I wasn't sure about your removing those crossing roots since it seemed that was the whole aesthetic of the tree, but it certainly revealed beautiful areas of root structure underneath. How you see that, what's behind and under the outer layers of the tree, is beyond me.
Wow. When i think of the word bonsai this type of style and tree is the first thing i imagine . Really nice taper , lines , and ramification. Must look amazing in leaf! Elms like that are certainly not easy to come by.
Just a brief reminder to all bonsai artists, novice to pro: Peter has a very fascinating video which focuses on bonsai substrate. The title of the video is "Bonsai Soil Mix" and was uploaded a few years ago. I found the discussion and demonstration very interesting and helpful.
Such a beautiful tree, thanks for sharing. We can really get a feel for it with such videos, that is not really captured in videos of displays or shows. How heavy it is, how it fills up space. It is a treat to see how the root structure was improved.
Amazing... It's hard to believe bonsai out lasts owners. I'm fascinated by them and always have... I never got into doing Bonsai until the beginning of this year. I have learned much from watching your channel. Thank you for your content...
This is my first winter with bonsai. I lost two of my junipers. I dk why probly should've dug it in the ground. The good thing is my decidious trees made it and now are starting to grow buds.
I always learn so much from watching your videos, Peter. You and your colleagues all seem like family. You have a great team. Thank you all once again for your inspiring work. The world needs more Peter Chan!
I always look forward to watching your videos! Also I came to the nursery last week and it was so good to meet you when you came over to say hello-I feel like I know you so well which is only through watching you here. Your staff were all so friendly and helpful and the improvements you've made in the nursery since my last visit are awesome.
@@peterchan3100 That philosophy shows in all you do. In the end I didn't have time to look at the growing fields-one day I will. I had to be disciplined and look at the trees on the benches, get my compost and wire and head back to do some re-potting!
Thank you... 🙏 😔 🙏 Dr. Chan, all the knowledge and information and experience you have and eagerly share is a blessing and inspiration. Many people fear opinions or arguments or criticism, you don't. Thank you for sharing about your COMPOSTED potting soil mixtures. Do you use "totally inert" items in any of your mixtures? What is your opinion, experience with grafting to create Nebari? Will it or should it work? Sorry, I have so many questions, but I am not as bold as my mentor.
Thank you Walter for raising these points - all this helps to improve our videos. Feedback is all important and I learn a lot from our viewers too. So this is very much a two-way process as all education ought to be. The teacher should be prepared to learn from their students. That is how the fund of knowledge expands. Akadama is partly inert but as I am not a soil scientist - I am not 100% sure but the volcanic grit we use could be almost totally inert. As regards grafting roots is concerned, I did touch on this in one of my videos but will do talk and demonstrate it again in greater detail in a future video. OK.
@@peterchan3100 I will endeavor to give good feedback and raise approiate questions. You have over 500 videos, I am getting to all of them. You have covered so much, I don't want to be redundant. I have something I'll try root grafting. Again, Dr. Chan, thank you soo much.
Ray’s a lucky owner to have a magnificent tree like that, or rather, Ray is making his own luck by being a conscientious steward (bringing it to Herons) through this part of its life. How long to Chinese Elms live anyway?
you should try zeolithe instead of akadama it keeps the water & fertilizer a bit better, it's way cheaper in europe and if i remember well it will lasts longer.
Is there a plan, or is it still possible, to redo the tree's alignment (balance) with the pot? Or is it just maybe me who sees it. The tree has the right bend and should have more space to accommodate the shape on the right side (more soil). Rather than having more space (soil) at the left which leaves it a bit unbalanced as a whole setup. Or is it too late to grow more root mass on the right side and reduce the left side? Just a query. Thanks
Can I ask why some Chinese Elm never seem to lose their leaves fully? I have many and although they drop some leaves, they never fully lose them all? They are kept outside all year round as too so get full spectrum of the seasons.
Regrettably it is important to remind consumers that not all akadama is created equal when it comes to lifespan. Freeze/thaw cycles also will break down akadama much faster.
@@gideonwackers7693 Thank you, but this is still not the best video he did on the subject. I wish he would link the few videos he's done on his main channel with regard to potting in sphagnum moss.
Are the leaves green or brown? Some deciduous trees like Beech keep their dead leaves on the tree until the new ones come in the Spring. Is this what you mean?
@@HeronsBonsaiUK The leaves are still green (now at the end of april) but they are a much darker green than the new ones. It has a lot of new growth so im not worried. I dont understand why the leaves didnt turn brown tho or why didnt they fall of. Its as if the oakling forgot about winter but remembered to grow in spring. Edit: its a sessile oak
Never drive tree bonsai tree natural geography just natural his people see already just jark ideas natural wow I see 🍃talk as well future natural geography middle outside beautiful tree yes sri..beautiful ideas tree natural just😘🥰
In case you dont know - Potting Compost is defined as "a medium in which to grow plants in pots". You may have heard of the John Innes Institute - they were responsible for creating their famous formula composts known as John Innes No.1; No.2 and No.3 which is still use in the horticultural trade..Bonsai compost is a formulated mix of different ingredients,
@@peterchan3100 I guess it's just another example of the British renaming things that already have names. Compost is decayed matter. Nothing to do with bonsai. Reminds me of how they renamed aluminum (the original name, given by it's discoverer) to aluminium so it would look nice in the periodic table.
