Larch Bonsai Trunk chops how and why to trunk chop

[@amos7541]

Is Mikbonsai is still going

[@mikbonsai]

Yes the company mikbonsai Ltd is a bonsai nursery and is still operating. I have had a lot going on and have not been able to make videos.

[@josiahg2]

Great video! Do you have any update videos on this forest?

[@mikbonsai]

My apologies for the late reply, I was off KZbin for nearly six years, I was ill and aroung the same time my son aged 27 passed away. About a month ago I returned to my channel and have started making bonsai videos again. Thank you for watching my videos in my absence. I would be delighted to hear from you if you are still watching KZbin videos. I still have this forest, but lost one of the trees and will do an update on it bit later on as there is a lot to catchup with my trees and the videos. Also be interesting to hear from you if you have any bonsai trees.

[@headingnorth5701]

You've made me fall in love with Larches.

[@mikbonsai]

Well they are very easy to care and maintain, you will be glad you did. Cheers IK

[@Greengoldgarden]

Very good video

[@mikbonsai]

Glad you liked it.

[@thebonsaiseed]

Great video. A trunk chop is the hardest thing for beginners to commit to. You did great showing how and why to chop. Thanks

[@mikbonsai]

Thank you for your feed back. I have done trunk chops before but on inexpensive trees, that is the place to start and even there it should only be done if the tree it getting too tall and starting to get out of scale. This is the first big one I have done and as you saw I was very cautious and did it bit by bit. Thanks for your support bother.

[@monowarahossain4359]

Very nice tree.I am amazed by your skills.

[@mikbonsai]

Thank you again. It takes practice and the more you do it the better you will get, that is how I got to this stage and am continuing to improve. Great to have you here. Cheers IK

[@she1440]

I never miss a video so I will look forward to the update 👍

[@mikbonsai]

Great will try and speed up the up date videos. Cheers.

[@MichaelFurburger]

Hey Mikbonsai thanks for stopping by. Happy pruning! 🌲 🌳

[@mikbonsai]

Hi Michael, thank you for visiting, watching and commenting, much appreciated. My pleasure to check out what you are up to. Cheers.

[@margaretsims4344]

I only heard the blackbird background noise, its so beautiful.

[@vamanjoshi4053]

Khansaab I was skared looking at the harsh pruning when you were reducing the hight of the trees but finally looking very good.

[@mikbonsai]

Hello Vaman, Yes I must admit the pruning was very harsh, as I have had practice and experience, I still don't like doing too much work at once. This trio group is responding very well and has good vigorous growth. I hope to do a quick one minute update in a few weeks time. Best wishes IK

[@BonsaiJCan]

Great video! Thanks for taking the time to show your excellent work, the larch look great.I look forward to the re pot.

[@mikbonsai]

Hi Jason, thanks for your support and feed back. Stayed tuned buddy. Best wishes IK

[@BeTheCREATOR]

I love larch, wish I'll have some day. And very nice video with lots of information.

[@mikbonsai]

Thanks for watching and your feed back, delighted you like the video and yes time will come and you can have a larch bonsai in your collection.

[@SinghGardenTips]

Nice video , I love bonsai

[@mikbonsai]

Thank you Mr Singh, Appreciate your visit and you comment. Am Goad you like it.

[@briancarpenter3040]

Great video ,,,nice 🌲 trees

[@mikbonsai]

Hi Brian, Glad you liked the video.

[@FunChannel65]

nice video clips

[@mikbonsai]

Glad you liked it.

[@karinmoonhawk3720]

Wowzers! this video hurt my eye's lol! I'm not quite there yet to dare do that to a tree :D But.....Great video Iqbal and they look beautiful! Thanks for sharing x

[@mikbonsai]

Hey Karin, Thanks you so much for watching. I am delighted you liked it. Keep working on the little trees and before you know it you will be doing this work on your trees. Warm regards IK x

[@VinhVoTV]

rất hay❤❤👍

[@mikbonsai]

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[@jeanniegriffin1692]

Oh my, your poor dad-- I did get a good giggle from that after thought at his expense....I suppose it was just meant to be!🎨🐝🎨🎨. The effort into these three trees I think is well with it, give them a repot, a summer to recover and they will be beautiful before the winter sets in. Great job ... C U on the repot!

[@mikbonsai]

Hey Jeannie, Its the way I tell em. Glad you had a giggle. All three trees are doing well and I hope to do a short up date soon. I am looking for a round pot and as soon as I have found a suitable pot the trio will be repoted and with a video to follow. Thank you for your support and CU next time.

