This was so helpful! I live in a very deciduous tree heavy area and I just started new cuttings of various thicknesses about 3 months ago. I am going to use that wiring technique on my thicker willow. I may try doing some vertical wires along the side to give a more "authentic" look.
Must admit that I’ve been led to believe that leaving the wire on would eventually kill the tree. None of my bonsai books mention this technique!! Thank you for showing me these tips.
I think he repeatedly mentions that the trees are black pines for a reason, i.e. that this is a technique specifically for them. Leaving the wires on certain kinds of trees ends with the wires slicing straight through the bark and ruining/killing the branches.
Thank you for another insight, you sir are certainly not a fool far from it your stock is beautiful wish I was closer so i could come see, bought a few of your books too. Thanks for all the hard work peter 👌👍
I personally love the where's some trunks will swallow the wire hole and not affected in any way other than giving super unique twist look with the bend! Very nice !
Thank you so much for taking the time to share your experience with all of us. Nuggets of gardening wisdom, passed from one gardener to another, are the most valuable tools for growing anything!
Thank you for this channel. Very good detailed information. i absolutely love how you break information down. just finished your soil video, i have to say it is awesome how you really press home that everywhere is different and every plant is different so there is no 1 answer. as you have said multiple times in different videos the first goal of bonsai is a healthy tree. Me and my wife are starting a few japanese maples to create bonsai with.we have never done this before but both have wanted to for a long time.so thank you for the pleasant, informative, and wise videos.
Tip & Tricks videos are the best! 👏 Coincidentally, I recently renovated my entire garden with gravel and beach pebbles! I will make use of your “escape-roots into gravel” tip!
i moved into an old house a while ago, there was an oak tree in a pot in the garden about 20ft, the roots had come out the bottom and grew full size. you would have never known, amazing
Thank you for your teachings Master. One consultation, this trunk "fattening" technique can be applied to other tree species. Thank you. Greetings from Chile
Venerable master, I am trying this method of leaving the wire on as you have shown in this presentation. Thank You for your instruction, much appreciated !
I will always remember this picture of a tree with a bicycle stuck in the trunk, the tree grew around the bike, it looked awesome. I wonder if such a thing is possible with bonsai, embedding objects into the tree. They would have to be little trinkets to fit the little trees, but it could add value.
Oh yes - I remember the bicycle one too. I have often seen iron fences grown into the trunk of trees and lifted up 4 or 5 metres high as the tree grows taller!!
We use mulberry trees as anchors for the fence, and where it attaches to the trees, it grows around. The trees are strong and hold the fence up, even when the fence itself is crumbling.
Sir, I am growing several trees in the ground. Is it acceptable to wire branches prior to digging them up? Great videos. I bought your first book almost 30 years ago. Thank you.
I have a pine tree in the backyard which the branch been sitting on the power cable line for so long that the branch engulfed it. The cable is basically in the branch. The cable company cut the branch, but had to leave a segment of wood trunk hanging on the cable.
Great tip peter (who is to tell the Master that he is doing things wrong )you are now my teacher and I believe you because you are a very wise and experienced gentleman just wish UA-cam was around 25 years ago ...
I've loved bonsai since The Karate Kid and now that there's more information about it due to the internet, I've grown more fascinated. I've been searching but cant find any information on whether or not it's ok to grow different types of trees in the same pot. Any and all information is helpful.
I have seedling and sapling specimens that I potted last year and this year. As of now, I have them in a homemade potting soil. I was wondering if they can remain in an organic soil and if so for how long. Commercial fertilizers can add up to quite a few dollars and I am trying to keep my hobby as low-cost as possible but still provide the utmost care for my trees that I have harvested from our 38 acres. I was also wondering if a homemade fertilizer could be made, liquid or solid, from bunny, chicken and/or duck manure. Thank you so much for your time.
Great video, I'm interested in the technique with the potted tree that developed into the flower pot below. If i were to repot it into a bonsai pot, is there a way to reduce the amount of damaged roots as i pull the tree out with its roots passing through the holes at the bottom of the first pot? Much thanks.
Here in the Philippines, bonsai artists use extention pots. Meaning, they would use a large basin filled with sand and soil mixture so that they will pot the pot on top of it.
Bonsai is for everyone. So, it's a safe bet to suppose this is a new era of stylistic innovation. As to the wire-bite, it's a matter of taste. I don't personally like it, but I'd never presume to say "it's wrong."
