What an awesome quality tree Jelle!

It's very nice when you get a tree that already existed and style it your own way, but for me it's actually more fun when you create a beautiful bonsai out of a tree that would not exist if you didn't take a cutting some random day and decided to root it. The time it takes to develop is part of the process, bonsai requires a lot of patience.

Great video, Jelle, which beautifuly validated how I've been approaching a group of my trees! Thank you for sharing! 👍

You're possessed with the right kind of attitude and aptitude for the art. One who can see beauty and wholesomeness in every specimen. A true bonsai man !!! 👏👏👏

I have to agree - I have numerous Chinese Elms, Trident Maples and Fuji Cherry all developed from cuttings. I especially like the point you make about more proportional aging effects on the smaller scales. It is very realisitc to produce good quality bonsai from your cuttings. Great stuff Jelle

Another great timely video, last fall I took cuttings from my neighbors winged/cork bark elm and they are starting to show buds, thank you for all you teach us.

Very good repot video. In particular the trimming and elimination of roots to benefit the surface roots and the tree in a pot.

Excellent! Yes cuttings! Some of my cutting are nicer than the tree the were taken from! That's a nice tree, great tips! Thanks again Jelle!

You have a great way of doing bonsai just like me thanks jelle keep up the good work mate thanks

Great video, i'am looking forward to the next one.

I am always amazed with what little root matter trees can grow and develop nicely

Always a pleasure to watch your films. Thank you!

I have loved watching your video’s ever since i discovered them recently. Thinking of starting to grow a bonsai myself.

Very beautiful tree Jelle! ❤

Great video Jelle That’s a nice looking tree mate 👍👍

I have for many years grown pre bonsai trees in pots. Never in bonsai pots, but rather plastic or wood. I also have grown many in the ground. I agree that in the ground they grow faster, but important to lift and do root work every two years to improve Nebari. I have found that for smaller bonsai, growing in plastic pots works well as you more actively work on trees in a pot. I personally think that growing pre bonsai in a bonsai pot is a waste as my pre bonsai and my bonsai are kept in different places - in my growing nursery in plastic pots.

Wonderful video Jelle.

Thank you 😊

fantastic

Hi Jelle. One of my former bonsai teachers, some 20 years ago, told me that the best way is to start from seed because if you start from cuttings you will have a lot of styling to do, leaving healing wounds that would make a tree ugly and subtract from its value. I don't think that anything he said stood the test of time but are there any advantages on growing from seed? Beside early root formation and possibly a bit longer lifespan. I apologise for the long question. Take care and good luck!

Hey Jelle, maybe u have a nice rooted cutting for me . Would bei really nice 😁

Are these some of the cork bark elms from Bonsaischule enger? i bought a few, they cork up so quickly, even in the first year new growth corks up!

See you 13.05 . LG René. S

It looks like the buds are swelling open right now. Do you think those cuttings will root? I recently took cuttings from a corkbark elm and the buds were just opening as well so I'm wondering if I might have luck getting roots like you do. Thanks!

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Nice video! Question! Why did you let it grow in a bonsai pot and not in a plastic low and wide nursery pot? Thanks!

What soil you use?

Why there's some formations on the bark of long branches, I see that a lot in teh nature, is that some kind of a sickness?