Oak Bonsai Trees - Pruning and Shaping Ideas

[@andriikoshurko6551]

man, your channel is such a breakthrough for me, I have a hobby of collecting and germinating different local seeds and I have a bunch of local oak seedlings, but I was told they aren't suitable for bonsai. thank you very much for your efforts

[@JanetThelen-d6t]

Thanks for working on oaks. It is not easy finding details on oaks. You have great information.

[@notionbonsai]

I am glad that you found this one useful!

[@raymondplodzien7459]

I love oaks! Thank you for the wonderful video Adam.

[@notionbonsai]

Hey thanks Raymond! 😊🌳

[@moonwatcher922]

Great oak video; you’re the only instructor who taught about stomata and the waxy sides of the leaves which I did not know. Thank you, Adam!!!!!!! 👍🏻

[@notionbonsai]

Aw I am glad you found this one useful! This is why we orientate the foliage the correct way when wiring 😊

[@zapplbuddl]

I really like your collaborations! Keep on! 😊

[@notionbonsai]

Thanks!! There are lots more videos to come!!

[@JankyzFSX]

❤❤❤ oak trees grows so easy from acorns I love them, really good material, thanks for sharing with us

[@notionbonsai]

You are totally right!! Lots of Bonsai material for free is always good too!

[@pkf4124]

Been growing Bonsai for around 35 years had my ups and down and lost a few really great trees due to disease, storms and stupidity, one thing with this hobby is a school day with Bonsai. Also its great to see younger enthusiasts, as its so often seen as an old mans hobby.

[@notionbonsai]

Very true!! 😊

[@kuriseon]

I love oak trees. LOVE em. Great in-depth video, thank you so much. Now I wanna make an oak forest this autumn from the seedlings from my parents garden ^_^

[@kuriseon]

Also: Congrats on 50K!!! Most deserved. Keep up the amazing work 🔥

[@notionbonsai]

Why not give it a go Kuriseon! Thanks so much!

[@CPILK]

Have three oaks I started from seed that I'm putting into a triple trunk design now! Great video, as always!

[@notionbonsai]

That sounds like a fun project! They will fuse in no time!

[@echan3230]

Good job. Learned a lot. Thanks for sharing. Greetings from 🇨🇦

[@notionbonsai]

Hey from Ireland! 😊 I am glad you were able to learn from this!

[@artfx9]

Lovely! Thank you plenty!

[@KennetDeBondt]

Nice job Adam!

[@notionbonsai]

Thanks Kennet!

[@alfredomarotta6604]

Great video, nice demonstration always enjoy the collaboration with Attila ❤👍🌳✌️ BTW like the oak forest. Keep em coming....hello Attila.

[@notionbonsai]

Thanks Alfredo! Always really fun to work with Attila!

[@attilacsintalan3285]

Hello 🎉

[@YouTubeisduke]

He's got a homemade shank. 😂 Great vid.

[@whatUneverknew]

Love the explanations as you go.

[@notionbonsai]

Hey thanks! I hope it is useful to you 😊

[@Sartorial1405]

Great video

[@paulmbeckett]

Great video Adam - got a few oak seedlings and a couple of 3 year olds. Inspired me to make a group planting with them! Also I love this format of vid: single theme with different examples. Helps put it all into context 👍🏻

[@notionbonsai]

Thanks so much Paul! Attila's forest planting is so cool! Might start one myself! Oak is the tree of my city and here they grow in abundance!

[@ebenoid6643]

I have one in a deep training pot for almost a year from seed. I’m guessing it was 2 years at least when I collected it. I cleared away the trunk one day and found the true trunk and it is very unique and has beautiful tapering imo. Thanks for the vid glad to watch thumbs up

[@Елена-щ5ъ2ж]

Thank you very much✨ well done video ✨🌿💫🤩✨

[@notionbonsai]

Hey Елена thanks so much for watching! 🌳😊❤️

[@dougieduck95]

You are so amazing. Your enthusiasm and knowledge on bonsai is brilliant and your presentation exceptional. I have learnt so much from you in a short time. Thank you

[@notionbonsai]

Thanks very much Dougie! 😊🪴I hope I never stop learning new things in Bonsai!

[@jaherlar]

Nice and interesting video. There are some beautiful oak trees growing in my neighborhood and I found some seedlings growing in my yard, so this video came pretty handy for me... thanks a lot! :)

[@TheAncientBiker]

Fascinating thank you.

[@notionbonsai]

😊🌳

[@nerinat8371]

Great video, thanks so much

[@timeverett6983]

Well done my brother

[@notionbonsai]

Thanks Tim!

