Am I the only one that actually could watch a 48 hour pruning video? I like to listen and watch while I work. Something about the sound of the pruning shears is relaxing. I would even go so far as to say that 48 hours of just pruning with no commentary would be awesome.
@@peterchan3100 Indeed. While I very much love your instruction videos and greatly look forward to them, I do also love the idea of just watching work being done in your nursery/garden for the sake of it. I make jewelry for a living and don't get away from my work desk as much as I would like to... so it would almost be like being able to enjoy the sanctuary of such a wonderful place even though I can't go there in person. It just seems so beautiful and relaxing... a type of ASMR I guess.
I've been raising Bonsai since I was a teenager but still enjoy watching other people prune and style. I feel you have the best or definitely one of the best youtube channels on Bonsai / Oriental Gardens. Keep up the good work and video production!
Thank you for sharing your wisdom. I have one of these tree and I have no clue how to take care of it. Now I think I can keep my tree happy and healthy.
Absolutely stunning trees, and easily the most detailed and high quality video on niwaki pruning I’ve ever seen! Really gives you a respect for these trees, the pinnacle of artistic pruning technique
This is such a helpful video. I'm a member of a Japanese Buddhist temple in Portland Oregon. We have several old pine trees in our garden that need to be maintained. We've done different things over the years as far as who was caring for them. Most recently the temple has decided to let people volunteer to do the maintenance. I've been reading about Japanese gardening this year in an effort to be a better help to my community. This video sums up and shows the practical side of so much. I've shared it with my temple community and am so grateful to you for sharing your experience and wisdom with us. The trees look beautiful.
Thank you so much for such a clear and informative video. I’m just beginning to learn about Japanese gardening techniques. I have a lot to learn, so I’m glad I found your channel here on TH-cam.
Very helpful. Pruned species Black Pine in a big planter today, needed some Niwaki coaching. I candled them too early last year for our climate. Thanks!
What a difference Peter, I trimmed a large overgrown white pine that was shared by these 3 rental properties, now it looks beautiful, the flowers, grass and ground cover are growing again under it, everyone says it looks so beautiful now, it's amazing what a little work (well not little) does. Thanks for your tips, just did a Bonsai with my niece yesterday, she did a good job, chopped a lot off, didn't expect that from a girl, thanks again for all the encouragement and your time.
Getting ready to create our backyard Japanese-inspired garden (geometric because our yard in the city is deep and narrow) and watching a lot of these videos. This is the best one. So was thinking a kousa dogwood as the centerpiece (pretty easy to maintain), a “fence” with climbing hydrangea to back the garden (and hide the garage wall and dog run), and two Japanese black pines. Now thinking one pine will be as much as I can handle. I need to look more into weeping somethings to complement...thanks for all the wisdom.
I went to a Christmas tree farm and studied the different evergreens and read their descriptions. I love how the Scotch pine individual needles are flat and twist like a loose corkscrew.
I have a very old tattered and shapeless thuja orientalis in my front yard. I had the intention of taking it out but your videos have inspired me to try and turn it into a giant garden bonsai. It’s going to take me years because old wood doesn’t bud easily so I’ll have to cut back in stages. I don’t know if it will work anyway I’ll give it a try. Thanks for sharing your knowledge, Peter.
Thankyou so very much for sharing your knowledge,, what a wonderful guide you made. I understood it is a fine art. But, as my first detailed video you have given a very good, strong introduction! Thankyou again
thanks, Peter . . . i see; how beautiful; lines of branch & tree trunk . . . hidden beauty in an always beautiful tree . . . human & nature working in harmony
I agree. I liked the branch because I prefer the depth it provided while adding balance to the left side. “Clouding” is definitely an apt description as it gave the appearance of the trunk bursting through the clouds.
It appears to me that the production quality as well as the audio and visual quality have been improved tremendously! Thank you Dr. Chan for another Awesome video. 😎
Very nice video Peter. I have two questions please; On the branches you removed 1) Would it have been possible to air layer each one ahead of time? 2) Can any of the branches on the ground be propagated? Thank you.
