My Aloe Bonsai, The Bonsai Zone, Jan 2021

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My Aloe bonsai is growing really large! I go back in time to see how it has progressed from the beginning.
Today I remove the older leaves to expose the trunk and aerial roots more.
To see the complete series of my Aloe bonsai, click on the playlist here....
• Aloe vera bonsai
#TheBonsaiZone

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@BlueJayBonsai 3 жыл бұрын

I am really enjoying the latest videos with the flashbacks showing the history of your trees/plants. Thank you Nigel. 🪴

@maxrocks00 3 жыл бұрын

yea its awesome!! this guy must be working hard to get a video out every day

@itan96 Жыл бұрын

It was interesting to watch the hair grow.... Oh, and the aloe, too...

@blobfish1112 3 жыл бұрын

Just so everyone knows, in this video, Nigel is on the right and aloe is on the left.

@TheBonsaiZone 3 жыл бұрын

Best comment ever!

@monkeygraborange 3 жыл бұрын

Aloe bonsai... this one always cracks me up. No matter how much you work on it, it's always going to resemble Sideshow Bob!

@Mi.i.i 3 жыл бұрын

Really enjoyed seeing the process over the years. This is my favourite project of yours

@TheBonsaiZone 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks, it will be interesting to see it develop in the years ahead!

@lastwonleft 6 ай бұрын

so inspired by all your videos kind sir. i've learned soooo much. bought 50+ variety of cacti/succ's since black friday. love them all but realized i want something more hands on. I admire and inspect all my specimens frequently every day and even record/track dates on all my waterings. going crazy for bonsai now. Gonna train one of my own aloe. Thanks again Mr. Nigel. Dan, chicago

@RahulPandey-tj7yq 3 жыл бұрын

Nigel...amazing....wow means wow

@yobertgamer9195 3 жыл бұрын

I have just found this guy today and wow what an amazing gentleman you are I am captivated by your videos fantastic work, SUPPORTER HERE!

@birdy7946 3 жыл бұрын

Looks like the roots are not the only thing he's teasing

@alexcollins71090 3 жыл бұрын

Your Aloe bonsai is why I subscribed!! Didn't know when I would get to see it again and here we are! I'm sure it's a lot of work for you to go back and stitch together the compilation at the beginning of the video but it is much appreciated! Aloe is one of my favorite plants of all time

@jessevdmeer 3 жыл бұрын

If anyone needs a cheap turn table... I just glued a old fidget spinner, between 2 plastic dinner plates. And so far it works great😁👍🏼

@VinnyChirayil 3 жыл бұрын

Wow, impressive progression Nigel ! When you started this i was very skeptical. Your magic proved me wrong 👍

@sainicinema 3 жыл бұрын

Hi Nigel i am from India. You are awesome I will be sharing my bonsai's soon. I have many old ones

@Aar0nDown 2 жыл бұрын

Had no idea you could bonsai an aloe vera, this was a very enjoyable and entertaining video

@mybook7499 3 жыл бұрын

U r an plant genuine artist. Appreciate and recommend your videos!!! 🥰

@TheBonsaiZone 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks My Book, nice to hear!

@johnpugh5867 3 жыл бұрын

Good to see flash back and to see the difference in the weather to England you have better summers than us and brighter winters ours are wet and gloomy and damp cold

@TheBonsaiZone 3 жыл бұрын

Yes we tend to get sunny, hot humid summers, great for plants!

@7puggiescyndycarruthers193 3 жыл бұрын

Love how your ‘medusa’ aloe is progressing! Thanks for a great current/retrospective review.

@TheBonsaiZone 3 жыл бұрын

A great name for the Aloe!

@7puggiescyndycarruthers193 3 жыл бұрын

@@TheBonsaiZone It’s all yours!

@farmert9679 3 жыл бұрын

Aloe is coming along just great!

