Literally just got upstairs after a loooong week and was like. Mmm I hope there’s a new vid from Herons for me to chill out too this Friday evening 🙌🙌🙌 thanks peter
Maples are my favorite tree, but unfortunately we can't grow them here in Hawaii. So thank you for these videos -- I get to enjoy the amazing color and beauty vicariously!
I recently put together a juniper forest with common junipers from Herons. I’m impatiently waiting for the growing season. It’s my 1st attempt at bonsai so fingers crossed they make it through the winter. Great videos, thank you Sir.
I am glad to click this nice video, I just planted 50 + similar Japanese maple trees in my yard, too cold to leave them in pots here, I planted them in yard and used black fomy tubes to protect their main stems.
@Kallyssa Starfall Thanks, I collected very small leave green maple tree seeds from a big maple tree, the seeds are quite tiny but I got nice seedlings from them.
@@tylerwaxman7512 I live in canada and japanese maples will not grow outside here. I ordered some to try and grow them inside but so far none of them have grown. Japanese maples are so so so pretty. I am happy yours have grown! good luck making them into bonsai if that is your plan :)
@Kallyssa Starfall Thanks. Here in new England we could have -20F in winter. I gave them a lot of water before the cold winter and covered them with black fomy tube that I bought from HomeDopt. I also grow some native maple trees for grafting, since those native ones are so hardy, I guess grafted Japanese maple trees will be okay for even -30F. I am trying to make them into big bonsai in my back yard, not inside the house : ).
So pretty, it must be awesome to look out your window at that view! Thank you for the maple vid, I just got a few little Japanese maples and am excited to see their progress through the years :)
Hello Mr. Peter. Lovely upload!!! I love these twisted, surreal roots and when you been cutting them I was like screaming to screen : noooo, don't do it, please don't!! Ha ha Hope you have a good day!!
Thank you Peter, your tree with the graft looks very much like my tree, time to start chopping off the ugly roots and make some decisions so very timely video.
I know that an ordinary lopper makes for a good strength exercise, but a compound lopper would be very convenient for the almost-impossible cuts you may have to make. Cuts the effort by half. Having said that, I'd like to add that all your videos are a delight to watch.
Great video and instructions 💓💓💓Oh and yesterday I did take the wire off my Maple Trees and it did take. And all the leaves fell off and they were growing outside and I potted them so they are indoors
Thank you I'm a beginner lost a few with bad decitions but I'm learning , you give me the encouragement to carry on . I'm still worried about cutting what to cut and when . Iv put bubble wrap around my pots and put them up against my conservatory wall under trees so hopefully they are protected until spring . I get excited watching your videos and encouragement for the outcome. Thank you oh yes iv had 2 seeds from one of my trees and I'm going to plant them and wish. All the best x
Does it freeze where you live? Bubble wrap may help protect for freeezing winds combined with sunny days (so the soil won't dry and the roots die off) but when the temps are well above 0 degrees i don't think protection is neccesary.
When Peter started taking about airlayerings have better nebari, i had a huge dejavu. Almost certain that i had seen that footage before 😜 dejavu is soo weird😂 love the videos 👍
Hi Peter, what soil do you use out in the big field pots while you're fattening up those trees for several years? Is it just field soil? or do you use peat with some granular additive like pumice?? Thanks as always!
Great video pete. We need more maples!. Unfortunately the deshojo graft i have is like a broom style but its coming out great. The trunk is straight but at the top all the branches are all around like a whorle so im doing a broom style . The biforcation process is fun . Im getting great ramification. Where i have 3 i cut to 2. And i keep thinking what uve said sometimes less is more and it helps the process. Oh i just bought a osakazuki and 2 others ueno yama and katsura ! Cant wait. Chris from NYC
My 9 year old asked why doesn't his helper cut those large branches and roots for Peter? I replied he would rather do it himself and is why he has the vigor of a Cheetah :P.
I wish I had your eye.....I wonder at what age do you cut the top off the maples? How thick is the branch when you want to air layer it? Or what thickness should the branch be? I have lots of seedlings too, and I'm not young anymore (in number only) and it seems a good way to get a head start....Thanks, as usual, Peter.
