Cutting Down an Oak Tree + 1 Year Update on My Oak Bonsai!
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Күн бұрынSince you guys asked for it, here is an update on my Coastal Live Oak bonsai, which I worked on almost a year ago.
0:00 Introduction
0:15 How to cut down a tree
2:50 How to turn a garden tree into a bonsai
4:04 Update on my oak bonsai
5:18 Funny story
6:40 Next steps to working on bonsai
7:17 How to grow healthy bonsai roots
9:55 How to create the bonsai apex
10:23 How to prune your bonsai
13:47 Before & after comparison
13:56 Bonsai soil mix for healthy roots
16:02 Summary of bonsai techniques
To see my first cutting Coastal Live Oak from about a year ago, check out this video: • How to Turn ANY Tree i...
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@jeffhurst4744 2 ай бұрын
Your steps on patiently reducing a rather large tree in the ground, to less than about 1/4 of its height is very informative. Patience in this living art form is a primary aspect. You have started it on a path to becoming a prize bonsai, anyone would love to accomplish or better yet have and nurture. Thumbs up my friend.
@MiltonChang-ee6rq 2 ай бұрын
Thank you!
@bonsaiheirloom Ай бұрын
Exactly, you've got it! I hope your bonsai are doing well! :)
@jeffhurst4744 Ай бұрын
@@bonsaiheirloom majority are doing good. Lost 2 mature trees to disease, an 2 to unknown causes. Sprayed for disease, but must have missed a spot or two on 2 that died. It was a fast, hidden, growth that affects both deciduous and evergreens. Fortunate it only affected two trees. Gotta stay on your toes. 😁
@jonathanzellner906 2 ай бұрын
Another amazing video! These are all so much inspiration for me to keep working on my garden trees.
@MiltonChang-ee6rq 2 ай бұрын
Great!
@adamthorvaldson7099 2 ай бұрын
Your videos are great! I'm learning so much. Thank you for sharing your knowledge.
@MiltonChang-ee6rq 2 ай бұрын
EWnjoy your hobby!
@MDMARaver Ай бұрын
Highly informative and inspirational as always. 👍🏻 Thank you for your videos, Milton! 😊
@MiltonChang-ee6rq Ай бұрын
Thanks!@
@growclipbonsaiforseniors1951 Ай бұрын
Nice the way you explained how you did the oak in the ground. This is a great tutorial. Superb!
@MiltonChang-ee6rq Ай бұрын
Thanks!
@tanarehbein7768 2 ай бұрын
Wow 😮shocking how much you cut off that garden oak! You are more brave ( and patient) than me to get the perfectly developed trunk.
@MiltonChang-ee6rq Ай бұрын
How else :-)?
@johnberry1107 2 ай бұрын
Yes. Brownie points are good. Thank you.
@MiltonChang-ee6rq 2 ай бұрын
🙂 How doesn't ?
@AdivParadise Ай бұрын
I have several planted aquariums, and in the freshwater aquarium hobby, we've also discovered that substrates like clay, sand, etc result in far superior growth relative to nutrient-rich substrates with lots of spaces. The plants still need nutrients, of course, which the aquarist will add in via root tabs or a layer of dirt, osmocote, etc, but the clay (usually in the form of semi-baked clay pieces like unscented organic kitty litter or plain oil-dri from the hardware store) will hold onto quite a lot of nutrients, and the sand and clay will encourage much more fibrous root growth, and the root fibers will be a lot finer with a lot more branching. With nutrient-loaded aquasoils that are the aquarium equivalent of compost, plants have thicker, more vigorous roots, but because fibrous roots are better, the growth is not as vigorous. I have an aquarium where I did a layer of oil-dri, then a bunch of root tabs, then sand, and it has more explosive growth than all my other tanks, including an anubias that was advertised to grow to 8-10" and is instead pushing 3-4 feet.
@mcbabs7495 2 ай бұрын
Un grand merci à vous pour ce bon moment!
