The Little Sycamore Seedling Part 2

[@MaybeBonsai]

Little thing is looking good Ian!

[@BackGardenBonsai]

Cheers :)

[@Greeny22]

Great video. We have a sycamore growing and my misses suggested making it in to a bonsai tree. I typed it in and up came your video. Subbed a week ago and I'm in it for the long run

[@BackGardenBonsai]

Cheers! :) its definitely a long game. Hopefully yours is growing well

[@mattbrennan647]

I’m doing the same stupid thing with my Norway Maple. Yours is looking great. Keeping those leaves small is a challenge. Thanks, keep growing.

[@BostonBonsaiIdiot]

…did someone say Norway maple? I’ve got a couple in the ground at this stage too, but went with the single leader vs 1 to 2 to 4 to 8 branch structure. Being Norway maples, they are now 1-38-256 after chopping.

[@mattbrennan647]

@@BostonBonsaiIdiot ,,, on a positive note, they’re hard to kill. I know, I’ve tried my best.

[@BackGardenBonsai]

cheers, Norways seem to be equally as large and annoying. But why not try, they are free and tough :)

[@BonsaiByLAN]

Very nice looking little tree!

[@BackGardenBonsai]

Cheers :)

[@BostonBonsaiIdiot]

Healthy looking little bugger. I assume you’re waiting for just the right moment to chop that little nub in the middle?

[@BackGardenBonsai]

haha leave the little guy and his nub alone! hes just tying to assert dominance! but yes i keep looking at and thinking i shoudl remove it, but also wondering what will happen if i leave it. I'll probably remove it at some point.

[@BlueSkyBonsai]

Good work- it looks fantastic with the smaller leaves this year. I guess each year it will gradually get accustomed to less energy from the yearly root pruning.

[@BackGardenBonsai]

Cheers Dave, yeah hopefully it does this.... might just weaker and weaker, but hopefully not. they are pretty hardcore.

[@Greeny22]

Can't wait to see the next one. Mine is a year old and it is a crazy little bugger

[@BackGardenBonsai]

cheers, yeah they are totally crazy hhaha. but i still like them

[@dawnramejkis609]

Hi I have a large sycamore in my garden collected the seeds and I have got 5 all growing they are a bloody pest though 🤣mine are all doing great at the moment they can b prone to insect infection so be careful yours is looking fantastic hope mine will look as good take care x

[@BackGardenBonsai]

Cheers. yes the insects seem to like them, but it doesnt seem to affect them much, they just keep growing and growing hahah. the tree is the true pest!

[@OddBonsai]

They grow like crazy given the right conditions. I noticed a tiny one, 10-15cm, growing next to some ornamental grass bush I have in the garden. It barely did anything the whole year. This spring I moved the bush and the sycamore is now almost 2m tall and 2-3cm thick at the base. I'll probably dig it out next spring and try training it as a bonsai.

[@BackGardenBonsai]

Yeah they are crrrrrazy strong growers given the chance. Sounds like you have the start of a good tree there. You should definitely dig up and give it a go. So long as you know what you are getting involved with, its all good haha

[@OddBonsai]

@@BackGardenBonsai Ha ha ha, if it grows too fast I'll put it in a shadowy place like next to a bush or something to keep it under control. :)

[@jarheadbonsai]

Im loving this tree. It has a perfect canopy and will only get better. My Sycamore/Plane trees have leaves 5X the size so you are doing great at "shrinking" yours. Cheers broski 😎🍺🍺

[@BackGardenBonsai]

Cheers. your ones will start shrinking in no time when you come to work on them more.

[@mikemiles3809]

Looking great!

[@BackGardenBonsai]

Cheers:)

[@BonsaiJCan]

Looks good Ian 👍

[@BackGardenBonsai]

Cheers J :)

[@Dulur-Bonsai]

Mantap dan mantap kawan,, sukses sllu sobat

[@BackGardenBonsai]

:)

[@arnoldmmbb]

Maybe you put it a bit early in bonsai pot? Since it has big leaves I would let it grow and thick up more before bonsai pot

[@JohnOsCreations]

Great video. Do you have the plant inside your house, in a green house or outside? Thanks

[@BackGardenBonsai]

cheers. It just lives outside all year round.

[@mikemcmaple]

Hey Ian how do I PM you please? I've a load of home-grown year-old maple seedlings that I'd like to share with a few of my favourite UK channels... red maple/acer rubrum, amur/tartarian, striped/pensyvanicum, mountain/spicatum... if you're interested? Cheers, Mike

[@BackGardenBonsai]

Cheers Mike. all my contacts are here - www.backgardenbonsai.com/contact/ but I will tell you now, at the minute, i have no space for any more trees, i probably actually need to downsize. i need to move house, which i am trying to make happen, then i can grow an endless amount :)