Just started bonsai took a month for me to find your channel. I have to say you are my favorite out of the bunch! Cheers sir for your years of videos for me to catch up on. Thanks
@twodogsyyc67293 жыл бұрын
Welcome to the community. You've done well finding Nigel I'm sure you'll enjoy every video.
@nolesfan89003 жыл бұрын
Absolutely the best. Been watching from the very beginning. You picked a winner Eric.
@LetsDoBonsai3 жыл бұрын
Couldn't agree with you more!! NIgel is the Best!!
@bethsabath2 жыл бұрын
His name origin is "Black Sand".
@SamDoeckeAussiebonsaibloke3 жыл бұрын
Thanks for the update Nigel. Things are really growing well. Lots of work for 1 man 😀😀
@-ChrisD3 жыл бұрын
Wow, cool story! I love it👍🏻 I'm so glad you do updates and a walk through periodically too! Another great video!!
@SequoiaElisabeth3 жыл бұрын
Love the Penjing, it is looking so good.
@romino233 жыл бұрын
yep, can't wait to see some "work" on it soon..
@sophiaangelini43682 жыл бұрын
Good to see the Sequoia seedlings slumbering betwixt Ficus Fancy and the Gooseberry Twins
@mattaustralian65843 жыл бұрын
The Penjing is awesome. Thanks Nigel for showing us what you do. love it
@DakotaDS2 жыл бұрын
Thanks, Nigel!
@rebeccahunter7253 жыл бұрын
It is a good reminder to prune for future benefit. I have some oaks that need the hard decisions to be taken - both with the roots and the branches!
@rainbowstar4360 Жыл бұрын
You have such a beautiful garden
@ebenoid664310 ай бұрын
It’s really cool that we can take seeds from trees that may be significant in history to be able to grow a clone of the same tree.👍 another reason to love the hobby
@denisemac1183 жыл бұрын
Love your videos!
@TheBonsaiZone3 жыл бұрын
Thanks Denise!!!!
@johnpereira95943 жыл бұрын
I really enjoyed that
@alvarolupinacci6413 жыл бұрын
Nice to see that the mini pencil cactus made its way from Brazil to Canada and it is thriving nicely!! Eventually it will put nice yellow flowers!!
@fredgrech14983 жыл бұрын
Great video your bougainvillea plant is looking gorgeous with all the flowers
@urouroniwa3 жыл бұрын
I keep thinking your trees are looking better and better. From when I first started watching your channel many years ago, my uneducated opinion is that you've really improved a lot. But then I also realise that I've started to really enjoy the "sticks" :-) I finally have a yard again after many, many years and my wife and I have been growing many plants. I just love looking at the buds and leaves and tiny branches poking out. I love looking at how it's growing and imagining how I'm going to prune it. So many joyous things that you've brought to my life! Thanks!
@Rblock7773 жыл бұрын
This was very interesting
@martifish3 жыл бұрын
It’s a shame the original Royal Oak got destroyed glad your keeping it relatives alive Nigel.
@ashleybonner54233 жыл бұрын
Wait, the original was destroyed?? What blasphemy us this??
@martifish3 жыл бұрын
@@ashleybonner5423 since the 1700s to many people took souvenirs
@craft-o-matic23773 жыл бұрын
I think you are having a banner year with your trees Nigel! They all look so beautiful! Exciting new trees! Just amazing content! Thank you! Lisa
@patsfreund91643 жыл бұрын
Always a pleasure to watch your videos as you give clear explanations of your decisions in styling. So nice of you to get the gooseberries for the two ducks. Do you have a video in which you show how you made the penjing with the houses/trees? I'd love to see that. You have accomplished in that work what many of us in this hobby are seeking to do. Stay safe and healthy.
@rodneyclifford25053 жыл бұрын
awesome video Nigel best thing about the bonsai zone you learn some history but best of all you learn more about bonsai
@natrjack9653 жыл бұрын
Love it Nigel you picked a tree that I love .. nice to be growing your piece of the commonwealth 🇬🇧🇨🇦...
@hyperionhelios1903 жыл бұрын
Love seeing the 3D printed pots!
