Pruning Chinese Elm Bonsai! - Greenwood Bonsai

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  • Опубліковано 1 чер 2021
  • In this video Corin exhibits a heavy trunk Chinese Elm bonsai from his own collection. The same pruning techniques are used on 2 more Chinese Elm to demonstrate how to improve the structure and shape of the tree.
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  • @TonyHigginsonVlog
    @TonyHigginsonVlog 3 роки тому +15

    Yet again, a no-nonsense, highly instructional video showing exactly how to professionally deal with a tree that would perplex the average amateur like myself. No other bonsai channel comes close!

  • @Kwood10
    @Kwood10 Рік тому +6

    The Chinese elm you’ve had for awhile is absolutely gorgeous . The trunk is amazing .

  • @cherylandrews3195
    @cherylandrews3195 3 роки тому +39

    how you cut so fast and end up with such an amazing result just amazes me! Thank you for saying what you are doing and why as you do your videos, it's such a learning experience :)

  • @johnhierons1691
    @johnhierons1691 3 роки тому +10

    You made a great job of pruning that elm Corin.

  • @SamDoeckeAussiebonsaibloke
    @SamDoeckeAussiebonsaibloke 3 роки тому +17

    Thank you for sharing your extensive knowledge.
    You are like a good chef in the kitchen. The skill and speed of your cuts tells a story of many years of experience.
    Cheers mate from Aus.

  • @peterjohnson350
    @peterjohnson350 3 роки тому +4

    What's not to like with Chinese Elms. They are tolerant of bonsai techniques and if grown outside develop lovely small leaves and great ramification. Clearly they can deal with a hard early summer prune. Nice presentation showing what can be done.

  • @ferranmartinez9213
    @ferranmartinez9213 3 роки тому +5

    Fantastic video. Thanks for sharing. greetings from Spain and until the next video👍😊

  • @87jadams
    @87jadams 3 роки тому +2

    That's one hell of a haircut you gave it! Can't wait to see how it looks in 6 weeks time

  • @Rene_Voortwist
    @Rene_Voortwist 3 роки тому +4

    The speed with which you work is amazing. Your experience shows. That pruning would cost me three hours at least. And the result would be mediocre.😊 That was a great watch. Thanks!

  • @lindsayspears5760
    @lindsayspears5760 3 роки тому +2

    Greetings from Japan Corin. I very much admire your skill and your eye for design.

  • @77neilsmith
    @77neilsmith 3 роки тому +2

    This video prompted me to drastically prune my Chinese Elm and it's now got so much new growth I can hardly believe it. Thanks for the inspiration. Grettings from Germany (via Ravenshead).

  • @bonsaiamatiran
    @bonsaiamatiran Місяць тому +1

    Wow awesome tree

  • @davidclark5723
    @davidclark5723 3 роки тому +2

    Perfect timing I was just planning on pruning my Chinese elm at some point over this week

  • @pinoydad_0811
    @pinoydad_0811 3 місяці тому

    Wow ..scary but educational..I just got 3 Chinese elms 3 years old....this is what I need in terms of knowing about the tree

  • @Matsuba81
    @Matsuba81 3 роки тому +5

    Amazing to watch you work and how you cut the tree so quick , cannot wait to see what its like in the next video . Really enjoyed this one guy's!!

  • @mikecole1095
    @mikecole1095 3 роки тому +3

    I have been a subscriber for some time now and enjoying the videos particularly the ones that has sort of a history like the ones that once belonged to your father 👍🏻

  • @birdbox99
    @birdbox99 3 роки тому +5

    What a transformation! Great to watch it being done so skilfully. Looking forward to seeing it again in a few weeks time.

  • @titanbengal
    @titanbengal Рік тому +2

    Excellent video, really enjoyed that.
    I bought several small Chinese elms from you many years ago and today they are all thriving indoors and are magnificent specimens now.

  • @ph-vf5hx
    @ph-vf5hx 3 роки тому +1

    I love your personal tree collection. Some mighty trunks.

