The real pruning action begins here in part 2 as I style my Serissa bonsai to look like an African Acacia tree! To take a look at this tree 8 years ago, click on the playlist here.... • African style, Serissa... #TheBonsaiZone
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@omenoflaherty12943 жыл бұрын
Master pruning job, wow. Tree never looked better.
@sunilusk3 жыл бұрын
Everytime when this tree gets a maintenance work done, at end it looks too good. Very similarto the tree pics you shown in part1. One of my favorite trees this is, from your bonsai garden
@CherieChi3 жыл бұрын
Wow, it's really different after in 21 days, amazing!!
@jwkoeniger3 жыл бұрын
What I enjoy most about your videos is the thought and precision you apply to each move, each choice, and each cut. You explain every step of the way and that is so helpful in understanding how to get the best result from your effort. I know where to go when I get frustrated with a project...it's to your channel to see if you've done anything like what I'm working on. Most often I learn to be more calm, more patient, and more thoughtful. You've helped me more than a shrink.
@waterlover3 жыл бұрын
Liked the outcome, so nicely done.. the zebra adds that perfect touch too
@andreasrenstrom763 жыл бұрын
I've followed the development of this Serissa over the years on KZfaq and it have became a wonderful, naturalistic looking bonsai! Good work Nigel!
@christianhuber40542 жыл бұрын
This is my favorite in your collection, excellent work
@BeTheCREATOR3 жыл бұрын
it looks like a old tree now, I'm observing its progress from since 2015, It's always attractive, Your landscape experiment with it was also so beautiful. Waiting for the new look in new customized pot.
@ferranmartinez92133 жыл бұрын
Two very entertaining videos of the maintenance of a really beautiful serissa. Thanks for sharing. Greetings from Spain and until the next video👍😄
@MatteJz Жыл бұрын
Amazing job with a fantastic little tree🤩🤩🤩
@martinlehtonen3 жыл бұрын
I like the pads. It's crazy you have been developing them since 2016. Oh how the years go by. Even though it might look a bit bare now, in a few weeks it will look amazing. Last year it looked so good after the refinement. The dappled light through the canopy onto the trunk made the tree look so old and mature. Before the dome was too thick with branches and leaves that it shaded the trunk too much. Can't wait to see the tree again when it starts to fill up with leaves.
@TheBonsaiZone3 жыл бұрын
Thanks Nihir, I'll be sure to post updates!
@EverydayEquities3 жыл бұрын
Very much like an acacia 👌
@marysoldeeley22183 жыл бұрын
That tree is gorgeous! It definitely looks like a miniature version of the Acacia!
@TheBonsaiZone3 жыл бұрын
Thanks Marysol, it should like the wet weather we have coming this week!
@katyb27933 жыл бұрын
I love how this turned out , I think it's one of my favourite trees!
@birgittej58953 жыл бұрын
Certainly is looking good. I like the style of this tree.
@selfmade61423 жыл бұрын
For me one of your most beautiful bonsai. Well done.
@jeffhurst47443 жыл бұрын
A great prune/shaping for the tree. Informative and helps me in doing ours. 👍
@3apa3a4eva3 жыл бұрын
Nigel, it looks amazing. The tree looks older and more mature. I agree that it was a good choice!
@phasicsbonsaiworld69023 жыл бұрын
Looks brilliant! Looking forward to it maturing from here!
@RosarioCostanzo3 жыл бұрын
Simply an impressive work, Nigel!
@TheBonsaiZone3 жыл бұрын
Thanks so much!!!
@justintimefortea76553 жыл бұрын
This pruning and shaping is inspirational (to me anyway lol)... I've always gone for a brush-style with my Serissa trees... and I now realise that I'm lazy and stuck in a habit... but you have freed me from that now! I love what you did here, and the Acacia look of it... brilliant... thank you for sharing this and inspiring a lazy git like me! 😁👍
@pieterlombard55493 жыл бұрын
Always amazed, enjoy this always, thanks
@shvshvhkv86083 жыл бұрын
👌👌👌 Looks so beautiful...!!!
@sophiaangelini43683 жыл бұрын
Great teaching, as always, in the Zone.
