Thick trunked bonsai - FOR FREE!

[@kevinwilkes5969]

As soon as I heard the words " I don't intend" and saw that massive root all I thought here we go.🤣🤣 I've got a big honeysuckle I took out my garden, in a cascade style,that was going down the tip. A touch thicker than yours. They grow like weeds, backbud like crazy. Yours has certainly got potential.

[@TonysBonsai]

Hi Kevin. I did try, but my will is weak. 🤣 Sounds like you've got a nice tree yourself, and I bet a cascading honeysuckle is a thing of beauty when it flowers.

[@Tore1972Wisdom]

Tony it´s a Lonicera Nitida - Honeysuckle. They are perfect for bonsai. We have so many of them at work, so i throug so many away. They spred like weeds 😅

[@TonysBonsai]

you should look out for a nice thick one

[@Wise-Man-Say]

always a safe bet that you wont stop when you say.. "Unstoppable Tony"

[@TonysBonsai]

I try mate, but what can I say! 🤣

[@AlexBraunton]

Nice! Nothing better than a free tree mate. I'm utterly jealous of this

[@TonysBonsai]

Cheers buddy. This does look like a tasty piece of material. If you are jealous, I wouldn't recommend watching the next one.

[@joegarland4885]

Nice find Tony it is Lonicera Nitida so should thrive in the new soil, we shall see how it does over the winter into spring.

[@TonysBonsai]

Thanks for the information Joe. It's always good to know the exact variety of a tree. I'm hoping it does well and grows nicely next year.

[@darndrey7331]

Just found your channel today and I love all your videos keep it up!! :)

[@TonysBonsai]

Thank you. I'm glad you're enjoying my videos mate. Plenty more to come!

[@peterzukof7942]

Beautiful potential on that tree! I know when it’s going to be an exciting video when you say “I’m just gonna have a look….” Or, “ I’m not gonna……” Love to see that one in the spring! Have a nice weekend!

[@TonysBonsai]

Thanks Peter, I really do try, but I always seem to get carried away 🤣

[@Wise-Man-Say]

the hose pipe scene 🤣

[@TonysBonsai]

It almost felt like someone was playing a practical joke on me 🤣

[@thenaturecreater8906]

Great nebari! What a treat this video was! Thanks Tony! Never seen a man take a shower when bare roting a tree 😅🤣🤣🤣

[@TonysBonsai]

Cheers mate. With water prices on the increase, I think combining my bonsai work and showering could be the future! 🤣

[@mandyhernon2238]

We know you so well...... Lovely to have a longer video for a change, nice to have a bonsai fix after a day of Christmas shopping. Maybe getting wet was the trees revenge lolxx keep growing.xx

[@TonysBonsai]

Sounds like a horror B movie. The revenge of the bonsai! Just the antidote to Christmas shopping 🎅

[@digitaIgorilla]

Thick roots can always go, as long as you can retain much of the smaller finer roots. I think you did this tree a service. All going to be great. Can't wait to see your bold work pay off 🙌

[@TonysBonsai]

Thank you. I certainly hope so, and these are pretty tough plants so i think it should grow on pretty well with a bit of luck.

[@jmocampo281]

i usually do to my trees like that is thick roots always shorter (2-3 inc fr trunk, depend the structure) to form/grow more finer roots in the future but leave the thinner roots. ive a couple who has so many wild azaleas and this vid reminds me what to next year! i dug up 7 trees(planning to do minis) eventually an experiment cause its cold now here,, cross finger for them lol,,

[@mattbrennan647]

Nice score Tony. Now,,,, how did I know that was getting bare rooted? 😂 I’ll keep tabs on this one. Quite a beauty. Thanks, keep growing

[@TonysBonsai]

Cheers mate. Could become quite a nice tree I reckon. I hope the crafting day was a success!

[@danieldalton8125]

You hit the jackpot with that nebari. I bet you were rubbing your hands together😀

[@TonysBonsai]

Not wrong there Daniel, although you should see the nebari on the tree in part two. It's at least as good I think.

