Bonsaify | The Ramifications of Elm Bonsai Ramification

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  • Опубліковано 25 гру 2024

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  • @Bonsaify
    @Bonsaify  Рік тому +3

    Thank you for your support and engagement! It means SO MUCH to us when you Subscribe ✅to our channel! ❤

  • @phungar
    @phungar Рік тому +4

    The season logo is a great idea and very useful for those not in the same region. Thank you Eric

  • @r.evanmiller1030
    @r.evanmiller1030 6 місяців тому +1

    Really nice work, thanks for posting the video on this. I have a couple elm's in need of plenty of ramification! I'll be looking at your other videos on the development as you mentioned.

  • @tomlawler8293
    @tomlawler8293 Рік тому +3

    I love that green rectangle pot with the araan cable pattern. Wish I could find one like that!

    • @Bonsaify
      @Bonsaify  Рік тому +1

      I have to admit - I've never seen another one like it. It's an old hand-made Jim Barrett pot that I purchased from one of my clients. I can't say I've even ever seen one in Japan, or Japanese show books...but I'm sure they're out there. Perhaps a special edition to come!

  • @Bonsaicrazy
    @Bonsaicrazy Рік тому +3

    Great video Eric
    Those trees look amazing 👍👍👍

  • @notionbonsai
    @notionbonsai Рік тому +1

    Great video Eric! Such beauiful Elms! 😄😄

  • @ryanaugustus
    @ryanaugustus Рік тому

    Fun to see this pop up in my feed. I just moved my elms outside for the season (I’m in Colorado, so growing in a greenhouse during the off season) and I just chop the hell out of mine because the greenhouse-grown leaves will be obliterated outside in a day (and no amount of “acclimating” seems to help). Doing this gets me robust back budding every single time but I’ll admit… I haven’t tried this on my corkbark types!

  • @stephencreswell229
    @stephencreswell229 Рік тому +8

    Try exfoliating the bark with a green nylon brush in the areas you want new growth. I use that technique with the Corticosa variety. It sounds crazy but it always works for me.

    • @Bonsaify
      @Bonsaify  Рік тому +3

      Thanks Stephen - that has to be the craziest tip I've never heard of! I'll give it a try.

    • @stephencreswell229
      @stephencreswell229 Рік тому +1

      @@Bonsaify the only problem I've noticed is you get a 5+ buds trying to push in that area and if you don't thin them out it causes swelling extremely fast. I hope it works for you.

  • @phillipwaterman5721
    @phillipwaterman5721 Рік тому +1

    Nice video nice shape tree s thanks Eric keep up the good work mate thanks

  • @jakejacobs5068
    @jakejacobs5068 Рік тому +1

    Interesting, Eric. I have several corkbarks of this age/size and I never would have considered cutting back to bare wood this time of year. I'm in coastal SoCal, so climate is pretty similar. Thanks, great video.

  • @DavesBonsai
    @DavesBonsai Рік тому +1

    Excellent tutorial Eric!

  • @kevinmitchell4960
    @kevinmitchell4960 Рік тому +1

    Great video thanks for sharing 👍🏻 love elms my favourite species

  • @boxCatalogue
    @boxCatalogue Рік тому +2

    0:03 My favourite part of the Odyssey was when Odysseus was captured and forced to prune elms for 10 years before being allowed to return home to Ithaca

  • @bonsaidinhvuong
    @bonsaidinhvuong Рік тому

    Beautifully bonsai

  • @bonsai_life_style
    @bonsai_life_style Рік тому +1

    beautiful tree's 😍

  • @baldyeti
    @baldyeti Рік тому

    Very educational, thank you for that!

  • @gs7605
    @gs7605 5 місяців тому +1

    Coming back to this video again, just to confirm, this was post-spring flush pruning, guessing mid to late june?

    • @Bonsaify
      @Bonsaify  5 місяців тому

      Late April actually - but yes spring. We have a pretty early spring here in the SF Bay Area so it may be equivalent to a bit later where you are. (although I'm guessing you don't live on the ski slope in your avatar.)

  • @Muted
    @Muted Рік тому +2

    Love your channel. Are you going to rbe restocking the cork bark elm seedlings anytime soon ?

    • @Bonsaify
      @Bonsaify  Рік тому +3

      I have a bunch in the works - but unfortunately, they are too young yet to put up for sale. I like to let them run for a while after potting them up to ensure I'm shipping out good healthy plants. I'd expect we may have some by fall, but not likely before. And all this elm work I've been doing is a reminder that I didn't make enough cuttings last year! (cork elms are all cutting propagated.)

