You can make any hobby as expensive as you want, or you can do it on a budget, like me. Having a bonsai professional regularly use plastic training pots and ordinary secateurs really gives me the confidence to keep on with my bonsai. I get a lot of enjoyment from my plants, and as always I appreciate Peter's simple approach.
You are actually a true master in bonsai . I am watching your videos on bonsai and l am also trying to make a bonsai out of my spruce and it is all going well
Thank you for all these wonderful videos. Even though I live in a place where you can't ship, it's very interesting to see all the different varieties of plants in the kits you sell. :)
I have one Chinese Juinper that only has this juvenile foliage with the more spikey needles, but not this _shinpaku_ kind of foliage. It's one of those you can get cheaply at garden centers. I'll do my best with this one, but I hope I can also get an _itoigawa_ or _kishû_ in near future :)
Thank you so much for providing this amazing resource. The needles on my Chinese Juniper appear to be much longer than any of the ones I have seen in images/videos. Should I trim these to a desired length, or is there another way to accomplish this? Thank you
Nice video and species again! In my experience, cutting the juniper rootball back is not as critical as it is with many other species. That's because of the fact that junipers do not evaporate that much moisture because of its foliage. Also, the typical structure of junipers foliage makes it very well capable to get moisture from simply misting it on a regular base. They developed that property because it often grows (well) in more dry (climate) conditions. In general, junipers do not like a soil mixture that is too moist. At least in my experience... Personally, I do like the variety Juniper Virginiana "Grey Owl" a lot. It hardly developes juvenile foliage (little needles) when you prune it and its blue-ish appearance tends to turn even more blue in autumn and winter; very remarkable. When grown in your garden it rather grows quite well; even juniper bonsaï profits a lot when planted in your garden from time to time, for instance for a year or so. I do not know about other juniper species but the Virgiana "Grey Owl" budds back quite easily, even on the trunk. Check mr. Chan's video about propagating: when given some time, junipers propagate quite easily. In my experience they need about 3 to 6 months to develop roots (heel cutting). And so, from only one juniper, you can get lots of new, young plants. I keep those in a pot for two years and then I plant them in my garden and give them another two or three years. At this moment, I must have thirty or so of them, in all different stages. All cuttings were originally from only one plant, which I still have as a bonsaï tree... When you aim for (very) small bonsaï (mame or shohin), even less time is required. But they do like lots of sunlight and very good drainage! It's very tolerant regarding pruning also... If you want to practice wiring, this is perhaps one of the most ideal species: the branches are very easy to bent (of course, when not too thick). By the way, when planted in a (small) bonsaï pot, the trunk hardly thickens at all anymore. But the trunk does get a rather "old" appearance quite soon. Potting it up in a small bonsaï pot, should be, in fact, the last phase in its development. But then again, that actually goes for all bonsaï, doesn't it...? Junipers can take very harsh and cold conditions allthough Juniper Rigida ("needle juniper") is an exception to that: they do not like frost or very frosty conditions. I almost forgot to tell: there are hardly any well known diseases for junipers as far as I know of and personally, I never experienced even one disease or nasty insect plague or so in more than thirty years!! Summary: highly recommendable, lots of sunlight, very good drainage (not too wet conditions) and some patience... Good luck and have fun!
@@peterchan3100 Thank you very much, mr Chan, I really appreciate that information. I have to say, I didn't know that at all and I can't even remember reading about it somewhere. I looked it up for now: phytophtera seems to be a semi-fungus, obviously originally coming from Asia. On the other hand: I never even had the smallest problem whatsoefor more than three decades with my junipers regarding insects or the disease you mention. It must be said though, that my experience is restricted to mostly (but not exclusive) Juniper Virginiana "Grey Owl". Perhaps there is a small chance that this species is more resistant to these plagues but to be honest, I doubt that. Ah well, for now I guess my caretaking for my Junipers and Juniper cuttings seems to be sufficient. At least untill now so I'm hoping for the best for future times... Thinking about my history with these trees as bonsaï projects, I can tell you that I keep them rather dry but never dried out, at very sunny (and sometimes really hot!) locations and very well drained and they are exposed to full winter conditions every year, also good frost even in their rather small pots! I use exclusively rainwater and fertilize them in a rather modest way. Pruning is done mainly with my fingers and fingernails and always bit by bit ("plucking") in order to prevent juvenile foliage and too much stress for the trees. So far, this obviously does the trick I guess... Anyway, still learning, so again: thanks a lot!
