Detailed Works on a Picea Bonsai Forest

[@angryzombie8088]

It comes out great in the end. Start as a bush end up a group of trees.

[@Teresa-ih4sn]

It's funny that this gentelman, even with Sir Peter, the teacher, right next to him has a fear of cutting too much. It truly is hard as a beginner to cut out branches. This has been a great teaching tool for us. Thank you again Sir Peter for all your courage and lessons we've learned from you! And, beautifully said that little birds should b able to fly through!

[@steveanacorteswa3979]

That's why Peter always says women are not as bold, they just can't hack off as much as a man will do, they are nurturing by nature, and men are the wood choppers.

[@Teresa-ih4sn]

@@steveanacorteswa3979 very true. But I got BOLD like Mr. Chan said and my Fukein Tea looks great!

[@steveanacorteswa3979]

@@Teresa-ih4sn Bold and Brave!

[@yoteslaya7296]

Thats why I only work with junipers. If I see a branch that needs to go I just deadwood it

[@peterchan3100]

@@steveanacorteswa3979 -- I dont remember saying that because I believe women are as bold if not bolder than men. Look at all the women in public life today. Politicians especially !!

[@karanseraph]

Helpful lesson. For my part I found the bag trick especially helpful for this use with the forest. Even if I can imagine shapes I do feel like bag helps with focus and avoiding being overwhelmed by the number of trees.

[@murray821]

And all the branches in the background can indeed clutter up the view. Very helpful.

[@greenhawk1592]

Great Mister Chan , best teacher ever!

[@lorataylor1098]

14k views and over 409k followers! You you make it possible for all of us to make these beautiful creations! You are an amazing human! We are blessed to have you as a teacher!

[@coryrain3937]

Thank you Mr Chan! Somehow it’s even more helpful to see the overwhelmed mortal under your tutelage.

[@parthapratimpaul6144]

Very good lesson. Very informative.

[@harrietb2141]

Very nice forests😍

[@bernardok.7596]

Master of the masters.

[@kulko121]

This is absolutely marvelous. I’m not gonna lie, you are BOLD and it works so well

[@axumverona3484]

You are a magician, Mr. Chan !

[@ChrisPuch]

Thank you peter.

[@wmarian5027]

This was a great teaching video, always with Peter but even better watching someone learn right there. Very great forecast reveal

[@janeplatt8254]

Looks beautiful, very brave 😊🇬🇧❤️

[@angie3504]

What a pleasure it was to watch this transformation. Little birds definitely can fly through the trees. 🌲

[@mikedan297]

The trick to using a white background is a great idea for working with a dense group of trees like in this case.

[@dbe2705]

🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹 thanks Peter

[@murray821]

That bag trick of isolating the individual trees is a very neat trick. I will definitely use that when I’m going to prune my forest plantings!

[@NewNormac]

Beautiful work, great video, very informative and I loved the commentary from both of you. More like this please! ~Smile oN

[@juliealvarez3302]

Wow excellent work and I love the idea of using the paper towel it really does help identify the area that you're working on great video thank you 💗

[@one_three_eight]

Pete’s colddddd lol

[@BonsaiCornwall]

Here for the picea 💚

[@nordicson2835]

Thank you for a perfect Rainey day post to enlighten and relax.

[@MidniteSan]

Thx for sharing Peter 👍

[@ashwindannenburg6283]

A brave man.

[@The_Dood]

Fantasic transformation

[@mossbackbear]

Thank you Peter for showing us how to better look at forest groupings. I have my eye on an aspen raft I plan to yamadori in the spring and your videos are a great reference for styling. Keep up the good work!

[@Nepali_Bonsai_Bamrukh]

Thanks for sharing your video learned much more then I imagine much love from Nepal 👍

[@rickrodrigues2219]

Ohh wow...what a difference in appearance a little trimming & 'savvy' makes! Now most of the tree branches are lying on the table. I'm always so scared to trim my bonsai for fear of ruining it. Pops really knows his bonsai's!

[@dariuszjarosz752]

Super 👍👏

[@mattbrennan647]

BRILLIANT!!! Thanks, keep growing

[@chokojeannie]

Excellent！！！

[@4SHIZZLE206]

That was an amazing transformation

[@chaiwatpotichanid]

Yes sri cutting outside her natural geography wow beautiful things 🥰🥰

[@reginabivona1282]

you are correct, brilliant!!!!

[@steveanacorteswa3979]

So funny, I thought at the beginning, the birds can't fly though that forest. Picea take a lot of taming, I love the bright green in the spring, and the wonderful smell. I probably have 20 and my favorite forest priced really high at the local nursery where I sell my JBP and JRP, priced high because I want it on display, not taken away after 5 years. Thanks for a very informative video Peter, I have some forests to build.

[@shahrafiq2165]

Look like raft very beautiful

[@shivangnisharma9448]

A very happy Diwali 🪔 to you & your team ❤🙏🏻

[@peterchan3100]

Thank you Shivangni and the same to you.

