Oak Bonsai Trees - Pruning and Shaping Ideas

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Күн бұрын

In this Bonsai video, we cover pruning and shaping ideas for Oak Bonsai trees, featuring an oak Bonsai forest, a large collected Oak, and both Shohin and Mame-sized Oaks.
Check out Attila's Channel ⏩‪@FangornBonsai‬
Personally I think Oak trees are nice for Bonsai due to their hardy nature, unique bark texture, and beautiful leaf structure. When working with Oak Bonsai, it's crucial to envision the desired final shape and set clear goals for each tree. In this video, I explore various pruning techniques with my friend Attila Csintalan from Fangorn Bonsai, demonstrating various pruning methods to enhance the beauty and health of each tree.
We cover techniques such as removing problematic branches to prevent inverse taper, creating ramification, and why defoliating oak might not be ideal. Additionally, we address issues like correcting weak apices and cleaning old cuts to stimulate healing. Given the sensitivity of oaks to wiring, close monitoring is essential to prevent scarring.
My hope with this video is to provide you with valuable Bonsai information that you can use when pruning your own Oak Bonsai! If you have any suggestions for how I can improve my technique or if there are alternative methods you would recommend, please share them with me in the comments below. Your feedback is greatly appreciated, and it will help me continue to refine and enhance my Bonsai practices!
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00:00 - Intro.
00:33 - About The Oak Bonsai Forest.
01:55 - The Bonsai Tools Used.
02:36 - How To Prune an Oak Bonsai Forest.
05:52 - How To Prune Oak Bonsai for Ramification and Taper.
07:13 - How To Stimulate Healing on an Old Cut.
08:54 - Pruning Back To Two Buds.
09:44 - Correcting A Weak Apex on Oak Bonsai.
11:13 - Creating Shohin Oak Bonsai (Trunk Chop).
13:08 - How To Create A Mame Oak Bonsai.
17:41 - Beauty Shots.
18:41 - Outro.
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@pkf4124 4 күн бұрын

Been growing Bonsai for around 35 years had my ups and down and lost a few really great trees due to disease, storms and stupidity, one thing with this hobby is a school day with Bonsai. Also its great to see younger enthusiasts, as its so often seen as an old mans hobby.

@notionbonsai 4 күн бұрын

Very true!! 😊

@kuriseon Ай бұрын

I love oak trees. LOVE em. Great in-depth video, thank you so much. Now I wanna make an oak forest this autumn from the seedlings from my parents garden ^_^

@kuriseon Ай бұрын

Also: Congrats on 50K!!! Most deserved. Keep up the amazing work 🔥

@notionbonsai Ай бұрын

Why not give it a go Kuriseon! Thanks so much!

@moonwatcher922 Ай бұрын

Great oak video; you’re the only instructor who taught about stomata and the waxy sides of the leaves which I did not know. Thank you, Adam!!!!!!! 👍🏻

@notionbonsai Ай бұрын

Aw I am glad you found this one useful! This is why we orientate the foliage the correct way when wiring 😊

@zapplbuddl Ай бұрын

I really like your collaborations! Keep on! 😊

@notionbonsai Ай бұрын

Thanks!! There are lots more videos to come!!

@raymondplodzien7459 Ай бұрын

I love oaks! Thank you for the wonderful video Adam.

@notionbonsai Ай бұрын

Hey thanks Raymond! 😊🌳

@CPILK Ай бұрын

Have three oaks I started from seed that I'm putting into a triple trunk design now! Great video, as always!

@notionbonsai Ай бұрын

That sounds like a fun project! They will fuse in no time!

@JankyzFSX Ай бұрын

❤❤❤ oak trees grows so easy from acorns I love them, really good material, thanks for sharing with us

@notionbonsai Ай бұрын

You are totally right!! Lots of Bonsai material for free is always good too!

@dougieduck95 22 күн бұрын

You are so amazing. Your enthusiasm and knowledge on bonsai is brilliant and your presentation exceptional. I have learnt so much from you in a short time. Thank you

@notionbonsai 20 күн бұрын

Thanks very much Dougie! 😊🪴I hope I never stop learning new things in Bonsai!

@echan3230 Ай бұрын

Good job. Learned a lot. Thanks for sharing. Greetings from 🇨🇦

@notionbonsai Ай бұрын

Hey from Ireland! 😊 I am glad you were able to learn from this!

@artfx9 26 күн бұрын

Lovely! Thank you plenty!

@alfredomarotta6604 Ай бұрын

Great video, nice demonstration always enjoy the collaboration with Attila ❤👍🌳✌️ BTW like the oak forest. Keep em coming....hello Attila.

