Count me in the group interested in knowing more about sap flow in Japanese maples. That'll be a very interesting tree when it grows up!
@GrowingBonsai Жыл бұрын
I will look into it then. Yes, I have good hopes for this tree!
@liquidxskin19 Жыл бұрын
I want to learn more about sap flow in maples.
@GrowingBonsai Жыл бұрын
Ok, Will look into it!
@naturgeist Жыл бұрын
I am very amazed how you can put out so much high quality content. I wish i was as productive as you 🥲 Great video Jelle! 🙏🏼✨
@GrowingBonsai Жыл бұрын
You are too kind!
@bobcatbonsai Жыл бұрын
Great work on this video Jelle. It was very informative and helpful in understanding how to develop the branches in stages. Thank you!
@GrowingBonsai Жыл бұрын
Great to hear. Sometimes I am concerned whether my videos are indeed clear enough!
@kylepurvis6231 Жыл бұрын
Nice discussion of maple. Building technique. Two things I have learned from my maples, don’t fertilize maples until first flush has hardened off to help reduce the internodes, and when you do go light. On my wiring, I have started using wire wrapped in medical tubing (much softer than aquarium tubing). Has allowed wire scaring to be significantly reduced if not eliminated! PM me if you want to try some, I have tons and will share! 😊
@GrowingBonsai Жыл бұрын
Great idea. In japan they sometimes wraop wire in paper to the same effect. I might have to look into tubing. You use this on all maple wirings?
@kylepurvis6231 Жыл бұрын
@@GrowingBonsai I do now, I’m just to busy and kept forgetting wire on my deciduous trees, this gives me a buffer so I don’t have to keep cutting off branches I worked hard to get,
@737ngJR Жыл бұрын
Quite a beautiful specimen. Can't wait for the next update, great job as always 🙂
@GrowingBonsai Жыл бұрын
Thank you very much! I think the next update might take a bit, unless I include the tree in a repotting video. Hm..
@joewatkins16674 ай бұрын
Ypu have hands down the best explanations on the internet - this video has so much great info on maples
@oachkatzlsmum Жыл бұрын
Before enjoying the video I just want you to congratulate you on that gorgeous tree 🤩🙋♀️
@GrowingBonsai Жыл бұрын
:) Thank you so much. This was a lucky grab at a growers field!
@dreaminggreennursery Жыл бұрын
I can't wait to see that cut fully healed over
@GrowingBonsai Жыл бұрын
:) Me too!
@christopheaubertin2419 Жыл бұрын
Hi! We are here to learn more and more ! Thanks! And maybe learn about january buding...
@GrowingBonsai Жыл бұрын
Hi, yeah, I guess we will all need to learn a bit more about how to handle early budding! Thank you!
@XaviersBonsaiRetreat Жыл бұрын
Building your tree is such an important aspect of all deciduous work and I like how you emphasised this when removing branches some people might have kept. Great video and I look forward to seeing how this continues to develop. With me, the only reason I worry about sap flow is because it can be such a waste of energy which you ideally want going into directed buds before pruning. This is why I prune I Nov/Dec. Great Video Jelle, cheers Xav
@GrowingBonsai Жыл бұрын
Well said! I think the sapflow topic holds an interest, and I will think about a suitable video!
@XaviersBonsaiRetreat Жыл бұрын
@@GrowingBonsai I definitely think there can be a misunderstanding on this topic👍
@arjensiemonsma37875 ай бұрын
But one question remains.. How are Xavier's cuttings coming along?!
@XaviersBonsaiRetreat5 ай бұрын
@@arjensiemonsma3787I have some reasonable results coming out in leaf :)
@scheers100 Жыл бұрын
Thank you for your clear explanation. I would like to learn more about sap flow in maples!
@GrowingBonsai Жыл бұрын
Noted! Let me have some time to think about what to put together, and also, how to present it. Complex topic with lots of opinions!
@thenaturecreater8906 Жыл бұрын
Great video jelle! Yes we want to learn everything! I am "bulding" about 10 maples and want to learn more.
@GrowingBonsai Жыл бұрын
Sounds good! I feel one of the main challenges is keeping the top in control, while growing out the lower branches!
@thenaturecreater8906 Жыл бұрын
@Growing Bonsai by Jelle I feel I am cutting it back to much. Almost looks like just sticks in pots.
