Even listening to him discuss potting medium is interesting...incredible insight with quite logical reasoning on a subject that many are apprehensive to entertain.
LOL...same rabbit hole here. We bought our first Japanese Maple today to put next to a newly renovated pond and I started out looking for How to Care for Japanese Maples. I ended up watching 3+ hours of this fascinating gentleman! Guess I've got a new hobby emerging.
Thank you for being so intellectually unselfish with your teaching! You not only teach the classical art of bonsai but you also teach people to think artistically subjective so each person can produce something different and personal. You are such a great teacher!!!
@Chaz Nonya I agree! I started one some 40 years ago (from a class) and it died. I never educated myself like I have this time around. Peter is one of the best if the best. With due respect, I wish I could see closer views before he goes clipping and cutting.😊
When I first saw the plant in the nursery, I would not have guessed he would end up with what he did. Nice to see that it is possible to create. Inspirational to a newbie like me :-)
You sir are the real deal. You are the true meaning behind Bonsai. It is a honor to listen to you, and listening to your advise and techniques for me is a gift. Thank you for the time you take to teach us. Please know that it is much appreciated.
Thank you for showing that even inexperienced growers can produce a decent looking bonsai from nursery stock for not much money. Not everyone can afford 100’s of pounds for ready made bonsai. Beautiful little tree.
As a bonsai enthusiast some twenty years ago who got away from it due to life, and just now having a revived interest, I know a lot of beginners inspired by watching this are not going to happen to have a cascade pot laying around. Years ago, I was in that same situation, so there were times that I would put the styled tree back in the original plastic nursery pot for the time being, a lot of times waiting until the next year to actually put it into a fitting bonsai pot. I know you did not mention this respectively, and with this video, you wanted to show the potting process also to make the video complete. Time is definitely an element of bonsai. Thank you for this excellent video. I wish I would have had UA-cam twenty years ago for videos like this.
PETER, i was looking for a video on how to propagate junipers and your video pop up so i watched instead ,,, its as great as the first two times i watched it
Dear Peter, thank you for all of the knowledge you share with us here in the bonsai community. I have read some of your books and just love your UA-cam videos! I would love for you to share more about the finer points of tree care, cultivation, propogating juniper and Japanese maples, and grafting in as much detail as you can spare :) I also wanted to mention that your audio is very low on your videos, and even with the volume at its peak, the sound is difficult to hear. Thank you!! Josh - Ontario Canada.
Hi Peter , i do agree with Josh that some of the videos do have a low sound but that said i just think your knowledge and the way you show everyone how to get started is absolutely spellbinding , you have given me the confidence to get started soon ,i will be watching more of your videos and then i will definitely get going, many thanks Peter . Bob from Bristol England.
Good to know you can make Bonsai from J. communis! I love watching your videos, and I'm combing through my garden and hedge to find bonsai starting material 😅
This was wonderful; a whole new world for me. Very interesting and tranquil. Such a lovely man too. Thank you Peter! ♥ I really enjoyed watching & learning. Subscribed.
I have truned to your UA-cam channel, as I'm watching u u truly amaze me with your talent, your teaching is so wonderful I truly have enjoyed u so much I just wish I had your amazing gifted talent I want to grow my own juniper cascade but I'm nt at allan expressed as u so this is my first time looking learning about your beautiful VIDEO u have thought me so much just in the few minutes of watching u .thax u so much for sharing. I hope your heealth has approved
Very nice! I love all your pots. We need someone to place good bonsai pots on amazon, there's nothing worthwhile there. I really love the unglazed cascade pot you chose for this!
Create a bonsai is a journey. Enjoy the trip. Aim for the sky, but move slowly, enjoying every step along the way .It is all those little steps that make the journey complete. The journey is the reward. Stay patient and trust your journey.
After reading the other comments I can only agree in saying it is wonderful to see a master craftsman demonstrate how the fine art of Bonsai is done....I would also like to see additional videos especially on the lacey leaf Japanese Maple Bonsai. Thanks so much I have wondered about this art for years and how it is done.
This is fantastic. Just new at this, but not with aquascaping, so have some idea's on design. Bought a tiny baby juniper today and cut a lot off it and was scared I did too much, but after watching this, I know I didn't.
Juniper strength comes from its foliage so try and retain as much as possible. Depending on the type of Juniper it may react with juvenile (spiky) growth.
