The big thick trunked one with the craggly bark is gorgeous! Can't wait to see this a few years down the track!

My wife bought me a huge Ficus Genseng ... now i have to care for it here in England ... im glad i found your channel !

I started Bonsai with a Douglas Fur. I bought it for my mother but could never find the right place to plant it so I kept it in a pot. I figured it would die, but after several years of pretty harsh weather (drought, freezes down to 6 F, heat above 100 F and very rarely watering) I realized how hardy it was and that made me want to keep it. Then one day I realized it was a miniature of an old, beautiful tree. It was full of dead growth on the interior and unwanted growth on the exterior for a true replica of mature large tree, so I cut them away and then wired it for some training. It is was my first and most prized bonsai I have, and seeing your video has inspired me to do some more.

These are some really beautiful bonsai Nigel Saunders!

I love the old tree, it has so much character and beauty about it. Lucky you for having a friend like that. The planting looks great, didn't expect anything less from the master's hands.

you are like the bob ross of bonsai gardening

i really enjoyed this series, from watching Lezek unwrap the trees he so obviously carefully wrapped to seeing them planted in their new home.

The old front tree really stands out. What a great find.

Great job with the beautiful fir forest! I really appreciate the thought you put into these trees.

What a joy to watch! Thanks again for a great video!

Awesome that you got them planted . Big Doug in the forest before logging sounds interesting. Thanks for sharing Nigel

Congrats with the planting Nigel, it looks awesome, they will definitely grow up healthy with all the caring you gave them. And very lovely backyard! First time I visit your channel and I loved it, cheers from Chile!

Nigel, I can hear ur heavy breath....☺ I Luv the trees...

They are simply... Beautiful love it Nigel

Awesome stuff as always! I can"t wait to see the progress.

This is just so surreal, so awesome, lucky you.

I really love your videos and all the dedication you put into them, like always changing the camera angle to give us a good view when I'm sure it's more work for you! Thank you so much I hope more people notice your great vids!

Super forest Nigel! Love it.

Wow what an adventure for the trees and for you great video

Great 2 parter! Thanks for uploading!

Great work as always mate. Great to see a great healthy bonsai community willing to help and share their trees. The bonsai community is a very strong one. lots of great people. all the best for the aftercare on these mate :-].

Beautiful trees! cant wait to see them next summer after some new growth.

Very nice trees! Looking forward to seeing the progress in the future. I also like your mix of soil. Great video!

Most enjoyable watching the first stage of the planting of the forest ,fingers crossed and hope they settle in and recover soon .good luck with them Nigel it will be nice to see what the outcome will be ..looking forward also to see the Yew tree being placed in a pot ...

Excellent! And dude that YEW!

That's a very social lonely Doug :) Great video as usual, cheers !

Awesome to see you using the pumice!

great job nigel ,really hope they do well and look as beautiful as the larch forest ,love how foresty it looks xD

"Big Lonely Doug"...before he was lonely. I like that idea! I'm looking at preserving some of the trees we have in our area through Bonsai. ...of course, I'll have to hone my Bonsai skills, first. lol I'm thinking of starting with a tree that is in my Mother's backyard. We call it "The Chicken Tree". My great-grandmother planted it in her chicken yard when my now 82 yr old mom was a very young girl. The chickens roosting in the tree caused 3 of the 4 trunks to grow at about at about a 45 degree angle and it's been the tree on which my cousins and I...and then our children...and their children...learned to climb trees. So, I'm going to gather some sprouts and see if I can recreate our "Chicken Tree". ...and this is because you take the time to share your knowledge and skills with us. Thank you, Nigel!

Amazing tree, wonder what they look like in the future!

I made my own soil mix with akadama mixed with ADA amazonia (aquarium substrate). It has fantastic drainage and the trees are doing great. I cut a lot of roots off mine.

Hello Good Sir, Again, looking forward to these D.fir's progression. But wanted to comment on the Pumice, as I get the same exact stuff, for my trees. literally the same bag. It was the only pumice I could find in my area, and it was found at a Marajuana growing supply store, so a hint to you and others, they have a lot of similar supplies as us Bonsai people. Grow pots, colanders, Nutrients, and more. I noticed you sifting the pumice, and I did as well at first, but found it was all that necessary, so I haven't on the last bunch of repots. I will say rinsing them with water is a good idea. Great vid as usual, and always nice when I see others doing or using similar things as I, which makes me think Im on the right path. Happy Trees to all! one last thing, is the use of rocks, I have been doing the same, first was to help hold trees in place while working alone, but as things progressed I began using them on most plantings and like the look. In a weird way, I feel like each pot having a rock or 2 will be like my signature characteristic, haha.