Me encanta su trabajo y sus tips , podria por sus videos con subtitulos en español ?. Asi podria suscribirme a su canal y segurilo con mas detalle . Un gran abrazo desde Chille
Any type of plant will grow roots through the drainage hole, even cacti. If you need to move the plant, just cut off the protruding roots and set them on gravel at their new location. They will quickly send out new roots provided that there is damp soil under the gravel.
hi. i'm starting bonsai i'v been learning so much your videos but i'm wondering are you using your bosai soil at those pots where roots reach gravel or something compost mix ?
Peter, I have an oak sapling in my garden that my son grew from an acorn 5 years ago. We put it in the ground not realising how quick it would grow. Two years in the ground and I am wondering if I can do anything to slow things down. I had (maybe crazy) an idea to try Bonsai type principles. The tree is about 4 foot high and same width. I just wonder if it needs to come out the ground into a (rather large) pot.
@@peterchan3100 wow thank you for such a quick reply! I'm quite nervous about the size I need to dig around it.And when is the correct time to prune it down? Also I have seen your video on air layering and wondered if I have time this year to experiment on this little oak. I asked my son (now 18) and turns out we planted the acorn 7 years ago!
Thank you for another great informative video. Could I please ask are coffee grounds good for bonsai, I grind my own coffee it seems a shame to waste the grounds. Thank You. 😀
“Silly fool”? I think not. Excellent work, Pete!!
Good idea bonsai mana2 beautiful.
He is the man ....
I was born in 1989! Thank you Peter for handing down all this information much love as always
Thank you for sharing your expertise, especially your early experimentation. So valuable and encouraging to those of us beginners.
This was so helpful! I live in a very deciduous tree heavy area and I just started new cuttings of various thicknesses about 3 months ago. I am going to use that wiring technique on my thicker willow. I may try doing some vertical wires along the side to give a more "authentic" look.
A very nice video, good to see these techniques!
I'd love to meet up one day Nigel!!
That would make for a good video!
Uncle how is Billy idol. It's Henry
I so appreciate the music choice. Very relaxing
Must admit that I’ve been led to believe that leaving the wire on would eventually kill the tree. None of my bonsai books mention this technique!! Thank you for showing me these tips.
I think he repeatedly mentions that the trees are black pines for a reason, i.e. that this is a technique specifically for them. Leaving the wires on certain kinds of trees ends with the wires slicing straight through the bark and ruining/killing the branches.
Brilliant ! Thank you Mr Chan. You are (very) inspirational. I've subscribed !
Thank you for another insight, you sir are certainly not a fool far from it your stock is beautiful wish I was closer so i could come see, bought a few of your books too.
Thanks for all the hard work peter 👌👍
These videos are making me give bonsai another try. Thank you for the amazing tips and for passing on your knowledge
I personally love the where's some trunks will swallow the wire hole and not affected in any way other than giving super unique twist look with the bend! Very nice !
Thank you so much for taking the time to share your experience with all of us. Nuggets of gardening wisdom, passed from one gardener to another, are the most valuable tools for growing anything!
Much respect to this person. Thank you for bestowing knowledge to everyone here. 🥂
picking up my very first tree on sunday the 13th. followed this channel for a few weeks now because of how much information you freely share. thanks
Love your videos! I learn so much.
Thank you for this channel. Very good detailed information. i absolutely love how you break information down. just finished your soil video, i have to say it is awesome how you really press home that everywhere is different and every plant is different so there is no 1 answer. as you have said multiple times in different videos the first goal of bonsai is a healthy tree. Me and my wife are starting a few japanese maples to create bonsai with.we have never done this before but both have wanted to for a long time.so thank you for the pleasant, informative, and wise videos.
Thanks for theTips. I enjoy watching you work. 😊I'm in Australia, the only thing is I have to wait for the seasons to come in the Southern Hemisphere
Thank you as always for these invaluable tid bits of bonsai knowledge.
Tip & Tricks videos are the best! 👏
Coincidentally, I recently renovated my entire garden with gravel and beach pebbles! I will make use of your “escape-roots into gravel” tip!
Excellent work....you are amazing..
