Starting Two Bonsai From Nursery Stock, Part 2, The Bonsai Zone, June 2021

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  • Опубліковано 22 чер 2021
  • I'm pruning up my new Cotoneaster to resemble an old Apple tree. This is the first styling to get the tree underway as a bonsai.
    To see part 1 click on the link here....
    • Starting Two Bonsai Fr...
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  • @bikegeist
    @bikegeist Рік тому +1

    That spider survived the great soapy deluge and rinse, then just went right back to work at the top of the tree. Legend.

  • @bazejjaworski9021
    @bazejjaworski9021 3 роки тому +19

    Since watching your movies, I am less and less afraid of cutting branches.

  • @mnilsson2704
    @mnilsson2704 3 роки тому +13

    Who did not like this ... Nigel is so instructive and kind. Thank you for a great video. You inspire sir.🍍

    • @smack09
      @smack09 3 роки тому

      2 of em so far! Ive been awaiting this. Just about to watch.

    • @Hiphobbit
      @Hiphobbit 3 роки тому +5

      Makes me so sad that Nigels work is frowned upon in bonsai communities cuz of he’s so different and does things differently. Makes no sense to me for anyone to hate. At the end of the day if it’s a beautiful tree who cares about the steps he took to get it there! Team Nigel

    • @drohnenfabrik
      @drohnenfabrik 2 роки тому

      Yes, I thought it was awesome. Nigel makes bonsai exciting as well as beautiful.

  • @GreenhornBonsai
    @GreenhornBonsai 3 роки тому +7

    What a difference! It looked like a common shrub at the beginning, and by the end of the video you could see the beginnings of the bonsai tree it will someday be.

  • @Brennah
    @Brennah 3 роки тому +1

    ⭐️The Bonsai Zone⭐️ is the best! Thank you 💫Nigel💫!

  • @CarvingBonsai
    @CarvingBonsai 3 роки тому +5

    Nigel I did not know this species and she seems very suitable to Bonsai...
    congratulations on thinning and the selection of branches ... wise intervention my friend.

    • @maximinix
      @maximinix 3 роки тому

      Cotoneaster is one of the best species for beginners. It is hardy, vigorous, responds well to pruning and wire-ing, has small leafs and even fruits if you wish so. It will forgive many beginner mistakes, except not watering it, of course. You can grow it from seed, cutting, air-layering. If I had to start again my bonsai journey I'd take a cotoneaster: so easy and rewarding.

  • @jmmvangoor
    @jmmvangoor 3 роки тому +5

    Nice little tree mr. Saunders! Like that!

  • @chrisswales1174
    @chrisswales1174 Рік тому

    Great to see your pruning decisions creating a new bonsai. Thanks!

  • @BeTheCREATOR
    @BeTheCREATOR 3 роки тому

    A wild bush became a beautiful bonsai, at the touch of a master's experienced hand,,,, great Nigel.

  • @pardeepkhichi8582
    @pardeepkhichi8582 3 роки тому +2

    Going through difficult phase in my life and your videos acts as antidepressant for me. 🙌

  • @pootroock
    @pootroock 3 роки тому +2

    I just got myself a cranberry cotoneaster two days ago! It made me so happy seeing that you got one now too!

    • @TheBonsaiZone
      @TheBonsaiZone  3 роки тому

      Awesome Patrick, they are nice for bonsai!

  • @alicer3423
    @alicer3423 3 роки тому

    What a difference!! I am going to get one of these to work on. Thanks Nigel.

  • @doghouseclassics6835
    @doghouseclassics6835 3 роки тому

    Lots of cuttings Nigel,thats going to be a lovely tree . Thanks for the vid . Greetings from uk.

    • @TheBonsaiZone
      @TheBonsaiZone  3 роки тому

      Glad you enjoyed it and thanks doghouseclassics!

  • @beardedbonsai
    @beardedbonsai 3 роки тому

    I love the cotoneaster it looks good already. It will be great in no time in bonsai terms.

  • @calvinchau5479
    @calvinchau5479 3 роки тому

    Love it love it. From big box to a nice bonsai

  • @SoundQuestROB
    @SoundQuestROB 3 роки тому

    Who knew there was a tree somewhere in that bush, nice job Nigel!

  • @BonsaiJCan
    @BonsaiJCan 3 роки тому

    What a job, the trees already looking good!

  • @MrJcalvino
    @MrJcalvino 3 роки тому +1

    Cotoneaster looks really like an old apple tree. Good design Nigel 👌

  • @michaelmason4206
    @michaelmason4206 5 місяців тому

    Great video! I really like that teaching moments and seeing a bonsai from the beginning. I will be looking for your follow and Videos. Thank you.

