First Happy Holiday’s Nigel. Love your birthday pine. My question is any plans for the removing of some or all of what I call “ the explosion of dead wood” on the trunk ? It kinda takes your eye off the flow of the trunk line as you look at the tree. Sorry if I offend anyone with this question. Not my intention
Nigel, If this tree could talk I imagine it would be saying "thank you" for starting its journey to becoming a beautiful bonsai. Excellent work on this pine.
Interesting tree. Scots Pines have no idea of the conventions of bonsai… That great spurt of dead stuff on the current rhs is distracting and needs to be resolved. Then again, it's a Scots Pine and stuff happens.
I can feel your angst, then elation when you see the results. Thank you for helping me gain the courage to make big cuts on my own trees (for their own good!).
Good decision on removing that upper thick branch. I might have removed it completely. I'd consider timing point 50:42 or 50:47 as a possible front. I appreciate the natural look as well. Good work Nigel!
It's interesting to see the comments about the "explosion" of deadwood being a distraction and unnatural… As if Ray grafted all of those on there. Lol It's as if the word "natural" has lost it's meaning.
Dude you need to wire the side branches, and get some significant light to them, also hoarding the dead branches turn them into Jin or clip them off. If you want them to get a bonsai form you have to wire or at least guide wire them and get the mess off it of make it a focal point. The clipping wo wiring first is ridiculous
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First Happy Holiday’s Nigel. Love your birthday pine. My question is any plans for the removing of some or all of what I call “ the explosion of dead wood” on the trunk ? It kinda takes your eye off the flow of the trunk line as you look at the tree. Sorry if I offend anyone with this question. Not my intention
Fantastic work on your birthday pine Nigel! Dave is right – you will remain 60 forever working on this tree! 🤣😂🐦💙
Nigel, If this tree could talk I imagine it would be saying "thank you" for starting its journey to becoming a beautiful bonsai. Excellent work on this pine.
Noice! Really enjoy watching the work you’ve done on this scots pine! Pretty awesome.
Interesting tree. Scots Pines have no idea of the conventions of bonsai… That great spurt of dead stuff on the current rhs is distracting and needs to be resolved. Then again, it's a Scots Pine and stuff happens.
I can feel your angst, then elation when you see the results. Thank you for helping me gain the courage to make big cuts on my own trees (for their own good!).
Good decision on removing that upper thick branch. I might have removed it completely. I'd consider timing point 50:42 or 50:47 as a possible front. I appreciate the natural look as well. Good work Nigel!
Nice bonsai.. i like uwa bonsai.. Wari good video.. res pekt❤️❤️👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👌👌
Big improvement Nigel!
grts
Kennet
Pine takes courage!! Man those were big cuts, over all I think it’s better but not easy to do!!
Great job Nigel. I cannot wait to see what pot you will choose in the future.
Your birthday tree is Epic. Great video, I enjoy seeing you make the decisions and talk about why. Very helpful.
Thank you Nigel for explaining why you are making the branches shorter and more compact 😊
it looks like Frankenstein is frowning down at your sculpting work, Nigel! the architecture is truly taking shape… a great start to a worthy tree!
What's your postal address please Nigel?
Nigel, my humble opinion for the front is the main feature of the tree—the deadwood. At 36:26 that the best looking face. Another great rambling.
It's interesting to see the comments about the "explosion" of deadwood being a distraction and unnatural… As if Ray grafted all of those on there. Lol
It's as if the word "natural" has lost it's meaning.
"i don't like this branch. chopping it off it's a beautiful branch.." 😄
Best regards beautiful snow covered the pine trees
Mr Saunders, I expected a bonsai enthusiast to have finely pruned trees on their property.
I love the view of the tree at 42:29, would you consider making that the front?
Hi Nigel, I have some Himalayan cedar seeds and was wondering if you’re interested in some.
Hi Nigel, I have some Himalayan cedar seeds and was wondering if you’re interested in some.
Nigel please do a bonsai from dogwood.
Looking forward to the future of this tree I hope you have a wonderful new year for you and your family🎉
Dude you need to wire the side branches, and get some significant light to them, also hoarding the dead branches turn them into Jin or clip them off. If you want them to get a bonsai form you have to wire or at least guide wire them and get the mess off it of make it a focal point. The clipping wo wiring first is ridiculous