following Peter's instruction is a bit like making a drawing with Bob Ross, you don't really know what you are doing but you end up with happy little tree
That video you are referring to, was about three years ago and was called: "How to propogate bonsaï & make cuttings". I learned a lot from it, even after many years of having bonsaï and taking care of them. I can really recommend that video! Following the ideas and instructions from especially that video, I was so successful that I ended up with far too many little trees: azalea's (also satzuki's!), japanese maples, junipers, honeysuckels, and so on and so forth. Even untill today... Propagating your own little trees, really adds an extra dimension to our hobby. Apart from keeping our hobby rather cheap...
Thank you Peter, for sharing another on rooting cuttings. I've learned that many of my cuttings have been too thick. I've also not been patient enough. Well...the family hasn't been patient enough. I've also not cut the leaves back enough or left too many. Again, thank you for sharing what some would call "repeats" video. It helps us beginners to keep experimenting. Julie in North Carolina, USA
Thank you for your lesson in Cutting. Now I know that Pines don't root so easily. I tried Pine it did not work. But I used the same principles you gave on cutting on my son's cutting on a plant he had and only left 1 and a half lelf and he had some hormone rooting powder. And they took and my mom gave me two cutting of her plants and I repotted them and had a strong root system and lots of follage. Thank you for your lesson Sincerely Patricia Ann Griggs 🌿🌿☘🍀🌱🍃🍁💚💚💚
Thank you again for another interesting and informative and enjoyable post , now l had my post church tea and scone and you have again inspired me to go out into the garden for a little while, thank you.
Peter, I have had some success with thicker cuttings when I regularly spray the cuttings with a foliar feed, it seems to have enough nutrients to keep the cutting going, sometimes for months or a year! , until it finally puts out roots
Thank you Peter. Must till you about my experiment with buxus cuttings.I took some cuttings last august,and I was lazy,so I just Putin them in water indoors.First in mars They had New roots.and I planted them indoors too,and They are doing wery well☺️
Btw, the willow cuttings I took after attending your workshop have taken root in a jug of water, as you suggested. I presume I should pot them up now? Kind regards, Carl.
By the way: personally I make a little hole before I insert the cutting (and close it after planting). Doing this, I prevent loosing almost all the rooting powder when I insert the cuttings. Just a little tip perhaps...
So glad you said pine wont root. I guess harvesting those odd seedlings growing where they shouldnt is the best option then. They are about 2 years now and quite tall, maybe 12 inches. But not much branching yet. Also some cherry trees, and holly that already has an interesting bend because of snow weight, I guess. They wont ever be straight upright trees. I got 2 so far.
Can you please advise on where to store the cuttings before they root and after? For instance inside or outside? North side of building, etc? Thank you.
Cuttings are a great way to get plants for free, juniper cuttings take quite easy , i have tried J maples but they are so hard to get to strike. Anytime i go to trim a tree i prepare a cutting mix , it doesnt take long n why waste cuttings .
I have done cuttings with various types of house plants but never with a tree. A friend has a very old ornamental Japanese red maple that I tried to root cuttings from but they did not take. I wonder if this is because the tree is so old? It is starting to look a little sad. We are having a bad drought this summer so it looks even worse now. Will this effect the success that I may or may not have this year?
I made lots of cuttings, airlayers, and collected as many seedlings of different species over the last 2 years. And I’m now at the point I have reduce my collection because I run out of space 😅
I had a question about trimming the photosynthetic material back before planting the cutting: I understand the reason for that, but my understanding was that the growing tip was the source of auxins and other natural rooting hormones in the plant. Wouldn't we want to leave the growing tip at least and trim around it so the plant can promote it's own rooting, even if using rooting powders/gels?
Video molto interessante ed istruttivo ; personalmente riesco a riprodurre il pinus pentaphylla per talea in primavera con ormone radicante e substrato di akadama e pongo le talee in una piccola serra artigianale fino alla primavera successiva controllando la radicazione
Advice needed, I can’t find this info online. I started growing some birch and apple trees this spring from seed. they’re in a porch, the temperature is a bit more like outdoors compared to if I had them in the house. They’re doing well but still small, with thin, delicate trunks. Question is, when would I want to be moving these trees outdoors, and how should I go about doing it? So you know what the climate is like here I live in north England. Any comments, if you could point me to helpful videos or articles this would be much appreciated, thanks.
