I imagine someone caring for this tree 300 years from now, watching this video. It would be so cool to have some video data of the previous owners of old bonsai trees.

I always cut the brown tips of the leafs on a point to the side (one cut only) not to the middle. I heard that this way the leaves curls a bit . So I tried and realised that it’s true. It really makes a difference and looks very pretty. Very interesting video. Thank you Nigel

You know a guys a hardcore plant expert when he mimics his hair to his plants.

this is my favourite channel on all of youtube, so calming. what a beautiful tree!

Playing with the squirrel? Just as I suspected: you ARE channelling the spirit of Bob Ross!

Absolutely love your videos already! I'm a new subscriber so I can't wait to learn more from you! I have a ponytail palm on the way in the mail. Its my very first indoor plant & I can't wait until it gets here! 😁🙂

I recently found your channel and have watched many of your videos. They're very relaxing to watch and listen to. I've since bought a ponytail palm and also started my own bonsai. Thank you!

Ponytails are so neat, our neighbors around the corner from us have a huge one grounded in their yard in full glorious bloom.

I watch your videos when I want to relax from all my school work. The bonsai are very beautiful and I like hearing about how to look after them. I couldn’t sleep so I go to watch one of your videos and see you uploaded a new one at the perfect time! Thank you!!

Love this! Helped me understand what I needed to do with my own ponytail palm... pretty sure I have it in the wrong type of pot now....

Great looking plant! I hope it survives it's rot (or excess bark?) issue. I love the hollowed out cavity in it, it's very interesting looking.

I just recently got myself a ponytail palm tree. Good to know. Thank you 😊 for your video.

Your explanations are clear and greatly appreciated.

"I was just playing with the squirrel," says no New Yorker EVER! Lol. I'm jealous.

Thanks a lot Your videos are very inspiring and answers all the important questions through a very interesting conversation

Thanks for this video Nigel. :-) I've been waiting for two years for this. And I believe I've bugged you about it a few times. lol Great video! Thanks again!

I got to say man I love your hair!

Oh Gosh - I was soo excited when I saw Nigel has a Pony Tail Palm! We have 2 very old palms, (approx 3 times the trunk diameter here) which have been repotted incorrectly - buried too deep and 2 babies about 2cm in diameter. I'll be attempting to repot the big guys on my own which is a worry because they weigh soo much so fingers crossed!

Maybe it’s the way it grows, you have a BEAUTIFUL! Now I want one😁 Plant for sure! Great job

The palm looks like your hair lol

Love your videos!! I learn something new everyday. God bless!

Are you the Bob Ross of bonsai world? out there playing with squirrels and stuff:) Nice job on the palm

The whole video was so random... I don't know what to say. It was good. But the squirrel comments the Rooster crowing in the background. Rain barrels? Your hair? That plant pruning... It was so much going on... but it made me laugh and you gave me some good information. Not super prof. But I loved it for some reason. And you made me laugh. I guess because you are just the best at being you...and that is awesome.

You're using soil or rocks? Can't tell?

Yeah look gorgeous when you pruned the leaves and please prune your hair too 😆

heck yeah another video! nicely done keep the coming. Always looking forward to another one of your videos. Thanks a bunch!

What type of soil did you use?

11:31 this Asparagus really match you :) the tree is as lush as your hair

Great video, thank you for posting it. The leaves of my four years old ponytail palm used to reach the floor, from the 10" pot hight. I placed the pot on a chair and the height went to 48". When the leaves touch the floor, they "burnt" and get brown and dry. At nearly 60" off the floor, the leaves grow all the way to the floor and reach nearly 6-7'. The pot is a 20 quart in size. The "trunk" is about the size of a grapefruit. Where I got the initial plant from, there are "trunks" that broke the five foot in diameter ceramic pots. I wonder what makes them so thick, and bulby faster. Is it better to trim the leaves short and lower the pot?

What was the type of soil you used? Thanks.

Hi Nigel, long time viewer, first time commenter. I find your videos are very instructive and interesting, thank you for sharing with us. My question relates to your lemon bonsai - I haven't seen an update in quite a while and I was wondering how it is going for you? Best wishes from Ireland. James

If Bob Ross was into Bonsai 😆👍

There are some white soft spots on the top of the leaves of my pony tail plant. Could it be because I watered it to much or is it something else. It is a new plant I bought 5 months ago and this is the first time I have seen these things on the plant.