@smallmeat5052 3 жыл бұрын

wow its so pretty, definitely giving me the motivation to actual start on bonsai

@leoneljm 3 жыл бұрын

Beautifull bonsai, and the music ay the end sound great. I love the look of the aerial roots

@BitterrootBonsai 3 жыл бұрын

I had no idea aloe got so big in nature. Love that you show the other footage the way you do in your videos. It's grown a lot! Looking awesome 👌

@BonsaiByLAN 3 жыл бұрын

Wow! What a progression!!

@owenmoon3122 3 жыл бұрын

another excellent video! thanks nigel!

@AntonioAELMdeOliveir 3 жыл бұрын

well if no one talked about it I'm gonna say it. You can actually use the leaves of the aloe vera as a natural hair moisturizer. just cut the leaves in half and crush the insides until it makes a paste. however it's better to test if you have some allergy reaction by putting some of the sap on a small area on your skin. where I live it is very common to have aloes on a garden to get some free moisturizer :)

@satisharibam 3 жыл бұрын

Nigel Sir,the aloe bonsai is really turning out to be a unique bonsai.It’s started to look fantastic 👍

@BonsaiJCan 3 жыл бұрын

The aloe bonsai is looking really cool, the aerial roots have come along way this last year.

@billionaire.motivation7 2 ай бұрын

Loved it ❤

@betulaobscura 3 жыл бұрын

Sinister looking plant, haha Cool!

@MrAndMrsMet 2 жыл бұрын

This aloe is going to look so good in the next few years. I started my own today! Can’t wait to see what happens

@rojm 3 жыл бұрын

4:30 "Set the cut aloe leaf upright in a small jar or dish, with the cut side down. After a few minutes, you'll see a red or yellowish liquid draining out of the leaf. This is normal, and it is called aloin. This mucilaginous gel can cause stomach pain and diarrhea, so give it about 10-15 minutes to drain out." aloe should be drained before eating! :)

@zonnig46 3 жыл бұрын

The aloë is beautiful, but even after you cut off lots of leafs, i can't see a bonsai in the aloë. It is more just a bush. Thanks again for the video.

@bonsai-kulturen8344 3 жыл бұрын

Great inspiration!!! 😍 I try it, too. 👍👏

@tamarakies3258 3 жыл бұрын

Finally i catch you live, hallo from Holland 👋🏼

@TheBonsaiZone 3 жыл бұрын

Hello Tamara, hope you have a wonderful day today!

@marysoldeeley2218 3 жыл бұрын

Caught the tail end, but still caught LOL Gonna watch the whole thing now :))

@lorioztv9507 3 жыл бұрын

Thank'z 4 sharing sir, I'm going to try that way on my aloe 👍

@pool_noodle420 3 жыл бұрын

I grew my aloe from a pup and its been almost a year and shes already 2.5ft tall, just saved it from dying recently when I moved and shes growing happily now

@CarlosRincon 3 жыл бұрын

I utterly enjoyed this video, I'm going to do a Aloe Bonsai too!!

@DavesBonsai 3 жыл бұрын

This Aloe blows my mind. Mine (inspired by you) has not grown much at all. I appreciated the "through the years" segments and relearned some key concepts for me to try with mine. I'm in no hurry with mine, and you can get away with that with the species (for now) so I'm not too worried. Great stuff Nigel!

@TheBonsaiZone 3 жыл бұрын

Hopefully when summer hits, yours will grow well, mine stared a bit slow at first.

@mohitoness 3 жыл бұрын

nice montage ur so dedicated we're privileged to have ur content.. ganbate kudasai

@shineman91 3 жыл бұрын

I would love to see you bonsai a maiden’s quiver tree!

@CoNkOrE 3 жыл бұрын

Absolutely loving it! I just picked up some cacao seeds I'm gonna do my best with. I've heard they don't reduce but I can probably get a pretty tree either way so I will take it as a fun project

@michaelmcfadden4397 2 жыл бұрын

i bought my girlfriend some bonsai seeds for xmas because i thought it was as nice present, and we planted them once lockdown happened. Turned out they were whyche elm seeds which are entirely innappropriate as bonsai haha, but it it inspired us to grow trees and we have since planted many different seeds and enjoy the growth. The wytch elms are entirely out of control i think we need to plant them in a forest.

