Pruning Larch bonsai

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Күн бұрын

A guy Jelle from Growing Bonsai pruning his larch group, and talking about what needs to be done and why.
Larix needs frequent pruning to ensure the top does not dominate, and branches down low stay alive.
In winter I wired this tree out. The video can be found here: • Larch from bush to bon...
0:00 Welcome to my garden
0:18 Keeping lower branches alive on Larix: Growth pattern, energy distribution and top-dominance
1:52 How far to prune back; how to recognize larch buds
4:30 Do Larches root from cuttings?
6:54 Should you prune between the needles of a Larch bonsai?
10:37 Final cleanup: Thinning out the needles for better sun access?
Credit where due!
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@bradb.4570 4 ай бұрын

Larch is my absolute favorite species. I love the golden yellow in fall, I love the bare structure in winter, I love seeing the green needles come out in spring

@BlueJayBonsai 2 жыл бұрын

Nice larch clump. 😍

@GrowingBonsai 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you Jay!

@SuperPeleke 2 жыл бұрын

I also hate turntables for the same reason. Haha. Great larch clump style bonsai.

@GrowingBonsai 2 жыл бұрын

I am amazed how popular these things are!

@maskamet1114 2 жыл бұрын

Beautifull bonsai bro 👍👍👍

@GrowingBonsai 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you my friend! Just a handfull of seedlings that I popped together a few years ago!

@sbragaglia 2 жыл бұрын

Well done! And wonderful tree! 😍

@GrowingBonsai 2 жыл бұрын

THank you Stefano!

@norcoshore2 Жыл бұрын

Hi jelle, thx for this great videos. Especially the juniper cutting video. I am trying it out this fall. Keep on doing, i'm excited. 🤗👍🙋🏻‍♂️

@GrowingBonsai Жыл бұрын

thank you soo much!

@potreliefbonsaibatu5035 2 жыл бұрын

💚👍✂🌲🍃pruning & pruning again

@GrowingBonsai 2 жыл бұрын

Ball and chain in a bonsai artists life :)

@philtudor6079 Жыл бұрын

Thank you Jelle for taking the time to create such informative and inspiring videos. Keep them coming! I love your work.

@GrowingBonsai Жыл бұрын

Such kind words! Thank you so much. I will try to keep them coming!

@natrjack965 2 жыл бұрын

Another great video Jelle..

@GrowingBonsai 2 жыл бұрын

Hi Michael, you are very welcome! I hope you are enjoying binging on them :)

@XaviersBonsaiRetreat 2 жыл бұрын

Hi Jelle, My larch video is still on the editting bench so you beat me again. I have had limited success with cuttings but each year I take about 20 and hope to have 3 or 4 survive. It's worth it if you have the space. When I am pruning if I can't find buds close enough to the location i want on the branch then I go right back to the whorl and cut there - this often causes two new latent buds to swell. I will prune larch three times in the growing season to get maximum ramification growth etc. They are brilliant trees for bonsai.

@GrowingBonsai 2 жыл бұрын

Agreed! I love Larch! If you do not eed branches to grow, you can also pop the growing tip when they are in paintbrush stage!

@BONSAIenCORTO 2 жыл бұрын

You have another subscriber!!

@XaviersBonsaiRetreat 2 жыл бұрын

@@BONSAIenCORTO Thank you and Hi.

@TOMSAI 2 жыл бұрын

Sehr schöne Lärche Jelle! Ich liebe Lärchen 🥰 die wird mal sehr toll ! 👍👍👍 und super erklärt ! Ich habe auch viele Lärchen und Wälder . Mega

@GrowingBonsai 2 жыл бұрын

Danke dir! Brauchst du noch mehr larchen? Ich hatte vor ein waldgestalltung zu machen auf video. Aber.. Ich brauche zuerst platz. 2 Larche sollten umziehen bis zum jahresende!

@TOMSAI 2 жыл бұрын

@@GrowingBonsai ja Lärchen kann ich immer brauchen! 👍

@carolholt416 2 жыл бұрын

Great video. Love Larches!

@GrowingBonsai 2 жыл бұрын

they are the best trees for styling!

