Bonsai Tutorials for Beginners: Correcting Trunk Taper of a Young Tamarind Tree

In this clip I tried to correct a Trunk Taper of a young Tamarind grown from seed. Tamarinds are notorious for having reverse trunk taper and coiled up roots and more challenging is they have very sensitive roots. The younger they are the more pronounced this condition. I did the trunk split in two stages the second stage was done after 3 weeks from the first after ensuring that the plant survive the first surgery..
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[@jayflores8433]

Sounds like someone’s building a house back there 😂😂😂👍🏼👍🏼

[@gecko1131]

Nice video, galing nyo Tay. Ganda ng Bonsai, at galing ninyo mag English talo nyo si Jimmy Santos. 😊

[@shivajibansode5195]

This is a good taper trunk development methodolohy!!

[@darpannihan5396]

Bonsai ok

[@darpannihan5396]

Oksbcr

[@mkbs913]

good explanation for changing the reverse taper

[@BonsaiIligan]

Thanks for appreciating.

[@BonsaiIligan]

Sorry for that hammering sound early on the video, house carpentry repair works was ongoing at that time.

[@kr4zylagz346]

Love all your vids thanx so much haha iv bin binge watching them for 3 days non stop

[@pusarameshkumar9798]

Superb work sir, its highly professionan..

[@BonsaiIligan]

Thanks a lot

[@bayanimangale1666]

I' ll do that someday ....impressed me n' have another idea....thank you

[@eddiedelacruz4239]

What material did you use a cutting with roots or a cuttings to be rooted first?

[@laurenzosupsup6359]

Thnx for dis video sir,learnd a lot...

[@rinyajamestasar1819]

i realy love ur all videos n just today i chopped of a peepol tree trunk n potted soo plez give me sugestions on how to follow up

[@BonsaiIligan]

Put it in shade first since you just potted it up. wait till new shoots will grow to about 4 to 6 inches before easing it to the sun. you should tie your tree to your pot. If you hadn't done that now you can still tie the tree from the outside. Expected response after a trunk cut is a flush of shoots. let them grow first to grow roots and stabilize. Then you have to select which shoots you will retain planning which will be your new apex and which will be your first branch then wire the apex up and the branch laterally. Decrease the number of shoots. Remove the clearly unusable ones to focus your energy to the branches you are growing.

[@rajahdoha]

Namasthey, Sir can you pls explain why the trunk been splited (I am new to bonazai, & couldn't understand about this) Thank you Sir. 2) can the Tamarind 1Inch tree cutting grow roots, i have kept a same for mine than 1week with Root enhancers still no roots came. Thanks again.

[@mr.chaudhary9273]

what is this white paste you applying on the trunk

[@BonsaiIligan]

+Avnish Chaudhary That is an Elmer's glue, or just an ordinary office glue. When you create wounds such as from large cuttings, the wounds can be a source of moisture loss and fungal infection. You need to seal them. There is a commercial sealant with anti fungal medication but the substitute works like this ordinary paper glue.

[@MrDhenrard]

I am really curious about the way this is going to work out. Are you planning to make another video as soon as the choked legs are shooting roots? That would be nice:)

[@BonsaiIligan]

Daan H Yes Daan. I am planning to make an update on this video. In fact I plan to make updates on all my Bonsais that I have made a video of, when I will have to work on them again. But you have to be patient though because the choked legs would take time to root, maybe 6 months from now.

[@BonsaiIligan]

Daan H BTW, I am posting pics of this Tamarind in its Album from time to time in my Facebook, if you have an FB account, friend me up "Bonsai Iligan".

[@BozskaCastica]

Hi, Im growing one tamarind tree to. I have it inside as indoor bonsai.I have now problem whit it becouse it started yellowing and droping leafs. Could it be to much/ to less water? Or lot of sun? or...thanks for your answer.

[@BonsaiIligan]

+BozskaCastica probably lack of sun since you said you kept it indoor. Do not also immediately put it out in the sun, cause it will be shocked. called sun shock. You have to ease them out to the sun and let it stay there for a long time to regain energy. decorate your home with it only for 3 to 4 days then ease it out again to the sun for a month or more. I have a video on this titled "Sater and Sunlight requirement"

[@lartdubonsai9747]

thank you for this advice

[@BonsaiIligan]

your welcome

[@rueltrencio1669]

sir gud day,wood glue po ba ung kulay puti na epinapahid nung unang biak nyo po?thx po sa sagot😉

[@dyahaprilia9336]

Bagus.

[@kittyoyan683]

just wanna ask what type/kind of wire is used in bonsai and where will it be purchase? thanks a lot!

[@BonsaiIligan]

Dwight Loteyro there are basically two types of "Bonsai Wires". first is the aluminum kind. the second is the Copper wire. The aluminum comes in two colors silver or copper colored one. Aluminum silver is the cheapest and the softest. You have to buy it from a bonsai store or supplier. Are you in the Philippines you can get it from "Harbest". or are you outside the Philippines, US, Australia, Canada, I've seen it from a "Bunnings" store. and of course you can buy it from the internet (many source).