@angelocelestino22863 жыл бұрын
Love this tree
@patsfreund91643 жыл бұрын
Enjoyed your video for today. That Serissa is sure looking GREAT! I was waiting for you to put a giraffe statue beneath the canopy. Can't wait to see the new pot that you have made for it.
@craft-o-matic23773 жыл бұрын
I love this tree Nigel! One of my favorites for sure! Lisa
@TheBonsaiZone3 жыл бұрын
Thanks Lisa, glad you liked the result!
@bethdietz75593 жыл бұрын
Love hearing your stepwise approach and your thought process. I hope some day my trees are at this point in the refinement process! Can’t wait to see the follow up on this one!
@TheBonsaiZone3 жыл бұрын
Thanks Beth, glad you liked the end result!
@lukasmihara3 жыл бұрын
That's a great idea for the tags. Very nice of Tom!
@TheBonsaiZone3 жыл бұрын
Tom's an awesome guy!!!
@PlantCraftDIY3 жыл бұрын
Beautiful Serissa bonsai after prune 👍👍😍
@mangeshthawre4163 жыл бұрын
Its looking great after all that pruning n cleaning work
@1Mutton13 жыл бұрын
I love this tree. I styled an ogre ear succulent based on this design. It worked really well. Personally, I wouldn't make this tree bigger. I think it's a perfect size now.
@fredgrech14983 жыл бұрын
Looking good great work
@alicer34233 жыл бұрын
Nigel that little Serissa looks amazing!! I would love to own it.
@industrialdolphin3 жыл бұрын
You had less than 10k followers when I first found you, and this tree is my favourite of yours! It’s an amazing progression!
@TheBonsaiZone3 жыл бұрын
Thanks, and the journey has just started!
@user140883 жыл бұрын
Amazing....i love that
@TheBonsaiZone3 жыл бұрын
Thanks you OUAIL!
@gavins.61093 жыл бұрын
21:54 looks like the tree is flipping us the bird 😂
@TheBonsaiZone3 жыл бұрын
I noticed that too!! lol!
@Yurup3 жыл бұрын
I really loved this tree before this work but I can see where you are going with this in the future.
@krishnendumondal80153 жыл бұрын
Wow nice bonsa
@SamDoeckeAussiebonsaibloke3 жыл бұрын
Great job on the tree mate. Just goes to show clip and grow is a great natural way to develop a tree 😀😀
@TheBonsaiZone3 жыл бұрын
Thanks Sam, I can't wait to get it into the new pot. I think I can video the entire pot making process!
@DakotaDS2 жыл бұрын
Thanks, Nigel!
@TheBonsaiGarden3 жыл бұрын
It’s a Twofor day in The Bonsai Zone 😁
@SamisBonsai3 жыл бұрын
I love this tree. I have a Serissa that I hope to turn into something like this. Very early for mine.
@TheBonsaiZone3 жыл бұрын
Hello Sami, good to hear from you! They can be fast growers and I'm sure yours will do great!
@davidszemler86873 жыл бұрын
Hello Nigel, great video as always! Love to see the progress of your trees, I've learned a lot from you! I'd like to ask a question about repotting an older bougainvillea, I can't really find information about it, and I know you have an amazing bougainvillea, so I'd like to ask it here if you don't mind :) I hard pruned the trunk back to about the 1/3rd of the original size (now it's ~40cm tall) around the end of April and the tree has grown in pretty well. Because this tree was kept large, I'd like to first put it into a deeper rootmaker pot that's around half the size of the current one, and then transition to a bonsai pot later. The plan is to get a wider and a bit shallower pot than the new one later, but this is the biggest rootmaker I could find here. The question is, is it safe to repot the tree now in end of June (temperature is well above 15C at night and above 30C in the daytime - Hungary), and is it safe to do so into a pot that about half the size of the current one? I'll leave a picture here with the tree and the new pot: imgur.com/a/9RAiBUx Thank you in advance! David
@ManojRajbhar863 жыл бұрын
Looks good. I think you will need 10% larger pot considering the thickness of trunk, also in video left side of tree branch is more thicker compare to right side, so in future you may try to go for more thicker pad on that side proportionate to branch sizes.