[@danieldalton8125]

Looks like it's got nice taper too up to a point. Look forward to part 2.

[@patch1526]

As always you change your mind. We love it and the top was the hose scene. My wife related because she tried a car wash for the first and last time. Keep up the great work and looking forward to the next video of the tree.

[@TonysBonsai]

Thanks John. Glad you enjoyed it, and really glad you enjoyed sharing a laugh at the hose pipe scene. I just had to leave that in 🤣

[@Tybold63]

What great finds and now you got even more materials to try different methods on and develop and show us. And we all love the splash from the hose thanks for sharing😄

[@TonysBonsai]

Thanks, I just love adding to my collection, and as you say it's more material for me to work and learn on. As for the hose pipe, I got soaked 🤣

[@XaviersBonsaiRetreat]

I was wondering what you had got and I do like the nebari on it. Lots of potential and I really like that you found this through lawful means. Great spot and this will be one to watch in the future. I bought 10 of those plastic bowls last year and spent all afternoon drilling holes! Thanks for sharing, cheers Xav

[@thebonsaiprojectkernow]

Lawful? As in not stealing lol I've got my own "tree hunting ground" My grandmother in law has loads of huge old native trees in her garden,mainly beech,sycamores,Norway maple,field maple,and some form of cherry,a lovely youngish oak too

[@XaviersBonsaiRetreat]

@@thebonsaiprojectkernow Lucky you...

[@TonysBonsai]

Cheer Xav. I find drilling those holes really therapeutic, although I must admit when I watched this one back, I drilled them in super fast time. that video was normal speed.

[@chriscoburn6614]

Did the same to me Jazmin ! It's indoors now! It'll make a lovely BONSAI! It's doing really well! Let it rest! An work on it next year ! It seems to like being indoors 👍👍 All the best mate 🙏🙏🙏

[@TonysBonsai]

Very nice. I've never thought of making a bonsai out of Jasmin, but It would be worth it for the smell alone.

[@guywatson-bognorregisbonsa7370]

When you see these advertised you have got to jump for them straight away. Well done Tony - A great find. 👍👍

[@TonysBonsai]

Yes, i agree Guy. You can't mess about, you have to be out of the blocks like Alan Wells!

[@guywatson-bognorregisbonsa7370]

@@TonysBonsai Blimey. That takes me back. Wasn't he a Scottish sprinter who won 100m gold at the Olympics? 😀😀

[@mattb538]

"I'm not going to take all this soil off." That's when I knew it was going bare root.

[@TonysBonsai]

🤣You saw into the future Matt. Any chance you can tell me who's going to win the world cup?

[@richt4336]

I am not going to bare root it, I am not going to bare root it, I am definitely not going to bare root it. 😋😋 Oh look I have bare rooted it 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 I love watching your videos mate, You are on a similar level to me and I love the material you use. It's good to have a channel to watch where it's not about spending a fortune on trees, tools, and Akadama. All the best Rich.

[@TonysBonsai]

Cheers Rich. I am thinking it's like one of those positive affirmations that people say in the mirror such as 'You are a strong powerful man with a good heart'. If I keep saying it, one day I will manage to leave the roots alone 🤣

[@richt4336]

@@TonysBonsai I am not going to put any wire on 🤣🤣🤣

[@TonysBonsai]

@@richt4336 🤣

[@zenobibonsai]

18:36 I feel your pain... always happens to me this

[@TonysBonsai]

🤣It's a nuisance and funny at the same time.

[@oachkatzlsmum]

Probably not only you, but also the tree seems quite happy you have collected it. 😊 Good job. 🙋‍♀️

[@TonysBonsai]

Thank you. I love giving a lovely tree like that a 2nd chance when it would otherwise have been disposed of.

[@greasylimpet3323]

Now I don't want to bare root this tree...! That's a lovely root system; I'm sure it will make a very nice bonsai in a few years. Love your videos!

