Must admit, I wasn't keen on the straight trunk but loved it more than the S shape after you'd enhanced it. Really nice work! Thanks for all the tips :D

@iamshredder3587

3 ай бұрын

Probably as you get on bro, if youre anything like me, you'll kinda cringe at those generic cookie cut s-shaped "mall-sai" as many call them. Me especially chinese elms and other deciduous or broad leafed trees like it that are s-bends with the foliage pruned into little clouds akin to like is done for conifers like pines and junipers... nope! 😒😠😡😤 Ok i may be exxagerating how angry they make me lol but dont make me smile either. The straighter one has alot more potential imho as a classic broom style. It is a hard style to do really well though but when done well i love them. But really you have yo train it as a broom very early on or you get this sorta in between look thats neither nor. Anyway just my two cents.

Man I love your videos, as a beginner with a Chinese elm I find it difficult to find videos of what the future might look like for my little friend but you do a fantastic job at showing just how amazing Chinese elm trees are

Thank you for your video, very useful and inspiring.

I like the big trunk on straight one

Omg that straight tree looks magnificent what a beautiful job i LOVE it❤

Love the acoustic scissors 😎Dennis

Makes such a nice change to see broom style Chinese elm, might have to get one ;)

I just got one last month love it’s curved trunk it’s beautiful

Wonderful video. Thank you for the demonstrations. I love the Chinese Elms. Thank you again.

Nice work in the hands of a master. Safe travels to Rochester. Hopefully your demonstrations are put up on KZread.

I like ones that look like mini natural trees

I've been wanting a broom style elm for years, so I just bought myself an early birthday present from your website. Looking forward to receiving my new elm and thanks for all the great KZread videos 👍

@greenwoodbonsaistudio

10 ай бұрын

Hope you enjoy it!

@titanbengal

10 ай бұрын

Ive purchased one also. These woodland style chinese elms look awesome and a nice size also. This will be my 6th elm now.

@Quindr7247

8 ай бұрын

@@titanbengalthey are beautiful. I just got my first bonsai and I’m learning to take care of them 😊

Lovely trees the bigger ones, a good price too.

You must be the best passing on your thought process for the beginner fantastic keep your videos coming 😎Dennis

Corin, you are always most welcome here in the U.S. I appreciate that you address the misinformation that swirls around on the internet. It is so frustrating watching bonsai videos that were done by people who are not fully informed or experienced. Your videos are a great service to the world of bonsai. Safe travels. All the best from Kokomo, Indiana.

@greenwoodbonsaistudio

4 ай бұрын

I'm glad you like the vids, Yes, I was over to USA last Sept for the National Exhibition, had a great time.

I didn't think I'd like the straight trunk but now I love it. I will certainly be looking for some in the near future. I absolutely love your videos and learn something new with every one.

@greenwoodbonsaistudio

Ай бұрын

they do look very natural

Thanks Corin and team. Appreciated!

Another enjoyable video. Funny how trimming the tree and shaping it makes it look bigger. The trunk also appears more impressive. I keep all my chinese Elms outside and I never had a problem until last winter when I was away from home and lost some. Minus 10c. Damn!

@gideonwackers7693

10 ай бұрын

I was amazed by that too, he took off half the tree but it appeared bigger afterwards

Wow, you make it look so very easy and fast! I think most of us are a bit nervous trying that, I found this video very useful thank you. I’ve just bought a Chinese Elm and I am trying my uttermost best. Still “feeling” when it’s too dry and still moist is a bit of a challenge but I’ve learned that if the top layer is a bit dry you can water it. Thanks again. Cheers from the Netherlands.

Hi from Aussie learning a lot from you thankyou 😊

That straight trunk looks beautiful

Hope to make it to Rochester one day for the exhibition! I think it so great that you get back over here with Bill V. Hope to meet both of you some day. Much inspiration from you two. Safe travels!

Really enjoyed the in-person course yesterday. Have been watching your videos for a while on my other account which are always super informative but great to get a bit of a hands-on tuition for a sanity check. Came back with a red maple as well as the two trees we made on the course so that makes 7 at home now - should make sure no single tree gets 'too much' attention 😂

@greenwoodbonsaistudio

10 ай бұрын

That's great, glad you enjoyed the day

Love the trimming - lioks amazing once it's done.

More natural tree is so much better, fab demo as always

Wow, such a good lesson.

@greenwoodbonsaistudio

10 ай бұрын

Thankyou William

Nice demo. Had no idea u apprenticed in rochester. Ill be there for my first show. Hope to see u there!

Enjoyed your video ❤

Wish I had your vision I look at my elm and have no idea what to do with it

Lovely job

Great job

Thanks. subbed and I love what you do to bad not in my area

Love it

I couldn’t resist temptation got the better of me much to the dismay of the mrs.I’m looking forward to starting my bonsai journey may it be a joyful one

@greenwoodbonsaistudio

10 ай бұрын

Thanks Ian, we will send your tree out Monday, should be with you Tuesday !

If kept indoors all year is fertilizing the elm necessary during winter months.

