love this kinda new narration style type of your videos💪 happy growing😊
@ArkefthosBonsai5 ай бұрын
Glad you like this format Christian! Have a great day!
@hyperionhelios1905 ай бұрын
I appreciate all the additional high performance commentary in this video! I am very inspired to put some of my maples in the ground!
@ArkefthosBonsai5 ай бұрын
Thank you for your feedback! There is no other technique to develop nice trees than growing in the ground properly. Cheers!
@hyperionhelios1905 ай бұрын
@ArkefthosBonsai our Ontario, Canada winters can be tough on some Japanese maples so I have typically been sheltering them in my unheated garage over winter. I can still do this if I put the trees in the ground in grow bags or baskets but could mean a new annual tradition of transplanting.
@ArkefthosBonsai5 ай бұрын
@hyperionhelios190 I don't know how much time you can spend on these, but the time window of transplanting maples is quite wide. For good health, maples need a 60 day period of dormancy. After that you can start repotting and working the roots. Basically from February on and until you see open leaves, you can work on them, as long as you protect worked trees from very low temperatures, like 5 deg below freezing and lower. Plus, trees in the ground might need work every 4 years or so.
@harveyrhodes92935 ай бұрын
Love watching your videos, so helpful and so much better now with you speaking. Keep up the great work, thank you.
@ArkefthosBonsai5 ай бұрын
Thank you Harvey! I appreciate your feedback mate!
@W9SL9Y5 ай бұрын
Fotis a big thank YOU for your time and sharing this knowledge, taking the time to go into details about how why and when you have done things is great for us trying to learn. Narrating has allowed me to watch while you're doing (rather than reading and rewinding :) while listening so loving that you have done this, keep up the great work!
@ArkefthosBonsai5 ай бұрын
I've got you Wesley! Thank you for your kind words!
@backbudbonsai5 ай бұрын
The way you talk/describe the progress of your Arakawa is awesome! You definitely have a vision of what you want to achieve with time. Bonsai has slowly made me appreciate the long journey that is bonsai. It has definitely made me a better person overall! I look forward to updates in the future! You have true skill, friend!! Thank you for sharing.
@ArkefthosBonsai5 ай бұрын
Thank you for your warm words, they are truly appreciated! Have a great week!
@mohamedabdulrahman24105 ай бұрын
amazing video, thanks for sharing the knowledge.
@ArkefthosBonsai5 ай бұрын
Thank you Mohamed! Have a great Sunday! Cheers!
@alexandros19735 ай бұрын
Thank you for another great video. I love the tree and your work on it 👌
@ArkefthosBonsai5 ай бұрын
Σε ευχαριστώ!
@1969hornet5 ай бұрын
Beautiful tree! Thanks for sharing
@ArkefthosBonsai5 ай бұрын
You're welcome!
@hyperionhelios1905 ай бұрын
Amazing development since only 2013.
@ArkefthosBonsai5 ай бұрын
It was happy in the ground and thickened fast! Καλημέρα!
@robertobreglia92245 ай бұрын
I very like this arakawa maple and you did a great job my friend. It's also beautiful the pot. Very compliments 👏👏👏👏
@ArkefthosBonsai5 ай бұрын
Thank you Roberto! They fit nicely! Have a great day!
@robertobreglia92245 ай бұрын
@@ArkefthosBonsai Have a nice day you too!
@gaiabonsaicornwall5 ай бұрын
Wow that is some amazing bark and trunk. Looks beautiful :-) Thank you so much for sharing.
@ArkefthosBonsai5 ай бұрын
You're welcome! I appreciate the feedback! Cheers!
@susanbossert68335 ай бұрын
The tree and pot compliment each other beautifully! I hope you will show what it looks like after its leaves have come out.
@ArkefthosBonsai5 ай бұрын
Thank you Susan! I'm thinking of doing an early summer pruning and striking cuttings video in June. So you might! Cheers!
@AhmadHullo-yr9yo5 ай бұрын
@@ArkefthosBonsai٠٩١١١م١ح٠١١😊
@oussamachaachoui37275 ай бұрын
Beautiful tree and nice work
@ArkefthosBonsai5 ай бұрын
Thank you mate! Cheers!
@Bonsaicrazy5 ай бұрын
Really nice tree mate Pot really suits it fella. Good luck with the root grafting 👊👊
@ArkefthosBonsai5 ай бұрын
Glad you like it! Cheers!
@pela11005 ай бұрын
No conocía el término "nemawashi". Siempre se aprende algo nuevo. El arakawa tiene mucho carácter en su corteza. Será un gran árbol. Salud. 🙇♂️
@ArkefthosBonsai5 ай бұрын
Thank you Fabian! I've done a couple of videos about nemawashi in the past. Pretty important! Have a great morning!
@pela11005 ай бұрын
@@ArkefthosBonsai 🙇♂️
@DavesBonsai5 ай бұрын
Such a great video! Your imagery and descriptions of your journey with this tree were both fantastic. I would love to work on a bonsai at your place one day. Truly beautiful. Keep up the amazing work.
@ArkefthosBonsai5 ай бұрын
Thank you Dave for the beautiful words! Have you ever been in Greece?
@DavesBonsai5 ай бұрын
@@ArkefthosBonsai my daughter has, but not me. She’s d love to someday!
@ArkefthosBonsai5 ай бұрын
@DavesBonsai thank you Dave! Greece is expecting you! Cheers!
