First - thank you. Your videos are both relaxing and informative, and I appreciate both. I've played about with some ficus, mainly because I was given one of those sad grocery-store specimens in a plastic flower pot with epoxy and pebbles on top. I discovered almost accidentally how easy the cuttings are to root, and got hooked. I have bound together fresh cuttings stuck in florist foam which was places over a globular glass bottle, I hope to break the bottle out from the roots and plant higher, resulting in a cavity into which I can place a stone, and last year rooted some in the underside of a hanging basket (planting annual flowers in the top) - they are growing nicely "downwards" and in Spring I will invert the plant into a new pot, hopefully resulting in some interesting shapes without using wire at all. You inspire me to keep trying different methods. Once again, thank you.
@@peterchan3100 Perhaps some additional information, regarding the lovely robins: they are very, very agressive, territorial and intolerant against eachother, except their mates of course... So, it could very well be always the same robin we are looking at on your videos... "A star is born"...
@@peterchan3100 Robin's that were around thousands of years ago on the site of Heron's Bonsai would have shadowed foraging wild pigs and now extinct bears.
Funny when that robin turns up I think about Eric cantona quote - "the seagulls follow the trawler because they think fish will be thrown overboard" haha
This little robin is really too cute. The earth returned, it interests him because he knows that he is an insectivore and that his meal is there. Thank you !
Moin, Yes, I finally found your Video about Potentilla and Berberis. I discovered this shrubs a few years ago. To try to find a Potentilla with a Trunk I nearly gave up. I decided to get the best multytrunk and made it into a single trunk. With the Berberis, it grows so vigorously it is hard to be a head of the growth. But there are always so many branches..... endles options :-)) Potentilla makes a nice small Bonsai with interresting and colourfull redish bark and the Flowering is really nice. Thank you for this Video! By the way, I really like how you did your Videos, including the self made ones without someone helping with the Camera :-) To see your back is not that bad :-) The viewing angle is just perfekt! Please go on like that! Thank you very much!!
Peter, that is an extraordinarily friendly Robin. It's worked out that it can trust you and is behaving completely naturally. You could train it to come to your hand by providing live mealworm. They can be bought in small tubs from a shop that sells lizards, or snakes.
Just watched this video of using everyday garden trees for bonsai it struck a cord with me when you mentioned your book, create your own bonsai with everyday garden trees, so had to dig out that book from my collection of around 40 or more bonsai books inc all yours which I have owned for nearly 30 years and was my inspiration to start on the bonsai journey, it does have the potentilla featured on the cover, great book so thank you I think for starting me on the road to bonsai.
Watch it, mr Chan: reading the comments, this robin might take it over...! Regarding the Potentilla (fruticosa), I couldn't agree more. I have two of them left in my own collection (sold one) and meanwhile, quite some years of experience with it. They come indeed with bright yellow flowers and orange and also with white flowers. It is an extremely strong and tolerant plant and it can even overcome a bit of frost in a small bonsaï pot (allthough in that case, some protection would be wise). I adore them and even now, at this very moment, I'm growing a few more in my garden for future bonsaï projects. Potentilla has quite a few advantages for bonsaï projects, allthough also a few disadvantages. Perhaps this could be helpfull for my fellow bonsaï enthusiasts: Advantages: - simply: they are cheap and easy to get and, of course, very colourfull - they are very strong and very tolerant for any kind of pruning: roots, branches, leafs and can easily bare frost conditions and sunny and less sunny conditions (but they like enough water!) - they are very tolerant regarding the soil mixture allthough it must be said: never let them dry out. They warn you with hanging little branches and leafs... - even when they are still very young, their trunks allready look very old (an important advantage for bonsaï, of course) - the leafs are very fine and small and thus helps to get the effect of an older tree - they do make a lot of flowers easily (allthough the flowers are relatively large, compared with the size of the leafs) - they are also very suitable for shohin and even mame (the very little ones) bonsaï: in that case, you could reach a very satisfying effect relatively quickly - also very suitable for klump style (kabudachi)! Disadvantages: - the trunk does not thicken easily. My advice would be to plant it in your garden for a year, from time to time for example, and furtilize it additionally. That helps. Don't start pruning too soon, just let it grow strong, as mr Chan always tells us - relatively fast, you can't wire and bent the trunk anymore: it simply becomes to stiff quite soon - if you really want to stimulate the growth of the trunk, branches and leaves, you should cut the flowers or at least a lot of them. That leads all the energy to where you want to see growth. You should certainly cut the flowers after flowering: then it wants to make seeds and puts a lot of energy in that - it's true: if you want to grow a "respectable" or somewhat larger bonsaï potentilla tree, you should be patient and perhaps you should grow it in your garden first, for example for a few years. In that case, you could choose one, two ore perhaps tree branches and get rid of the others, just to stimulate the thickening of the trunk(s). Summary: highly advisable for beginners, be patient and never let it dry out, very suitable for rather small and even very small bonsaï (shohin and mame). Good luck!
