Japanese Black Pine, Taking a Break From Awesomeness - Arkefthos Bonsai

[@JohnThurlbeck]

Wonderful to watch you at work, my friend, and to hear you explaining the process so thoroughly for that wonderful tree! Thank you! I also loved the opening drone photography, as I am a huge fan of forests and mountains! Have a brilliant week ahead! 👍

[@ArkefthosBonsai]

I was born near the sea and sailed or coached sailing all of my life. When I first hiked this mountain I immediately fell in love and there was no going back. These drone shots are so beautiful to my eyes! Thank you John! Have a great week too!

[@JohnThurlbeck]

@ - that is amazing, my friend! I too grew up by the sea but mountains have always been my first love! And then I discovered bonsai! It was like a marriage made in heaven! ❤️

[@ArkefthosBonsai]

@JohnThurlbeck could not describe it better John!

[@antonisanagnostopoulos4809]

Thank you so much for all of your details. It is quite pleasant to listen to all of your thoughts and process in creating a wonderful bonsai. Very informative and above all amazing work. Bravo.

[@ArkefthosBonsai]

Thank you Antoni! I appreciate your feedback!

[@antonisanagnostopoulos4809]

@ Είσαι Λεβέντης!

[@trybonsai]

Gorgeous tree, I'll get a black pine to work with some day, and your teachings will help me develop and maintain it.... Thank you for sharing my friend 🎉🎉🎉

[@ArkefthosBonsai]

I wish you to have that day soon my friend! Cheers!

[@acer_p_bonsai]

I love this tree! What a beautiful wide base and taper. Great to see the progress of your smart work, now we’re seeing the density and branching skyrocket 📈👏🏽🔥

[@ArkefthosBonsai]

Exactly! Thank you man! Have a great week!

[@nerinat8371]

The JM tree is coming along nicely, l love how you explain the future of this tree.. much appreciated thank you

[@ArkefthosBonsai]

You're welcome Nerina! I'm trying my best! Have a great week!

[@TheBonsaiGarden]

Always breathtakingly beautiful. 🌟✨

[@ArkefthosBonsai]

Thank you mate! Have a great week!

[@DavesBonsai]

Another fantastic video good sir.

[@DavesBonsai]

Watched it twice as it was a good tutorial.

[@ArkefthosBonsai]

Thank you Dave! I appreciate it a lot!

[@Bonsaicrazy]

Great lesson mate loved it and tree 👊👊

[@ArkefthosBonsai]

Cheers Andy! Have a great week!

[@robertobreglia9224]

Hi my friend,this japanese black pine is really beautiful,very strong trunk and good health! You did a great job during these two years. Actually now the needles are a little too short for this japanese black pine but surely from next spring you will know how to make them lengthen a little more. Congratulations and thank you for the video. Happy Sunday!👏👏👏

[@ArkefthosBonsai]

Perfectly said Roberto! Nothing to add here, thank you!

[@ancientoak]

I really like this plant, the trip during the video is great!

[@ArkefthosBonsai]

Thank you mate! Have a great day!

[@PhillipWaterman-f9u]

Very good video the treeiscomeing along. well thanks my friend

[@ArkefthosBonsai]

Thank you Phillip! Cheers!

[@gymnosophist7471]

Thank you very much! Very interesting to learn about the long-term strategic thinking involved in styling such a tree.

[@ArkefthosBonsai]

That is my plan in every video! I appreciate it greatly!

[@alexandros1973]

Thank you for this interesting and informative video! This is a beautiful tree and it certainly deserves to take break from awesomeness!

[@ArkefthosBonsai]

Yes it does! Thank you Alexandre!

[@kemaldervish2405]

Masterclass, beautifully explained with a beautiful tree; huge thanks

[@ArkefthosBonsai]

Thank you Kemal! Have a great week!

[@johannesbw_1258]

thank you

[@ArkefthosBonsai]

You're welcome John!

[@gorkamorka]

Thanks for all your videos! I love your explanations for planned future steps. Very cool to see emphasis being put on letting the tree rest every now and then.