@notionbonsai Ай бұрын

Thanks Alfredo! Always really fun to work with Attila!

@attilacsintalan3285 Ай бұрын

Hello 🎉

@paulmbeckett Ай бұрын

Great video Adam - got a few oak seedlings and a couple of 3 year olds. Inspired me to make a group planting with them! Also I love this format of vid: single theme with different examples. Helps put it all into context 👍🏻

@notionbonsai Ай бұрын

Thanks so much Paul! Attila's forest planting is so cool! Might start one myself! Oak is the tree of my city and here they grow in abundance!

@KennetDeBondt Ай бұрын

Nice job Adam!

@notionbonsai Ай бұрын

Thanks Kennet!

@whatUneverknew 14 күн бұрын

Love the explanations as you go.

@notionbonsai 13 күн бұрын

Hey thanks! I hope it is useful to you 😊

@user-yx4ok7yj3y 21 күн бұрын

Thanks for working on oaks. It is not easy finding details on oaks. You have great information.

@notionbonsai 20 күн бұрын

I am glad that you found this one useful!

@HarryMclean-er2ii Ай бұрын

great video hope the ideai about the channel logo comes out see ya from australia

@joegarland4885 Ай бұрын

Hi Adam I-enjoyed your video on Oaks I especially love your shared videos you both work well together, oaks can be difficult as bonsai but you seem to have them under control, greenfly sure love your oaks they are all over it, time to spray with whatever you use to rid the trees of the little blighters, ants love them and will farm them so they get the sticky secretions left by them. I have not had much of a problem with green or black fly this year but I do seem to have a lot more ants than usual, they are everywhere.

@notionbonsai 29 күн бұрын

Hey Joe thanks very much for watching I am glad you enjoyed! You are totally right! After this video the oak was treated for aphids. I hope this keeps them at bay!

@user-bx8dp2cc4i Ай бұрын

Thank you very much✨ well done video ✨🌿💫🤩✨

@notionbonsai Ай бұрын

Hey Елена thanks so much for watching! 🌳😊❤️

@TheAncientBiker Ай бұрын

Fascinating thank you.

@notionbonsai Ай бұрын

😊🌳

@jaherlar Ай бұрын

Nice and interesting video. There are some beautiful oak trees growing in my neighborhood and I found some seedlings growing in my yard, so this video came pretty handy for me... thanks a lot! :)

@diffdaddy8128 Ай бұрын

Predator bugs for the aphids.. Green lacewing, or maybe lady bugs? Awesome video, thanks for the inspiration

@dannycraig6704 Ай бұрын

Love oaks. I currently only have a red oak. Group planting is on the cards from collected acorns. Thanks Adam clear and consice as always

@notionbonsai Ай бұрын

Aww nice one! Red oak turn a lovely color in autumn! You should definitely give it a go!

@souzalima9193 Ай бұрын

Top. Vou ver se encontro sementes ou mudas de carvalho. Obrigado. Brasil

@luapnosboh7421 Ай бұрын

Love my English oaks high n proud , otherwise great vids 👍

@nerinat8371 Ай бұрын

Great video, thanks so much

@Sartorial1405 28 күн бұрын

Great video

@Bonsaicrazy Ай бұрын

Love it Adam great video fella 👊👊👊👊

@palmtide Ай бұрын

A good step forward,

@timeverett6983 Ай бұрын

Well done my brother

@notionbonsai Ай бұрын

Thanks Tim!

@angieb6899 Ай бұрын

Hi from Melbourne Australia 🇦🇺

@notionbonsai Ай бұрын

Hi from Ireland! 😊😊

@scharfaced Ай бұрын

Woah! Look at all those aphids at 6:40!

@notionbonsai Ай бұрын

So many!! After recording we treated the tree!

@buzzsburner.8286 Ай бұрын

I love seeing bonsai trees that aren't traditional bonsai, like plums, locusts, woody succulents, and of course, oaks

@notionbonsai 29 күн бұрын

Aw nice! Me too! 😊It is fun to experiment with new ideas in Bonsai and see where it takes you!

@nicholasguest6719 Ай бұрын

great video, again- tips well done- the video quality and production is brilliant! However, (and this is a general comment and in no way directly related to your videos)- is there some reason that nearly no-one gives good tips on collecting and collected trees? For anyone living in forested or countrified areas, this has to be the fun-est (is that a word?) and most excellent way to get real pre-bonsai that can then be worked over years (it's the way I'm doing quite a lot of things). The skills of collecting, early growing, and working towards bonsai on a thing that already has for instance a big trunk and very few roots is something that apparently doesn't get much talked about on youtube. Any thoughts for your thoughtful channel?