  • @MaybeBonsai
    @MaybeBonsai 3 роки тому +3

    More ammo for the backyard green salad! That bottom thick branch was really thick! I am glad you removed it

  • @smack09
    @smack09 3 роки тому

    Been awaiting this initial styling.

  • @mariapietroniro7479
    @mariapietroniro7479 3 роки тому

    Hi professor. Starting this hobby myself. Love your work, don't stop the show. Love Maria Montreal Canada 😻

  • @marysoldeeley2218
    @marysoldeeley2218 3 роки тому

    Two very neat starters!

  • @ig7806
    @ig7806 3 роки тому +1

    i saw those cotoneasters at my local Crappy Tire and i was tempted, too. :P now i'm almost wishing i went and bought one! they seem to have all the best qualities of malus / prunus but not so high-maintenance when it comes to pests or disease. yours is looking very much like an old orchard tree, when you've finished pruning it. someday, maybe, when i have more room!

  • @natrjack965
    @natrjack965 3 роки тому

    Great video Nigel I enjoyed that one

  • @mikeemmons1079
    @mikeemmons1079 3 роки тому

    Because Nigel put a bug in my ear, I hit CTC this afternoon, found a sad and forlorn looking dwarf smoke bush for 8 bucks on the "save me!" rack. Took it home and gave it a lot of love... and some abuse with the shears... I am really pleased with the results.

  • @janetobermann157
    @janetobermann157 Рік тому

    Hi Nigel! I’m new to Bonsai, and love your Channel! Thanks for all your videos!! I suspect that you might have had fuzzy mealy bugs. I battle them on some of my Orchids! Spraying with soap and water is good, but adding some Isopropyl alcohol will kill them on contact, and not harm your tree. Can’t wait to see how your Cotton Easter tree grows!! All the Best! Janet

  • @redzepplin7397
    @redzepplin7397 3 роки тому +3

    I learned how to pronounce "cotoneaster" Thank you!

  • @tomaszwozniak4343
    @tomaszwozniak4343 3 роки тому

    Nice little tree! ☺

  • @patsfreund9164
    @patsfreund9164 3 роки тому

    Enjoyed very much seeing you work on this Cotoneaster. It does remind me of an old apple tree as well. May it grow well for you. (I love this tree but can't grow it in my zone 10 climate as it is too hot/humid for it. So I can grow one vicariously with you.)

  • @shvshvhkv8608
    @shvshvhkv8608 3 роки тому

    👌👌👌...!!! Looks like you're making us a master of bonsai...

  • @rebeccahunter725
    @rebeccahunter725 3 роки тому

    Cotoneaster are delightfully forgiving trees. I have 3 collected trees, and another one that is waiting for the spring to join them. I should send a photo (but they are only about 18 months form collection, so not very advanced!) I really look forward to the development of this tree as the years progress.

  • @DakotaDS
    @DakotaDS 2 роки тому

    Thanks, Nigel!

  • @marlonpayabyab8480
    @marlonpayabyab8480 3 роки тому

    Beautiful tree to start with

    • @marlonpayabyab8480
      @marlonpayabyab8480 3 роки тому

      Im watching nigel since 2018 and im always enjoying the vids keep it up

  • @percyacutt3110
    @percyacutt3110 3 роки тому

    Going to be powerful tree👍👍

  • @Tore1972Wisdom
    @Tore1972Wisdom 3 роки тому

    Cotoneaster grow like crazy, so it will get lots og new branches. They make new buds from everwhere......LOL.

  • @RosarioCostanzo
    @RosarioCostanzo 3 роки тому

    There is a lovely tree under all that foliage. Cotoneaster should have beautiful autumn colors too, if I am not wrong

    • @TheBonsaiZone
      @TheBonsaiZone  3 роки тому +1

      Yes, I'm not sure about this variety, but we'll see this fall! Thanks!

  • @waterlover
    @waterlover 3 роки тому

    I really liked the results of the cranberry teee

  • @nightcoder5k
    @nightcoder5k 2 роки тому

    Awesome. Please make more videos like this.

  • @slbonsai2355
    @slbonsai2355 3 роки тому +1

    And great video

  • @lullabylullaby6226
    @lullabylullaby6226 2 роки тому

    Wish I could find a mature cotoneaster like that! Please make a video on root pruning this plant.

  • @jugalkishorekalita9611
    @jugalkishorekalita9611 3 роки тому +1

    Tree is look like your hair 😂....... By the way you are a great bonsai teacher 🙏

  • @Mikicomi23
    @Mikicomi23 3 роки тому

    Of cotonaster there are many diffierent varieties. You were lucky to find a cotonaster aupiculatus because it's one of best for doing bonsai. In my area it's only available the contonaster orizzontalis that has an awful bi-dimensional growing patter with straight, symmetric 90degree fishbone branches.

  • @jballenger9240
    @jballenger9240 3 роки тому +6

    Nice pruning! What about wound paste for the cuts? Any particular objections?

