Your dad is such a treat. What a sweet man. Your larch is looking lovely. I wish I could find normal larch... All I can find are badly grafted trees, grafted on a metre long trunk (or longer) or pre-bonsai costing like 70 to 90 euros, which isn't even near to my budget for trees. I just want seeds, seedlings or cuttings. Ah well... Will cross paths with me, eventually. Just like the sequoia will, I need that one badly. Just for memory lane... Climbed them a lot when I was a kid.
Thanks Andrew. It's a lovely tree and although I'm not really the proud type, I'm really happy with the decisions I've made on this one to create a very naturally shaped old European larch of the type that I see in nature
really interesting watching the shari and jin work for me. probably better for me to air layer hawthorn considering how tough it is. i can only imagine how much force that took to make. the twin trunk pine looks awesome.
Thanks Sylvia. I'm really glad you're feeling inspired. I'm just having a blast enjoying each day 🙂 I'm so lucky having UA-cam available to share it all
He's a very quick learner, and has always been good with his hands so this kind of work comes very naturally to him He's going to enjoy working these trees in the future too which feels great to know
The Hawthorns look great. Not easy to manufacture a realistic break in the trunk without leaving tool marks. Job well done though. I've been enjoying outside too this morning & collecting some maple airlayers.
Tony this is just great. I am happy for you. You had such a great outcome. The air layering came out just fantastic. And the rip on the tree by dad looks stunning. On my UA-cam channel I will be talking about tears. Cheers.
Thanks Mark. I just love a successful air layer. They are a beautiful thing. Almost as beautiful as going into gangster mode with pliers and a chisel on an old stump,🤣
Hi Tony, good to see you're still doing what your good at. You've inspired me to start a bonsai channel myself. It's the Fylde bonsai meeting tomorrow night and I know we'll miss you being there. Ray.
Thanks Ray. I'm hoping to make it down with my brother tonight, but I can't say for definite. It would be great to catch up and chat bonsai and UA-cam mate I'm hoping to even bring a tree in a ceramic pot too!
@TonysBonsai Hope you can make it tonight would be great to see you, especially to get a few tips off the master, but good to hear from you anyway. Ray.
Amazing results 😍 Enjoy you as a team and I like that your dad does not hesitate to get into this in a very respectful way, avoiding harm to the tree. As much as needed, but not more then necessary. 👍 Again: The result looks like coming out our forests 😍 Enjoy your day 😘 Cheers, Martina
Great work team. Now u gotta show ur dad how to start plucking those fibers to get more pieces of deadwood to have some depth and contours. Chip some of that deadwood up in the middle and start peeling to contrast with some shadows like ryan showed us. Keep the videos coming pal!
I couldn't agree more. Today I'm hoping to work with my brother on a lovely big old oak, and that's exactly the look we're going to be trying to achieve. Should be great fun and he's as strong as an ox
🤣🤣 I'm a big film fan, and when I get my directors hat on , there is no stopping me. The funny thing is that my dad's even more stubborn than me 🤣 I think that's why we enjoy working together so much. It's not serious. We're both just having fun trying to create good videos.
Seeing you and your dad crackin on everyday always makes my day. Itching to buy myself some jin pliers and have a go at some shari work. Wondering if some needle nose pliers would get the job done haha
Go Patrick. The wa😢 the Jin pliers come together at the ends definitely makes them nice to use as they have loads of power. If I had to go with an alternative I'd steer clear of the needle nose pliers an😢 just go with a nice solid pair of standard electrical pliers. Go for it. It's great din and I know that you'll surprise yourself with the results
You're getting earlier with the you-tube, but i had it on our big screen, great to see your inspiring stuff. Got a few hawthorn seedlings going now, will be a while before they get to this stage. Keep growing xx
I am so jealous of all your trees Tony, you are such an inspiring guy with all your crazy have a go ideas. I have dozens of sticks in pots which hopefully one day will look nearly as good as your trees. Keep it up buddy
Thanks Brian. As you know, I'm all about adding interest to material for the future. I believe that primary development of material is massively overlooked in bonsai. Better to go hard at the beginning, and the great thing is that like in today's video, we can always go back in there and addd more!
That shari work was so much fun to watch - felt like a tornado descended and took that top clean off that tree. Never realized that hawthorn could be air layered. Pretty brilliant trunk and branching that you've developed - should be a treat when the blossoms break.
