An other plant I do not have 😄 Though they are really beautiful and seem to make lovley bonsai, I decided to focus on the trees and species I already have. 😊 If somewhere, sometime one of these azaleas crosses my way, who knows? Anyway 😘 Enjoyed the video, maybe in advance. Not forget to mention, that your azaleas indeed are gorgeous, Xavier. Thanks for sharing. 🙏 Cheers 🙋♀️ Martina
@XaviersBonsaiRetreat
Жыл бұрын
Thanks Martina - do you get dwarf azalea easily? I love how they flower so early in spring.
@FrostBiteBonsai
Жыл бұрын
OOoooooOOOOooooOOO!!! Azaleas!!! I am so falling in love with mine!! No idea what kind they are, literally bought them for the flowers. I learned a ton here!! Thanks again Xavier! Awesome!!
@XaviersBonsaiRetreat
Жыл бұрын
Thanks marysol. I have just done a further pruning based on all of the new shoots starting to show much lower down the branches :)
@jjz3192
7 ай бұрын
July 4th is when Americans gained independence from the British. Very big holiday for the US. I wasn't sure whether you were joking or not but it was funny coming from you :P Nice azalea though!
@XaviersBonsaiRetreat
7 ай бұрын
That was definitely in my mind - thanks for watching :)
@mick681
Жыл бұрын
My satsuki azalea is still flowering now 6Th July. I applied Epsom Salts when the leaves were looking a bit grim and they came back a treat. Apparently Epsom salts help the tree take up nutrients more readily. A great explanation of pruning Xavier.
@XaviersBonsaiRetreat
Жыл бұрын
Thanks for the Epsom Salt reminder. I couldn't recall what I had applied 3 years ago but knew it had something to do with a bath :)
@KennetDeBondt
Жыл бұрын
Interesting: well done! Grts Kennet
@XaviersBonsaiRetreat
Жыл бұрын
Thanks Kennet - it was a fantastic year for flowers :)
@heidizwaenepoel7355
Жыл бұрын
After watching your video, I went out to check mine. Did the same as you, took 2 cuttings as well. Thanks 🙏
@XaviersBonsaiRetreat
Жыл бұрын
Hope all goes well with the cuttings and would love to see the results. God Bless
@kevinwilkes5969
Жыл бұрын
Informative video xav. Enjoyed.
@XaviersBonsaiRetreat
Жыл бұрын
Cheers Kevin - I am having more fun being a bit funky and retro with the thumbnails :)
@williambarratt1027
Жыл бұрын
Great vid Xav.keep up the good work.
@XaviersBonsaiRetreat
Жыл бұрын
Thanks for that Will - I filmed my first ever cascade styling yesterday. So pleased because it started with one of my oriignal 5 year old chinese elm cuttings :)
@marosbonsai
Жыл бұрын
Nice video Xavier, flowering tress are amazing and brings a lot of joy. Thanks for sharing 👍
@XaviersBonsaiRetreat
Жыл бұрын
They are great when they flower and frustrating when they don't. My azalea went 3 years without flowers so it is nice to see some blooms on one or two of them :)
@Wise-Man-Say
Жыл бұрын
Im really liking azaleas since ive seen them flowering this year. only thing is they only last about a day or 2 before dying. rhododendrons also another one. as someone else mentioned, cut them right back for bet design and thickness.
@TheBonsaiGarden
Жыл бұрын
You should get about three weeks of flowering. Beautiful but like cherry blossom they are so short lived.
@XaviersBonsaiRetreat
Жыл бұрын
The one in the video held its flowers for 3 weeks and I did actually remove about a dozen unopened flowers too. I could definitely prune back harder but I quite like the unique style of a couple of them - even if they are a little leggy :)
@Wise-Man-Say
Жыл бұрын
@@XaviersBonsaiRetreat maybe next year I'll get longer lasting, they suffered at winter and didn't get light when it began early enough. I like your styles and judgements! Inspiring always
@TOMSAI
Жыл бұрын
Very nice Azalee! Thx for showing 👍😍
@XaviersBonsaiRetreat
Жыл бұрын
I like yours a lot more - much bigger trunk :)
@treeaddict
Жыл бұрын
Great timing, i just ordered 2 satsukis! love the in depth training/trimming techniques video.
@XaviersBonsaiRetreat
Жыл бұрын
I hope you can put some of the information to good use. Cheers Mark
@Bonsaicrazy
Жыл бұрын
Great video Xavier. Is now true time to cut back to a stump and have no leaves ?
@XaviersBonsaiRetreat
Жыл бұрын
Definitely - I could have gone a lot harder on mine to be honest...but I like the quirkiness of some of them.
