Mugo Pine in Ikadabuki (Raft) Style

Mugo Pine in Ikadabuki (Raft) Style - Arkefthos Bonsai

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8 ай бұрын

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First styling of this full Pinus mugo in a raft style to set it for a bright future as a bonsai tree. Repotting on a slab in March, will complete it's transformation. Thank you for your time!
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@ArkefthosBonsai 8 ай бұрын

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@Akatsuki-En 2 ай бұрын

Love this format, just nature and a vision

@ArkefthosBonsai 2 ай бұрын

Thank you! I appreciate it!

@W9SL9Y 8 ай бұрын

What a transformation👌, I love multi-trunk Bonsai too and can't wait to see this on the rock as a composition, agree with the below comment - can almost feel the zen in your videos ❤ so peaceful.

@ArkefthosBonsai 8 ай бұрын

So much appreciated Wesley! Thank you! On a rock slab and some pushing back the foliage in some places and it will be a good looking tree, as one passes by it in the garden.

@nerinat8371 8 ай бұрын

Lovely to hear the sounds of nature 😍 while you work. Awesome work, thankyou

@ArkefthosBonsai 8 ай бұрын

Thank you Nerina! Lovely comment, I appreciate it!

@777greglee 8 ай бұрын

Yours is definitely the most aesthetically beautiful bonsai channel that i watch. Your production is superb. Trees are great too!

@ArkefthosBonsai 8 ай бұрын

Comments like this one, can make one's day! I really appreciate it! Thank you!

@kostastheo2043 7 ай бұрын

Τρομερό ταλέντο, εύγε!

@ArkefthosBonsai 7 ай бұрын

Σε ευχαριστώ Κώστα! Καλημέρα!

@DavesBonsai 6 ай бұрын

So peaceful to watch you work on your trees. I love the videos. Keep sharing with us!!!

@ArkefthosBonsai 6 ай бұрын

Thank you Dave! Much appreciated!

@hashiramabonsai 8 ай бұрын

How fast i click when i see you uploaded a new video! Love your channel!

@ArkefthosBonsai 8 ай бұрын

Comments like this can make my day.! Thank you!

@hashiramabonsai 8 ай бұрын

@ArkefthosBonsai you're welcome! Honestly one of my favourite bonsai channels on KZfaq!!!! And from an aesthetic pov probably the best! Hope my channel will be like yours once

@ArkefthosBonsai 8 ай бұрын

@hashiramabonsai I wish you all the best!

@tyrone342 8 ай бұрын

I always enjoy how you style your mugos. Nice work on another beauty pine.

@ArkefthosBonsai 8 ай бұрын

Thank you Tyrone! I really appreciate it!

@franbru8292 8 ай бұрын

Saludos y gracias 🙋👍🌲👌

@ArkefthosBonsai 8 ай бұрын

Saludos Fran! You are welcome!

@bonsairandomuncut6297 8 ай бұрын

Nice result !! Maybe a little too symmetric (just my taste) Still the best bonsai channel on the web. Just a shame most bonsai people don`t comment. #SUPPORT ARKEFTHOS BONSAI have a great day !

@ArkefthosBonsai 8 ай бұрын

Ha ha ha thank you man! That's ok! I'm not trying to be a KZfaqr! Yeah it is kinda symmetrical. I ran out of wood! 😁 I plan to elevate the apex significantly, while pushing the sides in, especially on the right side, giving a stronger direction to the left. Have a great night!

@pela1100 8 ай бұрын

Genial.

@ArkefthosBonsai 8 ай бұрын

Thank you Fabian!

@BonsaiSerBull 8 ай бұрын

🌲 Bonito pino.

@ArkefthosBonsai 8 ай бұрын

Thank you!

@1969hornet 8 ай бұрын

A beauty!

@ArkefthosBonsai 8 ай бұрын

Really glad you like it!

@bonsai_life_style 8 ай бұрын

I usually leave the needles on the places where I want my new buds it works very time.

@ArkefthosBonsai 8 ай бұрын

No need to rely onto needle buds in pines. Every species in the genus, if it is healthy, with plenty of oxygen in the roots, adequate fertilizing and most importantly full sun, when opened up to get sunlight in, they will produce adventitious buds in very old wood. There are species, like canariensis, that will produce buds even in 30-40 year old wood, on the trunk, under very thick bark. But each technique, if it works for you, is perfect! Thank you!