is this the chinese juniper that grows in the ground real tall almost like a christmas tree? "skyrocket" i think i see it labeled at our local garden center
I bought 6 cotoneaster this weekend. They were a dollar each. Last night I was repotting one and discovered it had enough roots for 3 trees. Very healthy and a nice radius on top. So I decided to try an experiment. I took an 8 inch standard pot and put a 500 ml sour cream container upside upside down in the bottom, making sure it blocks no drainage. Then I carefully potted the plant to drape the roots over the "rock". I am hopeful that the roots will form a nice dome and then I can install a real rock next year.
Btw, if you ever get down Mr Chan, your videos are SUCH A LIFT. Here in Lockdown Leicester they have been a total diversion! Hopefully our delayed lesson will still happen next year!
You can make any hobby as expensive as you want, or you can do it on a budget, like me. Having a bonsai professional regularly use plastic training pots and ordinary secateurs really gives me the confidence to keep on with my bonsai. I get a lot of enjoyment from my plants, and as always I appreciate Peter's simple approach.
Thank you - that is my style of teaching bonsai to ordinary people like you and me.
@@peterchan3100 I love this juniper series, definitely makes the bonsai hobby feel more accessible.
I have a great respect for this channel. This man makes videos in detail about how to make a product that sells. Astounding.
The master has done it again! Great video. Thank you Peter.
Yay another video...thx for sharing Peter 👍 Awesome.
You are actually a true master in bonsai . I am watching your videos on bonsai and l am also trying to make a bonsai out of my spruce and it is all going well
Thats a bonsai starter worth the buy. I enjoyed this styling! Turned out nice!
What? No robin in this video!!! 😀
That little guy is a star.
day off!
So Sweet and So Very Cute. I just Love it. ☺💖💖
Thank you for your comment (👍)👧
Lovely chineese juniper bonsai 👍
Thank you for all these wonderful videos. Even though I live in a place where you can't ship, it's very interesting to see all the different varieties of plants in the kits you sell. :)
Thanks Peter
Hérons the master bonsaï of UA-cam
Not Happy UA-cam where was my notification!
Sunday breakfast with Peter week 48
Great video!
Turn a juniper into an exams tree, brilliant.
I have one Chinese Juinper that only has this juvenile foliage with the more spikey needles, but not this _shinpaku_ kind of foliage. It's one of those you can get cheaply at garden centers. I'll do my best with this one, but I hope I can also get an _itoigawa_ or _kishû_ in near future :)
Thank you 😊🍃
I only have one thicness of wire i think its two mil if i need a bigger one can i just use two wires?
Yes, I've done two blauuws recently with double 2mm.
Thank you so much for providing this amazing resource. The needles on my Chinese Juniper appear to be much longer than any of the ones I have seen in images/videos. Should I trim these to a desired length, or is there another way to accomplish this? Thank you
Nice video and species again! In my experience, cutting the juniper rootball back is not as critical as it is with many other species. That's because of the fact that junipers do not evaporate that much moisture because of its foliage. Also, the typical structure of junipers foliage makes it very well capable to get moisture from simply misting it on a regular base. They developed that property because it often grows (well) in more dry (climate) conditions. In general, junipers do not like a soil mixture that is too moist. At least in my experience...
Personally, I do like the variety Juniper Virginiana "Grey Owl" a lot. It hardly developes juvenile foliage (little needles) when you prune it and its blue-ish appearance tends to turn even more blue in autumn and winter; very remarkable. When grown in your garden it rather grows quite well; even juniper bonsaï profits a lot when planted in your garden from time to time, for instance for a year or so. I do not know about other juniper species but the Virgiana "Grey Owl" budds back quite easily, even on the trunk.