To some people that need help on growing a good nabari i have seen someone bare root the tree and put a flat piece of wood or better a tile and tie it down to the tree so that the roots will grow horizontally and just bury it . Your root structure will come out better! .
Question for Peter : what do you think about Ohko stone (dragon stone used for aquarium) and also the dry roots used for aquarium? It is cheap and look good for landscape, roots over rock or tanuki. You said once that most of the time the color of rock are black. What is your point of view on this idea? It is very important for me because I'm about to make decisions. Also I will make an order to herons online shop to prepare spring. Thank you Master 2.0 🙏🏻 🇨🇵❤️
If the rock is nice and craggy then use this by all means. Send me some images of these stones and I will advise you better. As for the aquarium wood - most of the ones I have seen are dark brown or almost black and with very little texture - Look at some of the wood on the bonsais with driftwood and use them as examples.
Hi Peter, earlier this year during spring I did an air layering of a maple that is in the backyard. After several months the air layering failed to produce any roots. What do you recommend? Try again in different spot or same spot and leave the moss? Thanks!
Thank you for your interesting lecture and for your nice language. I can understand every your word and every your step. But it is so pity that I have no any Japanese maple, it's my dream. But I am afraid that I can't grow this tree indoor. In the Urals in winter it is too cold to grow maples in the garden.
I dont have much experience with Fukien tea as this is a difficult species to grow in Temperate climate like ours. As indoor bonsai they are extremely difficult. So I have given up on them.
Peter, just curious: why exactly do you often air layer at branch junctions? Is it just to get a twin trunk or does it somehow aid in success of the air layer?
Do you have any idea about the Gardenia? I'm having an issue with one of mine. I think she was cut way to much right before shipment and is slowly dying. I have an indoor grow light and yes I water it but not down it
We don't grow many Tropical trees - as the climate is not suitable but we grow small gardenias for indoor bonsai. Most tropicals except Ficus are tricky indoor bonsai. Not easy to grow.
Good day! I would like to ask about pumice and lava rock. They are abundant here in ph and cost nothing. Is it good to only use those two for my bonsai mix? I have found fir bark but they are expensive compare to the pumice and lava rock. My main concern is they might not hold enough water and nutrients specially we are a tropical country. I could buy akadama but they are expensive as well. To give you an example here are the pricelist of the few aggregates I have found here in ph. Pumice is around .40 - 1 dollar per kilo Lava rock is almost the same akadama cost around 3.11-5.20 dollars per 500g The fir bark (repti bark) cost 7.67 dollars in 8.8L Zeolite is around 1 dollar per 500g I would like to know your opinion about best substrate to use because like what I said I'm new to bonsai. Thank you!
Have ever considered getting a wireless clip tie microphone? Don't know actual name of that kind of microphone, but you probably know what I mean 😇 sometimes the audio is quite bad. Great content though!
I just got my rooting hormone yesterday, I have the light I just need to to get the rest of what I need to control the environment today. I hope to have trees to put out in spring if all goes well!! Lololoo I want to start with some oak and go from there..
I watch your video on air layering as well Peter, I can’t wait to try in spring . So can I try and spit the trunk on the oak cutting or will they be two small? I’ve seen a few videos that they do it on lager cuttings
Master, you have never shown how to make these beautiful trees. from seeds, roots, or yamadori .... I would love to see a video about it. how the life of these bonsai begins ....
Simple cloning techniques will work. You can take cuttings from your existing trees and make endless amounts of new trees. See Peter's video on plant propagation from cuttings. Air layering works too.
I like the third tree very much, it's beautiful. Is there a possibility to make the crafting on the second tree become more beautiful, my fingers are itching to use a knife on that spot!
hey. i know it's off topic but i have a ficus bonsai in a pot and nothing else pleanted beside it. it's currently just substrate and the lonely ficus. i'd like to cover the surface with something so what can i plant next to it in the pot? (for indoors)
Hi! May I offer my opinion: if it's a beautiful ficus tree, it might be better to keep it in its own pot, add surface moss and maybe a wonderful shape rock for lanscape interest.
