Bonsai Makeover (Operculicarya Decaryi/ Elephant Tree)

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Bonsai Makeover (Operculicarya Decaryi/ Elephant Tree) - The Bonsai Supply

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5 жыл бұрын

Jerome shows you the transformation of an Operculicarya Decaryi tree, also known as Elephant Tree. He focuses on the bonsai wiring, repotting, and vision for the tree. Enjoy!
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@daddyebzy 3 жыл бұрын

Would love to see a follow up on how that beauty is looking now. IT WOULD ALSO BE GREAT TO SEE THE PROPAGATION TECHNIQUES FOR THIS PLANT

@yohansulbaran1810 5 жыл бұрын

The pot is beautiful!!

@TheBonsaiZone 5 жыл бұрын

Cool species for bonsai!

@WeareTheBonsaiSupply 5 жыл бұрын

Nigel Saunders, The Bonsai Zone I agree, they make some very dramatic Bonsai

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@ericsvideos1 5 жыл бұрын

Love your Trees and your designs!!!!

@davepickett3154 5 жыл бұрын

Very cool tree!👍

@toddstropicals 5 жыл бұрын

Operculicarya are awesome, I have one also.

@stevenalveari-rhoton4501 4 жыл бұрын

Hey there brother, would you recommend air layering it at the inverse taper? I’d love to see that. I recently did that to a portulacaria afra. It’s doing well. Thank you for the videos. I’m learning a lot from you.

@erickvarela2777 3 жыл бұрын

I guess beauty is in the eye of the beholder....

@claytonjones6208 5 жыл бұрын

yea sure its got reverse taper but hey work with what you got , its a cool species and powerful as it stands , nice one

@WeareTheBonsaiSupply 5 жыл бұрын

Thank you Clayton!

@gregoryh4601 5 жыл бұрын

Jerome I want to thank you some much for the reply. I and on hands learner in the Bonsai ART. I watch Videos ask Questions and learn by Mistake. So thanks again GOD BLEES. An hope to learn more from your Videos and love to see the Video when you take it to a Show. GOD SPEED

@WeareTheBonsaiSupply 5 жыл бұрын

gregory h hey Gregory, thank you very much for your support 😊

@an-dreekosps9061 Жыл бұрын

❤How old is this tree?

@philiptavella1856 5 жыл бұрын

Jerome, great job as usual. I think you need to bring out the inner beauty of this tree. Your trimming and wiring helped but then I don't see the beauty yet, however, I do think the tree looks a bit sad but what do I know! I do think that you will do a great job of it when it grows in the future. The pot appears to be on the small side, the tree looks very masculine with the branch structure a bit on the feminine side. Can you explain what am I getting at? This is what I see and I imagine there must be some explanation as to what I'm trying to say. Good luck and thanks for sharing, sincerely, Phil👍😍

@WeareTheBonsaiSupply 5 жыл бұрын

Hey Phil, That was my goal to make the tree look sad. I wanted to make it look like it had a really tough time, mission accomplished! :) you are right, the tree is very masculine but in my opinion so is the pot with those big door knockers, the Dragon face and feet and the sand paper finish. I think you are right that the pot is slightly on the smaller side and will be uppotted in the near future! Thank you Phil for your kind words and support!

@philiptavella1856 5 жыл бұрын

@@WeareTheBonsaiSupply Jerome, thanks for the info I appreciate it and now I have a better understanding as to what the tree will finally look like. I can see your thoughtful preparation for the future. Again, thanks for the understanding. Phil 😍👀

@chriswillette8743 5 жыл бұрын

The inverse taper ruins it unfortunately. Cool species though

@WeareTheBonsaiSupply 5 жыл бұрын

A small thing such as inverse taper doesn't ruin it in my opinion, they naturally grow like that.

@chriswillette8743 5 жыл бұрын

Just a matter of opinion. I truly enjoy your work. Just not my favorite that’s all. Thanks for the video. Do you use organic fertilizer?

@abdulbaasith5972 Ай бұрын

Bonsai is miniature old tree, mimicking big tree in wild. Many old operculicarya just grow like that in the wild. So it doesn't ruin it at all.

@ericsvideos1 5 жыл бұрын

Isn’t that reversed taper bud? Is that a big NO NO ?

@WeareTheBonsaiSupply 5 жыл бұрын

Hey Eric! It sure does have reversed taper, but that is how they grow and doesn't mother nature have reversed taper?

@willstone790 3 жыл бұрын

What do you think about using the lowest long branch as a thread graft in the thin portion of the trunk?

@WeareTheBonsaiSupply 3 жыл бұрын

I think your thought process is right on point, and it would definitely work! However, this species naturally grows like that so I kind of like that and wanted to highlight it.

@drrachnasgrowingtips2131 4 жыл бұрын

Do you cut its tubular roots as that of other bonsai

@WeareTheBonsaiSupply 4 жыл бұрын

Hey Rachna, yes you can.

@michaelmccarthy4077 5 жыл бұрын

I think you should name it the Manatee (although it kind of reminds me of a Coelacanth - the living fossil fish).

@WeareTheBonsaiSupply 5 жыл бұрын

Michael McCarthy hey Michael! I like that, the Manatee! Sounds good!

@michellet1800 3 жыл бұрын

do they really love water? I bought one and the seller said to only water every 3-4 months.. please help

@VincentTanner 3 жыл бұрын

They can be watered more frequently than that. I recommend searching KZfaq for Logees Greenhouse video on the elephant tree.

@reywashere5284 2 жыл бұрын

It seems that less frequent watering tends to produce more knobby trunks, but more frequent water makes them grow faster.

@richarddelahaya5110 3 жыл бұрын

what type and size (gauge) wire do you recommend?

@WeareTheBonsaiSupply 3 жыл бұрын

It really depends on the size branch I am going to bend but my most used wires are the 2mm, 2.5mm and 3mm

@richarddelahaya5110 3 жыл бұрын

@@WeareTheBonsaiSupply thank you for that information. much appreciated. keep up the GREAT work

@drrachnasgrowingtips2131 4 жыл бұрын

Hey Jerome any updates on this tree

@WeareTheBonsaiSupply 4 жыл бұрын

Not at the moment, but maybe soon :-)

@taylortennille 4 жыл бұрын

I'd love to see an update on this tree.

@gregoryh4601 5 жыл бұрын

Hello Jerome You may want to Air Layer this tree because of reversed Taper very bad. Or you could have done Tread graft the bottom Trunk to thick it up to get rid of that Taper problem you have. But you took too many branches. So Air layer it

@WeareTheBonsaiSupply 5 жыл бұрын

Hey Gregory, This is why I left that sacrifice branch on the bottom left, it will buff out that inverse taper in no time! Also, this species naturally grows like that with an inverse taper.