[@HommeTerre]

remarkable video, the subject "forest" has enormous potential. A lot of humility and pedagogy revealed the wonder that was hidden in the origin, fantastic teamwork! Mutual satisfaction. Maybe it's good to draw the current project on a sheet to learn to see its future... in 1 or 2 years without pruning it will return to its original shape. A work of communication/observations remains to be done between the man and the tree. Reading books on shapes is a good source of inspiration. A final question: have you chewed the cut wounds for better healing ? 🍀Take care💚 THX, 💕✨

[@HootMaRoot]

I am definitely guilty of that I took a bit too much of a couple of pine trees I had, but I have put them back in the ground to grow for a few years and try again

[@harrietb2141]

Please till us what time of the year ,you are doing this.

[@peterchan3100]

Late summer

[@harrietb2141]

@@peterchan3100 Thank you so much Peter. You did a great job with that forest.

[@RosarioCostanzo]

Great lesson

[@Jmenoless]

I would add, cut back only 1 to 2 year old branches and if you want to be precise, cut to already formed bud somewhere on that branch. Older branches are not likely or very sporadically to bud back on spruces and like it was said, you need to left some green on a branch when you cut. It can help to budback when you remove 3 years old and older needles on branches which already lost their purpouse.

[@peterchan3100]

Good tips

[@nickjohnson710]

Be bold 💪

[@rosanadancel1564]

Clearly he need more experience to do cutting. Lucky him, Mr. chan is around to help. Good video. Thank you

[@murray821]

He will be back in 9 years 😉

[@walterwjr947]

Thank you....🙏 😔 🙏 Dr. Chan, so much wisdom, so much knowledge,,,, I hope I can honor you by absorbing, a small amount, and passing it on. Especially your teaching style and patience. That was a wonderful demonstration of all of your teachings and on a group of trees, a forest. I, for one, can say I always learn a tremendous amount from your videos, all that I viewed thus far. I must add,,, it was very "interesting" to watch Godfrey's transitioning from customer to a student having a personal lesson from, the one I call the master. His chin and jaw. Sorry I just had to add that. One question, why were your Bonsai scissors(the ones with the red tape or paint) so "loud", not the secateurs? Your cuts sounded,,,, so exact,,,, so final,,,, so sure,,,, really. That is the best way I can state my question. I could not determine if you had a personal microphone and Godfrey did not or what,,,, so I ask. Thank you again. 🙏 🖖 🙏 😔 🙏

[@peterchan3100]

I dont usually mark my own tools but that one happens to have a red tape round it. The sound is probably due to the way I cut - with boldness !!

[@walterwjr947]

@@peterchan3100 I know the boldness,,,, you just watch that left thumb,,,, we, love💗 that thumb and all (of you). 🙏 😔🙏 THANK YOU.... 🙏 🖖🙏😔🙏

[@karlcottingham1472]

Nice trees Peter. I was wondering if a piece of root from a pear tree will sprout into a tree trunk leader? Karl

[@peterchan3100]

I have never tried taking a root cutting from a pear tree but as it is from the Rose family ,it might do.

[@karlcottingham1472]

@@peterchan3100 Hi Peter many thanks for the awsome tree education you've taught me. A lifetime of knowledge of one of my favorite hobbies. Your friend Karl. Take good care Peter.

[@pankajbawiskar3086]

Thanks Peter for nice vedio. Happy diwali. Its festival time here India

[@peterchan3100]

Thank you my friend

[@GML890]

The trees are same hight, I would do something about it... With Bonsai one should be bold

[@graffic13]

Tiny birds?!? I thought mosquitoes... then flies .. then karate kid. Imagine if Daniel would of just learned bonsai😆 Do weeping cherry trees bonsai well?!?

[@peterchan3100]

Yes they do as bigger size bonsai

[@mariapilarme]

Peter I was checking my garden Japanese maple that is no more than 8 feet tall but it’s planted 15 years ago. It has some leaves curly and dried and other parts green leaves. It doesn’t look healthy and I was checking for pest and I found big brown ugly grasshopper . What can I do to get rid of this things.? I am in Northern California.

[@peterchan3100]

The grasshopper may not be the cause of the problem. More likely it may have had an infestation of other pests - ? I am not familiar with the pests and diseases you get in N California. Cut out the dead branches next Spring and it should recover. Good luck.

[@davidhaughan3573]

I do not think the forest style suits the pot, would maybe look better in an oval pot as Peter suggested.

[@peterchan3100]

Didn't you listen to what I said to Gofrey about the pot?

[@BrokenSofa]

This is really cool, but you guys desperately need a new mic setup :))

[@brucedeacon28]

👍👌🙂

[@mariapilarme]

Watch your fingers ! Dangerous life of bonsai trimmer.

[@davidhaughan3573]

I sometimes wonder why someone would buy a Bonsai and then either neglect it or let it overgrow and then not have the courage to do something about it and I am sure the work Peter had done would not have been cheap, a Master is worthy of his time and expense.

[@peterchan3100]

Its all about the learning experience. But while it is growing, he enjoys it. So what is wrong with that?

[@milkominuzzo900]

hello mr Chan,sorry but i think the first forest was much better before the cutting, the look like the trees more stronger then after cutting. Sincerly.