Bonsai Australian native Bottlebrush, Aussie Bonsai Bloke

[@phasicsbonsaiworld6902]

Really of your best looking Bonsai's, I love its ramification, going to look super cool next Spring, awesome mate!

[@SamDoeckeAussiebonsaibloke]

Cheers mate and thanks for the watch and comment

[@alanthompson51]

Wow Sam, looks great! always enjoy your videos!

[@SamDoeckeAussiebonsaibloke]

Cheers Alan. Thanks for watching and the comment bloke 😁😁

[@alanthompson51]

Yes sir, hoping to do some similar video to you in the future! if you get a chance check out my video with Michael Hagedorn!

[@muddyhilux653]

Hi Bloke.. You have some awesome Bonsai's videos. I pruned a hibiscus tree that we have in the ground. So I stuck some cuttings in the ground after dipping in hormone powder. Some were about 20cms round and to my surprise 3 of the 10 I planted are going really well.. anyway keep puttin out the videos.. Cheers Bloke

[@SamDoeckeAussiebonsaibloke]

Cheers for the comment cobba. Well done on the hibiscus cuttings mate. I did some apple blossom hibiscus last year and they are doing great also. I'l keep the vids coming mate 😁

[@jeffham944]

Cheers for the video. This ones got a real nice bark, and shape to it. Just entering the spring season here in the states, and I'm getting excited to get mine back outside. One of my 1 year old maples just shot out a few leaves so it won't be long now!

[@SamDoeckeAussiebonsaibloke]

Awesome mate. That' the best time of year. Love watching the trees come back to life. Cheers for watching 😁

[@thegroundtone]

Nice work bloke. Love the tree. Great structure you've got going. I have a bottle brush in training - still young - but you've given me some ideas on where to take it. Cheers

[@SamDoeckeAussiebonsaibloke]

Thanks mate. Glad the video was helpful for you. Have fun with your tree and thanks for the veiw and comment 😁

[@nathanbrowne2800]

Excellent job sam , love your passion for this life changing hobby. Keep up the good work.

[@SamDoeckeAussiebonsaibloke]

Cheers Nathan. Sure is a great hobby mate. Love watching the trees progress and change over time 😁

[@brettknobloach7947]

Dude the tree looks great after its trim, welcome back.

[@SamDoeckeAussiebonsaibloke]

Cheers brett. Lets hope for flowers this year lol.

[@davepickett3154]

Dude good to see you back! Great vid, awesome tree cant wait to see it flower👍

[@SamDoeckeAussiebonsaibloke]

Yeh mate I'm back 😁. Cheers for watching. How's your bonsais going mate

[@martind1007]

Nice video Sam 👍👍 Gread to see you back 😊

[@SamDoeckeAussiebonsaibloke]

Thanks Martin. Cheers for watching bloke

[@AndrewSpindler]

Trim the bush to make the trunk look bigger... Seriously though, beautiful tree mate, just started a few weeks back with a trident maple. Loving it. Keep making great content!!

[@SamDoeckeAussiebonsaibloke]

Awesome mate enjoy it 😁. Cheers for the watch and comment

[@sikanderfarooqui3315]

nice to see the hair cut of bottle brush n Sam

[@SamDoeckeAussiebonsaibloke]

Cheers mate. Thanks for the watch

[@davepickett3154]

Trees going well mate! Just wish the weather would make its mind up whats its doing👍

[@SamDoeckeAussiebonsaibloke]

Ha ha yeh crazy weather mate. I' ready for some cooler weather and rain. Been no rain here for months 😁😁. How's the bonsai shop going. Any sales ???

[@Jeff-B69]

Great tree I have one of these as bonsai as well my late father bonsaied it he taught me this fantastic hobby also have lots of morton bay figs my favorites 3 are well over 40 years old great trunks on them very nice trees a few I grew fom seed also..

[@SamDoeckeAussiebonsaibloke]

Wow mate that's Awesome. Would be great to own some old ones that have been worked for years. Great to hear from you 😁😁

[@dannyellis971]

Nice one bloke.

[@SamDoeckeAussiebonsaibloke]

Cheers mate. Thanks for the watch 😁

[@mannan5490]

gday I would like to see more update on this beautiful tree.I follow your work ,great videos and work.thanks.

[@SamDoeckeAussiebonsaibloke]

Hi mate I did have one a while ago. It got burnt bad and is now in recovery. It's a tough tree but I almost pushed her off the edge 😢

[@margaretfullerton7926]

Magnificent Sam!

[@SamDoeckeAussiebonsaibloke]

Thanks Margaret. Thanks for watching 😁

[@mikbonsai]

Very neat work.