No - Most Pines will not air layer - Scots, Black, White etc - so dont waste your time. There is however one Pine - Zuisho that air layers. No other pine will air layer. Someone correct me if I am wrong,
How does one get the tree trunk to take an angle just at the point when it comes out of the ground. That seems to be one of the defining points of beautiful niwaki. I bought a red pine and it’s got some subtle movement but nothing like the ones I’ve seen in Japan.
The tree's turned out beautifully. I have been thinking of a way to prune back a blue spruce standard that has outgrown its location. This maybe a technic to look into I think. Thanks for doing this video.
They are gorgeous! It is so satisfying to see the difference experienced pruning and shaping can make on a tree. Hmmm. Perhaps there is a life lesson in there somewhere.
Make what you will of it - Some principles that I practice myself are. - a bit of patience - try new things - be bold - don't worry about what others think - share with others and enjoy what you do!
There is satisfaction in pruning and shaping a tree. I have a weeping thin-leaf Japanese Maple that I had left grow for many years. Last year I decided it was way past time to prune, so I watched videos of people professionally pruning such a tree, and then I went at it. I think it turned out well . . . and this year I did some more pruning, but not as severe. The tree had only a very few small dead twigs as compared to large amounts, so the letting of the sun and air into the structure along with the showing of the limb structure really improved the heatlh and appearance.
Any videos or tips on how to shape or train branches with twine ? Thank you, love your vids! Also about growing in pots or fertilizing pine for faster growth?
@Herons Bonsai Hello Peter isn’t one reason to prune early with some outdoor bonsai pines to get a second flush of candles to speed up the shaping process and fill out the clouds quicker, thanks for a great video 🙏👍
Hi. Love the videos. Do you have one showing maybe a 20 year time lapse of say a maple from seedling to ready to sell? How it goes through various stages including options of being grown in pots vs ground. Thx!
I read it is a good idea to give a tree a deep watering before intense pruning. Also, your method of starting at the bottom makes sense for another reason, you won't keep dropping needles and branches onto the below area.
This is so helpful! I have a white spruce about 6 feet high so I am guessing dwarf variety and previous owners tried to give it some shape - I will attempt to approach it the way you did and see if it improves my tree's shape.
Can the same technique be applied to Mugo Pines at this time of year? Normally I reduce the candles just before they harden off earlier in the year, but this year due to physical issues I couldn't do it in my normal time frame. Thanks for the informative video!
The way I look at, starting from the bottom and working your way up makes the most since also. Everything we build practically starts from the bottom and you work your way up.
I've just returned from a vacation on Cape Cod in Massachusetts, and I must say that these trees share a striking resemblance to the coastal pines in the area. There are entire forests of them, all with a uniquely gnarled look. It's fascinating seeing them out in wildlife reserves- almost as neat as the natural sort of bonsai one can find on a mountain top at the tree line. Do you think some of the inspiration for original garden trees may have come from coastal trees? Thank you for the process on how to maintain the look in a garden though. I was enamored by those trees in the Cape and think that I'd like to achieve a similar look in my own garden, when I have one.
peter chan yes that’s what I’m asking. I’d like to prune my shrubs to the more bonsai shape instead of just letting them free grow into large trees. I have some scots pines I’d like to make look more bonsai. They’re still pretty small so am wondering do I just let it free grow until it gets closer to the overall size I’d like it to be or should I be doing yearly Pruning on them even while they’re young and developing.
Am I the only one that actually could watch a 48 hour pruning video? I like to listen and watch while I work. Something about the sound of the pruning shears is relaxing. I would even go so far as to say that 48 hours of just pruning with no commentary would be awesome.
Really?
@@peterchan3100 Indeed. While I very much love your instruction videos and greatly look forward to them, I do also love the idea of just watching work being done in your nursery/garden for the sake of it. I make jewelry for a living and don't get away from my work desk as much as I would like to... so it would almost be like being able to enjoy the sanctuary of such a wonderful place even though I can't go there in person. It just seems so beautiful and relaxing... a type of ASMR I guess.
@@HeatherfishCreations Come and visit us one day. You will find it really relaxing here.
@@peterchan3100 Perhaps Someday. :)
I love this guy. I can watch his videos all day.
Again!! Snip, snip, and snip!! And Peter has created magic! Amazing.
