Stimulating Backbudding on Taxus (Yew) Bonsai

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Жыл бұрын

When developing bonsai it is important to stimulate backbudding. Fortunately, with taxus this is very easy to do. I show how to get backbudding on a yew bonsai so that you can do it too.

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@royhicks3957 Ай бұрын

many thanks for this very easy to understand video on how to prune taxus, no complicated jargon, excellent!!

@GrowingBonsai Ай бұрын

glad to hear it!

@XaviersBonsaiRetreat Жыл бұрын

Spot on Jelle - you always give the information we need in an easy to understand way. I have some smaller Yews and I find that I do my shoot and branch pruning in early summer (as you mentioned) and then needle plucking around mid-August. It was something that Tony Tickle recommends in his tutorials and I like being able to space out sections of work. They are another good tree to work on.

@GrowingBonsai Жыл бұрын

Hi Xavier, Funny that you mention Tony. I have spent a few weekend with him a looong time ago, in which we indeed discussed Yew maintenance. Earlier needle plucking can help in backbuds opening the same year, however, not all years my yews are ready at that time yet. I guess it all comes down to listening to what the tree needs when!

@XaviersBonsaiRetreat Жыл бұрын

@@GrowingBonsai you are spot on and as you have spoken to him directly you will have the best interpretation. It is great learning variations rather than misunderstanding a 'one size fits all' approach. Thank you for your insight on this. I am definitely not an expert😁

@GrowingBonsai Жыл бұрын

@@XaviersBonsaiRetreat We are all beginners in different stages of the process, and all the time we need to keep looking around asking for advice from all of us learners to get the optimal results! I can certainly recommend chatting with @TonyTickle re. Yews. Possibly the european expert on the species

@BlueJayBonsai Жыл бұрын

I don’t have any Yews, but you’ve inspired me to look for a Taxus cuspidata/Japanese yew. Thanks Jelle! 🐦💙

@GrowingBonsai Жыл бұрын

You should! Let me know when you find one! Maybe we can do a collaboration, with me sketching a design??

@bartstellink307 8 ай бұрын

Love your videos man, so much good info. Thanks! Just got into taxus and really love them. On 1 of them I did a trunkchop (my first) and it popped out a huge amount of buds on old wood.

@GrowingBonsai 8 ай бұрын

Great to hear! Love Taxus!

@MehranAshkanian 15 күн бұрын

I just bought one today and was looking for information how to keep it in good health and make a Bonsai out of it Thanks

@jeffhurst4744 Жыл бұрын

Another good video. Nice you included removal of old needles and how it helps back-budding. Now I will do it to the extent you discussed. Only removed some before.

@GrowingBonsai Жыл бұрын

hey, glad it was new to you. It makes a massive difference!

@thenaturecreater8906 Жыл бұрын

Wow what beauty of a taxus!

@GrowingBonsai Жыл бұрын

Thank you! Origin: Garden hedgerow!

@bradleyc9538 Жыл бұрын

Nice video, Jelle. Thank you. I love working with Taxus - they have so many great characteristics to offer.

@GrowingBonsai Жыл бұрын

I totally agree! It is maybe my favorite species, and certainly in my top5!

@natrjack965 Жыл бұрын

Great video Jelle another masterclass from the master 👏...

@GrowingBonsai Жыл бұрын

You are too kind! I have some idea about common mistakes in bonsai, but Master, that is really overly kind! I think I need a few decades of learning!

@natrjack965 Жыл бұрын

@@GrowingBonsai your videos have taught me a lot and I am truly grateful that you share your knowledge and experience with many beginners like my self ..a massive THANKS YELLE 😊

@mokdog666 Жыл бұрын

Going to be a beautiful tree! What is the purpose of cut piece of pot around the base of the tree ?

@GrowingBonsai Жыл бұрын

Haha, very simple I am afraid.. To keep diggong birds out of the Nebari. I have several things in place as birdguards.

@TOMSAI Жыл бұрын

Wow what a cool tree ! And thx for showing how you get More backbutts ! 👌👍

@GrowingBonsai Жыл бұрын

You bet! I do hope you can get some more backbudding too :) The tree itself is a former hedgerow!

@TOMSAI Жыл бұрын

@@GrowingBonsai yes i Hope i will get some butts too .

@GrowingBonsai Жыл бұрын

@@TOMSAI Buds? Butts? I think there is a difference?

@TOMSAI Жыл бұрын

@@GrowingBonsai 😂😂 yes i think so too

@GrowingBonsai Жыл бұрын

@@TOMSAI 🤣

@alessandro4250 Жыл бұрын

Hi, nice video! I have a question, if I have for example one long branch (60 cm) with all the foliage in the apex, what I have to do to back bud at the start of the branch? Can I cut away all the foliage to backbud or the branch will die?

@GrowingBonsai Жыл бұрын

Hi Allesandro, if that is a yew, normally they backbud really well. WHen not the tree might be lacking energy? Is it generally growing well? I pretty much always get backbudding, assuming the branch gets lots of light and the tree is healthy. These actions work generally after you let the tree grow well, and then you prune strongly on all strong branches.

@blaqfish 11 ай бұрын

Hello, I bought a yew from a big box store. I live in Georgia and it's July. Nothing has been done to it. Should it be wired first. Wait a few then prune to create back budding. Or should I prune it first the wait to start wiring. I almost feel as if I have spent money on something that is too complicated. I see a lot of videos with field grown trunks that are huge but most importantly, not yews. Can the secret be shared with this novice. It's outside now and growing well so I don't want to create a mess and kill it. The branches shoot straight up so I know it will have to be wired but I don't know the sequence. Any help you can give me would be great.Your channel was the first that talked about yews so I'm following for help. Thank you for sharing

@GrowingBonsai 11 ай бұрын

Have a quick search on the channel. There should be 3 or so videos about yew/taxus. In general it is good to have a year between work on the branches and repot. But Yews are tolerant trees of abuse. Both orders will work.Healthy foliage helps with re-rooting in good substrate. Often it is easiest to wire young branches and trim thick old branches off, as Yew is very flexible and will return to shae after even 2 years of being wired. Backbudding is a story on its own, handled in the video!

@christianehilker5422 Жыл бұрын

Hallo Wäre schön wenn in Deutsch auch ein paar Videos wären Lg

@GrowingBonsai Жыл бұрын

Hallo Christiane, danke. Aber.. Leider ist mein deutsch nur halbsweg verstandlich. Ich glaube auch, die meiste leute konnen sich mit English abfinden, auf mindestens mer als auf Deutsch!

@gayefanner731 Жыл бұрын

Gordon Bennet !!!

@GrowingBonsai Жыл бұрын

Are you suggesting something here?

@gayefanner731 Жыл бұрын

Yes, what an awful lot of work! We’ve got enough to do with watering,feeding, shading, defoliating, potting n cosseting harvested air layers, working, parenting n everything living entails! I mean, come on...!!! ✌️

@GrowingBonsai Жыл бұрын

@@gayefanner731 Ohw, but Bonsai is a verb: To Bonsai! That means, work is core!

@gayefanner731 Жыл бұрын

It’s a noun: tree in a pot