[@lartdubonsai9747]

What type of fertilizer used to the tamarind, a slow or fast fertilizer thank you for your reply.

[@BonsaiIligan]

its not about the specie but I decide what to use base on the size of the pot. the smaller the pot the more careful I fertilize. my general rule is the smaller the pots the more I tend to use liquefied organic fertilizers to minimize chances of burning the roots.

[@BonsaiIligan]

sometimes I use the chemical "slow release" placed in a dispenser to prevent from being washed away during watering. the large clay flower pots can take in more fertilizerss so I can use ordinary 14-14-14

[@abcddcba4991]

galing ng english ni sir😂😂😂 wag na kc pahirapan ang sarili😂😂😂

[@gardenloversparadiseph9723]

Hello sir. ano pong pangalan ng gamit nyo pang cut ng roots at trunks? tamaba yung diniig ko na reverse clipper? salamat po..

[@BonsaiIligan]

This is an update of this video: kzbin.info/www/bejne/p5yphYGVqLCAfJo

[@rajatrajat997]

Bonsai art

[@rogelioquino4542]

Pila na na katuig imong sampalok sir?

[@faded7049]

Wala ako nainti diha kundi pukpok at lagare sumakit lang tenga ko 😂

[@ShahAlamHelal]

excellent work. what is the update of this tamarind tree ?

[@BonsaiIligan]

Shah Alam This is alive and thriving. I have a FaceBook account where I usually post update pics of my bonsais including this tamarind in the video. if you're interested my account is "Bonsai Iligan" all my pics are public.

[@ShahAlamHelal]

thnx brother.. i have been learning from u...

[@BonsaiIligan]

you're welcome

[@ShahAlamHelal]

Bonsai Iligan dear brother , you know that i am from bangladesh which's climate is sub trophical & heavy rainfall in monsoon. tamarind is a common tree here. for its charecteristics i am trying to make tamarind bonsai, but any way it has been died every time . even after matured condition it died. but why & pls give me suggetions. @ some died after root pruning. i think that if the thin roots get air or see the sun light then it will die. @ some died for nothing. i kept them under a shade which is slide dark , no air flowing. pls advice me. thank you sir.

[@BonsaiIligan]

Tamarinds have sensitive roots, when you work on it try not to disturb the roots much. Notice that in this video in-spite that I tortured the trunk part I did not disturb the roots. When you have to transfer it in a pot try to bring the root ball together as a whole, Then put it in a shade for sometime until you see there are new shoots growing and that is only the time you ease it out to the sun. To reduce the roots to fit a bonsai pot you have to do it in stages (gradually). and when you cut roots also cut from the top to balance the energy requirement.

[@zanjirico8746]

nasa lupa palang sya ililipat ko sana sa bonsai pot kaso nalalanta at namamatay sila sir.

[@vangkoi]

I have observed that you are using glue to seal the wound.... May I ask sir if what type of glue are you using?

[@haley5154]

he says in other comments that its office glue

[@mikbonsai]

I tend to use Super Glue, works instantly.

[@jhongalmachar6492]

Sir ano ba yang ipinapahid nyong puti...¿thanks...

[@zanjirico8746]

sir question po.. meron po ako tamarin dito kaso di ko po alam kung pano ilalagay sa paso yong iba po kasi namamamatay pag kinukuha ko tas nililipat ko sa paso..panu po ba dapat gawin?

[@lizabethdavadilla5991]

pasagot nmn po mga sir

[@roldpogi]

@@lizabethdavadilla5991air layering. Kung hunt lang walang chance mabuhay yan kasi mabilisan ang pag bubungkal malalim kasi ugat nyan tpos oonti pa. Para kang nag archeologics nag bbrush na fossil sa ingat nyan ate.

[@dinaislam5557]

I have 2&1 feet tamarind tree.I want to make them bonsai. How I start it.

[@BonsaiIligan]

You can wire into shape while the branches are supple. other wise you let it grow tall to have thick trunk then chop to shorten it. you get short but thick trunk tamarind.

[@treich1234]

You couldn't make this video without the damn hammers going?

[@jerjerlang6077]

Ano po basic kapag mag start gumawa nyan

[@drrachnasgrowingtips2131]

Any update on this tree

[@BonsaiIligan]

yes, it's the pinned comment

[@roldpogi]

Gaano na po katanda yng puno nyo

[@annaramos4162]

Update pls

[@wethersaldana8130]

naa bay sukod sa bonsai pot..?o any container ba nahimong bonsai pot..? ug unsa ang mga soil para sa bonsai...salamat..