@TheBonsaiGarden
Жыл бұрын
You won’t believe what video I have 80% complete and ready to go in a day or so… 😂 At least this gives me the opportunity to steal all your best ideas 😂
@XaviersBonsaiRetreat
Жыл бұрын
I've no idea...what video could it possibly be :)
@TheBonsaiGarden
Жыл бұрын
@@XaviersBonsaiRetreatt’s funny how these synchronicities happen across the KZitem bonsai channels mainly because we are all working on particular species at the same time of year. But for what it’s worth, your video is much more informative than mine, though mine has more fish and cats😁
@XaviersBonsaiRetreat
Жыл бұрын
@@TheBonsaiGarden I bet the fish and cats win it though :)
@MadBruvWD
Жыл бұрын
July 4th? Isn’t that the day England decided to keep India instead? 😂😂 great video mate, Satsukis are beautiful but can be a handful if grumpy lol. I lost my little one this year for no apparent reason, the flower tower though keeps on giving. It’s her year off flowering next year, but 2025 she will look gorgeous again.
@XaviersBonsaiRetreat
Жыл бұрын
They are definitely grumpy and sulk a lot :)
@nerinat8371
Жыл бұрын
Great video Xavier, l’m on the search for a Satsuki but hard to find
@XaviersBonsaiRetreat
Жыл бұрын
I was lucky that I managed to pick a few up back in 2017 - though they aren't the best quality. My cuttings are devleoping nicely...but slowly.
@gerardoforesthillsbonsai
Жыл бұрын
Very cool Azaleas, my only one died last winter 😳
@XaviersBonsaiRetreat
Жыл бұрын
What a shame - I do find they can be a bit sulky some years. I lost 2 last year because of the heat and bad repots by me!
@DeciduousSnurb
Жыл бұрын
Xavier, why did you decide to repot the azalea at 23:00 instead of late winter/early spring? Do you usually repot your azaleas in summer after peak flowering?
@XaviersBonsaiRetreat
Жыл бұрын
Yes - summer is my preference. I know this is based on a japanese climate practice, which we do not have in the UK, but I have generally found they respond well to this time. I have also done spring and that too has been ok...although it did muck up the flowering cycle.
@Chris-oq6kn
Жыл бұрын
Nice video. My azalea from japan is on its way out bec of the winters here in ny. It just couldnt take them even in the shed. About that wire wheel i was looking to buy one from corin but they look like square spools inside that wrap around the wire. Prob is where i get wire from they dont look like they will fit around in the middle. I see he does sell a round inner piece where the wire wraps around i would hate to take apart wire and re wrap it on the spool. I did watch ur video where u took it apart im afraid bec its square inside it wouldnt help me. I may have to go with the pricier wire caddy. How bad is it to wire a coil around the spool bec most of my spools of wire are least 1kg. Would love to get a caddy like that
@XaviersBonsaiRetreat
Жыл бұрын
I felt really stupid when I realised you could just unscrew the facing panel instead of spending 15 minutes rewiring the loop :)
@raymondbirds2392
Жыл бұрын
Whens the best time of the year to propagate cuttings, or can they be done anytime of the year
@XaviersBonsaiRetreat
Жыл бұрын
I took mine when I did the hard prunes. Some in early spring and some just a week or so ago. Both sets took last year. In truth, I take cutting whenever i prune stuff - quantity rather than quality sometimes works best :)
@raymondbirds2392
Жыл бұрын
@@XaviersBonsaiRetreat thanks for replying
@sueb1317
Жыл бұрын
From my experience with ground-grown Azaleas, flower buds abort when the tree is not strong enough to sustain them. In my case, a heat wave in June and July resulted in the roots getting too hot and dry. This was followed by poor fertilizer uptake.
@XaviersBonsaiRetreat
Жыл бұрын
I think you are spot on with that. I am definetly keeping them in the shad a lot more now and will be looking at a more bespoke fertiliser routine. Thanks for watching
@brucedeacon28
Жыл бұрын
👍👌🙂
@XaviersBonsaiRetreat
Жыл бұрын
Morning Bruce - thanks for your support :)
@AlexBraunton
Жыл бұрын
July 4th is some sort of Firework festival I think
@XaviersBonsaiRetreat
Жыл бұрын
I made my first proper cascade today - well happy :)
@percyacutt3110
Жыл бұрын
Cut back to bare wood , the tree will thank you currently way to leggy
@XaviersBonsaiRetreat
Жыл бұрын
I agree totally but it is my favourite and I am happy to go a lot harder on the other ones :)
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