@@MrCalbber Yes, it matters to some degree, you wouldn't want sphagnum moss or spongy garden moss for your landscape scene. But there are many types of surface moss, you can even scrape them off shaded pavements or trees in nature etc. Make sure to get all the insects and bugs out of your moss so they don't invade your pot! You could soak them in water for an hour or so and use a brush on the underside to get rid of grit and bugs. Good luck!
@@BlueSkyBonsai oh thank you! i'll see what i can do :) Oh perhaps another thing then. will there be more watering needed or less when moss is in place?
'Herons' is the name of my house and since herons are lucky birds in Oriental folk lore - I used the name for our business. Has been very lucky for us.
Bali is the closest place to heaven on earth that I’ve ever seen! A little too hot for me but I have never seen so many beautiful flowering trees anywhere else. I was amazed at the beauty of Bali! Don’t take it for granted!
Hi Peter, it would be great if you could please have a personal microphone. This way we will be able to hear you over the wind and regardless of how far you are from the camera. Thanks!
Sorry about the wind - As my friend 'MadDawg Noll' has pointed out, I now have a mic and since the middle of November I have been using the mic and you will find a difference in future videos. We are trying to improve all the time. So bear with us.
Thank you for all the maples, it never gets old.
Brilliant. Thanks Peter! Love how you show the process from start to finish. A real inspiration!
So much fun in learning names such as Osakazuki and Deshojo and meeting
Literally just got upstairs after a loooong week and was like. Mmm I hope there’s a new vid from Herons for me to chill out too this Friday evening 🙌🙌🙌 thanks peter
Maples are my favorite tree, but unfortunately we can't grow them here in Hawaii. So thank you for these videos -- I get to enjoy the amazing color and beauty vicariously!
I recently put together a juniper forest with common junipers from Herons. I’m impatiently waiting for the growing season. It’s my 1st attempt at bonsai so fingers crossed they make it through the winter. Great videos, thank you Sir.
Here because I bought a Ficus Ginseng from Ikea and now I'm addicted to your videos
Been watching a lot of bonsai channels recently and Herons is at the top of my list. Keep up the good work!
Mirai is also good. They are the top two for me
Nebari tv is a great one to watch!
@@soberhippie Try Nebari TV
@@Rev_Claud This is shameless and arrogant
This is the Only bonsai channel I watch, and enjoy most thoroughly every time❤️😊‼️
The reds are stunning.
Wonderful autumn colour. I love the Ozakazuki Maple. Am off to buy some now !!
What a paradise you live and work in. I can spend eternity in there ! :)
This is the perfect video..! Please more maples Peter! Thank you
Such an amazing scene
wonderful work and I enjoyed it thoroughly.
I am glad to click this nice video, I just planted 50 + similar Japanese maple trees in my yard, too cold to leave them in pots here, I planted them in yard and used black fomy tubes to protect their main stems.
50!?!?! I am so jealous.... lol
@Kallyssa Starfall Thanks, I collected very small leave green maple tree seeds from a big maple tree, the seeds are quite tiny but I got nice seedlings from them.
@@tylerwaxman7512 I live in canada and japanese maples will not grow outside here. I ordered some to try and grow them inside but so far none of them have grown. Japanese maples are so so so pretty. I am happy yours have grown! good luck making them into bonsai if that is your plan :)
@Kallyssa Starfall Thanks. Here in new England we could have -20F in winter. I gave them a lot of water before the cold winter and covered them with black fomy tube that I bought from HomeDopt. I also grow some native maple trees for grafting, since those native ones are so hardy, I guess grafted Japanese maple trees will be okay for even -30F. I am trying to make them into big bonsai in my back yard, not inside the house : ).
@@tylerwaxman7512 they survive -20? I didnt know that... It can get colder than that here, but not often...
So pretty, it must be awesome to look out your window at that view! Thank you for the maple vid, I just got a few little Japanese maples and am excited to see their progress through the years :)
These are my favorite
Once again Peter great video love maples ❤️🇬🇧😊
Excellent work. I thoroughly enjoy your videos, especially in these crazy times
Marvellous video, thank you.👍🏻😘
Love your information Peter! PETER CHAN THE BONSAI MAN!
Great video, beautiful bonsai trees !
