From nursery stock to bonsai

From nursery stock to bonsai - Baobab Tree

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Жыл бұрын

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In this video I pot up my Baobab (Adansonia digitata) into a bonsai pot. Baobabs are indigenous to a couple of countries in Africa as well as Australia. They need to be protected against cold temperatures below 10°C (50F) and should not get a single drop of water when they don't have any leaves on them.
Pay close attention when you watch the Lion King again, because the tree that Rafiki lives in is a Baobab tree. You can also see the fruit hanging on his staff. It is also the fruit he breaks when he smears it on baby Simba.
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@AlexBraunton Жыл бұрын

Brilliant video mate. I learnt so much about this tree! Hard choice on that potato root but I feel like you made the right one. It would be cool to get another tree from the root cutting! Please do an update on this tree at the end of the growing season 👍

@KleinBonsai Жыл бұрын

Thanks! Yeah, keeping my fingers crossed that the root cutting will grow 🤞

@TheBonsaiZone Жыл бұрын

Love the pot and the tree Matthew, I'll be repotting mine for the first time this coming spring! I hope the cuttings all grow.

@KleinBonsai Жыл бұрын

Thanks! 🌳😊

@ericlie145 6 ай бұрын

Small but tough. What a Solid Baobab you got there👍🏻

@KleinBonsai 6 ай бұрын

Thanks! 🌳🌞

@BlueJayBonsai Жыл бұрын

Great work Matthew! I learnt a few new things about the baobab tree too! 🐦💙

@KleinBonsai Жыл бұрын

Thanks! Glad you enjoyed it 😊🌳

@ggevergreenbonsai1259 Жыл бұрын

Thank you Matthew! Fascinating to love about a tree I’ve not come across before 😊

@KleinBonsai Жыл бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it! 😊🌳

@kobusroux1484 Жыл бұрын

One of my favourite trees - great video! Very interested in the outcome of your root planting experience - please keep us updated.

@KleinBonsai Жыл бұрын

Will do! 😊🌳

@susanbossert6833 Жыл бұрын

Lots of good information about the baobab tree. Thank you for sharing. I'm looking forward to seeing if that 'potato' root actually grows.

@KleinBonsai Жыл бұрын

Keeping my fingers crossed 🤞

@BrewByMe Жыл бұрын

Wow nice pot I love the orange coloration just love this pot nice video my friend I have 3 baobabs

@KleinBonsai Жыл бұрын

Thank you! 😊🌳🌱

@EXOTECPAW Жыл бұрын

really good video ,thanks mate, ill be making a boabab video soon, thanks for the advice

@KleinBonsai Жыл бұрын

Awesome! Glad I could help 😊🌳🌞

@XaviersBonsaiRetreat Жыл бұрын

Great video Matthew and it is amazing how you come across more confident each time you upload. I am loving the content. Cheers, Xav

@KleinBonsai Жыл бұрын

Thanks a ton! I've noticed that in my day-to-day life as well. Crazy how just talking to a camera and uploading it knowing people will watch it can improve confidence 💪😅

@XaviersBonsaiRetreat Жыл бұрын

@@KleinBonsai Just keep on talking to yourself and you will rule the country one day!

@notionbonsai Жыл бұрын

Looks nice in that pot 😄Really interesting video! I haven't tried to Bonsai the Baobab yet!

@KleinBonsai Жыл бұрын

Thanks! The Baobab is a really cool tree and there's some really awesome bonsai from it out there 🌳 If you can get your hands on one you should definitely create a bonsai from it

@robertbechtol950 13 күн бұрын

Great video. What kind of soil are you using? I just received seeds I ordered and this will be my next Bonsai endeavor. I live in a warm/hot climate.

@OddBonsai Жыл бұрын

Looking forward to seeing the results of your experiment. I'm also wondering if you can grow another baobab tree from a root segment. This only seems to work with a limited nunber of species. Good luck!

@KleinBonsai Жыл бұрын

I really hope it does! 🤞

@gerritdevos4707 7 ай бұрын

Thanks a lot Matthew. Great video. What happened to the cuttings and root?

@KleinBonsai 7 ай бұрын

Unfortunately none of the cuttings made it. The cuttings pushed out new leaves but then it all fell off and died. The main tree is still alive and growing well. I also baught a new big Baobab that I can get new cuttings from and try again 😁🌳🌞🌱

@BestOfClips496 Ай бұрын

Update?

@astounded Жыл бұрын

Any updates on the baobab? You have a well branched specimen there with a clear trunk and well developed canopy up top. Off to a good start!