[@BonsaiIligan]

wether saldana Naa dyuy sukod sa bonsai pot aron good siya tan.awon. kung rectangle siya (which is most common) naay proper proportion and length og width. Daghan man mang himoay og bonsai pot made of concrete mga bonsayista ra pud ang kasagaran. Ang Depth depende pud unsa kadak.on sa trunk na imo itanom. kung Cascade imo tanum, kinahanglan lalom ang pot. kung litirati style imo bonsai usually round and shallow. Dili tanan container pwedeng himoong bonsai pot. Sa pag training ra noon pero dung sa display na (exhibition or contest) dili na pwede kay dili pud nindot.

[@wethersaldana8130]

Salamat kaayo... naa pa unta koy daghan ipangutana...akong tanawon nga utang kabubut-on kung maka tubag...daghan kaayo ko ug mga nabasahan ug na kita..pero dili applicable..kay tropical man gud ta..sagad sa akong na basa sa gawas sa nasud..

[@BonsaiIligan]

E ask lang diri no problem, ang akong intended viewers kay newbies man pud.

[@ivanjoel20111]

where I can see this tree finishing?

[@BonsaiIligan]

+ivan joel ortega perez I haven't done a major work yet, but this tree is alive and thriving as of the present.

[@ivanjoel20111]

+Bonsai Iligan thank you

[@marioncimagala5772]

Sir unsang klase ng gi pahid ninyu sa tunga. Baguhan pku sir. Salamat sa advice. Godbless you po

[@BonsaiIligan]

Glue. To seal the wounds for potential fungal habitation and to contain the tree's reserve energy.

[@jedchristianurmeneta3690]

glue

[@yashawnbenedictdevera9620]

Mas mainam po siguro kung bisayaain nyo nalang o tagalugin nyo para sa iba na mga gustong matutu mag bonsai

[@BonsaiIligan]

Dili masabtan sa mga international viewers. Sorry.

[@bradfitlazaga4503]

sir ano gamit nyung lupa at yung maliiit na bato... ??

[@BonsaiIligan]

pure river sand. coarse ones at the bottom as drainage layer.

[@jimmyyasol1052]

Sir, may update ka na ba sa tamarind na to? Im a beginner in bonsai.

[@BonsaiIligan]

+Jimmy Yasol They are thriving but rooting takes long, I need to root them well before separating them to its mother root system.

[@bimalkishoreprasad1020]

YOU HAVE NOT GIVEN THE DETAILS OF WHAT YOU HAVE APPLIED THE PASTE

[@BonsaiIligan]

Glue. To seal the wounds for potential fungal habitation and to contain the tree's reserve energy.

[@maithanhhai7037]

sir, what is the tree?

[@mikbonsai]

That's a tamarind tree, I am currently growing these from seeds.

[@ritchieduria_09]

Sir tanung ko lng Kung anu po name ng root grower nyo n gingamit sa tamarind trees. Nkakakuha po aq sa wild ung kasi ng laki po ng nasa video nyo. Kaya lng sir 4 times n po aq nkakuha ng 9 inches ung bilog ng Katawan ng tamarind tree kaht, po madaming ugat aq nkuha n my kasama n lupa nya at nilalagayn po liquid root grower namamatay pa din po, Anu po kaya suggestion nyo sir

[@sbisweswarrao9688]

Ritchie Duria .

[@BonsaiIligan]

Trunk Splitter... not root cutter..

[@skyemac9335]

😆 I thought this😋 Great video's! I'm thinking of doing a few myself...if you would be interested please check out my FB page BonsaiSkye, I'm a Scottish self trained enthusiast...(mostly through trial and error and YT videos like yours)... who would love any kind of feedback on my works... You are an inspiration thank you very much.

[@rizanugroho15]

mana video hasilnya

[@christopheradam6967]

Handled 1 minute of the background noise then.. click.

[@arlansaligumba5496]

tgalugin mo nlng mas malinaw pa

[@eddiewao7585]

hello sir any contact no. thanks sir... god bless

[@wellabron9335]

Dapat sir tagalog nalang.

[@rizaldybautista2888]

Wagkana mg English mgbisaya k nlang maigi pa.

[@halidaf76]

annoying noise background.

[@BonsaiIligan]

sorry that, better videos coming.

[@halidaf76]

how ever i learned a lot from your video.keep posting it,waiting for the forest bonsai

[@julietnorberg2230]

bkit maingay dapat ng bigay kau ng lesson ung wlang ngpapanday jan kakaloka...

[@hackett07]

bakit di k nlng mag tagalog

[@raviolipesto2983]

Magtagalog ka nga .... di naman maintindihan ang pinagsasabi mo kasi mukangtanga ang accent mo manong hahahaha

[@BonsaiIligan]

sorry if you find it hard to understand his diction. He's trying to speak the language that everyone can understand. His first language is bisaya and he speaks better english than tagalog. would a tagalog subtitle help you? - Maki (son)

[@jhongalmachar6492]

Sir ano ba yang ipinapahid nyong puti...¿thanks...

[@BonsaiIligan]

glue - Maki