  • @catabaticanabatic3800
    @catabaticanabatic3800 3 роки тому +3

    Superb video. So ,so good. Good quality sound and image, Excellently presented .

  • @willbhm
    @willbhm 3 роки тому +3

    Such a Master at his work you clearly love your job? you make pruning that daunting looking large Chinese Elm so effortless and I for one can't wait to see it's progression

  • @wannaknit
    @wannaknit 3 роки тому +4

    Thank you for this - I went right out and pruned my little starter tree,, it looks a lot better!

  • @user-bw5ib8ds1e
    @user-bw5ib8ds1e 6 місяців тому

    I've a Chinese Elm a bit bigger than this one that I bought last year. It's not been pruned or repotted for at least two or three years and I'll be working on it soon so both this and your repotting video are coming in handy..

  • @dd7620
    @dd7620 3 роки тому +3

    Been doing Bonsai now for quite a few years...and I love your videos. I always learn something new or a tidbit. Love from South Africa 🇿🇦 precision to the point Greenwood.

  • @ShaileshPatel-jj8wh
    @ShaileshPatel-jj8wh 7 місяців тому

    Truly amazing to see how quickly you are working and explaining the reasons for doing it. Just great !!!!

  • @user-yx4ok7yj3y
    @user-yx4ok7yj3y 3 місяці тому

    Great camera work. it is helpful to see the details. This enhances the educational purpose of the video. Thank you for sharing your knowledge!

  • @rudolfnel5934
    @rudolfnel5934 Рік тому

    i did not expect hands that large to work so precise and delicate

  • @saberxebeck
    @saberxebeck 3 роки тому +1

    I visited this nursery a few days ago and was so amazed by the beauty of some of youre tree's I couldn't resist picking up a small Chinese elm. Perfect video for a beginner like myself thank you.

  • @thetroytroycan
    @thetroytroycan Рік тому

    Thanks for that. Love your accent

  • @bigcraig4904
    @bigcraig4904 4 місяці тому

    Absolutely brilliant

  • @alanminshall1824
    @alanminshall1824 3 роки тому +2

    You make it look so easy.

  • @2702simmo
    @2702simmo 3 роки тому +3

    Brilliant video as ever for me the best you tube bonsai channel
    Two experienced local guys did the same to my big elm 3 years ago and it looks so much better now

  • @user-te1tx8cb8c
    @user-te1tx8cb8c 7 місяців тому

    At last a daylight pro many thanks , glad i found you ,see you soon. Rj001

  • @stevedouch8226
    @stevedouch8226 7 місяців тому

    As a newbie to this hobby have started off with one of these and the vid answered all my queries as to when and how prune my tree. Prompted me to order necessary tools from your website, so your work pays off! Thanks.

  • @grumpy55
    @grumpy55 Рік тому

    Simply awesome to watch

  • @almac2598
    @almac2598 3 роки тому +1

    Wow! Thanks Corin.

  • @aflatminor
    @aflatminor 3 роки тому

    WOW! Can't wait to see the customers Chelm in a few weeks, I'll bet there's a much more defined and refined tree!-Nice one Corin 👍😎😎

  • @phillipwaterman5721
    @phillipwaterman5721 3 роки тому +1

    Bonsai phill very good quality trees thanks corin and a lovely video thanks

  • @linhho6713
    @linhho6713 5 місяців тому

    Beautiful. ! 👍

  • @Nevwit
    @Nevwit 3 роки тому +1

    A really really useful video. Thank you.

  • @tobs1433
    @tobs1433 3 роки тому +2

    great video...looking forward to the update

  • @Azag514
    @Azag514 Рік тому

    Very informative.

  • @sebastian79327
    @sebastian79327 3 роки тому +1

    Might pop in soon

  • @MaffiosoX
    @MaffiosoX 3 роки тому +15

    Could you put a time lapse on the tree for the coming weeks? That would make an interesting follow up.