@MiltonChang-ee6rq 2 ай бұрын
Merci!
@JOYCEEINSIDLER 2 ай бұрын
Would you consider doing a video that shows how you chisel out a dead portion you don’t need or want?
@MiltonChang-ee6rq 2 ай бұрын
Sure...any one can...nothing more than chisel out what you don't ned. Just do it!
@WANDERER0070 Ай бұрын
That was amazing ! 😊
@DungLe-rn9cf Ай бұрын
It looks very good. Beautiful informal upright shape! Would be a beautiful bonsai!
@bonsaiheirloom Ай бұрын
Thank you very much!
@NeilWatson-bc9xj Ай бұрын
“With that in mind”….I will keep going, thanks for the video. 😊
@darleneboyd1437 Ай бұрын
Thank you for this lesson. Lots of oaks in my area of the country.
@MANNY100123 2 ай бұрын
Thank you! Looking forward to the next upload! :)
@MiltonChang-ee6rq Ай бұрын
Please stay tuned
@chrishinks46 Ай бұрын
Thankyou. Very edifying.
@jawwadhaider5908 Ай бұрын
Sir great great work ❤ Very informative video 👍 Thank you so much 🌹
@CMENBONSAIOFFICIAL 2 ай бұрын
good explanation. Thank You
@MiltonChang-ee6rq 2 ай бұрын
You are welcome!
@tjgionet Ай бұрын
Thank you! Very inspiring
@MiltonChang-ee6rq Ай бұрын
Great! Thank you!
@vicduenas6615 Ай бұрын
Sir...So beautiful tree for bonsai
@Poppy_love59 2 ай бұрын
Looks much more like a Holly Bush rather than an Oak due to the scalloped leaves !
@MiltonChang-ee6rq 2 ай бұрын
Definitely from an acorn. Besidews the leaves are not as bright green, Pleas stayed tuned...I will commenbt on my Wednesday Q&A on how to identify garden planbrts.
@andreasknogler585 2 ай бұрын
en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quercus_agrifolia
@michaelwenzel3196 2 ай бұрын
I now live in Maine I was born in California. These species of oaks with the holly like leaves are quite different than the white and rad oaks of the Northeast
@jonathannumer5415 Ай бұрын
This is a coast live oak.
@jonathannumer5415 Ай бұрын
Live oaks have scalloped leaves when young
@lindac446 2 ай бұрын
Oh my .. so wonderful to see this! I assume the 'channel' you dug around the roots is to begin trimming the roots?
@MiltonChang-ee6rq 2 ай бұрын
Yes...and to force the growth of. fibrous roots. This is being conservative...so I will never kill the tree especially when I dig it up i the spring.
@OutsidethePot 2 ай бұрын
Great video. I’ve been tempted to do this. I guess the only reason I don’t is I have no trees in my property lol. I do take a little of trees from the wild.
@MiltonChang-ee6rq 2 ай бұрын
Yamadori is usually a good starting point. hve fun!
@rodgresczyk2920 2 ай бұрын
Thank you
@MiltonChang-ee6rq 2 ай бұрын
Welcom!
@ShaneLovesGardening 2 ай бұрын
Thank you for another wonderful video Mr. Milton! My question today is similar to what i asked on your recent maple video. Do you have any experience working with North American Oak trees for Bonsai material? I have a few dozen oaks in my back yard in West Virginia that I did exactly what you did and chopped them way back. I was wondering if the North American Varieties could be used as bonsai as well?
@MiltonChang-ee6rq 2 ай бұрын
In addition to the CA life oak, I also recently did a Vally Oak, which have leaf very much like the American While Oak...which we don't grow much in CA. Please check the previous video
@patchymcq 2 ай бұрын
nice oak. looking forward to video on soil mix. I got some sandy loam in bulk from a nursery today so I will be putting it to the test!
@MiltonChang-ee6rq 2 ай бұрын
Great! Please share your experience with us.