[@TonysBonsai]

Thank you. I keep saying it, and who knows. One day I might actually be able to resist. 🤣

[@jbmckean]

lol sorry could not help myself i laughed so hard when you soaked yourself. i needed that hard chuckle thanks.

[@TonysBonsai]

🤣Cheers mate, it made me laugh too. I'm such a wally

[@jbmckean]

nice collection of freebies you grabbed yourself there Tony .you mentioned that you did not want to wash all the soil away but wanted to be able to see better what was going on .( just a thought but grab yourself an old or new brush and just a jug of water and wash up the roots just that your working on). looking forward to see what happens now with others that you bags as freebies. i was typing this as i watched your video and you had not bare rooted the plant as yet ..but now you have lol some time a bit more restraint is required good sir...hahaha

[@TonysBonsai]

Thanks for the advice. Much appreciated, and I'm working on my self control, and at this rate, I should be able to leave a trees roots alone by 2036 🤣

[@Bonsaicrazy]

Good luck with that Tony. Lucky find mate, nice 👍😁

[@TonysBonsai]

Cheers mate. Not bad for a freebie

[@mattbrennan647]

I’ll have to catch up later. Christmas craft day with the grandkids. 🎅🏻🧑🏻‍🎄

[@TonysBonsai]

Sounds great fun Matt. I hope you enjoy the day and if I were you, I would get them crafting some nice Christmas bonsai chopsticks! 🤣

[@bonsai4fun]

Hi Tony, by doing all this root work, at least you are sure the ivy has gone too 😅. I think this was worth doing in any case and you did not do any harm to the tree. Good job. Dirk

[@TonysBonsai]

Yes, that ivy can be a real nuisance. The tree will make a much better bonsai not that the root work is done, but I just have to hope that it does ok and buds out and grows well next year.

[@C1tyground5155]

Hi tony,that looked hard work but worth it,I hear that home owner wants his plants back.😊

[@TonysBonsai]

I'd love to return the tree, but unfortunately I have completely forgotten where they live 🤣

[@mick681]

Can't wait to see the rest. Yes, you were right, we knew when you said that you wasn't going to bare root that you would. Great video Tony.

[@shahrafiq2165]

😀😂

[@TonysBonsai]

By saying it out loud, I at least hope that it will affect my decisions but it rarely works 🤣The tree in the next one has a beautiful nebari

[@mick681]

@@TonysBonsai can’t wait to see it.

[@bobcatbonsai]

Great video Tony! The view from down low at 5:19 looks like it could be a pretty stellar front. Very nice Yamadori find that will make a cool bonsai and a sweet treat. You just like making us all wince as you do a "little" root work🤣🤣🤣. Just throwing this out there, but you have just completed the bonsai by the sea Yamadori Challenge.

[@TonysBonsai]

Ah yes, I watched that challenge a few weeks ago, then forgot about it, but you're right. I have high hopes for this tree, and with a bit of luck it will grow on strongly and have a good year.

[@michaelmott7402]

Very nice Tony that’s going to be a beautiful honeysuckle when spring comes. Do you have any idea what color it is ether way you will have a nice smelling plant in the summer. Luck is on your side.

[@TonysBonsai]

Thanks Michael. No I have no idea about the colour as it was completely bare and I didn't get to speak to the owner. Hopefully It's a nice one

[@elrickinslayer5821]

Great video, Tony. The old saying "It's better to be lucky than rich." certainly seems to apply there. What a score my friend. Looking forward to seeing your other acquisitions. Cheers.

[@TonysBonsai]

Thanks Eric, I've never heard that saying before but it's a good one. In poker they say It's better to be lucky than good. In the next video, there is a really nice tree with a fantastic nebari.

[@japanesemaplesbonsai7133]

I guess at some point you will need to change your name to “Tony’s Bare Root Bonsai”. I’ve had a bad day today so as soon as I heard “I’m not going to bare root this” I had to giggle. Thanks Tony. Great piece of material. Haha, and again, I’m just going to take the soil away….is probably a way of not saying the bare root words. Keep up the good work mate.