    • @greenwoodbonsaistudio
      @greenwoodbonsaistudio  3 роки тому +3

      We thought about but as it is in a heated greenhouse its hard to photograph and it gets moved around so hard to get a static shot over time.

    • @cindiesue1
      @cindiesue1 2 роки тому

      @@greenwoodbonsaistudio the

    • @consueloamortegui3099
      @consueloamortegui3099 Рік тому

      @@cindiesue1hell

  • @RoyaleJester
    @RoyaleJester 3 роки тому +1

    Awesome job corin thanks bud

  • @melodyivey8066
    @melodyivey8066 Рік тому

    Definitely have to have an eye for it. Someone can learn over time

  • @Ed-lz4jv
    @Ed-lz4jv Рік тому

    that big trim, you been doing thousands of trees! id get confused what to trim in no time

  • @terryhogwood6178
    @terryhogwood6178 3 роки тому +1

    Great video 👍

  • @marcus7840
    @marcus7840 3 роки тому +2

    Great job.. Thanks for the video.

  • @rainbowstar4360
    @rainbowstar4360 Рік тому

    Thank you. I would not even know the first step to do for the big tree you shaped. Bravo! You are definitely a Master artist!. One thing I will say is to fix your sound Mic quality. I have all my speakers on high and the computer and your voice is still coming out soft. I would just invest in a clip on Mic or something to allow the sound and your voice to carry louder so your audience can hear you better. I so much thouroughly enjoyed your presentation so very much aside form the volume problem

  • @peterboneg
    @peterboneg 3 роки тому +3

    I hope the owner watches this video and does the work themself next time. I always find it a shame how people own trees like this but don't experience the satisfaction that comes from working on the tree to improve it. That for me is what keeping bonsai is all about.

    • @mamagrazi
      @mamagrazi 3 роки тому +5

      Most known bonsai in Japan are owned by rich ppl who keeps them at their Masters nursery. They don't work on it, they keep it to admire and enjoy when needed.

  • @SK-jo2ln
    @SK-jo2ln 2 роки тому

    What a teacher! Amazing 👏 !!!

  • @skabben88
    @skabben88 2 роки тому

    15:26 Never thought I would see that much action in a bonsai video. Would work great in 3D.

  • @wadmadhushan4434
    @wadmadhushan4434 3 роки тому +1

    Good job sir. Very beautiful

  • @royhicks3957
    @royhicks3957 3 роки тому

    great vid Corin.

  • @LelDoda
    @LelDoda 3 роки тому +1

    thnx for sharing, always helpfull

  • @mitchfortson8413
    @mitchfortson8413 2 роки тому

    Good job

  • @mahmutaliyev3112
    @mahmutaliyev3112 2 роки тому

    Super!!
    Azerbaycan!

  • @bobsmith5417
    @bobsmith5417 3 роки тому

    Hi Corin dont know if it is correct to put these two words together....Horrendous perfection.. Really cant wait to see the follow up.. Again keep up the good UA-cams THANKS.

  • @Doooooooooooood
    @Doooooooooooood 2 роки тому +1

    Just been given a Chinese Elm and I've fallen in love with it. It's bit of a tangled mess. Is it safe to prune and cut back now in late December? This video has given me inspiration.

  • @waterlover
    @waterlover 3 роки тому

    Can’t wait to see an update from the Elm severed trimming it had

  • @reddy969
    @reddy969 3 роки тому +1

    Good job buddy

  • @wierdo225
    @wierdo225 3 роки тому

    Love your voice.

  • @Dannoo360
    @Dannoo360 2 роки тому

    Great video, just subscribed.

  • @moans33
    @moans33 2 роки тому

    Great video! Thank you for the awesome content as well.

  • @danieltarcak
    @danieltarcak 3 роки тому

    thanks again. just keep videoing. bring us some hornbeams, please. good luck

  • @brianmichaeldevault
    @brianmichaeldevault 2 місяці тому

    Love the video! Thank you for the advice. My only complaint is that it hurt my soul when you cut the bottom branches around 4:14. They would have been so nice for developing more taper!

