Thank you Chris!

Thank you! I appreciate it!

Always good to see you Roberto! Thank you!

Thank you Harry for the support! Have a great autumn day down south!

Thank you! Yes, it is surprisingly stable, more than I expected. Cheers!

Really glad you like it Jawwad! Have a great Sunday!

Thank you Alex! It's going to take at least 2 years of growing out the foliage before it makes sense and development and design, but definatly a tree that will be features extensively! Cheers!

Σε ευχαριστώ!

Yes, great job , love it ❤❤❤❤❤❤

Thank you mate! More likely a 5 year mark for some interesting development, as this is a huge tree and the live part needs to grow a lot! Cheers!

De nada Gloria!

Thank you! Cheers!

Thank you Amanda! I appreciate it! Any wood hardener will delay the rotting substacianly, so that you can enjoy it for many years. I used a product from "Borma Wochs". Cheers!

Thank you

Thank you Warren! Landscape is maturing the past 10 years and it's coming in peak aesthetic right about now. Cheers!

It's not the size, rather the end aesthetic that matters in this game! Thank you Xavier!

@@ArkefthosBonsai Apparently size always matters??? Seriously - it was a great demonstration. i tried my first one last month and really enjoyed the challenge.

Yes I saw. Usually conifers are used for tanuki but something new is always welcome!

@@ArkefthosBonsai :)

Salud Fabian! Thank you! It is very ambitious...

@@ArkefthosBonsai 💪

That's definitely a way to go. Create a custom groove with the Dremel as you fasten the tree on the deadwood. I like the idea. Thank you Felix!

Thank you mate! The screws will be eventually swallowed while the tree thickens. It might take up to 10 years to completely remove any signs of them. For the nails, I will put new ones and remove the ones that bite in a lot. And keep doing that until the tree settles.

Χα χα χα χα είναι ελαφρύτερο από ότι φαίνεται, αλλά και πάλι... Σε ευχαριστώ!

Thank you Steven! That was wood hardener. It's resin that will go into the wood fibers and keep them from disintegrate.

@@ArkefthosBonsai thank you, Can I buy this solution on Amazon or Ebay ?

@steventang1002 yes, definately. Do a search for wood hardener and you will get lots of results.

No long roots but many fine white tips, even high up the trunk. It should be fine, as it has relatively dense fibrous roots. In a week I'm going to water it with a root activator and in 2 weeks start feeding it with organic fertilizer. I used a very fast draining mix so that I can water it and mist the foliage many times daily, for the first few weeks. Cheers!

Zeolite. I explain everything in the captions - subtitles. Cheers!

Now, besides the wood hardener at the base, nothing. But in the future, I will treat the wood with lime sulfur. Cheers!

Yes, there is a small chance that this might happen. But, what usually happens is that the stem remains intact and it grows around the screws. It engulfs then completely in 4 or 5 years. But even the stem splits, it will create a nice feature of old age, as long as it stays alive. The first month or two are crucial for it's survival and a few months later the tree is growing fine. I used screws because that was a stop bend and the trunk was thicker than my thump, so there was a lot of force. My clump broke. Anyway the tree is growing fine, so it's probably gonna be OK. Cheers!

@@ArkefthosBonsai as an artist i was imagining to place the driftwood on a metal spoke poured into a concrete blok, i drill out a "pot"IN the wood and treat it with epoxy and plant the bonsai on top, and intertwining. :)

Do you display you art somewhere? Maybe Instagram? As I do some myself, it could be interesting..

@@ArkefthosBonsai not realy actually some on a facebook account, or do yo mean bonsai? I always did medium in full ground. Just started small ones in pots a year ago.. not that long

No, I meant art, in general.

Thank you Giovanni! Have a nice Sunday!

@@ArkefthosBonsai idem. Abbiamo una passione straordinaria

Indeed Giovanni, we have!

Yes, yes it will, but first I needed to establish the live tree onto the deadwood. Once the composition is set I will clean the deadwood and lime it. Thank you!

@@ArkefthosBonsai 日本の文化が世界で楽しまれてる事に喜びを感じてます ありがとう

@Leiopython and what a beautiful culture it is!

I see your point. Never thought of reenforced concrete as a base. Might be a really good idea! Thank you!

Now I'm reading it better I see it better. Not a concrete base. A metallic one from rebar. I was thinking of welding an H from thick rebar steel and placing it there, instead of the wood I have now. Let it rust to look good and provide some iron to the trees roots. For 3 or 4 years until the roots can support the tree adequately.

@Arkefthos Bonsai that is what I was thinking, welding rebar on on X or H profile and stick that in to wood .

Yes I get it. That way it won't take much space into the pot and will give a pretty good base for the tree. Nice. I will try it on the next big one!

What kind of wood is it? Nice piece !