First repotting in 27 years for this American hornbeam bonsai from nursery

[@BonsaiSociety]

Halfway through! We still need an extra 500 likes before we proceed to transform the next nursery material🍁

[@BonsaiForRoman]

Big tree. Thank you for sharing

[@johng3669]

Many informative points made in this video. Thank you

[@BonsaiDruid-qo9lo]

I'd love to hear more about using native trees as bonsai

[@BonsaiSociety]

Thanks where are you based?

[@BonsaiDruid-qo9lo]

@@BonsaiSociety I'm in Northwest Indiana. Our Zone got bumped from 5 to 6b, although I don't quite trust that 6b for bonsai.

[@maryweber4176]

I have only one comment.....I know you are very busy, especially in the spring, but we would love to see more videos.

[@BonsaiSociety]

Than you for the motivation Mary! More to come💚

[@TheBonsaiZone]

Wow, that was one tough repot, nice to see the tree in good hands and on it's way to becoming a bonsai!!!

[@BonsaiSociety]

So nice of you Nigel. Hopefully I can show its evolution in a few months

[@mattbrennan647]

Great discussion regarding bonsai basics while potting up this beauty. Thanks David, keep growing

[@BonsaiSociety]

We keep growing... and maturing!

[@RocamboleMan]

love this tree! love the progress so far. Very excited to see it in the summer when it's greened up. And then what happens to it in the future. I'm on the west coast and am very interested in native species and how you treat them. I always have an eye open in places where flail mowers are brought in annually and things get cut back a lot, leaving a short thick trunk after a while, and a pile of growth at the top that is often canted off the side in a bonsai sort of way, and I've wondered about what it would be like to collect some of them to turn into legit bonsai. I saw a few red alders that looked gnarly and intriguing a while ago, and loads of willows and young conifers like hemlocks, firs, sitka spruce etc getting the annual hacking... Also seen a few vaccinium species (the one with the delicious black berries) that after an annual flail mowing look gnarly and interesting but I can't say for sure they'd transplant well. anyway, love what you do! and am always learning something. many thanks!

[@Tigerman58111]

Please do continue working with Native trees. I’m from Montreal so these trees are exactly the yamadories I pick up. Thank you again!

[@simonlam4543]

Very nice 👍 👍👍l like the native tree

[@WGH-ef5ze]

Taking the full size yard tree and cutting it down for the Bonsai- That is great! would love to see more and likes your way. thanks for teaching us

[@eljersterus]

Recommend always clearing down to the nebari before removing the roots from the bottom. You never know how much soil and roots will need to be removed from the top until you hit the base.

[@BrewByMe]

Yes please keep on working with Native Trees I am just down the road from you and I watch every video I like all of your content and I am learning so much from your content keep up the great work.

[@BonsaiSociety]

Thank you for the words of encouragement !

[@BonsaiForRoman]

It is always good to watch how others planting the nursery trees as a bonsai, because sometimes it is very hard and time consuming procedure.

[@brucejeffcott1104]

Great video! Im in Alberta and have a very pot bound blue spruce I'm hesitant on dealing with due to the roots. It's a nursery tree as well.

[@BonsaiSociety]

Sometimes you have take the bull by the horns. A training pot would certainly help!

[@nickmahon2721]

Would love to see some work with native larch and eastern white cedar! Basic material, first styling would be great!

[@deepanjanbanerjee3491]

We look forward to hosting you in our club in Raleigh, NC

[@nilzagarcia6341]

Wow, beautiful transformation!

[@christopherkirchner5984]

Nice Work 👍🏼 yes show US more Like this. Also Pines and Co. 🍀

[@BonsaiSociety]

Thanks! Will do!

[@mcbabs7495]

Super boulot, bravo! Merci pour la vidéo!

[@BonsaiSociety]

Avec plaisir merci pour la visite

[@tgward313]

reckon I would save some of the rakings to add to the repotting soil and then water jet a lot of the rest - minimal damage and carve some of the giant roots

[@Kate-qb5cj]

Thank you David! You’re doing an amazing job..

[@Tigerman58111]

Very good informative video, actually learned a few new things. Thank you so much please keep making videos!

[@mmjnice97]

Great tree. I'm glad you're showing some nursery 😮stuff and hornbeam is very very very forgiving as far as root pruning, as long as you had a good growing year the previous year, if so bare root the tree and get all the field soil out the root base. Keeping the micoriza is definitely advisable tho so I personally keep a little field soil to add to the bonsai soil or add your own

[@matthewgrice6902]

Thanks for the video.

[@GoldenGateSeekers]

Thank you 🙏🏽❤️

[@marcus7840]

That's cool you're coming to NC. I live in Marion North Carolina, not to far away from Asheville NC. It would have been great to known you'd be coming here because I would have tried to sign up for your classes. Plus it would have been great to just meet you. But anyway I hope you have a great time here in NC. Thanks

[@Chris-oq6kn]

Great video! As always all the knowledge u possess is always appreciated. I never knew what horn beam meant😂. Keep the videos coming

[@Bugsbonsai]

As I'm watching my girlfriend noticed David and I wearing same outfit Grey hoodie red hat lol posting to fb

[@BonsaiSociety]

Cosmic twins!?👯‍♂️

[@rontrnkus547]

Hi David, always enjoy your content, I need to buy some Japanese training pots would you be able to tell me where I can get them in Montreal. Thx Ron

[@BonsaiSociety]

Send me an email I have some for sale

[@craigomalley7687]

Hi David. Thanks for the great video. Is that the original wiring or have you replaced to avoid biting? Thanks

[@finnsbiavl7483]

Thanks for another super video. 🇩🇰🙏🏼🙏🏼

[@leodiaz1337]

Does hornbeam back bud on old back at all if you do a hard chop/prune?

[@brianchee1968]

May I know what type of bonsai is easiest to maintain in a tropical country near at the equator with all year high temp and humidity? Thanks.

[@jakesnelling8331]

Hi. Greetings from the uk. It's strange that in the uk, it is unusual to see different grades/mixes of soil in one pot. I personally only use one grade of soil per pot with no ill affects. Is this technique more to do with your region? Thank you.

[@joeimbesi5361]

Nice work. Will you be carving the top cut for better taper?

[@Pawpawlogan]

Could you drill some shallow holes into the bottom of the undesirable thick roots to help speed up the tap Root's decay?

[@Krisz-nm1zv]

Hi could you please add the option to see auto-translated Hungarian subtitles on your videos? Love your content but sadly my english isn’t the best so it would help a lot. Thanks for your effort, Krisz.

[@scharfaced]

Please work with more native trees to solidify a distinguished Canadian Bonsai culture.

[@BonsaiSociety]

We'll have some cool larch work coming up!

[@shusilsharma793]

Hy David I am Nepali 20 years old boy and I want to start bonsai can you help me some suggestions

[@hyperionhelios190]

Hey Nick. Background music at 1:00 wasn't necessary, and definitely too loud and distracting. Feedback for future work.

[@BonsaiSociety]

Thank for the constructive feedback! I'm trying to delegate but I still haven't found the right person. I still have a lot to learn around KZbin and long format videos in general😩

[@hyperionhelios190]

@@BonsaiSociety every one is better than the last. Keep it up!

[@veganpullingpower6]

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