@andrewdobosz3682 2 ай бұрын
Hey Mr.chang, i gotta ask when doing such an extensive root prune like you did with the reciprocating saw, would you ever put some rooting hormone around the cut to increase root production, i know it's probably unnecessary. But I'm curious as to if that's something that could potentially be beneficial. Thanks as always
@MiltonChang-ee6rq 2 ай бұрын
I don';t but that's a good idea.
@jayceebaybee4233 2 ай бұрын
Fascinating! I have less an interest in bonsai as I do in keeping my indoor trees pruned and happy, but I may have learned more from your channel in an hour than I have with the rest of youtube. Maybe I will get into bonsai at some point, I do think I would enjoy it. I just bought a cojoba arborea seedling to grow as an indoor tree, but I have heard it can also be used well for bonsai. Very interested in the soil video you mentioned that you may do in the future, and in all your thoughts on the technical side of tree care that may differ from conventional wisdom.
@MiltonChang-ee6rq Ай бұрын
Intrsesting seed pod. A word for word trnaslation of bonsai is pot planting...Why not, if ths tree tolerates indoor lighting. Easy trnasitioin for you to grow the traditionalb onsai...since you already know how to grow trees in pots. Have fun!
@jejakbonsai95 Ай бұрын
Very inspiring, thank you.. New subscriber 👍👍
@bonsaiheirloom Ай бұрын
Thanks for the sub! Welcome!
@jejakbonsai95 Ай бұрын
Your welcome brother
@louismilienou5442 Ай бұрын
Nice video
@MiltonChang-ee6rq Ай бұрын
thanks!
@ShootingtheSoil Ай бұрын
like what you said about the clay and compost. I have seen compost biology increase under the microscope with the addition of rock dust. Biology seems to want both organic matter and minerals to be at its best. There are minerals in organic matter but some biology's function is to pull minerals from sand silt and clay... so no sand silt or clay and the soil food web is not fully complete!
@thomasmets2152 Ай бұрын
Once again so inspiring. One question, how do you decide or know which branche is the Apex?
@bonsaiheirloom Ай бұрын
Choose a branch near to top going off in the direction where it fits the design…and let it grow thick. Which one you choose is by definition the right choice!
@paulmueller-bruehl783 Ай бұрын
thanks for that video. can you let me know where you get all your bigger bonsai pots?
@MiltonChang-ee6rq Ай бұрын
I buy them when I come acoss them like bonsai clubs...Most are made inJapan and China...I bought a bunch years ago from YiXing China... apolace know of its potteries.
@DeMiesch Ай бұрын
Absolutely well deserved 👍 it sounds funny how you call them “volunteer” consistently, anyone know why that is?
@MiltonChang-ee6rq Ай бұрын
that is a standard term meaning they popped up because the seed dropped there,,..,not planted there by human.
@annelessick3163 Ай бұрын
I get 4 or 5 volunteer gingko saplings, and a few oaks and dogwoods every spring in my yard in southern Wisconsin. When I cut a 8foot oak a few years back, it is now 6 stems each about ( feet tall. This might be a project for me.
@johng3669 2 ай бұрын
Wonderful video. I believe a little more detail on going around the tree with the shovel every couple months would be a good addition. Oaks sprout in my yard by the dozens every year and I’ve now taken an interest in how best to collect them for bonsai since taking up the hobby. If I understand correctly you started going around the tree 2-3 feet from the trunk and digging about 1/8 of a circle every couple months so in a year you have dug a complete circle around the tree?
@MiltonChang-ee6rq 2 ай бұрын
That is correct..dig around partically until you go around... As far as I digging around,.,..,.I just illustrate...and leae the digging to my helpers. Hey, I am an oks guy!
