I appreciate your posts. You have taught me to be much braver in my trimming activities. I can now be brutal and not fear I have ruined a tree. I have a lot of yamadori material ( have always had access to private land and I am cheap) so reducing it to the essentials to get it potted and survive are important. Please take care and continue your endeavors as you help all of us in this community
Hi Milton. Again a useful video answering people’s questions, I have often wondered why the questioner hasn’t given enough relevant information as to where they live what species their talking about and any other information you need to supply a useful answer. I find that a lot of bonsai videos showing various methods, they don’t tell the watcher what time of year they are working on a tree and where in the world they are, so a person may be in a country that has winter temperatures but they are watching a guy repotting trees, pruning, cutting roots, etc in a totally different temperature zone, so they feel safe in copying what they have been told, and their tree suffers or dies. I have been taking a leaf out your book by cutting back a large junipers pads by poodling as you put, to see what happens, not quite as vigorous as you but more than normal..
I have been watching your videos here in youtube. Your videos are informative and useful since i started the bonsai journey. I am from the philippines particularly here in Lagawe Ifugao, northern part of the philippines.
On the topic of digging up trees for pre-bonsai in the summer, in the last six weeks I’ve dug up and potted a eastern red cedar (Juniperus virginiana), dug up and transplanted another three of them to my old vegetable garden, as well as digging and potting a Chinese privet and a holly. I also repotted a terribly root bound jack pine that I bought, and of course since it’s one I paid for, it’s suffering the most. The rest of the free trees are thriving.
I’m in west Texas it feels like there’s a heater blowing all day long but I managed to dig up 4 elm clumps the local soil is clay no organic so I made a berm around about 4-5 feet across and kept it full of water I’d let all the water go down once a day but for the most part kept it full and all 4 clumps survived and a putting out new leaves i can’t find sandy loom around here I tried the peat humans with perlite none of the trees liked that at all but I found that a top soil conditioner with some cow manure works the best for me the fish fertilizer was a game changer for me I had tried all kinds nothing seemed to really work but after using the fish I’ve gotten so much growth thanks for all the inspiration seeing your videos got me into bonsai I’m forever grateful
Milton, Thank you for the thoughtful, detailed information. You spoke of doing research…I began doing research a couple months ago to fulfill a lifelong curiosity and interest in Bonsai. Yours is the first video I came across and I’ve watched many of them learning so much. I have done more research to get multiple viewpoints and see other’s experiences. The Bonsai community is vast and inspiring. I appreciate your knowledge and encouragement and as always, I look forward to learning more from you. Thank you. Best regards, Chandler
Another informative video. Your beginning - on what aspects to provide with your question is spot on. A teacher, professional, or master of something needs a lot more information to provide a good response to the question. Again, thank you for these videos. I have posted or shared your videos with a good number of my fellow bonsai enthusiasts. It’s slowly getting around, but have had a few new-to-bonsai ask about UA-cam videos or other sources for information or instructional knowledge. Yours is one of them.
I always appreciate when you answer my questions on these q&a. Respectfully, I tried a google search, but I’m new, and likely couldn’t word my search in a way to get useful results. I value your opinion, and keep up the great work!
Awesome video, glad to hear the feedback to the questions. The Q&A videos are really helpful. I’m getting ready to repot my Mugo pine (late Summer is okay for Mugo’s). It has been in its current pot for two years now. Hopefully it does well afterwards. I plan to use the soil mix that you mentioned (I previously watched the soil video you posted). I might add pumice along with some perlite.
Hi Uncle, i rescued a chinese elm with the saw shaped oval leafs 2 months ago, i live in Malta. I've been trying to do cuttings but i keep getting mold, i've been trying to treat with honey and cinnamon but it seems to come back. Thank you and stay blessed
Another good video. After collecting and initially potting a tree from your garden, how soon do you begin to fertilize it? After collecting Ashe juniper in heavy clay (actual yamadori), I have had good luck with using liquid kelp only and sometimes boring holes in the rootball and filling with akadama, pumice or lava rock to promote aeration.
Thanks for sharing the feedback of what works for you. I believe you can fertilize any time afterwards. Fertilizer is not as important as watering….because there is plenty in the old soil…
I appreciate your posts. You have taught me to be much braver in my trimming activities. I can now be brutal and not fear I have ruined a tree. I have a lot of yamadori material ( have always had access to private land and I am cheap) so reducing it to the essentials to get it potted and survive are important. Please take care and continue your endeavors as you help all of us in this community
Enjoy
Very informative, as always. Thank you for the video.
Glad it was helpful!