@phillipwaterman5721 Жыл бұрын
Bonsai phill very good video nice shape tree acer will be a good bonsai in time thanks jelle
@GrowingBonsai Жыл бұрын
So nice of you, thank you!
@TOMSAI Жыл бұрын
Nice mappel ! Good Work Jelle! 👍👍
@GrowingBonsai Жыл бұрын
Thank you, happy you liked it!
@bobbymalta73 Жыл бұрын
Thanks For Sharing.
@GrowingBonsai Жыл бұрын
My pleasure!
@aldoushuxley3704 Жыл бұрын
Great upload, Friend. Think of the time that the little video clips, contained within, span. VERY entertaining to see that happen in this format, with a very fitting musical score. There is something interesting, that Acers can do with their cells in their first and sometime second year of growth. If 1or2 year-old maple seedlings are grown In "plug-like" (or even slightly larger) conditions for the duration of their existence, they will experience "stunt-stress" and double down on existing internodes. Effectively placing Maristem Cell "mother points" In betwixt said Internodes... Like in music theory... Going "cut-time" with internodes. 🤣 Note... This does NOT work on mature Acers.
@GrowingBonsai Жыл бұрын
That is interesting information. I am not sure I knew that. Do you have more info on this Aldous?
@aldoushuxley3704 Жыл бұрын
@@GrowingBonsai .. I have only heard other maple breeders/growers speak of it... Remind me in spring and I will show you on some Ginnalas and Rubrums.. And also show you it happening in real time on some of my 2023 seeds.
@GrowingBonsai Жыл бұрын
@@aldoushuxley3704 Looking forward to it! Will you make a video?
@Bonsaicrazy Жыл бұрын
Good video Jelle 👍👍
@GrowingBonsai Жыл бұрын
Thank you so much! Do you grow maples too?
@Bonsaicrazy Жыл бұрын
@@GrowingBonsai I’ve just got 2 new ones there white then they go green and purple in winter. Acer palmatum ukigumo But unfortunately there grafted and there quite dad so I’ll have to take cuttings this year. Acers are nice but very challenging I find. But I am a newbie 🤣 👍👍
@SJKurd Жыл бұрын
So nice 👍
@GrowingBonsai Жыл бұрын
Thank you! Cheers!
@FrostBiteBonsai Жыл бұрын
I know how to tap the maple trees! Hahaha! When I was very young, still in Quebec, I often helped my father and Uncles tap the trees and boil the sap to syrup at the sugar shack. I was very young, but a still have many memories. My father once tried to tap the maple tree in out front yard. It had been left growing wild with several trunks. Normally yo don't tap a tree like this or you can kill it. Same if you do not seal the hole after you remove the tap. I'm not sure if it was only because the tree would continue to bleed, I thought there were other reasons as well. Also the first sap in spring is different than the sap that runs after the leaves grow. It would be interesting to learn more!
@GrowingBonsai Жыл бұрын
Niiice! I am thinking about the video, but I am having a hard time understanding the concepts. Maples bleed differently from birch and grapes it seems! Lots of literature to cover, might not get this done in time..
@FrostBiteBonsai Жыл бұрын
@@GrowingBonsai Oh! I did not realize Maple and Birch would be different!! You can actually tap Birch trees and make syrup with their spring sap as well! The same as Maples. I assumed they would bleed in the same or similar way... Very interesting!
@gloriablanco7856 Жыл бұрын
Thank you 😊
@GrowingBonsai Жыл бұрын
Ever my pleasure
@JadedEvan Жыл бұрын
Question - would it be better to do this work after the first push of new growth in spring? The idea being to prune that first spring growth for a second flush with considerably less energy in the subsequent flush. The idea is that it "hits the brakes" on the tree to produce shorter internodes. Curious about your experiences with this strategy.
@GrowingBonsai Жыл бұрын
I work the tree in fall and after the first flush of growth.
