Blue Atlantic Cedar Bonsai Maintenance and Shaping

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  • Опубліковано 6 лют 2025
  • This beautiful Blue Atlantic (Atlas) Cedar, Cedrus atlantica 'Glauca' is in need of a clean up and to be made beautiful again. This is an annual job for all cedars at Bonsai Matsu and it is essential. Plucking, pruning, wiring, guy wires and styling are all part of the work. Care needs to be taken with rough handling any cedar as the small branches and buds can be quite delicate. Enjoy this video of the annual maintenance I undertake for cedars and see the transformation.

КОМЕНТАРІ • 27

  • @BenStig
    @BenStig 11 місяців тому

    Beautiful tree.I’m no expert but you have to be the best bonsai artist in Australia.Can’t wait for your demo’s at the Central Coast bonsai show.

    • @BonsaiMatsu
      @BonsaiMatsu  11 місяців тому

      Thank you!! I’m really excited for the Bonsai Open too and make sure you say hello when you’re there too.

  • @fletcherlewis
    @fletcherlewis 5 місяців тому

    Stunning tree 🎄 , I've got two in pond baskets from small seedlings, got some shape in them but going to get them in the ground next spring .

  • @razor2ts
    @razor2ts 11 місяців тому

    One of my favourite trees to use for bonsai! Great demo, thank you from the UK :-)

  • @trenseni
    @trenseni 11 місяців тому

    Very nice ....Blue Atlantic Cedar bonsai...👍

  • @erickonigsdorfer544
    @erickonigsdorfer544 11 місяців тому

    Love that tree!!

  • @sanitychelle
    @sanitychelle 11 місяців тому

    Gorgeous! Also realised I've had a photo of this tree on my phone since 2020! Small aside, we need to get you a lapel mic for these.

  • @grahamleonard8060
    @grahamleonard8060 11 місяців тому

    Beautiful !

  • @raymondplodzien7459
    @raymondplodzien7459 11 місяців тому

    Looks amazing!

  • @robertpawlsoky2910
    @robertpawlsoky2910 Місяць тому

    Be nice to know which cultivar is this. Seems like varieties of BC have grown

  • @oussamachaachoui3727
    @oussamachaachoui3727 9 місяців тому

    Beautiful tree
    Thank you for explaining 🙏
    I subscribe 😉

  • @gregorynewey4089
    @gregorynewey4089 11 місяців тому +1

    Hi beautiful tree. It would be great to see a close up of the needles you are plucking away, especially for those who don’t have much experience with Cedar trees? Is it a similar process that’s used on Black Pines? Cheers.

    • @BonsaiMatsu
      @BonsaiMatsu  11 місяців тому

      Needle reduction work is done on black pines as well.

  • @noloenglish
    @noloenglish 11 місяців тому

    Any tips for repotting an atlas cedar from a grow pot to a bonsai pot? I’ve heard the timing is very crucial and cedars don’t like too much root work! Thanks for always being inspiring in your content videos and podcast!

    • @BonsaiMatsu
      @BonsaiMatsu  11 місяців тому +2

      Thanks very much! Very kind of you. I’d do it gradually and make sure the tree is really healthy. It may need to be reduced over a few repots to get it small enough for the perfect pot but there’s no rush. So around one third this repot then in a year or two reduce again by about a third. It will depend on the actual rootball size in the pot too, not the pot size.

    • @noloenglish
      @noloenglish 11 місяців тому +2

      Thanks for the advice! I’m going to go slow and steady with it!

    • @perpetual1358
      @perpetual1358 11 місяців тому

      Este árbol es un espectáculo, lástima que aquí en el sur de España sea casi imposible mantenerlo con vida

  • @Juan_bonsai_Avila
    @Juan_bonsai_Avila 11 місяців тому

    Suscrito y like, gracias por compartir 👍

  • @blueridgebonsai9155
    @blueridgebonsai9155 5 місяців тому

    What’s with all the needles hanging below the pads on what appear to be spider webs?

    • @BonsaiMatsu
      @BonsaiMatsu  5 місяців тому

      @@blueridgebonsai9155 spiders are in all bonsai and become an issue when they get too dense and a reason to pluck old needles.

    • @blueridgebonsai9155
      @blueridgebonsai9155 5 місяців тому

      ⁠@@BonsaiMatsuOK, how about some more videos on BAC? There is a total dearth of info on using them for bonsai and given that this is your third most popular video there are a lot of potential viewers who are interested. You could cover basic info like soil mixes, watering, styling, wiring, repotting, and the ever present question of just how to handle their roots. I have a large nursery grown one in development and I have only been able to find a couple of videos that touch on some of these topics.

  • @Shackattack85
    @Shackattack85 Місяць тому

    Is this type of maintenance done in the summer, spring, fall, or winter?

    • @BonsaiMatsu
      @BonsaiMatsu  Місяць тому

      @@Shackattack85 late summer or early fall depending on the temperature. This video was made in late summer for me.

  • @RobyCantafio
    @RobyCantafio 7 місяців тому

    In what month is needle cleaning done?

    • @BonsaiMatsu
      @BonsaiMatsu  7 місяців тому

      Where abouts are you? This was filmed in Melbourne, Australia

    • @RobyCantafio
      @RobyCantafio 7 місяців тому

      Milan Italy