[@SamDoeckeAussiebonsaibloke]

Hi mik. Thanks mate. Cheers for watching. Been watching your channel for a long time now. Love your after thought 😁😁

[@mikbonsai]

Hi Sam, am very pleased to hear you watch and like my videos, appreciate your feed back on the quirky after thought. Feed back helps me tweak the videos and keeps me going, so in future always leave a comment, not only on my videos, but also other bonsai channels as it helps drive traffic to the commenter's channel. Its a no brainer and a win/win ! Cheers

[@SamDoeckeAussiebonsaibloke]

Yeh i will do mate. Thanks again and will look forward to your next vid 😁

[@ShanShan-ss4yy]

Great job mate. I would have taken the lower branch on the right and tilted the plant on next repotting. However, it still looks good.

[@SamDoeckeAussiebonsaibloke]

Cheers for the watch and comment mate 😁😁

[@xxoTUBBSoxx]

That looks awesome mate. I just started in the hobby yesterday. I bought a Privet and Chinese Elm. I more prefer the idea of owning our natives like the bottlebrush, Sydney Red Gum, Paperbark etc. I was searching for an Aussie with our natives and came across your channel. Hope to see more as I learn. Starting at a Bonsai school next week to get me familiar. Sorry for 10 page essay haha. Keep up the good work mate.

[@SamDoeckeAussiebonsaibloke]

You'll love it mate. I'll have some more vids coming out very soon 😁

[@xxoTUBBSoxx]

@@SamDoeckeAussiebonsaibloke awesome mate. I've just propagated 72 bottlebrush cuttings. Let's hope at least one comes good! Lol.

[@dismian7]

Beautiful tree!

[@SamDoeckeAussiebonsaibloke]

Thanks greatly mate. Cheers for the watch 😁

[@davepickett3154]

Yeah havent sold much! Been busy tryin to organise auction at me folks house. Gettin rid of there stuff. Which is today and guess what its raining on the day i dont want!! Ive been hangin for rain but not today. Least the trees are loving it!!

[@SamDoeckeAussiebonsaibloke]

Ha ha always the way mate

[@timmywood9677]

That a very beautiful tree do you know how old it is

[@SamDoeckeAussiebonsaibloke]

Cheers mate. Probably 30 to 40 years old. Never seen the ground

[@funkyho3]

Beautiful tree mate! Where you been lately?

[@sofiamonterorivas3116]

Do you begin with a seed for a clipping??? So excited it’s possible to get flowers from this bonsai so cutee Thanks for sharing your vids

[@SamDoeckeAussiebonsaibloke]

Cuttings from another is a good way 😀

[@fredgrech1498]

Thanks for the reply

[@bradleyroberts2412]

Great video, great tree bloke. Is it a captain cook bottle brush

[@SamDoeckeAussiebonsaibloke]

Hi mate yep sure is. Smaller leaves and flowers 😁

[@bradleyroberts2412]

@@SamDoeckeAussiebonsaibloke thanks big guy. Can you do a video on developing/ growing trees. For example have three Chinese elms at different stages and explain how to get to each stage... or not whatever I'm not the boss. Keep it up mate

[@SamDoeckeAussiebonsaibloke]

@@bradleyroberts2412 hi mate yeh will soon for sure even if they are not the same species but are in different stages of development it would make sense 😁. Been thinking of it for a while. It will be a big video that's for sure. Lots to explain 😁😁

[@Seanny_Mack]

Beautiful tree after haircut

[@usmanali-tb5qr]

Really nice bro 🌳🌳

[@SamDoeckeAussiebonsaibloke]

Cheers mate. One of my favourite trees

[@usmanali-tb5qr]

I never seen before this style of bottle brush 🌳all the best buddy ❤️👍

[@rambetbonsai6187]

Kerenn mister👍👍👍❤️❤️❤️ idonesia🙏

[@SamDoeckeAussiebonsaibloke]

Cheers 😀

[@swissmaid]

Have you tried any of the gum trees?

[@SamDoeckeAussiebonsaibloke]

hi mate. i have one that i have worked on a few times. its small but been growing well. its a red gum.

[@TeraHertze]

nice work

[@SamDoeckeAussiebonsaibloke]

Cheers and thanks for the watch and comment mate 😁

[@fredgrech1498]

Tree looks awesome how old is it thanks for the video keep them coming

[@SamDoeckeAussiebonsaibloke]

Hey fred. I was told 35 years but im guessing 15 to 20 years myself. Cheers for watching. Remember its not how old the tree is is how old it looks 😁😉

[@lakeelsinorebonsai1203]

What’s up Sam! How do you fertilize your bottlebrush, it looks really healthy

[@SamDoeckeAussiebonsaibloke]

Hi Mel how are you mate? ALL I use is thrive all purpose. The yellow powder you mix with water. This tree seems to love it. 😁

[@lakeelsinorebonsai1203]

Thank you Sam! It’s almost spring here, I’ll be feeding the trees real soon! Once again, excellent video!

