Mugo Pine in Ikadabuki (Raft) Style, Part 2 - Arkefthos Bonsai

[@W9SL9Y]

I remember this tree! good to see it in the pot finally, great job Fotis.

[@ArkefthosBonsai]

Thank you Wesley! Let's hope this makes it through summer!

[@1969hornet]

This is one of my favorites trees from your collection. It actually encouraged me to get one Mugo pine. Thanks for sharing.

[@ArkefthosBonsai]

I'm really glad people seem to like the tree as much as I do! Let's hope it survives this first critical repot! Thank you very much!

[@tasanastasi7799]

Bravo Fotis , looks lovely

[@ArkefthosBonsai]

Thank you Tas! I appreciate it!

[@harrychristodoulou3782]

Bravo re, very nice work well done 👍🏼

[@ArkefthosBonsai]

Thank you Harry! Have a great night!

[@robertobreglia9224]

Great job my friend,i very like mugo pine and this is really beautiful!👏👏👏

[@ArkefthosBonsai]

Of course you do! Not only they are amazing, they are native to Italy as well! Would love to hike the Alps and the dolomites and see wild mugo pines up close! Tha knyoh Roberto!

[@robertobreglia9224]

@@ArkefthosBonsai Exactly,especially in the Dolomites there are truly breathtaking mugo pine trees!

[@oussamachaachoui3727]

Beautiful work, BRAVO

[@ArkefthosBonsai]

Thank you Oussama! I appreciate it!

[@JohnThurlbeck]

Loved the tree, and thank you for the idea for one of my trees!💗

[@ArkefthosBonsai]

You're welcome John!

[@darkinhoo2]

love the hair and beard fotis!

[@ArkefthosBonsai]

It's a shameful ban for now, but I truly appreciate it!

[@tayezlk]

Simply beautiful.

[@ArkefthosBonsai]

I'm really glad you like the tree! Cheers!

[@phillipwaterman5721]

Wota beautiful bonsai. Mugo thanks keep up the good work

[@ArkefthosBonsai]

Glad you like it Phillip! Cheers!

[@acer_p_bonsai]

Nice looking little tree. Looks similar to one of my pitch pines from NY. 👏🏽 🪴

[@ArkefthosBonsai]

Short and wide pitch pine? That is a first! Shallow pot for yours as well?

[@alexandros1973]

This tree is very beautiful. Maybe I like it so much because it reminds (to me too) of the pinus halepensis that are very commonly found in Greece. I am very optimistic about the future of this tree, your rootwork was quite conservative this time. 👌✅🤞

[@ArkefthosBonsai]

Ha ha ha you noticed! Yeah I kinda want this to succeed! Thank you!

[@NovelistCVRajamma]

appreciate your effort and patience

[@ArkefthosBonsai]

Thank you very much!

[@luckyluca910]

Beautiful!!!😃

[@ArkefthosBonsai]

Thank you Luca!

[@pela1100]

Como reaccionó a la primavera, sus velas se ven poderosas. Me llamó la atención la maceta tan plana. En encantó. Salud. 🙇‍♂️

[@ArkefthosBonsai]

Really glad you liked it Fabian! Have a great weekend!

[@Bonsaicrazy]

Looks wicked mate Hope it survives fella 👍👍👊

[@ArkefthosBonsai]

Thanks man! Cheers!

[@jejakbonsai95]

Very inspiring... New subscriber 👍

[@ArkefthosBonsai]

I'm glad you liked this tree Jejak! Thank you, cheers!

[@jejakbonsai95]

Your welcome bro

[@Nemisia]

How did I miss your Video..😅 Anyway Ive seen/heard ppl talking about that this style is supposed to be odd looking for pines/evergreens? I dunno tbh looks more than fine to me🔥🔥 and exploring different styles makes it so much more interesting than adhering to some rdm rules. Which are broken anyways in highlevel showtrees regularly😂 So keep exploring keep growing and wish you well💪👍

[@ArkefthosBonsai]

Thank you Christian, I agree with you! Probably it is because people don't experience every form of pines in their life time. For me, this feels very natural as this is the form that old Pinus halepensis take on the cliffs above the shore and the Greek beaches. I've seen milloins of them, they might be 80 years old and not more than 2m (6 -7ft) tall and they are awesome! Cheers!

[@victortaboada2058]

Great job! What is your experience replacing akadama with zeolite?

[@ArkefthosBonsai]

Thank you Victor! I've been doing it for at least 5 years now and everything looks great. I have no species that has shown a strange behaviour, helps immensely with overwatering the trees and the repottings are easy and joyful even after 4. Cheers!

[@victortaboada2058]

@@ArkefthosBonsai Thank you so much! I will try to source some horticultural zeolite here in the US in the right granulometry and test it with my trees. Cheers!!!

[@ArkefthosBonsai]

Good luck Victor!

[@yoteslaya7296]

always hard to find a good mugo where im at. Everyone just uses black pine instead

[@ArkefthosBonsai]

For us here, it's the opposite. And mugos are so much fun....

[@davidbower2158]

Are you from Greece?

[@ArkefthosBonsai]

Yes David, I am! Cheers!

[@trybonsai]

Really great body of work and artistry 🎉🎉

[@ArkefthosBonsai]

Thank you for this great comment! I really appreciate it's!

[@trybonsai]

@@ArkefthosBonsai I've been following your work for a bit and although we are from different regions, and different climates, I really enjoy your approach and methods..

[@ArkefthosBonsai]

@trybonsai thank you! I just searched and saw you have a channel as well! I subscribed!

[@brucedeacon28]

👍👌🙂😊