More Yamadori in the Shale Pit

[@Paul-fn9lu]

Your Wilderness is like a Bonsai supply store. Your content is enjoyable and relaxing. The design of your compositions is admirable. Your artistic talent is clearly seen in your trees. Greetings from Missouri, USA. I enjoy your videos. 👍👍👍

[@WanderingBobAK]

I speak your language ... grunt, gasp, groan, gasp, deep breaths ... resulting smile. Nice one. I cleared a bunch of land about 15 yrs ago and have been eyeing some spruce. Also, will hit a few gravel pits and old rifle ranges. New to bonsai here. Thanks for the good ideas.

[@NotAnotherBonsaiChannel]

This looks like a fantastic place. Thanks for taking us with you on this tour 👍

[@growclipbonsaiforseniors1951]

The shale really makes some good bonsai soil making some nice radial roots. That is one nice tree you found.

[@michellejohnson8309]

Beautiful!!! Thank you for sharing your spot!! So cool !!😊

[@briancoulter38]

I went out this afternoon and got six larches at an old shale pit in northwest Pennsylvania. They range from 18 inches to 6 feet. They’re my first larches that I’ve got in my collection and I can’t wait to turn them into something amazing next year.

[@jensgrabher-meyer3565]

That collecting area is like a gold claim - pretty jealous about all of them. Best regards Jens from Vienna/Austria

[@brianmooney5552]

I was thinking about all that dead wood on the lower half. What if instead of cutting them off at the trunk, leave a few broken off a few inches out from the trunk to make natural Jin? I can appreciate your desire to have a clean trunk to grab, but I think it might be worth leaving a few to replicate the look of trees in nature that have their lower branches snapped off in the wind or under snow loads. Once the tree is well established in the pot or box, then prune it back to a more slender conical shape. That would look awesome! Your shale pit adventures are making me think about calling a local gravel quarry and see if they would let me wander around in their backyard and see what is struggling to grow in the gravel.

[@Bonsaicrazy]

Nice one James I’m so jealous 😂😂👊👊

[@BlueJayBonsai]

Get in line, the jealously line! 😂

[@Bonsaicrazy]

@@BlueJayBonsai 👊👊👊👊😂😂😂😂

[@growclipbonsaiforseniors1951]

That is a nice homemade pot to place this tree in. Nice work repotting the tree. Roots will take off in this pot and with the moss, tree, pot, Cool.

[@Steves_Backyard_Bonsai]

I need to stop watching you in the shale pit. I get too jealous! Really nice tree this trip in. (I’m not going to stop watching though!)

[@growclipbonsaiforseniors1951]

Shale pit finds. What a great place to find trees.

[@maryweber4176]

I', m going to say bigfoot himself tripped on that tree, and bent the trunk!!

[@FrostBiteBonsai]

I thought I was doing pretty good in the gravel pits.... Maybe have to find myself a shale pit... Hmmm,,, Cool tree!

[@XaviersBonsaiRetreat]

Another great looking find :)

[@uppergorple]

Lovely tree!

[@Bonsaicrazy]

Great stuff James I’m so jealous 👊👊

[@ajautodetailing482]

Bonsai Paradies

[@growclipbonsaiforseniors1951]

Foist!