[@Bonsaicrazy]

Love it Adam great video fella 👊👊👊👊

[@victoriasatterthwaite6339]

I learn a great deal from your videos and really enjoyed the clip-and-grow technique. One thing I'd like to hear is what time of year you are making these changes - your weather and seasons are different than most of us - I'm near Philadelphia, PA and we must be well behind your temperatures. Also, if these techniques can also be applied to other trees, like elms, that would also be interesting. We have a ton of wild-growing elms here. Thanks - also loved the leaky tent video! 🙂

[@dannycraig6704]

Love oaks. I currently only have a red oak. Group planting is on the cards from collected acorns. Thanks Adam clear and consice as always

[@notionbonsai]

Aww nice one! Red oak turn a lovely color in autumn! You should definitely give it a go!

[@palmtide]

A good step forward,

[@rollmop99]

great video, again- tips well done- the video quality and production is brilliant! However, (and this is a general comment and in no way directly related to your videos)- is there some reason that nearly no-one gives good tips on collecting and collected trees? For anyone living in forested or countrified areas, this has to be the fun-est (is that a word?) and most excellent way to get real pre-bonsai that can then be worked over years (it's the way I'm doing quite a lot of things). The skills of collecting, early growing, and working towards bonsai on a thing that already has for instance a big trunk and very few roots is something that apparently doesn't get much talked about on youtube. Any thoughts for your thoughtful channel?

[@attilacsintalan3285]

Great question. Attila here from the video. At least here in Ireland you would need to go through a lot of paperwork from councils to get permission to dig out or collect trees from the wild.

[@notionbonsai]

You're absolutely right that this aspect of bonsai doesn't receive as much attention on platforms like KZbin. It's a rich area where the skills of field collecting, early growth management, and long-term development play a crucial role. On my channel, I'll definitely consider creating content that dives deeper into these topics in the future. Attila is totally right, getting the correct permissions can be tricky - though if you know a land owner maybe they will let you collect. Always collect ethically if you do!

[@rollmop99]

@@notionbonsai @attilacsintalan3285 Yes obviously putting moral and legal issues aside, which should be dealt with by the participant themselves of course- there are many people who have access to a lot of trees in the ground (and - for instance - a lot of farmers and foresters who'd like to be rid of them), so I think it'd be great to here more stories from folks who have tried and failed/succeeded. I'm guessing it isn't you though, which is totally fine. as you say, it is a whole new set of skills.

[@MauricevanRooij]

What a great video! I find some spontaneous growth in our garden sometimes so I might use them as a nice starter! 😂 The oak forrest in the beginning, was that from just 1 seed or did I misunderstand that one? 😅

[@joegarland4885]

Hi Adam I-enjoyed your video on Oaks I especially love your shared videos you both work well together, oaks can be difficult as bonsai but you seem to have them under control, greenfly sure love your oaks they are all over it, time to spray with whatever you use to rid the trees of the little blighters, ants love them and will farm them so they get the sticky secretions left by them. I have not had much of a problem with green or black fly this year but I do seem to have a lot more ants than usual, they are everywhere.

[@notionbonsai]

Hey Joe thanks very much for watching I am glad you enjoyed! You are totally right! After this video the oak was treated for aphids. I hope this keeps them at bay!

[@HarryMclean-er2ii]

great video hope the ideai about the channel logo comes out see ya from australia

[@顾霸天-i8z]

good！

[@joemurray1698]

Just aqcuired an oak seedling possibly 1 1/2 to 2 yrs old, it came from a beautiful old oak on the site of glastonbury festival in somerset England. It cried out Bonsai, and has naturally formed in an S shape. Having never done any bonsai growing before I'm beginning my research and starting to form a strategy, thanks for the guidance so far. Ive uploaded a vid to my channel showing the tree to be.

[@buzzsburner.8286]

I love seeing bonsai trees that aren't traditional bonsai, like plums, locusts, woody succulents, and of course, oaks

[@notionbonsai]

Aw nice! Me too! 😊It is fun to experiment with new ideas in Bonsai and see where it takes you!

[@georgematys]

Was this forest a swamp white oak? Great info and and bonsai!

[@angieb6899]

Hi from Melbourne Australia 🇦🇺

[@notionbonsai]

Hi from Ireland! 😊😊

[@diffdaddy8128]

Predator bugs for the aphids.. Green lacewing, or maybe lady bugs? Awesome video, thanks for the inspiration

[@akindofmagick1]

What are all those tiny bugs crawling on the tree and wire around the 7:18 point? Great collab video!!

[@gedertr]

Looked like aphids?

[@notionbonsai]

Aphids indeed!

[@Susu-ys9qd]

Very cool oak forest! Take care not to scar the bark by removing the wire after a few weeks. Attila I’m going to collect acorns this fall and attempt a similar forest using the clip and grow method…you try as well?

