Pruning My Oldest Douglas Fir, The Bonsai Zone, Dec 2024

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  • @baldyeti
    @baldyeti 19 днів тому +10

    I love playing “this is what I’d do…” and then seeing how wrong I am in the end.

  • @growclipbonsaiforseniors1951
    @growclipbonsaiforseniors1951 19 днів тому +2

    This is a very challenging tree. I am watching the Master in his thought process of styling this ol' timer.

  • @just2736
    @just2736 18 днів тому

    Uncle Nigel, Merry Christmas and God bless you from my heart. Thank you for your content and hopefully many years are coming. Bless your family as well, you have given me a lot of pleasure time and inspiration over the years.

  • @HansWeberHimself
    @HansWeberHimself 19 днів тому +6

    “You can use aluminum wire too” KILLED me. 😂 Nice. 👍

    • @TheBonsaiZone
      @TheBonsaiZone  18 днів тому +2

      Thanks Hans, I'm glad you got my weird sense of humor!!

  • @growclipbonsaiforseniors1951
    @growclipbonsaiforseniors1951 19 днів тому +2

    A nice transformation from all this meticulous pruning.

  • @nicolejordan3270
    @nicolejordan3270 19 днів тому +1

    Big improvements today! Definitely keep us updated!

  • @PhillipWaterman-f9u
    @PhillipWaterman-f9u 18 днів тому

    Nice job nigel keep up the good work my friend thanks

  • @scratchpadski9094
    @scratchpadski9094 19 днів тому

    Good work, looking much better

  • @Bonsaicrazy
    @Bonsaicrazy 18 днів тому

    Looks good nigel 👊👊

  • @astounded
    @astounded 18 днів тому

    Good choice Nigel, on using copper instead of aluminum to mark the front. It'll hold much better as a marker!😉

    • @TheBonsaiZone
      @TheBonsaiZone  18 днів тому +1

      Yes, the holding power of copper makes it a good choice for creating front markers, it's more expensive, but the results make up for the price.......lol!!!!

  • @bonsaiandskate
    @bonsaiandskate 18 днів тому

    Cool tree now. I also use the wire i get for other things than putting it on my trees! I have a couple wired trees and they are my least favourites.

  • @Shackattack85
    @Shackattack85 17 днів тому

    Looks awesome Nigel! Glad to see this upload I just did a initial styling of my blue spruce and I was worried I should have waited to spring. One question though after hard cut backs should you put back in full sun or give a week in a shaded area?

    • @TheBonsaiZone
      @TheBonsaiZone  17 днів тому +1

      Definitely in a shady area, the newly exposed needles can get sun burned easily and could kill off the branch!!

  • @n8tyler
    @n8tyler 19 днів тому +1

    Yeah...

  • @peterw2845
    @peterw2845 18 днів тому +2

    Is this one of the trees that guy bought to you wrapped up in a suitcase ? If I’m pretty sure that was the first time I really entered The Bonsai Zone and my wife got me tools for my birthday. I think I may have subbed back then too - my memory isn’t what it used to be I’m afraid. I still basically keep trees in pots but have a few bonsai now and this summer my binko biloba is starting to look like a bonsai instead of a stick in a pot

  • @ianrowe9337
    @ianrowe9337 18 днів тому

    it started as quite a wild & ugly tree, but now with some skillful trimming it has a life as a Bonsai.. have you ever tried grafting on trunks where no branches form Nigel ?🌴. regards from England

  • @brucedeacon28
    @brucedeacon28 11 днів тому

    👍👌👌

  • @Bugsbonsai
    @Bugsbonsai День тому

    I have a bunch growing around me. They tend to weep. I want to send you pictures how can I do so?

  • @growclipbonsaiforseniors1951
    @growclipbonsaiforseniors1951 19 днів тому

    Joan loves to be with you on camera.

  • @ebcornell23
    @ebcornell23 18 днів тому

    What is your thinking about leaving all of those super skinny twigs? I was itching for you to clean them all up entirely and was surprised when you didn’t.

  • @meuxtag
    @meuxtag 17 днів тому

    When you count the year ring you have to consider that it is the age since the tree reached that height. Meaning you don’t know how many years it took to reach that specific height. Plus, the last ring you counted was probably the 2018 ring, so you’d have to add 7 years. With all that in consideration the tree might be 30 yo or more.

    • @TheBonsaiZone
      @TheBonsaiZone  17 днів тому +1

      You are right, it could be much older than I initially thought!

  • @nathalierouhier4726
    @nathalierouhier4726 18 днів тому

    Je croyais qu il fallait attendre fevrier pour tailler ?

  • @nathalierouhier4726
    @nathalierouhier4726 18 днів тому

    Video tres sombre... est ce moñ tel qui est en cause

  • @MrJuunhu
    @MrJuunhu 17 днів тому

    Never seen such aan ugly tree in real life, unless it was hit by lightning. A bit like your hair. It hurt me what you did to that poor Fir. This has nothing to do with bonsai… I’m sorry.

    • @TheBonsaiZone
      @TheBonsaiZone  17 днів тому

      Keep watching and you'll see it become beautiful in the future!!

    • @MrJuunhu
      @MrJuunhu 16 днів тому

      @ Sorry, mate. Not in our lifetime, I’m afraid…

    • @TheBonsaiZone
      @TheBonsaiZone  16 днів тому

      @@MrJuunhu You must be right, what was I thinking!