@attilacsintalan3285 Ай бұрын

Great question. Attila here from the video. At least here in Ireland you would need to go through a lot of paperwork from councils to get permission to dig out or collect trees from the wild.

@notionbonsai 29 күн бұрын

You're absolutely right that this aspect of bonsai doesn't receive as much attention on platforms like KZfaq. It's a rich area where the skills of field collecting, early growth management, and long-term development play a crucial role. On my channel, I'll definitely consider creating content that dives deeper into these topics in the future. Attila is totally right, getting the correct permissions can be tricky - though if you know a land owner maybe they will let you collect. Always collect ethically if you do!

@nicholasguest6719 28 күн бұрын

@@notionbonsai @attilacsintalan3285 Yes obviously putting moral and legal issues aside, which should be dealt with by the participant themselves of course- there are many people who have access to a lot of trees in the ground (and - for instance - a lot of farmers and foresters who'd like to be rid of them), so I think it'd be great to here more stories from folks who have tried and failed/succeeded. I'm guessing it isn't you though, which is totally fine. as you say, it is a whole new set of skills.

@georgematys Ай бұрын

Was this forest a swamp white oak? Great info and and bonsai!

@akindofmagick1 Ай бұрын

What are all those tiny bugs crawling on the tree and wire around the 7:18 point? Great collab video!!

@gedertr Ай бұрын

Looked like aphids?

@notionbonsai Ай бұрын

Aphids indeed!

@Susu-ys9qd 14 күн бұрын

Very cool oak forest! Take care not to scar the bark by removing the wire after a few weeks. Attila I’m going to collect acorns this fall and attempt a similar forest using the clip and grow method…you try as well?

@notionbonsai 13 күн бұрын

This is good advice about the wire! 😊

@brucedeacon28 Ай бұрын

👍👌🙂

@notionbonsai Ай бұрын

😊🌳✨

@Vaasth Ай бұрын

that is quite a lot of aphids there on the second oak, did you spray the tree after you worked on it?

@notionbonsai Ай бұрын

It was! Yeah we treated them afterwards 😊🌳

@finckster666 9 күн бұрын

@@notionbonsaiwhat do you use?

@MultiZNB Ай бұрын

🔥🔥🔥

@notionbonsai Ай бұрын

🌳✨😊

@mchlbk 24 күн бұрын

I have some oaks i development too. Unfortunately, with the extremely wet weather we've had this year they are completely covered by mildew.

@marcelzwaak107 Ай бұрын

Wow. Where did you buy your tool storage? I enjoy your video's and explaination. I learn a lot. Thanks

@notionbonsai Ай бұрын

I just found a bonsai tool roll on ebay! I think it is by the brand Ryuga! Thank you so much for the kind words Marcel 😊🌳✨

@lookatmysheeaat Ай бұрын

What cut putty do you use?

@howardmckeown7187 Ай бұрын

Great video, Adam, how did you know I've got an oak? 😂😂😂😂😂😂

@notionbonsai Ай бұрын

Magic! ✨haha! How old is your oak tree? 😊🌳Thanks for watching!

@howardmckeown7187 Ай бұрын

@@notionbonsai I'll send you a picture, it's a good age but a bit weird

@joecolson3987 Ай бұрын

what is the best fertilizer for juniper ?

@claireholmes779 14 күн бұрын

Hi Adam. Loving the Chanel. 🌳🌳🌳🌳🌳🌳Where do you buy your cut putty please? Xx

@notionbonsai 13 күн бұрын

Hi Claire thank you very much! I got my big block of it when I was over at Herons Bonsai but it is available on Ebay and Amazon too. But you might want to hold off on ordering it as I have a video coming soon on how to make it yourself 😊🪴

@claireholmes779 4 күн бұрын

@@notionbonsai Hi Adam , great to get your reply and thank you for the info re the Cut putty. Herons love that Chanel too. Shall look and see if they have any in stock. Cheers and look forward to the next video on your Chanel. Oh and yes watched your video on making cut putty at home. Looks like you had fun making the mix.

@TheMysticDeep Ай бұрын

7:15 bugs running for life

@user-oh2ss2me1b 16 күн бұрын

Is it electrons running on copper wires?

@notionbonsai 15 күн бұрын

Hey! For styling in this video we are using aluminium wire!

@nalinattanayake2165 24 күн бұрын

Dear sir. My name is Nalin Attanayake and I am a resident of Sri Lanka. I am very fond of bonsai art and currently maintain more than 20 plants. Due to the economic difficulties in a country like Sri Lanka, it is not possible to buy the tools required for the art of bonsai. Also cannot be obtained. So I would be extremely grateful if you could provide me with your decommissioned tools. thank you