I stumbled across your videos and just love your philosophy and approach to your work. I’ve been a professional artist/painter for 25 years and have a similar philosophy about my painting. What resonates with me the most about your approach is not having a clear plan and let the tree sort of speak to you, as it were. I’m in the infancy of bonsai exploration and your videos are a great inspiration.
just repotted my first ever bonsai tree (white pine). I have never cared for or owned bonsai prior but in my research i read that they would travel to nature and find tree for bonsai so i was inspired to go out and find mine. Wish me luck, i think im here to stay. 19 years old btw
I was looking for white pine tea budding time, and got captivated here. The more time I spend watching TH-cam tutorials the more I learn people don’t get as annoyed as I do with jets flying over all day and night. Beautiful tree. Thank you.
Was itching to change the pot of that pine..lol. Beautiful tree and well done Peter, informative and easy to digest while entertaining at the same time. Can't wait for the next one and stay safe to all..cheers
Wow from a pot plant to a beautiful bonsai, another perfect job. I will have to do the same to a 30 year old monterey/radiata pine of mine. Thank you Mr Chan for the inspiration, stay safe.
I love your comment when pruning back a branch to leave green to pull the sap out. It is a great way to think about how much to take or leave. Love your videos, now time to get out and begin to work on my trees
Thank you. You are amazing. Your tutorial monologue is very honest and exposes your thinking to newbies like me. The Japanese five needle pine is a beautiful tree that seems very suitable for bonsai. Our north eastern American five needle white pine has very long needles and I don’t think it would make a good bonsai. I would love to see you style one.
I find pines to be intimidating, so thank you for the approachable instruction with rationales. Appreciation for the camera operator, as well, with corresponding close-ups!
I don't even have a bonsai nor can I, living in an apartment, but I'm deeply fascinated by your detailed explanation. Definitely will consider getting into bonsai when I'm older.
"I'm cutting very gingerly" "is that a technique to use?" ... "No I cut my finger the other day" 😅 Great video and really helpful. I did a first prune of my white pine and it looks so much better!
Peter, every second or third video you are "hacking" off part of your finger. Remember, you only get 10 of them, for life! Please be careful. we can't have our Bonsai master with only half his digits
I'm going to go pick one up at my local nursery tomorrow. I'm new at this but but with your tutorials I'm sure I can handle it. Can't wait to start cutting my fingers up! 😆
I always enjoy all your master classes. Thank you. You have inspired me to give the art of bonsai a try. Wondering what sort of plant material would work well in Florida, USA (Zone 9)
The senior members of my bonsai club have told me many times since I joined that I should only do major pruning work in late winter or during the dormant period in middle summer. You are doing this in May. Is there a risk of harm to the tree from doing this work at this time? I ask, because I have a Japanese White Pine that needs some significant pruning, but I missed the late winter period my club recommends this year, so I was planning to wait until late July/early August. Can I do it now safely? I live in Southern Ontario which is Zone 5b. Thanks for the great video!
I'm just getting into bonsai, and your videos are amazing! A local health food store had a lot of common fig trees for sale, so I'm going to try my hand at an indoor grow on one of those. Also I plan to get a small black pine so I can really put a lot of shape into it and develop it from its earliest stages.
Another nice bush to bonsai transformation. ☺️ So satisfying to watch! If it hadn't been too extreme for the customer would you have considered shortening the tree? Was thinking that at the beginning but in the end I thought maybe the branches would look too thick then. 🌿
My pine was looking sorry on one side so I brought it in a few months back to trim and turn into a bonsai...so it looked like a miniature oak tree. It coped really well and new growth began. Then I put it outside into the mild weather and it's gone completely brown. Does this mean it's died or will it come back later in the year?
it died. your climate zone and what the trees current growth habit are, tell you when things are safe. in my zone (5)i dig up in spring and leave alone till late winter when the new candles just begin to form. at least thats how it is for me, trial and error is part of learning. and this is a great chanel for it. so doing the roots and branches when itwas a little week shocked it too bad im guessing. dont destroy it yet it might bud out in a few weeks.
I've noticed by observing trees in nature, you start to realize many (not all) Bonsai Experts still try and stick to tradition over realism. One thing that you always see in forests are , dead trees, tilted, trunks, broken branches, "ugly roots" etc..
I don't like making jins just for the sake of it - They need to be appropriate to the tree. This would not have been appropriate as it isn't an old wind battered pine.
Any ideas for a pine or anything really that would suit sub tropical climate(Queensland, aus) and be able to handle salty wind as i live on the coast. Good job on the pine:) i luv reading the gurus in the comments who tell you where u screwed up, bonsai wankers haha
You dead right mate - the bonsai w-----s ! I get them all the time. For your situation in Queensland - why dont you try the japanese Black Pine or better still the Casuarina.?