So the rooting hormone is a synthetic version of a chemical found in plants and what it does it tells the plant grow grow grow because it overpowers or replaces a different chemical in the plant that says don't grow
Great video again! Would you place the tray under a plastic dome or bag to create a humid environment, or will it be enough to just place it in a green house?
Hi Peter, I'd love to know where to purchase the deep trays with the mesh bases. The ones you showed in the video were red. In the states they call them Anderson Flats. I can't find them anywhere in the UK.
Thank you for yet another video on cuttings. 😩 I still can't get any decent results with cuttings, neither deciduous nor conifers, unfortunately... I tried a variety of substrates already, but still 90% of them die (( Anyway, I'll keep trying, simply because I get cuttings now and then. At least I followed Peter's advice unconsciously already ))
From my experience (indoor plants) you must keep them moist but not wet. To wet will cause roting or mould. I have good experience puting a transparent plastik bag on the pot, if the inside of the bag is wet open the bag and let air come in. This also keep the humidity in the air high and prevent the cuting from drying out.
@@jonawolf8023 thank you, I have seen/heard of this trick with the bag but not really considered it for myself. Just got into bonsai, so lots to learn 😁
I have a floating cloud maple and I was being the trunk and it cracked will it be ok. It didn't break all the way just half. I put it back and used the 2 branch rule and used the wire to close it back up. Any help I can get will be appreciated. I don't want to lose my tree. Thank you
I'm having trouble with cuttings rather rotting not rooting. Using a mix of free draining medium - organic with lots of large grit sand and little bit of leca pebbles. Some say not to water the soil because there are no roots to use the water. Only mist the leaves and keep it under a dome.
@@peterchan3100 I quess it comes to experience and keeping the medium just moist enough so that the cuttings don't dry out. I have experimented with cuttings only a couple of times so I hope the results will get better.
@@daboz88 I try not to push on the soil but when watering it compresses on its own. I have heared some use pure perlite with good results. Can't imagine more free draining medium than that.
@@aivarpetrov7447 Ive had success with Japanese maple in pure perlite. I find misting is better than watering. They need to be misted a lot. Even indoors (which I do)
Just curious if you have a new person managing your UA-cam uploads since the release schedule has changed from the regular, traditional 8am (UK GMT) Wednesday and Sunday, and thumbnail style has changed… I am no longer sure when new videos are going to drop…
Yes we have changed our uploads times because many of our American viewers find it more convenient. I hope it won't inconvenience the UK and European viewers. Bear with us and lets give it a try. It will be 5pm BST each Wednesday and Sundays and sometimes also on a Friday.
@@almightysanchez4565 notifications are on. My point was that the regular and predictable update times had changed. I was used to watching them with my breakfast on Wednesdays and Sundays and hadn’t yet figured out the pattern for the new release times.
Your videos are great. But most in My way Bonsai for free and airlairing .bought Acer in a German Supermarket for 13euro. I maid 4 airlairing,. And now ihave 5 Tree.thanks for all your videos and knowledge Great from germany near Berlin
I've had the hardest time trying to make cuttings or air layers from my cornus dogwood tree.. I'm convinced it's positively impossible smh... any tips? Anyone with successful can answer even Peter 😉
following Peter's instruction is a bit like making a drawing with Bob Ross, you don't really know what you are doing but you end up with happy little tree
Exactly how I feel
So so true..lol
I can’t express how much I appreciate your videos. You are an amazing teacher
That video you are referring to, was about three years ago and was called: "How to propogate bonsaï & make cuttings". I learned a lot from it, even after many years of having bonsaï and taking care of them. I can really recommend that video! Following the ideas and instructions from especially that video, I was so successful that I ended up with far too many little trees: azalea's (also satzuki's!), japanese maples, junipers, honeysuckels, and so on and so forth. Even untill today... Propagating your own little trees, really adds an extra dimension to our hobby. Apart from keeping our hobby rather cheap...
The cuttings also make nice gifts. I have a wisteria and I fully intend to gift some cuttings to my sister. First though I'll make sure they strike
@@Stettafire That is a beatiful example of what I wanted to point out... Good idea and good luck!