    • @greenwoodbonsaistudio
      @greenwoodbonsaistudio  2 місяці тому

      It would hardly make any difference now its in a bonsai pot, unless grown out really long and therefore robbing energy from the bits we wanted to leave.

  • @ericdavid5146
    @ericdavid5146 2 роки тому

    Bravo beau travain et rapide

  • @davecarr1939
    @davecarr1939 Рік тому

    Just for the record, if it leaves the white fluffy stuff behind they are mealy bugs not scale insects. scale look like a shield and make things that look like "scabs" on the trunks

  • @alfredgrechbonsailicious4827
    @alfredgrechbonsailicious4827 3 роки тому

    That elm is thanking you.

  • @eldril1009
    @eldril1009 Рік тому

    grest tree lots of vigor

  • @enzopargat2443
    @enzopargat2443 3 роки тому +1

    excelente, siempre me llama la atencion , el vigor y lo sanos que estan tus arboles e ahi mi pregunta anterior ,que usabas como nutriente, tambien el lugar donde haces tus videos esta siempre ordenado y limpio. un saludo

    • @greenwoodbonsaistudio
      @greenwoodbonsaistudio  3 роки тому

      We use Naruko as fertiliser. I'm glad you enjoy the video's, we film them here in my studio

    • @enzopargat2443
      @enzopargat2443 3 роки тому

      @@greenwoodbonsaistudio ok thanks you

  • @curtisnt
    @curtisnt 3 роки тому

    thank you for vid

  • @kevinmitchell4960
    @kevinmitchell4960 3 роки тому

    Cant wait to see how it gets on after its haircut

  • @user-ts9nb4ki5f
    @user-ts9nb4ki5f 5 місяців тому

    don't know if I missed it... but when is a suitable time to do this? great channel by the way.

  • @ShaileshPatel-jj8wh
    @ShaileshPatel-jj8wh 7 місяців тому

    Would have loved to see the result after few weeks

  • @TheNewMediaoftheDawn
    @TheNewMediaoftheDawn 2 роки тому

    Nice work, your big trunk elm bonsai to the left is stunning, maybe 30 yrs old?

  • @leus
    @leus 2 роки тому

    I love me some "bomb-saae" :-)

  • @henkvandebeek7921
    @henkvandebeek7921 3 роки тому

    Sir, I feel like I would really enjoy having a beer with you!

  • @zonabonsaiart1458
    @zonabonsaiart1458 2 роки тому

    👍👍👍👍

  • @ANTHONYLIVETV
    @ANTHONYLIVETV Рік тому +1

    I’m curious how much that elm 🌳 was when you purchased it? I know here in the USA 🇺🇸 if I’d had to guess retail at a store online you’d be looking at prob 2.5k-4k. I was actually was gong to purchase a Chinese elm tomorrow for $500 that’s over 30yrs old a real steal imo. Beautiful piece you have!!

    • @greenwoodbonsaistudio
      @greenwoodbonsaistudio  Рік тому

      It is a customers tree. Generally prices in the USA are about 3 times higher than in the UK. At least they were when I was last over there.

  • @iBoardRepair
    @iBoardRepair 2 роки тому

    How do you encourage your old one to grow a trunk like that?

  • @nathanhughes5925
    @nathanhughes5925 2 роки тому

    I purchased a Chinese Elm bonsai a year ago, and it has grown, then struggled, then bloomed then struggled since. It's leaves keep getting black spots on them, then it drops those...alot of them. Then it buds again and looks good for a bit...then black spot leaves, drop, repeat. It's an indoor, in window, South facing...lot's of sun light Southern California tree. Advise on how to get it stable?

  • @7Spronge
    @7Spronge Рік тому +1

    I saw the big elm from the customer and my first reflex was, where are my scissor ??

  • @enzeefpv9323
    @enzeefpv9323 Рік тому

    Do you grow you Chinese elms indoors during the winter? I’m getting my first one is a few days and it gets below freezing where I live. Should I keep it indoors during the winter?