[@ArkefthosBonsai]

Thank you! Yes, that is my plan, a step by step guide to my process, with all of the steps of the life of a tree included, rather than just styling or repotting developed trees. Have a great week!

[@DavesBonsai]

Another great video!

[@ArkefthosBonsai]

Thank you Dave! I appreciate it! Cheers!

[@WoodcrestBonsai]

Beautiful tree. Although they do grow this far south on the planet (zone 10 in the US) I have decided to forgo growing pines and my channel deals mainly with tropicals. Thank you for letting me live vicariously through you and enjoy your beautiful black pine collection!

[@ArkefthosBonsai]

You're welcome! In zone 10, if you ever feel the need to evolve and widen your variety, pines are definitely where you start. Even though the Japanese black pine is one of the best candidates, there are other species, more heat tolerant. I appreciate your comment, have a great week!

[@WoodcrestBonsai]

@@ArkefthosBonsai Maybe one day.....

[@TJPenitencia]

Your explanations for the decisions you make with your trees are amazing. Thank you for the inspiration.

[@ArkefthosBonsai]

I'm really glad you find them helpful! Cheers!

[@ralphlindner9365]

thank you for the great content!

[@ArkefthosBonsai]

You're most welcome! I appreciate it!

[@jeffreyhutchings561]

Great video. I was pleased to see that you could choose to prune below the typical location of the Apex to adjust the top silhouette. I might have to try it eventually. 😎👍

[@ArkefthosBonsai]

Thank you Jeffrey! Deciding to prune below last summers buds, either during decandling or in autumn to take advantage of the possible needle or base buds, is standard technique to maintain the shape. Cheers man!

[@treewithsoul]

Incredible tree and also work! Thank you 💚

[@ArkefthosBonsai]

Thank you Fili, I appreciate it!

[@Tuprimerbonsai]

Incredible bonsai! I see that you keep the fertilizer, do you keep it much longer?

[@ArkefthosBonsai]

Thank you! Yes, here we have extended growing seasons so the fertilizer stays on until before the first frosts or until it is depicted. Usually I remove them at the end of November. Cheers!

[@leanderbarrie]

👌❤️

[@ArkefthosBonsai]

Thank you Barrie!

[@Chris-oq6kn]

Great lesson and very well explained. Question my jbp i had to let grow for health reasons also but is it normal that the last 2 yrs ive only had one bud at the end of each candle throughout the tree from this years growth? I havnt decandled for the health of the tree and our growing season where i live is not very long. Thanks

[@ArkefthosBonsai]

Yes it is, you can see that clearly evident on trees that are dug from the ground and lost up to 90% of their root system, they tend to do just a single bud on each branch tip for years. On the other hand, the sight of multiple buds on each tip is a sign of recovery, so hang in there! And don't decandle until you see signs of good health. Thank you Chris!

[@Chris-oq6kn]

@ArkefthosBonsai thank u soo much

[@brucedeacon28]

👍👌🙂

[@ArkefthosBonsai]

Cheers Bruce!

[@johannesbw_1258]

The soil you are using is this pure perlite?

[@ArkefthosBonsai]

It seems that way but no. For this one I used a mix of perlite, zeolite and pumice, but that was 2 years ago. I've now moved to a mix of zeolite and pumice 50:50 for my pines. Zeolite for agricultural use of course with pH of 6.9 at a 30% water solution. It works great for me. Cheers John!

[@johannesbw_1258]

@@ArkefthosBonsai Would be 5-8mm ok?

[@ArkefthosBonsai]

@johannesbw_1258 yes, that would be the perfect size aggricates for most bonsai trees, especially medium and larger conifer trees.

[@dimitrissofras4640]

Καλησπερα και συγχαρητηρια και απο μενα για τα ομορφα αποτελεσματα. Θα ηθελα να σε ρωτησω σε παρακαλω το moss που εχει πανω απο το χωμα το κρατας ολο υο χρονο η μονο το καλοκαιρι. Και τελος αμα μπορεις να κανεις ενα βιντεο μονο με τα λιπασματα ποιυ χρησιμοποιεις και καθε ποτε ας πουμε αν τυχον μπορεις. Ευχαριστω πολυ και καλο χειμωνα!

