spring work (slightly delayed)

[@rodschroeder1048]

Great to hear from you.

[@smalltrees]

Thanks! I'm sorry for the leave of absence but I'm back on track.

[@rodschroeder1048]

@@smalltrees Glad to hear things are going better.

[@pod054321]

Finally, some action from my favorite bonsai channel

[@smalltrees]

That means a lot, it really does. Thank you.

[@AlexBraunton]

Welcome back man! It's great to have you on my screen again

[@smalltrees]

Thank you! I should be getting back to regular uploads soon. My schedule is tight but I'll work around it.

[@lucassimmons9112]

Happy to see you again! Thanks for sharing

[@smalltrees]

Thank you, I'm happy you're here with me!

[@XaviersBonsaiRetreat]

Great video and i would never have guessed that the tree would have been cut back that fire! Cheers, Xav

[@smalltrees]

Thank you! I didn't really have a lot of other options unless I wanted the tree to be a lot taller. It is in an awkward in-between stage right now but hopefully it will look a lot better as it grows a little more.

[@XaviersBonsaiRetreat]

@@smalltrees So true - this is probably one of the hardest things for newer bonsai enthusiasts to master. Go big, Go bad, Go better :)

[@Chris-oq6kn]

Great to see more videos from u! Tree is looking good

[@smalltrees]

Thank you! I think it will get a lot better within a couple of years. There's another video coming out in about 2.5 hours and that tree is an absolute mess, so it will be interesting to see how it progresses (or if it flops).

[@timpack8882]

Greetings from Alaska! Great to see you uploading again. I enjoy and learn from all of your videos but really hoping to see how your trees planted on wire mesh are doing. I have two varieties of crabapple and some maples native to Alaska that I’m hoping to use your root techniques on in the Spring. Which is April, here ;). Living vicariously through your channel until then :)

[@smalltrees]

Hey there! I'm interested to see as well. They didn't seem to grow as well as I would have hoped, but maybe the roots have done something interesting. I'll keep on working, and hopefully you'll see some neat things to try when you finally thaw out.

[@MsSaudm]

thank you You have been missed

[@smalltrees]

I am happy to be back. I feel like I have a fresh outlook on everything and I hope that it translates into good and interesting work. Thanks for sticking with me!

[@mikeymcmaple452]

Nice to have you back again!

[@smalltrees]

Thank you! I'm happy to be back. I'm a little rusty, but I'll get back into the hang of things soon.

[@miketabback2635]

Welcome home we missed you.

[@smalltrees]

That's really kind. It feels nice to be back!

[@lefthandluke8923]

Glad you're back!

[@smalltrees]

Thank you! I'm excited to get back into the swing of things.

[@OddBonsai]

Looking good. Big chops. I'm curious how long it would take to heal the large lower cut. Looking forward to seeing updates on your other projects as well.

[@smalltrees]

Yeah, this one was a bit of a mess. I haven't actually looked at it since the spring, so I have no idea what it looks like right now. I'll probably focus on that lower cut when I work it. Hopefully the forming callous is smooth. For this weekend, I'm going to try to get most of my pomegranates dug, and then work the tree in this video along with two others. I may edit and release a video of one of the others tonight if I have time.

[@OddBonsai]

@@smalltrees It wasn't a critique. I would have probably made the same chops. Looking forward for the next video.

[@smalltrees]

I gotcha. We'll see, hopefully it can be turned into something nice.

[@naturgeist]

Heeeey! I am so glad to have you back! ☺️✨💚

[@smalltrees]

Thank you! I'm glad to be back. I forgot how much I enjoy doing this.

[@maregk1196]

Greetings from Poland! Next time when u have that kind of work try to use dremel. Its way easier to make it clean and remove all wood you need.

[@smalltrees]

Hello! When I filmed this, i didn't know where my removal bits were located for the dremel. I have bought a new set for this year's work.

[@baldyeti]

Kind comment Diggin the big chop! I can see what you mean on the angle/taper. But you’d have to lose that first branch to get it. Lookin good, brother.

[@smalltrees]

Kind reply I don't think I got there with the cut on this video. I imagine that I'll have to pay it some attention when I work it this weekend. Hopefully it will get there. Thanks man, I appreciate it.

[@arnoldmmbb]

Updates on the fusion project soon?

[@smalltrees]

Yes, I'm not sure when it will be done, probably in a month or so. I am going to move it to a different location this year to try to speed up the growth a little. It still has most of its leaves as well so it needs a little time to rest before it gets worked on.

[@stormdrifter7904]

Great to see you uploading again (Also I was the 69th like. Nice.)

[@smalltrees]

Lol, nice. Thank you! It feels good to be making videos again.

[@beth7467]

I probably just missed hearing you at the start of the video, but what kind of tree is this that you're working on?

[@antwonevis5249]

Hey caught you early 😉

[@smalltrees]

Haha, I put this one up nice and early for the early risers!

[@andrewkraft431]

Welcome back! Good to see some of your work! - @wood_krafft_bonsai

[@smalltrees]

Thank you! Glad to be back!