Hi Milton. Again a useful video answering people’s questions, I have often wondered why the questioner hasn’t given enough relevant information as to where they live what species their talking about and any other information you need to supply a useful answer. I find that a lot of bonsai videos showing various methods, they don’t tell the watcher what time of year they are working on a tree and where in the world they are, so a person may be in a country that has winter temperatures but they are watching a guy repotting trees, pruning, cutting roots, etc in a totally different temperature zone, so they feel safe in copying what they have been told, and their tree suffers or dies.
I have been taking a leaf out your book by cutting back a large junipers pads by poodling as you put, to see what happens, not quite as vigorous as you but more than normal..
🙂
You will be happy about what you did.
Thank you for the video.
I have been watching your videos here in youtube. Your videos are informative and useful since i started the bonsai journey. I am from the philippines particularly here in Lagawe Ifugao, northern part of the philippines.
Great!
Thx
Thank you for doing these Q&A videos Milton!
Thx
Un grand merci pour la vidéo!
Merci!
On the topic of digging up trees for pre-bonsai in the summer, in the last six weeks I’ve dug up and potted a eastern red cedar (Juniperus virginiana), dug up and transplanted another three of them to my old vegetable garden, as well as digging and potting a Chinese privet and a holly. I also repotted a terribly root bound jack pine that I bought, and of course since it’s one I paid for, it’s suffering the most. The rest of the free trees are thriving.
Thanks for the feedback.
I’m in west Texas it feels like there’s a heater blowing all day long but I managed to dig up 4 elm clumps the local soil is clay no organic so I made a berm around about 4-5 feet across and kept it full of water I’d let all the water go down once a day but for the most part kept it full and all 4 clumps survived and a putting out new leaves i can’t find sandy loom around here I tried the peat humans with perlite none of the trees liked that at all but I found that a top soil conditioner with some cow manure works the best for me the fish fertilizer was a game changer for me I had tried all kinds nothing seemed to really work but after using the fish I’ve gotten so much growth thanks for all the inspiration seeing your videos got me into bonsai I’m forever grateful
Thank you for yuor feedback...We can draw useful generlaizatons with all thje data we get,
:-)
Milton,
Thank you for the thoughtful, detailed information. You spoke of doing research…I began doing research a couple months ago to fulfill a lifelong curiosity and interest in Bonsai. Yours is the first video I came across and I’ve watched many of them learning so much.
I have done more research to get multiple viewpoints and see other’s experiences. The Bonsai community is vast and inspiring.
I appreciate your knowledge and encouragement and as always, I look forward to learning more from you.
Thank you.
Best regards,
Chandler
I'm glad you are exploring your curiosity in bonsai! It is a great hobby. Have fun!
Another informative video. Your beginning - on what aspects to provide with your question is spot on. A teacher, professional, or master of something needs a lot more information to provide a good response to the question. Again, thank you for these videos. I have posted or shared your videos with a good number of my fellow bonsai enthusiasts. It’s slowly getting around, but have had a few new-to-bonsai ask about UA-cam videos or other sources for information or instructional knowledge. Yours is one of them.
Thank you!
You are so very appreciated, thank you!❤
Thank you for your encouragement!
I always appreciate when you answer my questions on these q&a. Respectfully, I tried a google search, but I’m new, and likely couldn’t word my search in a way to get useful results.
I value your opinion, and keep up the great work!
You'll get batter using google as you use it.
Have fun!
Awesome video, glad to hear the feedback to the questions. The Q&A videos are really helpful.
I’m getting ready to repot my Mugo pine (late Summer is okay for Mugo’s). It has been in its current pot for two years now. Hopefully it does well afterwards. I plan to use the soil mix that you mentioned (I previously watched the soil video you posted). I might add pumice along with some perlite.
Beat of luck!
When it comes to junipers and others. I will look for what you just said and get a lot of discounts. I inundate them with water and most come back.
Hi Uncle, i rescued a chinese elm with the saw shaped oval leafs 2 months ago, i live in Malta.
I've been trying to do cuttings but i keep getting mold, i've been trying to treat with honey and cinnamon but it seems to come back.
Thank you and stay blessed
Another good video. After collecting and initially potting a tree from your garden, how soon do you begin to fertilize it? After collecting Ashe juniper in heavy clay (actual yamadori), I have had good luck with using liquid kelp only and sometimes boring holes in the rootball and filling with akadama, pumice or lava rock to promote aeration.
Thanks for sharing the feedback of what works for you.
I believe you can fertilize any time afterwards. Fertilizer is not as important as watering….because there is plenty in the old soil…
What you did is great! Should be fine.
No great hurry to fertilize since there is plenty of nutrient left in the soil.
Inspiratif master
Thank you for the compliment!
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Milton, Is there any use for roots in-general at all? Like from cuttings or transplants? OR should one just dispose of cut roots?
You can do root cutting
If the tree suckers
You cal propagate using roots if the tree suckers
Try elm to start
@@MiltonChang Thank you! I will try this! :)
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Thai not Indonesian
Ah!
Sorry!