Creating Thick Trunks and Good Taper for Trident Maple Bonsai

[@Famous27Amos]

Kudos on the new microphone--can hear so much better and don't hear the planes going overhead.

[@MF-fc5vk]

I would love to see you take one of these tridents out of development stage, and put it into refinement, a nice pot . Finished tree. Thankyou peter. 😊

[@ponton9106]

Can you show the proces of diging it out from ground ? How you dealing with roots in that big mapels

[@nickbillionis318]

When Peter says "look at that" I find myself leaning closer and closer to the screen 😄

[@Jen-w1i]

I agree!!

[@zaubergarden6900]

Love the fern coming out of the soil :)

[@Andrea-mc5jz]

Your garden is so wonderful and the old trees are so beautiful. My english is not good, but I love your videos. I can learn very much. Thank you, Peter.

[@octoberblaze8554]

I have enjoyed watching all of your videos about trident maple over the years. Indeed this species has regained some popularity. Looking forward to seeing the pruning, grafting, and potting of these beautiful trees!

[@tahajatt7770]

Kindly, make a video on digging these large trees and porting them into into pots.

[@pdoherty926]

I was wondering about this, too. It must require heavy machinery and lots of care.

[@turdferguson814]

You’d be surprised! Plants are very resilient, and when dormant, can take a lot of abuse (such as root loss from being dug out of the ground.) Visualize an appropriately-sized bonsai pot for the trees Mr. Chan is working with. Do similarly sized bonsai have monstrous pots? As long as the tree has some healthy roots after digging, it will be able to be potted and live, root volume be damned. They’ll grow new healthy roots that will exploit the nutrients in the soil with ease. The most important things to remember are; 1. always be drastic with your plants in their dormant season. The trees/plants can/will recover. 2. Protect these plants from harsh winter weather. Loss of roots/root disturbance and cold/freezing weather don’t mix too well. 3. Fertilize, water, and protect from harsh heat/sun in the next growing season It took me years to realize just how resilient plants really are, and how much human manipulation they can withstand, while coming back even more beautiful next year. Don’t be afraid to be drastic, but be cautious with timing. That’s it! Happy growing! :)

[@diytwoincollege7079]

@@tahajatt7770 I would love to see how that is done too

[@ishamakkusu]

Agonising watching all these TM shoots being binned - young tridents at reasonable cost are so hard to come by in the UK. You could be the single-handed supplier to the whole nation with those cuttings!

[@axumverona3484]

Like a hair stylist ! 😄 You are the best, Peter.

[@sakubonsai]

Very nice trees and video. Well done, Peter and the team 👏

[@thebonsaiarea]

very nice thick trident thanks for sharing mr Peter

[@sharonvik2068]

Thank you Peter! Because of your content, I am more confident about pruning the maple trees in my yard.

[@veganpullingpower6]

Love seeing these time and patience beautiful trees .❤

[@MidniteSan]

Tridents ❤,..thx for sharing Peter

[@undertamssubjective]

AMAZING 😮😊🎉

[@shivangnisharma9448]

Feasted my eyes on the lovely maples. Btw saw a few old & gnarly olive trees in the background, are those being trained for bonsai too?

[@Pureponce]

Dragon, I love all of your videos and have learned a lot from you. If I have a large 10' japanese maple (not exactly sure the exact) with a 15' spread of canopy with a 12"wide and about 12"tall trunk before the branches start, could I give it a big chop to start it as a bonsai and will it survive? Thank you for your time.

[@peterchan3100]

Most times they survive but I have had one or two that did not survive.

[@funfzigplus9545]

Hallo Peter, liebe Grüße aus Paderborn.

[@AlwiBonsaiOfficial]

Bonsai yg cantik

[@jansenart0]

Wow! Those must be the largest bonsai in the world! ...wait a minute...

[@SebivonFircks]

Hey Peter thanks for the video. As always, very relaxing and fun to watch. I have one question: My trident (about 20 years old) tends to only develope shoots at the top so that i cant really work with the lower branches. any ideas why? Thx lots of love

[@peterchan3100]

Keep pruning the shoots at the top and this will force new shoots to sprout from lower down the trunk.

[@THICHBONSAI6879]

Có vườn rộng thích quá❤

[@Jen-w1i]

@Herons Bonsai @16:42 when the branch is brought back on the tree to make a new branch, after the new branch is established how can the old one be disguised?

[@peterchan3100]

Yes you can

[@cmattei72]

Can those shoots/cuttings be rooted?

[@Mitchell-y6u]

Hi Peter, when is the best time to defoliate a Japanese Maple?

[@peterchan3100]

June/July and early August in the UK

[@laddieokelley6095]

Peter, do you and your trees take the same vitamins? So vigorous.

[@peterchan3100]

Ha Ha - that's a secret !!

[@chaiwatpotichanid]

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[@Rumahbonsai23]

❤🎉👍👍👍👍👍😍

[@nurhasantalukdar6937]

compare to the tree , you looked like mini bonasai sized man.

[@OjaiBonsai]

Battery saw sall is so much better than a chainsaw. 🤷‍♂️

[@Chillfam]

I want to be like peter when i grow up.

[@paulfastbikes361]

How do you remember the dates 😂

[@artfx9]

Pots be like: HELP!