First Bonsai Pot for a Huge Hawthorn

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11 ай бұрын

This unwanted hawthorn yamadori gets repotted to start the 15 year process of creating a bonsai.
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@jackbarratt698 11 ай бұрын

Always a great day when gro bonsai uploads! Hope your well Darren

@grobonsai 11 ай бұрын

Thanks for the watch Jack!

@baldyeti 11 ай бұрын

Great job with the Hawthorne, brother. She looks fantastic. And this video was a big step forward for you, Darren. It had a real BBC Documentary vibe to it. I’m diggin it. Felt very professional

@grobonsai 11 ай бұрын

Awesome, thank you! Enjoyed making this vid. Hope you’re doing great 👍

@ernsttencate6699 11 ай бұрын

This video was so good. Doing good things with a hawthorn that I saw many years ago in the first years of your KZfaq career. No sudden hidden commercials for growlamps or tools. I recognized the guy who (with others)helped me on my bonsai journey. I like you like that. The guy from a couple of years ago.👍👍👍

@grobonsai 11 ай бұрын

Thanks! It’s a different hawthorn, but I definitely see the similarity! Thanks for the feedback

@notionbonsai 11 ай бұрын

Brilliant video Darren! I love how you used a screw to further wire a tree in! Your techniques are top!! Keep up the great work man! 🌳

@grobonsai 11 ай бұрын

Thanks Adam! There’s never a good anchor where ya need one 😅

@danieldalton8125 11 ай бұрын

Awesome vid Darren, like poetry! The tree has potential too especially in your capable hands.

@grobonsai 11 ай бұрын

Thanks so much Daniel, really appreciate that!

@XaviersBonsaiRetreat 11 ай бұрын

Top class video and an incredible future ahead for this tree. Hopefully we will see it again one day. Cheers Darren

@grobonsai 11 ай бұрын

Thanks Xavier mate. I’ll do an update when she stops sulking !

@XaviersBonsaiRetreat 11 ай бұрын

No worries - keep that beautiful dog smiling :)@@grobonsai

@louisetwinberrow5508 11 ай бұрын

Nice to see you uploading again 🙂

@grobonsai 11 ай бұрын

Thanks, it’s good to be back!

@dickmcshan9778 11 ай бұрын

Another beautiful example of your talented artistry! Cheers, Dick from Vancouver.

@grobonsai 11 ай бұрын

Thanks Dick, appreciate your kind words as always - Darren

@alessandromassimo5717 11 ай бұрын

Such high quality, I like your work

@grobonsai 11 ай бұрын

Thank you

@edinborogh 11 ай бұрын

Awesome video! Thanks Darren.

@grobonsai 11 ай бұрын

Thanks very much

@vickirick4219 11 ай бұрын

Bonsai! Bonsai! Bonsai with the bonsai guy! ❤

@grobonsai 11 ай бұрын

Love this energy!

@dreamingofbonsai 11 ай бұрын

Your videos always have such high production quality as well as a tranquil spirit to them. Another great one!

@grobonsai 11 ай бұрын

Thanks Dave that’s very kind

@raymondbirds2392 11 ай бұрын

Love hawthorns

@grobonsai 11 ай бұрын

They are great subjects for bonsai!

@TheStabbedGaiusJuliusCaesar 11 ай бұрын

I love your videoes, and this one was especially satisfying.

@grobonsai 11 ай бұрын

Thank you, something clicked with this one! Appreciate you

@gregtaylor5781 11 ай бұрын

Great Video Darren!

@grobonsai 11 ай бұрын

Thanks Greg!

@TheBonsaiGarden 11 ай бұрын

Beautifully done. You love those big trees- that one is twice the size of my tallest tree. 😊

@grobonsai 11 ай бұрын

They are less fiddly and can be more detailed. They are also heavy and take up way more space!

@matthewwood4008 11 ай бұрын

Another top video👏

@grobonsai 11 ай бұрын

Thanks again!

@brooksfiser7968 11 ай бұрын

That tree is gorgeous. Whole video is excellent.

@grobonsai 11 ай бұрын

Thanks very much!

@SeiferTV 11 ай бұрын

Yo, this video is fantastic! I don't know why it feels like the production quality has improved a lot, I can't put my finger on why it is.

@grobonsai 11 ай бұрын

Thanks, I appreciate the feedback. I think the music is the biggest change, and just enough narration- which is still a little robotic. We’re getting there though! Cheers

@SeiferTV 11 ай бұрын

@@grobonsai that might be it! It didn't feel robotic to me tho! It was kind of like a documentary. Also, do you keep the repotted trees inany special care after repotting or do you put them where they were right after?

@grobonsai 11 ай бұрын

I protect them from freezing temperatures but prefer to get them back where they stay ASAP

@TheMightyYak 11 ай бұрын

Great work, also loved the music in this one!

@grobonsai 11 ай бұрын

Thanks! As a metal lover, choosing relaxing music definitely doesn’t come naturally to me

@TheMightyYak 11 ай бұрын

@@grobonsai As a fellow metalhead, I completely understand

@2maw1wrimike 11 ай бұрын

Well done 🙏

@grobonsai 11 ай бұрын

Thank you 🙌

@jokinramosperez 11 ай бұрын

Very nice.

