Pruning My Nightshade Bonsai and Trident Maple Seedling, The Bonsai Zone, Oct 2021

[@Andrang]

Hey Nigel, great to see you are filling your new greenhouse with plants. You can achieve more than just 5-6 degrees difference by using heater and a fan in one device. Search for greenhouse heaters, they perform much better in terms of benefit per energy spent. And not to forget - they are meant to be used in greenhouses unlike your heater and fan you bought. This is actually dangerous, please be cautios.

[@sydneyhager2]

I LOVE the greenhouse!!! An I love your rustic stand!

[@rman8028]

I had a good giggle @ your commenting about the weeds in your nightshade bonsai! Those pesky weeds growing when you're cultivating another weed!

[@TheBonsaiZone]

Yes, weeding my weed!

[@littlefangel9243]

Hi Nigel ,hard work pays off. Well done with the green house it looks beautiful.

[@nightcoder5k]

Love the Vietnam-style pots. The simple stand looks nice. I'm going to steal that idea. 🍻

[@satisharibam]

Everything looks good in The Bonsai Zone!🙂👍

[@arnoldmmbb]

So cool to see you enjoying the greenhouse after the hard work!!

[@PSPMHaestros]

The new greenhouse is the perfect excuse to get more plants!

[@TheBonsaiZone]

Resistance is futile, more trees will be assimilated into the Bonsai Zone, it is their destiny!

[@GreenhornBonsai]

I like the look of that nightshade vine, too. And I don't know how long it will live, but one of our native vines, Virginia creeper (Parthenocissus quinquefolia) is very long-lived here, and the trunk gets really thick.

[@beanperson]

I'm really so happy for you and your new greenhouse! It's awesome to see it finished and immediately put to good use. Love it!

[@peeweepabalate302]

The gang is all inside now. Looking great.

[@ApoorvPadhye]

Missed the premiere but love how the greenhouse looks full of bonsai! Beautiful light shining on the trees as well.

[@BostonBonsaiIdiot]

Still loving the nightshade Nigel! it's amazing you've gotten it to ramify so well. Mine never divides when I prune it. Must be the Bonsai Zone touch!

[@TheBonsaiZone]

Thanks Colin, I hope it does well for many years ahead!!

[@tomhotovy7987]

Those Bougainvilleas look awesome!

[@dwarfbougainvillea725]

Love how the new green house is looking so awesome Nigel!!!

[@dabblingwithbonsai]

I just planted a bunch of (probably Norway) maples for stratification and as I inted to keep my trees short, this video with trident maple pruning was quite on the spot for that! I've been also eagerly been looking at the virginia creeper change to fall colours on the opposite building, I might sneak myself a cutting next spring. Unfortunately we don't have nightshades here, I love the flowers on that.

[@TheBonsaiZone]

Awesome Aija, my Virginia Creeper has already lost it's leaves, it did have fantastic fall colours!!

[@igornoskov1345]

It will live forever! Cus it’s a love

[@ck8313]

Awesome space to work on your trees

[@TheBonsaiZone]

I've already been out to the greenhouse this morning, it's so warm and peaceful!

[@-ChrisD]

Excellent!! Last night I was wondering how long it would be till we get to see an update on the scaring of the portulacaria afra. Thanks for the update, perfect timing!!

[@janisgriffith2919]

These videos on fall pruning are very helpful. I have a lot of pruning to do! I’m very interested in the future progression of the Royal oaks too. I’d like to get some English oak acorns.

[@abunigel13]

Nigel, it’s so exciting to see this proper greenhouse come to fruition! For filming, it seems there’s a lot of backlighting that makes good exposure of the trees tricky. I think you could put a pull down shade on that back wall to use as a filming backdrop, and just retract it when you’re done - very low profile and good for production value :)

[@leszekrybak5067]

The pot you have your Fern in matches the paint/rust combination on your bonsai bench almost perfectly... look at 26:46...

[@TheBonsaiZone]

Thanks, lol, I knew there was a reason I liked that pot!!! Jay from Blue Jay Bonsai was over today, he mentioned how much he liked your video when you visited here!!

[@Bunny-ro7rd]

Makes me happy to see that blue girl got her tree back.

[@BonsaiJCan]

The night shade has really grown and looking very tree like, especially after the pruning. Glad to see you enjoying your little tropical paradise ! 👍

[@TheBonsaiZone]

Thanks J, whenever you are out and about, drop in for a visit!!