As always, thank you Peter!
Hello Mr. Peter.
Lovely upload!!!
I love these twisted, surreal roots and when you been cutting them I was like screaming to screen : noooo, don't do it, please don't!!
Ha ha
Hope you have a good day!!
Thank you Peter, your tree with the graft looks very much like my tree, time to start chopping off the ugly roots and make some decisions so very timely video.
Yep a good way to start the day!
I know that an ordinary lopper makes for a good strength exercise, but a compound lopper would be very convenient for the almost-impossible cuts you may have to make. Cuts the effort by half. Having said that, I'd like to add that all your videos are a delight to watch.
Another great video!
Lovely day!
How do you know its great? You didnt even finish watching it! :D
@@neutronshiva2498 they are always great videos and I like to be a positive person.
@NeutroN ShivA It's not so hard to know if you have watched many of his videos.
GREAT SHOW PETER, THANKS
Thank you.... 🙏 😔 🙏
So much information,,,, So much colour....
Great video and instructions 💓💓💓Oh and yesterday I did take the wire off my Maple Trees and it did take. And all the leaves fell off and they were growing outside and I potted them so they are indoors
Thank you for your comment (👍)👧👧
Thank you I'm a beginner lost a few with bad decitions but I'm learning , you give me the encouragement to carry on .
I'm still worried about cutting what to cut and when .
Iv put bubble wrap around my pots and put them up against my conservatory wall under trees so hopefully they are protected until spring .
I get excited watching your videos and encouragement for the outcome.
Thank you oh yes iv had 2 seeds from one of my trees and I'm going to plant them and wish.
All the best x
Does it freeze where you live? Bubble wrap may help protect for freeezing winds combined with sunny days (so the soil won't dry and the roots die off) but when the temps are well above 0 degrees i don't think protection is neccesary.
Thanks Mr Chan
Your maple vids are my favorite
Love the shirts good quality
I like this video
Outstanding video 👍
When Peter started taking about airlayerings have better nebari, i had a huge dejavu. Almost certain that i had seen that footage before 😜 dejavu is soo weird😂 love the videos 👍
Hi Peter, what soil do you use out in the big field pots while you're fattening up those trees for several years? Is it just field soil? or do you use peat with some granular additive like pumice?? Thanks as always!
Its usually mud or garden soil plus some bark and leaf mould from our compost heap.
@@peterchan3100 Got it. Thank you!
Great video pete. We need more maples!. Unfortunately the deshojo graft i have is like a broom style but its coming out great. The trunk is straight but at the top all the branches are all around like a whorle so im doing a broom style . The biforcation process is fun . Im getting great ramification. Where i have 3 i cut to 2. And i keep thinking what uve said sometimes less is more and it helps the process. Oh i just bought a osakazuki and 2 others ueno yama and katsura ! Cant wait. Chris from NYC
The Neighbor I've Always Wanted
10:40 are you cutting it so high does it have a purpose? I mean the cut of branches look kinda cool but in nature no tree will have it
My 9 year old asked why doesn't his helper cut those large branches and roots for Peter? I replied he would rather do it himself and is why he has the vigor of a Cheetah :P.
Don't cheetahs get tired really easily?
@@GiantArapaima74 No....🙏 😔 🙏
My Senkaki didnt airlayer well on my first try, it healed over. I'll try again in the spring. You're maples are beautiful
You need to invest in a Bluetooth mic 🎤
Great videos! It is always a joy to see you
I wish I had your eye.....I wonder at what age do you cut the top off the maples? How thick is the branch when you want to air layer it? Or what thickness should the branch be? I have lots of seedlings too, and I'm not young anymore (in number only) and it seems a good way to get a head start....Thanks, as usual, Peter.
Is there a chance of you showing this tree now? I'm interested in seeing its progress, thank you.
To some people that need help on growing a good nabari i have seen someone bare root the tree and put a flat piece of wood or better a tile and tie it down to the tree so that the roots will grow horizontally and just bury it . Your root structure will come out better! .
What a fun productive day Peter had with those future bonsais.. Bravo. Thx for sharing Peter, can't wait for the next one..cheers.
