A Houseplant to a Bonsai, Part 1, The Bonsai Zone, June 2022

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2 жыл бұрын

Drastic pruning gets Manuela's dwarf Scheffera (Schefflera arboricola) underway as a bonsai!
In part 2, we tackle a giant Jade (Crassula ovata 'Gollum')
To see other video's of dwarf Scheffera bonsai, click on the playlist here....
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@manuelapoli3283 2 жыл бұрын

Yes, it's taken me this long to comment on the video I'm in. There is no way I would have attempted this on my own. Nigel you are an amazing teacher and mentor. Thank you. And, as you reassured me, two and a half weeks to the day, it began to sprout. Will keep you posted. M.

@TheBonsaiZone 2 жыл бұрын

That's awesome, can't wait to see it develop!! Remember the new shoots will look like little octopuses!

@jcbizthekey Жыл бұрын

How is this doing now?

@palatina6626 8 ай бұрын

Has it survived?

@grobonsai 2 жыл бұрын

Wow great material! That's setup from a great future, I really enjoyed watching this work. Just don't find schefflera like this in the UK

@TheBonsaiZone 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks Darren, I think it has a good future ahead!!

@BonsaiCornwall 2 жыл бұрын

I cannot wait to see updates on this tree, brilliant work 💪🏼

@jamesn7156 2 жыл бұрын

The great thing about house plants… You can find them anywhere and cheap, and can afford to take big risks!

@TheBonsaiZone 2 жыл бұрын

Yes, I always see some and think, can I squeeze one more tree indoors for the winter?

@MitchellMasilun 2 жыл бұрын

Her tree got what I like to call "The Full Nigel"

@bradleyc9538 2 жыл бұрын

Nice work Nigel. That is very well set up for the future. It will make a beautiful bonsai some day thanks to your vision today🙂

@TheBonsaiZone 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks Bradley, I think it will be really nice in the future!!!

@BlueJayBonsai 2 жыл бұрын

Great job Nigel! 💪👍 Manuela, you might not realize it, but letting Nigel work on those roots is like a present for him!! 🎁 Can’t wait to see the tree in the fall show, trees in training section! 🐦💙

@jballenger9240 2 жыл бұрын

And a real gift for Manuela as well. Win - Win.

@TheBonsaiZone 2 жыл бұрын

So true Jay, I can't wait to see it in leaf!!

@meenashah2311 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you for making this video it’s so helpful for amateur like us gratitude for your help

@spudtaylor9 2 жыл бұрын

A class from the master. What an honour!

@angieb6899 Жыл бұрын

Love the background rooster 🐔 😆

@patsfreund9164 2 жыл бұрын

Like what you did with this schefflera. It is definitely styled with the future in mind.

@AndreasR.95 2 жыл бұрын

Im jealous, this tree is beautiful! Very good job Nigel!!

@josephascroft4774 Жыл бұрын

Love this video, I really relate to the sympathising with the trees and finding it hard chopping them back lol

@TheBonsaiZone Жыл бұрын

So true!

@bonsai-tvc1426 2 жыл бұрын

Wonderful. Thank you for sharing!

@dabblingwithbonsai 2 жыл бұрын

Thw schefflera sure got a Nigel treatment! 😅 Looking good, the aerial roots make kind of mangrove vibes ❤️💚💜💙💛🧡

@jkhuu8 2 жыл бұрын

Nice transformation Manuela. Way to take it to next level. Looking forward to seeing it some day...

@TheBonsaiZone 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks John, I can't wait to see it again too!!

@marysoldeeley2218 2 жыл бұрын

Well on it's way to becoming something amazing!

@hamr58 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks, I have 2 of these trees. A previous occupant of my house had possibly 25 years ago placed one growing in a 14-inch plastic pot into a hollow log in their landscaping design 3 feet above the ground. Over time the roots cascaded and now some of those aerial roots are 3-inch in diameter giving me some great branches for air layering. My first new plant is approaching 10 yrs since separating from the parent tree. So thanks for showing me how to get it into a shallow pot.

@your_local_reptile6700 Жыл бұрын

Trust me you do not need to air layer these guys cut a root off and plant it that is all that is needed could cut one these into just a stump and it will grow. To get rid of them you have to destroy the hole plant including roots or it will keep coming back, they're almost impossible to kill

@Jaydabaus 2 жыл бұрын

I think schefflera is quit an amazing tropical tree for bonsai. Had a cutting rooting in water last year, put it in an flowering pot and this early summer it went into a training pot. Cut the top off and it sprouted about six new shoots :D

@TheBonsaiZone 2 жыл бұрын

Oh wow, nice!

