Horse Chestnut Bonsai UPDATE - potting, wiring, pruning, shaping - Frame Nature

[@24bellers20]

Cracking job. I start 12 or so horse chestnuts every year and plant around the area. This year they will all be bonsai.👍

[@kilthsenarc]

Would love to see an update soon, thanks for sharing.

[@C.KenTeri-yaki]

I purchased some horse chestnuts from the grocery store. I hope they work.

[@brandondb6190]

I’ve just sprouted a chestnut, found it germinating outside and took it and potted it into a pot and kept it inside. I’m going to bonsai it after I watch all your videos.

[@FrameNature]

My horse chestnut is looking a lot different from the last video I made about it. Maybe I should do an update...

[@mattildahubbardo]

Beautifull tree and video

[@tribe-racing10]

Nice vid. Mine is simular to yours in size but hasn't got branches yet. Hoping to do the same as you next year

[@FrameNature]

This tree has had some exciting developments in 2020. I must make an update video soon!

[@francescawilkinson5454]

Really helpful and to the point - thank you!

[@natannabanana967]

I'm the 1000th subscriber! I just love all of these!!!! ❤️❤️❤️

[@FrameNature]

wooooo ! thanks for watching!

[@ghostmint1350]

I subscribed cause this video is bomb.

[@commanderozbrek6011]

I wonder how's your tree is now? I have one that my son found as a conker with a root when he was just seven. He was fifty this year so the tree is quite old with a thick trunk and gnarly surface-roots. It doesn't flower and every year I have to prune off the larger leaves several times. I also take out all the lead buds after the leaves have dropped in the Autumn. I've never wired branches as I didn't know how to do that. I suppose it isn't officially a bonsai, just a little chestnut tree in a pot.

[@Justintanega]

It doesn’t flower if you prune it back as it flowers on the end of stems it puts down in spring :)

[@commanderozbrek6011]

@@Justintanega Oh thank you. I didn't know that. It is wonderful to see it come into leaf each year after its winter sleep. It is 18" tall so I haven't given it much chance to develop flowers. Perhaps next year I'll leave the buds and see what it does the following year.

[@BackGardenBonsai]

Crazy that the conker was still there! It’s looking healthy. I need to repot mine soon

[@FrameNature]

hopefully i will grow some nice roots and a thick trunk in this big pot.

[@BackGardenBonsai]

@@FrameNature Yeah it will 100% explode this year for you. Not cutting the roots back and giving it that extra space is really going to help it fatten up!! Mine wont be in a big a pot as yours, so you should really see the extra growth compared to mine

[@gordonallan2798]

Great video. I have a horse chestnut and I love the colour of the leaves at this time of year. I think that I would have pruned some of the roots as well; but what do I know?

[@FrameNature]

Roots 100% need work doing to them but i wanted to leave them to ensure the tree grew big and strong this year. Update on the tree and all the others coming soon.

[@melissagillhausz424]

Do you have videos of reporting when pruning the roots?

[@melissagillhausz424]

Repotting 😊

[@FrameNature]

I have footage saved up from the progress its been making this year. Probably doing root pruning in January, so subscribe to see that!

[@shanus11]

yooo i need an update on this!

[@FrameNature]

Hi mate, just made an update video which includes this tree 👍

[@shanus11]

@@FrameNature awesome! will check that out, I have 3 chestnut trees growing in pots outside my daughter picked last year .we'd left in a water bucket and they randomly sprouted lol may as well try and bonsai them

[@FrameNature]

@@shanus11 yeah give it a go! they are not the easiest tree to bonsai but still lots of fun!

[@kittykowi]

do u have any plans for how tall u want to let this one get? its looking wonderful so far btw!

[@FrameNature]

Its hard to make decisions without seeing what it grows to be. But hopefully about 18-24 inches.

[@13REW]

Did u grow that from a old concor???

[@FrameNature]

Yes!

[@mendelt]

Do you have an update?

[@FrameNature]

My trees are on holiday at a family members house at the moment. I have some footage but not enough for a video. Expect an update before winter.