40+ year old oak bonsai full of acorns

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Tony's Bonsai

2 жыл бұрын

In this video I prune my dads 40+ year old oak bonsai (Quercus robur) to develop ramification and improve the design.

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@TheBonsaiZone 2 жыл бұрын

What a cool tree!!!

@TonysBonsai 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks Nigel!

@curaloucura 20 сағат бұрын

It really is inspiring to continue growing my own oak bonsai and pass it on to future generations

@oachkatzlsmum 7 ай бұрын

What a tree 🤩 Always a pleasure to watch and remember our Bonsai master 🙏❤️ Cheers Tony’s family and friends 🙋‍♀️

@mattbrennan647 2 жыл бұрын

Wow! That’s a fine looking tree. I think your plan of adding additional ramification will make this a really special specimen. Thanks, keep growing

@TonysBonsai 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks Matt. Two or three years and this will look a lot better I think/hope!

@natrjack965 2 жыл бұрын

A truly amazing tree Tony you and your dad should be proud 👏..

@TonysBonsai 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks Michael. It's a beauty and a pleasure to work on!

@Michael-yt3wz Жыл бұрын

Always so informational and relaxing watching a fantastic video like this. Thank you for putting out such great content.

@TonysBonsai Жыл бұрын

Thank you Michael. Glad you enjoyed it, hopefully with a nice brew!

@guywatson-bognorregisbonsa7370 2 жыл бұрын

Great looking tree Tony. I'd be proud to have an Oak like that in my collection. 👍👍

@TonysBonsai 2 жыл бұрын

yeah, It's a beauty Guy. My dad has done a great job growing this, but now it is time to move it forward a bit.

@bonsaisemeru 2 жыл бұрын

nice video, Tony! i really enjoy your video..

@TonysBonsai 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you. I'm really glad you enjoyed it!

@yevhenbryukhov 2 жыл бұрын

Great oak and useful video, Tony! Thanks! Not many oaks (pre-)bonsai can be found in bonsai nurceries. I recently extracted an oak seedling (3-4 years old) out of a willow tree along the canal (Netherlands). When municipality workers cut it on a 2m height and the willow grows a lot of branches, then in time the cut acts like a flower bed for many accidental seeds brought by the wind or animals. And a day or two ago I managed to extract a birch from the similar willow - it has leaves 2-3 times smaller then the standard ones and a height of 2 meters - will try to air layer it for the forest composition.

@TonysBonsai 2 жыл бұрын

Sounds like you've found a superb spot there Yevhen, and that birch sounds like an excellent tree with naturally small leaves. I've got an oak a bit like that with naturally tiny leaves. Good luck with the air layer. I've never tried it on a birch, so fingers crossed!

@gromageindustries6745 Жыл бұрын

Lovely Tony 👍

@TonysBonsai Жыл бұрын

Thank you. It's a loveley tree that and it's grown really strongly since I pruned it

@BlueJayBonsai 2 жыл бұрын

Tony Tony Tony has done it again! 🎶🎵

@TonysBonsai 2 жыл бұрын

I don't know about the musical notes. I'm not bad at quite a few things, but when it comes to anything musical, I'm a disaster zone. To hear me on Karaoke is to suffer! 🤣

@BlueJayBonsai 2 жыл бұрын

@@TonysBonsai ah, that’s lyrics from some old song in the 90s by Toni Toni Tone .. 😂

@TonysBonsai 2 жыл бұрын

🤣Before my time. I'm just a young whippersnapper!

@guysolis5843 Жыл бұрын

It's amazing the trees you produce and also the maintence you provide. I collected a number of "wild ones" when I was newer to the hobbie. Squirrels started hiding their nuts under the roots and the dog I had was tricked and distracted by the squirrels partners..good video!

@TonysBonsai Жыл бұрын

Thanks Guy. I'm a bit mad, and when I'm into something, it tends to become a consuming passion. I hear that squirrels and pigeons can be a real pain. I've been lucky so far.