@TobyJin3 жыл бұрын
Your oaks are doing really well, I have 2 similar sized English oaks to yours and one is in the ground so I can get it to thicken up, interested to see what shape you'll develop yours into the future.
@rman80283 жыл бұрын
Am I missing the premieres? I know that the last 2 or 3 I caught just as they ended, and those were about 3 weeks ago. Now, love what you're doing with the oaks! Cashews doing good! Baobabs are coming along. Looks like you have the feather blight under control. I just started having antler blight to deal with on my plum seedling. Our 40°+ heat hasn't helped except for my prairie prickly pear. Overall, great bonsai collection there, Nigel!
@twodogsyyc67293 жыл бұрын
Thanks again for a great video. Royal Oaks are something special.
@3apa3a4eva3 жыл бұрын
Hi Nigel! Than penjing is looking amazing! Looking forward the video on that. Have a nice day!
@RainyDayz Жыл бұрын
Thanks for sharing this! I’m really curious as to how those Oaks are looking now…
@danutashayler342 жыл бұрын
Your great Nigel. Thanks for the video.
@jameschicken74822 жыл бұрын
would love another update on these oaks.
@BlueSkyBonsai3 жыл бұрын
Love English oaks! I had to bring acorns back from England, they don't grow in the wilderness here in Spain. They're similar to the Pyrenean oaks (the ones that I promised to send you some seedlings... waiting til autumn when they won't die in the post) But the English oaks definitely grow faster and bigger. OTOH you can get smaller leaves on the Pyreneans, so you can make smaller bonsai with them.
@matthewcampbell58773 жыл бұрын
I can't see your hairdressing business taking off if "Just a little off the top" results in a single branch! :-D Love the video as always. Thank you Nigel.
@TheBonsaiZone3 жыл бұрын
Yes, they are sending out new branches now, exciting to see!
@nickgillespie82342 жыл бұрын
I'm trying an experiment, I took 5 acorn sprouts and used grafting tape and wire to bind them together as a fuzing bonsai so far it is fuzing together and doing very well
@catherinerigaux68253 жыл бұрын
Hello Nigel its wonderfull the bonsaï garden 👏👏👏👍👋from 🇫🇷
@jballenger92403 жыл бұрын
Phenomenal growth!!!!
@EverythingPlants3 жыл бұрын
What an extremely interesting video. Hello from Regina, Saskatchewan!
@mattbrennan6473 жыл бұрын
Everything is looking great. Did your ginkgo survive? Keep growing. Thanks
@3apa3a4eva3 жыл бұрын
Yep, I wonder about the ginkgo as well, poor thing. :(
@uncleted19633 жыл бұрын
We have a number of Royal Oak’s in Australia too. Planted in commemoration of the same event. Great idea to grow acorns from them…
@TheBonsaiZone3 жыл бұрын
Cool Andrew, amazing how they sent trees out all over the Commonwealth!
@marysoldeeley22183 жыл бұрын
I loved it all! Even the abominable soil beasts!!
@jmmvangoor3 жыл бұрын
Dear Nigel, I like your video's, I only see you never wire trees?
@cor39443 жыл бұрын
He’s not fond of wireing
@henrylobos4343 жыл бұрын
Henry Hi Nigel. I like watching you trim your bonsai. The results you achieve are beautiful and they look like they are second nature to you. I have an issue with a large bonsai that I am bringing back from near death. It is a very large ficus. The trunk is thicker than a can of sofa. Is there anyway of getting some suggestions from you on how to trim it. I have been nursing it fir a couple of years and the leaves are finally growing back in with some vigour. I’m afraid to cut any branches off and remove any of the growth that has finally come back. It does need a trim, I just don’t want to ruin it! I have pictures I could send to you if I knew where to send them.
@TheBonsaiZone3 жыл бұрын
My email is... thekwbonsaisociety@gmail.com I'll try and help!
