I'd target the branches and try not to cut the leaves just to get the shape quickly. I wonder what happens to the leaves you cut I legit don't know I'm guessing they stay half cut lol.
Nigel Saunders uuuhh Nigel... hi. I forgot OH I remember now.
Why do you prune your trees like that? I'd target the branches and try not to cut the leaves just to get the shape quickly. I wonder what happens to the leaves you cut I legit don't know I'm guessing they stay half cut lol.
What is the tree name?
Nice work. Very informative. Thanks.
very motivating this video makes me want to start this Journey creating trees
Keep doing what you are doing. It is a great beautiful thing.
Thank you very much Obalajadia!
Great work on the shari on your little Spruce.
Thank you, that little tree has seen a lot of natural hardships!
This is really such calm work. You really do get lost in doing the pruning.
Do you have a bonsai? I want to buy 1 to start with and see how interested I am in it over time.
Super helpful video, thanks Nigel!
Glad you enjoyed it! Thanks.
Your the man Nigel i wish i lived near you. I guess not i would just be a pain in your butt. But i do love your work i watch you every day. Your the reason i want to bonsai.
It's never boring around here and always lots of fun!
Always been a favourite of mine I remember you doing it looks gtreat
Thank you!
hey Nigel, i am a bonzai noob, just wondering what you recommend to get started with moss, where to get it, how to spread it, etc...thanks for you awesome videos sir!
I pruned my Japanese acres too and congrats to 40 k subscribers you earned it
Thank you Mr. Kraft, 40 k, I remember getting 100 total channel views and I was amazed! Thank you everyone, it has been a great journey with the best yet to come!
Are aspens or populas good for bonsai? I know they share a root system and send many shoots. I like the idea of maybe doing a bonsai forest of those. take care Negil you are inspiring
Yes, they are rare as bonsai, but you can see some nice ones if you search "poplar bonsai" in Google images.
Every single time he says,.. "here I go" just as he starts to cut a branch, I cant help but sing "Again on my own" right after. Am I the only one?
Whitesnake 1987!
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I hope you weren't offended. I just can't help it, lol.
I am a big fan. I am pretty sure I've seen all your videos. Some more than a few times. You have been a great help. I have applied many of your techniques to my bonsai trees. I have many on the go right now and in various stages. Some from seed, some collected and others were projects I have purchased. I am going to send in some pics. Hope to see them on the viewers pics one day. Keep up the videos! Thanks
And who doesn't love Whitesnake?!
I was wondering do you do a job in horticulture or not.Cause you’re really well versed in plants and bonsai trees and it makes me happy you have a deep passion about it.
I just try and learn all I can from books and the internet, bonsai is just my hobby!
Best I've seen so far ✌🏿👍👍🇯🇲
Thank you very much Jah!
Dear Nigel,
could you, by any chance, show off the current state of the tree you introduced at 18:41? I'd love to see how the moss recovered around the base of the tree.
I love your channel. I found it today and it's constantly keeping me from studying maths. =)
It will be featured in a video on the final preparations of my show trees for this year, coming in a couple of weeks. The moss is recovering nicely!
You know when you might be obsessed when something is “almost ready” after 25 years
Definitely not instant bonsai!
You are living in a Heaven 😇
I was surprised to see you “pruning“ with scissors with such rough cuts.
I would think you’d have several partial cut leaves and that wouldn’t be desirable.
This is a method to get an accurate profile to the top of the tree, it does cut leaves and branches in undesirable spots, but the tree quickly grows in new leaves and the ones that were cut in half can be cleaned up. I would not do this technique right before a show, the tree needs a few weeks before it looks really good.
Mark Dillon, you do realize that when you say the word "desirable", you are assigning that emotion to only some individuals, and many of which will change their definition of "desirable" sooner than they change their underwear. Soo IOW, I guess what the master did was prudent to the master at the time of his suffering.
Seasons greetings and happy holidays and may ALL of your cuts- whether clean or rough be desirable to those who care enough to discern.
it's the second time that i see your chanel !.