In English the equivalent would be the "Midas touch". King Midas was from Greek mythology (look up on the internet) - One day a visitor granted Midas a wish that everything he touched would be turned into gold but there were both good and bad to this gift as you can imagine !!
I watch a lot of Herons Bonsai video and I don't know the time when filming the videos but this guy seems to repoting every trees he works on at any time in the year... I don't understand, maybe I'm missing something../
What many viewers dont realise is that the majority of our customers are conservative by nature and I have learnt over the years that you have to respect their tastes. You might like something but it does not mean everyone else is the same. I do agree with you but removing the two lower branches would have been too radical for my customer.
@@ArnoldVroomans I do not know enough to make videos but, I do know pines are tricky. I have learnt that you remove the weak branches first - what do they look like? You remove branches growing upward or downward next - straight forward. Then you remove a branch where three are growing from the same node - which one do you remove? That last one is not always obvious. Just a few points, not covered by Peter, which are more important than showing us how much he has cut off! Just a few items to make my point.
@@gordonallan2798 So you're going to criticize PETER CHAN and not mention anything about selecting the front of the tree, creating layered pads on a pine, whether or not he should remove lower sacrificial branches to improve the future root base, wiring the pads flat, or defining the apex... Keep up the good work there, chief! I'm sure you'll go far...
@@jimjam6598 I don't know English. My answer is the Yandex translation product. In short. the branch that was cut was healthy and part of the whole. If you look at the last tree. there is a space that distorts the conical structure.....
Peter... it’s a beautifully styled Pine!! Thanks for sharing!!!
I stumbled across your videos and just love your philosophy and approach to your work. I’ve been a professional artist/painter for 25 years and have a similar philosophy about my painting. What resonates with me the most about your approach is not having a clear plan and let the tree sort of speak to you, as it were. I’m in the infancy of bonsai exploration and your videos are a great inspiration.
What an amazing cameraman!
Thanks for sharing the thought process of styling this pine, Mr Chan
just repotted my first ever bonsai tree (white pine). I have never cared for or owned bonsai prior but in my research i read that they would travel to nature and find tree for bonsai so i was inspired to go out and find mine. Wish me luck, i think im here to stay.
19 years old btw
I was looking for white pine tea budding time, and got captivated here. The more time I spend watching TH-cam tutorials the more I learn people don’t get as annoyed as I do with jets flying over all day and night. Beautiful tree. Thank you.
Was itching to change the pot of that pine..lol. Beautiful tree and well done Peter, informative and easy to digest while entertaining at the same time. Can't wait for the next one and stay safe to all..cheers
Wow from a pot plant to a beautiful bonsai, another perfect job.
I will have to do the same to a 30 year old monterey/radiata pine of mine. Thank you Mr Chan for the inspiration, stay safe.
I love your comment when pruning back a branch to leave green to pull the sap out. It is a great way to think about how much to take or leave. Love your videos, now time to get out and begin to work on my trees
Thank you. You are amazing. Your tutorial monologue is very honest and exposes your thinking to newbies like me. The Japanese five needle pine is a beautiful tree that seems very suitable for bonsai. Our north eastern American five needle white pine has very long needles and I don’t think it would make a good bonsai. I would love to see you style one.
at the end it seems 3 times higher. Very instructive video. Thanks Peter !
Thats because it looks like a tree now and not a bush!
I find pines to be intimidating, so thank you for the approachable instruction with rationales. Appreciation for the camera operator, as well, with corresponding close-ups!
Thank you for sharing Peter, it's always the highlight of my day to see that you've posted another video!
Peter Chan.. You da man! I really enjoy these tutorials. Thank you!
Excellent work!!!
Thanks for all the entertaining clips!!!
"Keep my options open." Please keep all your fingers too. Learning a lot from your video. Thank you.
Thanks Peter I’m just about to undertake two white pines, daunting but you’ve given me courage!
Peter you have done it again my friend, excellent job !
Hi Mr. Chan, The tree came out beautiful as usual. You have a great talent. Your cameraman did an excellent job also. Thank you for sharing.
I don't even have a bonsai nor can I, living in an apartment, but I'm deeply fascinated by your detailed explanation. Definitely will consider getting into bonsai when I'm older.
I started yesterday already.. should have had some patience! 👍🏻 thanks Peter
"I'm cutting very gingerly"
"is that a technique to use?"
... "No I cut my finger the other day"
😅
Great video and really helpful. I did a first prune of my white pine and it looks so much better!
i'm just about to bonsai my pine, very helpful! thank you peter.
Absolute fan of youre video’s ! Thank you so much!
Always glad to see you work!! Always so peaceful and full of wisdom thanks again Peter!!!! Stay safe and be well friend!! :::=^)
A great demonstration of how to give the bonsai a new look by simply cutting it.
