Jake Hobson Niwaki Pruning

Jake Hobson talks about cloud pruning and niwaki while training a young Taxus baccata and demonstrating his favourite Japanese knot.

[@BillieFingers]

Glad I found your channel,just came back from Japan and really want to create that Japanese look with a pine. I was wondering what the sentiment is behind the long branch being trained to extend over driveways,entrances and around the perimeter of gardens. Saw lot of this on various places.

[@SGspecial84]

Yep, that knot is a Bowline! Great technique to synch it down on any circumference

[@Poemsapennyeach]

My whole garden in Wicklow, Ireland is becoming 'other' through these sort of videos. I still keep the Wicklow look, but juxtapositioned with 'arty' pruning. It gets addictive mind you.

[@miritam]

GREAT VIDEO THANK YOU FOR SHARING YOUR KNOWLEDGE... STEP BY STEP 👍👏👏👏👏👏🇬🇧

[@bryanbatts]

Your knot on the trunk seemed to look like a Bowline. Great work!!! Thanks for the Video

[@goosecouple]

+bryan batts Not a Bowline because the short tail doesn't point into the big loop. Try it, you'll see that this knot is either a Reef knot or Granny's knot depending on how the tail is passed through the small loop.

[@Roland1949]

The know may be the otoko musubi which seems to be a general bamboo fencing knot.

[@CGWS2011]

Great educative video. Love that English accent. Thanks

[@stijnvandongen6932]

Very instructive, thank you. How much do the bare yew branches sprout regrowth over the course over a year? I guess may be not so much if there is sufficient foliage to sustain the tree, but I'm curious what your experience is.

[@niwakihq]

You’re right, they tend to not resprout much if there are easier options, and it’s best to cut all branches at once. I find I get 5-10cm regrow the like this.

[@stijnvandongen6932]

@@niwakihq Super, thank you! I'm often going through the list of species in your book (Niwaki), at some point an opportunity will arise in my garden. Perhaps Acer or Camellia; we have a Quercus x hispanica that I think might be suitable, however the plan there is to just have the tree. Or a new yew. Anyway, I very much enjoy the book, even though I don't practice Niwaki yet as such, it still informs and inspires me.

[@niwakihq]

Good luck!

[@niwakihq]

yes - it's the same, Roland! Thanks

[@fabrizitea7271]

Good tutorial video. Thanks.

[@NurayOConnell]

Great video, thank you :)

[@acechadwick]

I have a small Christmas tree I rescued from a garden centre 2 years ago and planted out. I don't think it's a Norway spruce as it's branches are almost horizontal. A Nordmann fir perhaps? Anyway would these trees be suitable for cloud pruning? If perhaps i just left layers and then removed the bits in between? So it looked rather like nimbus stratus as opposed to cumulus?

[@jakehobson904]

You could try that - thin out unwanted branches and tidy up what you keep. I’ve never tried firs is spruce, but I’ve seen it done, and it works well on bonsai I think. Go for it!!

[@noga8974]

Hi Jake, is there a recommended time of year for pruning and training Scots Pines in the northern hemisphere?

[@niwakihq]

autumn is usually the best, once growth has stopped, with early summer for bud pruning.

[@noga8974]

@@niwakihq excellent thanks

[@terrencegibbons3351]

Delightfull

[@phonicdictation9856]

do you have any idea what your garden is telling you?

[@TeslaDanser]

What was that 1st okatsune used on the 1st taxus? Looked like a secateurs/shears hybrid

[@niwakihq]

They were Tobisho Barracuda Clippers - yes, a hybrid. Really good for heavy clipping. Niwaki also have the GR Pro Barracuda, similar spec. Both very good all rounders.

[@TeslaDanser]

@@niwakihq thanks for the reply JH. I will certainly be having browse. The trouble is deciding and trying not to run a massive cart!

[@LessTalkMoreDelicious]

What size/millimeter rope or twine do you use for that size tree?

[@jakehobson904]

Around 4mm I guess. As long as it’s not too thin, it’s not too important, although visually, very large diameter on smaller trees looks odd. The actual strength isn’t too important for most branches, and if it is, I double up.

[@Josef_R]

Sadly, this video was the closest thing I could find to starting a year old tree in the ground.

[@tinglow6594]

Hi, would this work with ceanothus?

[@niwakihq]

Yes it would, but you have to be careful not to over prune it- I’ve found it doesn’t like being cut too hard

[@tinglow6594]

@@niwakihq Thanks very much!

[@dibiodepaint]

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[@SGspecial84]

Why spend years on a Yew :( Can't stand these trees. Pines and junipers are much more beautiful.

[@BillieFingers]

Glad I found your channel,just came back from Japan and really want to create that Japanese look with a pine. I was wondering what the sentiment is behind the long branch being trained to extend over driveways,entrances and around the perimeter of gardens. Saw lot of this on various places.

[@boonesergio2600]

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[@nelsonlance1256]

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[@boonesergio2600]

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[@nelsonlance1256]

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[@toniasfusion2797]

Wow very nice. good job

[@niwakihq]

seems very similar - thanks!

[@jsmith3980]

Thank you Jake, very helpful.