@bwsailer Ай бұрын
Can you explain or point me to some articles or resources about cutting off the top of an existing tree to force bottom branches to grow? I've tried to look through your videos and search for this online, but I haven't been able to find any information on this. I've really been enjoying your videos and it has made me interested in getting started with bonsai. And since I'm kind of older, I wanted to explore the techniques that don't require as much time to get a bonsai started.
@MiltonChang-ee6rq Ай бұрын
That is well know...when ou cut off a brach, what is left will shoot out more...Same when you cut the top...the the energy goes to the bottom branches.
@user-pz8ln5uv3k 2 ай бұрын
Hi great content to your videos watched loads i have a question for you how many trees do you loose jurying this prosses thank you in advance .. Bj in the uk
@MiltonChang-ee6rq 2 ай бұрын
None...recently a number if trees I dug died because they dried out.
@mentalyentil Ай бұрын
Do you ever air layer the top section? Or do you typically reduce and discard?
@bonsaiheirloom Ай бұрын
I generally cut and discard…since there are many volunteer seedlings around my garden.
@marcoreptile86 Ай бұрын
Very nice piece! What kind of oak is it?
@thegreenmanalishiyamadori371 Ай бұрын
Stone-oak
@thegreenmanalishiyamadori371 Ай бұрын
One question Sir: why dont you use a knobcutter,to clean the cuttingpoints?
@bonsaiheirloom Ай бұрын
I do have a knob cutter but I just didn't have it with me today. :)
@thegreenmanalishiyamadori371 Ай бұрын
@@bonsaiheirloom I thought about you dont like to cut so deep as an knobcutter will go,Sir???
@Carahobibonsai Ай бұрын
Indonesia like bonsai❤❤
@MiltonChang-ee6rq Ай бұрын
Thanks! I was on a roup bonsai tour to China ...I beieve Budi Sulistyo was on it too. He is very good!
@OjaiBonsai 2 ай бұрын
In my experience with live oaks they grow a tap root straight down. Not good for bonsai. I have found a few with good roots. Careful they also have crazy laws against cutting them
@MiltonChang-ee6rq 2 ай бұрын
Yes...Not allow to cut many heritage trees.Small trees are OK. Yes they have long tap roots. You just have to dig sideways to cut that off when it got to the right size tree to encourage surface roots to grow, Have fun. Never fear!
@blackmetalfurboi6849 Ай бұрын
Any advice on virgina juniper "apple cedar rust" i just got a nursery stock juniper yesterday and noticed this morning rust on it, im not sure if the tree is worth saving or not
@MiltonChang-ee6rq Ай бұрын
Please talk to your talk to your local nursery person. Hopefully it is due to other issue since commercial trees are monitored to be disease free..we surely have never seen this problem here in CA.
@blackmetalfurboi6849 Ай бұрын
@@MiltonChang-ee6rq thank you for your response, i am in eastern canada and got the juniper from a Wal-Mart garden centre, i will try to contact the nursery that supplied them, thanks
@blackmetalfurboi6849 Ай бұрын
I learned my lesson from buying trees at Wal-mart
@thegreenmanalishiyamadori371 Ай бұрын
Have similar Problem with orange Pearrust... Gardener said burn it😢
@alexandrulaita2673 24 күн бұрын
Hello sir! I have a sequoia in my garden, and I was wondering if I can turn it into a bonsay or just modify it if I do different cuts
@bonsaiheirloom 24 күн бұрын
You can google Redwood bonsai…They are quite popular now…could look nice. Enjoy!
@alexandrulaita2673 24 күн бұрын
@@bonsaiheirloom thank you very much sir!
@alexandrulaita2673 24 күн бұрын
@@bonsaiheirloom thank you very much sir!
@chaiwatpotichanid 2 ай бұрын
🥰🥰
@MiltonChang-ee6rq 2 ай бұрын
Thanks!
@stevescott245 2 ай бұрын
I'm noticing what you are working on as you call a live oak tree. But in uk this looks very different from our English oak tree. Your leaves almost look like holly leaves..