What is the composition of your soil?

lovely tree ....u always amaz ur viewers.

Hi Nigel! Thanks for this video. Great PTP you have. Nice job replanting and shaping it. I bought a large Ponytail Palm a month ago. I repotted it today. It looks great. I want it to keep growing and look as great as your's. How often do you water it and do you fertilize it? ☺

Very cool, very prehistoric looking.

Thank you for the nice and informative video. What kind of soil do you use? I see a high percentage of perlite. Does it have enough nutrient elements to support the plant?

I like it! These unusual species are good fun. grts Kennet

If you fold the leaf in half and cut on an angle, then it will make a point on the end of the leaf. Easier than doing two cuts.

oh wow it has a lil doorway. how cute is that?!?!!?

I want to send photo of my ponytail palm which I pruned just recently Don't know how to send photo And would like to see the update on this as to get help in developing my palm into bonsai

What kind of soil is that? It looks like gravel. Is it better than soil mix? I have a pony tail palm that needs repotting. I would appreciate any advice.

Beautiful plant Nigel :)

My pony tail palm lost all leaves and went withered looking 😢 I dont know if i over watered or under watered. I now have sliced the top of trunk off but think its dead .

Hi Nigel I just bought a ponytail and I have two questions how did you get it to have multiple branches because everyone I’ve seen has only 1 branch and the next question is do you have a systemic insecticide that you use to keep pest a bay?

I like this natural composition

I thank you for your video. I have a ponytail palm is not doing well. What is that soil mixture your using & can I get my palm to regrow its roots. I reported mine & broke most of the roots off then it kept falling over then I thought it's done & threw it out then I saw vids on saving dying plants, do you think I can save mine? I'm soaking it in water with 3% peroxide for over night then I'm not sure what to do. Any Advice?

In the previous video you clipped the growth tips with the goal of getting new growth, with subdivision. Did this work? Thank you.

Where do you buy your mica pots, are they expensive? I’ve had a few of my ceramic pots crack in half due to the freezing winter

We had a very old and large ponytail growing up and some parts of the bark indeed become almost cork like. Insect damage maybe? just a guess.

Hi Nigel, I found a tiny asparagus fern sapling a few weeks ago, I believe of the same species as yours. I pulled it out with the roots and tuber it grew out of, replanted it at home and it's been at least 3 weeks now I think and it's looking healthy but hasn't grown one bit. Any idea what I could be doing wrong? I thought it was a fast growing plant.

What kind of soil are you using? Because I just brought one and its still young, not as big as urs,? How do you know when to water? Because mine has little rocks on the base!

I just bought this beautiful ponytail palm ,there wasn't any instructions on care , lighting, watering, soil type potting . If you will ,please help me .

Did für remafication worked after your tip pruning in oct 16 ?

That looks wonderful. Thanks.

I need help my pony tail is potted improperly and has a lot of fungus gnats I want to use the mix you have where can I get it. I live in North Texas.

Greetings Sir Nigel. Excellent video as usual. You have no idea of the number of videos I have cultivated by the use of this channel over the years past, to include the ponytail palm. Big fan! I have a 2 year old ponytail received a few days ago, grown from seed in a 3 inch plastic cup. This plant seems to feel a little heavy for it's size. Leaving me to believe it is holding water. I seem to remember I can do an emergency re-pot without disturbing the roots, without watering. The plant looks healthy so far. I am growing it inside with artificial lighting/grow bulb . Despite the season it will probably continue to grow? Should I do a repotting, of course it is root bound and it is not in my preferred cactus soil, but in the original seed growing mix. Should I re-pot, what say you? Thanks

so I had to cut the branches with leaves on mine due to it being a rescue plant they left sitting in wet no drainage soil with glued pebbles. I REPOTTED. nut the branches were getting so I cut the last 2 off. should I make a f re fresh top cut a paint with tree bark paint for new nubs to form? ...help?

my research and my own judgment led me to repot mine in a deep 8 inch planter with good drainage, with a mix of perlite and organic indoor/outdoor potting soil from my local nursery. I am confused about how you have yours planted in such a shallow planter and how you just use gravel (or “soil” that has no dirt in it lol) That said, your root combing is great advice, and I would guess that the lack of soil around the base is why there are no roots on a portion of the trunk.