Love my Elm from greenwood, but now I need one of these. Time to start leaving hints for the wife.

im in ny. other side of the state so too far for me to go sadly. have a fun time and safe travels! hope we get some straight trunk imports here in the us soon too lol. i like the natrual look a lot more then the overly twisted.

Brilliant

Wow so nice after pruning

@greenwoodbonsaistudio

Ай бұрын

Thanks a lot

Great job. Wish we could order in US. Enjoy your videos.

3:52 I'm glad you talked about this style. I really do not like the "S" shape. The tree on the viewers left better mimics a natural tree.

Interessante grazie preferisco la.forma naturale ad alberello

What’s the best way to look after these in the winter indoors this is my second Chinese elm now it’s full of life at the moment just really dreading the winter

I like to make my bonsais look like trees, not my trees look like bonsais. Many thanks for the excellent content

I actually had an S shape trunk with a normal top which i thought looked really nice but I thought I had not done It right and threw it away 😅 was only a B&Q one so it's ok

Très intéressant, merci pour la vidéo!

Love your video. What soil do you use for the Chinese elm? Is it the Bonsai Soil?

@greenwoodbonsaistudio

12 күн бұрын

Yes, we use our bonsai soil mix, or Akadama. But you may need to use a different mix, as your climate isn't the same as in the UK

On the big elm. I thought having two branches across from each other, especially lower on the trunk, would cause bulging? Is that only on certain species of trees?

What's the best soil for Chinese elm bonsai trees can you use regular bonsai

Hi corin, Is it ok if my chinese elm has autumn colour already? Its the elm i worked on with you in a beginner workshop a couple years back

👍👌🙂

I GOT THESE IN MY BACK YARD IN AMERICA

Do you have link to were I can get a pair of scissors like the ones your using at time stamp 12:15 ?

I'll be at the us National Show on Saturday as well. Are you doing the first demo or the second?

@greenwoodbonsaistudio

10 ай бұрын

Not seen the schedule yet !

I will be doing my first soil change in spring on 3 Chinese elms I purchased. Is a soil mix of akadama , pumice , lava rock and pine bark ok . The soil it’s in is poor . Thanks. I’m in wales uk

@greenwoodbonsaistudio

5 ай бұрын

just use neat akadama, no need to over complicate it with so many ingredients

Great video! My Chinese elm hasn’t put out new shoots this year, what could the reasons be to this?

@greenwoodbonsaistudio

10 ай бұрын

It should have done, was it outside in winter? a few people that keep them outside ended up with dead / grumpy trees due to the cold winter in the UK. (assuming you are UK based)

@321bhullar

10 ай бұрын

@@greenwoodbonsaistudio I am UK based, yes I did leave it outside over our last winter. It definitely isn’t dead as it has lovely green foliage however growth seems extremely slow/ grumpy like you said. Maybe a repot in the spring as it hasn’t been reported since I bought it from your studio 3 years ago. Yearly checks on the root system didn’t indicate a repot that’s why I didn’t do it last year

@greenwoodbonsaistudio

10 ай бұрын

TLC and Time will tell, a few grumpy trees around this year, hopefully be okay next year

I just got a bonsai and I’m interested in taking care of it properly. Can you tell me what cream or Lotion did you put on the trunk you cut? What is it called?

@greenwoodbonsaistudio

8 ай бұрын

It’s called lac balsam. Wound sealant. On our website www.bonsai.co.uk

@Quindr7247

8 ай бұрын

@@greenwoodbonsaistudiothank you for your reply. Another question after how many time do they need to have the pot replaced? Thanks in advance

For the health of deciduous trees, isn't it essential that they go for a winter period without their leaves in order to use the energy to promote root development? Its my understanding that by stopping a deciduous tree from its natural fall cycle, it will adversely affect the trees' health long-term. Yours look very healthy though, so perhaps im mistaken, or maybe elms are just tough enough to handle it?

@greenwoodbonsaistudio

10 ай бұрын

They are very adaptable. Cooler spell in winter let’s them drop a few leaves as new ones emerge.

What’s the minimum temperature a bonsai Chinese Elm can survive in the winter?

@benjaminmends9591

6 ай бұрын

About -10

@benjaminmends9591

6 ай бұрын

Mine are out side all year round

It can take -5C

Misplaced your RS shearers, or just changing it up? EDIT: Ah, nvm - got it for the final tree.

@greenwoodbonsaistudio

10 ай бұрын

I always have RS shears to hand !

@Trasselkalle

10 ай бұрын

@@greenwoodbonsaistudioThey look brilliant, so can understand that! My wife already knows what's on the list for next birthday :)

@titanbengal

10 ай бұрын

Probably the best bonsai video I've viewed in a long time. I'm a big fan of the woodland style chinese elm and have a collection of 5 now that all thrive indoors. I've definitely learnt something new from this video.

I recently got a Chinese elm, beautiful little twiggy branches but it's kind of a little odd 😂 it has the same canapy as the straight trunk but has a S trunk

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