@TonysBonsai Жыл бұрын

Cheers mate. I'm lucky in that we don't generally get many critters around here. Just the odd rat

@thegreenmanalishiyamadori371 2 жыл бұрын

Amazing oak tree ,Tony🤘🤘🤘

@TonysBonsai 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks. I agree it's got some great character and I think it will get better over the next few years. (hopefully anyway)

@thegreenmanalishiyamadori371 2 жыл бұрын

@@TonysBonsai good work🤘🤘🤘

@kevinwilkes5969 2 жыл бұрын

Tony ill never see my trees turn 40. I'll have turned my toes up many yearsbefore then.🤣🤣

@TonysBonsai 2 жыл бұрын

🤣🤣I was actually talking to my dad about this the other day, and he still loves growing from seed and digging up tiny naturally self-seeded trees which he'll never see mature. I think there is just a joy in growing and passing trees on to future enthusiasts!

@Bonsaicrazy Жыл бұрын

Thanks for the lesson Tony 👍👍👍

@TonysBonsai Жыл бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it mate. I love this tree.

@Bonsaicrazy Жыл бұрын

@@TonysBonsai it’s a cool tree even better as your dads been crafting it 👍

@TonysBonsai Жыл бұрын

yeah, he's been doing his best to kill it, but it's still hanging on in there! 🤣

@Bonsaicrazy Жыл бұрын

@@TonysBonsai 😂

@joegarland4885 2 жыл бұрын

Very nice tree Tony good idea to remove the acorns as they can reduce the strength of the main tree.

@TonysBonsai 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks Joe. Yes, I want the energy to go onto the new branches while I try to develop the ramification.

@danieldalton8125 2 жыл бұрын

Dude! pulled another lovely piece of material out of the bag. wouldn't do anything drastic to the structure looks a very natural English Oak.

@TonysBonsai 2 жыл бұрын

Hi Daniel. Yes, I must admit I am coming round to your way of thinking. I would have liked to make a couple of decent cuts last winter, but I think if I can just slowly improve the ramification over the next few years, it will have that character of an old English oak which is the ultimate goal.

@clydewhy343 2 жыл бұрын

Great video. Clever ending!

@TonysBonsai 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks Clyde. I was hoping someone would mention the ending, cheers!

@clydewhy343 2 жыл бұрын

👍🏽👍🏽

@XaviersBonsaiRetreat 2 жыл бұрын

A nice oak Tony. I've just completed the work of pruning back 40 of my younger oaks - but you ar right, it is very satisfying and relaxing. My 4ft oak will be due for pruning very soon as will my forest. I just hate how badly they get infested with greenfly. Another good reason for carrying out partial defoliation and leaf reduction :)

@TonysBonsai 2 жыл бұрын

40 trees. Sounds like quite a project mate! As for the greenfly, none of my oaks have been bothered by anything this year. My beech and hawthorn are a different issue though. Black fly has been a real pest destroying loads of new growth and curling up all the leaves. A right nuisance!

@XaviersBonsaiRetreat 2 жыл бұрын

@@TonysBonsai i managed to stay ahead of black fly this year with early and repeated spraying. Cheers.

@TonysBonsai 2 жыл бұрын

I sprayed early, but I didn't repeat it, which is probably why I've had such an issue with it. We live and learn!

@bobbd6543 2 жыл бұрын

What a fantastic tree pal.

@TonysBonsai 2 жыл бұрын

Cheers buddy. It will be mine in time!

@aronwalsh9680 2 жыл бұрын

Nice 1 Tony mate

@TonysBonsai 2 жыл бұрын

Cheers Aron!

@Happy_Buddah_Bonsai_UK Жыл бұрын

I love 💚 your Oak Bonsai Sir 🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻🇬🇧

@TonysBonsai Жыл бұрын

Thank you. I was actually just pruning it yesterday. It was nothing special just taking off the vigorous tips so I didn't film it, but I think it's going to have a really good year and develop lots of nice finer branches this year

@Chillfam 3 ай бұрын

Thats cool!