[@ArkefthosBonsai]

Σε ευχαριστώ Δημήτρη! Τα βρύα, όπου τα χρησιμοποιώ, μένουν μόνιμα πάνω μέχρι την επόμενη μεταφύτευση. Τα χρησιμοποιώ στα κωνοφόρα μόνο όταν θέλω να αναπτύξω το ριζικό σύστημα κοντά στην επιφάνεια. Αν το δέντρο έχει ανεπτυγμένο ριζικό σύστημα, δε θα βάλω βρύα. Στα φυλλοβόλα βάζω πάντα γιατί τα καλοκαίρια μας είναι τραγικά και συνήθως έχουν πολύ ρηχά κεραμικά, οπότε είναι αναγκαίο. Έχω σκοπό την άνοιξη να κάνω ένα βίντεο για την επεξεργασία του νερού που κάνω πριν το πότισμα που θα απαντήσει πολλές ερωτήσεις σου αλλά συγκεκριμένα για λίπασμα μάλλον δε θα κάνω γιατί οι περισσότεροι εδώ είναι από το εξωτερικό οπότε δεν έχουν πρόσβαση στα ίδια υλικά. Οτιδήποτε θέλεις να μάθεις όμως μπορείς να με ρωτήσεις προσωπικά είτε εδώ, είτε στο Instagram ή ακόμα και με email!

[@dimitrissofras4640]

Μαλιστα! Σε ευχαριστω πολυ και γω απο τη μερια μου που μου απάντησες. Keep going!

[@dimitrissofras4640]

Καλησπερα ξανα. Μπορεις να μου γραψεις το μειλ σου; Θα ηθελα να ρωτησω και αλλα πραγματα αν τυχον μπορεις νμου επιτρεπεις βεβαια. Ευχαριστω.

[@ArkefthosBonsai]

@dimitrissofras4640 Δημήτρη, έχεις Instagram ή Facebook? Θα ήταν πιο εύκολο να στείλεις εκεί. Προσπαθώ να αποφύγω να γράψω το μέιλ και τηλ δημόσια. Αν όχι, κάτι θα σκεφτούμε

[@dimitrissofras4640]

Οχι δεν εχω sosial καθολου. Θα προσπαθησω απο της γυναικας μου. Θενκς

[@bafatakisa]

Όμορφο δέντρο φίλε, πότε έκανες mekiri; Τα δικά μου εδώ Άρτα σε αυτό το μέγεθος 10 με 20 Ιουνίου. Εάν βλέπεις τον Σεπ\ Οκτ ότι πάνε πίσω δώσε καλιομαγνήσιο Λίπασμα είναι σαν μετακαυστήρας (Booster) σημαίνει ότι το υπάρχον λίπασμα στο έδαφος υποβάλλεται σε καλύτερη επεξεργασία.

[@ArkefthosBonsai]

Σε ευχαριστώ! Φέτος ήταν στις 27 Ιουνίου αλλά θα το μεταφέρω στις 15 με 20 του χρόνου. Στα δέντρα μου δίνω μικρές δόσεις λιπάσματος καθημερινά με το πότισμα καθώς επεξεργάζομαι το νερό πριν το χρησιμοποιήσω να έχει το σωστό pH και μικροποσότητες NPK καθως και συχνά boost με MgSO4 και CaNO3. Μια φορά το μήνα και χηλικο σίδηρο.

[@JoshAbston138]

You must be rich as hell

[@ArkefthosBonsai]

I definitely am not... I'm blessed to be able to do what I do and many more things not captured in bonsai videos, but rich is far from what I am. Keep in mind I'm Greek and Greece has defaulted once again, even no one talks about it. 95% of Greeks are relatively poor... Cheers Josh!