Question for Peter : what do you think about Ohko stone (dragon stone used for aquarium) and also the dry roots used for aquarium? It is cheap and look good for landscape, roots over rock or tanuki. You said once that most of the time the color of rock are black. What is your point of view on this idea? It is very important for me because I'm about to make decisions. Also I will make an order to herons online shop to prepare spring. Thank you Master 2.0 🙏🏻
🇨🇵❤️
If the rock is nice and craggy then use this by all means. Send me some images of these stones and I will advise you better. As for the aquarium wood - most of the ones I have seen are dark brown or almost black and with very little texture - Look at some of the wood on the bonsais with driftwood and use them as examples.
I do believe a day sharpening loppers and hand pruners is in order.
Peter what kind of wire do you use?
hello taman bonsoi 👍👍
So it's ok to prune, root prune and repot maples in full/autumn?
11:18 where can you see the graft? And what kind of tree was it before the graft?
Hi Peter, earlier this year during spring I did an air layering of a maple that is in the backyard. After several months the air layering failed to produce any roots. What do you recommend? Try again in different spot or same spot and leave the moss? Thanks!
Try again in another spot. There could be many reasons why it didn't work.
@@peterchan3100 I will try it again, any time of season best? Spring? Thank you from Chicago! Love your videos.
Thank you for your interesting lecture and for your nice language. I can understand every your word and every your step. But it is so pity that I have no any Japanese maple, it's my dream. But I am afraid that I can't grow this tree indoor. In the Urals in winter it is too cold to grow maples in the garden.
If you grow maples in pots and protect them in the winter in a basement or garage - this would work for you.
maples love
hill...maple seeds are not available to sell?..I've been many times buy close shophee all fooled..
i would be one to air layer a new root system for the one with bad roots and put it at or above the graft line ...
would you be able to make a video talking about a Fukien tea if you can that would be great
I dont have much experience with Fukien tea as this is a difficult species to grow in Temperate climate like ours. As indoor bonsai they are extremely difficult. So I have given up on them.
Mais um belo vídeo. Sr. Peter Chan é possivel comprar Maples seus, diferenteres dos que estao a venda na sua loja, sou de Portugal abraço.
the Maples.
Can I buy seeds from the UK to make the different kinds of Maples
Where in the United States can we get Maples like that can we order them from over there
Can a weeping willow be made into a bonsai
Peter, just curious: why exactly do you often air layer at branch junctions? Is it just to get a twin trunk or does it somehow aid in success of the air layer?
Apparently there are more auxins at the junction than at a straight portion of a branch- hence it is more efficient in rooting.
@@peterchan3100 I thought it might be something like that...thanks Peter.
Do you have any idea about the Gardenia? I'm having an issue with one of mine. I think she was cut way to much right before shipment and is slowly dying. I have an indoor grow light and yes I water it but not down it
We don't grow many Tropical trees - as the climate is not suitable but we grow small gardenias for indoor bonsai. Most tropicals except Ficus are tricky indoor bonsai. Not easy to grow.
@@peterchan3100 what would you recommend for outdoor plants in a climate of middle of the usa. maybe sometimes below freezing to 110 in the summer?
@@peterchan3100 bonsai* maybe a Chinese elm? Or do you have any pines? For sale?
@@lukeellis8507 We have lots of pines -big and small
@@peterchan3100 I don't think a tree would survive being shipped here :( and I don't have the money for a trip there
Good day!
I would like to ask about pumice and lava rock. They are abundant here in ph and cost nothing. Is it good to only use those two for my bonsai mix? I have found fir bark but they are expensive compare to the pumice and lava rock. My main concern is they might not hold enough water and nutrients specially we are a tropical country. I could buy akadama but they are expensive as well. To give you an example here are the pricelist of the few aggregates I have found here in ph.
Pumice is around .40 - 1 dollar per kilo
Lava rock is almost the same
akadama cost around 3.11-5.20 dollars per 500g
The fir bark (repti bark) cost 7.67 dollars in 8.8L
Zeolite is around 1 dollar per 500g
I would like to know your opinion about best substrate to use because like what I said I'm new to bonsai. Thank you!
Pumice is good as a drainage material. We use it in our own bonsai mix. Just try experimenting -its great fun and you will learn from it.