What caused to large hole in the Bach side of the trunk?

What kind of soil did you used? I need to repot mine, can I use a cactus soil?

Very surprised by the lack of roots, beautifil specimen!

you, sir, are awesome. it'd be really amazing to have workshops with you if you do have any

Why is there a triangular piece cut out of the tree?

Is that a hole in the lower part of the trunk?

hi Nigel how can you tell if your pony tail palm has died ? all the leaves on mine have turned dried and brown. is there any coming back or hope for my poor palm? ☹️

What type of soil did you used to the plant, thank's?

I like this plant

how did you make it grow that crevice that looks like a fairy doorway on the one side of the trunk?

My girlfriend has one of these that I'm trying to rehab from the brink and this is my first time dealing with one, so I'm wondering how this plant is doing in the new soil you put it in now that it's been a little while. And if you could give me a good soil to do a transplant with I would appreciate it very much.

Hello Nigel. I think that those new mica pots that you are starting to use have a very nice design. May I ask where are you buying your pots? Thankyou

what kind of soil?

Hello Nigel This is my first Ponytail Palm. I am doing a repot , Does it need the Turface or can i use regular potting soil?

Thank you for demonstrating how to replant your ponytail plant. I just purchased one and would like to know exactly what type of soil you use.

What are you using with perilite

Is that a regular Ponytail Palm that you just kept in shorter pots to create a Bonsai?

I have one of these but it seems to stay the same size. Not much growth at all. Then in the winter it will turn brown some on the leaves and becomes sparse. It’s never been full like yours. What can I do to enhance the growth?

Do you have any date palms? I started a few from seeds out of some dates I had, and while they’re a long way from bonsai at this point, I’m wondering about their potential!

Why the new pot so shallow?

Is it possible that the spot with no roots could be a development of a sister palm tree?

Nigel. My pony tail palm caudex shrunk from one side.. I have it outside on deck...help

Anyone know the type/size pot that was used?

Good show my friend! NIGEL SAUNDER and family from HOLLY BLOE

I just curious why you need to clean the roots. I bought one and repotted, but didn't clean around the roots. Do I need to redo it?

Where did you purchase the mica pot from?

maybe the water doesn't have anywhere to go ~ a deeper pot???

what kind of soil do you use Nigel?

Please can someone tell me what kind of soil it is?

Hi Nigel, I am planning to keep 4 bonsai trees (Alberta spruce, Chinese lilac, western sand cherry and common juniper) in my ground floor apartment porch in coming winter (in Madison, Wisconsin - USDA hardiness zone 5). They are right now in typical nursery bucket pots; but I plan to put them in bonsai pots in bonsai soils in next one month. I am wondering if you could suggest me how to choose between plastic pots and mica pots for my purpose. (I am a student and cannot afford high temperature baked clay pots).

Hello Nigel! I was wondering about the hardiness of the Japanese maple, I was thinking about purchasing one from a local in my area but the shortest one is probably 4 feet tall already with all of the branching and leaves on the top. Would it survive having all that cut off to about a foot in height or less? It seems extremely healthy but I definitely don't want to kill it after spending 50 dollars on it, thank you!

Hey, Nigel I wanna send you a couple of pictures of when I re-potted a 30+ year old ponytail palm that have been in the same pot for over 20 years, how should I send them to you?

my thirty year old one is a fraction of the size of yours. yours is a magnificent plant. i also know this plant as an "elephant foot" palm. neat plants. and where did you get that nice tan?

Thanks again for a great video, Nigel. Almost all your videos inspire me add a new plant to my crazy hobby. I just purchased a Ponytail and beheaded it just above multiple little branches. I was wondering two things.. 1) Do I need to use cut past on the wound? 2) The old top, will it root in soil or water? (Follow the typical succulent beheading template?) Thanks again!

How did you get it so stunted? Mine is 5-6 yrs old also and it's pushing 4 feet tall ...

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Fantastic Pony Tail Palm. How is it doing this year, 2020?

Excuse my lack of knowledge but that "soil" looks and sounds like gravel to me.. Is it?

Maybe needs to be planted in a deeper pot? Thanks for the video

Nice work!