@jeffhurst4744 2 жыл бұрын

Oh, and about the turntable, leave it out for everything but maybe large to huge trees.

@GrowingBonsai 2 жыл бұрын

Good thinking. Thank you!

@andersnrregren9087 2 жыл бұрын

Sups coming in fast, 10k here we come

@GrowingBonsai 2 жыл бұрын

Hahaha, we shall see!

@my_bonsai_and_koi 2 жыл бұрын

As always, you are a pleasure to watch. Thank you! 👍😉

@GrowingBonsai 2 жыл бұрын

Ohw.. Thank you! (I do try to stay out of the picture a little bit and show more of the work on the little trees tbh!!)

@gayefanner731 2 жыл бұрын

You know I’m a BIG fan but I prefer it when you do the work on your trees silently and use voiceover like Back Garden Bonsai Ian does. Best of both worlds imo.God bless you 🙏✝️ ✌️🇺🇦🌻✌️

@GrowingBonsai 2 жыл бұрын

@@gayefanner731 been considering this. But that would mean buying microphones and not being able to make my videos in the living room with the TV on in the back. :)

@gayefanner731 2 жыл бұрын

I see, not worth the comfort of leisurely talking off camera?! Well thank you for all your efforts n God bless you 🙏✝️ ✌️🇺🇦🌻✌️

@jeffhurst4744 2 жыл бұрын

Good information on what/how much to trim from the top section to the lower section.

@GrowingBonsai 2 жыл бұрын

Hi Jeff, great to hear it was helpfull!

@tomekeziowski4293 Жыл бұрын

How do you deal with long bottom branches later?

@gerardoforesthillsbonsai 2 жыл бұрын

Great Video 👍

@GrowingBonsai 2 жыл бұрын

Hi Gerard, thank you so much!

@deineath 2 жыл бұрын

Perfect timing.

@GrowingBonsai 2 жыл бұрын

About to do some pruning yourself? Would you like a video with more information on pruning Larch? (My camera was running when I pruned my forest)

@deineath 2 жыл бұрын

@@GrowingBonsai Yes, I was just going to clean my tools and do some work on my Larch and Dawn Redwood. Sure, I'd love to.

@BONSAIenCORTO 2 жыл бұрын

I dont have this specie. Maybe in the future. Anyway, thank you for sharing. Really good tips.

@GrowingBonsai 2 жыл бұрын

Hi again. It is a species that is easily overheated. Does it do well in your location?

@greenmachinesweden 2 жыл бұрын

I need more larch trees :). Great vid and great tree.

@GrowingBonsai 2 жыл бұрын

Yes you do! Maybe this group should move to Sweden?

@greenmachinesweden 2 жыл бұрын

@@GrowingBonsai way out of my pay grade 🤣. Honestly, my bonsai bench in the Japanese garden dont get enough sun to properly develop larch. I have one larch in the traditional garden. But it allways feel like it is out of context there.

@GrowingBonsai 2 жыл бұрын

@@greenmachinesweden lol. You live in Sweden. Swedes have lots of money :). Or we trade. You get this forest, and I get a swedish arm-thik yamadori pine :)

@greenmachinesweden 2 жыл бұрын

@@GrowingBonsai mate. Spending more time in the garden than on my day job. I have scouted a few pine bogs around me and tracked their owners. I now have one place to collect 100 year old bog pines two hour drive from me. Looking forward for spring Wonderful weather tortued pines. 😀👍

@GrowingBonsai 2 жыл бұрын

@@greenmachinesweden That sounds amazing! If you ever need a hand in those bogs..

@kurtdebree 2 жыл бұрын

Alweer super!!

@GrowingBonsai 2 жыл бұрын

Nah, the next one, saturday, will be more entertaining (Although people will drop out in the first 15 secs) ;) Thank you!

@mikesbonsaiandmore 2 жыл бұрын

Very nice video, thks :-)

@GrowingBonsai 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you Mike!

@pegz.3959 2 жыл бұрын

Hi Jelle! I'm Spongebob's mom. I enjoy your videos!!

