Summer Pruning Maples, The Bonsai Zone, July 2023

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Summer Pruning Maples, The Bonsai Zone, July 2023

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Жыл бұрын

I'm working on three Maple bonsai, my Norway Maple (Acer platanoides), my Amur Maple (Acer ginnala) my Red Maple (Acer rubrum) and my Black Maple (Acer nigrum).
All these trees were grown from seed!
To see previous videos of my Norway maple bonsai, click on the playlist here.....
• Norway Maple Bonsai
To see previous videos of my Amur Maple bonsai, click on the playlist here...
• Amur Maple Bonsai
To see previous videos of my Red Maple bonsai, click on the playlist here...
• Native Red Maple Bonsai
To see previous videos of my Black Maple bonsai, click on the playlist here...
• Black Maple Bonsai
#TheBonsaiZone

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@shawcore3607 Жыл бұрын

Thank you for them few seconds of ASMR rain

@t3dwards13 Жыл бұрын

The sound of the rain while you silently defoliated the maple was quite soothing.

@dheatessalonicaBLITAR Жыл бұрын

Watching from Indonesia, papa ... JESUS BLESS YOU ❤

@wshow11 Жыл бұрын

Cheers Nigel! Trees do, then trees don't. Ain't that just the way of nature? Wonderful and always interesting.

@TheBonsaiZone Жыл бұрын

So true!!

@growclipbonsaiforseniors1951 Жыл бұрын

Cool Fathers Day gift! Really cool!

@XaviersBonsaiRetreat Жыл бұрын

Those trees have such great movement now. It is amazing what you ahve achieved with clip and grow over the years :)

@TheBonsaiZone Жыл бұрын

Thank you very much Xavier!!

@lianfabio9897 Жыл бұрын

Hey Nigel, I recommend leaving quite a stub when pruning this maple even on thicker branches otherwise it will die back almost always. I have many norway maples. They are native here in Germany.

@FrostBiteBonsai Жыл бұрын

Nice little prune ups! Soon you will have to start a Maple Mondays!!😄

@TheBonsaiZone Жыл бұрын

That rolls of the tongue nicely!!

@PSPMHaestros Жыл бұрын

Lovely rain sounds in the glass greenhouse, that place is the best for enjoying nature while comfortably working on your bonsai!

@TheBonsaiZone Жыл бұрын

So true!

@growclipbonsaiforseniors1951 Жыл бұрын

Great instructional video!

@RubieRedVlogs Жыл бұрын

nice plants

@clintsheppard9699 Жыл бұрын

I've been waiting for the summer maple pruning! Now I want to prune back my amurs.

@TheBonsaiZone Жыл бұрын

Lots of summer left, they should respond well!!

@spookywalrus6363 Жыл бұрын

Thank you so much for these videos I just ordered a maple and I’m trying to learn as much as possible

@Ocean_State_Adventures Жыл бұрын

Hi nigel!!!! Love the videos!!! Could you talk about jades in detail a little bit I have a 5-6 year old one and have zero inspiration/motivation to style it! Thanks for the awesome videos

@TheBonsaiZone Жыл бұрын

Noted!

@Ocean_State_Adventures Жыл бұрын

@@TheBonsaiZone thank you very much!!!

@GrowingBonsai Жыл бұрын

Lots of water coming down there!

@Naztalgic Жыл бұрын

Nice!!!!!

@TheBonsaiZone Жыл бұрын

Thanks!

@marosbonsai Жыл бұрын

Hi Nigel, it's pity some of winter pruning didn't bring expected results and dieback of the branches occurred. I would personally cut further from the future end and leave longer stubs. After new shoots emerge from desired spots, I would cut dried stubs from the junction.

@TheBonsaiZone Жыл бұрын

Thanks for the tips!

@Liisa3139 Жыл бұрын

Hah, your "maple looking too much like a bonsai". That was a funny comment (but I get what you mean). Had a laugh at this.😀

@TheBonsaiZone Жыл бұрын

😁

@skrounst Жыл бұрын

You pointing out the failures of how the tree responded to pruning teaches us just as much, if not more than pointing out the successes. So while it's a shame the tree didnt do what you wanted it to, it's still a good teaching video. When a tree does what we want it to, we tend to just accept it, and move on, but pointing out deficiencies is a good way to learn too!

@TheBonsaiZone Жыл бұрын

I'll try and improve my techniques!!

@skrounst Жыл бұрын

@@TheBonsaiZone That's all we can do. Try and improve, and learn as we go. Certain species, even specific trees don't always work like you expect them to. I have 2 Serviceberry trees, one is normal and reacts to pruning by growing branches at the top most bud from the cut point. My other one says "time to start over" and starts throwing out suckers from the base. It's all about knowing your trees

@t3dwards13 Жыл бұрын

@@skrounstVery well stated!

@mikec3820 Жыл бұрын

so much rain lately here im struggling to feed with powderer ferts. about to just sprinkle some on top of the soil lol. i have super fast draining mix thankfully so rain is no trouble for most of succulents. thanks nigel. maple looks amazing

@TheBonsaiZone Жыл бұрын

Yes, that can be a problem! It's best to fertilize between the showers if you can!

@AgeOrmstad Жыл бұрын

Nice video 😎🇧🇻

@TheBonsaiZone Жыл бұрын

Thanks 💯

@DavesBonsai Жыл бұрын

The rain was awsome! Wish we could get a little more of that. The trees all looking great with the defoliation.