I've been raising Bonsai since I was a teenager but still enjoy watching other people prune and style. I feel you have the best or definitely one of the best youtube channels on Bonsai / Oriental Gardens. Keep up the good work and video production!
Thanks for your comments.
Thank you for sharing your wisdom. I have one of these tree and I have no clue how to take care of it. Now I think I can keep my tree happy and healthy.
I could watch this for hours.... it's the least I can do till I have a garden to grow my own..
The bonsai tree is also gorgeous, but this gentleman has a magical way of grabbing your attention even when there's really nothing much.👍👍👍
You, sir, are a treasure for the world bonsai community.
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Really beautiful!
Humility is the foundation in which true greatness is built upon. Thanks Peter for delivering your knowledge quietly.
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Absolutely stunning trees, and easily the most detailed and high quality video on niwaki pruning I’ve ever seen! Really gives you a respect for these trees, the pinnacle of artistic pruning technique
Thank you for your kind feedback
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The greatest gift of the garden is the restoration of the five senses.Thanks for an amazing video.👏🌳
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Please post your 2 hours pruning video, I'll still watch it... watching you pruning is so enjoyable.
Trimming trees is one of my favorite things to do! Beautiful done and thank you for sharing sir!
This is such a helpful video. I'm a member of a Japanese Buddhist temple in Portland Oregon. We have several old pine trees in our garden that need to be maintained. We've done different things over the years as far as who was caring for them. Most recently the temple has decided to let people volunteer to do the maintenance. I've been reading about Japanese gardening this year in an effort to be a better help to my community. This video sums up and shows the practical side of so much. I've shared it with my temple community and am so grateful to you for sharing your experience and wisdom with us. The trees look beautiful.
Perhaps one day I will come and give you folk some lessons on how to prune your Temple trees. I would love to do that!
Nicely done Peter. Truly a labor of love. Thanks
Thank you so much for such a clear and informative video. I’m just beginning to learn about Japanese gardening techniques. I have a lot to learn, so I’m glad I found your channel here on TH-cam.
I have watched this video now countless times and starting to get it... thanks very much for this.
Very helpful. Pruned species Black Pine in a big planter today, needed some Niwaki coaching. I candled them too early last year for our climate.
Thanks!
absolutely gorgeous. Peter you are a real bonsai expert.
What a difference Peter, I trimmed a large overgrown white pine that was shared by these 3 rental properties, now it looks beautiful, the flowers, grass and ground cover are growing again under it, everyone says it looks so beautiful now, it's amazing what a little work (well not little) does. Thanks for your tips, just did a Bonsai with my niece yesterday, she did a good job, chopped a lot off, didn't expect that from a girl, thanks again for all the encouragement and your time.
Good for you - I would like to see what you did.
My fondest desire would be to have you at my property for a week. You are such an inspiration!
Getting ready to create our backyard Japanese-inspired garden (geometric because our yard in the city is deep and narrow) and watching a lot of these videos. This is the best one. So was thinking a kousa dogwood as the centerpiece (pretty easy to maintain), a “fence” with climbing hydrangea to back the garden (and hide the garage wall and dog run), and two Japanese black pines. Now thinking one pine will be as much as I can handle. I need to look more into weeping somethings to complement...thanks for all the wisdom.
Loved the finished look to the Scotts Pine. Made a big difference.
This is the most comprehensive Niwaki video on youtube. Excellent.
Wow, the audio and video quality has come a long way! Really enjoyable video
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Wow what a difference showing trunk makes..excellent work
I went to a Christmas tree farm and studied the different evergreens and read their descriptions. I love how the Scotch pine individual needles are flat and twist like a loose corkscrew.
I have a very old tattered and shapeless thuja orientalis in my front yard. I had the intention of taking it out but your videos have inspired me to try and turn it into a giant garden bonsai. It’s going to take me years because old wood doesn’t bud easily so I’ll have to cut back in stages. I don’t know if it will work anyway I’ll give it a try.
Thanks for sharing your knowledge, Peter.
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@@flavio81686 Good trim on that tree
Thanks a lot for your great videos! I have a black pine in the front yard. and your video helps me to prune it the right way.
Mr Peter thank you for great video,i hope we se training of niwaki from earlier stage in future videos,how to make shape of trunk with pruning etc....