[@kenfrea]

We had those ferns growing all over in our woods along the creek. (NE Wisconsin). They die back totally in the winter and come back stronger than ever every spring.

[@angelocelestino2286]

Love the new greenhouse.....

[@TheBonsaiZone]

Thanks Angelo!

[@ScottSpecial]

Nigel get yourself a Bluetooth temperature sensor for both greenhouses, they track temperature and humidity, I like the brand Govee, take a look on Amazon. Then u can have a graph of temperature and humidity over time very useful

[@Sebastian.1977]

Without "smartphone" is almost imposible 🕺🏻

[@geporter2032]

Hi Nigel. Wondered if you had seen the trees of fanal forest in madeira laurisilva. I saw them and thought of you! They're so interesting

[@TheBonsaiZone]

No I hadn't, I just looked them up, wow so fantastic!!! Very inspirational, thanks Georgina!! mymodernmet.com/fanal-forest-albert-dros/

[@craft-o-matic2377]

The new greenhouse is the cat's meow Nigel! the trees looks so beautiful in it! Lisa

[@TheBonsaiZone]

Thanks Lisa, I find it hard to leave, I just love tinkering around in it!

[@RCohle452]

Wow quite the collection you have there Nigel.

[@lamvuondep]

So beautiful

[@TheBonsaiZone]

Thank you so much!!

[@raymondplodzien7459]

Fantastic job on the greenhouse. I hope you enjoy it for many years!

[@Kalana_Herath]

Hi Nigel, I think your fern plant should be a lady fern (Athyrium filix-femina)plant. How about your giant sequoia seedling now?

[@MrTributes]

rad episode dude

[@TropicalBonsai]

Nightshade! Nice work.

[@kenethquiruben2281]

What a nice bonsai

[@pinballwizard6906]

That wood stand would look great as a shou sugi ban design with a colour wood dye ✌️

[@thebonsaiarea]

the bonsai look good and nice temperature nice place 👍

[@TheBonsaiZone]

Thank you very much!

[@mattaustralian6584]

Everything looks awesome in your new hot house. The xmas cactus is also known as Zygo cactus

[@TheBonsaiZone]

Thanks Matt, I like that name!!

[@romino23]

25:39 all your trees will love that 30c! surprised that humidity is only 55% though. wonder why as you can see condensation on inner glass.. and thanks for long video! :)

[@Thimbrethil]

There is high probability that this fern is hardy, if it grew all by itself. Ferns have a little bit complicated lifecycle, and so it is much more likely that is germinated out of spores from garden ferns, than houseplants.

[@amgadmedhat6211]

nice work! Being productive :)

[@TheBonsaiZone]

Yes! Thank you!

[@TitanUranusOfficial]

Have loved watching the greenhouse come together and get populated. Very thoughtful of you to include fahrenheit conversions - I can think in celsius but when you say "5 degrees cooler" it's a bit more of a challenge to convert the difference and then also subtract on the fly. I'm wondering if anyone knows of a Discord server dedicated to Bonsai - surely there must be a few, in which to share tips and photographs?

[@TheBonsaiZone]

Thanks!!

[@MaybeBonsai]

I would guess that fern is the same fern from your backyard, it's the most logical guess!

[@TheBonsaiZone]

Maybe, the ones in the backyard have all died back, but I have one in the front that still is nice and green!

[@patsfreund9164]

Like the pot that you have with the nightshade plant. Is it handmade? So happy for you on the final construction of the greenhouse. It is such a wonderful home for your bonsai. What an AWESOME place to work on bonsai. I'm envious!

[@TheBonsaiZone]

Hello Pat, the pot is actually a plastic pot that was full of concrete and had an artificial bonsai in it! I do have a handmade pot for it coming this spring. I do like the style of the plastic one, I might try and make one out of clay like it!

[@marysoldeeley2218]

Good work in a happy place! :)

[@TheBonsaiZone]

Thanks Marysol, indeed a happy place!

[@stevemurphy1405]

Hello Nigel, I love your channel. You are the most natural teacher with a very subtle style. Would you be willing to look at a pic and give advice? I have a branch cutting from a 35 year old jade and am not sure what style I should train it to. I have watched many of your videos and could probably figure it out but would love your thoughts. Thank you.

[@bonsai-tvc1426]

Good.!

[@lucian.x]

What kind of clamp light are you using, I'm looking to see if It can be something that will work in my particular application? The Greenhouse looks amazing!!! Such an amazing and beautiful place to grow, and enjoy what nature has to offer. I can't imagine the possibility of having such an amazing opportunity!!