    • @averyprice9422
      @averyprice9422 3 роки тому

      Elmer's glue!

    • @redzepplin7397
      @redzepplin7397 3 роки тому

      @@averyprice9422 Really, Thank you

    • @maximinix
      @maximinix 3 роки тому +2

      Wound paste helps a lot to speed the healing process. Divide by 2 or 3 the time it takes to heal a wound without cut paste. But forget about the fungal protection legend. Fungal spores are flying around in the air all the time. By the time you make the cut, the spores are already on the wound. I guess the paste protects the wound from drying out, what speeds the healing (personal theory, if some plant biologist has a better explanation I take it).

  • @Denkar11
    @Denkar11 3 роки тому +1

    It's the CCC tree! Cranberry-Crab Apple-Cotoneaster!

  • @farmert9679
    @farmert9679 3 роки тому

    Your cuttings. Try putting them in your solution of water in a deep tray and cover the hole branch and put a rock on the branch to hold it under water for 5 minutes and then rinse. Might help out.

  • @roror88
    @roror88 3 роки тому +1

    Wow that plant has a 2g internet connection. You don't see that often.

  • @corndrunk
    @corndrunk 3 роки тому

    Nice! Have you ever done a boxwood?

  • @RonMaurer
    @RonMaurer 3 роки тому

    Our shrubs of 14+ years were very old Cotoneaster. We used to get the “white fuzzies” on & off. Neem oil would take care of it for 1-2 seasons. I am now kicking myself for never trying to propagate any of the cuttings from trimming as I no longer live in that house. Hmmm? Maybe I’ll ask the new owners if I can take a few.. Any idea if the thicker hardened branches would root? Or should I stick with greener whips? Thanks!

    • @TheBonsaiZone
      @TheBonsaiZone  3 роки тому +1

      Hello Ron, I'm trying both thin cuttings and the thicker ones, so far they are all still green! I'll keep everyone updates on how the cuttings do!

  • @lucaslucas6272
    @lucaslucas6272 3 роки тому

    I think the spider got something on its web

  • @jjasperchan
    @jjasperchan 3 роки тому

    I was wondering why Nigel decided not to root prune, or repot into bonsai soil for this type of material
    short on time? not wanting to overstress the tree?
    thanks for the great video!

  • @johnpugh5867
    @johnpugh5867 3 роки тому

    Hi Nigel the cotoneaster and apple tree are same family rosacea

  • @_SharonShah_
    @_SharonShah_ 3 роки тому +1

    How often should I water my root pruned repotted Orange until it make leaves

    • @TheBonsaiZone
      @TheBonsaiZone  3 роки тому +2

      Water the soil when it begins to dry out a bit, it's best not to keep it too wet, but just right!

  • @percyacutt3110
    @percyacutt3110 3 роки тому

    Remember to spray your tools as well

    • @TheBonsaiZone
      @TheBonsaiZone  3 роки тому +1

      Yes, I do always clean them with the soap and water!

  • @Captainvemon
    @Captainvemon 3 роки тому +2

    hello mr saunders, whats a good bonsai for beginners?

    • @TheBonsaiZone
      @TheBonsaiZone  3 роки тому +4

      I'd recommend starting with a Ficus, they are awesome trees, are easy to keep alive and can become a really good tree with the right techniques!

    • @Rblock777
      @Rblock777 3 роки тому +1

      Or a Jade

  • @buhdsinghchouhanchouhan9610
    @buhdsinghchouhanchouhan9610 3 роки тому

    Sir plant name tell me

  • @VinciecBonsaiJourney
    @VinciecBonsaiJourney 3 роки тому +1

    Thoid? If thats a thing :-)

  • @nickkellogg4155
    @nickkellogg4155 3 роки тому

    order some cuts paste its needed for deciduous and evergreen species

  • @johnpugh5867
    @johnpugh5867 3 роки тому

    Hi Nigel cotoneaster can get attacked with codling moth

  • @slbonsai2355
    @slbonsai2355 3 роки тому +1

    Hey Nigel I had uploaded a new video
    👈

  • @thenaturecreater8906
    @thenaturecreater8906 3 роки тому

    The only thing i dont like about you UA-cam channel nigel. That you never answear in the comments. 😪

  • @zaubergarden6900
    @zaubergarden6900 3 роки тому

    3 parts to one?!?!? su much soap

  • @batanghardinero1539
    @batanghardinero1539 3 роки тому +1

    fOIssttt

    • @TheBonsaiZone
      @TheBonsaiZone  3 роки тому +1

      Cacti Lyndon, you have completed your Foist task!!!

  • @atatopaul1227
    @atatopaul1227 2 роки тому

    That's unfair Nigel, you cut a lot of that shrubs hair and not a single of yours is not cut. lol