Hello from Guadeloupe, I find 2 lovely juniperus chinensis blue alp, but in the West indies that 's not everywhere, ô I think about you ,you've got so many species And à lot of knowledge ,I am sûre you can help me. Thank à lot for what you do
I throughly enjoy all your Videos Master Heron! I have only one suggestion and that is too invest in a microphone clip that you can clip it to your shirt, so the volume of the video is loud and of good quality to hear. I have my volume on High and it is very hard to hear your voice.
I've watched many other Bonsai channels...many of them were great, but nothing compares to his knowledge and insight. Really helps remove any apprehension or fear and makes it so logical and matter of fact! Best of luck on your Bonsai journey...make sure and view his other vids, too!
This is absolutely wonderful and I wish I lived in the UK just so I could attend your classes. I feel privileged to have seen a few of your videos and will continue to watch. Thank you for providing this wealth of information.
After a whole bunch of years I finally broke down and bought a tree. It’s a bougainvillea with a Y shaped trunk. I may be stuck with a formal upright, but that’s really OK. Going tomorrow tomorrow to look at young jacarandas. Maybe a little more supple. Bad thing, at my age, maybe hard to live long enough to enjoy them. I can remember when door knobs first got popular...
Peter, this is amazing! I’m going to try to make one. Also, that brown spot on the left forearm - has it been checked? It may be something boring like a seb ker, but it would be nice to be sure it is something boring.
Thank You Master Chan, for sharing your wisdom and expertise with us common folk! I met you when, to my delight, my son, when asked what he wanted for his 14th birthday, replied, "Bonsai"! In researching how to trim the creeping Juniper I already have, I've fallen in love with everything about you; your artistic talents, passion, Heron Nursery, anecdotes on life in general. Because of you, I will be able to make a beautiful bonsai to give my son. If everyone in this world was more like you, this truly would be heaven on Earth! God Bless You!
Very informative, and I thought myself years ago when taking a juniper out of a garden with a truck that had become overgrown it was a very formidable plant, as the transmission on the 3/4 ton truck gave way along with three sets of chains prior to the tree itself becoming uprooted. Becoming interested in Bonsai my first though was, use a juniper, not even a truck can kill one of those.
Juniper leaves tend to be very prickly, which was one of the reasons why I chose not to buy a Juniper tree for bonsai. I just found it annoying to have to deal with those hard, poking needle-like leaves and branches. How do you deal with leaves like this?
Hey i have a question , would u be able to dwarf plants also? like i think it would look cool if you would make a bonsai with a dwarved Hedera helix growing onto it!
Who doesn't dig this cat's accent . Throw a little East Coast Canadian in there , for some of that , " Yes Bye !" . Translation = Affirmative , Friend !
@Herons Bonsai do you ever take the wire off as it grows and bend as you like it to be? Or do you keep the wire on and let the trunk and branches grow over it?
Jimmy Warner once it has been on the bonsai for about a year or 2(including rewiring), it is pulled off. the wire doesn't stay. it would kill the tree if the tree grew around it
I was completely mesmerized. I never thought to create a Bonsai tree could be so captivating. These videos with this obviously master in Bonsai is hugely appreciated. Thank you.
I ABSOLUTELY ENJOYED YOUR VIDEO......A GREAT TEACHER.....THE CASCADE IS IN MY OPINION, VERY ELEGANT.....MY FAVORITE STYLE. I LEARNED ALOT FROM YOUR VIDEO. COULD YOU POST YOUR JUNIPER SOIL MIXTURE? THANK YOU FROM SOUTH CAROLINA U.S.A.
AMAZING! you can take a simple specimen of a tree or shrub and turn it inot something beautiful! I can't get enough of watching your videos and the magic you work with bonsai. thank you! 🤗
I lived in China 7 years until 2016 and was hoping I could find someone to teach me bonsai, I'm really glad that I found your Channel it should definitely get me started
I started this rabbit hole with a search for "grading your yard for proper drainage" and I have watched 3 hrs of Bonsai .......
We've all been there
He is fascinating...how could one not be drawn in?! Flippin amazing
Even listening to him discuss potting medium is interesting...incredible insight with quite logical reasoning on a subject that many are apprehensive to entertain.
LOL...same rabbit hole here. We bought our first Japanese Maple today to put next to a newly renovated pond and I started out looking for How to Care for Japanese Maples. I ended up watching 3+ hours of this fascinating gentleman! Guess I've got a new hobby emerging.
Tex Judd I started with a recommendation for a rain chain, 3 hours later I have ordered my own bonsai kit off amazon...
Thank you for being so intellectually unselfish with your teaching! You not only teach the classical art of bonsai but you also teach people to think artistically subjective so each person can produce something different and personal. You are such a great teacher!!!