@GrowingBonsai 2 жыл бұрын

:) Hi, good to see you here!

@TeamFishweights Жыл бұрын

I've only tried japanese larch, but had about 90% success with summer cuttings and about 40% success with winter cuttings. 0% success with Pseudolarix/golden larch winter cuttings. Will try summer cuttings this season

@GrowingBonsai Жыл бұрын

let me know how that goes!

@MyTreesinthePott 2 жыл бұрын

Hey Jelle, Larch as Clumpstyle I have not seen so yet and is ne good idea. Since I'm just eh in Clumpstyle fever I have to tackle the time close!

@GrowingBonsai 2 жыл бұрын

OK, here is to crazy.. How about we do a larch video in winter together?

@MyTreesinthePott 2 жыл бұрын

@@GrowingBonsai Yes from me always welcome!

@markanthony6778 Жыл бұрын

Great informative video thank you, I have a new larch Forest in the UK, does it matter what time of year you complete this pruning, is there an ideal time?

@GrowingBonsai Жыл бұрын

Not really. If you do it in the middle of spring, you will most likely get a second flush, which is always nice?

@TheMrjoehughes 3 ай бұрын

Hi Jelle What are you experiences with propagating larch from cuttings if any ? Would be great to know if you’ve had any success at it … Thanks

@mikeswain1945 2 жыл бұрын

Great video Jelle, thanks for sharing. Larch is one of the species I always seem to have problems with. As yours look so healthy, can I ask what soil mix you use for yours please?

@GrowingBonsai 2 жыл бұрын

Hi Mike, Nothing special I am afraid. I have a basic mix of baked clay grit, bark and pumice that I grow pretty much all my trees in. Larch do not like hot roots. So if the pot gets lots of sun in summer, that *could* be an issue.

@mikeswain1945 2 жыл бұрын

@@GrowingBonsai Brilliant. Thank you for all the help Jelle, really appreciated. When you say 'baked clay' any idea what that might be called in the UK? Possibly Akadama or something similar perhaps?

@GrowingBonsai 2 жыл бұрын

@@mikeswain1945 Nope. Not akadama, in general. Seramis, Diatomous earth or similar.

@mikeswain1945 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the reply Jelle and of course, all the help.

@brucedeacon28 Жыл бұрын

👍👌👌🙂

@GrowingBonsai Жыл бұрын

@joanp105 2 ай бұрын

Just found several seedlings in my garden from my 20 year old Weeping Larch. This has never happened before and I would appreciate your recommendation as to the potting up mix to use. I am in NY a zone 5 b, and my much loved Larch, has been defoliated almost completely by our invasion of the Spongy Moth (aka Gypsy Moth) caterpillar. They have made lace of our Oaks and even some perennials too. They seem to be quite selective. Since there are very few who grow Larch nearby, mine was a sudden target for thousands of these creatures. Do you think it can recover from this?

@GrowingBonsai 2 ай бұрын

mine are in a regular bonsai mix. Nothing special..

@tomekeziowski4293 Жыл бұрын

Don't know about the cuttings, but I airlayered one.

@GrowingBonsai Жыл бұрын

Yes, indeed, that works surprisingly well!

@antoinequestiaux417 Жыл бұрын

(Sorry for my english I don't use translator) Hi , I have a pre-bonsai Larch (european I think). It was collected last year in the mountain and at this time of the year (17/03) there is still snow on it. Im in Belgium and there is no snow at all but thank god the tree seems to be okay and ready for spring (I Hope). My questions are : Because my Larch is in a totally different climat , Can I prune it a bit this year or its too risky to stress the tree and maybe losing it (I really love it and I dont want it dead) + When can I Prune it ? internet says a lot of things , sometime it says prune it before the buds come out , and sometimes it says prune it during growing season (probably in belgium May June July). I am worried and about my larch because I dont the "Belgian period" to work on it Thank you all

@GrowingBonsai Жыл бұрын

Hard to say without seeing the tree. If you have just collected the tree, it is best to let it root first for a year. But, naturally, you will need to trim the tree to make it manageble. In general I prefer to let things get settled, after an initial prune upon collection.