@imeldasangma43583 жыл бұрын
I bought the exact plant marker few weeks ago. I wrote the year of propagation and name of the trees. It's fun, Nigel. 🤗 By the way that tree is looking more awesome!
@TheBonsaiZone3 жыл бұрын
Thanks Imelda, I'll have fun labeling everything, maybe even the cat!
@imeldasangma43583 жыл бұрын
@@TheBonsaiZone My 10 cats keep on breaking flower pots and needless to say the branches get broken too. I bought hanging collar tag label too. Now you can imagine the situation! 😃 Just make sure your beautiful trees are safe or else we won't get to watch your videos. 🤗
@alessandromassimo57173 жыл бұрын
Elegant
@Aztecs9113 жыл бұрын
Dude. Your hair cut matches the Serissa.
@OddBonsai3 жыл бұрын
It really looks like it came out of an African landscape. I think a miniature giraffe would look good under it.
@andyhansen31173 жыл бұрын
Almost foist!
@beardedbonsai3 жыл бұрын
Nice pads.
@tommytimon66423 жыл бұрын
maybe try to use smaller pot it will look better i guess .youre doin awesome job keep it up
@aaryansetia90933 жыл бұрын
I would love to send you seeds of trees native to Bharat(India) but the shipping charges are wayy too high! I am still a student so can't tell my parents to pay for it. In the future I will definitely pay you a visit and get you a lot of seeds of trees.
@michaelcowart61003 жыл бұрын
As Merv used to say ...Radical.....
@TheBonsaiZone3 жыл бұрын
Thanks Michael!
@zimmy19585 ай бұрын
Thanks.
@TheBonsaiZone5 ай бұрын
Welcome!
@Gabriel-dm1du3 жыл бұрын
How often should i prune my finished tree to maintain it
@werty1432k3 жыл бұрын
Could you put a cloth under the tree to catch the cuttings?
@jjz31923 жыл бұрын
Hi Nigel, do you feel the tree needs more taper on the trunk to follow the rules of bonsai?
@user-lb4mf6hx5u3 жыл бұрын
Nigel, do you think it is possible to encourage aerial roots in a ficus microcarpa by placing a tray of water (that the roots cant reach) below the tree? The evaporation would increase humidity around the tree. I would like to see some aerial roots but don't want to risk my tree overheating in a greenhouse. It got up to 37°c last week and I can imagine that the temperature inside the oven is sufficient to reliably cook eggs.
@TheBonsaiZone3 жыл бұрын
Yes. this would help to raise the humidity around the tree, misting often is good also. I find that the air temperature needs to be high to hold enough humidity for aerial roots to form. I also keep the soil on the dry side in the greenhouse and then combined with misting and letting your tree grow, aerial roots form more easily. You could try placing the Ficus closer to the floor of the greenhouse to keep it cooler also.
@marklehtimaki93703 жыл бұрын
You know how people look like there dogs Well you look like your bonsai :)
@yunzeli3 жыл бұрын
😀
@dashaananlankeshwar51793 жыл бұрын
Shape of the tree reminds me of Serengeti.
@TheBonsaiZone3 жыл бұрын
Thanks, that is the style I'm going for!
@dashaananlankeshwar51793 жыл бұрын
@@TheBonsaiZone awesome Nigel, I am very much looking for the progress updates coming season 💚💚🌱🌱
@katana243 жыл бұрын
Why instead of cutting lower branches you use wire to keep them up? i know you are usted to clip and grow method but wire is something you could use in theese cases.
@austinmead57543 жыл бұрын
Foist
@jamestropicals82623 жыл бұрын
…….. ):(
@batanghardinero15393 жыл бұрын
ohhhh sooo nice nigel also i wanna ask how old are you hehe tnxx😅😅
@TheBonsaiZone3 жыл бұрын
I'll be 59 soon!
@batanghardinero15393 жыл бұрын
@@TheBonsaiZone here in the philippines 59yo is still pretty young, oh well time flies by really fast wish you a long and healthy life to you and your wife❤️❤️❤️