I have seen chain saw chain that were left hanging up in tree over grown
looks awesome takes time though
Love the affect of the wire left on the trunk. Thanks
Beautiful nursery..brilliant tips to know love your videos⛩
Gotta love mister Peter Chan! Much respect sir. Thank you for all your knowledge
Another lesson learned from Mr. Peter Chan! Thank you very much! 😀
i moved into an old house a while ago, there was an oak tree in a pot in the garden about 20ft, the roots had come out the bottom and grew full size. you would have never known, amazing
Awesome nursery, trees, channel, and videos!
Thank you Peter. Love your tips. Going to try them for sure. 🙋♀️
What brilliant tips to help us make better, stronger and more interesting bonsai. Thank you as always, Mr Chan.
Thank you for sharing your knowledge!! Excellent collection..
What a great tip. Thank you for sharing this knowledge
Your NOT a silly fool ,, Ignore the haters they probably dont have a clue...love your stuff id much prefer to follow you ........
Imagine trying to pick up a little bonsai and lifting the whole nursery
😂😂😂😂
Thank you for your teachings Master. One consultation, this trunk "fattening" technique can be applied to other tree species. Thank you. Greetings from Chile
I don't think anyone has ever talked about the "wire effect" we have missed that aswell. Great vid bro.
Because it goes directly against traditional bonsai cultivation.
Venerable master, I am trying this method of leaving the wire on as you have shown in this presentation. Thank You for your instruction, much appreciated !
Great tips, these videos have helped me learn so much.
So that's how😅 gonna try indeed., more tips please Peter. Can't wait for the next video..thx for sharing..
Thanks for sharing your knowledge and experiences.👍🌳
Thank you for teaching, Maestro
I will always remember this picture of a tree with a bicycle stuck in the trunk, the tree grew around the bike, it looked awesome. I wonder if such a thing is possible with bonsai, embedding objects into the tree. They would have to be little trinkets to fit the little trees, but it could add value.
Oh yes - I remember the bicycle one too. I have often seen iron fences grown into the trunk of trees and lifted up 4 or 5 metres high as the tree grows taller!!
that is very interesting so as im practising wiring my bonsai i dont need to remove them from the branches or trunks very cool trick il remember that
We use mulberry trees as anchors for the fence, and where it attaches to the trees, it grows around. The trees are strong and hold the fence up, even when the fence itself is crumbling.
Thanks Peter, always learn a tip or two from your videos, cheers 🌴
I think you're a very wise man and I love watching your channel you're helping me very very much
Very interesting vidéo !! Thank you !!
I did so as well... guess I'm no fool this time, thank you for sharing your wisdom.
Thank you for your lesson
Great advice 🙏 thank you Peter ...
Another great video! But what about the "Peter Chan Moss Trick"?
Thank you so much, I'll make sure to use the gravel trick.
Great tips! Thank you so much.
love the look of the pine you have .... and i must say you are not a fool just a whys man
I would like to meet the people that called you crazy back then.... they must be pretty subdued mentally.
Keep up the good work.
I was just thinking about doing the same thing with my Hawaiian umbrella schefflera! I feel that it’ll look interesting with the aerial roots
Sir, I am growing several trees in the ground. Is it acceptable to wire branches prior to digging them up? Great videos. I bought your first book almost 30 years ago. Thank you.
Doesnt always work because you will get strong rogue shoots that become trunks eventually, leaving the wired branch to die.
I have a pine tree in the backyard which the branch been sitting on the power cable line for so long that the branch engulfed it. The cable is basically in the branch. The cable company cut the branch, but had to leave a segment of wood trunk hanging on the cable.
I have many Desert Roses and I am anxious to try this technique
Un gran trabajo, cómo todo lo que hace, me gustaría saber si deja el alambre ? Muchas gracias
Amazing knowledge Mr chan. Keep up the good work. See you soon.
Great tip peter (who is to tell the Master that he is doing things wrong )you are now my teacher and I believe you because you are a very wise and experienced gentleman just wish UA-cam was around 25 years ago ...
We all make mistakes - Even teachers make mistakes - that is how we learn - From our mistakes
I like to experiment with trees. It is fun and educational
I've loved bonsai since The Karate Kid and now that there's more information about it due to the internet, I've grown more fascinated. I've been searching but cant find any information on whether or not it's ok to grow different types of trees in the same pot. Any and all information is helpful.
yes, you can do that. you can put all sorts of trees in a large shallow pot and mimic a small forest scene.