If you’re not prepared to prune, you won’t make much progress. In bonsai and in life.
So true. I think I’ll print out, frame and hang this comment in a place where I can see it every day.
Good analogy. So true
i love it! less really is more.
the bob ross of gardening
I never thought about that, thank you...
amen to that
Dead on
@@fl1pper173 I did suprisingly
Nigel Sanders from BonsaiZone feels more like Bob Ross too me. :D
What ever this guy says about bonsais I'll believe him.
Same here.
Why?
His style is kind of sloppy actually
Even if, "If it looks good, eat it!". Oh wait wrong channel
I've waited 55 years to begin mine. After watching you, I'm finally ready. Wonderful educational videos, thank you.
Well if you would've started 55 years ago youd have a beautiful tree or 20 lol
@@MikeHunt-lz2hq Unfortunately I had no place to keep one safely.
1 ?!? Bless 🙏
@Chaz Nonya I agree! I started one some 40 years ago (from a class) and it died. I never educated myself like I have this time around. Peter is one of the best if the best. With due respect, I wish I could see closer views before he goes clipping and cutting.😊
When I first saw the plant in the nursery, I would not have guessed he would end up with what he did. Nice to see that it is possible to create. Inspirational to a newbie like me :-)
Well I have declared this man a Master and my inspiration to bonsai everything.
You sir are the real deal. You are the true meaning behind Bonsai. It is a honor to listen to you, and listening to your advise and techniques for me is a gift. Thank you for the time you take to teach us. Please know that it is much appreciated.
Thank you for showing that even inexperienced growers can produce a decent looking bonsai from nursery stock for not much money. Not everyone can afford 100’s of pounds for ready made bonsai. Beautiful little tree.
I love watching your videos very educational without feeling like being talked down to.
Other people: What a nice, confusing little shrub.
This beautiful gentleman: You shall become a bird!
Jakkal Jakobie good one
As a bonsai enthusiast some twenty years ago who got away from it due to life, and just now having a revived interest, I know a lot of beginners inspired by watching this are not going to happen to have a cascade pot laying around. Years ago, I was in that same situation, so there were times that I would put the styled tree back in the original plastic nursery pot for the time being, a lot of times waiting until the next year to actually put it into a fitting bonsai pot. I know you did not mention this respectively, and with this video, you wanted to show the potting process also to make the video complete. Time is definitely an element of bonsai. Thank you for this excellent video. I wish I would have had UA-cam twenty years ago for videos like this.
You are an amazing gentleman
I really appreciate the way you teach. Your great.
PETER, i was looking for a video on how to propagate junipers and your video pop up so i watched instead ,,, its as great as the first two times i watched it
Dear Peter, thank you for all of the knowledge you share with us here in the bonsai community. I have read some of your books and just love your UA-cam videos! I would love for you to share more about the finer points of tree care, cultivation, propogating juniper and Japanese maples, and grafting in as much detail as you can spare :) I also wanted to mention that your audio is very low on your videos, and even with the volume at its peak, the sound is difficult to hear. Thank you!! Josh - Ontario Canada.
Sound is perfectly fine for me!
Hi Peter , i do agree with Josh that some of the videos do have a low sound but that said i just think your knowledge and the way you show everyone how to get started is absolutely spellbinding , you have given me the confidence to get started soon ,i will be watching more of your videos and then i will definitely get going, many thanks Peter . Bob from Bristol England.
I have relatives in Toronto - would love to meet up with you the next time I am there
only just found this channel who knows how after watching photoshop tutorials but im engrossed and this guy has made me want to take up the hobby
So very cool! I could watch this for hours! 👍
Omg this video has been the most addictive amazing learning experience!!! Thank you. 🙏🏽🌺
Could Peter Chan do a video on styling basics and how to pick a style and also elaborate on how the pot matters?
I will try this my self, I have no idea how I got here but I am now one with the trees and I shall try this. Thanks for you knowledge
Good to know you can make Bonsai from J. communis! I love watching your videos, and I'm combing through my garden and hedge to find bonsai starting material 😅
He is GOD of Bonsai, i love him !
Thank you for sharing your incredible insights on Bonsai. I look forward to learning more.
Thank you for sharing your knowledge about bonsais. 👏👏👏👏
Very well explained and demonstrated. Thank you.
Peter Love the videos and you are an amazing Artist. Thank you so much.
Great work from japan !
Thanks for inspiring me to make Bonsai trees.
This was wonderful; a whole new world for me. Very interesting and tranquil. Such a lovely man too. Thank you Peter! ♥ I really enjoyed watching & learning. Subscribed.