So love watching your videos!
I love this. Great to see an expert talking through how to do this. Very educational! :D Thanks.
10/10 audio quality. Thanks so much for the effort.
Thankyou so very much for sharing your knowledge,, what a wonderful guide you made. I understood it is a fine art. But, as my first detailed video you have given a very good, strong introduction! Thankyou again
Thank's for that Peter, very informative and a great transformation. I bought a pair of these tripod ladders this year they're brilliant.
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Beautiful video! Great job! These wonderful pines like a giant bonsai 👍👍🔝
thanks, Peter . . . i see; how beautiful; lines of branch & tree trunk . . . hidden beauty in an always beautiful tree . . . human & nature working in harmony
Great works, Pete. Truly professional.
Thx for sharing Peter,. Such pruning would probably take me a week 😁.
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2 hours for that is quite the patience! Things that nature teaches you 💚 thanks for the awesome video
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ah man i enjoy your pruning videos they are very soothing. great video :D
Always a pleasure to watch your work sir
I always love the longer videos!
thanks for your feedback - I always am afraid they might be boring.
@@peterchan3100 never, you have such a passion and it's so inspiring
Beautiful work as always
Really fantastic job! Looks stunning 🤗🤗🤗 Sending you 39 sunny and warm hugs from southern Sweden 🤩 to all of you at Herons
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you are now watching a master at work. I hope to have this in my back yard one day but maybe 2 and half as big
NICE!! BEAUTIFUL PIECES OF ART
Excellent work...great vision as to what lies hidden beneath!
Very helpful Peter! Got answer to all my questions
Wow....hard work and accordingly amazing outcomes
awesome. when you cut the lower big branch i heard the words " BE BOLD" in my head
I agree. I liked the branch because I prefer the depth it provided while adding balance to the left side.
“Clouding” is definitely an apt description as it gave the appearance of the trunk bursting through the clouds.
This must take a very long time, it makes pruning smaller bonsai seem easy! So interesting, I watched every minute of your pruning.
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It appears to me that the production quality as well as the audio and visual quality have been improved tremendously! Thank you Dr. Chan for another Awesome video. 😎
Beautiful! What a lovely video.
Excellent video Peter thank you .
Very nice video Peter. I have two questions please; On the branches you removed 1) Would it have been possible to air layer each one ahead of time? 2) Can any of the branches on the ground be propagated? Thank you.
No - Most Pines will not air layer - Scots, Black, White etc - so dont waste your time. There is however one Pine - Zuisho that air layers. No other pine will air layer. Someone correct me if I am wrong,
@@peterchan3100 Very good to know. Thank you so much!
How does one get the tree trunk to take an angle just at the point when it comes out of the ground. That seems to be one of the defining points of beautiful niwaki. I bought a red pine and it’s got some subtle movement but nothing like the ones I’ve seen in Japan.
Beautiful work Mr Chan.
Thank you for explaining the Japanese terms and reminding us of safety!
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Bless you man, i find great joy in learning this...
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What a wonderfully enjoyable video. Thank you so much.
The tree's turned out beautifully. I have been thinking of a way to prune back a blue spruce standard that has outgrown its location. This maybe a technic to look into I think. Thanks for doing this video.
They are gorgeous! It is so satisfying to see the difference experienced pruning and shaping can make on a tree. Hmmm. Perhaps there is a life lesson in there somewhere.
Make what you will of it - Some principles that I practice myself are. - a bit of patience - try new things - be bold - don't worry about what others think - share with others and enjoy what you do!
Thise are all areas I have been working on since I hit 40. I have not perfected any of them yet but I don't give up.
Amazing video...amazing transformation of the trees....
Bravo ! C'est magnifique ! Vous êtes un Maître.
A Master's beautiful work.
Excellent video, love those ladders
Nice! Im planting small Scots Pines at my summerhouse and will prune and wire them like bonsais. Very inspiring!
I always look forward to Peter's videos.
とてもきれい。日本にいる気持。わたしも庭木が欲しい。ビデオありがとうございます。
Very enjoyable and informative, a well made video and no annoying music. ありがとうございました。👍🏽
Absolutely amazing work, you're the coolest!
