Thanks for sharing Nigel...

Thanks to my BONSAI pastor who nurtures all of us viewers. Thanks for all the root work Nigel. It is spring here in the PNW of Whidbey Island and I have been busy repotting all my Bonsai. Some were there first repotting from nursery stock into training pots. Some were done three years ago (couldn't get them done last year) So they came out of training pots into their first true bonsai pots. Wow all the training you have given over the years has really paid off for me. I had a lot of gorgeous root systems, all thanks to you. It is a real joy to watch your vids. Thanks for your consistency and discipline as you video the bonsai cycles over and over again. Love the updates.

I'm noticing the city beyond the neighborhood chickens, cars, dogs, and trees, is making more noise now! The city has broken dormancy lol!

Nigel it's really commendable to see the level of perfection you achieve with the root system ❤❤

I learn so much from your videos about a solid and effective approach to getting those dang roots headed the right direction - radially! Some of your instructions have actually sunk in. And my trees and their root systems are better for it. I don't have any "field" maples although I do have some silver maple and a couple of red maples. They may get some attention this year. I pretty much repotted everything last year. I will get to them some time in the next couple of weeks just to check on those roots. Probably nothing until next year. The second year per your suggestion. Thanks as always!

That maple is coming along nicely!

Great roots on that field maple!

Es una maravilla ver cómo trabaja las raíces con la precisión de un cirujano.

Good job Nigel. Fieldmaples are one of the best maples for bonsai. Grts Kennet

The Bonsai Zone is the place to be

That's a good root system to work with for the future. I'm sure the maple will like its new pot!

Bravo 👏 Nigel. What a beautiful tree this is going to be with your work on the radial roots that are in such great shape and the trunk line has a wonderful shape to it. The pot that you picked is a great choice and this summer the tree is going to have a enormous presence there. Thank you for another great video Nigel 😊

Excellent repot. Spring growth looks good for it.

All your snow is going to melt now. That is about the same temperature we are expecting today in the windy city.

Rastafari blessed love ❤️

Very nice - I just did a video on a Japanese maple I collected. I love field maples

i hope to see your awesome norway maple on a video soon!

Simple maples. But looking nice

😢 missed your live but at least I can still watch your videos

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Mrs. Field's root surgery is now being done in operating room 2. Master Surgeon Dr. Saunders presiding. Students, please bring pencil & paper to take notes. Questions will be answered by the good doctor.

Ah yes, the orange sweater maple!

Will your 60th birthday pine be repotted this year? Very curious about root development

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I'm wondering if you found a sapsicle during your walks in the woods this winter. Maples have sweet sapscicles from my research.

What is his most developed tree? I would love to see how his root pruning turns out

Hi Nigel, love your videos - probably the single best resource I've found for hands-on bonsai work. I have a specific question I can't seem to find an answer for - if my young maple, grown from seed (now going into it's 3rd growing season) has very early leaf growth showing, is it too late in the season to prune the roots and repot? As I take it, earlier in the season (before budding) is preferred, but I'm hoping not to have to wait until next February to prune the roots. I guess what I'm asking is, will root pruning kill my tree if the leaves have already started to pop?

Waiting on my substrate... I got at least 3 repots left...

Those stones look like dinosaur eggs

Would you consider wiring the main trunk to gain some movement? Or if that not done with maples? Hoping my maple will survive the winter, still buried in snow. PS- Can you dread maple roots? Looks like a great candidate. 😜

I'd say with the "stones" that tree has, there's plenty of vigor... LoL

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You need to remove that V shape top branches heavy too

Field maples are not often grown as small trees. even though the tree has relatively small leaves for a maple, it is not considered suitable as the twigs do not ramify as well as do most other maples.