Working On My White Ash Tree, The Bonsai Zone, April 2024
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- Опубліковано 28 сер 2024
- I am pruning and repotting my White Ash (Fraxinus americana) tree for the first time since it was collected from the front garden.
White Ash is native to North America and is a common species in Ontario's deciduous forests.
To see previous videos of my Ash bonsai, click on the playlist here...
• White Ash Bonsai
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That's a gorgeous pot...its deserves a majestic tree..
😬😬 Ouch Mommy! That is some MAJOR root pruning. 🤞🏻🤞🏻🤞🏻
That was quite some root work - even with the big saw!
But everything looks much improved. I hope it'll do wel!
Always great to watch the Master in action. Dr. Saunders in surgery in room 2. Root surgery and pruning. Students bring pencil and paper to take notes. Great video.
The city ash trees in my neighborhood always end up with the main trunk splitting into 2, looking like a tuning fork. So I'd say this tree is true to its natural form. Also, the root pruning went way further than I anticipated. It's always my favorite to see you work on native ontario trees. Best of luck to you Nigel.
Well...I think we havr a new meme for the videos..."Here comes the saw!"😂
In spring there is a systemic insecticide for the emerald ash borer that should be applied in spring for a more effective control called: imidacloprid that is applied as a soil drench. There is granular forms sold also. It is available to consumers. Just a thought incase it is sold in Canada. Might help some old trees that are not infected.
Imidaclopid effects honey bees. Some people care about that Some do not. I would do it for a bonsai tree but probably not a standing tree.
@@chasingthefish9042Great thoughts. There is an organic control. Hope this helps.
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I believe the damage is caused by the borers, which eat away the cambium layer making it impossible for the sap to flow up, effectively choking the tree off.
Ash trees make wonderful bonsai and air layer easy even thick trunks. I did one in a already fissured and crackly bark and took off.
GASP!! You'd think we'd be used to those big prunes by now! Oh boy! That is a gnarly tree! I wonder if it will get bark like the black ash I have here? I want to try one as Bonsai. None of my seeds came up. I might look for some seedlings on my property.
Your root pruning always scares me!
Live or die, tree! But either way its going to have a good start with purposeful and well focused root pruning. Thank you for such a great video.
Wow! Your impressive success rate inspires courage when it comes to root pruning. Today I repotted four newly acquired young American beech. You have me convinced to start them out properly and not let the roots become a tangled mess.
Good work again nigel. Lots of character in the trunk.
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Thank you Nigel.What is that rubbercement,is it some kind of a glue? I Will try to find it here in Sweden.😊
Nice job!
Grts
Kennet
Good morning 🎉
I see nothing wrong, and much good, in the original front with no side branch. Enjoy!
@TheBonsaiZone Nigel, are you taking any precautions with that tree regarding freezing temps after the re-pot, or is it fine to place it right back where it was?
Hi Nigel, can you explain in any of your future videos what is a rubber cement and why are you using it ?
The native UK ash trees (Fraxinus excelsior) are impacted by ash dieback. Aparently the diease is uttery devastating, affecting some 7/10 trees based on my own research. The funny/sad part is I know some folk who made much-ado about the fact "mountain ash" (rowan) trees are unaffected. but these people don't realise that mountain ash trees are actually part of a different family- sorbus aucuparia. The ash tree is the same family as the north american white ash... which is being impacted by this boar.
If it helps at all, I did hear that the boar mostly burrows under the bark. So if you ever chop down an ash tree, you must strip the tree of it's bark, not leave it with the bark on in a forest. Reason being dead trees get infected with the boar and then spread it to nearby healthy trees. Which is why logging can have a pretty big impact on the emerald ash boar. Yours could get infected, but based on my knowledge I think it's unlikely? Time will tell
Yes, I saw quite a few dead Ash trees in the forest today, the bark had peeled off and you could see the marks left by the borers. Thanks, great info!!!
It's emerald ash borer stops me from having an ash tree as a bonsai
Another tree for the compost pile 🙃
Baobabs?
Hi Nigel, great video, is there a reason other than preference/style why you would not leave that lower branch as a jin? Can leaving deadwood on certain deciduous trees cause more dieback into the tree?
Couldn’t you style it to look like a typical bonsai and confuse the borers, or take another tree and style it as an ash? 😜
It sounds like you are pruning a baseball bat too.