I have truned to your UA-cam channel, as I'm watching u u truly amaze me with your talent, your teaching is so wonderful I truly have enjoyed u so much I just wish I had your amazing gifted talent I want to grow my own juniper cascade but I'm nt at allan expressed as u so this is my first time looking learning about your beautiful VIDEO u have thought me so much just in the few minutes of watching u .thax u so much for sharing. I hope your heealth has approved
Very nice! I love all your pots. We need someone to place good bonsai pots on amazon, there's nothing worthwhile there. I really love the unglazed cascade pot you chose for this!
Create a bonsai is a journey. Enjoy the trip. Aim for the sky, but move slowly, enjoying every step along the way .It is all those little steps that make the journey complete. The journey is the reward. Stay patient and trust your journey.
beautiful.
After reading the other comments I can only agree in saying it is wonderful to see a master craftsman demonstrate how the fine art of Bonsai is done....I would also like to see additional videos especially on the lacey leaf Japanese Maple Bonsai. Thanks so much I have wondered about this art for years and how it is done.
You Sir are one of the best teachers on the internet. Thank you for sharing this
The Cascadde Tree is happy in its new pot.
I love the thousand bonsai pots!
Please do a video demonstrating how to do exposed roots
Thank you Mr. Chan.
This is fantastic. Just new at this, but not with aquascaping, so have some idea's on design. Bought a tiny baby juniper today and cut a lot off it and was scared I did too much, but after watching this, I know I didn't.
Juniper strength comes from its foliage so try and retain as much as possible. Depending on the type of Juniper it may react with juvenile (spiky) growth.
I’m going to try a juniper now that you have shown me how to do it. Thank you!
2:55 Wow! It's amazing how fast he can move!!! Lol :)
Beautiful
How did a TED video about extremism bring me here?
Just lucky, I guess
Needed to mellow out
~tHe algoRiTHm~ thought you needed a little chill
envy how many the bonsai pots in the shop
Beautiful Bonsai! I love that Japanese style terracotta pot.
Θαυμάσιο Bonsai!!!
hello , this is a very interesting video . Thanks for this :)
Best regards
Very inspiring
My arms would be Juniper Rash up to my shoulders!!!
Hello from Guadeloupe, I find 2 lovely juniperus chinensis blue alp, but in the West indies that 's not everywhere, ô I think about you ,you've got so many species And à lot of knowledge ,I am sûre you can help me. Thank à lot for what you do
Wow! That is amazing!
Do you still have the tree? It would be very interesting to see, how it came out
Japanese Dwarf junipers also make good bonsaiest 🌴
I throughly enjoy all your Videos Master Heron! I have only one suggestion and that is too invest in a microphone clip that you can clip it to your shirt, so the volume of the video is loud and of good quality to hear. I have my volume on High and it is very hard to hear your voice.
Very popular l love this video
I’m 1:40 into the video and I’m already in love with this guy! I’m so excited to begin my bonsai journey. 💞🌳
I've watched many other Bonsai channels...many of them were great, but nothing compares to his knowledge and insight. Really helps remove any apprehension or fear and makes it so logical and matter of fact! Best of luck on your Bonsai journey...make sure and view his other vids, too!
Thank you for sharing your wonderful Skills. I am definitely going to try to create my own Bonsai.
Nice video and you are the best teacher. I have a question: How long will stay the wires on the tree? Thank you.
Amazing skill of your's in Bonsai is GREAT.
Very nice thank you
Bonsai is an art of patience, dedication and skill
This is absolutely wonderful and I wish I lived in the UK just so I could attend your classes. I feel privileged to have seen a few of your videos and will continue to watch. Thank you for providing this wealth of information.
Some of you are like me. You don't even own a bonsai, yet you are here watching his videos for hours and hours.
Thank you!
After a whole bunch of years I finally broke down and bought a tree. It’s a bougainvillea with a Y shaped trunk. I may be stuck with a formal upright, but that’s really OK. Going tomorrow tomorrow to look at young jacarandas. Maybe a little more supple. Bad thing, at my age, maybe hard to live long enough to enjoy them. I can remember when door knobs first got popular...
Awesome ! Although he made it look simple I'm assuming a lot of skill is involved. I am fascinated by this and I don't know why.
Peter, this is amazing! I’m going to try to make one. Also, that brown spot on the left forearm - has it been checked? It may be something boring like a seb ker, but it would be nice to be sure it is something boring.
I just got myself a Chinese Juniper “sea green” I’m very excited to work on it
Does the wire stay on the plant from now on or do you take it off at some point?
