Dave's Bonsai E48: Weeping Willow Work

[@Tagger0325]

Hi Dave . I'm a Bonsai Hack . New to it . I to am messing with my weeping willow in my yard that just randomly will throw a live branch off. I've started as thick as 2" branch . Cut it down to 1' and throw it in a pail of water . In a week or so , Into a pot of organic soil . Walaaaah

[@phyllisbrothers8517]

This is a chuckle a willow tree will never give you a headache just pinch some of the leaves headache into on them headache gone bases to aspirin

[@ericmostek2904]

The pot is amazing..tree looks great too!!

[@nicholassanchez7613]

Amazing brother

[@tinadavidson9510]

You remind me of Steve Marin in The Jerk, where he says (paraphrased), "I'm not taking anything....except this lamp, and that's all. This lamp. That's all I'm going to take is this lamp....and this pot....this lamp and this pot....and that's all I'm going to take....and this chair....this lamp, this pot, and this chair....and that's all....and this blender.... LOL Pretty tree.

[@DavesBonsai]

LOL. That is excellent!!!

[@simonac688.]

well done and great T shirt ( new sub) 🇨🇦

[@phyllisbrothers8517]

My favorite tree 🌴 now do you take the wax cover off? And can I put out side in summer?

[@DavesBonsai]

@@phyllisbrothers8517 you should take it outside yes.

[@gypsyonethreethreeseven4919]

You mentioned north shore rocks.. I am a Northern Minnesotan... How to winter a Willow Bonsai at... -40 in the winter? Great video!!

[@DavesBonsai]

I love the North Shore. I'm not 100%, but with the -40, you might need a cold frame for willows. I leave mine outside each year and deal more with the critters than death of trees, however, I do lose some branching on almost every tree almost every year. So I'd cold frame up there.

[@markwoodard4012]

You can root one 8” thick as well

[@thomasrossini708]

Hey! What do you do with the willow during MN winters?

[@DavesBonsai]

I keep them in my cold frame. I have huge issues with critter chew. So I need to protect much of year.

[@lamvuondep]

Love bonsai

[@jasonhall1408]

I have only watched a few of your videos so far and was wondering why you put such skinny tree trunks in bonsai pots?

[@DavesBonsai]

Great question. I’m not out for any huge specimen per se, and have many trees not yet in pots with decent girth to the trunks. I’m simply enjoying the journey. Slow in some cases, but steady.

[@jasonhall1408]

Right on. I just started getting into plants half way through my life so I guess I look at it more as in how much time I have left on this earth. Guess grafting thick branches will make good Bonsai. Great work by the way.@@DavesBonsai

[@celinaespinosa7819]

Pero no se inghes y me gustan como hace usted esos bonsai

[@SusanSchott-z7x]

Hi Dave, I have several weeping willows starts that bark is half inch thick still in water. I am wanting to graph a couple of these thick barks together. Is that possible to do… thanks, Sue

[@DavesBonsai]

@@SusanSchott-z7x with how easily these trees root, I would think they could graft or fuse together quite easily. As long as they continue to get lots of water.

[@SusanSchott-z7x]

@ thank you

[@SlapOfReality]

What did you use, to secure the stones to the stones to the pot, that does not give you concern of leeching chemicals to your plant? (Gorilla glue, liquid nail,…???)

[@DavesBonsai]

I often see use flex seal. I’ve seen no adverse reactions with my trees. I like tab I can get it in black.

[@SlapOfReality]

@@DavesBonsai awesome. Thank you

[@nicholassanchez7613]

Just planted my first willow.. let's see where it takes me

[@DavesBonsai]

Far I hope!

[@Montelbino]

What do you do with your willows in the winter?

[@DavesBonsai]

My willows are in my cod frames.

[@valanso45]

💕♥️

[@mysterysnailpros3265]

Thanks I have 10 different weeping Australian and dragon willow growing with very thick branches and I water with aquarium change water and man are they huge already! I've just been nervous to make any cuts and am not sure if I should make cuts now or in the fall?? Also should I wire anything? My first willows some small some big

[@DavesBonsai]

I can’t keep mine away from critters this year. Lots of pruning, and they keep growing like a weed, but I still don’t have a big primary branch. Just main trunk right now. Keep me posted. I personally wouldn’t worry about pruning some now. Lots of growing time left.

[@michaelbahr7267]

I've cut my cuttings 2 times this year. Now ill let them grow. now if i can figure out why my dragon claw is leaves and branches over and under each other. it's weird. left a like ! what direction does your bench face the one against the building? are you gonna shape the lilac in a triangle conical shape?

[@vdavis930]

I'm new to this. I planted my tree a couple of months ago. It's growing well, but my concern is that the trunk is super skinny, with 1 branch off the end that is now about 2 foot long. There weren't any instructions that came with it, and very little on the internet. How do I get more branches to grow. Any help would be appreciated. Thanks 😊

[@DavesBonsai]

What kind of tree? Willow? Couple lines of thought. 1: Just let it grow the rest of the season. 2: cut the top off, and then the hormone “auxin” flows downs the tree to create more branch back budding.

[@melissabenson7672]

Where did you purchase the pot?

[@DavesBonsai]

For the Willow Peninsula? I made the pot.

[@yvetteholder1793]

Hi Dave. Would you be willing to teach Zoom classes for beginners?

[@DavesBonsai]

Actually, this year I am the Chair of the Minnesota Bonsai Society Novice Workshops where we will be doing our three workshops this year in May, July, and September. However, they will be part zoom and part live. I'm not sure about other Zoom classes but is something I've been thinking about through MBS or on my own. Let me know more about what you are looking for and I certainly will consider it. I hope to do more of these workshops in the coming years. I'd love your feedback.

[@yvetteholder1793]

I'm looking for a mentor who I can grow different types of bonsais with and meet on Zoom. That is my first preference. If that doesn't happen, but I hope it does, then I'll settle for Zoom workshops. It's just not enough to be taught on KZbin because a person will have questions.@@DavesBonsai

[@DavesBonsai]

@@yvetteholder1793 I can do my best to provide some Zoom time to help you out. I'd rather help than not help. What part of the world are you doing bonsai in? What kind of trees interest you. When might be a good time to have a zoom if we can work that out?

[@yvetteholder1793]

@@DavesBonsai Oh, I would love to meet on Zoom! I'm in Raleigh, NC where fall is 2 months, winter weather is 3 to 4 months, and spring and summer is 5 to 6 months.

[@Gstark88]

Does the water have to be changed while rooting in water, and...will it work in regular soil?

[@DavesBonsai]

I wound guess that regular soil could work but just get a bit muddy and possibly moldy. When I’ve used a tray, every time I watered, it kind of refreshed the water.

[@Gstark88]

@@DavesBonsai I was talking about propagating the willow stock...

[@DavesBonsai]

@@Gstark88 I’ve bothered changing water. They grow pretty fast too.