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@bonsaiexpression 6 күн бұрын
its looking good
@kootenaybonsaicanada 4 күн бұрын
Thanks 😃👍
@patchymcq 10 күн бұрын
Nice movement and flow on that tree. What mix did u pot it up in
@kootenaybonsaicanada 10 күн бұрын
Didn’t repot. Wrong time of year. I’ll do it in spring before push of new growth next year. Smaller container too. It’ll probably be my usual these days. Perlite, peat, and a little bit of worm castings.
@maureenfaulkner4323 11 күн бұрын
Chris, Ive sent you and email and question from PG, zone three. Really appreciate your approach and the fact that you are in same province.
@kootenaybonsaicanada 11 күн бұрын
Thanks so much, I’ll check my email tomorrow morning and reply. 😃👍
@kootenaybonsaicanada 9 күн бұрын
I just checked my email. Didn’t see one form you. My email is [email protected]
@leszekrybak5067 11 күн бұрын
Hi Chris, nice tree, getting the top right is a difficult thing I find. Especially with Spruces and Firs that ant to grow this dense "mops" of branches and needles. I keep thinning these parts of the tree constantly and then I find the best thing probably is to remove the whole thing altogether and lower the tree...
@kootenaybonsaicanada 11 күн бұрын
Agreed 👍 and I think particularly relevant to this tree😃 - thanks for comment.
@maureenfaulkner4323 13 күн бұрын
Glad to find this video. Been wanting to try a lilac. Maureen in zone three, PG. I am the one who wanted you to speak at gardeners conference, last year.
@kootenaybonsaicanada 11 күн бұрын
Nice to hear from you. What’s nice about lilac is that they can push new growth from the main trunk and lower down on the tree and of course you can get the to flower, eventually. A difficulty is the size of the leaves and it’s hard to get the leaves to shrink 👍
@hmhmhm998 19 күн бұрын
looks nice i also think that it was a good decision to cut the larch back 👍👍
@kootenaybonsaicanada 19 күн бұрын
Ya thanks 😊 it’s growing really well now.
@davidjennings9556 19 күн бұрын
Love the Hemlock in the background! I have a 6 year old Hemlock I collected from the mountains of western North Carolina about years ago.
@kootenaybonsaicanada 19 күн бұрын
Hemlocks are my current favorite species. I keep falling more and more in love with them. Thanks for the comment and watching
@texastitan48 19 күн бұрын
Can you explain why you like styling and pruning this time of year?
@kootenaybonsaicanada 19 күн бұрын
Great question. This work was done earlier in the year but as you can see still a little too late as the growth had already started to push for both the larch and juniper. It’s because I have two kids and was hard pressed to do all the repotting and styling in the spring window before they started to grow. 😃👍. Great to push back on this as its not the ideal time
@texastitan48 15 күн бұрын
@@kootenaybonsaicanada I totally get it! Lol Family and a full-time job makes taking care of the trees that much harder!
@egoebonsai37 19 күн бұрын
I am seeing n looking from a far Juniperus bonsai program Sir. Good Job Sir.
@kootenaybonsaicanada 19 күн бұрын
Thanks to you sir for watching and commenting. I appreciate how much you comment and thus must be watching. it keeps me motivated to keep posting when I know there are people like you who follow along as I progress on my bonsai journey 😃👍
@thegreenmanalishiyamadori371 25 күн бұрын
4:16 what animal? A squirrel
@kootenaybonsaicanada 25 күн бұрын
Yup 👍
@michaelcowart6100 26 күн бұрын
I'd just focus on getting the tree stronger at this point
@kootenaybonsaicanada 26 күн бұрын
Ya, particularly since I’m hoping for some back budding. 👍
@thelazybonsai 26 күн бұрын
Pretty cool! The growth looks great!
@kootenaybonsaicanada 26 күн бұрын
Ya I was happy to see it put on that much growth. 👍 thanks for the comment
@DavesBonsai 26 күн бұрын
That bark is fantastic. I'm guessing many didn't see it's future, but you did a great job of wiring that into place. Nice work Kootenay!