@CGKFPV 2 жыл бұрын

"Reptile bark thrown in....for no reason" killed me hahaha! Great video thanks for sharing

@TheBonsaiZone 2 жыл бұрын

It may or not have any benefits!!

@CGKFPV 2 жыл бұрын

@@TheBonsaiZone I think it does 😉

@otterwench 2 жыл бұрын

So cool!

@TheNewMediaoftheDawn 2 жыл бұрын

Looks awesome nice job! I’m going to offer a constructive criticism. This obsession with growing in basically rocks is overrated. I’ve grown pretty much everything including Bonsai in peat moss or soil based mixes for years with great results. Most people don’t want to water three times a day, or even everyday, and it’s also not natural or necessary, organic matter is actually a positive not to be avoided like the plaque…

@arvindreddy4527 2 жыл бұрын

This is a good training video for me. I have a multi trunk umbrellas tree which I hard pruned two weeks ago. It’s started growing new shoots now. I have to still fix the roots though.

@milkman81 Жыл бұрын

7:00 GREAT INFO! Very happy to hear this!

@9svm 2 жыл бұрын

Hah! The pensive "are you ready for heavy duty cuts" most potted plant owners must think we are heartless sometimes

@hmm_silas 2 жыл бұрын

Love your vids always are a good teacher

@growclipbonsaiforseniors1951 2 жыл бұрын

You have a great cardinal trio. Great singing.

@TheBonsaiZone 2 жыл бұрын

Yes, we get a lot of Cardinals, Blue Jays, House Wrens, Crows and more!!

@ferasi6944 2 жыл бұрын

Drastic transformation and a good basis for the future! If you use a bypass pruners it is much easier to cut through branches or roots if you bend the branch slightly away from the sharp side of the pruners. I got this tip from a gardener and it works.

@tarian_bonsai 2 жыл бұрын

Amazing👍👍👍

@-ChrisD 2 жыл бұрын

Very cool

@berkreatifria3396 2 жыл бұрын

Its good, view a beautiful bonsai, verry job..

@profesorbonsai 2 жыл бұрын

Semangat membuat bonsai mbah 🙏🏻

@jballenger9240 2 жыл бұрын

What about Tom’s ratchet pruner? Seems it might have been a place for it today. WOW incredible hardwood.

@TheBonsaiZone 2 жыл бұрын

I forgot about it, whoops!

@jballenger9240 2 жыл бұрын

Keep with your other wonderful tools. 😉🪵🌱🌿🪵

@thejackbonsai8201 2 жыл бұрын

Nice concept at the beginning..

@TheBonsaiZone 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you 🙂

@keefe4484 2 жыл бұрын

well done

@annies8075 Жыл бұрын

A great transformation 👍. Hopefully we'll see in the future how it's getting on. Gradually the majority of my bonsai have died off ☹️ and now I'm only left with a hawthorn forest, a beech forest and two maples (all only 4 years old) and 4 ficus in the house. I'm keeping my fingers crossed hoping that these all continue to survive as it's a bit disheartening when they die.

@TropicalBonsai 2 жыл бұрын

Scheffleras are tough plants!

@Xerophyte316 2 жыл бұрын

''And Reptile bark... for no reason'' hahahah I got that. I was surprised to hear him say that to you during that repot it wasn't very nice!

@TheBonsaiZone 2 жыл бұрын

It was my soil we were using, I'm not sure if it has any benefit, lol!!

@milkman81 Жыл бұрын

“Just, like, That.” ❤

@danbehrens1621 2 жыл бұрын

Wow! That was allot of work. That thing is going to look amazing. I hope they bring in back to you in a year or 2 to work on it again. Can’t wait to see it again. Did you kind of want to buy it from them Nigel?😁

@HaiHai68 2 жыл бұрын

very good,..........

@mikec3820 Жыл бұрын

the weed comment was funny lol. its true too. bonsai soil/media and hydroponics are the same thing. the aeroponic systems are similar but have no media. id so watch the nigel cannabis zone! ty nigel and guest. great work and a awesome shefflera

@luisw3406 2 жыл бұрын

Potted plant owners are shocked & Odd at this video. Me I can't wait to see how beautiful of a bonsai it becomes.

@BONSAICERIACHANNEL 2 жыл бұрын

Istinewa sekali 👍👍👍

@paulbyland 2 жыл бұрын

The biggest reason I've not switched to your bonsai soil is because I don't want to have to water trees 3 times a day. Lol, it seems bad enough that I'm having to water every 3-4 days right now!

@empret7704 2 жыл бұрын

My hart sunk just like the lady with the first cut, why did you bring me here. But this will be a beautiful bonsai at the end ❤️ 👌

@TheBonsaiZone 2 жыл бұрын

I think it will be a nice show tree one day!