God Job .
see you !
Looking good Nigel. The trees I mean....heheh !
Thank you, the weather has been really nice for plant growth this summer, hot in the daytime and cool at night. (so far)
When you realise just how much work goes into bonsais
Amazing video❤️❤️❤️
Nigel,,I have really been enjoying your wonderful Bonsai videos. One question I wonder about often is if you have a feeding program of any sort for your various Bonsai. I assume there must be something more than just rainwater for keeping your pants healthy. Would you discuss this subject in some future release. That would be greatly appreciated. IMHO...you are a Bonsai master and an excellent sensai.
Here is my video on this....
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Thank you Alaskavaper
Thank you for all you do.
Thx for sharing this video, as always I really enjoyed it. I don't exactly know why, but your videos can still keep me on track, while many other videos just bore me. It's probably the way how you lead from start to the result. Also I often think while watching your videos "he should not have done that" and a few seconds later I tend to change my mind again, it's probably a drive of my inside to find something in your videos I can't agree with, but until now it's quite not a story of success :) I like your new place you built to manage your Bonsais and film the process, the black background is just perfect, and it all looks very tidy.
Btw. I miss the squirrel, does this little guy still live ?
Thank you Enty Ropy, try watching "Bonsai by LAN" videos. He seems to do everything I would do to his trees, when I watch it's like he's reading my mind!
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Awesome channel, thx for this Link !
I know what u mean, In 99% of the times you do cut something I knew how and that it would happen.
It has to do with intuition.
I wish I could grow bonsai as good as you do. I'm having trouble keeping my first one alive
I check my trees 3 times a day to see if they need water. I only water when the soil looks like it is starting to go dry. Other than that, nature does most of the work!
Nigel, I really love what you do with your trees. I feel like I learn a lot from your videos and I really want to get to work on my own trees soon lol I was wondering, though if you considered adding any small flowering plants that you could use for a rainforest bonsai? It could look very tropical! Maybe cuttings of creeping thyme or allysium. I think the colorful flowers would make a beautiful composition :) anyways, thank you for sharing!
Excellent ideas! I'll have to study up on my rain forest floors and see what I can do!
Love this tree 🌲 ♥️♥️♥️
Thank you!
Nigel Saunders did you plant all the trees, or did you buy them, bought a bonsai myself, it has a lat of big roots tho, couldn't find one with one tree trunk
Nigel what is the fungus on the second tree? I see that on a lot of my full grown trees in the back yard it seems to be killing them or like a cancer. 2) I thought the same about the jeep/car on the first tree. Im not sure if its bad or good really it does give it scale at the same time does it make it more fiction? idk lol Im just looking at it in an artistic way. I love the videos and it challenges me to think of the ideas artistically along with the possibilities.
Hello Leland, possibly you are referring to the moss on the second tree? Possibly the Lichen. Both these will do no harm if kept under control. You can remove it with a tooth brush or tweezers.
The nice thing about bonsai is that the possibilities are limitless!
Awesome video love the scapes, always enjoy things like the little car added to it. What s the name of the bushy plants you often use at the base of your trees? Looks like an interesting plant.
The little plants are Sedum....
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sedum
Love that African theme...ive had my juniper for about a year now but no moss...any advice on how to start my landscape?
It's very beautiful 🌳🌲👍
Thank you, it's progressing nicely this year, even the smaller trees are getting a better shape to them.
Hi again Nigel, Im wondering do you wire your pots from the bottom and into the root ball? I was looking through your videos and don't see any wires sticking up. Again, thank you for your beautiful videos, I especially enjoyed watching you create your vision for the pads on the african landscape.
I usually don't wire my trees into the pots. I've never had a problem with them falling out (yet). If I do, I may change my ways!
I love that he put a little car!
Thanks Ralf, it was fun building the little model!