The wire remains until the tree has hardened to the shape.
Thank You Master Chan, for sharing your wisdom and expertise with us common folk! I met you when, to my delight, my son, when asked what he wanted for his 14th birthday, replied, "Bonsai"! In researching how to trim the creeping Juniper I already have, I've fallen in love with everything about you; your artistic talents, passion, Heron Nursery, anecdotes on life in general. Because of you, I will be able to make a beautiful bonsai to give my son. If everyone in this world was more like you, this truly would be heaven on Earth! God Bless You!
How long will it take for the plant to grow into shape, to be able to remove the wire from the bonsai?
I wish i could see a full video on soul mix
Please
Ten seconds in I already like this dude
You have so many beautiful trees, I always thought bonsai was the species name not an art form.
Very informative, and I thought myself years ago when taking a juniper out of a garden with a truck that had become overgrown it was a very formidable plant, as the transmission on the 3/4 ton truck gave way along with three sets of chains prior to the tree itself becoming uprooted.
Becoming interested in Bonsai my first though was, use a juniper, not even a truck can kill one of those.
Hi, Peter! I did my cascade juniper and now I am wondering how long should I leave the wires until it gets the position?
Juniper leaves tend to be very prickly, which was one of the reasons why I chose not to buy a Juniper tree for bonsai. I just found it annoying to have to deal with those hard, poking needle-like leaves and branches. How do you deal with leaves like this?
Hey i have a question , would u be able to dwarf plants also? like i think it would look cool if you would make a bonsai with a dwarved Hedera helix growing onto it!
Yes - Ivy does make good bonsai
Wow amazing video I loved every minute of it couldn't stop watching and learned a lot very much appreciated thank you
Peter: Grabs the juniper driftwood branch
Me: DONT BREAK IT- oh ok good
Lot to learn from you
Who doesn't dig this cat's accent . Throw a little East Coast Canadian in there , for some of that , " Yes Bye !" .
Translation = Affirmative , Friend !
@Herons Bonsai do you ever take the wire off as it grows and bend as you like it to be? Or do you keep the wire on and let the trunk and branches grow over it?
Jimmy Warner once it has been on the bonsai for about a year or 2(including rewiring), it is pulled off. the wire doesn't stay. it would kill the tree if the tree grew around it
Thanks for the Info!
I like him. :-) he is so giving and sharing the joy he found in plants. So addictive!
To tell you the truth, Bonsai videos are so addictive. I can't stop watching them and I have never created or own a Bonsai!
U should deffo get 1 once u get one u will want another one and another one ECT just like I did
Now tell me how to get a Japanese Bonsai Master to do it for me.
BTW I am not Japanese
I was completely mesmerized. I never thought to create a Bonsai tree could be so captivating. These videos with this obviously master in Bonsai is hugely appreciated. Thank you.
I love your videos!! ❤️ Very informative. Love the way you explain things in detail. I’ve learned so much from your videos.
You are great thanks a lot, please if you can make videos when the time to prune and repot and fertilise every type specially junipers
I ABSOLUTELY ENJOYED YOUR VIDEO......A GREAT TEACHER.....THE CASCADE IS IN MY OPINION, VERY ELEGANT.....MY FAVORITE STYLE. I LEARNED ALOT FROM YOUR VIDEO. COULD YOU POST YOUR JUNIPER SOIL MIXTURE? THANK YOU FROM SOUTH CAROLINA U.S.A.
Hello Marty, Glad you enjoyed the video. Unfortunately due to quarantine law we are only able to ship within the EU.
Thanks for the good information this helps so much you have helped me learn how to do my first bonsai tree. Keep working 😁👍!
AMAZING! you can take a simple specimen of a tree or shrub and turn it inot something beautiful!
I can't get enough of watching your videos and the magic you work with bonsai.
thank you! 🤗
What did the ancient Chinese use before wire? Fascinating channel!
they tied rocks to strings and ropes and this weighted the branches down. They of course used the 'cut and grow method' too.
thanks for sharing. youtube is really an awesome platform to learn, the pearl of the internet era I think
That was magical. You are brilliant.
Now I am all inspired to go get my hands on a common juniper and see what I can do.
I was able to see until 14:00 this tree is so difficult to deal with wooooow amazing work sensei
Myagi would be proud. Great Video!
You can come and wax my car buddy!
He pets them and I LOVE THAT! 💘
I lived in China 7 years until 2016 and was hoping I could find someone to teach me bonsai, I'm really glad that I found your Channel it should definitely get me started
Thank you very much sir. Iv learn. A great deal.