  • @productiondave
    @productiondave 2 роки тому

    Great video, I have been struggling with my Elm and I think it needs a good prune. When is the right time to prune it back hard?

  • @andrewt1176
    @andrewt1176 3 роки тому +1

    When you go to the hair dressers for a little bit off the top and you come out bald.! 😂 hope the owner is alright to watch this video but the tree will be better for it !

  • @chasingthefish9042
    @chasingthefish9042 Рік тому

    It looks like there's a hesitancy to clip branches on that customers tree. I feel like that leads to the tree not making the advances its could make in terms of branch structure. Its still beautiful without question. Just looks slightly odd without its clothes on (leaf mass).

  • @shropshireladoutdoors743
    @shropshireladoutdoors743 3 роки тому +1

    That looks drastic but the tree will be better of for it

    • @greenwoodbonsaistudio
      @greenwoodbonsaistudio  3 роки тому +2

      wait for the follow up, its doing very well at the moment - watch this space

  • @mrwhatevah6095
    @mrwhatevah6095 2 роки тому +1

    Just bought a dwarf jade from you as my starter, planning to get chinese elm next year, just wondering what’s that you applied after you cut elm branches?

    • @greenwoodbonsaistudio
      @greenwoodbonsaistudio  2 роки тому +1

      Its Lac Balsam, wound sealant, its on our website. Enjoy your tree !

  • @hyperionhelios190
    @hyperionhelios190 3 роки тому

    Would love to see a serissa.

  • @wolfwolf-sr6he
    @wolfwolf-sr6he 6 місяців тому

    I have an ~12 year chinese elm, which I kept indoors the most part of its life. I didnt care for him very intense the last 2-3 years, but gave him water regulary, so he is okay, but didnt grow very much. Would it make sense to plant him in a large Pot or bucket and let him grow outside for 1-2 years on the balcony ?

    • @greenwoodbonsaistudio
      @greenwoodbonsaistudio  6 місяців тому

      Yes, and feed it well from may-oct

    • @wolfwolf-sr6he
      @wolfwolf-sr6he 6 місяців тому

      @@greenwoodbonsaistudio Should I plant him in a typical Akadama Mix or just normal soil ?

    • @wolfwolf-sr6he
      @wolfwolf-sr6he 6 місяців тому

      Thank you for your quick answers. I really enjoy your helpful videos. @@greenwoodbonsaistudio

  • @rosanadancel7225
    @rosanadancel7225 2 роки тому

    Heavy work you done, still it’s looking best we’ll. when was that date, pls.

  • @brucedeacon28
    @brucedeacon28 2 роки тому

    👍🍎

  • @XoxJasonReynoldsxoX
    @XoxJasonReynoldsxoX 11 місяців тому

    I got a chinese elm that has 2 trunks that emerge from the soil and then converge into 1 trunk a couple inches above the soil. What is this condition called?

  • @VuHoang-bp3nu
    @VuHoang-bp3nu Рік тому

    Hi, love your videos and also in particularly, I love your scissors that I were using to trim the small tree in the beginning….do you sell this style ?

    • @greenwoodbonsaistudio
      @greenwoodbonsaistudio  Рік тому

      Hi
      please see this link for our scissors www.bonsai.co.uk/product/stainless-steel-ryuga-rs-trimming-shear/

  • @linaallegro6585
    @linaallegro6585 Рік тому

    I have one ficus but it's very unusual shape font know what to do . I wish I could send u a picture so you could see it

  • @flukeman022
    @flukeman022 2 роки тому

    will bonsai over grow if left unintended for years still in a shallow pot?

  • @meloniegonzalez9038
    @meloniegonzalez9038 3 роки тому

    Is the cork bark chinese elm and chinese elm the same? If so, how do you get the corky bark to grow?

  • @CLINTSTER77COX
    @CLINTSTER77COX 2 роки тому

    Are all Chinese elms “ lacebark “?