@susanbossert6833 2 ай бұрын
The Coast Live Oak is Quercus agrifolia, and is known for its holly-like leaves. Very different from your English Oak, Quercus robur.
@andreasknogler585 2 ай бұрын
en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quercus_agrifolia
@thegreenmanalishiyamadori371 Ай бұрын
Sir, I wonder if it's possible to airlayer an oaktree? I have begun to try it but dont know if it will work🤷♂️
@bonsaiheirloom Ай бұрын
I do not have firsthand experience…Likely to work…if you do not let it every dry out. Please keep us posted of your progress. Appreciate the feedback.
@Chillfam Ай бұрын
I did one too. It won't be ready till end of June. Hopefully it works
@thegreenmanalishiyamadori371 Ай бұрын
@@Chillfam hi,what Kind of oak are you layering??? Mine is Quercus robur/ german oak
@Chillfam Ай бұрын
@thegreenmanalishiyamadori371 I think it's a post oak. I have a lot of oaks, I really need to learn what type they are 😆.
@judlpd Ай бұрын
Rather like beekeeping, all bonsai growing is local. I wonder how growers in wetter climates with colder winters would get on with your soil mix. Not very well would be my guess.
@MiltonChang-ee6rq Ай бұрын
I don't think that would make any difference. To be certain, please tell us how it works out for you...assuming you winterize your bonsai like all your bonsai.
@Incorrigiblewinnie Ай бұрын
Hello Milton, Do you sell your bonsai?
@bonsaiheirloom Ай бұрын
Yes, I will sell bonsai later this year. Please sign up for my email announcements at bonsaiheirloom.com. Thank you for your interest!
@vicmadeira6898 2 ай бұрын
Being newly retired am I getting to old to be a beginner bonsai hobbyist? Bonsai trees can take years.
@MiltonChang-ee6rq 2 ай бұрын
Now adays 90 year old is not uncommon...time to start is NOW! A bonsai can look pretty respectable in less than 5 years! Have fun...but you must start now!
@vicmadeira6898 Ай бұрын
@@MiltonChang-ee6rq Thanks. Joining a local Bonsai club in my area.
@Chillfam Ай бұрын
@@vicmadeira6898yamdori.
@BondWarrior 2 ай бұрын
You should. Of air layered it to plant again
@MiltonChang-ee6rq 2 ай бұрын
I could...but want to do a demo...Also I''d rther work on an established tree.
@AlphaMontero Ай бұрын
This is actually a Holly tree.
@2tedros Ай бұрын
oak tree ???? doesnt look like i know onw
@jonathannumer5415 Ай бұрын
It is a Coast Live Oak
@Peter-jm1is Ай бұрын
It’s no oak, but a holly….
@anthonybrubaker7105 Ай бұрын
I have no doubt this guy knows more about trees than me, but I can't help but think the same.
@Darkhorse77777 Ай бұрын
It's a Holly Oak..........
@deedorothypapineau6920 Ай бұрын
That is not an oak tree on my planet.
@virolfestrellado9425 Ай бұрын
It's looks like Holly or holley.
@thegreenmanalishiyamadori371 Ай бұрын
Its a stoneoak quercus ilex from Southern climate...
@user-cz8ym9zu9e Ай бұрын
I know there are different types of oaks
@matseklundh8241 Ай бұрын
I was wondering the same but I’m from Europe 🤷♂️
@thegreenmanalishiyamadori371 Ай бұрын
@@matseklundh8241 its a stone-oak...quercus Ilex🙋🏻♂️
@TheRealMsPeaches 2 ай бұрын
This is not a live oak. It is a holly.
@andreasknogler585 2 ай бұрын
No. en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quercus_agrifolia
@andreasknogler585 2 ай бұрын
en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Live_oak
@TheRealMsPeaches 2 ай бұрын
Thank you. Easy to the leaves are similar. en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Ilex_aquifolium_in_the_Tashkent_Botanical_Garden.jpg
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