Haha, that's about right.

It was pea gravel of different sizes mixed with pine bark.

Thank you!!

Olive branch Mississippi

I apologize for the confusion. Olive Branch, MS, is in climate zone 7b, while I'm located in climate zone 8a/b.

@@TrainingBonsai I've been to Brussels way back in 1992! It was large even back then. Whenever I do a video on Woodcrest Bonsai, because I grow so many tropicals, I try to let people know that I'm in zone 10 and that the trees will need some winter protection if they're grown farter north. Good luck on the growth of your channel!

It was!

Mississippi

Stop telling people you get indoor bonsai

Chinese elms indoors? 🤣 noooooo man

Perhaps you should qualify your statement with the word "year round." Not everyone has a greenhouse. Winter protection in our homes is necessary in same locales.

Glad it was helpful!

I have another video on my channel where we repot a large crepe myrtle, in case you're interested.

Awesome! I was really tempted by the Kotohime Maples and the Sekka Hinokis, but I had to remind myself that I already have three Sekkas that I'm growing. I need to have patience and focus on them for now and enjoy the process.

Glad you enjoyed it!

Brussels bonsai

Brussels nursery in olive branch MS. It's mentioned at the end of the video.

The prices are insane in person

Olive branch Mississippi

Thank you very much!

I would dig them up in winter about Dec-feb. You want to keep the root ball intact by not removing too much of the soil once you get it out. Digging about a 6in to a foot from the base of the tree. Put it in a regular nursery pot for at least a year. That spring and summer it may not grow much, but the following year it will take off.

@@TrainingBonsai Thanks for the info!

Thanks! 👍

Thank you very much!

Oh yeah, the tree is doing well. I will do a follow-up video later this year to show the progress.

Thank you!

Thank you!

I can check for you, but I believe they have all been accounted for.

@@TrainingBonsai I understand. I’m 62 and have just been doing Bonsai for almost 2 years. All the ones I’ve started or purchased don’t have big trunks, and longevity isn’t a family trait. I’m hoping to find some resource for a field grown tree that would allow me to have a thick trunk a little quicker than I could develop on my own. I wish I’d have started earlier, but I’ve really enjoyed it so far, and haven’t killed anything yet! Even had luck with cuttings. Thanks for checking anyway. Really good video!

@@randysmith1723I’ve been into bonsai only 2yrs & have found most of my best trees in the back of nurseries. They’re neglected, overgrown, often damaged, but checkout the trunks & offer a reduced price which is usually accepted. Then have fun turning it into a beautiful tree in a fraction of the time to grow one. Good luck!!

@@LoveBonsai902 Thanks! I’ve gotten 13 Bonsai’s so far: 6 regular stock from local nurseries, 2 seedlings (Dawn Redwood), 2 from actual Bonsai dealers online, 1 ordered nursery stock I’ll turn into bonsai, 1 forest I’m making from cuttings, 1 pre-bonsai. I keep my eyes open for the kind of things you’re suggesting, but mostly just find the types of trees I like, but are really young, or just not thick yet. I saw some videos from guys who sell some field grown Bald Cypress “stumps”, but can’t find them again. May also try collecting from the forest here in the NC mountains, where permitted, if it’s feasible. Thanks for the advice!

So, from what I understand, you can have about a "hand" size space in the front, and the smaller trees in the back, it will give the forest some depth of view.

@@TrainingBonsai tks!

Thanks!

Thanks for the information!