@kootenaybonsaicanada 26 күн бұрын
Thanks Dave 😃. You are rocking it, spreading the art, I can’t wait till you get a growing field. Keep up the momentum and you will go far. 👍
@hmhmhm998 26 күн бұрын
nice styling🌲🌲
@kootenaybonsaicanada 26 күн бұрын
Thanks 😊
@raysville7256 26 күн бұрын
Nice effort!
@kootenaybonsaicanada 26 күн бұрын
Hahahaha, ya an A for effort. Had to try something
@raysville7256 26 күн бұрын
@@kootenaybonsaicanada I like the casual naturalism it provokes.
@kootenaybonsaicanada 26 күн бұрын
I couldn’t tell if you were serious or not. I’m glad you appreciate it. It’s been growing on me as it’s filled out.
@texastitan48 27 күн бұрын
Looks a lot like what they call "Blue Rug" Junipers in Texas. Something between that and a Sabina type. Result is great!
@kootenaybonsaicanada 27 күн бұрын
Ya thanks, I can’t remember the species. I appreciate the comments and feedback.
@texastitan48 27 күн бұрын
Great job great tree! 1 comment is to get rid of those Bar branches in the middle. Youll start getting a bulge where there is more than one branch
@kootenaybonsaicanada 27 күн бұрын
Thanks, ya I agree
@Javanesetropicalbonsai Ай бұрын
Luar biasa. Ini pohon bonsai yang sangat indah❤
@kootenaybonsaicanada Ай бұрын
Thanks, I appreciate the comment.
@ShayanGivehchian Ай бұрын
Is this the typical home depot cedar? They're on sale for like 25$ now
@kootenaybonsaicanada Ай бұрын
Sure is 😃👍
@kootenaybonsaicanada Ай бұрын
Usually they are recently uprooted from the ground and put in a black plastic pot. So I repoted as soon as I got it. Then initial styling the next year, post harden flush (was mid summer) and they’re in a summer dormancy. All in all not sure about this as an ideal way to go. I live in a colder climate so the summers aren’t as intense as for many. So much fun 😃👍 and you can’t beat the price. You might even get a few and try a really gentle repot and style and cross your fingers.
@kootenaybonsaicanada Ай бұрын
I have a few older videos of the same tree as I go through the process 😃
@hmhmhm998 Ай бұрын
looking nice🤩👍
@kootenaybonsaicanada Ай бұрын
Thanks
@thelazybonsai Ай бұрын
Pretty cool how you are turning a hedge bush/tree into a bonsai! Looks good!
@kootenaybonsaicanada Ай бұрын
Ya, it’s nice to have such big started material to work on. 👍 thanks for the comment
@mattbrennan647 Ай бұрын
That’s really developing nicely. Great work. Thanks, keep growing
@kootenaybonsaicanada Ай бұрын
Thanks 🙏
@LeviStokes-zg4vh Ай бұрын
Just moved to an alpine environment and found a quaking Aspen seedling at a farmers market in Flagstaff, AZ. Always wanted an Aspen bonsai so I just planted her in the bonsai pot and will be an ongoing project. Thank you for the video. The Aspen has been arid adapted too which is nice for Arizona.
@kootenaybonsaicanada Ай бұрын
Glad to hear, the leaves are smaller to begin with which is a bonus. Still struggling with lots of branch death each year
@thelazybonsai Ай бұрын
I have an aspen in a nursery pot. i dug it up from an empty lot. The bark on the aspens are pretty nice. And I like the way their leaves tremble in slight breezes. Looks good!!
@kootenaybonsaicanada Ай бұрын
Thanks, I noticed you got a lot more new trees. Looking good. I love the Aspen I just wish I was better at keeping them compact. I might have to try and do a lot of heavy pruning to see if I can push growth lower and increase ramification. I also get a decent amount of branch die back. Anyways, keep on bonsai.
@thelazybonsai Ай бұрын
I haven’t done any trimming yet on mine. I had a bunch of “extra” trees, so I made some forests. Lol… we’ll see how that goes… hopefully i’ll sell some trees at some craft shows. I don’t think they’ll fit in the greenhouse!!
