Aussie native Bonsai, Aussie bonsai bloke

[@Jfd7792]

Absolutely on the increase use of Aussie Natives. Especially the Bottlebrush as you have in this clip. When the brushes break out during the flowering seasons, you have a bit of a job to find much better. Moved into a government house in another life and had a 'massive' wild Bottlebrush in the front yard. Kicked it in the guts withthe chain saw and gave it the hardest arse kicking I dared. Only a couple of months later I had an immaculate tree covered in red flowers. The original idea was something along the lines of cut it up and dig out the rootball completely. Make sure you keep us all in the loop on this one. Very keen to see how she turns out. Cheers mate, keep going as you are and keep the videos coming.

[@SamDoeckeAussiebonsaibloke]

Yeh mate they make great trees for sure. I do have an update on this one from about 6 months ago 😁😁

[@TheBonsaiZone]

Looks really good Sam! I'm looking forward to seeing more Australian natives. Hope you can show us some shots of these trees in the wild.

[@SamDoeckeAussiebonsaibloke]

Hi Nigel will do mate. We have some great wild trees. I'll try to put a vid together soon. Cheers for the suggestion mate 😁

[@mickgleeson6163]

Great to hear a down to earth knockabout Aussie into Bonsai.Some others are a bit "different"

[@SamDoeckeAussiebonsaibloke]

No worries mate. If you like that you'll love my Aus day one coming out very soon. Just finished the editing 😂😂

[@skipun]

Keep the videos coming Aussie bonsai bloke!!

[@SamDoeckeAussiebonsaibloke]

Cheers Jack. Sure will mate. Thanks for the watch and comment bloke 😁

[@markw6609]

Hey Sam, tree's looking good! The previous carving has given it a lot of character. I agree with you on the need to promote natives! I like how you removed those last 3 larger branches, sacrificing short term for a better long term look! Nice work! Mark

[@SamDoeckeAussiebonsaibloke]

Hey mate. Cheers for the feedback. I reckon it'll be a ripper when it matures 😁😁

[@davepickett3154]

Hey bloke! That ones gonna be stunna. Love that trunk. Great vid love ya work cheers!👍

[@SamDoeckeAussiebonsaibloke]

Cheers dave. Yeah mate she has some good movement and size to the trunk. Should be a beaut 😀. Thanks for the watch and comment mate

[@jimvogt4405]

Nice work. Like that you use native material for bonsai! Enjoy seeing your videos.

[@SamDoeckeAussiebonsaibloke]

Cheers Jim. Hopefully I'll get some more of them. Just tough to collect as most die 😏😏

[@thyslaas9159]

Hi Sam, like your videos, tree looks great

[@SamDoeckeAussiebonsaibloke]

Hi mate and thanks for the watch and comment mate.

[@MrTributes]

that's a beast. bottle brush have some of the best bark around.

[@SamDoeckeAussiebonsaibloke]

They sure are great. Cheers for the watch and comment 😁

[@dannyellis971]

0:23 Aussie Bonsai Bloke is wondering where he left his sunglasses haha. 👍 I had a native Malalueca but it was always a struggle to bend the branches without them snapping.

[@Aussie_Roamers]

😂The sunnies 👌😆

[@Aussie_Roamers]

Love your natives mate, looking forward to see some more, especially if you film a collection. Makes me keen to go hunting for some.

[@SamDoeckeAussiebonsaibloke]

Hi mate. Yeah I hope to one day but they really struggle and I have to learn how to look after them and keep the alive after the dig. Bottlebrush is very hardy though 😁

[@Myrtuscommunis]

Very impressive. Myrtaceae are my favorite plants!

[@PapaOsmubal.OscarBalajadia]

Pretty drastic trimming there, but it made the tree more beautiful. Can those leaves get any smaller, Sam?

[@SamDoeckeAussiebonsaibloke]

Hi mate. Yeah will make it better in the long run. I think as I get more ramification they will reduce. It is one of the bigger, faster growing varieties though. Cheers for the watch and comment mate.

[@projcinco21]

Almost made me wanna write “great job, mate” then I remembered that I’m from Los Angeles so I’ll just say Great job, Sir. Loving your vids 👏🏼👏🏼

[@SamDoeckeAussiebonsaibloke]

Ha ha. Cheers mate. You'll be letting out some ripper Aussie slang before too long bloke 😂😂. Thanks again cobba 😁

[@fredgrech1498]

Hi Sam that's a great looking trunk I thing you done the right thing by cutting short it will fill up nicely

[@SamDoeckeAussiebonsaibloke]

Cheers Fred. I'm glad you also share the same opinion and I wasn't getting carried away 😁

[@jardineloya3800]

Awesomesauce Sam. I'm just getting into bonsai and I've always thought of getting into natives but can't really find much stuff on youtube, or anywhere that looks at Aussie weather and plants. I'll have to stay tuned and look out for an Aussie native playlist. Good stuff mate. Keep em coming.

[@SamDoeckeAussiebonsaibloke]

No worries mate. Hope it helped. Cheers for the watch

[@haley5154]

so cool! these trees make me like they are half willows half pohutukawa =D love them

[@SamDoeckeAussiebonsaibloke]

Hi mate. Yeh they do have a natural weeping to them. Cheers for the watch and comment 😁😁

[@peter_s2755]

Nice one Sam, i really should get a couple of narives. WA Bonsai show here 10 and 11 November might see what they have for sale

[@SamDoeckeAussiebonsaibloke]

Cheers mate. Yeah I think we should at least do some more of the ones we know can make good trees. I'm going to have a go at some more in the coming years 😁

[@twistedelementalaaronhartm7004]

When u did those big cut backs i think it really made the tree its going to look awesome. I did some big cut backs on mine today i took your advice i want heaps of different branches coming from all different directions i dont like the plain long straight branches either. Very nice tree, awesome vid.

[@SamDoeckeAussiebonsaibloke]

Cheers mate. Thanks for the feedback. Great to hear you took the step of going backwards to go forward mate. It will make a better tree for you in the long run. Cheers for the watch and comment mate 😁

[@twistedelementalaaronhartm7004]

@@SamDoeckeAussiebonsaibloke im also trying to germinate some bottle brush seeds but no luck yet. Any advice? Have u ever tried to germinate bottlebrush seeds?

[@SamDoeckeAussiebonsaibloke]

@@twistedelementalaaronhartm7004 hi mate na never tried. I do believe they grow really well from cuttings in late summer to Early Autumn. I'd give that a go also if you have access to a tree 😁😉

[@dream_state]

Hey Sam, Victorian here. Wondering what native you would recommend for a first time bonsai grower?

[@SamDoeckeAussiebonsaibloke]

Hi mate I'd have to suggest the bottle brush. Very hardy for our trees. Ramifies and back buds easily. So yeh bottlebrush. Lillypilly can also be good. 😁.

[@Jspec1983]

You should do some live streams mate

[@SamDoeckeAussiebonsaibloke]

Hi mate. Took me long enough to work out how to make a vid bloke 😁😁. Maybe in time to come 😁😁

[@BelJoz1]

came here just to hear his english :)

[@SamDoeckeAussiebonsaibloke]

Ha ha Bloody legend mate. Cheers for the drop in mate. 😁

[@rambetbonsai6187]

👍👍 ❤️❤️🙏 indonesia

[@SamDoeckeAussiebonsaibloke]

Cheers mate

[@MrMomo182]

🇦🇺😎👍

[@SamDoeckeAussiebonsaibloke]

Cheers for the watch Leo 😁