Hey again! How about an update on the sarisa too?! That’s my favourite of all your trees! I’m getting my requests in now before your channel blows up further, you certainly didn’t have 80k subscribers when I first subscribed!!!
It is getting wild looking, like my hair, so an update will be coming soon! It's very exciting having over 80,000 subscribers and I am grateful for each one.
berry nice I love africa trees tankyou hi fron australia
Thank you Libertad and G'day!
Хай! Друг👋
Красивый бонсай у тебя получается!👍👍👍😊
Inspirational artwork.
Hi Nigel, good job for the African style. It seems that the tree is very stable and I don't see you use any wire winding the tree root from the bottom. How do you managed to make it so stable?
I prune my root base to be flat on the bottom and all the roots to grow in a radial pattern. This helps keep the tree stable until the roots begin to grow again. Here is my video on this....
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Thanks a lot Nigel! By the way, do you think it is necessary to wire the roots in order to make it in a radial pattern and stabilize the tree?
Exceptional Trees andd Counsel
so if you just chopped one clean in half, would it have a bunch of little rings to tell its age? and can you get a bonsai to produce a full size fruit? I think the last one would be cute - a tiny tree and a big orange or a big lemon!
Hello Hannah, the bonsai will produce regular flowers and fruit, it's the one thing that can't be miniaturized. You can pick varieties that naturally have small fruit, like crab apples! Yes, the rings would tell the trees age, if you can see them, they would be very tiny!
@@TheBonsaiZone thank you so much for your reply! I love your videos I watch them in the morning with my tea
Enjoyed the video. It inspired me to pay a little more attention to the Ficus bonsai I bought about a year ago. Really impressive stuff you've got going. Do you have any beginners videos or have any recommendations?
Check out some of the playlists that posted under the playlist tab on the channel main page, you will see the progression of many trees. Some of these are started from seeds.
A Beautiful Landscape :)
Thank you, it is slowly getting better, I have a few more changes for this summer, the addition of a dry stream bed and a few more trees.
Hi Nigel, really loving these videos. I'm trying to follow a select few of your trees (for my own learning and study of specific kinds). Do you have any kind of index to indicate which videos might include which trees?
Iv done the same this year and in the ground there ready to go into pots now
Sounds good, hopefully all will go well!
Very interesting as usual!
Thank you Jossrun!
Sorry for all my questions i'm a beginner bonsai and i found a nice serissa foetida and i read that it is hard to keep alive.
I wanna keep it indoor and i wanna know what u do to keep it so nice and alive
thanks
Ow and does it really smell bad?
Yes they really small that bad! I just am careful to never let the tree go too dry and always slowly transition the tree to full sun slowly. Here is a general care sheet....
www.bonsaioutlet.com/serissa-bonsai-care/
Es muy lindo.
Me podría decir cuál es el nombre del árbol más grande? Gracias.
I could watch this guy all day
Love the African landscape what is the name of that tree?
Thank you, it is a Serissa foetida.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Serissa
so moss will grow automatically? didnt know that. ty for the lessons.
great! what type of tree is that?
also would love a very long and deep detailed video about moss.
Here is a video from Ma Ke bonsai that may help.....
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I audibly gasped when you said you wired a branch 😂
Strange things happen in the bonsai zone!
Probably covered in another video, but there are so many, but I have a question: Do the trees ever get to a point where root trimming isn't required?
As the trees get older and the roots are set in place, the only root pruning required is more of a maintenance type pruning where you just remove the outer part of the roots to give the new roots room to grow. Most of the work I do on the roots of my trees is to get the roots sorted out and balanced. Sort of an initial styling.
Your channel is great
Thank you!
Your very welcome
looking forward to part 2 --- any advice on (cliche I know) avocado trees?
They need lots of light and warmth, and tender loving care!
www.thestar.com/life/homes/outdoor_living/2009/02/11/growing_indoor_avocados_a_tough_project.html
As a resident of North America at similar latitude - have you, or has someone you know, had much success with Avocado trees and be willing to share the successful methods?