Hi Sue. I've never has a hawthorn air layer fail, but perhaps I've just been lucky. With the wiring I've already completed to the top of the tree it's now ready to just grow a full set of roots and I think there's a lovely compact bonsai in there when the upper canopy is refined
Good luck. It's a bit late in the year now especially for a Paul Scarlett as They're known to be hard to air layer . Try one now and perhaps the other in the spring
Hi Jason. I feel very much blessed that I'm still able to enjoy my days even though I'm physically in decline. Psychologically I'm in a great place which is the main thing, and I hope that you can find peace with your own situation and perhaps enjoy a few more of your days even if the situation is challenging. You've got this mate!
Yeah their vigour and ability to withstand punishment is one of the best things about them, and that's without mentioning the craggy bark they develop, the lovely delicate blossom and the red berries in autumn. For bonsai they really do take some beating
That air layer looks great. I’ve a couple on the go that I hope will come out as well as yours. Bit nervous about opening them up in case they haven’t worked.
Be careful and just take a peek being careful not to rotate the moss and you'll be fine. If it hasn't worked, add some more water and give it until spring
Good results and the only suggestion I have about juniper is sometimes they can take up to a year. i know Peter Chan gets incredible results very quickly but he has optimum growing conditions in his greenhouse. If you have taken one just leave it. Cheers
Yeah, I'm probably just being a bit impatient, but it's not really looking at all promising. I find you can tell when it's going to work. I think I'll go to plan B and go medieval on what's left below the layer
I'm new to your channel and to bonsai, what a great educational video! You mentioned a blow torch and lime sulphur here, do you have any videos where you explain/demo using these processes and what they do for jin and shari?
Hi Andrew. All the best mate. I believe that the Paul Scarlett do air layer but definitely not as easily, so I suspect that it might take a bit longer than mine which was full of roots in 6-8 weeks which is normal for hawthorn at this time of year
Hi Andrew. I'll be going round burning and applying lime sulphur in the next few weeks I reckon. Nothing can replicate the sun and repeated soaking though, that just takes a while longer
Most of y junipers are growing well, but the air layer I attempted on the big tall one didn't work. Looks like I'll be doing something fairly drastic with that now which should be fun!
I'm uncertain, but I seem to recall air layering this around 6-8 weeks ago in mid spring. The key is a healthy tree with lots of fresh growth above the layer
Looks great Tony. Thanks for sharing 👍
Love the teamwork !
Your dad is such a treat. What a sweet man. Your larch is looking lovely. I wish I could find normal larch... All I can find are badly grafted trees, grafted on a metre long trunk (or longer) or pre-bonsai costing like 70 to 90 euros, which isn't even near to my budget for trees. I just want seeds, seedlings or cuttings. Ah well... Will cross paths with me, eventually. Just like the sequoia will, I need that one badly. Just for memory lane... Climbed them a lot when I was a kid.
that larch is a stunner
Thanks Andrew. It's a lovely tree and although I'm not really the proud type, I'm really happy with the decisions I've made on this one to create a very naturally shaped old European larch of the type that I see in nature
i look forward to your vids there great
really interesting watching the shari and jin work for me. probably better for me to air layer hawthorn considering how tough it is. i can only imagine how much force that took to make. the twin trunk pine looks awesome.
Tony, you're an inspiration 😊🙌
Thanks Sylvia. I'm really glad you're feeling inspired. I'm just having a blast enjoying each day 🙂
I'm so lucky having UA-cam available to share it all
The boy did good Tony. Under your instruction. He's coming on a treat.
He's a very quick learner, and has always been good with his hands so this kind of work comes very naturally to him
He's going to enjoy working these trees in the future too which feels great to know
The Hawthorns look great. Not easy to manufacture a realistic break in the trunk without leaving tool marks. Job well done though.
I've been enjoying outside too this morning & collecting some maple airlayers.
Brilliant!!
I'm Glad you enjoyed it 🙂
Successful air layer, 2 trees for the price of one. Well done mate, your teaching your apprentice well Tony. All the best.
Thanks Joe. Today it's my brother's turn in the deadwood hot seat hopefully transforming a beautiful oak
Top job tony
Cheers mate. Turned out really well this. There's nothing like a successful air layer to lift the spirits,🙂
Great video Tony love hawthorns.
“The perfect storm” has a new meaning 👍
Indeed. It certainly looks like it wrecked havoc on my trees which I'm more than happy about
Lots of good stuff there!
Cheers Kennet. I just love getting stuck in trying to improve trees and add character where possible. It's just so much fun to me
Tony this is just great. I am happy for you. You had such a great outcome. The air layering came out just fantastic. And the rip on the tree by dad looks stunning. On my UA-cam channel I will be talking about tears. Cheers.
