I love the movement in the trunk and primary branches on the 1st Ash! The little mame has a very interesting trunk, too. The multitrunk and 3-trunk groupings are just as expressive as the single trunks, I love that!
@XaviersBonsaiRetreat4 ай бұрын
Thanks so much - all of them have had those basic shapes from finding them in the ground :)
@MrPirreE4 ай бұрын
I Iove them too, most seams to shy away from trees with compound leaves, I think they give a character. I have a Japanese rowan (Sorbus commixta). Have darker bark and more glossy leaves than the native ashes here. And a nice feature with ash/rowan is that they put flowers and nice berries with age.
@XaviersBonsaiRetreat4 ай бұрын
Something I will hopefully see in the future :)
@sueb13174 ай бұрын
Lots of fun! You really have got some great movement in your trees. The group plantings look so natural and well-placed. Started some ash from seed last year so really looking forward to watching them develop. Those little black leaf buds are pretty cool!
@XaviersBonsaiRetreat4 ай бұрын
They are definitely distinctive and at their best right now - the compound leaves are still small and dainty :)
@suer6664 ай бұрын
Great video again. I rescued an Ash from my daughters garden a couple of years ago. A bit chewed/styled by her dog.😂 I knew its not considered good for bonsai but it has a great trunk i couldnt resist
@XaviersBonsaiRetreat4 ай бұрын
Dog chewed are even better Sue! The only issue with ash can be managing the compound leaves...but truthfully, that isn't much different from trying to manage Redwood fronds? I love these for bonsai :)
@t3dwards134 ай бұрын
I prefer organic soils because they're free, and I water much less often, which helps when I'm out of town.
@XaviersBonsaiRetreat4 ай бұрын
I agree - I would struggle to manage these if I wasnt home everyday...and had no holidays either :(
@kamil_grabowski4 ай бұрын
I prefer an inorganic soil, but I get your point. ;) I have a feeling that there are to many people saying "this is the only right way to grow your bonsai."
@t3dwards134 ай бұрын
I love the round pot for the first tree!!! It allows you to have both fronts...Although I suppose that's possible in other shaped pots as well. Lol
@XaviersBonsaiRetreat4 ай бұрын
I don't hink I will ever really be able to chose - it depends on my mood mostly :)
@markjagger71394 ай бұрын
Excellent as always Xav
@XaviersBonsaiRetreat4 ай бұрын
Thanks for saying that Mark. It is a great hobby to have the time for :)
@nerinat83714 ай бұрын
Both are lovely tree and the pots as well 😊thx Xavier
@XaviersBonsaiRetreat4 ай бұрын
Cheers Nerina - hope all is well with your collection as you run through Autumn :)
@chrismarshall83214 ай бұрын
Nice work xavier. Love that 1st pot.
@XaviersBonsaiRetreat4 ай бұрын
It is definitely an old favourite of mine. I have the larger version of that for my Italian Alder.
@karenconquest4 ай бұрын
At 20:07 I see an Ent with it's arms waving about in the air!
@XaviersBonsaiRetreat4 ай бұрын
Definitely a potential Ent or two in this batch - I have a few more stashed away in pots for that purpose next year :)
@harrietb21414 ай бұрын
Very nice trees ,and beatiful pots😍🌳🌳🌳
@XaviersBonsaiRetreat4 ай бұрын
Thank you - that first pot was probably the first one I ever purchased back in 2002.
@Darkfire13004 ай бұрын
Alas! The Rowan (Sorbus aucuparia) tree is a member of the rose family (Rosaceae). Although called an "ash", it isn't one (Fraxinus) which is in the olive and lilac family. Weird huh? You don't see them here in Boise very much any more because of their susceptibility to fire blight. And our ash trees are dying in droves because of the green ash borer. Love ash trees whether "mountain" or actual but not a good bet here.
@XaviersBonsaiRetreat4 ай бұрын
Poor you - I shall make sure to keep one of my ash on your bench :)
@marosbonsai4 ай бұрын
Lovely trees, Xavier 👍 I have a couple of them, and I would say they are heavily underestimated as bonsai trees. I was repotting one in my last video. Maybe you saw it. Cheers.
@XaviersBonsaiRetreat4 ай бұрын
Oops - I definitely need to play catch up with your high quality videos and material. I have finally reached the point where all repots have been done and I now have a restful couple of weeks before I hit the pruning :)
@t3dwards134 ай бұрын
Just had to double check that you wanted pics of our "ash" at the end.😂
@XaviersBonsaiRetreat4 ай бұрын
You can never be quite sure what you will get with that statement :)
@bonsaiexpression4 ай бұрын
Ive just pulled 2 ash out my garden thatbhave been growing for the last 3 years. We all love free trees. Oh e45 should sort that rash out too. 🤣 Good video Xavier 👍🏼
@XaviersBonsaiRetreat4 ай бұрын
Cheers Christophe
@kamil_grabowski4 ай бұрын
Mr Rhino seems to be a great bonsai guard. 😂
@XaviersBonsaiRetreat4 ай бұрын
Just a shame he is afraid of birds when there is any moss about :)
@uppergorple4 ай бұрын
Only ever tried one ash, a bent bargain from a nursery. Never really backbudded and the leaves never significantly reduced. Then there was a heatwave while I was away... Might have another go.
@XaviersBonsaiRetreat4 ай бұрын
Strange - mine all backbud profusely...without doing anything special. I have never managed to reduc eleaf size but what I do is remove one or two of the leaf pairs on the compound structure. This seems to work well. Same issue i often find when working with the Dawn redwoods :)
@FrostBiteBonsai4 ай бұрын
Hmmmm.... We have several Ash types here as well. Mountain ash with the red berries. I think there are several kinds of Mountain ash too. The seed I collected from the Black Ash did not sprout. I will try again. I did collect a couple Mountain ash, but, no luck. Yours look great. They seem very smooth.