[@waterlover]

One day Nigel you can actually do a closeup of the liver wart , I have no idea of what it looks like

[@Wiratama13]

Beutiful

[@aaryansetia9093]

Do you have space for the bigger greenhouse too?

[@bolodewe2831]

Nice... I always support you

[@njw1383]

what happend to the big industrial greenhouse you got a couple of year ago?

[@denisemac118]

Fun

[@TheBonsaiZone]

Thanks Denise!

[@RosarioCostanzo]

Nigel, you should put a small panda close to the grass

[@TheBonsaiZone]

That would be awesome!!

[@waterlover]

For some reason I thought you were only going to keep 8 trees in the new greenhouse 🤣

[@JimmyPost]

Thinking about Athyrium distentifolium or Athyrium filix

[@mahakhalil1]

I think it’s a leather leaf fern 😍😍

[@TheBonsaiZone]

Thanks!!

[@jinjohn2572]

Bonjour, vous pouvez placer une grosse bassine d'eau dans la serre afin qu'elle puisse servir de tampon thermique en cas de gel, en complément du chauffage. C'est utilisé par plusieurs professionnels dans leurs serres. Bonne continuation, jean

[@TheBonsaiZone]

Merci, j'essaierai de faire ça si j'ai de la place ! Merci d'avoir regardé!!!

[@sonichedgehog8723]

Maybe add something painted black to absorb heat and dissipate the heat over night. 50gal drum filled with water painted black.

[@nonyabusnass4322]

Wish i could show you my night shade bonsai

[@darkwolf-fy3du]

hi nigel, i have been doing research for 30 minutes but cnnot find how old the nightshade can get somehow. if u have any info i would like too hear it! amazing tree!!!!

[@tannerdukes8690]

They can live for a long time. (For a weed) I'd say they can live for 4 years in the wild. so I bet it would for about 10-20 years if you take care of it By the way I know this because they grow like weeds here in Texas. Hope I helped!

[@tannerdukes8690]

Never mind wrong plant

[@darkwolf-fy3du]

@@tannerdukes8690 hahaha np

[@vinniecharity]

For that fern, it looks like a Korean Rock Fern. Are the leaves really hard/firm?

[@jaguardelcielo]

Hey Nigel, what is the avg humidity you keep in the green house. Trying to figure out how to recreate and grow roots in the soil just like that Auction tree here California. Thanks.

[@TheBonsaiZone]

I'll check out the numbers tomorrow and post them, so fat it has been going anywhere from 90 percent to 55 percent, it depends on a lot of factors, sunlight, temperature, how much I mist, etc

[@fl0yd13]

Just wondering with the trident maple or any deciduous tree, is there a benefit to waiting till the leaves drop off before pruning as the tree will reclaim some energy / nutrients from the leaves as it drops them off?

[@TheBonsaiZone]

Yes, it is better to wait! I did it now just because I'd probably be too busy later to get to it!

[@filipegomes1520]

Nigel, just for curiosity, do you know Loreena McKennitt?🙂

[@TheBonsaiZone]

Yes, I do, I see her almost every week!

[@itsmecienna3653]

Hi I also have a new trident maple Nigel I live in the USA Virginia I was wondering if they need to go dormant and also what is the coldest temperatures it can survive in it’s just a little bit bigger than yours thank you for your help your channel is my favorite your awesome

[@astasaarelainen1317]

In Finland not find Elephant tree. I am so sad.

[@user-fb3pu3qx3t]

That’s strange! They are very common. Do you mean Portulacaria Afra?

[@astasaarelainen1317]

@@user-fb3pu3qx3t Jep

[@user-fb3pu3qx3t]

@@astasaarelainen1317 Maybe there is an import ban. I want to grow a Willow Ficus like Nigel’s but they are banned in the UK for some reason. I would send you a cutting if I could!

[@dubsydabster]

Foist

[@TheBonsaiZone]

Once again the stars have aligned and the universe is at peace today, all is good in the Foist Zone!

[@Sco1ful]

Please please please take the thermometer off the cardboard. My OCD kicks in every time you show it. 😩😩😂

[@TheBonsaiZone]

How would I hang it up, lol!!

[@Sco1ful]

@@TheBonsaiZone you’re a fully fledged contractor now, work something out. Build a wee wooden frame. 🤪

[@ScottWinnardLetsdoBonsai]

Foist

[@TheBonsaiZone]

The King has claimed the title today!!