Good to see them planted.. I have a suggestion.. I think the oldest tree should be grown as a single bonsai and the two longest trees should be grown in the forest along with other three smaller plants.. this is my idea of growing them after seeing the Big Doug pictures you have shown. But as you know better than me, I would like to wait and see for the updates on these trees.

Great videos. Thanks for sharing

I really like your video

I'm looking forward to see your process on your backyard Yamadori. My backyard is largely wooded, and I would love to search for some future yamadori, but I'm sort of intimidated by the whole process. I don't seem to have very good luck with any time I expose the roots of plants. The firs are beautiful too! Can't wait to see how they develop.

I think at least one plant should have been grown as individual especially third plant you planted in Forest, how about two small plants your friend gave you. Nice job

Very excited to see how these progress! I live on VI and work lots with the local species (fir hemlock and cedar) very hard to find info on them. Good video as always Nigel!

Really cool. Another landscape👍Looking forward to seeing how it progresses! That main rock looks really natural. Props for not wiring these in as well!👌

Hi Nigel, its me again! I come from South Africa, and my grandfather owns a flower nursery, of which he grows the occasional bonsai. Ive been interested in the bonsai art for 5 years now, and i just wanted to tell you about the trees i have available for you, if you would like some. They will come in seeds, but im not sure about how to get them to you... The trees i have in my garden will be baring seeds very soon, so I'm looking forward to your response soon The trees are, African Coral tree( beautiful flowers and bark) Leopard tree( flaking bark with a white and brown colour) And Adenium( a succulent, native to South Africa, has pink flowers and can grow very large Cortex's based on how often you dont water it) All seeds will be available soon, i hope you read this and perhaps look up some images of these trees. Looking forward to talking agian Jon Fulcher

Here in Australia in October it is starting to warm up towards summer. Funny to hear you say it's getting cold.

I hope they all make it looks nice

Love what you have done, want to do the same with Australian trees. Thankyou

Truly enjoyed watching both parts of this bonsai adventure. The trees do look good in that forest pot. I just love the large rock that you have with them. Hope that you will keep it in for the lifetime of this bonsai forest. It adds a natural touch that is so indicative of your work. Well done! So, what's next?

I live in western Canada, and I've always had these trees in my back yards. I also recommend you do a yellow cedar tree. If you like the smell of these, yellow cedar is always better. One of the best smells ever created, actually :) I also recommend putting some kind of First Nations' symbol(s) near your trees. A raven, orca, or bear should calm the tree. Ask a First Nations for help about that though. You might be able to get some rock-based artwork.

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its a really nice tree. you did good. my beginner mistake was planting mine lobsided.

Yew trees are great, I consider them to be the Western World's answer to ginkgo, sure they're not as old as a species, but they're really long lived and play a big role in European mythos.

Shame you who disliked this sweet video

Excellent video. I live in one room and have just one window and window seal. Can we one day have a video with this topic.

What about using one of the saplings as "Big Lonely Doug"? it could show how even great powerful trees were at one point far from exceptional and allow you time to grow out the seedlings in proper upright form since most of those collected trees have slanted root bases due to growing on slopes... plus then you won't need to force a larger tree into becoming the tree you imagine.

Hey Nigel, I live close to the avatar grove, I have Douglas firs and other native trees growing around me like crazy, if you ever want to trade some trees or seeds, I’ve been wanting a Manitoba maple for some time now ;) good luck with your grove, I’ve got a few Douglas fir groves as well!

But in feature it will look gorgeous!

Hello Nigel! How about a quick update of "Big Lonely Doug" at the end of your next video. I would love to see how they're coming along. All the best to you!

Love the Douglas! Nigel, Have you heard of a "Fire Bush" ? I highly recommend you try!

You only use the two for soil? In Australia we need a lot more I think. Great video as always

Beautiful planting as always. Nigel, how long have you been doing bonsai?

Let me know if you would like more Doug fir cones or even hemlock cones. I live in North Western Washington state of the U.S. provided there aren't any restrictions on mailing seeds across borders.

Do you think it is possible to grow the Douglass Fur with a perlite based soil if you had to? Or would you not recommend it. I live in Colorado and we have Doug fur all over.

