Winter Pruning My Cotoneaster, The Bonsai Zone, Nov 2023

After doing some initial hard pruning to the roots and the branches of my Cotoneaster, it's time once again to do some more pruning!
To see previous videos of this tree, click on the playlist here...
• Cotoneaster Bonsai
#TheBonsaiZone

[@andrewbeattie5245]

Love your "light dusting of snow", Britain grinds to a halt with half that amount 😂😂

[@barryauguste9734]

Crunch, crunch, crunch.... love it when Nigels video start out that way.... we don't get winters any more south of the border.

[@lukasmihara]

Nice fall colors on the larch. Such a beautiful white! The Cotoneaster looks good, too!

[@rebeccahunter725]

Playing catch-up in the Zone again! I was confident this tree would cope with the root work you did, but it is always good to see it flourish. I often take inspiration and see your trees as "Bonsai goals", but in this case my cotoneaster is a few years ahead, so I am reassured that what you are doing will work - and that I am obviously improving my skills from all I am learning!!

[@sbragaglia]

I’d say the larches today are showing their winter color, rather than fall colours!!!

[@moreisles1]

I'm in Montréal and it's not snowing yet😂 so happy

[@growclipbonsaiforseniors1951]

At least the snow is a good insulation for your trees outside. Keeps them at a constant 32F/0C. Be careful shoveling snow.

[@t3dwards13]

Looks like the garage shed pretty nicely.

[@zimmy1958]

Thanks

[@bonsaiexpression]

A light dusting of snow and not too cold 😂 I get it get super cold over there Nigel but -4 is still too cold for me 😅 (UK)

[@veziovignanelli2926]

Buongiorno Nigel per fortuna e una spruzzata di neve per te buona giornata

[@rockweiler777]

A fantastic demo!

[@TheBonsaiGarden]

We got a “light dusting of snow” too overnight. Nothing compared to what you have 😆

[@TheBonsaiZone]

Yes, we have snow to spare here, thanks Jason!!!

[@BostonBonsaiIdiot]

The truck looks good with its winter coat!

[@TheBonsaiZone]

It ran really well this summer, even though I only used it about ten times!!

[@hsvfanjan17]

Hi Nigel, maybe spray your soil with soap and water again since all the leafes covering it may have prevented some mealy bugs from getting the treatment. Hope the tree will be in good health :)

[@barbkrienke8400]

It really is starting to look like the old apple tree in my parent’s yard! Nice job, Nigel!! Winter had an early start here in Michigan too. Two nights ago our low was 16 degrees F (almost -9 C)!!! It’s feeling like January already! 🥶 Stay warm!

[@GrimsleyAllyn21]

Mealy bugs really hit my dwarf pomegranate hard this fall!

[@Rafa-eh7bn]

Hola Nigel, un saludo desde España, otro aficionado a los bonsais siguiendote desde hace años 😅 a ver la evolucion de los ficus en el templo de angkor wat. Un saludo

[@FrostBiteBonsai]

The bug apocalypse has begun!! Revenge of the Thrips at my place! Great video! I got one of those pots printed, I love it!

[@joshdartist]

Great to see all that snow. Middle of Ohio here, and we didn't get all that lake effect... just a dusting! Good video, nice to see pruning happening throughout the year!

[@twjr2855]

Only -4 he says! I struggle in 40 degree weather.😂😂😂

[@rebeccahunter725]

28 in Fahrenheit. 40 in Celsius is super hot summer temperatures! Either one gives me the shivers - I am in SE Australia and while we can get 40 degrees in summer, it is never fun, and -4 is far to cold in winter for what we are used to. But then, we rarely see snow so it is all fun for me!!

[@growclipbonsaiforseniors1951]

Great to rid yourself of the sucker growth so that you can develop your trunk and tree form. Great video as always.

[@TheWatchpoplars]

winter has arrived! I love watching everything change over the seasons. To be honest, your videos are therapy at this point! Also the more vigorous a branch is, the longer the leaves stay green. So that explains why the really long sucker had some green leaves - it looked like it recently stopped growing!

[@thenaturecreater8906]

Did you get a hold of evaporust? You can use it over and over again. I put it a container with a lid. And i just throw every rust tool or screw in there and let it eat. And somedays afther is like brand new

[@margaretsims4344]

Wow all that snow already! We have a slight sprinkling and frost here in Manchester UK. I am still surprised how many tropicals you keep, most of my plants/trees are fully hardy. Just a few Jade plants that I bring inside in Autumn before any frost. They spend the winter inside as house plant. Great job on the Cotoneaster. I have a couple I have made into cascade style. My favourites are Larch and of course Japanese Acer.

[@brucedeacon28]

👍👌👌

[@MukeshMPillai]

❤

[@peacecosmonaut176]

I have a cotoneaster which is in the same stage as this one! Exciting! Did all the major operations already, had its first good summer this year =)

[@TheBonsaiZone]

Best to get those tough cuts out of the way early!!!

[@mattygroves]

Hi Nigel - Have you done a video on how/where to 3D-print a bonsai pot, and maybe how to treat it so that it lasts longer?

[@LetsDoBonsai]

Goist

[@justlucky13]

That's a new one

[@LetsDoBonsai]

Scott your fingers are too fat for your keyboard lol

[@Steves_Backyard_Bonsai]

Ah yes, winter is here in earnest. Love the cotoneaster. Mine also resembles an apple or some other old orchard tree, so that is what I will be trying to acheive. I have not yet removed it from its nursery pot, so I’m debating whether I can do that over winter. May I have your thoughts?

[@TheBonsaiZone]

Hello Steve, I would wait until spring to repot, when you start to see a bit of activity in the tree, you can prune the top over winter!

[@Steves_Backyard_Bonsai]

@@TheBonsaiZone That’s great to know and it’s what I will do. There is a lot of top pruning to be done. Thank you Nigel!

[@airford13]

where do you find your tiny pots?

[@user-mq8mr4vg9v]

Top of this looks like a spider lunging

[@ericochmanski8019]

hi Nigel where do you keep you cotoneaster? protected from frost? or not so much?

[@aldrob108]

What is the name of the pet rat who lives on your head?🤪

[@TheBonsaiZone]

Aldrob!