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There is satisfaction in pruning and shaping a tree. I have a weeping thin-leaf Japanese Maple that I had left grow for many years. Last year I decided it was way past time to prune, so I watched videos of people professionally pruning such a tree, and then I went at it. I think it turned out well . . . and this year I did some more pruning, but not as severe. The tree had only a very few small dead twigs as compared to large amounts, so the letting of the sun and air into the structure along with the showing of the limb structure really improved the heatlh and appearance.
Wonderful demonstration!
Bonsai on a large scale ... love it
Thanks Peter. Lovely trees!
Beautiful job
Any videos or tips on how to shape or train branches with twine ? Thank you, love your vids! Also about growing in pots or fertilizing pine for faster growth?
Always have to keep the pinky finger out of the way of the cutters! Do you ever grab the whole bough in the left hand and get it all with one cut?
Yes I do
I'm watching this again. So sweet.
A wonderful learning experience!
Always love your videos, you always do a wonderful job, very beautiful.
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Imagine all the new trees one could grow from all those woody cuttings. Beautiful
Love watching your skill! Makes me want to prune something!
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wow...they look amazing...i have a very large pine tree n this my goal
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Really enjoyed this video,I have a daft newbie question would you ever wire the smaller branches on trees of this size ?
No wiring on these trees at all. All done by pruning.
@Herons Bonsai Hello Peter isn’t one reason to prune early with some outdoor bonsai pines to get a second flush of candles to speed up the shaping process and fill out the clouds quicker, thanks for a great video 🙏👍
Thank you!!! I love the video! So very helpful! I sincerely appreciate the longer videos where you explain so much. Thank you😊💜👍🏼
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Hi. Love the videos. Do you have one showing maybe a 20 year time lapse of say a maple from seedling to ready to sell? How it goes through various stages including options of being grown in pots vs ground. Thx!
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lovely .. thank you kindly for sharing your knowledge..
I read it is a good idea to give a tree a deep watering before intense pruning. Also, your method of starting at the bottom makes sense for another reason, you won't keep dropping needles and branches onto the below area.
Excellent video. This helped me greatly in improving my pruning techniques.
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This is so helpful! I have a white spruce about 6 feet high so I am guessing dwarf variety and previous owners tried to give it some shape - I will attempt to approach it the way you did and see if it improves my tree's shape.
Can the same technique be applied to Mugo Pines at this time of year? Normally I reduce the candles just before they harden off earlier in the year, but this year due to physical issues I couldn't do it in my normal time frame. Thanks for the informative video!
Yes you can do this to most pines
Informative. Thank you. Will have to check out the Japanese ladder.
The way I look at, starting from the bottom and working your way up makes the most since also. Everything we build practically starts from the bottom and you work your way up.
I've just returned from a vacation on Cape Cod in Massachusetts, and I must say that these trees share a striking resemblance to the coastal pines in the area. There are entire forests of them, all with a uniquely gnarled look.
It's fascinating seeing them out in wildlife reserves- almost as neat as the natural sort of bonsai one can find on a mountain top at the tree line. Do you think some of the inspiration for original garden trees may have come from coastal trees?
Thank you for the process on how to maintain the look in a garden though. I was enamored by those trees in the Cape and think that I'd like to achieve a similar look in my own garden, when I have one.
Yes we take inspiration from nature. Pines do grow like this. Look at the pics of Pines which grow on some of the islands in Japan.
Could u make a video on your progression through bonsai and how you got to where you are?
Excellent quality
Do you candle and prune them when they’re younger and developing or just when they get closer to the mature size you want them
To be?
Candle Pruning for these large garden trees is not necessary - I did explain it at the beginning. Candle pruning is more for the bonsai
peter chan yes that’s what I’m asking. I’d like to prune my shrubs to the more bonsai shape instead of just letting them free grow into large trees. I have some scots pines I’d like to make look more bonsai. They’re still pretty small so am wondering do I just let it free grow until it gets closer to the overall size I’d like it to be or should I be doing yearly
Pruning on them even while they’re young and developing.
@@MegaWhateveridontcar If you want Garden trees about 5ft plus tall, then grow them to that height first and then start training them.
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