Thanks Mark.
I just love a successful air layer. They are a beautiful thing. Almost as beautiful as going into gangster mode with pliers and a chisel on an old stump,🤣
Nice Tony 👍👍
Cheers mate. It's nice when a plan comes together
"Maestro enter right" 😂😂
Foist, nice roots on the airlayer Tony!!!
Thanks Nigel I seem to have the touch with hawthorn. This should go on to develop a lovely set of radial roots I reckon
Hi Tony, good to see you're still doing what your good at.
You've inspired me to start a bonsai channel myself.
It's the Fylde bonsai meeting tomorrow night and I know we'll miss you being there.
Ray.
Thanks Ray.
I'm hoping to make it down with my brother tonight, but I can't say for definite.
It would be great to catch up and chat bonsai and UA-cam mate I'm hoping to even bring a tree in a ceramic pot too!
@TonysBonsai Hope you can make it tonight would be great to see you, especially to get a few tips off the master, but good to hear from you anyway.
Ray.
Amazing results 😍 Enjoy you as a team and I like that your dad does not hesitate to get into this in a very respectful way, avoiding harm to the tree. As much as needed, but not more then necessary. 👍 Again: The result looks like coming out our forests 😍 Enjoy your day 😘 Cheers, Martina
Thanks Martina. My dad's just about as mad as me 🤣
@@TonysBonsai father & son 💚
Great work team. Now u gotta show ur dad how to start plucking those fibers to get more pieces of deadwood to have some depth and contours. Chip some of that deadwood up in the middle and start peeling to contrast with some shadows like ryan showed us. Keep the videos coming pal!
I couldn't agree more. Today I'm hoping to work with my brother on a lovely big old oak, and that's exactly the look we're going to be trying to achieve. Should be great fun and he's as strong as an ox
@@TonysBonsai cant wait to see
Your directing is a hoot!!
🤣🤣 I'm a big film fan, and when I get my directors hat on , there is no stopping me. The funny thing is that my dad's even more stubborn than me 🤣 I think that's why we enjoy working together so much. It's not serious. We're both just having fun trying to create good videos.
@@TonysBonsai
and since when does an Englishman drink coffee instead of tea? (as I drink my cup of tea, but then I am Irish).
I'm also half polish so peppermint tea is one of my favourite drinks too
@@TonysBonsai
I think stubbornness runs thick in Irish blood, or so I have been told many, many times.
Seeing you and your dad crackin on everyday always makes my day. Itching to buy myself some jin pliers and have a go at some shari work. Wondering if some needle nose pliers would get the job done haha
Go Patrick. The wa😢 the Jin pliers come together at the ends definitely makes them nice to use as they have loads of power.
If I had to go with an alternative I'd steer clear of the needle nose pliers an😢 just go with a nice solid pair of standard electrical pliers.
Go for it. It's great din and I know that you'll surprise yourself with the results
@@TonysBonsai Gotchaaaaa appreciate the advice
You're getting earlier with the you-tube, but i had it on our big screen, great to see your inspiring stuff. Got a few hawthorn seedlings going now, will be a while before they get to this stage. Keep growing xx
Yeah I'm posting in the early hours now just for convenience as I'm enjoying replying to comments etc in bed
I am so jealous of all your trees Tony, you are such an inspiring guy with all your crazy have a go ideas. I have dozens of sticks in pots which hopefully one day will look nearly as good as your trees. Keep it up buddy
Thanks Brian.
As you know, I'm all about adding interest to material for the future.
I believe that primary development of material is massively overlooked in bonsai.
Better to go hard at the beginning, and the great thing is that like in today's video, we can always go back in there and addd more!
Lovely job Tony
Thanks Raymond. I've always been lucky with hawthorn
@@TonysBonsai love hawthorns myself. Have a few collected ones i have to wait untill spring to start working on
Very nice trees as always Tony, hope your doing well
Thanks Andrew. I'm doing great bearing in mind the situation mate. Enjoying each day which is all any of us can hope for I reckon 🙂
@@TonysBonsai well that's good to hear , we're always thinking about you over here 🌳wishing all the best to you and your family
That shari work was so much fun to watch - felt like a tornado descended and took that top clean off that tree. Never realized that hawthorn could be air layered. Pretty brilliant trunk and branching that you've developed - should be a treat when the blossoms break.
Hi Sue. I've never has a hawthorn air layer fail, but perhaps I've just been lucky.
