Most parts of the yew are poisonous, and consumption of the foliage can result in death. BREATHING IN YEW SAWDUST CAN KILL YOU. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taxus_baccata#Toxicity
@grobonsai4 жыл бұрын
Thanks, good point
@maverickstclare37564 жыл бұрын
@@grobonsai We want you to enjoy your trees for many years yet.
@grobonsai4 жыл бұрын
Hehe me too. Got beaten up by a privet hedge this weekend so not sure the trees feel the same 😅
@martintijdgat62694 жыл бұрын
Toxicity is sometimes overrated. But horses get really sick from a few branches. Do not breathe in the pollen. On the other side: the fleshy part of the berry is delicious, but spit out the seed.
@christiansanchez14864 жыл бұрын
Zen Bonsai oh goodness 😂 yew is toxic but it takes about 3-4months of exposure to the elements of the plants sawdust to create a noticeable effect of sickness you’ll generally get symptoms of a lung infection and if you continue to be exposed to it you’ll die of lung fluid build up. But it isn’t as serious and scary as it’s made out to be.
@BackGardenBonsai4 жыл бұрын
Great stuff. That’s one healthy looking yew. The colour of the foliage is perfect looking 👌. It will be nice to watch it develop
@grobonsai4 жыл бұрын
Thanks man, might take a while but we’ll get there
@BackGardenBonsai4 жыл бұрын
@@grobonsai yeah, yews are in no rush, but they are worth the wait :)
@margaretsims43444 жыл бұрын
Nursery stock. A great way to find good practice pre bonsai. Thanks for another very useful video
@jarheadbonsai4 жыл бұрын
Awesome video my friend. This is on my collection goal list for Spring...along with Eastern Hemlocks. 🤞🤞🤞
@grobonsai4 жыл бұрын
It would be great if you can find some, epic species 🤘
@twodogsyyc67294 жыл бұрын
We've just gone into winter. Oh I look fwd to trolling the nurseries again. Thanks for the vid
@grobonsai4 жыл бұрын
Hope you have better luck than me - it’s good fun though
@maverickstclare37564 жыл бұрын
I hope you mean trawling. Trolling owul dbe "got any yews ... good, just checking, I don't want one I just want to check" :)
@danielfonseca5007 Жыл бұрын
Have a couple of collected very uoung japanese yews. The oldest has gone brown this autumn. Hope i havent killed it. All the smaller ones look very hreen like your one, but still super skinny. This thick trunk is something yo look forward to.
@grobonsai Жыл бұрын
We have had lots of yews die in the U.K. - a fungal problem induced by crazy weather
@danielfonseca5007 Жыл бұрын
@@grobonsai our autumn in Australia arrived over a month late, we are still having days over 15°c and lots of rain. Fungal infection is everywhere! Been spraying and hoping for the best
@grobonsai Жыл бұрын
Crazy! Hope all your trees avoid the worst of it
@andreastefanini113 жыл бұрын
Very nice interesting video, nice ti see some updating and progression. Thank you. Bye
@leighharron4 жыл бұрын
I love the base. The butressing base. The butressing bonsai base
@grobonsai4 жыл бұрын
No treble?
@arieklapbuis49744 жыл бұрын
Good video, very informative. Keep up the good work👍🏿
@grobonsai4 жыл бұрын
Thanks so much!
@mattbrennan6474 жыл бұрын
Nice looking stock. That’s a beautiful trunk. Had it been repotted in that soil or did you purchase it as a pre bonsai? Most Yews available at nurseries here in the states are multi trunk bushes.
@grobonsai4 жыл бұрын
This was in standard potting mixed, repotted and left to grow until healthy. Thanks Matt
@shuancook90054 жыл бұрын
Matt Brennan hi Matt I just picked up a Yew from a nursery that was £100 reduced to £20 so I had to have it 🌲it is about 20" round but like you said it is a multi trunk 🌲🌲 Lovely project 🌲🌲🌲🌲
@shuancook90054 жыл бұрын
Also has a 3" trunk diameter 👍🌲
@grobonsai4 жыл бұрын
Shuan Cook bargain!!
@designerdaz49314 жыл бұрын
Subscibed. You’re awesome. Can’t wait for spring so I can experiment with nursery stock.
@grobonsai4 жыл бұрын
Thanks for the sub and kind words. I’m just having fun learning and making vids as I go - if it’s useful then all the better. Have fun searching your nurseries 👍
@KingGing4 жыл бұрын
Great video, keep up the good work
@grobonsai4 жыл бұрын
Thanks for watching!
@ezat19912 жыл бұрын
can we see the result of this one please? i saw the perfect taxus today and i hope that this one survived because im gonna do the same exact thing haha
@soberhippie4 жыл бұрын
I would probably be a bit more patient with the chop and airlayer the top. But then again, I am a cheapskate.
@grobonsai4 жыл бұрын
Haha! I know what you mean, I would if it had some quality - age, movement or features. But a straight section of that thickness can be found for very little money saving a year 👍
@soberhippie4 жыл бұрын
@@grobonsai That's a great idea! I have a number of trees (junipers and thujas) that I used to grow as topiary, but a few years ago started turning them into bonsai. I managed to get nice short branches, but some of the trees still have two or three trunks growing where I don't want them. I thought of airlayering them this year, but they are straight. On the one hand, that could still give me more trees, on the other hand, I could do both! Twist them and airlayer them at the same time! And I could go really bold with the twisting, because I don't want those trunks in the first place! I really hadn't thought of that. Thank you for the idea.
@mikeswain19452 жыл бұрын
Do you have any updated or progression videos on this tree at all please?
@grobonsai2 жыл бұрын
Not yet. I repotted in spring this year and that’s about it. Took a while to pick up momentum after the big moves in the video
@mikeswain1945 Жыл бұрын
Thanks for the reply. Looking forward to the update should you do one.
@attilahofferek904 жыл бұрын
people used to make bows from taxus because of its hardness and flexibility
@grobonsai4 жыл бұрын
Interesting trees aren’t they 👍
@shuancook90054 жыл бұрын
Thanks useful info 🌲👍
@grobonsai4 жыл бұрын
Thanks for watching!
@1carlosguitar2 жыл бұрын
What soil do you recommend?
@grobonsai2 жыл бұрын
I haven’t got that far with Taxus to compare results and give advice. I’m experimenting with akadama and pumice.
@1carlosguitar2 жыл бұрын
@@grobonsai so treat it as a bonsai soil like? I got a yew but there is some yellowing on some leaves
@grobonsai2 жыл бұрын
I do, yes 👍 I’ve found it helps
@elementalbonsai4 жыл бұрын
Mark here gotta love those yews bro I have nice one too that I found at the big box stores. And your right they are highly poisonous but once in a while I throw a little bit of the leafs on my salad 👍😂 yummy!!! Great video bro 👌
@grobonsai4 жыл бұрын
😂 thanks for watching Mark
@Osy722 Жыл бұрын
Lastima que te entiendo muy poco.. Pero, gracias
@Michael-gl4jz3 жыл бұрын
What a waste, why not air layering?
@grobonsai3 жыл бұрын
It’s a straight pole, cheaply available. To air layer would cost a year of development of the lower material