@KleinBonsai Жыл бұрын

Thanks! 😊 The baobab is dormant at the moment. It does not have any leaves and is just patiently waiting for spring 🌳

@OjaiBonsai Жыл бұрын

Put it in a huge pot or the ground and it will swell. I love those trees

@KleinBonsai Жыл бұрын

I am planning to grow the cuttings in larger pots for a very long time until they are really thick. I really need more Baobabs, they are cool trees 😁🌳🌞

@ericberthiaume1614 Жыл бұрын

Hello! I am looking for tips with my Baobab trees. I live in a cold climate up north so the trees are inside and have lost their leaves for winter (dry season). i have not watered them without leaves but I am wondering what causes them to begin to leaf again? is it temperature or humidity or something else? I am also wondering when is the best time to repot them is as they are all in their original seed pots and most likely need new soil to be happy. Thank you, and great video.

@KleinBonsai Жыл бұрын

Hi! It sounds like it might be too hot inside and it is breaking dormancy. Try keeping it around 10°C-15°C over winter. The best time to repot is in Spring when the buds are swelling 🌞🌳😊

@mustamuri 3 ай бұрын

✨🌴✨ 👶👏❤️

@KleinBonsai 3 ай бұрын

🌞🌳🌱😊

@jacoschalkwyk5925 6 ай бұрын

Yes tjom! Did the potato take? And the cuttings? Give us an update there?

@KleinBonsai 6 ай бұрын

Unfortunately not. I'm not sure if they can grow from root cuttings, but even the normal cuttings didn't take

@jacoschalkwyk5925 6 ай бұрын

Im about to grow baobab from seeds for creating a bonsai/s, very excited.

@thekeshwin Жыл бұрын

Bro. Which month month do you recommend reporting in south Africa. I am in Gauteng

@KleinBonsai Жыл бұрын

When the buds start to swell and the leaves start to push out. That is when the tree wakes up from its dormancy 🌳🌞

@baremats91 Жыл бұрын

Any updates on the cuttings now? I started one Baobab from seed 1 year ago, live in Norway so it is very difficult to care for it during winter months. If the cuttings work a will try it myself when my tree is big enough

@KleinBonsai Жыл бұрын

The cuttings did have leaves on them, but they didn't grow. It is winter now so they are just tiny sticks in a pot at the moment. I'll have to wait until Spring to know for sure if they rooted

@MeetMalli 4 ай бұрын

was it growing from remaining cuttings ?

@KleinBonsai 4 ай бұрын

The main tree isn't a cutting. The main tree is alive and healthy but the cuttings all died unfortunately

@JustMeelan Жыл бұрын

Nice video. Just a question - Why did you not wire the plant to the pot?

@KleinBonsai Жыл бұрын

Thanks! It is not needed. I've never wired any of my trees into the pot. We don't get a lot of wind, and if we do it is not strong winds at all. It won't be able to blow my trees over. If my trees are a bit unstable in the pot, I'll place a rock on top of the soil 🌳😊

@JustMeelan Жыл бұрын

@@KleinBonsai that makes sense! Thanks man. Now which nursery’s in JHB stock these Boababs? 😬

@KleinBonsai Жыл бұрын

I got mine at Safari Garden Centre in Pretoria. You can try a Mikibu bonsai nursery in Olifantsfontein, Sawasdee Bonsai & Orchids near Kyalami and Jo-Da bonsai in Kempton

@santanumondal8407 2 ай бұрын

Soil mix??

@carlossoares712 Жыл бұрын

hope you have success, we don't see many of these

@KleinBonsai Жыл бұрын

Thanks! 🌳😊

@nn843 2 ай бұрын

Can we get an update?

@kioly_ah Жыл бұрын

how is tree doing? waiting for the update.

@KleinBonsai Жыл бұрын

The baobab is growing really well! Will make an update video soon 🌞🌳😊

@kioly_ah Жыл бұрын

@@KleinBonsai great to hear!! i have 4 baobab for 4years now. plan cut the root as you did.

@hg6996 9 ай бұрын

I wonder what's wrong with my Baobab. It grew double the size of this tree in just 5 months 🤔

@KleinBonsai 9 ай бұрын

Doesn't sound like a problem, if that is your goal 😂 As soon as you pot a tree, the growth will slow down. Also after repotting a tree might not grow a lot while recovering and adjusting to the new pot. Placement also plays a big role. Is your tree in the ground or much bigger pot? 🌳🌱🌞

@hg6996 9 ай бұрын

@@KleinBonsai Actually it's just in a normal pot. But I gave him good soil and it had lots of sun and heat. He seems to like that a lot. I didn't want him to grow that fast but wanted to give him good growing conditions. I guess I overdid it a bit 🙄

@KleinBonsai 9 ай бұрын

Only other thing I can think of to slow down growth is to use a smaller pot 😅