Nursery Stock Bonsai: Shohin Taxus Selection & Preparation

[@maverickstclare3756]

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

[@grobonsai]

Thanks, good point

[@maverickstclare3756]

@@grobonsai We want you to enjoy your trees for many years yet.

[@grobonsai]

Hehe me too. Got beaten up by a privet hedge this weekend so not sure the trees feel the same 😅

[@martintijdgat6269]

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.

[@christiansanchez1486]

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.

[@BackGardenBonsai]

Great stuff. That’s one healthy looking yew. The colour of the foliage is perfect looking 👌. It will be nice to watch it develop

[@grobonsai]

Thanks man, might take a while but we’ll get there

[@BackGardenBonsai]

@@grobonsai yeah, yews are in no rush, but they are worth the wait :)

[@margaretsims4344]

Nursery stock. A great way to find good practice pre bonsai. Thanks for another very useful video

[@jarheadbonsai]

Awesome video my friend. This is on my collection goal list for Spring...along with Eastern Hemlocks. 🤞🤞🤞

[@grobonsai]

It would be great if you can find some, epic species 🤘

[@twodogsyyc6729]

We've just gone into winter. Oh I look fwd to trolling the nurseries again. Thanks for the vid

[@grobonsai]

Hope you have better luck than me - it’s good fun though

[@maverickstclare3756]

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]

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]

We have had lots of yews die in the U.K. - a fungal problem induced by crazy weather

[@danielfonseca5007]

@@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]

Crazy! Hope all your trees avoid the worst of it

[@andreastefanini11]

Very nice interesting video, nice ti see some updating and progression. Thank you. Bye

[@leighharron]

I love the base. The butressing base. The butressing bonsai base

[@grobonsai]

No treble?

[@arieklapbuis4974]

Good video, very informative. Keep up the good work👍🏿

[@grobonsai]

Thanks so much!

[@mattbrennan647]

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.

[@grobonsai]

This was in standard potting mixed, repotted and left to grow until healthy. Thanks Matt

[@shuancook9005]

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 🌲🌲🌲🌲

[@shuancook9005]

Also has a 3" trunk diameter 👍🌲

[@grobonsai]

Shuan Cook bargain!!

[@designerdaz4931]

Subscibed. You’re awesome. Can’t wait for spring so I can experiment with nursery stock.

[@grobonsai]

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 👍

[@KingGing]

Great video, keep up the good work

[@grobonsai]

Thanks for watching!

[@ezat1991]

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

[@soberhippie]

I would probably be a bit more patient with the chop and airlayer the top. But then again, I am a cheapskate.

[@grobonsai]

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 👍

[@soberhippie]

@@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.

[@mikeswain1945]

Do you have any updated or progression videos on this tree at all please?

[@grobonsai]

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]

Thanks for the reply. Looking forward to the update should you do one.

[@attilahofferek90]

people used to make bows from taxus because of its hardness and flexibility

[@grobonsai]

Interesting trees aren’t they 👍

[@shuancook9005]

Thanks useful info 🌲👍

[@grobonsai]

Thanks for watching!

[@1carlosguitar]

What soil do you recommend?

[@grobonsai]

I haven’t got that far with Taxus to compare results and give advice. I’m experimenting with akadama and pumice.

[@1carlosguitar]

@@grobonsai so treat it as a bonsai soil like? I got a yew but there is some yellowing on some leaves

[@grobonsai]

I do, yes 👍 I’ve found it helps

[@elementalbonsai]

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 👌

[@grobonsai]

😂 thanks for watching Mark

[@Osy722]

Lastima que te entiendo muy poco.. Pero, gracias

[@Michael-gl4jz]

What a waste, why not air layering?

[@grobonsai]

It’s a straight pole, cheaply available. To air layer would cost a year of development of the lower material