@kootenaybonsaicanada Ай бұрын
Glad to hear you have a way to off load some of your trees. I have the first world problem of too many trees and end up looking after super low quality low potential trees. Are you going to show us your forest planting? 🤞
@thelazybonsai Ай бұрын
If they live thru June! I potted them late. Am nervous. But they seem to be doing ok so far
@leszekrybak5067 Ай бұрын
Hi Chris. I find Aspen hard to collect. Like you say, they sucker and it is hard (at least in my experience) to find one on its own roots. I have a small one - found that the smaller they are, the easier it is to make them survive. Large Juniper amazing, funny how just changing the angle made the tree. The only thing is somewhat coarse growth, looks a bit unkempt now. Wondering if you will be able to tame this beast. What Spruce variety is the one you worked on? Seems to be a bit sparser grower and looser needles... I have a similar one, call it an "Ugly Duckling" - because it is small and ugly... and looks exactly like yours growth-wise. As usual, great video, nice trees. Cheers!
@chrissnyder8415 Ай бұрын
Indeed. I have said it a million times, an angle change can do wonders for a tree.
@kootenaybonsaicanada Ай бұрын
Thanks, ya I’ve managed to collect a few but like you said smaller ones. Not sure about the juniper, this year I’ll let it grow a bunch to build roots and strength. Overall this species of juniper won’t be as compact as the shimpaku and thus a lot more unkept and droopy. Maybe I’ll consider one day giving it new foliage via grafting. Not sure the spruce small needles I think is due to poor conditions. We’ll see how it pushes growth this year. Not sure if it’s the variety or environment conditions that are making it look that ways. Anyways, thanks for the long comment and maybe we’ll get to see each other in person again this year 😃👍
@BODHISATTVA108 Ай бұрын
Растения в неглубоких горшках наверное нужно часто поливать, я живу в южном регионе, у нас земля высыхает за один день в тени, а на солнечной стороне за пол дня.
@kootenaybonsaicanada Ай бұрын
Ya, you’ll need lots of orgânic soil to keep moisture in. Maybe automatic water system and shade cloth of some sort. Maybe water misters. I know some people in lower US that need to do this to keep their trees alive. Also there must be some natives that you could work with (weeping fig?) that are more sun strong and drought resistant.
@BODHISATTVA108 Ай бұрын
@@kootenaybonsaicanada Спасибо!
@chrissnyder8415 Ай бұрын
Great looking forest and that Juniper is fantastic and has a lot of potential
@kootenaybonsaicanada Ай бұрын
Thanks Chris 👍😃. The juniper has some of those I-wish-i-had qualities that we see in the bonsai shows. I hope I can do it justice.
@user-rb6xj1nf2e Ай бұрын
I would love to be in this area for a couple of days. Beautiful !
@kootenaybonsaicanada 25 күн бұрын
Ya, so cool to be on the intensity of the sub alpine.
@dba1222 Ай бұрын
Cool video dude. Gonna do an update?
@kootenaybonsaicanada Ай бұрын
Thanks, sorry for late response. Ya I did an update a few videos back. I think the title is something something fall colors. I had a bad vole year and a vole chewed almost completely around the base. It’s still holding on but it’s looking weak and not going to be a good bonsai due to all the trunk scarring. But I’m still looking after it. 😃👍
@mattbrennan647 Ай бұрын
Those pesky Norway internodes and those large leaves. Just repotted mine this week. Thanks, keep growing
@kootenaybonsaicanada Ай бұрын
Ya, I think I’m starting to tame a few. Ramification and small containers and a lot of time.
@BODHISATTVA108 Ай бұрын
Прекрасно!
@notionbonsai 2 ай бұрын
Nice tree!
@hmhmhm998 2 ай бұрын
looks nice👍🌲
@thelazybonsai 2 ай бұрын
Wowser!! Pretty big transformation
@kootenaybonsaicanada 2 ай бұрын
Thanks - super fun to do. 👍😀
@thelazybonsai 2 ай бұрын
Foist!
@BostonBonsaiIdiot 2 ай бұрын
What can i say that I already haven't? Your larches look like something out of a book. Keep it up bro.
@aaronle2398 2 ай бұрын
Beautiful, what state you in?
@kootenaybonsaicanada 2 ай бұрын
Canada, British Columbia. Far most western province.