@johnvandegrift5164 2 жыл бұрын

Nice looking tree. I agree on the one side being a bit too strong. I’m sure you’ll have it looking perfect soon.

@TonysBonsai 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks John. Yeah, it needs a bit more balance. I think it will take a couple of years but hopefully I'll get there!

@noahmcgowan3547 Ай бұрын

In your oak video, it seems that you might hard prune the lower right branch that is a second apex and angle change in repotting for better movement and visual impact. Just a thought, it's a good tree and would be nice to see it as a great tree. Good luck.

@rogoveanudani8086 2 жыл бұрын

Hi, nice videos you make , keep up the work i enjoy your posts. Ever consider to chop 1 of the 2 main branches, the firat division of the trunck is abit awquard,but loocks nice bcoa its old

@TonysBonsai 2 жыл бұрын

I agree. I would personally make some fairly drastic chops, but it's my dads' tree and he doesn't want any big chops made which I think is fair enough, so I'll be limited to working within the basic structure which will be a good challenge!

@danieldalton8125 2 жыл бұрын

hah my dad's the same with his mature Japanese Maples. keeps saying you can do what you want with it one day 😅

@TonysBonsai 2 жыл бұрын

@@danieldalton8125 🤣🤣

@deckbush 2 жыл бұрын

Beautiful oak tony can’t wait to see winter Pune a lot of potential and ramification to develop exciting work tony ps can you show us the Turku oak

@TonysBonsai 2 жыл бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it, and I'll definitely be filming the winter prune for sure! The Turkey oak isn't the best tree. The lower branch which I planned on turning into a new leader died, so there a long thin trunk with nothing. However, it's alive and I really like the leaves. I'll make sure I include it in an upcoming video!

@deckbush 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks tony your an inspiration to us all. Oh and you did well reading my comments with my bad spelling haha

@Happy_Buddah_Bonsai_UK Жыл бұрын

Put the cut off acorns in a Squirrel 🐿️ feeder 🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻🐿️💚

@TonysBonsai Жыл бұрын

Great idea. I do love watching squirels

@harryl2232 Жыл бұрын

Hi tony, great tree. I’m field growing an English oak atm. I want to dig it up and do a bit of root work, then pop it back in the ground. Do you think spring is the best time of year or autum? Thanks h

@TonysBonsai Жыл бұрын

Hi Harry. I was always led to believe that spring is the best time, but I recently saw/heard something by Harry Harrington saying that oaks are best lifted etc in late summer, so I'm unsure. In my experience early spring seems to work well for me.

@AJediSurvivor Жыл бұрын

Can always graft onto a bonsai to get it to produce acorns earlier.

@TonysBonsai Жыл бұрын

I always believed that although grafting is possible, it's really quite difficult with oak. Do you have any experience with the technique?

@scotthogbin613 2 жыл бұрын

Hi Tony, great to see the oak tree being cared for by 2nd generation, makes them extra special. Can you tell me anything about that pot.... what it was originally?

@TonysBonsai 2 жыл бұрын

Hi Scott. Yeah I agree. It's nice to be able to pass trees along to a family member. The pot says Errington Reay and Co ltd. Est 1878 and it is made as a plant pot of some description as it has drainage holes in the bottom etc. I'm not sure how old it is or anything else other than that though.

@scotthogbin613 2 жыл бұрын

@@TonysBonsai Thanks Tony, I googled Errington Reay and found they are indeed a pottery store from Bardon Mill England who manufacture large oversized pots. I thought maybe it was an old 1878 made wash basin or farming item. Thanks for getting back to me to let me know.

@TonysBonsai 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the info Scott. I'll pass it on to my dad who will be interested!

@timestormstudios8074 Жыл бұрын

Awesome tree tony that’s amazing. Can I ask how you achieve the leaves to be smaller

@TonysBonsai Жыл бұрын

Thank you. Yes this tree is not fed early in the year and isn't repotted regularly, so in essence, it is being denied some of the things a tree wants to really thrive in the spring so the leaves stay small, then I feed it in the Autumn to give it strength.