I want to have a garden full of pines i just love them..
Thanks for giving us lots of knowledge about bonsai..I am learning from you n doing my best..thank you sir
Im glad to watch your vedios .i ve master the basic of cutting and shaping. I want to improve my skill in gardening.
VERY NICELY DONE PETER. ENJOYED WATCHING A MASTER AT WORK. THANKS
I like what you did to this tree Peter. i hope to see its progress.
Beautifully and thoughtfully styled great video, from Cape Town South Africa
Peter, every second or third video you are "hacking" off part of your finger. Remember, you only get 10 of them, for life! Please be careful. we can't have our Bonsai master with only half his digits
At this rate I should have no fingers left - but thanks for your concern.
@Benjamin Owen b
Peter...you have big humor lol
Thats great, love it, to funny Peter
I'm going to go pick one up at my local nursery tomorrow. I'm new at this but but with your tutorials I'm sure I can handle it. Can't wait to start cutting my fingers up! 😆
Nice One. I have a White Pine, unattended, I'm just letting it grow. Mine needs a bigger trunk also.
Wonderful result 👍
I have become more confident by watch Peter working like this 😄
Pines are really difficult subject thank you Peter I enjoyed like always 🌲
another great video. thank you Peter.
Hallo Peter - no doubt, You are really great. Thank You
Nice way to breath a bit of of sole and character into the old pine, Peter. It now holds the status and prestige it deserves 🧐
Another great video by Master Peter Chan. Wow what a different 👍👍🇵🇷
I always enjoy all your master classes. Thank you. You have inspired me to give the art of bonsai a try. Wondering what sort of plant material would work well in Florida, USA (Zone 9)
Thanks again Peter. Lots more info for us. I did think there was a Dalek hiding behind your white background when the camera panned up for a moment.
I most certainly enjoyed this video.
Peter super travail....merci
I learned alot about pruning. Thx.
🌲🌳hello. this video gave me inspiration for my Ines keep well . Keith Australia
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It turned out amazing
Love it.
Thank you Mr. Chan.
Hello and thank you for your excellent videos! What do you use as fertiliser please ?
Top work!
Pete your a legend
Amazing transformation.
awesome tree!!
I like the restyling videos.
Very nice!
The senior members of my bonsai club have told me many times since I joined that I should only do major pruning work in late winter or during the dormant period in middle summer. You are doing this in May. Is there a risk of harm to the tree from doing this work at this time? I ask, because I have a Japanese White Pine that needs some significant pruning, but I missed the late winter period my club recommends this year, so I was planning to wait until late July/early August. Can I do it now safely? I live in Southern Ontario which is Zone 5b. Thanks for the great video!
I'm just getting into bonsai, and your videos are amazing! A local health food store had a lot of common fig trees for sale, so I'm going to try my hand at an indoor grow on one of those. Also I plan to get a small black pine so I can really put a lot of shape into it and develop it from its earliest stages.
Thank you for sharing, this inspired me to do the same. Is there a chance to get consultation?
Thanks from italy
Nice trees .. 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻❤❤❤
your accent is absolutely gorgeous sir!
2:58 "I don't want to chop too much off." 25 minutes later..."I recon I took out 2/3rds of the branches and foliage."
Can something be done to thicken the trunk?
just teasing love your videos
Another nice bush to bonsai transformation. ☺️ So satisfying to watch!
If it hadn't been too extreme for the customer would you have considered shortening the tree? Was thinking that at the beginning but in the end I thought maybe the branches would look too thick then. 🌿
Shortening the tree would be too drastic. I might take some of the lower branches off to make it look a taller tree though
@@peterchan3100 thanks for the answer. ☺️ It is a beautiful tree anyway. 🌲
Amazing , what a difference and improvemenyt
have you worked with the white pines we have in america? this tree you just done turned out beautiful, be strong, be safe, and be blessed
Your pines seem to be very similar to our Scots Pines; but I have not worked on American pines before.
Do Lobolly Pine/Pinus taeda make nice bonsai? There is a massive old one in my families yard Ive been thinking about air layering
I am sure it is possible.
Hey Peter, what’s the price range one can expect to spend for the exact work you did on this JWP? Absolutely beautiful work I must say!
Depends on the complexity of the tree - each one is different - PM me if you want one done but there is a long waiting list I warn you.
My pine was looking sorry on one side so I brought it in a few months back to trim and turn into a bonsai...so it looked like a miniature oak tree. It coped really well and new growth began.
Then I put it outside into the mild weather and it's gone completely brown.
Does this mean it's died or will it come back later in the year?