@t.wosylukconstruction48922 ай бұрын
We live in north Georgia and have a Japanese maple and want to cut the trunk back and Bonsai it, what time of the year would be the best time
@jozefmoors1474 Жыл бұрын
Jelle when can I repot my trident and japanese maples? I live in the Netherlands. A Beni Maiko on my balcony already shows a couple of small leaves
@GrowingBonsai Жыл бұрын
Hi Josef, I am a bit different in this. Official advice: Repot once you have the buds starting to open. So once you have a bit of fluff around the branches (Check my potentilla "spring work" video. As I have MANY trees to repot, I start early, in winter. They do start a little slower then. (And in general, I do repots around the year, when I see a need). But yeah, optimal, "hazeoor stadium" when the first leaf-fluff comes from the bud.
@jozefmoors1474 Жыл бұрын
Thanks Jelle. I repotted my miyasama tridents yesterday so we'll see what happens. I read somewhere that you need to repot before they leaf out. Or else you are too late and than you'll have to wait till june
@GrowingBonsai Жыл бұрын
@@jozefmoors1474 I would say repotting when the buds are just opening is better than when all is still dormant, and even frosty. I do not know your weather but we had 1-3 degrees of frost last night. Looots of repotting window left. March is normal time for repotting in this part of Europe.
@yaroslavpronin5111 Жыл бұрын
I prune some very thin branches on Oriental Hornbeam and it started to bleed, before that I hadn't dealt with Hornbeam, is bleeding dangerous?
@GrowingBonsai Жыл бұрын
Nope. Bleeding is really just water with a few sugars in it. The water is replenished as long as you water, and the plant has loads of stored sugars
@japanesemaplesbonsai7133 Жыл бұрын
Love your videos. Can you tell me the best time to trunk chop please on a Japanese maple. I live in 🇬🇧 uk. Thanks
@GrowingBonsai Жыл бұрын
i prefer mid sprin, the tree is active, lots of time to start healing and little risk for excessive waterloss (bleed)
@japanesemaplesbonsai7133 Жыл бұрын
@@GrowingBonsai thank you so much I will wait for the first flush of leaves to harden then cut, thanks again!
@mike1968442 Жыл бұрын
I have a Japanese maples that I’m going to cut up tomorrow and hopefully it will root in my propagating box.
@GrowingBonsai Жыл бұрын
how did it go?
@dap83627 ай бұрын
Hi is there any update on this tree after its year of growth ? Thanks
@GrowingBonsai7 ай бұрын
Keep your eyes peeled for my "Spring Bleeding Bonsai" video, set for release end of this month!.
@jorritwillems40449 ай бұрын
Jelle, wanneer maak je de keuze om grote bomen terug te snoeien naar de bonsai maat die je wilt? Heb hier nog een grote acer staan voor een project
@GrowingBonsai8 ай бұрын
Als de stam rond 2/3 van de gewenste einddikte zit is vaak een goed moment als je een grote snoeiwond acceptabel vindt. En anders.. Elke 1-3 jaar.
@davidstokes925 Жыл бұрын
Might be a dummy but this one was a little above my head. After you were through, I could see why you did what you did.
@GrowingBonsai Жыл бұрын
Hey David, which part was unclear to you? In general, I opt for taper in my branches and try to avoid new big cuts, so my path is somewhat longer than the route others might take. I know I could have wired all branches and trimmed to profile and every year adjust.
@Bonsai_media10 ай бұрын
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@GrowingBonsai8 ай бұрын
:)
@bobcatbonsai Жыл бұрын
I am interested in sap flow in maples.
@GrowingBonsai Жыл бұрын
Thank you. I will look into it!
@aaronasissoard1098 Жыл бұрын
I have a huge Japanese maple in my backyard I want to air layer and one day put in a pot
@GrowingBonsai11 ай бұрын
Go for it!
@brucedeacon28 Жыл бұрын
👍👌👌🙂
@GrowingBonsai Жыл бұрын
:D
@AndrewTysingerVideo Жыл бұрын
Thanks for the video. But when you prune your trees like this, they will never grow naturally. When you cut branches halfway through, the trees have a trauma response- that's why you can see all the branches on your trees look like noodles. Even the trunks are the trees are lopped off arbitrarily, it's horrible. Everyone else, when you make a bonsai pruning cut, remember, always prune at a node, just outside the node. It mimics the way trees prune themselves, and will keep the natural structure.
@GrowingBonsai Жыл бұрын
Thanks for the tips! You may not have developed bonsai from scratch before. IF you have, maybe watch the video again and really pay attention to what I do. Not much arbitrarily going I can assure you.