@timestormstudios8074 Жыл бұрын

@@TonysBonsai thank you appreciate your reply

@dads-army 2 жыл бұрын

Hi Tony I have grown 4 from acorn in a small pot when is the best time to repot them as the roots are coming through the bottom of the pots.

@TonysBonsai 2 жыл бұрын

Hi Keith. I would leave them for now. they will be fine for the rest of the year, then I would repot them next year in late March.

@julycottage Жыл бұрын

How about sing us a song and have a Turkey oaky 😂?

@TonysBonsai Жыл бұрын

🤣You've obviously never heard me sing Elmer. I like to think I can turn my hand to quite a few things, but singing os not one of them

@julycottage Жыл бұрын

@@TonysBonsai You might surprise us all 😅

@grahamharlow7471 Жыл бұрын

Hi Tony how you doin pal.. When is the best time to collect beech, I would of thought spring but I have read autumn is best around 4 to 5 wks after leaf fall.. Any thoughts Tony

@TonysBonsai Жыл бұрын

Hi Graham. I've been hearing recently about people collecting oaks etc in Autumn, but I personally prefer to collect in early spring. I find I get the best results in late February. I find when I wait until the buds are just popping that my success goes down. I can't think of a beech I've collected which hasn't made it.

@grahamharlow7471 Жыл бұрын

@@TonysBonsai OK Tony.. Thanks

@rogoveanudani8086 2 жыл бұрын

Ore air layering if you feel confident

@TonysBonsai 2 жыл бұрын

I have researched air layering and I believe it's pretty much impossible with oak. They say that you have to either grow from seed or graft onto rootstock.

@shahrafiq2165 Жыл бұрын

😀

@frenchfries2148 2 жыл бұрын

I have one of these, it has some kind of fungus growing on the leaves, white webbing that eventually turns the leaf brown and crispy. Anyone know what it is?

@TonysBonsai 2 жыл бұрын

Hi, I'm no expert, but if it were me I would spray it with a general-purpose anti fungicide

@falkhammermuller9342 Жыл бұрын

I've got a yard young oak tree, that has leafs which are covered in some white powder. I can't identify it, but it has already killed 2 of my 4 oaks. The leafs seem to be unable to continue photosynthesis and die like it's autumn. WTF can I do? I tried washing the leafs with water and a soft sponge, but no effect. Their white cover is back the next day.

@TonysBonsai Жыл бұрын

My hawthorn, field maple and oaks suffer in the same way at this time of year. I know that it isn't to everyone's taste, but I just spray mine with a good quality anti fungal spray every few days, and the problem is gone within a couple of weeks. It's just mildew caused by the conditions/ time of year

@tomlawless4406 7 ай бұрын

How much you think this is worth c I’ve just seen a maple bonsai selling for £10,000 😮

@Sur-Ron Жыл бұрын

I have an oak tree in a pot. It's about 5 years old and about 6ft tall. It is only about 2inches in diameter at the base. I want to turn it into a bonsai. Should I cut the main trunk now?

@TonysBonsai Жыл бұрын

Hello. Sorry, i'm quite slow to reply to comments on older videos sometimes. Providing the tree is healthy, you should be ok chopping it down now and it should form new buds. If you wanted to be safe, you could wait until next spring and do it just before as the buds begin to swell.

@Sur-Ron Жыл бұрын

@@TonysBonsai thanks for the reply!

@Sur-Ron Жыл бұрын

@@TonysBonsai once I've done the cut, is there anything I need to treat the open wound with?

@TonysBonsai Жыл бұрын

Absolutely. I use a a Japanese cut pate, but some people use cut putty and others use different types of glue. The main thing is sealing it up to stop water loss and to avoid infection getting into the tree.

@Sur-Ron Жыл бұрын

@@TonysBonsai is there a certain brand or product you would recommend? I'll have to order it online. Would it help to keep it indoors? I have a patio area I can keep it in