That robin appear on every of your video, master Chan. It had become your copyright on TH-cam. 🐦 Might consider chang your logo from "two herons" to "robin" 🤔😁
I’m kind of in a bonsai emergency, my prized bonsai out of my collection that I’ve had for years has suddenly became brittle and I’ve watered it regularly. I repotted it and gave it fertilizer last year. It was doing fine a week ago and I’m not sure what I should do. Can you give me some advice Peter?
@@There_is_a_duck_in_my_home Perhaps you could at least specify what kind of tree it is? Or perhaps sent an email with pictures to Herons Bonsaï? Or look for a (local) bonsaï group for advice?
Ok talk about first I see bonsai Thailand group ok talk language Thailand มีบอนไซ🌶บอนไซ🥭บอนไซ🥥บอนไซ🍋บอนไซต้นมะยมบอนไซต้นเข็ม..ทรงบางต้นผมมองลำตันได้กิ่งก้านใบยังไม่ได้สำบูรณ์แบบต้นฉบับ🇯🇵ชอบๆคนไทยเก่งสวยน่ารักดีสุดยอดเทคนิคการปลุกขอบคุณครับ🥰อย่าเห็นพิมพ์คำว่าบอนไซตามชื่อที่บอกมีรูปให้ดูของคน🇹🇭✌
Loving the Robin. How sweet to see this wild creature feeling so safe in your company, and being so tame. He needs his own Heron’s t-shirt 😁
I'd buy that!
Adore the little Robin!
OMG so cute! Best video so far. Please make more bonsai out of unusual material like fruiting trees. I love the Robin. So cute. Best bonsai mate.
First - thank you. Your videos are both relaxing and informative, and I appreciate both.
I've played about with some ficus, mainly because I was given one of those sad grocery-store specimens in a plastic flower pot with epoxy and pebbles on top. I discovered almost accidentally how easy the cuttings are to root, and got hooked.
I have bound together fresh cuttings stuck in florist foam which was places over a globular glass bottle, I hope to break the bottle out from the roots and plant higher, resulting in a cavity into which I can place a stone, and last year rooted some in the underside of a hanging basket (planting annual flowers in the top) - they are growing nicely "downwards" and in Spring I will invert the plant into a new pot, hopefully resulting in some interesting shapes without using wire at all.
You inspire me to keep trying different methods.
Once again, thank you.
Oh my goodness this is the cutest video ever! Sir Peter and his flying accomplice!
+1 really enjoyed watching the robin watching you! So tame 😍
It is amazing how that little bird just seems to know that Mr. Chan is a gentle person that will not hurt it. Soo Cute. So are the trees.
If not for Peter I would have never known what amazing beauty potentilla has. Now I adore potentilla
I really think it's time that Herons think about adding a robin to its logo 😂😂
We have a big bird called Herons.
Having a wild young robin staying close to you speaks alot about your person!
No -its the other way round. Robins are very friendly creatures. No other bird is like the robin.
@@peterchan3100 ahhh I see now, we don't have robins here in Singapore, i would wanna have a friendly wild bird to play with too :(
@@peterchan3100 Perhaps some additional information, regarding the lovely robins: they are very, very agressive, territorial and intolerant against eachother, except their mates of course... So, it could very well be always the same robin we are looking at on your videos... "A star is born"...
@@peterchan3100 Robin's that were around thousands of years ago on the site of Heron's Bonsai would have shadowed foraging wild pigs and now extinct bears.