[@notionbonsai]

This is good advice about the wire! 😊

[@luapnosboh7421]

Love my English oaks high n proud , otherwise great vids 👍

[@souzalima9193]

Top. Vou ver se encontro sementes ou mudas de carvalho. Obrigado. Brasil

[@LeeThatcherTTVic]

Hi Adam, just wondering if with the wire scars on the trunk, would it be possible to carefully carve, cut, smooth out the indentations of the wire in the trunk with a hobby knife/wood carving tool then apply cut putty to clean out the area to hopefully clean/reduce the imperfections over time? Apologies for the over inquisitive questions, I’m only new to bonsai. Cheers, Lee.. 🤙🏻

[@razvan-rosu]

Hey @notionbonsai, At the “creating shohin oak bonsai” section, you did a big cut and recommended high nitrogen afterwards. When did you actually do the big cut (season, month)? And is that time a good time to do big cuts on other species too?

[@MultiZNB]

🔥🔥🔥

[@notionbonsai]

🌳✨😊

[@marcelzwaak107]

Wow. Where did you buy your tool storage? I enjoy your video's and explaination. I learn a lot. Thanks

[@notionbonsai]

I just found a bonsai tool roll on ebay! I think it is by the brand Ryuga! Thank you so much for the kind words Marcel 😊🌳✨

[@claireholmes779]

Hi Adam. Loving the Chanel. 🌳🌳🌳🌳🌳🌳Where do you buy your cut putty please? Xx

[@notionbonsai]

Hi Claire thank you very much! I got my big block of it when I was over at Herons Bonsai but it is available on Ebay and Amazon too. But you might want to hold off on ordering it as I have a video coming soon on how to make it yourself 😊🪴

[@claireholmes779]

@@notionbonsai Hi Adam , great to get your reply and thank you for the info re the Cut putty. Herons love that Chanel too. Shall look and see if they have any in stock. Cheers and look forward to the next video on your Chanel. Oh and yes watched your video on making cut putty at home. Looks like you had fun making the mix.

[@joecolson3987]

what is the best fertilizer for juniper ?

[@Vaasth]

that is quite a lot of aphids there on the second oak, did you spray the tree after you worked on it?

[@notionbonsai]

It was! Yeah we treated them afterwards 😊🌳

[@finckster666]

@@notionbonsaiwhat do you use?

[@howardmckeown7187]

Great video, Adam, how did you know I've got an oak? 😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@notionbonsai]

Magic! ✨haha! How old is your oak tree? 😊🌳Thanks for watching!

[@howardmckeown7187]

@@notionbonsai I'll send you a picture, it's a good age but a bit weird

[@lookatmysheeaat]

What cut putty do you use?

[@brucedeacon28]

👍👌🙂

[@notionbonsai]

😊🌳✨

[@geriannroth449]

What type of wire you're using?

[@dcharrison]

What are all those bugs on the tree? Good bugs or bad?

[@scharfaced]

Woah! Look at all those aphids at 6:40!

[@notionbonsai]

So many!! After recording we treated the tree!

[@mchlbk]

I have some oaks i development too. Unfortunately, with the extremely wet weather we've had this year they are completely covered by mildew.

[@АртёмХлюпин-в1ю]

Is it electrons running on copper wires?

[@notionbonsai]

Hey! For styling in this video we are using aluminium wire!

[@andrewspar436]

Holy! Quite some aphids on this tree, wandering around like ants.

[@cmr92]

Second tree had lots of bug 😮. Any plan to control that?

[@notionbonsai]

It did! After this video we treated it with a pesticide to control the aphids 😊

[@cmr92]

@@notionbonsai cool. It is nightmare for plants growers in general.

[@jackfntwist]

Please do more little oaks or any from the ground that are bigger? Why was your second tree full of little bugs?

[@dcharrison]

Hi , what are those tiny bugs?

[@notionbonsai]

@dcharrison They are aphids / greenfly. After this the tree was treated with a pesticide

[@BenshobbyStuff]

aww i missed it sorry

[@notionbonsai]

Aw no worries!!

[@cesaradalbertomayneznava5107]

Why does the oak have those insects?

[@TheMysticDeep]

7:15 bugs running for life

[@KLAVDI-JVBANI]

you should start an afghan fig bonsai

[@nalinattanayake2165]

Dear sir. My name is Nalin Attanayake and I am a resident of Sri Lanka. I am very fond of bonsai art and currently maintain more than 20 plants. Due to the economic difficulties in a country like Sri Lanka, it is not possible to buy the tools required for the art of bonsai. Also cannot be obtained. So I would be extremely grateful if you could provide me with your decommissioned tools. thank you

[@sharonbuckley4591]

Yes the aphids are a bit distracting

[@notionbonsai]

Sorry about this! Next time I will brush them off so they do not distract 🌳

[@culturemyworld2362]

all i saw was aphids!

[@notionbonsai]

Dont worry! We treated the tree after 😊