It's dead
it died. your climate zone and what the trees current growth habit are, tell you when things are safe. in my zone (5)i dig up in spring and leave alone till late winter when the new candles just begin to form. at least thats how it is for me, trial and error is part of learning. and this is a great chanel for it. so doing the roots and branches when itwas a little week shocked it too bad im guessing. dont destroy it yet it might bud out in a few weeks.
Peter, should pads be flat on the top or flat on the bottom, or does it depend on the species?
At the bottom
Nice specimen but I think if those 2 lower branches were removed it would look more like a mature tree and less like a topiary. Thanks
I've noticed by observing trees in nature, you start to realize many (not all) Bonsai Experts still try and stick to tradition over realism. One thing that you always see in forests are , dead trees, tilted, trunks, broken branches, "ugly roots" etc..
My only thought as to why he left them is the skinny trunk?
Peter, would you consider creating jin with some of those dead branches you removed, or is it better to create jin when initially styling the tree?
I don't like making jins just for the sake of it - They need to be appropriate to the tree. This would not have been appropriate as it isn't an old wind battered pine.
@@peterchan3100 Thank you, sir...keep up the amazing work that you share with the world! :)
How to make pine saplings from cutting
Is not recommenced wait the autumn to do this kind of prunning ?
Spring is better
Simone Mastellone I think peter has so much experience he can bend some of these rules with certain trees if they are healthy enough. Just my opinion
Do you apply cut paste after this pruning?
No need for pines as they exude a resin
Peter, could you use the waste as cuttings or is this not possible with pines?
Pines dont grow from cuttings unfortunately
Thanks Peter, i though that might be the case
With a lanky tree like that, why not remove the thicker branches and leave thinner ones? Especially at the top.
It turned to another tree amazing
In the world of the blind, the man with one eye is king……
Are not the two lowest branchs too low?
Wooow
Peter. When is the best time of year to dig up field material?
very early Spring - we do it in Feb in the south of England
Any ideas for a pine or anything really that would suit sub tropical climate(Queensland, aus) and be able to handle salty wind as i live on the coast.
Good job on the pine:) i luv reading the gurus in the comments who tell you where u screwed up, bonsai wankers haha
You dead right mate - the bonsai w-----s ! I get them all the time. For your situation in Queensland - why dont you try the japanese Black Pine or better still the Casuarina.?
@@peterchan3100 ok thanks we have casuarina growing on beach here so i guess they can handle it
All about the Felcos!
In France, we say :" you have gold in hands..." I don't know if you understand that ... :)
In English the equivalent would be the "Midas touch".
King Midas was from Greek mythology (look up on the internet) - One day a visitor granted Midas a wish that everything he touched would be turned into gold but there were both good and bad to this gift as you can imagine !!
That turned into a beautiful tree.
Hope your finger is ok
Yes - it healed up in a week
I watch a lot of Herons Bonsai video and I don't know the time when filming the videos but this guy seems to repoting every trees he works on at any time in the year... I don't understand, maybe I'm missing something../
I’d have jin’d that middle branch that was removed
i cringe when the trees get topped cause it puts so much stress on a tree
Surely those low branches gotta go!?
What many viewers dont realise is that the majority of our customers are conservative by nature and I have learnt over the years that you have to respect their tastes. You might like something but it does not mean everyone else is the same. I do agree with you but removing the two lower branches would have been too radical for my customer.
@@peterchan3100 But those lower branches could help thicken up the rather thin trunk, before being sacrificed.
@@David-bu4ef Yes - there is that too to consider.
First comment!.........Damn.
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Can't believe it: chap chose totally the wrong front- ignoring the v attractive lean. No win situation.
The usual rambling jumble. I wouldn't let you near my trees. I had to stop watching after 5 minutes.
The usual derogatory comment. I wouldn't trust your opinion on anything. Fortunately, you only left one stupid line to read.
Could you elaborate on that and show us some of your videos?
@@ArnoldVroomans I do not know enough to make videos but, I do know pines are tricky. I have learnt that you remove the weak branches first - what do they look like? You remove branches growing upward or downward next - straight forward. Then you remove a branch where three are growing from the same node - which one do you remove? That last one is not always obvious. Just a few points, not covered by Peter, which are more important than showing us how much he has cut off! Just a few items to make my point.
Gordon Allan could you show us your web site with some pictures?
@@gordonallan2798 So you're going to criticize PETER CHAN and not mention anything about selecting the front of the tree, creating layered pads on a pine, whether or not he should remove lower sacrificial branches to improve the future root base, wiring the pads flat, or defining the apex... Keep up the good work there, chief! I'm sure you'll go far...
The pruning you did at 11.53 has irreparably damaged the integrity of the tree...
Why so?
@@jimjam6598 I don't know English. My answer is the Yandex translation product. In short. the branch that was cut was healthy and part of the whole. If you look at the last tree. there is a space that distorts the conical structure.....
He is a butcher!
Very skilled butcher