Robin's Bonsai. Take care Mr. Chan you're training your competition!
Good morning!
Well,this was very inspiring,again.
And I think by now,your little Robin really feels at home,while watching you at work.
Breath of fresh air your videos are peter .feel good factor.
Good morning Peter. Oleeee. Thanks for these good times. A Hawaiian shirt already for that robin.
Robin's always got to photo bomb. What a deva!
I love your ways of teaching. Every video you make is pure GOLD 👏🏼
Nice looking trees from scratch.
Funny when that robin turns up I think about Eric cantona quote - "the seagulls follow the trawler because they think fish will be thrown overboard" haha
Pity I am not a poet like Cantona.
@@peterchan3100 😀
What a treat! Woke up to watch your video. Been a fan since the first lockdown. Brighten up this miserable wet Friday. Thank you.
This little robin is really too cute.
The earth returned, it interests him because he knows that he is an insectivore and that his meal is there.
Thank you !
I love barberries as bonsai. I wish I saw more around the way!
Loving that last one 😭.. beautiful. Bonsai that we all can do..thx for sharing and inspiring us Peter..can't wait for the next one..👍👍
Moin, Yes, I finally found your Video about Potentilla and Berberis. I discovered this shrubs a few years ago. To try to find a Potentilla with a Trunk I nearly gave up. I decided to get the best multytrunk and made it into a single trunk. With the Berberis, it grows so vigorously it is hard to be a head of the growth. But there are always so many branches..... endles options :-)) Potentilla makes a nice small Bonsai with interresting and colourfull redish bark and the Flowering is really nice. Thank you for this Video! By the way, I really like how you did your Videos, including the self made ones without someone helping with the Camera :-) To see your back is not that bad :-) The viewing angle is just perfekt! Please go on like that! Thank you very much!!
Potentilla's leaves make it such a cute bonsai plant.
The robin needs to be the Herons mascot
Hi peter thank you for sharing more knowledge, I would love another video on oak bonsai particularly small English Oak. Thank you
Got my first Bonsai today!!
Good luck and have fun!
Congratulations
Put a bird house in a large bonsai for the robin
So Very Very Sweet 🙂🙂💕
You have inspired me to buy bonsai im working on starting my bonsai for. It helps my depression.
Do mor gardening and take walks in the open - that will help you.
Peter, that is an extraordinarily friendly Robin. It's worked out that it can trust you and is behaving completely naturally. You could train it to come to your hand by providing live mealworm. They can be bought in small tubs from a shop that sells lizards, or snakes.
I love, love, love your robin friend :D
Just watched this video of using everyday garden trees for bonsai it struck a cord with me when you mentioned your book, create your own bonsai with everyday garden trees, so had to dig out that book from my collection of around 40 or more bonsai books inc all yours which I have owned for nearly 30 years and was my inspiration to start on the bonsai journey, it does have the potentilla featured on the cover, great book so thank you I think for starting me on the road to bonsai.
Love the robin
love this video and ur little robin friend! thank you
Watch it, mr Chan: reading the comments, this robin might take it over...!
Regarding the Potentilla (fruticosa), I couldn't agree more. I have two of them left in my own collection (sold one) and meanwhile, quite some years of experience with it. They come indeed with bright yellow flowers and orange and also with white flowers. It is an extremely strong and tolerant plant and it can even overcome a bit of frost in a small bonsaï pot (allthough in that case, some protection would be wise). I adore them and even now, at this very moment, I'm growing a few more in my garden for future bonsaï projects.
Potentilla has quite a few advantages for bonsaï projects, allthough also a few disadvantages. Perhaps this could be helpfull for my fellow bonsaï enthusiasts:
Advantages:
- simply: they are cheap and easy to get and, of course, very colourfull
- they are very strong and very tolerant for any kind of pruning: roots, branches, leafs and can easily bare frost conditions and sunny and less sunny conditions (but they like enough water!)
- they are very tolerant regarding the soil mixture allthough it must be said: never let them dry out. They warn you with hanging little branches and leafs...