@Long.Bacninh 3 жыл бұрын

Good day, best wishes!

@peternugos6608 3 жыл бұрын

Really love this kind of recap of your bonsai, and your hair styles =)

@ernsttencate6699 3 жыл бұрын

Aloe for bonsai.... but I like the way you present your videos going back in time

@jaykrishnanpatel1544 3 жыл бұрын

Your video motivated me to eat aloe.. It is really beneficial for acidity .. NGL 😁😅

@ralphkeeldar4726 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for sharing new friend, Like 💐

@thomasjwynn 3 жыл бұрын

What a gorgeous bonsai!! Love it. What variety is it?

@floranfauna3090 3 жыл бұрын

I like this outro music

@peacecosmonaut176 3 жыл бұрын

This outtro tune would be nice for 2021

@thomaskauffman983 3 жыл бұрын

I had a lovely aloe and came home one day to discover the cat had completely eaten it down to the ground. :)

@santarific9x60 3 жыл бұрын

I remember starting my aloe after I seen your 5 month update. I was super impressed. But... my aloe grows so slow and I think next repotting I'm using your mix of soil. And try the daily misting.

@jugalkishorekalita9611 3 жыл бұрын

I am speechless........ The starting Plant is very small and now it is huge 😮😮😮😮

@emmitstewart1921 3 жыл бұрын

It's not huge for an aloe. Given proper care and enough growing room, that type of aloe can grow over two feet wide and have individual leaves eighteen inches long. He has definitely dwarfed it with his pruning.

@jugalkishorekalita9611 3 жыл бұрын

@@emmitstewart1921 Thanks for your information 🙏

@rman8028 3 жыл бұрын

I have an aloe vera that was looking like a good bonsai candidate, but it had a pup that took over the pot. I separated the pup and as I was setting the original aloe on the counter it snapped at the trunk. The trunk was hollow, but I replanted the 2 tops in a bonsai pot. Back to square 1......

@urouroniwa 3 жыл бұрын

Aloes tend to flower in winter, so possibly if you are able to give a bit more light next year it might flower. I think yours would be quite spectacular in bloom.

@greentape7817 3 жыл бұрын

Have you ever tried aloe juice? it`s mostly white grape juice, so that`s the predominant flavour, but it has little cubes of the aloe flesh in it, sort of like the chunks of coconut in coconut water. Very refreshing on a hot day.

@Bahçe_Balık 3 жыл бұрын

👏👏👏

@vborja3877 3 жыл бұрын

Nice aloe. I’d like to try that too. Thanks

@TheBonsaiZone 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks, a very unusual bonsai!

@craft-o-matic2377 3 жыл бұрын

Amazing! It's really gorgeous, and I love the arial roots! Banyan style bonsai trees are so cool! Who would have thought an aloe plant could be so beautiful! Lisa

@TheWeepingCrayngel 3 жыл бұрын

I think this is a Candelabra aloe which clump up and grow pretty wacky with or without a bonsai treatment :)

@Rafal440 2 жыл бұрын

It would be interesting to see an update on this one after a year :D

@ErikPukinskis 3 жыл бұрын

Very interested in this one! I am curious about how ramification can be developed in this type of plant. I have a spider plant I am trying to develop, inspired by this Aloe bonsai! It does seem to send up pups from the trunk very rarely, but I am not sure what the conditions are that promote that. And the pups don't seem to grow very much at all compared to the main trunk.

@jaybolinger2865 2 жыл бұрын

Very impressive bonsai, Nigel. I just got a tiger tooth alo plant that I am going to attempt to turn into a bonsai tree. Curious to see how it goes it has quite a different form from your aloe

@mawehe63 3 жыл бұрын

I have a big house plant aloe, I think I'm going to take a pup off and start a bonsai

@kwieting 3 жыл бұрын

I enjoy watching the progression that you have shown over the years in your video because I think it is such an challenging bonsai. I wish you included a picture of the aloe that you had mentioned in the botanical gardens; I’d like to see that. Are you going in a different styling direction than Joshua’s aloe bonsai or do you expect the aerial roots to fuse to the main trunk over time to develop the same trunk thickness as Joshuas? Looks like you are instead rather going into the direction similar to your ficus bonsais. Really nice video. Thank you.

