Thank you Terry for yet another excellent video :-)

@TerryErasmusbonsai

10 ай бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it, and thanks for commenting :)

Nice work Terry, it's going to be a beauty!

@TerryErasmusbonsai

10 ай бұрын

Thanks so much Nigel! Yes, I am excited about this one. 😁

Nice one Terry.

@TerryErasmusbonsai

10 ай бұрын

Thanks so much! 🙇🏼‍♂️

Great video terry!!!!

@TerryErasmusbonsai

10 ай бұрын

Thanks so much! 😃

Awesome.

@TerryErasmusbonsai

10 ай бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it ☺️

Diving into your field grown maple videos. Do you have a video detailing the initial process when you discover the tree, cut and first dig it up? I’ve found what I believe will be a great tree at my mom’s house. I could cut it, leave it for a season or two, or if appropriate dig it and plant at my place. What are your opinions?

@TerryErasmusbonsai

Ай бұрын

Thanks! Yes I have several videos covering that. Please see this playlist: Field Growing for Bonsai kzread.info/head/PL07aoEnuQCWNIr9XNFYRoVSTFzrLbB-TR

Hello and thank you for your videos, they are a great inspiration. Terry, your works are all phenomenal. Because this video has just been posted in September, and the field grasses appear to reflect that? However, I do see emerging leaves on the trident. Am I correct to assume this, September, is a good time to collect, or did I miss something? Old man here, so… thank You. 😊

@TerryErasmusbonsai

10 ай бұрын

Thank you Jim for those kind words of encouragement! Yes the tree was collected about a week ago, so early spring. This is as the new buds are just pushing. Best time to collect deciduous in general.

Don't know what is in that Somerset soil but it must be good, another amazing specimen ❤ is it weird that I get more excited seeing videos of these over the refined trees on You Tube 😂

@TerryErasmusbonsai

10 ай бұрын

Ha ha Wesley, thanks for such positive feedback. If I may, I’d suggest the reason you feel this way is as this tree presents opportunities to create something with. Refined trees are “finished” with all the formative (and arguably the most exciting) work completed. For most of us I think, refined trees typically featured on social media are also unattainable or at least we struggle to relate to them being part of our reality.

@W9SL9Y

10 ай бұрын

@@TerryErasmusbonsai Thank you for the content (and therapy haha) but yeah that makes sense, Spring just kicking off in NZ and all my trees are finally pushing new growth so looking forward to working on my trees over this coming season after what felt like a long winter/wait of watching content and way too much repotting these past few weeks.

@TerryErasmusbonsai

10 ай бұрын

Thats great! Yeah, repotting can really drain one's energy. I hope you have also taken to wearing gloves when repotting? I find it really saves one's hands and keeps them a tad cleaner.

excellent video; i’ve been wondering, I am younger and have yet to settle down enough to field grow trees in a location for the next 5-10 years, is it possible to grow such a thick trunk using grow boxes only? What other tips would you provide to someone looking to grow larger (1-4ft tall) sized bonsai who is limited on space in the ground.

@TerryErasmusbonsai

2 ай бұрын

Hi Tanay, sure you can but it will take longer to get big trunks in a box because the growth is just that much more when in the ground. But for the size trees you want I think you can just use the appropriate size box and you will achieve your goal. Use a fast draining medium and fertilize a lot; those are the other 2 tips I can give you off the top of my head. Good luck!

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@TerryErasmusbonsai

10 ай бұрын

Thank you 🙇🏼‍♂️

Brilliant video Terry. I always enjoy your content. May I ask more about the large grain pumice in your drainage layer? There's an argument about drainage layers being more negative thab positive due to perched water tables. Im not an expert on this matter but I'd like to know whats best?

@TerryErasmusbonsai

10 ай бұрын

Thanks Alex! Appreciate the support. I am also not an expert when it comes to the drainage layer but here are my thoughts on the subject. Firstly, the Japanese masters have been doing this for a very long time - I don't think they would if there was no evidence to support it. Second, it makes perfect sense to vary the particle size from the top where more moisture retention is needed (which fine particles give you) to the bottom where you need little moisture retention being that this zone is at the bottom of the container. Using fine, small and then medium at the bottom gives you more even drying. Using any single particle size throughout the container means you either overwater the bottom or underwater the top. Hope that gives food for thought :)

Great video but im still searching for the thanks button😅😂

@TerryErasmusbonsai

10 ай бұрын

Below the video in the same line as like, share etc.

Hi Terry, another great video. I purchased a trident that had been recently been dug during the winter. We’re in the first weeks of spring here and the majority of my other trees have leafed out or are showing signs of life. This tree has not but still green underneath. Will a freshly dug tree take longer to leaf out or is it possibly not going to make it

@TerryErasmusbonsai

10 ай бұрын

Hi Andrew. The tree might stall after being collected yes. Just look after it carefully, don’t overwater and keep it in a shady spot. Should be fine. If you see the cambium turns from green to brown then it’s dead. That’s an extremely unlikely scenario though.

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@TerryErasmusbonsai

10 ай бұрын

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Hi Terry, great video as always! Not sure if you mentioned, but how old was this tree before you removed it? I have a few field growing trees, and just want to know how much longer I have to wait!😅 I sound like my kids when we go on holiday!😂

@TerryErasmusbonsai

9 ай бұрын

Ha ha ha. Yeah I can relate to that for sure. This tree is probably about 12 - 15 years from seed.

@BASSCHALLENGESA

9 ай бұрын

@TerryErasmusbonsai oh boy!! The kid in me wants to pot these field grown trees!!😵‍💫😅 Mine are also from seed and planted in 2021, but will wait some more. 😵‍💫👍

@TerryErasmusbonsai

9 ай бұрын

@BASSCHALLENGESA best to wait yes. 2 seasons in the ground is good but depending on the size of trunk you want you have a ways to go. Another option is to buy a trunk from me. You can contact us about this if interested

Nice trunk Terry. How long did you grow it in the field and did you cut it every year? Where will you keep the tree and what will you do for after care? Great video.

@TerryErasmusbonsai

10 ай бұрын

Thanks for all the questions Stephen. Happy to share the answers. I grew most of my Trident maples from seedlings so at a rough guess I’d say this trunk was grown for the last 12 - 15 years. No I didn’t cut annually, probably every few years, too frequent and trunk thickening does not really happen. I used to lift the trees and chop trunk and roots every couple years in the beginning but that was a mistake. Better to wait longer periods in between. I have the tree in a 40% shade, sheltered position now. It gets misted daily and only watered when necessary (so only every few days). This dry/wet/highly aerated state produces a lot of new roots in the first growing season. In the future the tree will be potted into a more water retentive media which better caters for the then increased foliage mass. For now, as mentioned in the video I don’t fertilise, the growth which develops now is from stored nutrients. Fertilizers will be applied in a month or so. No work is performed in the first season ie no pruning, no wiring etc. just let it grow and let the tree replenish depleted reserves. It will be moved to more sun in a few weeks but it needs to be watched carefully as with the greatly reduced root system there is a real danger of the tree drying out and dying (although I’ve never yet lost a field grown tree which I treated in the manner in which I treated the tree in the video)

@FIZZYYAM

10 ай бұрын

Some great info their Terry.@@TerryErasmusbonsai

@TerryErasmusbonsai

10 ай бұрын

@FIZZYYAM thank you 😊

Interesting video. You only used pumice, don't you add a little organic substrate?

@TerryErasmusbonsai

10 ай бұрын

Thank you Claudio. Yes, only pumice. No need for organic. Actually I don't grow bonsai in organic substrate; I only use akadama, pumice and lava stone.