@thelazybonsai 2 ай бұрын
Wowser! Everything has character and movement! i have trouble keeping things moist/cool when i do the cracked/half pot. I had a boxwood planted like that. Probably wrong plant choice as the winter killed it…
@kootenaybonsaicanada 2 ай бұрын
Thanks, ya a very unique but young clump style. I was holding back from pruning or styling and again I continue to learn in my practice of patience.
@ParadoxicalShamanX 2 ай бұрын
Really good larch material there, I love what you did with it (I have a few I'm letting grow out this year, but I feel like I kinda want to take some inspiration from what you've done with them)... great work!
@kootenaybonsaicanada 2 ай бұрын
Thanks for the compliments. I have an older video of me styling the larch and another if I remember correctly but it’s easy to see what I’ve done from this video. The next thing for all my larch is figuring out how to develop secondary branch that are good. Like it want them to fork early, as natural larch have short branches but also just for design. Thanks again for the comment
@BennyTheJoint 2 ай бұрын
Another great video!!
@kootenaybonsaicanada 2 ай бұрын
Thanks Benny 👍😀
@GlacialRidgeHomestead 2 ай бұрын
How come trees can do well in such small containers? I know nothing about bonsai. Just planting sub alpine firs outside and your video popped up so I was curious what they look like in a bonsai
@kootenaybonsaicanada 2 ай бұрын
Great question. The soil has tons of air to soil mix (example lots of perlite) and so you can water it lots and fertilize. The key to a good bonsai is healthy roots even if there aren’t what you’d expect. Most bonsai pots are full of roots. And the magic of nature to be able to grow in such small pots. Restricting roots = small leaves/needles thus the tree become more proportional and old looking. Hope this helps a bit.
@hmhmhm998 2 ай бұрын
💪👍🌲
@leszekrybak5067 2 ай бұрын
When in doubt - cut it out... this is the saying of Hong - old friend of mine from KW Bonsai Society... half jokingly he would always say this whenever we were not too sure what to do with a challenging issue on the tree. In my opinion you did the right thing cutting the root on Larch... time would have been your enemy have you kept it, it would have made the bulge grotesque. Now with time you will most likely see the bulge disappear especially once your surface roots start "pulling" the bottom og the trunk out and making it thicker... nice trees, good to see green on them...
@kootenaybonsaicanada 2 ай бұрын
Thanks Leszek, yup I’m happy now with the decision. Always hard to make in the moment 😀👍
@BODHISATTVA108 2 ай бұрын
3:50 Beautiful
@bonsaiexpression 2 ай бұрын
Looks fantastic 👍🏼
@kootenaybonsaicanada 2 ай бұрын
Thanks
@BostonBonsaiIdiot 2 ай бұрын
Holy cow, look at that thing! Look at the movement!! New pot looks awesome. Can't wait to see where this one goes. Cheers Chris!
@kootenaybonsaicanada 2 ай бұрын
Thanks, ya I love this small tree. Are we going to get a video from you anytime soon? Keep up the bonsai. Don’t lose heart - play the long game. I appreciate the love.
@patchymcq 2 ай бұрын
Nice trees man.... What kind of soil do you use? Im from Kelowna and I'm not sure to use potting soil or inorganic bonsai rocks seems to hold no moisture.
@kootenaybonsaicanada 2 ай бұрын
Great question. For this tree (%50 peat, 45 perlite and 5% worm castings) lots of organic. Now I use this due to cost of akadama and pumice and because I’m not at my house throughout the day and the tree could dry out too fast. I’m super wary of all other soil mediums (lava rock, turfus, etc). Also to consider is tree in development (want faster trunk growth, growing new branches etc) then a more organic soil mix would be preferred. Hope this helps you get on your way. I also use peat as it lower PH as my water is high PH. I’d recommend some organic soil, particularly if you are newer to bonsai. But I wouldn’t plant in just potting soil.
@thelazybonsai 2 ай бұрын
Wowser! Thats really cool!
@kootenaybonsaicanada 2 ай бұрын
Thanks
@KennetDeBondt 2 ай бұрын
Looks really good!
@kootenaybonsaicanada 2 ай бұрын
Thanks
@TheBonsaiZone 2 ай бұрын
Looking really good!!
@kootenaybonsaicanada 2 ай бұрын
Thank you! Cheers!