- even when they are still very young, their trunks allready look very old (an important advantage for bonsaï, of course)
- the leafs are very fine and small and thus helps to get the effect of an older tree
- they do make a lot of flowers easily (allthough the flowers are relatively large, compared with the size of the leafs)
- they are also very suitable for shohin and even mame (the very little ones) bonsaï: in that case, you could reach a very satisfying effect relatively quickly
- also very suitable for klump style (kabudachi)!
Disadvantages:
- the trunk does not thicken easily. My advice would be to plant it in your garden for a year, from time to time for example, and furtilize it additionally. That helps. Don't start pruning too soon, just let it grow strong, as mr Chan always tells us
- relatively fast, you can't wire and bent the trunk anymore: it simply becomes to stiff quite soon
- if you really want to stimulate the growth of the trunk, branches and leaves, you should cut the flowers or at least a lot of them. That leads all the energy to where you want to see growth. You should certainly cut the flowers after flowering: then it wants to make seeds and puts a lot of energy in that
- it's true: if you want to grow a "respectable" or somewhat larger bonsaï potentilla tree, you should be patient and perhaps you should grow it in your garden first, for example for a few years. In that case, you could choose one, two ore perhaps tree branches and get rid of the others, just to stimulate the thickening of the trunk(s).
Summary: highly advisable for beginners, be patient and never let it dry out, very suitable for rather small and even very small bonsaï (shohin and mame). Good luck!
Thanks for taking the time to share your expertise. Very much appreciated.
@@pansepot1490 You're very welcome! I have to say, it's one of my favorites... Remember, it prefers lots of sunlight.
Forgot to compliment you with your sound recordings: quite an improvement!
Robin: "Just tease out the roots a bit."
Love the video 👍 great inspiration
Cute little robin 😉 i love your video sir.. Thanks for sharing..
Just imagine a heron studying bonsai technics there Peter :)
My little student.
next t-shirt should have a robin with an earthworm
I like bonsai make from serissa tree,it small leaves and it's really cute
That robin appear on every of your video, master Chan. It had become your copyright on TH-cam. 🐦
Might consider chang your logo from "two herons" to "robin" 🤔😁
That’s very nice 👍
I love your content I’m new to collecting bones and you help me a lot and u always make my day
Imagine being his cameraman 😭💗
Love this video. Looked up the plants. And the book. The bird thinks you are talking to him. But I know you are talking to me.
awesome
Instead of herons bonsai you may consider renaming to Robins Bonsai as that little one is always so brave and friendly 😀
Great hedges from berberis even dog or cat cant go through it heh
Super sir
Confirmed: Peter Chan is Cinderella
Have you ever tried to bonsai eucalypts?
Robin's Bonsai
How you get those beautiful fibreus roots
Your Robin makes a great Mascot for your videos. What is the Robin's name?
Robin's name is Robin
I thought the boys called him Bruce before? Maybe not.
Can you keep them indoor
Peter, have you ever done Fuchsia, Bougainvillea or Hibiscus as a Bonsai?
🎋
I’m kind of in a bonsai emergency, my prized bonsai out of my collection that I’ve had for years has suddenly became brittle and I’ve watered it regularly. I repotted it and gave it fertilizer last year. It was doing fine a week ago and I’m not sure what I should do. Can you give me some advice Peter?
I took it inside a month ago after the temperature dropped below 40*F and started to snow. It’s by a window that gets full sun most of the day
@@There_is_a_duck_in_my_home Perhaps you could at least specify what kind of tree it is? Or perhaps sent an email with pictures to Herons Bonsaï? Or look for a (local) bonsaï group for advice?
It’s a Juniper Bonsai
send a pic to our office email and I will reply
Die bird
Ok talk about first I see bonsai Thailand group ok talk language Thailand มีบอนไซ🌶บอนไซ🥭บอนไซ🥥บอนไซ🍋บอนไซต้นมะยมบอนไซต้นเข็ม..ทรงบางต้นผมมองลำตันได้กิ่งก้านใบยังไม่ได้สำบูรณ์แบบต้นฉบับ🇯🇵ชอบๆคนไทยเก่งสวยน่ารักดีสุดยอดเทคนิคการปลุกขอบคุณครับ🥰อย่าเห็นพิมพ์คำว่าบอนไซตามชื่อที่บอกมีรูปให้ดูของคน🇹🇭✌