@@peterchan3100 Dr. Chan, too bad we don't use Urdu, because we don't have a very good command of the English language. In this case compost is an adjective, not a noun, well really in both cases. Now I'll keep my "political" opinions to myself. I sure know which dog that rock hit though.
What a GORGEOUS bonsai! I fell in-love with this one. ❤️
Most relaxing part of my day is watching your videos. Thank you for all the great information!! I'm going to give it a go!
Nice to see a specimen Chinese elm Peter. Lovely old looking tree with amazing roots!
Thank you Pieter i Learn More when i look to your video's 👍👌
I wasn't sure about your removing those crossing roots since it seemed that was the whole aesthetic of the tree, but it certainly revealed beautiful areas of root structure underneath. How you see that, what's behind and under the outer layers of the tree, is beyond me.
Need one in my life
Wow. When i think of the word bonsai this type of style and tree is the first thing i imagine . Really nice taper , lines , and ramification. Must look amazing in leaf! Elms like that are certainly not easy to come by.
Just a brief reminder to all bonsai artists, novice to pro: Peter has a very fascinating video which focuses on bonsai substrate. The title of the video is "Bonsai Soil Mix" and was uploaded a few years ago. I found the discussion and demonstration very interesting and helpful.
Pretty awesome tree, lucky owner 😊. Great job with the repotting and thx for sharing Peter...👍
Really stunning love seeing work on big trees like this
Such a beautiful tree, thanks for sharing. We can really get a feel for it with such videos, that is not really captured in videos of displays or shows. How heavy it is, how it fills up space. It is a treat to see how the root structure was improved.
Amazing... It's hard to believe bonsai out lasts owners. I'm fascinated by them and always have... I never got into doing Bonsai until the beginning of this year. I have learned much from watching your channel. Thank you for your content...
I started my Bonsai Journey at the beginning of Last year. And Last year was really great With my plants. I Wish you a wonderfull First year too :)
Very nice tree ! Thanks for showing! 👍
That man has four fine trees. Very informative video on repotting,
Spectacular! Beautiful specimens. Thanks, keep growing
Another informative video. Great!
This is my first winter with bonsai. I lost two of my junipers. I dk why probly should've dug it in the ground.
The good thing is my decidious trees made it and now are starting to grow buds.
Beautiful! Great job. Amazing all of the roots were inside of the pot!
Beautiful tree really spectacular one of the best I ever saw
You got a good crew they do good work
Beautiful tree, thank you Mr.Chan.
I always learn so much from watching your videos, Peter. You and your colleagues all seem like family. You have a great team. Thank you all once again for your inspiring work. The world needs more Peter Chan!
Great looking repoting .. just of out to the garden to report my maple' s 🌿🌿✌️👍🙏
I read your title as - Repotting Large Delicious Bonsai -
A big nice tree like this is Delicious !!
@@peterchan3100 It certainly is.
Hahaha 🧡
Yum yum
And I read your comment as - Repotting Large Deciduous Bonsai 😅
I always look forward to watching your videos! Also I came to the nursery last week and it was so good to meet you when you came over to say hello-I feel like I know you so well which is only through watching you here. Your staff were all so friendly and helpful and the improvements you've made in the nursery since my last visit are awesome.
I was delighted to meet you. Our TH-cam followers are like family to me. And I am glad you enjoyed your visit - did you go to our growing fields ?
@@peterchan3100 That philosophy shows in all you do. In the end I didn't have time to look at the growing fields-one day I will. I had to be disciplined and look at the trees on the benches, get my compost and wire and head back to do some re-potting!
Good morning 👍🏻👍🏻🥂
😁 that just turned out beautifully
Gorgeous tree!
Thank you... 🙏 😔 🙏
Dr. Chan, all the knowledge and information and experience you have and eagerly share is a blessing and inspiration. Many people fear opinions or arguments or criticism, you don't.
Thank you for sharing about your COMPOSTED potting soil mixtures. Do you use "totally inert" items in any of your mixtures? What is your opinion, experience with grafting to create Nebari? Will it or should it work? Sorry, I have so many questions, but I am not as bold as my mentor.
Thank you Walter for raising these points - all this helps to improve our videos. Feedback is all important and I learn a lot from our viewers too. So this is very much a two-way process as all education ought to be. The teacher should be prepared to learn from their students. That is how the fund of knowledge expands.
Akadama is partly inert but as I am not a soil scientist - I am not 100% sure but the volcanic grit we use could be almost totally inert.
As regards grafting roots is concerned, I did touch on this in one of my videos but will do talk and demonstrate it again in greater detail in a future video. OK.