@leongries5025 3 жыл бұрын

he nigel im a super big fan of your aloe bonsai im also trying to make one but i want to use an aloe arboresscens would you consider to make one of those as well?

@Nhoj31neirbo47 3 жыл бұрын

I’ve been enjoying the ‘timeline’ videos. Those photos of Quiver Trees were great! Such majestic ancient trees. ~ A cactus and succulent society member asked me a year ago what plants I collect. I said that I was a generalist but it got me thinking. Since then I’ve decided to concentrate, not exclusively, on collecting species aloes, (not hybrids) . I am including a young Quiver tree, Aloe dichotoma, in my next video. ~ Do you think that you will try to bonsai other aloe species, like maybe a Quiver Tree ?

@TheBonsaiZone 3 жыл бұрын

Yes, I'd love to start a Quiver tree! I saw one in Toronto and it was amazing, it actually looked like a miniature version of the full size tree. It belonged to a member of the succulent and cactus society. I was very jealous!

@Matt8abus Жыл бұрын

Really enjoyed this video! What do you fertilize with and how often? Thx

@anirban_halder 3 жыл бұрын

Looks fantastic 👍 Can you please tell about the bonsai soil mix you used .

@debbiej.2168 3 жыл бұрын

He's made a video about how he makes it in the past.

@nico.salcedo 3 жыл бұрын

If you want a smaller Quiver Tree (genus Aloidendron) style Aloe, I'd recommend using a smaller leafed clone of Aloidendron ramosissimum or any species of Aloiampelos. They can form nice woody trunks.

@Repina547 Жыл бұрын

Алое рос и прическа росла и развивалась во все стороны, как листья у растения!

@TheBonsaiZone Жыл бұрын

Да, мои волосы как бонсай!!

@1Pineapple 3 жыл бұрын

How fun! Would love to try this with my similar ol' Aloeboy ^-^ How much wind has this frankenaloe gotten throughout the years? 🙏

@w06machete23 3 жыл бұрын

Your aloe is growing super fast! Do you have any tips for growing aloe?

@ThePhobosAnomally 3 жыл бұрын

such a nice pot and so cheap

@jvhvcp5748 2 жыл бұрын

Hey we r waiting for a video of the aloe.

@rasecbonsaigumagalahabangn1017 3 жыл бұрын

Gud morning sir nigel,what happen to your bonsai acacia tree now can you please post an update about it. Coz i have an acacia tree from seeds.

@samsainty2892 3 жыл бұрын

i would like to bonsai aloe vera like yours can you give me some tips?

@thedankgoat7972 3 жыл бұрын

Where'd you get that mister?

@mattburke9991 3 жыл бұрын

Please answer this Nigel, I need that thing!

@dk2614 3 жыл бұрын

I believe a viewer gave it to him. That said I have seen that mister at a hairdresser salon.

@TheBonsaiZone 3 жыл бұрын

Yes, I have seen it on line, search, here is a video.... kzfaq.info/get/bejne/opOfaM2AnNOWpGQ.html

@mattburke9991 3 жыл бұрын

@@TheBonsaiZone Much appreciated!

@stormnr2 3 ай бұрын

wow i didnt know that they are trees

@rauha38 3 жыл бұрын

I think I liked the previous arrangement of the outro music more

@LemonsGraphics 3 жыл бұрын

4 years! Thats incredible growth. Do you know if joshua's aloe was grafted onto a trunk or is that trunk from only the aloe 😮

@TheBonsaiZone 3 жыл бұрын

It is just a single plant after 12 years of good growth!

@LemonsGraphics 3 жыл бұрын

@@TheBonsaiZone wow never knew they could produce that kind of a trunk

@ThereIsNoGod. 2 жыл бұрын

Its time for an Update 👀

@Cheerok 3 жыл бұрын

@Nigel, what subspecies of Aloe is this actually ?