@@peterchan3100 Thank you sir for your response!
Have ever considered getting a wireless clip tie microphone? Don't know actual name of that kind of microphone, but you probably know what I mean 😇 sometimes the audio is quite bad.
Great content though!
How can I have some lovely plants from you in India ?
I live in the us, is it to late to try taking some hard wood cuttings? I would like to try. Just don’t want to waste my time
Hardwood cuttings are usually done in the Autumn using pencil thick stems and strong hormone liquid or powder. So do try now.
I just got my rooting hormone yesterday, I have the light I just need to to get the rest of what I need to control the environment today. I hope to have trees to put out in spring if all goes well!! Lololoo I want to start with some oak and go from there..
I watch your video on air layering as well Peter, I can’t wait to try in spring . So can I try and spit the trunk on the oak cutting or will they be two small? I’ve seen a few videos that they do it on lager cuttings
OMG! Has he captured a Bonsai forest in an island with a pond?
Master, you have never shown how to make these beautiful trees. from seeds, roots, or yamadori .... I would love to see a video about it. how the life of these bonsai begins ....
I remember he did one about growing maples from seeds 😃
Simple cloning techniques will work. You can take cuttings from your existing trees and make endless amounts of new trees. See Peter's video on plant propagation from cuttings. Air layering works too.
I like the third tree very much, it's beautiful.
Is there a possibility to make the crafting on the second tree become more beautiful, my fingers are itching to use a knife on that spot!
12:09 why are you planting them in flower pots then?
You cant leave them in the ground forever.
hey. i know it's off topic but i have a ficus bonsai in a pot and nothing else pleanted beside it. it's currently just substrate and the lonely ficus. i'd like to cover the surface with something so what can i plant next to it in the pot? (for indoors)
Hi! May I offer my opinion: if it's a beautiful ficus tree, it might be better to keep it in its own pot, add surface moss and maybe a wonderful shape rock for lanscape interest.
@@BlueSkyBonsai does it matter which moss? haha
@@MrCalbber Yes, it matters to some degree, you wouldn't want sphagnum moss or spongy garden moss for your landscape scene. But there are many types of surface moss, you can even scrape them off shaded pavements or trees in nature etc. Make sure to get all the insects and bugs out of your moss so they don't invade your pot! You could soak them in water for an hour or so and use a brush on the underside to get rid of grit and bugs. Good luck!
@@BlueSkyBonsai oh thank you! i'll see what i can do :)
Oh perhaps another thing then. will there be more watering needed or less when moss is in place?
Just scrape some moss off your patio or drive and place it on the surface of the pot. That will look nice.
Can I start an air layer now in November.
Wait till early Spring.
@@peterchan3100 thank you for the response. Also thank you for the beautiful tree videos. I am slowly growing my maple and conifer collections.
What does herons means?
'Herons' is the name of my house and since herons are lucky birds in Oriental folk lore - I used the name for our business. Has been very lucky for us.
14:02 why are they being grafted
To get a stronger tree - in theory
🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟
Loopers need sharpening 😅
Its not that - I should have used the long handle loppers which has more leverage. I am also not as strong as I was ten or twenty years ago !!
Who will take over after Peter Chan?
11:48 criticize you for what
im from bali mr
the wheater is very hot
wish we have maple here😭
You can graw awesome ficus. Do you grow tropical bonsai?
Bali is the closest place to heaven on earth that I’ve ever seen! A little too hot for me but I have never seen so many beautiful flowering trees anywhere else. I was amazed at the beauty of Bali! Don’t take it for granted!
Hi Peter, it would be great if you could please have a personal microphone. This way we will be able to hear you over the wind and regardless of how far you are from the camera.
Thanks!
Sorry about the wind - As my friend 'MadDawg Noll' has pointed out, I now have a mic and since the middle of November I have been using the mic and you will find a difference in future videos. We are trying to improve all the time. So bear with us.
Ok Karen ... let Chan do what he wants my god you’re a child
@@maddawgnoll Ok Karen
@@JAMES-dv5ns i am sorry if i was misunderstood. I just wanted to suggest something to improve the sound quality and the overall experience.