Thank you Peter, for sharing another on rooting cuttings.
I've learned that many of my cuttings have been too thick. I've also not been patient enough. Well...the family hasn't been patient enough. I've also not cut the leaves back enough or left too many.
Again, thank you for sharing what some would call "repeats" video. It helps us beginners to keep experimenting.
Julie in North Carolina, USA
Thank you for your lesson in Cutting. Now I know that Pines don't root so easily. I tried Pine it did not work. But I used the same principles you gave on cutting on my son's cutting on a plant he had and only left 1 and a half lelf and he had some hormone rooting powder. And they took and my mom gave me two cutting of her plants and I repotted them and had a strong root system and lots of follage. Thank you for your lesson
Sincerely
Patricia Ann Griggs 🌿🌿☘🍀🌱🍃🍁💚💚💚
Thank you for your Comment
I am making cuttings of arborvitae as I watch you. It's so relaxing and meditative. 💜
Thank you again for another interesting and informative and enjoyable post , now l had my post church tea and scone and you have again inspired me to go out into the garden for a little while, thank you.
Wonderful idea using the seed tray, I will give this a try, Thank you Peter for all your videos and advice :)
Peter, I have had some success with thicker cuttings when I regularly spray the cuttings with a foliar feed, it seems to have enough nutrients to keep the cutting going, sometimes for months or a year! , until it finally puts out roots
Thanks for sharing Peter, you're a great!
Thank you Peter for sharing the importance of the 2 different cuttings.
Happy to see pipal in your nursery love to see video on pipal bonsai
Seriously, I never considered evergreen cuttings. Thank you. I'm going to try cedar.
thank you mr peter. clearly explanation about cuttings stem
Thank you Peter. Must till you about my experiment with buxus cuttings.I took some cuttings last august,and I was lazy,so I just Putin them in water indoors.First in mars They had New roots.and I planted them indoors too,and They are doing wery well☺️
Thanks for the video Peter :)
Thank you Peter, this has been most informative!
Thank you so much Peter!
Great explanation now I know how to do it thank you Mr Chan
Perfect timing!! Thanks again for some great info
Thanks for sharing this, Mr Chan! Very inspiring!
The slant tip is new to me, thank you for sharing
Thanks Peter. All good information.
Btw, the willow cuttings I took after attending your workshop have taken root in a jug of water, as you suggested. I presume I should pot them up now? Kind regards, Carl.
Excellent timing friend
Thank you
Congrats on the 400000 followers here on youtube
Oh good you can make a bonsai from edible fig. I bought one called Scarlet gem. Supposed to have very small leaves. I'm encouraged yours looks lovely.
Awesome as always Peter 👌👌
What else i can say!!
By the way: personally I make a little hole before I insert the cutting (and close it after planting). Doing this, I prevent loosing almost all the rooting powder when I insert the cuttings. Just a little tip perhaps...
So glad you said pine wont root. I guess harvesting those odd seedlings growing where they shouldnt is the best option then. They are about 2 years now and quite tall, maybe 12 inches. But not much branching yet. Also some cherry trees, and holly that already has an interesting bend because of snow weight, I guess. They wont ever be straight upright trees. I got 2 so far.
Thx for sharing Peter 👍
Can you please advise on where to store the cuttings before they root and after? For instance inside or outside? North side of building, etc? Thank you.
Episode 2 of Sunday afternoon bonsai with Peter 👍
What is everyone doing at 8AM breakfast is just not the same☹️
Oh dear -
Muchas grasias por enseñar señor profesor estoy aprendiendo con usted grasias
How well does a yew do with these methods and if they do well what’s the time frame to expect thank you for all the education you provide
Very interesting Peter, thank you. May I ask, when is the best time to make cuttings in the UK. I have access to an unheated greenhouse.
Deciduous subjects like maples are best done in the late Spring (May-June), Evergreen cuttings can be made throughout the year.
@@peterchan3100 Great. Many thanks for the reply. I’m determined to give it a go!
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Cuttings are a great way to get plants for free, juniper cuttings take quite easy , i have tried J maples but they are so hard to get to strike.
Anytime i go to trim a tree i prepare a cutting mix , it doesnt take long n why waste cuttings .