Check mr. Chan's video about propagating: when given some time, junipers propagate quite easily. In my experience they need about 3 to 6 months to develop roots (heel cutting). And so, from only one juniper, you can get lots of new, young plants. I keep those in a pot for two years and then I plant them in my garden and give them another two or three years. At this moment, I must have thirty or so of them, in all different stages. All cuttings were originally from only one plant, which I still have as a bonsaï tree... When you aim for (very) small bonsaï (mame or shohin), even less time is required. But they do like lots of sunlight and very good drainage! It's very tolerant regarding pruning also...
If you want to practice wiring, this is perhaps one of the most ideal species: the branches are very easy to bent (of course, when not too thick).
By the way, when planted in a (small) bonsaï pot, the trunk hardly thickens at all anymore. But the trunk does get a rather "old" appearance quite soon. Potting it up in a small bonsaï pot, should be, in fact, the last phase in its development. But then again, that actually goes for all bonsaï, doesn't it...?
Junipers can take very harsh and cold conditions allthough Juniper Rigida ("needle juniper") is an exception to that: they do not like frost or very frosty conditions.
I almost forgot to tell: there are hardly any well known diseases for junipers as far as I know of and personally, I never experienced even one disease or nasty insect plague or so in more than thirty years!!
Summary: highly recommendable, lots of sunlight, very good drainage (not too wet conditions) and some patience...
Good luck and have fun!
Phytophtera is a viral disease they suffer from. Also very prone to scale insect pests
@@peterchan3100 Thank you very much, mr Chan, I really appreciate that information. I have to say, I didn't know that at all and I can't even remember reading about it somewhere. I looked it up for now: phytophtera seems to be a semi-fungus, obviously originally coming from Asia. On the other hand: I never even had the smallest problem whatsoefor more than three decades with my junipers regarding insects or the disease you mention. It must be said though, that my experience is restricted to mostly (but not exclusive) Juniper Virginiana "Grey Owl". Perhaps there is a small chance that this species is more resistant to these plagues but to be honest, I doubt that. Ah well, for now I guess my caretaking for my Junipers and Juniper cuttings seems to be sufficient. At least untill now so I'm hoping for the best for future times... Thinking about my history with these trees as bonsaï projects, I can tell you that I keep them rather dry but never dried out, at very sunny (and sometimes really hot!) locations and very well drained and they are exposed to full winter conditions every year, also good frost even in their rather small pots! I use exclusively rainwater and fertilize them in a rather modest way. Pruning is done mainly with my fingers and fingernails and always bit by bit ("plucking") in order to prevent juvenile foliage and too much stress for the trees. So far, this obviously does the trick I guess... Anyway, still learning, so again: thanks a lot!
Hi Peter, will you be doing a video regarding the Hornbeam available on your website?
Thanks so much, Peter! Is it possible to make this kind of Bonsai from a Blue Carpet Juniper?
👍 I made one a few years back and is starting to look really nice
Yes that is a good variety for bonsai
is this the chinese juniper that grows in the ground real tall almost like a christmas tree? "skyrocket" i think i see it labeled at our local garden center
They grow to a max of 3 metres in a vase shape (V-shape)
i like your artwork..master,........
I bought 6 cotoneaster this weekend. They were a dollar each. Last night I was repotting one and discovered it had enough roots for 3 trees. Very healthy and a nice radius on top. So I decided to try an experiment.
I took an 8 inch standard pot and put a 500 ml sour cream container upside upside down in the bottom, making sure it blocks no drainage. Then I carefully potted the plant to drape the roots over the "rock". I am hopeful that the roots will form a nice dome and then I can install a real rock next year.
San Jose videos please 🙏🙂
do not remove the soil from the roots entirely, it stresses the tree. Lesson learned.
Btw, if you ever get down Mr Chan, your videos are SUCH A LIFT. Here in Lockdown Leicester they have been a total diversion! Hopefully our delayed lesson will still happen next year!
Come and visit us when lockdown is over.
@@peterchan3100 certainly will. We have a lesson rebooked for March.
Great video! Can you keep these indoors?
No they are outdoor plants.
I had no idea that the blaaws foliage looks like kishu
🥰🥰