@lukasmihara Жыл бұрын

The maples look good, and the Jurassic Park Jeep, too! I'm sure the Sequoia for example would also make a nice Jurassic Park setting 🌲

@patsfreund9164 Жыл бұрын

Beautiful maples. Thanks for the update.

@TheBonsaiZone Жыл бұрын

Thanks Pat!!

@almag6723 Жыл бұрын

Hi Nigel. On minute 15 you pruned a branch just on the lip of the "nasty" scar. Other bonsaists leave these branches for a year or two, because, according to them, will help to cover the scar by providing there an active growth zone. When the desired effect of scar closing is achieved, that branch is cut. But I respect your decisions. Good nice tree.

@TheBonsaiZone Жыл бұрын

Thanks for the info!

@nerinat8371 Жыл бұрын

Looks like Melbourne Aus weather 😆 great video Nigel

@TheBonsaiZone Жыл бұрын

It does!

@barryauguste9734 Жыл бұрын

That was great - thanks for leaving in the storm. It's been the same for us in NJ.... every day it clouds up and by evening in come the storms. It's quite tropical which isn't surprising as July 4th was the warmest day globally EVER recorded. The sea, the land, the atmosphere is warming up exponentially. We'll be having baobabs growing wild soon...😅

@brucedeacon28 Жыл бұрын

👍👌👌

@angieb6899 Жыл бұрын

Some very nice future maples there. The Jurassic Park jeep looks great on the schefflera 🪴👩🏻‍🌾

@TheBonsaiZone Жыл бұрын

Thanks 👍

@danbehrens1621 Жыл бұрын

I love that red maple! I’m going to have to get my hands on one. I really like the movement. Ok, now I’m off to order some keys.🤣👍 Have a good weekend Nigel.

@TheBonsaiZone Жыл бұрын

Nice Dan!

@RyanFish825 Жыл бұрын

I've learned that these maples do not cooperate with their winter pruning for me either, every so often it does but it does what it wants. Great video Nigel, got to love those greenhouse rainstorms! THANKS!

@RyanFish825 Жыл бұрын

After reading some comments I'm going to try to cut under the further bud site instead of above the future one, to allow for as much die back as it needs 😂. I always figured an inch or so was plenty to avoid killing the nearest bud site, at least more often than not. I'm ALWAYS learning in The Bonsai Zone!

@737ngJR Жыл бұрын

Dieback is common during winter pruning. I like to do pruning of decidious during early summer

@harrietb2141 Жыл бұрын

👍😍

@dk2614 Жыл бұрын

Hi Nigel, I wanted to mention a correction for the origin of the Amur maple. They are named after the Amur river valley that separates Northern China and Siberia. That by no means takes away from the great work you put into these trees! Thanks for sharing your bonsai hobby with us!

@TheBonsaiZone Жыл бұрын

Thanks for the info!

@backbudbonsai Жыл бұрын

I really appreciate how you talk about “why” you choose or not to choose the pruning decisions you make. So many other videos, just do the pruning without explaining the thought process. Do you do late summer (August) pruning of deciduous bonsai? Specifically maples, Japanese and trident maples. Or is it better to wait till fall? Take care and have a blessed day, Nigel!! I’m a big fan of your videos!! Happy bonsai!

@TheBonsaiZone Жыл бұрын

I try not to prune past the end of July here, this gives the tree enough time to get strong before fall comes!

@ChadAfrika Жыл бұрын

Thank you for your informative videos. I enjoy each and every one. Do you have updates on your African Acacias grown from seed received from Nico in South Africa?

@TheBonsaiZone Жыл бұрын

It will be coming soon, they are doing well!!!

@PercyWarX Жыл бұрын

I really love the Maple family, I only have some Japanese and Chinese maples. Would love to have some North American and European Maples. The one Japanese maple that I have is grafted, but the graft is to high, I did a air layer and hope it will be successful.

@sueb1317 Жыл бұрын

I have several species that do not bud back reliably after spring prunes as well. My compromise is to prune hard late summer and then leave for the next year's spring growth to harden off. Then can reliably prune back to viable shoots. A coating of corn starch stops any light sap flow at this time of the year. BTW, the large trunk structure looks perfectly natural for our Bigleaf maples (Acer macrophyllum) on the west coast - love it!!

@TheBonsaiZone Жыл бұрын

Thanks, that sounds like a good technique!!!

@nikpostolov 4 ай бұрын

Hello Nigel, may i ask how do we now if it is safe to do summer pruning (defoliation)?

@paulschaefer5241 Жыл бұрын

You talk about growing that one in the front garden from a seed, I seem to remember a mintoba maple you grew the same way. Do you still have that tree? If so how is it coming along?

@TheBonsaiZone Жыл бұрын

These trees grow fine in the ground, put I just can't keep them healthy when put in a pot. The tops began to die back. I just had suckers growing from the base. I still have them, but I don't water them anymore. I think they are dead now. It may be the temperature of the soil in a pot, too warm?

@my_way_to_bonsai_anne Жыл бұрын

The originally distribution area of the Amurmaple (Acer tataricum subsp. ginnala) is the far east.

@rioux18 Жыл бұрын

Hi Nagel, Whats the best time of the year to prune Maples and pine ? I live in eastern Canada.

@TheBonsaiZone Жыл бұрын

Pine pruning is best done in early winter, but always leave some good healthy growth on the tree branches!! Maples can be pruned after leaf drop or after the first flush of growth has hardened off!