With the wiring I've already completed to the top of the tree it's now ready to just grow a full set of roots and I think there's a lovely compact bonsai in there when the upper canopy is refined
It's great to see you again in the garden. I will try to air layer two varieties of red flowering hawthorn this weekend.
Peter
Good luck. It's a bit late in the year now especially for a Paul Scarlett as They're known to be hard to air layer . Try one now and perhaps the other in the spring
@@TonysBonsai How long dost it take for the hawthorn to develope roots when air layerd ?
I hope you are feeling OK, I have a lot of bad days with a few amazing days with my battle with cancer.
Hi Jason. I feel very much blessed that I'm still able to enjoy my days even though I'm physically in decline. Psychologically I'm in a great place which is the main thing, and I hope that you can find peace with your own situation and perhaps enjoy a few more of your days even if the situation is challenging. You've got this mate!
hawthorns are like weeds! the thorn aspect put me off, but im warming to them since seeing your fascination and what you've done with em
Yeah their vigour and ability to withstand punishment is one of the best things about them, and that's without mentioning the craggy bark they develop, the lovely delicate blossom and the red berries in autumn.
For bonsai they really do take some beating
@@TonysBonsai so right, u should write descriptions for magazines with talk like that haha
Beautiful base. Already looks great to be honest!
Yeah it's definitely got something going on. Now we just need to refine the deadwood a bit. I'm thinking of going in with a blowtorch 🔥
That air layer looks great. I’ve a couple on the go that I hope will come out as well as yours. Bit nervous about opening them up in case they haven’t worked.
Be careful and just take a peek being careful not to rotate the moss and you'll be fine. If it hasn't worked, add some more water and give it until spring
@@TonysBonsai cheers Tony, I’ll give that a go.
That jinn was bloody hard work😳
We're going to go back in with a blow torch 🔥to refine it I think
👍👌🙂
Looked like fun! Not sure your dad's ready to be let loose on it with a blow torch yet though 😂
It's coming soon toa screen near you!
I'm thinking next week is blow torch week 🔥😎
Good results and the only suggestion I have about juniper is sometimes they can take up to a year. i know Peter Chan gets incredible results very quickly but he has optimum growing conditions in his greenhouse. If you have taken one just leave it. Cheers
Yeah, I'm probably just being a bit impatient, but it's not really looking at all promising. I find you can tell when it's going to work.
I think I'll go to plan B and go medieval on what's left below the layer
Nice work you and dad, are you going to remove the moss ?
We are indeed. Stuff like that will be done in the future when it goes into a proper pot
I'm new to your channel and to bonsai, what a great educational video!
You mentioned a blow torch and lime sulphur here, do you have any videos where you explain/demo using these processes and what they do for jin and shari?
You're in luck Randolph. I'll be recording exactly that video sometime next week, using those techniques on multiple different species of trees 🙂
Great job! Would the air layer make a nice chunky shohin? 🤔 looks great. 👌
I think you're right Jane.
I see it as a pretty small bonsai in the future perhaps only a 5-6 inches tall in a lovely small pot
@@TonysBonsai me too 🌳
that looks great Tony. How long did it take to layer. Ive got two of the red flower variety on the go. Been about 5 weeks now.
Hi Andrew. All the best mate. I believe that the Paul Scarlett do air layer but definitely not as easily, so I suspect that it might take a bit longer than mine which was full of roots in 6-8 weeks which is normal for hawthorn at this time of year
Nice one Tony do love a good Jin and Shari how long do you leave it before you lime sulphur the wound or do you prefer natural to do the bleaching
Hi Andrew. I'll be going round burning and applying lime sulphur in the next few weeks I reckon. Nothing can replicate the sun and repeated soaking though, that just takes a while longer
Hi Tony,
So what’s wrong with juniper’s air layer ? Could you show more work on junipers and pines ? Could you show how your Itoigawa growing?
Most of y junipers are growing well, but the air layer I attempted on the big tall one didn't work.
Looks like I'll be doing something fairly drastic with that now which should be fun!
@@TonysBonsai do you have a video where you doing that air layer ?
How long did it take to root
I'm uncertain, but I seem to recall air layering this around 6-8 weeks ago in mid spring. The key is a healthy tree with lots of fresh growth above the layer
It needs to be pointy. Pointy is scary . Flat is not scary 😂
,🤣🤣 modern Shakespeare mate 🤣
@@TonysBonsai hope you have a fantastic day tony 👍.Best wishes from Ireland 🇮🇪 to you and your family
Thanks it's looking like a couple of beautiful days on the way over here so hopefully lot of alfresco dining and bonsai in the garden mate