Thanks a lot.. for sharing your expertise
I have done cuttings with various types of house plants but never with a tree. A friend has a very old ornamental Japanese red maple that I tried to root cuttings from but they did not take. I wonder if this is because the tree is so old? It is starting to look a little sad. We are having a bad drought this summer so it looks even worse now. Will this effect the success that I may or may not have this year?
Excited to try.
When is the USA branch of Herons opening?!
I made lots of cuttings, airlayers, and collected as many seedlings of different species over the last 2 years. And I’m now at the point I have reduce my collection because I run out of space 😅
Building my business on cuttings cheers
great video 👌
Thanks again Peter, how to water the cutting’s? Regards Ashwin from Amsterdam
Mulberry tree I pull out like weeds in my garden
I have white Mulberry tree
The fruit is so sweet
I had a question about trimming the photosynthetic material back before planting the cutting: I understand the reason for that, but my understanding was that the growing tip was the source of auxins and other natural rooting hormones in the plant. Wouldn't we want to leave the growing tip at least and trim around it so the plant can promote it's own rooting, even if using rooting powders/gels?
I prefer to prune the tip off so that the cutting becomes bushy.
Thank you for sharing
I try AGAIN I never have any success in taking cuttings.
Huge thanks
Video molto interessante ed istruttivo ; personalmente riesco a riprodurre il pinus pentaphylla per talea in primavera con ormone radicante e substrato di akadama e pongo le talee in una piccola serra artigianale fino alla primavera successiva controllando la radicazione
Thank you for this video, I’ve not been very successful with my cuttings but I’ll continue to try. Do you sell cuttings at your nursery? Xx
Yes we do. But we dont advertise it on our website - Best to visit the nursery for this.
Advice needed, I can’t find this info online. I started growing some birch and apple trees this spring from seed. they’re in a porch, the temperature is a bit more like outdoors compared to if I had them in the house. They’re doing well but still small, with thin, delicate trunks. Question is, when would I want to be moving these trees outdoors, and how should I go about doing it? So you know what the climate is like here I live in north England. Any comments, if you could point me to helpful videos or articles this would be much appreciated, thanks.
Where should I place the cuttings? Should they be outdoors or indoors? And should they be watered like a normal tree? Thanks;)
peepal tree aka ficus religiosa. Grows in lots of places in the tropics like weeds.
So the rooting hormone is a synthetic version of a chemical found in plants and what it does it tells the plant grow grow grow because it overpowers or replaces a different chemical in the plant that says don't grow
What about watering? How much? How often?
Great video again!
Would you place the tray under a plastic dome or bag to create a humid environment, or will it be enough to just place it in a green house?
Green house is fine since it is a closed environment - no need to cover.
I've always had trouble with cuttings, few have ever rooted. I tried different methods and root hormones, no luck.
Same here. I tried it this year with Dutchman's Pipe cuttings, but they all just rotted.
Help I have bamboo growing in my yard how can I move some of them elsewhere
Thank you Dr. Chan for another wonderful video... So, so much good info.
Do you use the same IBA concentration on all your cuttings?
Yes
@@peterchan3100 I have been wasting a lot of money and time. Thank you.
Hi Peter, I'd love to know where to purchase the deep trays with the mesh bases. The ones you showed in the video were red. In the states they call them Anderson Flats. I can't find them anywhere in the UK.
Search horticultural suppliers - Ours are commercial plant trays
Thank you for yet another video on cuttings.
😩 I still can't get any decent results with cuttings, neither deciduous nor conifers, unfortunately... I tried a variety of substrates already, but still 90% of them die ((
Anyway, I'll keep trying, simply because I get cuttings now and then. At least I followed Peter's advice unconsciously already ))
I think having a greenhouse is the best way to maintain cuttings alive long enough for rooting (constant climate, moderate heat and moisture)
Very good video. Is this possible to do with fruit tree?
I have rooted apple cuttings
What would be the preferred watering after you put the cuttings for the first time in the soil?
From my experience (indoor plants) you must keep them moist but not wet. To wet will cause roting or mould. I have good experience puting a transparent plastik bag on the pot, if the inside of the bag is wet open the bag and let air come in.
This also keep the humidity in the air high and prevent the cuting from drying out.