@bonsai_life_style 8 ай бұрын

@@ArkefthosBonsai yep afcourse it depends on where you are and what conditions you have . That's true.

@ArkefthosBonsai 8 ай бұрын

Agreed. Probably an extended growing season, with huge amounts of Greek sun, helps in bud creation. Have a great night!

@robertobreglia9224 8 ай бұрын

Hi my friend,this mugo pine is very very beautiful and i appreciated so much your styling. I also love the multi-trunk style and mugo pines are often naturally like this, it's a very strong and beautiful species but you have to be careful with their roots,they need mychorrizae for their health. Very compliments my friend!👍👍👍👍

@ArkefthosBonsai 8 ай бұрын

Great info on mugo Roberto! Thank you for sharing! Have a great Sunday!

@robertobreglia9224 8 ай бұрын

@@ArkefthosBonsai Thanks,have a great Sunday you too!👍👍

@treeaddict 8 ай бұрын

Lovely Mugo pine. nice work

@ArkefthosBonsai 8 ай бұрын

Thank you! I appreciate it!

@brucedeacon28 8 ай бұрын

👍👌

@ArkefthosBonsai 8 ай бұрын

Thank you Bruce!

@thenaturecreater8906 8 ай бұрын

I found it very difficult to style a tree without digging and finding the true rootbase. But this one turned out good. What do you do for a living beside bonsai on you free time?

@ArkefthosBonsai 8 ай бұрын

Mugos not collected from the mountains,have a fine dense root system that rarely qualifies for a nebari. What you see as soil, is 90% roots. This is probably stay like that forever for this tree. Ni thick roots. I am a chemist, but now I'm leaning on fulltime bonsai. Have a great night!

@bonsaitis566 8 ай бұрын

Thank you for the video! Aesthetic and precise. I'm working on a mugo as well and also looking forward to repot it. Though I read they respond better If repoted in sumer... sounds weird. Did you have any previous experience on that species?

@ArkefthosBonsai 8 ай бұрын

Thank you! Not weird at all. Alpine species tend to have a deep hybernation through summer, making them easy to repot then. As long as you can provide them relatively good conditions after. Like high humidity and relatively low temperatures while keep some hours of sunlight. Since I'm in Greece, repotting in summer is risky (kinda hot here) but I've done Abies in July and it went great and lots of pines in late August with 100% success. If you want to be relatively sure, repot it kinda early in spring (like late February) and protect it from frosts until the weather warms up above freezing. Cheers!

@orchestralmockups 8 ай бұрын

Your videos are a great inspiration. I'm very new to bonsai. When is the best time to do wiring and pruning of small mugo pines? I live in the UK so the climate is cooler than Greece!

@ArkefthosBonsai 8 ай бұрын

Thank you! So, you should know that pruning can instigate new growth. That is why you should avoid pruning in August and September. If new growth comes out, it might not harden before frosts come and end up with damages or die back. That means that work on any pine starts from October, all the way up to early March. Whenever you find time in that period. Usually, work ends when the frosts start though. Another good time for pruning and wiring is June, but that technique serves different goals. Have fun!

@orchestralmockups 8 ай бұрын

Ευχαριστω πολλοι!

@ArkefthosBonsai 8 ай бұрын

@orchestralmockups παρακαλώ!

@victortaboada2058 8 ай бұрын

Copper wire, correct?

@ArkefthosBonsai 8 ай бұрын

No unfortunately not copper. Aluminum and not only that, 60% is used once before and now reused... For small trees like that, aluminum will suffice. Plus this will stay on the tree for maybe 2 summers (in some branches) and aluminum fairs much better in summer heat than copper. Our Greek heat is no game here, plus I'm at an elevation which makes it worse. Cheers Victor!

@victortaboada2058 8 ай бұрын

@@ArkefthosBonsai Thank you! It looked like copper on the video, but aluminum is much easier to work with. I must say that I enjoy your videos...thank you for sharing! Greetings from Virginia, USA!

@ArkefthosBonsai 8 ай бұрын

Love the Appalachian Victor! Beautiful state! Cheers!