@nerinat83715 ай бұрын
Pot & plant match perfectly. Great video....thank you
@ArkefthosBonsai5 ай бұрын
I'm glad you like it Nerina! Cheers!
@acer_p_bonsai5 ай бұрын
Great video, thank you for sharing the lessons you’ve learned over the years of working on this tree. 🙏🏽 I’m grateful to be able to learn from dedicated bonsai artists like you, so I can avoid the same problems. (I have plenty of my own to fix as it is 😅😂) I’m looking forward to rooting some more rough bark Japanese maples this year! 🪴 🍁 Do you have a favorite tree in your garden?
@ArkefthosBonsai5 ай бұрын
Thank you! Very beautiful comment! Good luck with your trees! Cuttings of Arakawa are quite an exciting challenge but with a great reward! Yes, I do have one tree that slightly steps ahead others, it's the big Cedrus atlantica with multiple trunks. Perhaps because it's so unique.... Cheers!
@acer_p_bonsai5 ай бұрын
@@ArkefthosBonsai ahh yes, I can understand that choice. 👏🏽
@ArkefthosBonsai5 ай бұрын
😉
@pabloneuenschwander7295 ай бұрын
I like the new way you present your work. I also think that you live in a really beautiful place. May I ask where that is? Greetings Pablo
@ArkefthosBonsai5 ай бұрын
Thank you Pablo! I appreciate the feedback! I love in southern mainland Greece. Arcadia! 900m elevation. Cheers!
@pabloneuenschwander7295 ай бұрын
@@ArkefthosBonsaithanks 👍
@bafatakisa5 ай бұрын
Πολύ καλό ξεκίνημα για το δέντρο. 2 προσπάθειες μεταμόσχευσης ριζών απέτυχαν για μένα και το άφησα ήσυχο. Θα πάρω το δέντρο μου όπως είναι, γιατί είναι αρκετά δύστροπο στη γλάστρα. Ίσως μια μικρή συμβουλή για την υγεία του δέντρου Δεν ξέρω πώς είναι η ποιότητα του νερού, εδώ το νερό είναι πολύ σκληρό και έχει πολλά άλατα, αλλά από τότε που προσθέτω 30% Kanuma στο υπόστρωμα, η υγεία και η ζωτικότητα είναι πολύ καλύτερη. Δεν έχω δει κανένα θάνατο κλαδιών στο Arakawa μου που φυτεύτηκε σε εξωτερικό χώρο, σε αντίθεση με το δέντρο στη γλάστρα, αλλά όπως είπα, δεν έχω άλλα προβλήματα από τότε που άρχισα να χρησιμοποιώ Kanuma.
@ArkefthosBonsai5 ай бұрын
Σε ευχαριστώ! Εδώ φτιάχνω ένα σύστημα επεξεργασίας νερού πριν ποτίζω κάθε φορά. Θα έχω τις τέλειες συνθήκες και παράλληλα λίπανση οπότε θέλω. Και το νερό μου εδώ είναι από βρόχινο οπότε δεν έχω πολλά θέματα. Καλή δύναμη με το δικό σου!
@DarthMasiah5 ай бұрын
👍👍
@ArkefthosBonsai5 ай бұрын
Thank you mate!
@lolpwndk5 ай бұрын
Still watching the video! But what would you have done, the nemawasi thing, cut the roots around the tree with a spade? or dig it up completely?
@ArkefthosBonsai5 ай бұрын
Excellent question! Sometimes I dig them out completely, lift them, check them and maybe even move them, sometimes just dig around the tree and leave it there. I have a huge pine growing in the garden and as I'm preparing it for digging next year, I will just dig around it, cutting everything that spreads out but leave the tap root alone, until it's time for a pot. Cheers!
@brucedeacon285 ай бұрын
👍👌
@ArkefthosBonsai5 ай бұрын
Thank you Bruce! Have a nice Sunday!
@svetlingospodinov18515 ай бұрын
Greetings from Bulgaria! Really nice work👍 How long it takes to see the rough bark on Arakawa?
@ArkefthosBonsai5 ай бұрын
Thank you Svetlin! Branches start showing rough bark from 4 years old but in 2 to 3 years they get completely covered. It's relatively fast, nice cultivar! Have a great Sunday!
@kennethstensrud6695 ай бұрын
I have to look for a 'Arakawa' for myself. but shat is the substrate you plant in, is it pure perlite, or something else?
@ArkefthosBonsai5 ай бұрын
Look for a non grafted tree, that's where the value lies Kenneth! I usually write the mix I'm using in the captions - subtitles, it was 50% zeolite, 30% perlite and about 10% organic aggricates. Cheers!
@sergiofernandorossi88175 ай бұрын
What substrate do I use in this transplant, zeolite and perlite? thanks from Argentina
@ArkefthosBonsai5 ай бұрын
I wrote it in the captions - subtitles. It was 50% zeolite, 30% perlite and about 10% organic aggricates. Cheers Sergio!
@sergiofernandorossi88175 ай бұрын
Sorry i didn't see it, thank you
@JoshAbston1385 ай бұрын
O shit he speaks
@ArkefthosBonsai5 ай бұрын
Indeed! Though you might have lost an episode! This was February news! Cheers!
@rompy833 ай бұрын
Τι χώμα χρησιμοποιείς για τα δέντρα σου;
@ArkefthosBonsai3 ай бұрын
Κυρίως διάφορες αναλογίες ζεόλιθου, περλίτη, ελαφρόπετρα και οργανικού χώματος από το δάσος, ανάλογα το είδος.