@mangeshthawre4163 жыл бұрын
Cityscape penjig is coming out so well, i m eager to see planting on Ta Pohrm temple🌳
@MrJcalvino3 жыл бұрын
I agree on showing more trunk and display the future amazing bark but as it in 11:10 your trunk is straight, little taper and with no movement. I think is better to prune to a one of those low branches that you pruned to achieve movement and taper. In 5 years doing this you end up with a nice trunk. Prune in winter, let grow for the rest of year and repeat.
@leneecasteel20053 жыл бұрын
Hi Nigel!! I actually winced when you did those lower cuts on the first oak. I went back to watch the cuts again and I noticed that they would have made some good starts all on their own. Have you ever done air layering? You are so good that I have no doubt that they would all have struck. I haven't tried layering with oaks, but I don't see why it wouldn't work on them. I think you could get root development quick enough that it wouldn't have created any noticeably larger pruning scars by the time you cut them off. I don't remember seeing you do an air layer, so I had to ask. Thank you so much for your videos!! I love your personality and all the info you share, and I really appreciate all the updates. Some bonsai artists show the work they are doing for the video, and then you rarely see any follow-up. Have a great week, Nigel!!
@RosarioCostanzo3 жыл бұрын
Hi Nigel, it's pretty common to see ruined or deformed leaves in almond seedlings. Actually, it's very common in all almond trees! Leaves are very delicate and they usually become damaged, deformed or yellow. Sometimes, especially in hot days, almond trees can even partially defoliate themselves. That's what they usually do here in nature and pots too
@TheBonsaiZone3 жыл бұрын
Thanks so much, very good to know, I won't worry so much now!!
@RosarioCostanzo3 жыл бұрын
@@TheBonsaiZone you're welcome, dear Nigel. Almond trees are strong ones with very delicate foliage
@rRobertSmith2 жыл бұрын
Seems like you could have potted those root cuttings and started another tree?! That is what I would have done, the worse thing that can happen is they don't grow and fail. The best thing is that in two years you have another tree!
@ashleybonner54233 жыл бұрын
Lovely work, Nige! I will email you after I finished putting the cleaning laundry away (the missus is putting me to work!)
@paulschaefer52413 жыл бұрын
As a general rule the Japanese like to try and have a trunk size that is such that the finished height of the tree is about 6 times the thickness of the trunk. Of course like just about everything else in this art, this is only a guideline and not a steadfast rule.
@goo7573 жыл бұрын
i like the brown buck ....... BUT i love that roster he makes me giggle every time i hear him xD
@peterw28453 жыл бұрын
Hi Nigel , I oaks are my favourite tree by far , my first lot of bonsai oaks I tried , I cut the tap roots off and they all died , ( whether that was the cause of death one will never know ) so that why I was interested in what you were going to do with them , I never knew abou king George oak, I have 3 King Charles ( Boscobel) oaks I’m growing ( about the size of yours 3-4 years old ) and I really don’t want to loose them , I have a few forests of oaks of unknown species which I can probably experiment with . Anyways as soon as spring gets going down here in oz I will be off on an oak tree journey . Thanks as always for the great video and advise … Peter , Tasmania
@TenHayoutube3 жыл бұрын
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@growgardening3 жыл бұрын
I have a delonix regia pre-bonsai tree which is about 3 or 4 years old. Used to be 2, one died because of the summer heat. Really interested to see how you shape yours.
@waterlover3 жыл бұрын
I should try to send you some California valley oak seeds and blue oak seeds
@michaelduncan6287 Жыл бұрын
Love your channel, been following for several yrs. I'm torn between clip and grow vs wiring,,,, got @ half and half. Question / request ¿?¿ Any chance one could get some acorns from the Royal oak you featured ?
@shvshvhkv86083 жыл бұрын
👌👌👌...!!!
@candimilliard20562 жыл бұрын
My father is 80 this year! And he's a long time bonsai artist - and the traditional 80 gift is OAK! I'm not quite versed so not sure at what stage to get the oak? Can you help? I'm located in CT, USA. Thanks Candi
@TheBonsaiZone2 жыл бұрын
Hello Candi, try looking for a bonsai club in your area, they should be able to steer you in the right direction!!
