Repotting My Douglas Fir Trees, The Bonsai Zone, March 2024

This is the first repotting of my Douglas Fir (Pseudotsuga menziesii) trees since I got them in Oct of 2018. I'm potting each of the trees in individual pots.
To see previous videos of these Douglas Fir bonsai, click on the playlist here...
• Douglas Fir bonsai
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[@baldyeti]

Skill, knowledge, charisma, Nigel has it all, in spades! Fantastic root work, good sir!!!

[@TheBonsaiZone]

Thank you kindly Yeti!!

[@mattbrennan647]

Nice to know that I’m not the only one who has run out of soil in the middle of repotting 😂

[@aris_balcony]

Hello :) I want to thank you for your informative videos. They help me a lot and I am looking fordward to more videos. :-D Best regards, Ari

[@thenaturecreater8906]

I can not belive you got those trees back i 2018. Time flys when your having fun in the bonsai zone! And love the camera. I think the image it's much better

[@TheBonsaiZone]

Thanks 👍

[@chrismarshall8321]

They have come on really well now. I remember when you got them all tall and folded but look great now.

[@patsfreund9164]

Loved that you worked on these beauties.

[@michaelmott7402]

I’m glad I got to watch this one Nigel what a excellent job you did with the root system very well done. These trees are going to be beautiful by the end of the summer. I can’t wait for the next video that you make on them and see how they progress after all the work you have done.❤

[@craft-o-matic399]

The aroma must be dreamy! I love the smell of the Douglas Fir! Takes me back to childhood and our Douglas Fir Christmas trees! Lisa

[@growclipbonsaiforseniors1951]

Those are 3 cool looking DF's with a choice root system. Dr. Nigel is in the house and working on his 3 patients.

[@jballenger9240]

Yeah, Bonsai Supply! You introduced Jerome and Mari in an episode when they were visiting Canada (was that Toronto?), before they moved to Georgia. I’ve always been pleased with any purchases from them.

[@BlueJayBonsai]

Excellent work on Dougie! I am sure he is thankful you didn't cut his hair as well after the work on his toenails. 😆

[@Steves_Backyard_Bonsai]

Tuning in at the last moment, but glad to be here

[@moonwatcher922]

Love the bears and animals in your fantastic landscapes!!!!!!!!!!!

[@Thimbrethil]

Hi Nigel, I’m catching up, because I was away for few days. To be honest I didn’t have much hope for those Firs, but glad that they made it ^^. Mycoriza on those roots was beautiful! We shall see how they will look in 2-3 years time ;) can’t wait. Lots of love

[@lukasmihara]

I'll have to get used to seeing those three Douglas Firs separately, but I don't think it'll take long, because they look good on their own already!

[@FrostBiteBonsai]

Those are cool trees! I remember when you got them, all wrapped in plastic. Can't believe that was 2018. Doesn't seem that long age...

[@trybonsai]

Really great video 🎉🎉

[@leszekrybak5067]

Hi Nigel, good to see these trees developed the roots the way they did... they came out of the mountain soil with pretty much no fine roots. And one-sided they were as they were all collected on the steep slope. Th large one has roots all around now - good sign of good health and trees getting used to your climate. Surprised that the small one did not make it, usually the younger the seedlings are the better they take the collection from the wild... or maybe it only looked young? Who knows... hard to believe it was almost 6 years ago... time sure flies, feels like it was yesterday... All the best.

[@TheBonsaiZone]

Hello Leszek, yes time flies!!!! I hope the trees do well after this root pruning, the small one you brought me the second time you visited is doing really, really well!!! Thanks so much my friend!!!

[@craft-o-matic399]

I've been waiting for this Nigel! Lisa

[@growclipbonsaiforseniors1951]

DF#1, Cool! Nice work on the root system by the good doctor. DF#2, Great surgical skill by the good doctor shown. Nice idea on DF#2 pot, triple layer of soil. Excellent root surgery on DF#3 by the good doctor. That is why Dr. Nigel is our #1 root surgeon.All 3 DF's are now in great shape for this new growing season.

[@apostlewoody]

Good stuff, as always !!

[@mattbrennan647]

Those trees have sure come a long way since being transported to Canada in your friends suitcase

[@paulschaefer5241]

You must be having a really early spring this year. I live in the states. Here. the willows and maples are just thinking about budding. it will be at least 6 tyo 8 weeks before we have any buds on the conifers. Douglas firs are native to my area.

[@givetanks]

Glad the camera is working out - My replacement comes today! Oh nice tree's btw

[@sanitychelle]

Yum, I can smell the douglas fir from here just by watching them! They're great to work on, I find they really can take a beating and come away so well.

[@dk2614]

Watching this video on my phone I hear what sounds like Darth Vader breathing in the background.

[@skrounst]

I have a single douglas fir seedling that germinated (from my 20 or so seeds I got online), survived being damped off, survived the hot humid mid atlantic summer, and just went through his first potting from a seed cup. I hope I live long enough to see it become something like that first tree, rugged, and natural looking, but still with charm and style. I know you arent a big fan of literati style trees, but the second two, last one especially, has some cool potential in that style. Good stuff as always Nigel!

[@TheBonsaiZone]

Awesome, yes germinating a seed is just the start, usually out of 25 seeds that germinate, only a hand full make it to become a bonsai!!

[@danieldoucet340]

Hi did you have any New about your bonsaï dragon pot .

[@TheBonsaiZone]

Nothing yet!!

[@ChadAfrika]

I'm quite excited to see the completed "The Pottery Zone" creations.

[@brucedeacon28]

👍👌👌

[@ccopacean]

The 166s like was mine🎉

[@Keaganhuntley]

Foist

[@michaelcowart6100]

Nigel, do you remove the rocks when you water? I have used that technique and found that the soil stays pretty dry under the rocks

[@TheBonsaiZone]

I do sometimes, but I find the round rocks better, the water just flows around them and gets into the soil easily!

[@suneetsingh7745]

Do we need to apply the same process on roots as we apply for branches of a conifer to keep the sap flowing?

[@TheBonsaiZone]

Yes, I would, it is very risky to take an older root back unless it has some roots still coming off of it. Younger roots are Ok to take back a little harder!

[@suneetsingh7745]

@@TheBonsaiZone oopsies... Then I believe I might loose a new juniper chinensis , I went all Suneet mode on roots 😝

[@MukeshMPillai]

Hello