I’m pruning my collected Douglas Fir (Pseudotsuga menziesii) trees to get them more compact and to create a more miniature look to the trees.
To see a summary of these trees, click the video here….
To see previous videos of my Douglas Fir trees, click on the playlist here…
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Whats your postal address please Nigel?
Hi Nigel, great videos as allways, hopefully, joining you soon on YouTube soon, been trying to make videos, 10 years later fingers X
Love those trees. Itβs amazing they survived their journey to βThe Zoneβ Thanks, keep growing
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The main tree is really looking good! π It will make an amazing standalone bonsai eventually. ππ¦π
Those tall ones would make a nice couple planted together π
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I think this coming year will be the year of the forest for me.
Trees with a story! That old thick one sure looks neat!
you put a photo in at 15:03 which has two boulder peaks amongst the tops of the firs. This would make an interesting composition for a bonsai fir forest with the two peaks peaking above.
They look MASSIVE!
Here in western Oregon, USA the mighty Douglas Fir grows abundantly. I've got a few small ones in bonsai pots. Your tutorial will be very helpful for training them. Thank you.
They're looking better little by little Nigel! I love the smell of Douglas Fir trees. They are the trees we had as our Christmas trees for many years…
Lisa
I love the foliage on Douglas firs, yours are looking great Nigel.
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Cool trunks! I am glad the ratcheting pruners worked out well for you.
Great advanced pruning techniques by a great Master Surgeon, Dr Nigel Saunders. Excellent!
Tough work on those trees. I like the end result!
Happy new year Nigel and all in the channel π₯³πΌπ from India. πΈππ
Great trees.
Iβm always amazed at your patience and ability to visualize the future of the tree! Iβm still working on these skills π
Very enjoyable, thanks!!
Hello Nigel
I read that like pine and yew you should prune in early summer and also remove old needles to get more buds.
Happy new year
Kennet
Nice work on those Douglas firs. Especially like the largest one. Well done.
Sorry about that Nigel. Accidentally deleted my comment. Think I read in the notification they were kept inside? Surprising. Granted, the pots are all pretty shallow. I've got two junipers, a hinoki cypress, and a dwarf Alberta spruce roughing it outside this winter. Guess we'll see how they do