Thanks Jay. I think it's developing very nicely too. Mainly luck I reckon!

Cheers mate. These birch have surpassed my expectations since collection, and I'm looking forward to adding possibly a birch forest this coming year.

Yeah me too Chris. They are super fast growing, so if you can collect or buy a sapling, they don't half put on size quickly if they have plenty of room to grow in

Yes, like you I just love silver birch, and it;s good to hear that yours are beginning to show the signs of a white trunk. That's when they really start looking at their best

Excellent. I love silver birches, and in spring they rival the Japanese maples for colour I think.

Exactly. I just pressume they were unaware that I was filming! 🤣

I did study mechanical engineering at university, so perhaps that is begining to surface

Thanks Rob. Glad you're enjoying them, and if you can pick up teh odd tip, then all the better.

I've just looked, and that's one of his that I never got around to watching, so thank you very much for the reminder. That's my Saturday night entertainment sorted. I'll make a brew and get my dictionary at the ready 🤣

@@TonysBonsai ,, and a little side order of “word salad” with that brew? If you’d prefer Candice @Bonsai Science gives a detailed, yet abridged, version on her Chanel. Enjoy

After locating Candice’s lecture it not abridged at all. Both are very informative but actually I guess it’s just a lot of information to cover. kzfaq.info/get/bejne/jaiJeLyQsZicl5c.html

Yes, it makes a massive difference allowing them to grow. I've noticed like you that when I prune deciduous trees a lot, it really does slow them down.

@@TonysBonsai you woke me up last night replying to this comment. Were you up late filming a late night bonsai video?

I'm a night owl. I rarely go to bed before midnight. Last night I was replying to all previous comments. I keep on track with all current videos, then once a month I go through and reply to all the comments on my other older videos. it took me a good couple of hours

@@TonysBonsai the life of a social media influencer. I do appreciate that you reply to all my comments

I really enjoy the interaction. I won't be able to reply to all comments forever, but for now I enjoy it

Thanks Phil. I'm liking the way these birch are heading.

Thnak you Wilfy. I love creating this kind of video. So much fun.

Hi Mandy. I think most people covered that in the 7 questions in 7 minutes videos we did, but I like the idea, and perhaps it could be expanded to our favourite 5 trees and why.

Also, thanks for supporting my channel. it's great motivation to hear that people are enjoying the regular content. No plans to slow down yet!

Thank you Raymond. I do love silver birch. Something about their elegant nature which really appeals to me.

Thanks Kevin. That's a shame as birch are lovely trees. You'll have to get yourself a couple more and start again.

@@TonysBonsai the Google thing is they are not hard to find. My 2 I got growing in some hard standing of a garage I took my car to.

yeah, they are pretty ,uch weeds really so I'm sure you'll be able to find some decent ones.

Thank you. I'm a decaf cappuccino man

Great minds think alike Joe. We must both be bonsai masters!

@@TonysBonsai of cause we are. No question.

Thanks Andy. I have quite a few nice silver birch. I was lucky to have the opportunity to collect a few a couple of years ago, and I think they're developing quite nicely.

That is an excellent suggestion. I have just looked at it, and while I don;t mind that lower branch, it may well go in time as you suggest.

Cheers mate. yeah it's developing quite nicely considering it's only a couple of years out fo the ground.

Fantastic. What park has a giant redwood? I wish I lived near one just to see such a spectacular tree.

Cheers mate. I do love silver birch

🤣I can't argue with you there!

Thank you. Much appreciated

Thanks Rafiq. i would love some sort of bonsai nursery in the future for sure, but at the moment I'm happy to just keep learning.

I agree Guy. The worth thing is a forking forking branch. 🤣🤣

Love this Mark. I'm going to do it. Thanks for the suggestion. I didn't even consider that option.

@@TonysBonsai no worries, keep up the great videos mate

Nice, I had a five year period where I ate only branflakes for breakfast, but I'm currently in premium musli mode.

When it doesn’t need to be a tree, a jade(crassula ovata) or dwarf jade(portulacaria afra) can be fun to mess with. This are succulent’s, so not really what you asked for. Hope you find something to interesting. Have fun!

@@scheers100 Thanks for your suggestions

If you have to keep it indoors, i would say you only really have two options. One is the jade that Wouter suggested, and the other is a ficus. They are tropical trees, so they will tollerate living indoors. Any other tree will die.

@@TonysBonsai I guess I worded or explained myself poorly. It can be outside, but that place only has sun for at most half the day, and at winter time just a few hours of sun on the daily. And not sure if that's enough for a proper development, or if it'll suffer caused by too much shade and not enough warmth. But still - perhaps it's best and or easier to try out something less prone to failure in the hands of someone inexperienced (i.e. me) ;) Thanks for the reply

Ah right ok. In that case you have many options to choose from. I would start with a couple of bullet proof trees. Acers are cheap and readily available, and the small piceas (spruce) trees are available everywhere at this time of year. Also in the springtime, most nurseries sell beech, hornbeam, hawthorn trees very cheaply as bare root stock, and they are also all very suitable. Basically, get a few but don't spend too much money then you have little to lose and can be free to enjoy learning without any pressure to keep a tree alive. If you have one of these and they die, it's no biggy.

About 10 too 12 years

I'm not convinced that there are any concrete answers. In my experience, some trees never really seem to go white, whereas other trees seem very white quite soon. It is a combination of genetics and exposure to sun.

@@TonysBonsai isn't it down to the variety of silver Birch it is that determine the bark type and colour?

I've seen young wild silver birches growing side by side with some white and some brown, and everything in between. I think it's just variations in the genetics of the individual plants that caused variation.

You need to get a life Alex :)

@@XaviersBonsaiRetreat the joys of being woken up early by small children!

@@AlexBraunton Nice day to do some work on your trees though/escape the kids 🤣