@nico.salcedo 3 жыл бұрын

Aloe arborescens

@Cheerok 3 жыл бұрын

@@nico.salcedo thanks mate ! :)

@54114142 3 жыл бұрын

How do you water the aloe? Same as all trees? The growth is really impressive.

@TheBonsaiZone 3 жыл бұрын

Yes, I have the Aloe in good free draining soil and the soil usually dries out by the end of each day. Aloes tend to get a large root system very quickly and they can take up a lot of water if they are getting good sun. I mist my Aloes twice a day also. Every time I water my Aloe, I'm also fertilizing it too, with a very small amount, about a pinch of 20-20-20 in 2 liters of water. You do have to be careful to let the soil dry out between watering's and adjust the amount of water you give it. On a dark cloudy day, I might just mist the plant and on a nice warm sunny day, it might get two watering's a day.

@54114142 3 жыл бұрын

@@TheBonsaiZone wow, thanks for the thorough answer! I just started two myself. This will help me a lot!

@druszaj 3 жыл бұрын

I have eaten aloe and some say it has health benefits. I have also heard it contains carcinogens, though.

@tomsmith2215 3 жыл бұрын

Do you still have the haworthia zebra from the retro vid?

@TheBonsaiZone 3 жыл бұрын

It unfortunately died over the winter, I've seen some really nice examples of them at the cactus and succulent show.

@tomsmith2215 3 жыл бұрын

@@TheBonsaiZone ahh. I like them and aloes. Crosby, firebird aloe, partridge breast, and climber inspired by yours

@PercyWarX Жыл бұрын

That aloe from South Africa is a Aloe Dichotoma (Kokerboom) I live in the South Africa, The Northern Cape, in the Succulent Karroo Region, here are hundreds of growing in the wild and we have other aloe species here natively.

@TheBonsaiZone Жыл бұрын

Thanks so much, I love the Quiver trees!!

@PercyWarX Жыл бұрын

@@TheBonsaiZone if you want I can go take some pictures this weekend and email them to you?

@TheBonsaiZone Жыл бұрын

@@PercyWarX I'd love that!! My email is... thekwbonsaisociety@gmail.com Thanks!!

@PercyWarX Жыл бұрын

@@TheBonsaiZone thanks will send you photos. For more inspiration.

@Aby7799 3 жыл бұрын

Penjing is Pending, I'm curious about it. Please update.

@TheBonsaiZone 3 жыл бұрын

An update is coming tonight!

@lifeoutdoors8059 3 жыл бұрын

Hi nigel

@firefalconhallo7284 Жыл бұрын

Very nice looking plant but this is not an Aloe Vera, it's Aloe arborescens

@evbitkilerimm Жыл бұрын

Ooo harika bir şey oldu mutlaka yapacağım beni takip edin

@MaybeBonsai 3 жыл бұрын

First Foist

@TheBonsaiZone 3 жыл бұрын

Finally First Foist for Xin! Noice!

@MaybeBonsai 3 жыл бұрын

@@TheBonsaiZone I am getting better at internetting

@geofftrivers5078 3 жыл бұрын

Second but still wondering about Nigels candiens pants.

@TheBonsaiZone 3 жыл бұрын

I bought a bunch of them on sale, I used to be a hockey fan when I was a kid. I watched a game in Toronto about 20 years ago and that was the last game I've ever watched!

@evbitkilerimm Жыл бұрын

Lütfen Türkçe dil altyazı ekleyin

@toddmarshall9856 3 жыл бұрын

I think your hair and the aloe plant looks the same.

@robertbarber5889 3 жыл бұрын

yea lets just be honest with ourselves... No matter how hard you apply bonsai techniques to an aloe plant, it never really becomes a bonsai. To be bonsai is to be a miniature version of a full size plant. In the case of aloe however, the miniature version is just a regular full size plant. Sorry it doesn't work as a bonsai, but still a very nice plant.

@kelle55tw 3 жыл бұрын

The guy is pretty much a joke in the larger bonsai community, his technique, style and horticulture is all lacking