[@GeetaAthwal]

OMG 😱 what a bonsai 👌

[@mikbonsai]

Hellol Geeta , am so glad you like it.

[@she1440]

Hi Iqbal, great video. Just wondering how your Lonicera tree's are doing? Any chance of an update?

[@mikbonsai]

Hey She 1, Great to have you here and am glad you liked the video. The Lonicera are all doing very well with loads of foliage and in desperate need of pruning and repotting so an up date is on the cards within a couple of months. If you get notifications of my new videos, then you will be sure to watch it as soon as I release it. Thank you and Cheers IK

[@adamhelsel3469]

Such a fun video to watch! How old are these trees?

[@mikbonsai]

Hi Adam, I have had this group of three for about four years. I acquired them from a chap who had a these in his collection for over 40 years. On retirement he sold his collection to move from a large house and garden into a flat.My guess is that these are about 70 to 80 years old. All his trees had been neglected, not pruned and not repotted. Since doing the work, the trees are responding extremely well to the pruning with loads of new growth and few new back buds. Hope to do a quick update video in the next few weeks. Thanks for your subscription, watching and commenting. Delighted to have you here. IK

[@robiszabo903]

I just picked up a Siberian larch nursery stock with a great big trunk. It came in a large pot so the first thing I did is re pot in mid may, reducing the root mass by about 1/3 and branches by about the same. Any advice on how much pruning I can get away with before I drastically reduce it's chance of survival?

[@mikbonsai]

I trust you did not bare root the tree in May and root pruned it ending up with a decent root ball. Repotting ought to be done in Spring as that is the time time when the risk of killing the tree is minimal and the roots do not dry our in spring, unless the weather has already turned to warm. The pruning of the branches should be spread over summer months if it is as drastic as you describe. I trust your tree is doing well. Good luck with it.

[@erickvarela2777]

Good video. And a....... and a.....

[@mikbonsai]

Thank you for watching and. and your feed back. Cheers IK

[@ashwarirai]

Hi sir how r u doing? I love this tree so much and u Hav given Awsome shape thank u sir...

[@mikbonsai]

Hello Asgar, Thank you so much for watching and your feed back, do the thumbs up and share are the next things you can help with. Always nice to hear from you and I am good. Best wishes

[@ashwarirai]

I love trees wht ever u do I love that. In that u r art vith the tree is Awsome thank u sir...

[@mikbonsai]

Appreciate your comments on the videos and glad you like them.

[@CConn-df7hy]

Great video! Another popular species of Larch for bonsai, at least in north america, is Larix Larcinia or Tamarack tree. Hardy to zone 2 they are magnificent. Cheers

[@mikbonsai]

Hi Chris, am delighted you like it. Yes larch are so very easy to bonsai and also they grow quickly and trunks are easy to thicken, what else can I say, but you know that. Appreciate your support and comment. Best wishes IK

[@Rob1337]

Superb job on those trees, quite a funny video in parts too including the after thought, not too much of a Larch fan but I do have a small Shohin one, these look great as a group and are nice and established:)

[@mikbonsai]

Hi Rob, took for ever and still ended up 25 mins. would be help full to know the bits you found funny, as they were unintended, reply with times so I can have a look. Finished at 2.00 am lat night. Still working to tweak the videos and make them more watchable. This larch group is responding extremely well to the drastic pruning and will do a short one minute update a bit later. Thank you as always for watching and your support. IK

[@Rob1337]

mikbonsai I’ll need to rewatch for the times but it was the cheering from the football, a woman walked off to the side at one point, the part where you had to tell someone you were filming and your pesky neighbour part, nothing was bad and I’m easily amused :P

[@Rob1337]

mikbonsai 17:35 time stamp was one bud

[@mikbonsai]

Thanks, that is her indoors and bad editing on my part should have come out. Finished at 2.00am , yes it was very unexpected for me too as I did not watched it again for such clips. Cheers IK

[@Rob1337]

its fine, made for good entertainment :)

[@shahrafiq2165]

Great job I want to know the age of the tree🌲 thanks for sharing

[@mikbonsai]

These are very old trees and I acquired them from an old collector who was downsizing his home and garden. He had them for 40 years, when he purchased them they were already old. My guess is that they are 60 to 70 year old, possibly more. Thanks for watching and commenting, Please do consider subscribing if you haven't and also do share my videos, it helps and is much appreciated. Hope to see more of your comments. Best wishes Iqbal