@XaviersBonsaiRetreat4 ай бұрын
Thanks Marysol. These grow like weeds around here and you can literally pull them up in clumps :)
@trybonsai4 ай бұрын
Another amazing and informative video..we don't have Ash but it's really great to see🎉🎉
@XaviersBonsaiRetreat4 ай бұрын
Thank you - but I know you have so much more variety than we do :)
@BonsaiForRoman4 ай бұрын
In a video "forgot my front" - you are not alone with that 😂.
@XaviersBonsaiRetreat4 ай бұрын
That happens far too many times for me to be any good at this hobby :)
@BonsaiForRoman4 ай бұрын
@@XaviersBonsaiRetreat 😂
@givetanks4 ай бұрын
ash really like your ash!
@XaviersBonsaiRetreat4 ай бұрын
Thanks - such an underused tree in my opinion.
@TheBonsaiGarden4 ай бұрын
Not one I have in my collection - they have never appealed.😮 I’m not even sure I could recognise one in a line up. That first tree has some nice movement in it.
@XaviersBonsaiRetreat4 ай бұрын
They are probably all around your neighbourhood. You would recognise them from the '8-lobe' compound leaf :)
@KennetDeBondt4 ай бұрын
I like these: the new front on the first one is nice. Grts Kennet
@XaviersBonsaiRetreat4 ай бұрын
Thanks Kennet - the first tree is definitely a favourite of mine
@Bonsaicrazy4 ай бұрын
Great video xav My Tanuki is not doing so well xav may have to get more trees in autumn
@XaviersBonsaiRetreat4 ай бұрын
Oh no? Are you talking about your rhino larch or another one?
@Bonsaicrazy4 ай бұрын
@@XaviersBonsaiRetreat the big Tanuki xav
@TheMrjoehughes4 ай бұрын
It’s funny how amazed us English people are when the sun actually comes out and shines on the garden lol
@XaviersBonsaiRetreat4 ай бұрын
So true - love your Stallone pic :)
@bonsaikastur4 ай бұрын
Ashes make excellent begginers bonsai, but very difficult advanced bonsai. You won't see many "finished" ashes. I started with ashes 30years ago, and still have 3 from that era. They still seem pre-bonsai
@XaviersBonsaiRetreat4 ай бұрын
That is very interesting. Is there any chance you can send me pcitures of these - I would love to see how far you have got. Why do you think they are so difficult to 'finish'?
@oachkatzlsmum4 ай бұрын
Lovely trees, beautiful pots. 😍👏 My ashes (I’ve got some, growen from seeds) also improved nicely since last year. Although none of them flushed out a second time after pruning (in May). I wonder if you experienced similar behavior? Unfortunately there is an ugly disease which kills a lot of ashes in nature in my area. They propagate quite easy, so I hope they will overcome the disease. Anything like this in Britain? Cheers 🙋♀️ Martina
@XaviersBonsaiRetreat4 ай бұрын
I haven't enountered any issues with my trees but that doesnt mean there isn't the same problem around the country. I know the US get hit by problems too. Mine do produce a second flush...but it is not a certainty.
@katedodd794 ай бұрын
@@XaviersBonsaiRetreat - You are very lucky Xav. In my area of Coventry we must have the "ash die-back" disease in some local tress because over the past 4/5 years I have had 2 very promising Ash saplings and both had ash die-back and I lost them (even though I had just been letting them grow out, so no harsh pruning etc) 😢
@thebrightsidepotteryandbonsai4 ай бұрын
That looks like Ent potential that first one.
@XaviersBonsaiRetreat4 ай бұрын
Definitely a future lays in Fangorn for this :)
@bonsaisn4 ай бұрын
Hello ❤
@XaviersBonsaiRetreat4 ай бұрын
Hi, thanks for dropping in to show your support :)
@karenconquest4 ай бұрын
ooops! 6:25
@XaviersBonsaiRetreat4 ай бұрын
I've rechecked that time point 3 times and I'm still not sure what you discovered :)
@harrietb21414 ай бұрын
Hi Xavier
@XaviersBonsaiRetreat4 ай бұрын
Hi Harriet - how are your trees doing?
@harrietb21414 ай бұрын
@@XaviersBonsaiRetreat not to good. It,s Very cold in Sweden, today its even snowing. I don’t have a greenhouse, but I have covered the benches with thick plactic , and PUT the new rootpruned ones under. I hope they make it 🙏🏻🙏🏻
@GrowingBonsai4 ай бұрын
ooohw.. I just got an ash. I need to come and do an internship with you. Can I?
@XaviersBonsaiRetreat4 ай бұрын
Only if you want to learn better ways on killing bonsai :) You are always welcome - especially if you want to give me a crash course in Juniper later this year :)
@GrowingBonsai4 ай бұрын
@@XaviersBonsaiRetreat lets do this!!
@XaviersBonsaiRetreat4 ай бұрын
@@GrowingBonsai I will have a spare room by August this year. You would be more than welcome 😁
@brucedeacon284 ай бұрын
👍👌🙂
@XaviersBonsaiRetreat4 ай бұрын
Thanks Bruce
@ScottTheExperimentalist4 ай бұрын
lol re-poot 😂
@XaviersBonsaiRetreat4 ай бұрын
Cheers Scott - it is never a good thing to take life too seriously :)
@mattb5384 ай бұрын
But did you water it?!?😁
@XaviersBonsaiRetreat4 ай бұрын
Now I need to go back and rewatch the video to see what you were referring to :)
@mattb5384 ай бұрын
@@XaviersBonsaiRetreat You never showed, or mentioned, watering them. It's a standard for repotting videos.