@@peterchan3100 I will endeavor to give good feedback and raise approiate questions. You have over 500 videos, I am getting to all of them. You have covered so much, I don't want to be redundant. I have something I'll try root grafting.
Again, Dr. Chan, thank you soo much.
Hahahahaha just like someone at the barber shop who sees alot of hair, gotta chop it all off! Gotta chop all the crossing roots!😂🤣
Woah. That nibari makes it look like half squid leaving the ground. I'd call that tree the "king squid"
Thanks all.
🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹 thanks Peter
Ray’s a lucky owner to have a magnificent tree like that, or rather, Ray is making his own luck by being a conscientious steward (bringing it to Herons) through this part of its life.
How long to Chinese Elms live anyway?
We have one which is well over 90 years with an eight inch diameter trunk
Wow. I had no idea how much of a workout you could get repotting a bonsai.
In my younger days I could lift a 50kg tree with ease. I now find that impossible.
@@peterchan3100 Out if High School , l joined the Marine Corps, l look back at what l did then , and what l can do now... two different worlds.
I can only dream about having bud burst in february, my late march just sucks.
Brilliant as always! When is the best time for conifers in south west England !?
Parabéns! Realmente um belo trabalho para uma bela árvore.
@Herons Bonsai question for Peter; what do you do with the old soil and is there a second use?
I put it back into my growing fields - we have an eight acre site remember
@@peterchan3100 Thank you
😊
If the God father is repotting today then so shall I. This spring I will start my bonsai TH-cam channel 🤟🏴🤟
We will be eagerly awaiting the launch of your channel. Please share.
you should try zeolithe instead of akadama it keeps the water & fertilizer a bit better, it's way cheaper in europe and if i remember well it will lasts longer.
Is there a plan, or is it still possible, to redo the tree's alignment (balance) with the pot? Or is it just maybe me who sees it. The tree has the right bend and should have more space to accommodate the shape on the right side (more soil). Rather than having more space (soil) at the left which leaves it a bit unbalanced as a whole setup. Or is it too late to grow more root mass on the right side and reduce the left side? Just a query. Thanks
There was a massive root which made it difficult to move the tree too much.
@@HeronsBonsaiUK copy that Sir. Thanks heaps for the reply
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We need taking about bonsai fruit pllllllllease
Hi, please could you tell me if I have to book to come and see you??
Regards
Harry
You should check if I am in as I not always here.
Can I ask why some Chinese Elm never seem to lose their leaves fully? I have many and although they drop some leaves, they never fully lose them all? They are kept outside all year round as too so get full spectrum of the seasons.
Some Chinese Elms from southern China tend to do this as these ones are semi-tropical trees but most Elms do shed their leaves in Winter
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🔥💕👍
Regrettably it is important to remind consumers that not all akadama is created equal when it comes to lifespan. Freeze/thaw cycles also will break down akadama much faster.
What do I look for in a tree to know when it's time to repot?
The rootball will be very tight
Can anyone link me to the video where he describes how to save a dying tree by re-potting in long-fiber sphagnum moss? I can't find the thing.
th-cam.com/video/k3UfSudNx00/w-d-xo.html
here you go
@@gideonwackers7693 Thank you, but this is still not the best video he did on the subject. I wish he would link the few videos he's done on his main channel with regard to potting in sphagnum moss.
what if my decidious tree (oak) didnt drop its leaves over winter? 😬
Dont worry its OK
Are the leaves green or brown? Some deciduous trees like Beech keep their dead leaves on the tree until the new ones come in the Spring. Is this what you mean?
@@HeronsBonsaiUK The leaves are still green (now at the end of april) but they are a much darker green than the new ones. It has a lot of new growth so im not worried. I dont understand why the leaves didnt turn brown tho or why didnt they fall of. Its as if the oakling forgot about winter but remembered to grow in spring.
Edit: its a sessile oak
Not my cup of tea doing a proper repot. But surely a safe way doing it.
Never drive tree bonsai tree natural geography just natural his people see already just jark ideas natural wow I see 🍃talk as well future natural geography middle outside beautiful tree yes sri..beautiful ideas tree natural just😘🥰
Why do you keep calling your bonsai soil compost? There is probably no compost in it.
In case you dont know - Potting Compost is defined as "a medium in which to grow plants in pots". You may have heard of the John Innes Institute - they were responsible for creating their famous formula composts known as John Innes No.1; No.2 and No.3 which is still use in the horticultural trade..Bonsai compost is a formulated mix of different ingredients,
@@peterchan3100 I guess it's just another example of the British renaming things that already have names. Compost is decayed matter. Nothing to do with bonsai. Reminds me of how they renamed aluminum (the original name, given by it's discoverer) to aluminium so it would look nice in the periodic table.
@@Josef_R You hate the British ?
@@peterchan3100 I don't know how you made that ridiculous leap.
@@peterchan3100 Dr. Chan, too bad we don't use Urdu, because we don't have a very good command of the English language. In this case compost is an adjective, not a noun, well really in both cases. Now I'll keep my "political" opinions to myself. I sure know which dog that rock hit though.