[@SamDoeckeAussiebonsaibloke]

Great time of year mate. Great to hear from you. We are on the opposite end of the seasons here. Have fun with all that spring growth and reporting 😁

[@the_CHAR_official]

Hey mate just a few questions, what fertiliser do you use and when do you water it/ do you water the leaves because my bottle brush gets fungus on it’s leaves very easily. Cheers

[@SamDoeckeAussiebonsaibloke]

Hi mate I use thrive all purpose fert. It the yellow stuff. Mix it to full strength. I use that on all my trees every 10 days. I have heard that about the bottle brush but I have never had it. Too hot here I suspect. I would do a monthly dose of eco pest oil and see how it goes Cheers for the watch and comment mate 😁

[@the_CHAR_official]

Sam Doecke, Aussie bonsai bloke cheer mate I’ll give that a crack!

[@swissmaid]

How old is this bottle brush? Would have been nice to see it flowering! Great job though.

[@SamDoeckeAussiebonsaibloke]

cheers mate. in another vid i do show it in flower. sorry but i forget what one ☺☺. cheers for the watch mate 😀😀

[@bc5153]

My favourite of your trees. Looks amazing. Do you have any grevilleas? I just bought one but everyone keeps telling me they don't like to be bonsais.

[@SamDoeckeAussiebonsaibloke]

I don't know much on them but there are lots of varieties so hard to make it a blanket rule that they are all no good ??

[@OwenSchramko]

I got a question, I myself have a beautiful specimen and it's really one if like to bonsai. I just am unsure about the soil type and all so could you help me out at all?

[@SamDoeckeAussiebonsaibloke]

just a store bought bonsai or cactus and succulent mix is fine. even potting mix is ok

[@user-sf6pi6my2b]

Excellent work Sam. How old is this bottle brush?

[@SamDoeckeAussiebonsaibloke]

Cheers mate. This one is around 30 years old I am told. Been a bonsaii for a lot of that 2😁

[@csgaudion8036]

did it flower?

[@SamDoeckeAussiebonsaibloke]

Yeh have a video on the flowers. Was a tour i think. 😀

[@csgaudion8036]

@@SamDoeckeAussiebonsaibloke Awesome man, great tree.

[@Jspec1983]

Love this tree

[@SamDoeckeAussiebonsaibloke]

Thanks jay. Certainly a better one in amounghst a lot of my crappiers trees.

[@the_CHAR_official]

How do you get it looking so lush, mine has hardly pushed out any growth this year.

[@SamDoeckeAussiebonsaibloke]

They love all purpose fertiliser. Fish emulsion is best 😀. And lots of sun and water😀

[@the_CHAR_official]

Cheers, I've been using powerfeed and it's in full sun. Maybe it's getting too dry between waters.

[@SamDoeckeAussiebonsaibloke]

@@the_CHAR_official yeh mate I'd say too dry. I now have mine in a smaller pot and it is a battle keeping it wet. I may well put it back in a bigger pot soon. 😀 You could possibly put a very shallow tray of water under the pot so it has a little extra to drink. 😀

[@the_CHAR_official]

@@SamDoeckeAussiebonsaibloke cheers I'll give the tray a go, every since I put it in a nice pots it's been struggling so I'd say you've cracked it for me. Thanks mate 👍

[@atatopaul1227]

Sam give me an Idea to my bottle brush, mine still in training pot.

[@SamDoeckeAussiebonsaibloke]

Awesome mate and thanks for the watch

[@sophiaangelini4368]

Is that guitar mate?

[@haley5154]

Thanks mate!! Noice tree

[@SamDoeckeAussiebonsaibloke]

Cheers Haley. Yeh would be up there with one of my favourite trees i own. Love working on it. Cheers for the watch and comment 😁😁

[@haley5154]

Sam Doecke keep making them vids. I'm very interested in bonsai, recently join a club 😉. See how many more trees I'll kill now haha

[@SamDoeckeAussiebonsaibloke]

Ha ha. If they die they were too weak to worrie about anyway 😁😁😉. You'll love it. Great fun 😁

[@haley5154]

Sam Doecke only stock plant I'm not hurt 😁... If it's one I had for years I'll prob be sad

[@invinciblecucumber]

Can you send some saplings towards southeast Europe???😄

[@SamDoeckeAussiebonsaibloke]

Ha ha if I could 😉

[@tryptala]

Nice tree, well done, but it deserves a good glazed colored pot.

[@SamDoeckeAussiebonsaibloke]

I think you are right. I need to find one. Want to repot it but have to find a good pot. Will also maybe give it a slightly smaller one. Considering it has red flowers what would you recommend??

[@smack09]

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[@BonsaiAmador]

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[@SamDoeckeAussiebonsaibloke]

Cheers for the watch and comment mate 😁