[@shahrafiq2165]

Can we make any tree into bonsai tree and how to make Bonsai soil thanks 🌱

[@mikbonsai]

Yes you can make any tree into a bonsai, does take patience and a number of years. Here is the link for my video on bonsai soil. Good luck with your adventures in bonsai. Do let me know how you are doing. Cheers Iqbal

[@shahrafiq2165]

@@mikbonsai thanks appreciate regards

[@mikbonsai]

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[@Gulbaqawali]

Hi Iqbal, thanks a ton for such a wonderful tutorial.You actually motivated me to get my untidey trees chopped.you really have amazing trees.these are so beautiful. Your videos, all of them are very helpful. Waiting for next part eagerly.Also I'm so curious about your next Hindi tutorial. All the best wishes n love .

[@mikbonsai]

Hello Anita, Thank you for watching, as always look forward to your comments on new videos. Glad you like this one too. A word of cautionTake it easy with the chopping, Study the tree and look from all sides and only chop if necessary. Trunk chops are done for a number of reasons. (1) To improve a taper in the tree, (2) As in this instance the trees were getting too tall as was the case with these trees. Repotting for this tree will done as soon as I source a suitable pot. My own Hindi video, hmmm....well will try and one in the coming weeks. With warm regards IK x

[@Gulbaqawali]

mikbonsai Thankyou Iqbal for valuable advice.Yes my trees are getting taller.but my biggest problem is that my three baniyan trees have no lower branches...Though old enough to be good bonsai they refuse to take shape as I want them to.And the only reason can be same..Not pruned n cut in initial stages.I let them grow but they are not looking good. I'll take care of suggestions you have given. I think I must wait for rains to begin. Hai naa? Luv

[@mikbonsai]

I don't have any experience with Banyan trees, I do believe they back bud. The best time would be when the growing season starts. When you do the chop make it at 45 degree angle to the trunk, after you have chosen the front and the cut should slope down wards at the back. The cut will then be hidden from view and after the new branches appear, train one as the new apex. Good luck and best wishes x

[@Gulbaqawali]

mikbonsai Thank you soo..ooo much!!!

[@mikbonsai]

Thank you.

[@showas]

Is it possible that you explan ,how to make a A pack in a video ,,thanks for this video

[@mikbonsai]

Hello Marco, Sorry, but I did not understand your question what did you mean by "A Pack" ? Regards IK

[@showas]

How to make a top in a bonsai tree,,

[@mikbonsai]

I have noted your suggestion as a topic for my videos. If you watch the video again you will see that the horizontal branches were wired up and repositioned vertically and they will be developed to from the new apex/crown or the top. I will be videoing the development of the crown of these three trees and will release the video in stages to show the progress and this idea is straight from your suggestion. Thank you and cheers mate.

[@showas]

mikbonsai thank you very mutch

[@showas]

mikbonsai its dificult to make the apex ,

[@Gardenideass]

Hey.. nice video ... Thank for sharing 😀

[@mikbonsai]

Glad you liked and thanks for watching and commenting. IK

[@SidsTrees]

Thanks Iqbal. An excellent video. Cheers. Sid.

[@mikbonsai]

Hi Sid, thank you for you r visit and comment, both very much appreciated. Cheers.

[@edmundblackaddercoc8522]

Needs a wider pot, the one one left is dying...just saying...you heavy prune larch in winter the sap isn't rising then...

[@mikbonsai]

Hi Edmund,Thanks for watching and commenting, appreciate it very much. I am looking for a suitable pot, a round one if I can find one as I too am concerned about the weakest tree. Since doing the work all three trees are responding well and I will be doing a short update shortly with a repotting video to follow as soon as I have found a suitable pot for the trio. Thanks for the pruning tip. I have had loads of lessons when I started and still have the odd one I find interesting. In my lessons I was also taught to prune in Spring and then summer prune. The teachers have their own preferences. However, I don't prune in winter due to the risk of die back. I lose a few trees every winter, Please consider subscribing if you have not yet done so. I so look forward to more of your visits, comments and feed back. Cheers bud. IK

[@bonsaimoldova]

the pot is a bit too small :)

[@mikbonsai]

Thanks bud, I am searching for a round pot and as soon as I find a suitable pot, I will re-pot this trio. Cheers.