@ishajac3637 Жыл бұрын

I just asked this very question 5 minutes ago in a different video. Can you cut off the root system of a conifer shrub that's been growing in a standard nursery pot? It's NOT from a cutting and I'd like to get confirmation that it would be safe to do. ~~~~~~~~~~EDIT~~~~~~~~ Oh happy day! I am now half way through the vid and I see how he's handling the root system and I am very excited for my projects. The sad looking little shrubs that I've rescued from my job are going to be turned into beautiful swans.

@spudtaylor9 2 жыл бұрын

Nigel you should try hydroponics. A weeping willow would love it.

@jeremyowen1 2 жыл бұрын

I've used high frequency fertigation on many different plants I own. I still haven't come across one that didn't show better results.

@mark-davidchandler5895 2 жыл бұрын

wow she's terrified!

@kayakkevin 2 жыл бұрын

Nigel, I just got some pine seedlings that are around 4 years old from a nursery. I should wait until spring to pot them in a bonsai pot right?

@spudtaylor9 2 жыл бұрын

Pot them up now. Just dont disturb/ trim the roots too much. Hope that helps

@mrscotchguy 2 жыл бұрын

I agree with spud. If you're jusy slip potting them, anytime soon is fine. But, spring time before the roots grow new tips if you plant to do rootwork. Health of the tree is the most important factor.

@TheDavveponken 2 жыл бұрын

What function does the wood glue have? What would you risk happening if you wouldn't seal it?

@smack09 2 жыл бұрын

Bet she wasn't expecting that!

@TheBonsaiZone 2 жыл бұрын

I think she had a bit of an idea that would happen!!!

@bebopkirby 3 ай бұрын

Funny how these Bonsai creators seem to use totally different ways to create a Bonsai. One guy in the UK seems to be always like a barber cutting and shaping , while after watching many of our host’s videos l decided to fast forward, yep it was a stump.

@carolficorilli9768 5 ай бұрын

What are you using for soil besides perlite?

@meenashah2311 2 жыл бұрын

Can I ask you one question why did you sealed the cuts with glue

@MaybeBonsai 2 жыл бұрын

This tree looks a lot different after the pruning hahaha, although not unexpected!

@TheBonsaiZone 2 жыл бұрын

Yes, I can turn any tree into a stick!!!

@MaybeBonsai 2 жыл бұрын

@@TheBonsaiZone or sticks haha

@ianrowe9337 8 ай бұрын

" Who was that Masked Man ? "

@nickybeingnicky 2 жыл бұрын

Hello party people 🥳

@Wolfy459. 6 ай бұрын

Hi Nigel. What exactly is safety sorb?

@nrponugoti 2 жыл бұрын

👍

@noehernandez1898 7 ай бұрын

Is there an update to this??

@mrscotchguy 2 жыл бұрын

Do scheffleras do better in full sun or partial sun?

@TheBonsaiZone 2 жыл бұрын

If they have a good root system, full sun is best for compact growth and small leaves!!

@mrscotchguy 2 жыл бұрын

@@TheBonsaiZone I'm aiming for a mini-forest inspired by yours. I repotted early spring and seems to be happy in full sun with a shallow pot. Hoping in a few years the forest will start coming together!

@TheBonsaiZone 2 жыл бұрын

@@mrscotchguy Awesome!!

@growclipbonsaiforseniors1951 2 жыл бұрын

Surgery in operating room 3. Paging Doctor Saunders and Nurse Manuela. Paging Doctor Saunders and Nurse Manuela. Patient S. in need of your surgical skills and nursing assistance. The good doctor and surgical nurse, have the patient well in hand. Cool video. Excellent!!!

@TheBonsaiZone 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks Tom!!!

@steev927 2 жыл бұрын

LUL, Nigel's way of fertilizing mirrors the marijuana industry. Love it.

@TheBonsaiZone 2 жыл бұрын

They have the science!

@Prickly-Brew 8 ай бұрын

Nigel you up to help my bonsai the 125 yr old umbrella plant. Given to me from the matriarch of an amazing woman who says her grandmother got when she was a young lady.

@TheBonsaiZone 8 ай бұрын

Indeed I am!!!

@Prickly-Brew 8 ай бұрын

@@TheBonsaiZone I have put up some videos of me doing a up-potting on my page in case you are interested in seeing the beauty! The family whom has had this like I said claim it was their grandmothers from a child. Then passed on to their mother and then on to granddaughter. It came into my life through said ( granddaughter ) via her brother (my boss) where it has been the last ten yrs ….In a brewery fully open for anyone to mess with ,which has resulted in some very disrespectful and or overly large clippings being took. 2 yrs I took care of this before I was asked to take it home and now here we are. This might be the most white knuckled drive across town I’ve ever taken watching this rocking around in the back of a pickup truck.