@@michellemulcahymulcahy9198 thanks Michelle, 20% of my collection is gifted trees via your self 😂 seasonal flu I guess 🤷🏻‍♂️

I'm trying a few more tree varieties from seed. If I come right, I will send some your way. Next year I plan on building some more stands for my trees. I'm going to try and repot my expensive JWP next year as Adam said its not been repotted for a few years. If you have any advice, I'm all ears. As I'm so nervous about this. Stay warm! Hope you feel better soon, Ricky x

@ 2025 I really want to get into a club, spend more time creating pots etc as I’m pretty much maxed out on how many trees I can keep now. Unless I find a bigger living space 😂 you will be fine I’m sure

@ I find when repotting it’s better to be safe than sorry, if it has a good rootball you shouldn’t have to cut much away and as long as the tree has health and vigour it should bounce back fine

Im looking forward to the club next year. Think it will be fun to meet like-minded people. Thanks, just stressing about it. I'm sure it will be fine. I mean it can't be that much different to repotting my other trees. I even brought some mycorrihizal fungi for when I repot it and Bernie

@@robertscarborough68 thank you rob, appreciate the time taken to watch 👀 it was a long one 😂

@@YasuiBonsai You're very welcome, watched most of your videos. Some nice cheapish trees in your collection, reminds me very much of my collection, apart from I don't really have a "finished" one yet.

@@robertscarborough68 that’s what the channel is all about for now. Specimens are beautiful but I think new people to the craft get blinded by these big expensive imported trees. I for one couldn’t grasp it at first. I just like to show it’s still possible with a small budget and small space :)

@@XaviersBonsaiRetreat it does seem to be illusive but if Nigel can grow them in Canada I see no reason why we can’t… thank you, I do yap on sometimes but I think some KZbin videos can be too structured at times, other times I realise I’m such a novice that there’s no point in me going too far into the science etc as I’m still learning my self 😂 thanks as always Xavier !

@@AlexBraunton thank you for always supporting, im glad you like the videos, I should be uploading more regularly especially after new year, merry Christmas to you too and a happy new year mate 💪🏼

@@AlexBraunton hi Alex, thank you, I think I could have gone into more detail but possibly a follow up video another time. Took me a long time to get this one out as well. Maybe I’ll do a video soon on my indoor set up although it isn’t great 😂 I’m doing much better mate thanks, I hope you are well too !

@@suer666 it happens, sometimes it’s no fault of our own, diseases, pests, that’s part of the beauty I think. Nothing lasts for ever but it once was there for it shall always be. Thank you for watching

@@XaviersBonsaiRetreat thanks, it’s sometimes hard to take 3 steps back so you can then take one step forward. I think new people to the hobby want to hold on to every branch, after doing this for a few years and being brave I just know with some species what will happen if I cut back. Some species still perplex me though 😂 thanks for watching as always

Thank you Xavier, I find this species interesting for shohin sized trees

@@tommytacoma8247 might as well make good from the bad ! That way nothing truley dies

@@dropbearpig3223 thanks for watching

@@michellemulcahymulcahy9198 thank you Michelle, it’s quickly turned into one of my favourites although it’s one of the smallest.

@@AlexBraunton hi Alex ! I’m well thank you, just took a hiatus for a few months 😂 how are you ?, thank you as always. I’m excited to see how this tree progresses and I hope to get it into a better container spring next year.

@@Bonsai_Noob yeah I couldn’t leave it once I saw it, the video previous to this also has some tiny leaves. Really getting into mame material

Thank you

Thanks Alex, it’s almost too much for now. Need more space !! It could possibly be, snuck in through the air layer possibly. It’s a shame but I’m also glad as I’ve only had it a year and hadn’t done any work on it. I think trees that perish that you’ve worked on for years are the harder ones to take !

Thanks Michelle ! Feeding my addiction 😂

Lol, you can always depend on me for that 😂 See you tomorrow!

Thank you for watching Jim 👍🏼

Thank you for your kind words. I’m new to this so it’s really confidence boosting to get such great comments. Thank you for watching :)

I think you may be confused with the sacrificial branch and the right hand branch…. The plan was never to remove the right side branch but to remove the sacrificial coming from Lower on the trunk 👍🏼

@@YasuiBonsai oh yeah, that will need to go lol. After I re-watxhed the video without kids screaming around I got that. Your plan to air layer sounds good. Could also do it as a cuttings

@@Bonsai_Noob any tips on cuttings that large ? I have heard they can be done…

@@YasuiBonsai yep I use powder hormone and keep them wet in my greenhouse. I have a little $20 greenhouse from the supermarket which works the trick, very similar to what Callan from rojin bonsai has on his bench but bigger... That keeps the cuttings moist, gotta make sure to keep it off the ground or use lots of slug pellets, they love they conditions in there, voracious little buggers

@@Bonsai_Noob yeah I have an issue with slugs atm, I try to use natural remedies as much as I can as there’s also a hedgehog that visits my trees nearly every night… knocks some over sometimes 😂

Hi Graham, I do have some concave cutters and that’s what I used on the bigger previous cuts where I could. I only like using the putty stuff on coniferous, I find the liquid stuff works better for deciduous and tropical unless it’s a huge cut. Thanks for watching

Thanks, ficus are probably one of my top 5 species to work with. Forgiving, grow anywhere, aerial roots etc, very fun trees.

Thanks for watching

I personally find container plants easier to deal with as long as they have sufficient drainage. The container size is the critical factor of how exponentially harder it gets to care for plants/ trees. Over loving or over pampering can also be an issue, or over reaction to any kind of leaf drop etc. thank you for watching :)

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Thank you ! Much like my tree’s, I am trying to improve each time :)

Thank you Alex

Thank you

Oh don’t I know it ! Im a flowering tree freak but they do love a drink… thanks for watching 👍🏼

Thank you for watching

I can but try… if it doesn’t work atleast I know for the future ! That’s how I see this game sometimes. Your right certain cultivars work much better but it’s always worth a go. Thanks for watching

That’s amazing ! I have only managed to reduce the leaf size of a Chinese elm and a ficus thus far (not very impressive). I think the key is a properly sized pot and management of growth. I will persist in reducing this one !

Have to be relentless although mindful when it comes to pruning. The implications of not pruning back hard can sometimes set people back years in terms of development. Yeah I love this variety to I just wish they where smaller leafs 😂 thanks for watching as always Alex

Thank you ! That really means a lot

My favourite is hard to pick. In terms of browning as a bonsai the Chinese elm is incredibly forgiving and easy to ramify. That being said I’m a sucker for a maple or any flowering trees. Shishigashira or cotoneaster would be my top picks 👍🏼 how about you ?

@@YasuiBonsai Acer palmatum in general are my favorite and currently obsessed with ‘Oridono Nishiki’ 🤍🩷💚 and ‘Beni Maiko’ ♥️💚❤️

Thanks Gav, it’s hard with the space I have… if I ever get my own place I’m sure I’d end up like everyone else with 200 😂

Thank you Xavier