  • @giulianapazziniyamadoriita8527

    Tutt'e due bellissimi ❤❤❤❤

  • @Bonsai_Noob
    @Bonsai_Noob Рік тому

    I have just dug up an elm stump from a very muddy garden bed and it has slime all over the part that was underground. Is this normal? If not, could tell how to fix? Or do I throw it out?😂 Was hoping for it to look like one of your elms one day !

    • @Bonsaify
      @Bonsaify  Рік тому +1

      Cut roots on cork elms (not sure about normal) do exude a slimy ooze. I've seen it many times. Not a problem.

    • @Bonsai_Noob
      @Bonsai_Noob Рік тому

      @@Bonsaify thank you Eric for the reply, always offering sound information. Those elms are inspirational. Your tutorials have also been super helpful to develop my ficus trees. Thank you for sharing your knowledge and experience

  • @nickaleshin7149
    @nickaleshin7149 Рік тому

    When doing this sort of work, I’ve read that it’s best to wait for the new leaves to harden off & turn that nice hunter green from the last cutback prior to the next cutback. But I feel like in a lot of cases if you wait that long, then you might miss out on some opportunities (like losing interior twigging).
    Ideally, do you wait for the leaf hardening off response or just the super bushy response prior to another round of cutback?

    • @Bonsaify
      @Bonsaify  Рік тому +1

      I generally wait until I see the tree showing signs of vigor. If the branches come out and harden off without much extension then the tree is weaker. If the shoots come out and start running then I wait about a month - in this case maybe 6-8 weeks actually, and then I cut back. With the density of the larger one that I started with it would only take a few weeks for the tree to give up on some of the leaves/twigs in my experience.

    • @nickaleshin7149
      @nickaleshin7149 Рік тому

      @@Bonsaify thanks Eric!

  • @Kevin-d4d4c
    @Kevin-d4d4c Рік тому

    I have had serious die back on a sejiu elm when making hard cuts, is there a time of year that can eliminate this issue

    • @Bonsaify
      @Bonsaify  Рік тому +1

      I would say mid-spring is the best time for hard cuts. But more important than that even is that the tree should be healthy and growing vigorously. Weak trees are often the cause of problems. Lots of fall fertilizer will get you going in the right direction. And don't be shy about using a large pot.

    • @Kevin-d4d4c
      @Kevin-d4d4c Рік тому

      Thanks, the serious issues I had was when I was growing it in the ground, I would lop off large branches and part of the trunk would die back, but it was actually a few years before I realized it had died when the bark started to come off. I was thinking it may be the time of year.

  • @waterlover
    @waterlover Рік тому

    What is the regimen of fertilizer and type of fertilizer for the elms?

    • @Bonsaify
      @Bonsaify  Рік тому

      We use mostly either inorganic time-release (like osmacote, or Apex) or soluble (like miracle gro) in the nursery operation because organic fertilizers are too bulky/expensive and problematic in that context. But for mature trees in bonsai pots a mix of organic and soluble - either fish emulsion alternating with miracle gro, or solid organic like BioGold or a cheaper American alternative. But really just about anything will do. Dont worry too much about what/how and just make sure you do.

    • @waterlover
      @waterlover Рік тому

      @@Bonsaify I didn’t know you could just feed what ever type of fertilizers I heard you could kill trees for giving to much but I’ll read up more on the stuff you commented on, thanks for your time.

    • @Bonsaify
      @Bonsaify  Рік тому

      You can, but only if you mis-use the fertilizer. E.g. Miracle gro dilution instructions are very important - the maximum concentration should be no more than 500ppm (you can use a TDS meter to check, but this is about what the full-strength label directions give you.) With pellet fertilizers - some do have soluble components - so follow the directions. Also: ua-cam.com/video/4nfvkSiTjYM/v-deo.html
      and: ua-cam.com/video/i-7uugIw8Sk/v-deo.html
      Good luck.

    • @waterlover
      @waterlover Рік тому

      @@Bonsaify thank you will do and will look at those links.

  • @andreabr76
    @andreabr76 9 місяців тому

    Ciao, lavoro eccezionale.
    Qual'è la varietà di questo olmo?

    • @Bonsaify
      @Bonsaify  9 місяців тому

      Ulmus parvifolia 'Corticosa' - or Corkbark Chinese Elm.

  • @brucedeacon28
    @brucedeacon28 Рік тому +1

    👍👌👌

  • @dudesjirbonsai
    @dudesjirbonsai Рік тому

    ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤

  • @9daywonda
    @9daywonda Рік тому +1

    It looks like something from middle earth. Where is the hobbit?

    • @Bonsaify
      @Bonsaify  Рік тому +1

      Did you see our last video? True wizardry #middleearth