Hey Nigel, I really enjoyed your video. Honestly I’m not surprised that you took off those big branches on the big one (the second one that you worked on). I was afraid too that in a few years time it would turn into a “big sprawling mess” all over the table like jades tend to when they don’t get enough light - especially if the light they do get comes from a side window rather than from above. However, my initial goal wasn’t to grow these jades as bonsai - I had the space so it was more an experiment to see how large/how quickly a jade plant can grow. I’m very glad that you like and are willing to keep the small gollum jade - that was my favourite one too. I never did any drastic work on it so it’s a miracle that the branches arranged themselves into a fairly nice structure. I always thought that this plant looked like a coral reef when viewed from a distance, so whenever I did prune it that was the look that I went for. Your choice of front for the large jade and the gollum jade is interesting - the two trees have a similar basic structure and my personal choice of front for both was exactly 180 degrees opposite of what you chose. I found that this orientation made the thickest branch seem more subtle, while the two side branches sort of served as an “entranceway” or “picture frame” for the viewer, drawing their eyes into the internal structure. The idea is that the tree would in some way look like a hand reaching forward the sky with the fingers partially spread. However, the downside of this choice was that it made the trees seemed too “submissive” as the thickest branch does not stand upright. Your choice to go have the thickest branch face the viewer definitely made the trees look more powerful. When you oriented them like that, even in the video, they both appeared larger than the size than I know them to be. I’m very curious how they’ll look far down the line as well. Overall, it was watching your videos back in 2018 that got me back into a long lost hobby of growing plant and inspired me to get these jades in early 2019. I felt so pleased to see these on your “The Bonsai Zone” turntable almost 5 years later, and appreciate how much care you’ve put into them. Looking forward to the future of these plants! P.S. Were you able to receive the northern bog photos that I sent you? I’m just afraid that having a link in the email got it automatically directed to the junk folder.

James is probably in the emergency room right now.... having had a nervous breakdown 😂 Unbelievable Nigel - not "Big cut" anymore....its "Big, Big cut".... And they come back stronger than ever! I only wish I had the nerve 😮 Thank you my guru.

Nice work on those jades. Those were some “big cuts” Thanks, keep growing

That is one massive jade. Cool trunk. Watching with an evening cup of tea. Dr. Saunders surgical skills in progress. Excellent!

I used to but after watching your videos, I’m not shocked anymore. I just made drastic prunings to my jades as well. Thanks for sharing.

Some nice cuttings in your compost bin, I’d love to have some of those thick branches. But overall I’m really impressed with your work

That gollum jade was very nice all were but that one I would not have let it be. Always like watching your videos

Nice work! Always love your jade vids

Hi Nigel! I really like the last one you pruned.

I'm lucky enof to be able to grow mine outside, they get huge planted in the ground. This year I've cut back my 7 year old jades and started placing in pots, run out of pots and pumice and didn't even get to the main trunks that are still in ground.

Jade 3, cool! Nice work on it. Should be great for you this tree. Nice info on repotting of the jades.

Hi Nigel! Sad to have missed this premier! I always appreciate hearing your thought process as you prune and choose branches. This video, your advice on choosing the pot for the jades with the lip and the wide base was mind blowing for me!!🤯 I have been battling a few jades that keep tipping over- a couple of variegated and one gollum in particular! Thanks so much for including these details!

I'd be afraid of doing such a drastic pruning at this time of year. I killed a Portulacaria afra once by hard pruning and repotting in winter, so now I save the heavier work for summer. Will be interesting to see if these jades recover. Hope there's an update.

Excelente vídeo Nigel

Thanks, Nigel, just what I needed! I was looking at my ripple jade the other day, and snipped off a couple of branches and some older/damaged leaves, just to open it up a bit. I'm glad to see I didn't do it at the wrong time. Waiting til spring to move it to its new pot, and once it's set there, some structural changes.

Con sus enseñanzas y sensibilidad hace usted que me atreva a cortar mis árboles de jade. Muchas gracias. Disfrutaré de la tijera.

I love bonsai. Here, Brazil. Many People here doing bonsai too.

Wow that was drastic. I was wincing when you started to remove those large branches. What a shame you don't have the room to make the pieces that came off into cuttings, they would make lovely trees. take care.

Can’t wait for the update on the first jade!

I'd say to also keep the 3 trunk jade, put it in a smaller pot next summer and grow it small but chunky!

Lucky you, to inherit these big beautiful jades!

I love jades and really enjoy your videos on them!!! 👍

Wonderful job, thank you for sharing 👍

Wow, rapidly approaching 30K views..congratulations 🎉🎉👍😊

Loving the Jades!!! Some BIG cuts!!!!

Good work on the Jades. I hope everything fits inad someone took a few of the trees!

Wow what a drastic pruning! I wish I could've had those branches instead of the compost pile. I'd love to see what they look like when they grow out some.

Thank you very much.

That poor Jade! I would have taken that thing It doesn't even look to be that big. I would put that right in my house. I have a pretty large jade but not as thick. I guess there's no way to speed up that except for time. There's a jade at the nursery near me that is over 100 years old and did is about 4 ft tall 3 ft wide and very heavy

This is absolutely wonderful....Sorry I missed the premiere...

Some big cuts on tree 2, but this will help with winter storage and grow into a nice looking tree.

Hi Nigel, I love looking forward to your episodes, very interesting and informative. I recently walked past a pine tree ( unsure of the variety) but it had an interesting shape which I thought you might like. Is there any way I can share a few pictures of the tree with you? Might inspire some of your future trees? Keep up the great work 😁

Those are some thick jades! You cut off all the leaves on that gollum jade to reveal the trunk. I looked at the trunk with all the stubble and said to myself. "Self, you need to shave your legs".

Nigel, these are great videos and I enjoy watching them and avoiding my work. One suggestion would be to repost these 6-12 months later so we can see how they responded. Maybe delete the old video and add an update at the end of the most recent release. I always feel empty when we don't get to see the future progress. Nice work!

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I have some jades and dwarf jades still outside, to see what temp they can handle. The last days it has been 0 degrees Celsius and they still look good. They are protected from wind and rain. Curious they get true winter or not. Fun species to tinker with!

I wish I could get those large cuttings. I live in tx. What are the chances? I’d gladly pay the postage.

Maybe I missed you telling us how old they are. However, I got a fairly old Jade that is from a leaf cutting in 1990 and it is nothing in size compared to the first one here and lived in a small pot for the first 25 years. It's growth is mildy put it very minimal and somehow, I must have used "right" technique without thinking (starving and no fertilizers in a small pot). It has been pruned often and it looks pretty nice but noone can tell it is as old as it is judging the size but the "bark" and leaf size tells you something perhaps.

Will defoliating a jade help the trunk to thicken?

Any plans to scare the trunk of that first jade like you have done in the past to give the impression of age?

Haven’t watching it yet, but that thumbnail suggests that we’re in for a lot of “big cut coming up”!

Sir Nigel I got som of my tree plant I'll show uu lz hlp me am from becoc I I like your style of making branches

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