Pruning & Rootwork when Developing Bonsai Trunks

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6 ай бұрын

Growing out bonsai trunks in the ground requires regular maintenance. Create a better Nebari when field growing bonsai trunks. Work the bonsai roots pruning them back which creates taper and ramification in the roots. Then prune back sacrifice branches to avoid big cut marks on bonsai and induce taper and movement in the branches.
After pruning roots and branches it is time to plant the tree back in the ground. Let the tree grow and in 2-4 years it is time to do this all over again.

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@pesoverwatch9324 2 ай бұрын

So all that can be done in the winter, good to know, gives me a lot to do this winter (just started with bonsai, so all the knowledge I suck up, I am a sucker but don't cut me off)

@rebeccahunter725 6 ай бұрын

12:57 or the horse doing unauthorised pruning! My maples and zelcova are a lot shorter than I had intended them to be at midsummer, but at least the horse is happy!!

@GrowingBonsai 6 ай бұрын

:) Ah well, happy horse, happy rider.

@FrostBiteBonsai 6 ай бұрын

Great video! I need to fence a place to keep the critters out so I can plant in the ground!

@christymartin6281 3 ай бұрын

I had to build a cage for my bench to keep the packrats from killing my trees. I am contemplating putting this cage over my raised bed for trees in the ground, which will deter deer also (and my roommate's horses).

@FrostBiteBonsai 3 ай бұрын

@@christymartin6281 Here the rabbits will eat everything above the snow and the mice, voles and moles eat everything under the snow. Need a fine wire mesh that has also a mesh floor. Sneaky buggers... Deer and moose here too, but the horses are way down the road, I wish they were in my yard LOL

@christymartin6281 3 ай бұрын

@@FrostBiteBonsai I used 1/2" hardware cloth, there is probably a smaller size.

@Bonsaicare86 6 ай бұрын

Hy Jelle, thanks for the cool video, I have a lot of plants in my garden but I often tend to forget them

@sueb1317 6 ай бұрын

Great demonstration - enjoy the tips, your pruning strategies, and seeing the structure development. Do you prune your ground-planted trees yearly - or just when you lift to work on the roots?

@GrowingBonsai 6 ай бұрын

It depends on the growth they put on, the size of wounds I find acceptable and the time I take. I do look at them at least twice a year for pruning needs.

@jaiprakashpathak8974 6 ай бұрын

Wonderful........... Really a great way to get a fat trunk in a short period of time. 👏

@GrowingBonsai 6 ай бұрын

Just a short near-decade, and lots of lessons learne on what to avoid!

@ChillGuyBonsai 6 ай бұрын

Thanks, this video is very informative. I'm trying to grow the trunk on my Japanese maple, and I'll try some of these tricks.

@GrowingBonsai 6 ай бұрын

ENjoy the process!

@JohnThurlbeck 6 ай бұрын

Excellent ideas, Jelle! Thank you! 🤟

@GrowingBonsai 6 ай бұрын

Glad you like them!

@nerinat8371 6 ай бұрын

Thanks for an excellent video Jelle

@GrowingBonsai 6 ай бұрын

My pleasure!

@scheers100 6 ай бұрын

Nice projects.i got my first trees in the ground last year. Looking forward to this stage. Patience is practiced 😊

@GrowingBonsai 6 ай бұрын

You can do it!

@mattbrennan647 6 ай бұрын

Great tutorial as usual Jelle. Thanks, keep growing

@GrowingBonsai 6 ай бұрын

My pleasure! More to come!

@FrytzTilean 6 ай бұрын

Hi Jelle, Ik ben nog niet zo lang bezig met bonsai maar jouw filmpjes hebben enorm geholpen. Dank! Zou ik mogen vragen welke rooting hormonen jij aan zou raden en waar ik die in NL het beste kan kopen.

@XaviersBonsaiRetreat 6 ай бұрын

Great video and you answered my bigger question right at the end. I have a few I started in beds last 2 years so I shall lift them and have a look in March. Cheers Jelle

@GrowingBonsai 6 ай бұрын

Glad it was helpful, even if you had to wait till the end!

@MIMMO4068 6 ай бұрын

Ottimo video👍

@GrowingBonsai 6 ай бұрын

Grazie Mille

@drfreddave9020 6 ай бұрын

The linden tree scar looks cool

@GrowingBonsai 6 ай бұрын

Thx. I do hope it ages well. Guess I will eventually flip it, as I have better ones in my field

@bonsaibythesea 6 ай бұрын

I need to get some in the ground nice video cheers 😮

@GrowingBonsai 6 ай бұрын

Yes you do! go for it

@thenaturecreater8906 6 ай бұрын

Great video thanks jelle!

@GrowingBonsai 6 ай бұрын

My pleasure!

@CalnickySeattle 6 ай бұрын

Do you need to use cut past on those big roots you trimmed? Great video on developing deciduous bonsai. Will plant my lindens and crabs out!

@GrowingBonsai 6 ай бұрын

No need; WIhout they even are better at resprouting new roots.

@paulgeddert6125 6 ай бұрын

Great video.

@GrowingBonsai 6 ай бұрын

Thanks for the visit

@Javanesetropicalbonsai 6 ай бұрын

Wow nice,, i like it👍

@stevetippin 6 ай бұрын

I have been thinking about this video for 2 weeks now and I want to start my own garden like yours. Thanks for the inspiration. I have an idea that is either brilliant or ridiculous so I thought that I would ask you for your opinion. I know that you use a slab of thin rock to keep the roots growing outwards and not downwards but what if it was a piece of window screen mesh? The downside is that roots would try to grow through it and self-girdle in the mesh and it might be difficult to remove afterwards. But this is exactly why I think that it would be beneficial because it will stop the downward roots from thickening and act as an air-pruning device creating more thinner roots. Am I crazy?

@GrowingBonsai 6 ай бұрын

Mesh becomes a mess as you indicated. Give it a try, but .. I have had bad luck with it.

@anthonyo99 2 ай бұрын

What kind of clippers are you using? They are cool!

@OutsidethePot 6 ай бұрын

I look for trees that have or will have in a reasonable trunk soon. You can strip years off the completion of a tree if you look for the right tree. At 62 I don’t look for long term projects. I like to see my trees and bushes come yo fruition.

@GrowingBonsai 6 ай бұрын

Each to their own way. I also enjoy the process. Next to younger material I have a fair number of more mature trees. But I think even at 75 I would still be taking cuttings.