@candimilliard20562 жыл бұрын
@@TheBonsaiZone Thank you
@sigitkamboja60783 жыл бұрын
Verry nice
@kestane123chesmo Жыл бұрын
whats the potting medium nigil ? it looks very lean how could those trees flourish in it ?
@stevenlowe8089 Жыл бұрын
I'm currently growing a royal oak in a very very small pot. Is it recommended I use a large pot, tree is about 3 months old.
@JustMyThreeCents2 ай бұрын
I'm in zone 7, can I hard prune now on my oak? It's about 3 years old and it's too high for my liking of development.
@louiswilke74402 жыл бұрын
Genuine question. How do you keep the trees alive after washing off all the soil from the roots? Love your bonsai collection ❤️❤️
@TheBonsaiZone2 жыл бұрын
The soil is replaced and the roots continue to grow into the new bonsai soil.
@louiswilke74402 жыл бұрын
@@TheBonsaiZone thank you for sharing. And thank you for the fast reply sir.
@brucedeacon283 жыл бұрын
👌
@jakubwodarczyk65003 жыл бұрын
@Nigel Saunders in some online shops serrisa is been sold as a indoor ? Whats your opinion on that ?
@aaryansetia90933 жыл бұрын
Has your Delonix Regia ever flowered?It gets amazing flowers!
@ThrillerBonsai3 жыл бұрын
Loved this video.. The Royal oak is one of my favorite trees.. But it's just not growing in my climate.. it's been almost 2 years but still looks like a seedling.. is there anything that I can do about it?
@notbonsai6713 жыл бұрын
👍👍👍
@TheBonsaiZone3 жыл бұрын
Awesome!
@goo7573 жыл бұрын
but it is a bonsai
@martinmcdonald39372 жыл бұрын
how are the royal oaks doing since the pruning
@gajendran013 жыл бұрын
Hey Nigel don't prune the lowest branches they r called sacrificing branches they give u large trunk in the tree that u can notice below the trunk of the tree so don't prune them until the size of the trunk u need ... This is my tip for u thoungh I am following this ! 👍
@nn843 Жыл бұрын
Hi, Nigel! Any updates on the oaks?
@TheBonsaiZone Жыл бұрын
They are doing well, check the playlist in the description for the latest updates!!
@katyb27933 жыл бұрын
I don't know how those ducks survive... Their life is so tough! 😂 Will you eventually end up pruning the top of the second one down to create taper? Or is that only necessary on certain species?
@TheBonsaiZone3 жыл бұрын
Funny Katy, I think I'll just leave the trunks on the oaks as they are and see how it goes.
@thome42293 жыл бұрын
What 3-D-Printer do you own?
@deMANvannederland3 жыл бұрын
Nice video Nigel! My oaks are developing quite some mildew, do you have any advice on that?
@taylorlieb3 жыл бұрын
Have you ever grown a bonsai into a full size tree?
@TheBonsaiZone3 жыл бұрын
Yes, I put some in the ground and now they are as tall as a house!
@mftrezza3 жыл бұрын
Does this dude's hair not deserve its own show?
@SorrowPolaris3 жыл бұрын
Why don’t you wire your trees?
@labrinth9993 жыл бұрын
He explained in another video that he prefers the natural look and that he prefers working with the tree
@SorrowPolaris3 жыл бұрын
@@labrinth999 didn’t knew this thanks
@G3ZAAHS3 жыл бұрын
The Bonsai hair still? Nice hair Nigel
@jeffw82182 жыл бұрын
This guy has a Bonsai on his head 😂🙄
@seethrough_treeshrew Жыл бұрын
It sure needs a trim
@bunthymarak19903 жыл бұрын
Longest video maker about bonsai you are just try to short ur lecture
@TheBonsaiZone3 жыл бұрын
It takes patience to learn the art of bonsai, those who rush through life miss the best parts!
@austinmead57543 жыл бұрын
Foist
@jamestropicals82623 жыл бұрын
Austin aims foist, Bullseye!!!!
@TheBonsaiZone3 жыл бұрын
Austin Mead, with a Foist indeed, posts a comment worth a read!