I love these tips...the Maverick is at it again! :)
This very good tips. Thank you
I have seedling and sapling specimens that I potted last year and this year. As of now, I have them in a homemade potting soil. I was wondering if they can remain in an organic soil and if so for how long. Commercial fertilizers can add up to quite a few dollars and I am trying to keep my hobby as low-cost as possible but still provide the utmost care for my trees that I have harvested from our 38 acres. I was also wondering if a homemade fertilizer could be made, liquid or solid, from bunny, chicken and/or duck manure. Thank you so much for your time.
Great video, I'm interested in the technique with the potted tree that developed into the flower pot below. If i were to repot it into a bonsai pot, is there a way to reduce the amount of damaged roots as i pull the tree out with its roots passing through the holes at the bottom of the first pot? Much thanks.
Just do it carefully and it should be OK.
This time, apart from learning, you made me laugh. Thanks for that too.
I love this idea.
Hi thanks for the great videos you have made can I ask what fertiliser you are using brand and npk strengths cheers
Brand is not important - Just remember to use high nitrogen in Spring and high P & K in late Summer.
They look beautiful.
Thank you :)
All best,
Toni
Thank you for the tips!
Here in the Philippines, bonsai artists use extention pots. Meaning, they would use a large basin filled with sand and soil mixture so that they will pot the pot on top of it.
Very nice tips sir
Thanks for the tip
3:44 that is SO cool!
Thank you for your lesson ☺☺
Hello Peter. What were the specific tree names in this video? Many thanks :)
Bonsai is for everyone. So, it's a safe bet to suppose this is a new era of stylistic innovation. As to the wire-bite, it's a matter of taste. I don't personally like it, but I'd never presume to say "it's wrong."
It goes directly against the basic traditional spirit of bonsai cultivation.
You, my friend, are no fool! Thanks for the video.
Can you do the "leave the wire on" trick on any tree or does it only work on certain ones? Thank you for the video :)
Works on any tree
Nice one!
Me encanta su trabajo y sus tips , podria por sus videos con subtitulos en español ?.
Asi podria suscribirme a su canal y segurilo con mas detalle .
Un gran abrazo desde Chille
Would this effect work with all types of tree or just the pines?? Great video Pete. Definitely will be trying the pot on gravel tip!!
Any type of plant will grow roots through the drainage hole, even cacti. If you need to move the plant, just cut off the protruding roots and set them on gravel at their new location. They will quickly send out new roots provided that there is damp soil under the gravel.
@@emmitstewart1921 thanks. I did actually mean about the wire around trees but still useful info lol 👍
Thank you Peter for the tips. You are nobody’s fool.
thanks for uploading videos
hi. i'm starting bonsai i'v been learning so much your videos but i'm wondering are you using your bosai soil at those pots where roots reach gravel or something compost mix ?
Who would have thought! Amazing!😍☺
Only a stupid arrogant person could call YOU a fool. You are a MASTER in your art. Thank you for sharing.
I love this man.
Great these would look good around my koi pond new subscriber Barry Manchester England 👍 👍 👍 👍 👍
Peter, I have an oak sapling in my garden that my son grew from an acorn 5 years ago. We put it in the ground not realising how quick it would grow. Two years in the ground and I am wondering if I can do anything to slow things down. I had (maybe crazy) an idea to try Bonsai type principles. The tree is about 4 foot high and same width. I just wonder if it needs to come out the ground into a (rather large) pot.
Prune it down to about 30cm and let is sprout side branches. Dig it up in early spring and pot it up
@@peterchan3100 wow thank you for such a quick reply! I'm quite nervous about the size I need to dig around it.And when is the correct time to prune it down? Also I have seen your video on air layering and wondered if I have time this year to experiment on this little oak. I asked my son (now 18) and turns out we planted the acorn 7 years ago!
Good Video .
I would never call you a silly old fool. Have a wonderful day Grandpa :)
Thank you for another great informative video.
Could I please ask are coffee grounds good for bonsai, I grind my own coffee it seems a shame to waste the grounds.
Thank You. 😀
You can put them on your compost heap but not into the bonsai soil directly
@@peterchan3100 Thank You Master P
😀👍
Thank you teacher.
this guy is awesome
Thanks for sharing!
Question - since some of the imported trees had iron wire which would rust would time, would the rust not harm the tree?