[@TonysBonsai]

Cheers mate, Glad it made you smile. Todays a new day, and I hope it's a good one 🙂

[@TheBonsaiGarden]

That’s some nice material there. I imagine in 5 years time you will have a collection of really nicely developing trees but nowhere to move in your garden 😂 Or at your parents…😂 Lonicera / shrubby honeysuckle is not a tree that I have personally worked with but if this is the same thing Darren George (GroBonsai) did a video on some time back, be careful or just be aware as there appears to be a direct correlation or link between roots and corresponding branching, so removal of roots can cause branches to die off. 😮

[@TonysBonsai]

That's interesting information thanks mate. I'm going to go and check that video out. I've watched most of his stuff, but I forget most of it. I hope to have a nice collection in a few years as you say, and with so many trees I expect my learning journey to be expedited a fair bit too.

[@thebonsaiprojectkernow]

I have literally just within the last ten minutes,done yamadori on an ash. I do love a honeysuckle I took a small cutting early last year,shot roots within weeks,and it's now In a deep pot and it's climbed up the "trellis" I'm my garden,lovely white flowers this year!! Root work is my favourite part of this whole hobby. Love the video You look like you could do with a new chopstick Tony.....😂😂👍

[@TonysBonsai]

Ash is an interesting tree for bonsai. I have a few, but none of them are really inspiring me yet. I tend to prefer the wiring and pruning above the root work, but when I get to work on a tree like this with no idea what's down there, it is exciting.

[@ggevergreenbonsai1259]

Fantastic roots! I love you’ve up-cycled the washing up bowl! Thank you for sharing Tony 😊

[@TonysBonsai]

Thanks you Gail. I love washing up bowls for collected trees. they almost always seem the right size

[@andrewleonberger7477]

Live by the pruning sheers, die by the pruning sheers. Another bold choice, but I would of done the same.

[@TonysBonsai]

Thanks Andrew. The large honeysuckle is budding out nicely

[@piotrdziadczyk8598]

Hi Tony Nice plant, very promising material. Peter

[@TonysBonsai]

Thanks Peter. I think this could go on to be a really nice bonsai in the future with a bit of luck

[@piotrdziadczyk8598]

@@TonysBonsai I’m looking forward to the update video. Perhaps in May ?

[@TonysBonsai]

@@piotrdziadczyk8598 Yes, I'll update my trees as soon as they start budding out in the spring, then a bit more in depth as you say in May when they are hopefully in full leaf

[@GrowingBonsai]

Nice Lonicera Tony. It is about the size of one I had in the past. These sucker like crazy and will budd everywhere. Make sure you cover the roots well initially for recovery, which will be no problem for this one. Good haul.

[@TonysBonsai]

Cheers mate. I'm really hoping it does well, and with a bit of luck I'll have something nice to work with in the future. What happened to yours, or do you still have it?

[@GrowingBonsai]

@@TonysBonsai I sold mine in a club auction. I decided I prefer deciduous!

[@trond2968]

Nice nebari, and yes, we knew barerooting was the way to go :D

[@TonysBonsai]

Cheers mate. If I keep trying, eventually I'll manage it

[@mmjnice97]

Hi Tony.. nice work as usual wow that wood looks soft.. I can tell by your chopstick breaking it kinda apart..

[@TonysBonsai]

Yes, it's not the hardest of wood, but most of what comes off is the very soft bark which peels off a bit like rafia

[@Jacob-yb6bv]

Lonicera Nitida is as tough as old boots and it will take that work no problem.

[@TonysBonsai]

Thanks Jacob. that's good to hear as I really want to develop this tree further

[@greenmachinesweden]

Great catch! I like cheap a lot but free is even better.🙂👍

[@TonysBonsai]

Yes, cheap is good but I prefer the best price!