I find root pruning so confusing when it come to conifers. To me it looks like these trees don’t have nearly enough roots intact to possibly survive, and yet here I see two practitioners going for it with full confidence. I just don’t know what to think.

Mr Saunders, I was wondering what species you would put in the basement for winter and a little more information about the that would be great. Thanks for your work. ✌️

Nigel, I've got a question for you.... Out here in Alberta we some times get to -40, and -30 days are a normal occurence once I n a while during January and February. When you leave your native bonsai trees outside, do you have much death due to a hard freeze in Ontario? Not sure how low your temps drop during winter there. Do you do any special preparations for your trees to survive cold snaps?

Exelent video and planting. I live in one room no garden and out door space at all and one window seal can we one day have some think around this subject.

Where did you find the pumice? I have had a terrible time in Canada trying to find some!!

I think that the balance between them is a bit imperfect!

Hi Nigel, I was wondering if you could do a video on choosing the right bonsai pot for trees, including styles, sizes and shapes. I'd really like to enter a couple or a few of my frankincense trees into the Florida state fair in February 2019. Much appreciated, thanks!

Have you ever shown your fertilizer mixing and techniques in any of your previous videos?

So i have this non bonsai douglas fir sapling about 8 inches tall, how often should I water it?

I get pumas from a landscape supplier. I bulk. It can be hard to locate but $2 a gallon last time I bought. I get 10 gallons at a time.

I started a douglas fur bonzai about 3 years ago now; she looks like a mini christmas tree now. I haven't pruned it yet, but I found the tree in the corner of my yard growing out of a 45 degree angle hill, so it has the most beautiful trunk, it almost grows sideways and then casually bends up. I imagine it will look very good after 10-20 years if I can learn how to prune effectively. Can you tell me if the tree will naturally stop growing if it gets root bound? or do I need to hurry for ultimate shaping?

Do you water all your trees everyday with your normal bonsai mix?

Amazing as always! Can't wait to see it develop! I have a question, I recently collected a maple pretty large maple tree, about a meter tall, with a trunk that splits into two major "trunks" and then five major branches/mini trunks pretty quickly Anyway, i collected it less than a month ago I believe, and I'm keeping it on my glass balcony through winter since I'm pretty sure it's at least two years old So my question is, when is the right time to chop off somw of those extra "trunks"/main branches? Should I do it now before all the leaves fall off, or wait until spring when new leaves come in? Thanks!

@nigelsaunders I need help! I recently received a ficus microcarpa and I don’t know when to start the works on the bonsai. Like root pruning and other things.

Hahaha BIG DOUG LIKES FRIENDS! FOG HERE AT VIRGINIA

your bonsai videos are really great and informative.. there's a lot of carambola in my place and im planning to plant one as a bonsai.. have you tried the carambola or star fruit though?

Douglas and the fir friends, By Nigel Saunders. Will you add the babies? Or you have other plans for those 2?

Hey! I really need your help, I dug up some white firs from my neighborhood and there are some roots on them but not much and I planted them in half potting soil and half native soil and added rooting hormone and vitamin B and I was just wondering if the would survive or not.

Hi nigel saunders how are you? Great job of trees! But I think that it needs some pruning.

Will you keep the dead larches? Maybe as features in the rainforest planting?

Hey Nigel, I was wandering, have you ever done a wild plum bonsai?

I've never seen a fir tree before.

How long after repotting would you consider waiting till you start trimming and wiring.

Where did you get the Volcanite from? Thx, Bob

Douglass firs are really great trees bonsai or not🐳

These trees are native where I live. I’m curious how you’ll style them.

Hi Nigel, is it too late to pot evergreen trees now

i am interesting what it become

Ontario?? California, or Canada? Edit: nervermind just remembered both CALI and Canada have an Ontario

What happened to the Larch in mica pot?

On The "news" articles that Google recommends on the home page based on your interests. Well there was one that was titled the Canadian bonsai star of KZfaq. I clicked on it saying what are the odds its talking about Nigel. Long story short it was talking about you

can i create a bonsai woth every small tree that i can find in the forest?

Why didnt you wire them in the pot??

Where can I send you a photo from my ficus!?!

First here!

Lonely Doug should’ve been by himself.......right?.....lol that’s why he’s lonely!

Hopefully you don’t choose the Abies as your “Big Doug” that would be funny. Cheers!

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