@@jonawolf8023 thank you, I have seen/heard of this trick with the bag but not really considered it for myself. Just got into bonsai, so lots to learn 😁
With a watering can using a fine Rose
I have a floating cloud maple and I was being the trunk and it cracked will it be ok. It didn't break all the way just half. I put it back and used the 2 branch rule and used the wire to close it back up. Any help I can get will be appreciated. I don't want to lose my tree. Thank you
If the branch cracked then there seems little hope.
OK thank you. I'm going to try to save her will let you know how it works out
How often to water cuttings,and where to put them during the winter?
Always keep the soil moist.
Is the end of summer (right now in Europe) still ok to make cuttings without a greenhouse? I had this project this season but time went away too fast!
Junipers can be done now.
@@peterchan3100 Thank you, Peter!
With autumn and winter around the corner would it be ideal to make a cutling from a jacaranda?
I have never tried that because we dont get them in the UK
Can the powder be purchased freely?
Where can we find the red commercial seed trays?
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I was told to always start cuttings (particularly ficus) in a glass of water and, once they have roots, transfer them to soil. Is this a bad idea?
No need to. Keeping it in water may be to prevent the cutting from drying out.
Mulberry trees grow like weeds around here (Indiana)
I'm early! Yay!!!
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Then why are you replying if you dont care?
@@ms.pirate I don't care 🤣
LoL 😂
@@digitaIgorilla then why are you replying if you don't give a sh!t. Seems too me you *DO* care
hey Peter, how often should you water your cuttings trays?
Just enough to keep them damp
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what is the best time of year for maple and juniper
Maple late spring - juniper throughout the year.
Hello. Did you say that pines do not root?
Cuttings no. Airlayer.. technically yes, but can take couple of years.
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I'm having trouble with cuttings rather rotting not rooting. Using a mix of free draining medium - organic with lots of large grit sand and little bit of leca pebbles.
Some say not to water the soil because there are no roots to use the water. Only mist the leaves and keep it under a dome.
But you have to keep the cuttings alive
@@peterchan3100 I quess it comes to experience and keeping the medium just moist enough so that the cuttings don't dry out. I have experimented with cuttings only a couple of times so I hope the results will get better.
Could be too compacted. Not sure what the big leca balls will do, save those for soiless houseplants.
@@daboz88 I try not to push on the soil but when watering it compresses on its own.
I have heared some use pure perlite with good results. Can't imagine more free draining medium than that.
@@aivarpetrov7447 Ive had success with Japanese maple in pure perlite. I find misting is better than watering. They need to be misted a lot. Even indoors (which I do)
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Just curious if you have a new person managing your UA-cam uploads since the release schedule has changed from the regular, traditional 8am (UK GMT) Wednesday and Sunday, and thumbnail style has changed… I am no longer sure when new videos are going to drop…
Give the notification feature a try..
8 am? You mean 12 am 🤣
Yes we have changed our uploads times because many of our American viewers find it more convenient. I hope it won't inconvenience the UK and European viewers. Bear with us and lets give it a try. It will be 5pm BST each Wednesday and Sundays and sometimes also on a Friday.
@@peterchan3100 hi thanks for the update Peter.
@@almightysanchez4565 notifications are on. My point was that the regular and predictable update times had changed. I was used to watching them with my breakfast on Wednesdays and Sundays and hadn’t yet figured out the pattern for the new release times.
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Sorry Peter, i would plant every cutting but I am at a point where there's no space left. 🤣🤣🤣 Not everyone has acres ans acres of land.
Why is peat a bad word?
Hy Peter Mister Spaghnum Moos Master, All
Your videos are great. But most in My way Bonsai for free and airlairing .bought Acer in a German Supermarket for 13euro. I maid 4 airlairing,. And now ihave 5 Tree.thanks for all your videos and knowledge
Great from germany near Berlin
Servus aus Süddeutschland.
I've had the hardest time trying to make cuttings or air layers from my cornus dogwood tree.. I'm convinced it's positively impossible smh... any tips? Anyone with successful can answer even Peter 😉
Try air layering them.
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Why do the employees throw stuff like that away? They know you want to keep it. This place will go out of business without you.
i tried three times to make cuttings from a red Japanese Maple... with rooting powder, but it never worked... 🥲
Not all maples root well from cuttings. If you have the tree an air layer would have a higher % of success