[@tayag9223]

@Tony’s Bonsai hi Tony, have you any advice? I have just receive a very nice cork screw hazel. I don’t know much about these. Thanks

[@TonysBonsai]

Hi Taya. I don't have one of those myself, but of they are anything like a normal hazel they are super hardy. I would recommend leaving it at the moment and perhaps doing some work in the spring before it comes into leaf

[@tayag9223]

@@TonysBonsai hi, thanks, may ask advice in spring if ok? Take care

[@TonysBonsai]

@@tayag9223 Of course yes. That would be no problem at all. Just make sure its on a new video as it often takes me a while to reply to comments on older videos

[@c.hockey]

yes tony get in there sick find that

[@TonysBonsai]

Cheers Chris. Yes I was certainly lucky to find this one.

[@Warriori2i]

Tony the Valiant ,,no no ---Tony the Tiger ,, no no ,,,Tony the Bare Rooter ,,,YES YES !!! ,,,alway great films an some laughs ,, =)

[@TonysBonsai]

They are all funny, but my favourite so far is Tony - Lord of the Haws. Ha ha ha

[@KennetDeBondt]

That tree will be fine.

[@TonysBonsai]

Thanks Kennet. I hope so.

[@williamaitken7533]

Hi Tony! On the note of finding material from Facebook Marketplace, do you have any suggestions for things to search for? Like keywords or areas to keep an eye out for?

[@TonysBonsai]

Hi William. I tend to search for hedging, hedge, tree, bushes, privet and beech. They tend to have the best chances in my experience.

[@clydewhy343]

Isn’t it to early to be digging trees up? Iv got a couple to collect but I thought it was too early ?

[@TonysBonsai]

Indeed, it's not the ideal time now Clyde, but it's also not a bad time, and these plants were all going to be disposed of in a skip if I didn't collect them. Ideally I'd rather do it in early march

[@clydewhy343]

If they was getting disposed you done the right thing gettitn them haha My friends got two hornbeam that I can collect I chopped them down in the beginning of summer and there are 5/6 inch base could I collect them soon ?? Or would you recommend waiting till early march ? Thank you

[@TonysBonsai]

Hornbeam are tough trees, but to give them the best chance I would say that it is definitely better to hold off until you begin to see signs that the buds are just beginning to swell. I would expect that to be anywhere from early march to early april. Sounds like you have some nice material to work on though. Nice job.

[@WanderingDiabetic]

What a great idea

[@bobbymalta73]

Hi Tony what is the Soil mix please? Thks For Sharing.

[@TonysBonsai]

Hi Bobby. Here's a link to a video about my soil kzbin.info/www/bejne/jYSznmigZZ6MacU

[@phillipwaterman5721]

Bonsai phill very good Chinese honey suckel thanks. Tony

[@TonysBonsai]

Thanks Phil. Looks like a nice tree for bonsai

[@chrisbanner7551]

I'm not gonna bare root this 😅 nice

[@TonysBonsai]

It's looking like I'm going to get away with it this time, with a bit of luck that is!

[@chrisbanner7551]

Love it mate

[@snoekhoek]

13:40 Looks not bare rooted at all. :-)

[@TonysBonsai]

All I can say is that I tried mate 🤣

[@snoekhoek]

@@TonysBonsai Well… I hope it’ll survive

[@Ad_DOOM]

boom

[@shahrafiq2165]

🤤😕

[@TonysBonsai]

Glad you liked it Rafiq🤣

[@aflatminor]

Smashin Lonicera nitida Tony!, I collected one (With permission!) from a derelict school in Baaarnsly back in 2014, It's coming on a treat now, Theyvirtually indestructable!! Here's a pic of it on the imgur hosting site.. By the way, That hosepipe got you good mate! 😳😬😁 i.imgur.com/dKbCsUX.jpg

[@TonysBonsai]

Wow, that's a really beautiful tree. Thanks for sharing. I would be very pleased if I could achieve anything like that with mine in the future. r.e the hose pipe. I just had to leave it in 🤣

[@aflatminor]

@@TonysBonsai I reckon yours is going to be a stunner Tony, Thaty nebari is fab! 👍👍😎😎