@grobonsai 11 ай бұрын

Thanks so much

@ocre7816 11 ай бұрын

Hey, you made a comment about no fertiliser in the first year on a newly dug tree. That's good to know, I'll do a bit more research on the prunus type and my area first (Australia so a lot of sun and therefore a lot of watering). Thanks for the advice

@grobonsai 11 ай бұрын

No worries, not sure if you saw it, but I also mentioned to wait for vigorous growth in the second year. Collected trees grow using stored energy in the first season, so 2nd season onwards is when you know if it has established roots. Keep it light until you know it’s found it’s feet, very easy to over fertilise in the first few years

@ocre7816 11 ай бұрын

@@grobonsai thanks for the advice, hopefully get to start branch development in a couple of years when it’s nice and healthy

@madtabby66 11 ай бұрын

Hmmm, I didn’t dig mine up, got some ponderosa pine from the nursery. Need more information on that.

@grobonsai 11 ай бұрын

There are differences of opinion among pros when it comes to fertilising trees that have compromised roots. I personally recommend waiting until vigorous growth is observed before fertilising nursery trees. It’s only trees dug from the ground that can trick you into thinking they are ready. Hope that helps

@abbasduman6963 10 ай бұрын

Beautiful how you dealt with the roots, maling them radial. I hope the tree revovered fast

@grobonsai 10 ай бұрын

Thanks! It has been sulking. I'm not surprised, but maybe did too much. Also I should have removed the flowers as a stressed tree can prioritise reproduction over root growth. My bad! cheers

@abbasduman6963 10 ай бұрын

@@grobonsai Well, Mistakes are the only way to Mastery ;)

@hosseingh7738 10 ай бұрын

سلام دوست گرامی کار فوق العاده ای را با زالزالک اجرا کردید کوه های اطراف ما پر از این درخت است اما درخت شما خیلی زیباست. 🌺🌺

@lidiagracielamontaldo4846 11 ай бұрын

Bellísimo 👋👋🌎

@grobonsai 11 ай бұрын

🙏🙏

@davidfishwick5108 11 ай бұрын

great video ive got one very similar shape

@grobonsai 11 ай бұрын

Cheers, I have another similar one haha must be a hawthorn thing

@jaso2003 10 ай бұрын

Where do you find your trees ? Do you grow them from the beginning or find it in the nature? In my forest i only find normal straight trees or very small ones

@grobonsai 10 ай бұрын

Forest trees tend to reach up for the light. Look along the edges of fire roads or anywhere that is frequently cut back. Boggy areas are also worth a look. Also where deer or cattle graze. My collected trees either come from gardens or are purchased from someone else, there aren’t any good places around me that permission can be obtained

@MrBeelci 11 ай бұрын

That fertiliser being used, is it just tea bags or a specific bonsai fertiliser in the format of tea bags? If the second, which brand are you using?

@grobonsai 11 ай бұрын

I fill empty teabags with organic fertiliser pellets. I can’t remember the brand (transferred it to a bucket and binned the bag), but it’s 5-5-5 NPK and isn’t bonsai specific. Will have to search again when it runs out

@brucedeacon28 11 ай бұрын

👍👌

@grobonsai 11 ай бұрын

🙏👍

@tnuTnu-gj7zz 11 ай бұрын

Why don’t you cut the big root above

@grobonsai 11 ай бұрын

It made a good anchor and also to leave the option to carve as a feature layer on. But mostly to anchor it

@thenaturecreater8906 11 ай бұрын

Absolutely 💯 great work on that tree. But dont you find 100% akadama to hold to much water in your climate?

@grobonsai 11 ай бұрын

Thanks. No, but I keep most trees under cover in winter, this one wasn’t. In fairness the soil at the bottom was dead roots and gravel rather than akadama. No wonder it was so heavy!

@thenaturecreater8906 11 ай бұрын

@grobonsai I see. It looked heavy 🤣 can I ask you a really newbi question. Do you wait to the top layer is all dry before you water. I had a problem with root rot last year. My soil is free draining. But I think I was a little heavy on the watering

@grobonsai 11 ай бұрын

It depends on the species. Hornbeam no, but mostly yes. Also it depends on the stage of growth. Fresh growth wilts very easily, whereas hardened off growth is less critical so I’ll let it dry a little longer. Rotting roots isn’t necessarily a sign of over watering though

@thenaturecreater8906 11 ай бұрын

@@grobonsai ohh please explain.

@egoebonsai37 11 ай бұрын

Good Job Sir. I am seeing from a far. Cutting thick root to repoting a Howthorn Bonsai. How old years a Bonsai? I am from Indonesia appretiate for your activity. 9:12

@grobonsai 11 ай бұрын

Thank you sir. I own the tree since 2021. Thank you for watching my video, I’m in England, United Kingdom

@marcoreptile86 11 ай бұрын

What is that tool that you used for cut root?

@grobonsai 11 ай бұрын

I'm using several different tools, some from wazakurajapan.com/?ref=grobonsai and the orange handle cutter is just an ordinary garden branch lopper from hardware store or garden centre

@marcoreptile86 11 ай бұрын

@@grobonsai I mean the tool with which you cut the roots of the lower part of the pot

@CDF936 11 ай бұрын

what does the root rot smell like

@grobonsai 11 ай бұрын

It’s hard to describe and can depend on the type of plant and soil. Slightly vinegary, maybe a touch of ammonia, or eggy sulphur. Like rotting leaves in a muddy puddle

@CDF936 11 ай бұрын

@@grobonsai Ok thanks, I notice an unpleasant odor coming from the soil of some of my plants even though they seem very healthly