Hints & Tricks for Growing Strong Maple Bonsai

In this video I explain the best way to grow healthy and strong maples.
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[@paullill5604]

Honestly if I lived near you I would volunteer my time to follow you around picking up after you and composting it just to watch you working your magic.

[@marekvagner5789]

same as me :D

[@peterchan3100]

You will always be welcome. I love sharing my knowledge with folk like you.

[@joedirt2862]

Green light

[@juliusau1860]

I would volunteer to trim those clean that nursery.

[@MsTilda2]

Me to, follow Like a dog 😊

[@faribajavaherpour710]

Just as I was admiring the leaves on beautiful little pink orange maple tree, he chops off all the branches 😊

[@charlesbeadling]

I love the way he moves from tree to tree all wimbly nimbly and excited like. It makes me happy.

[@XtremeNL]

He's probably doing it right meow.

[@stripersniper1531]

I love how you just go in there and prune with no hesitation at all !It takes me all day just to decide what branch to take .

[@seangriffiths9163]

He already has the future idea of pretty much every tree he grows Haha cut cut cut.

[@averyprice9422]

It take me a couple of days sometimes

[@xxstanc3don3xxtwitch23]

There was me thinking if I cut a big branch of the tree would die 😱😱

[@aridon1981]

Same here 😍😅

[@dabic3795]

I need months

[@elizabethrosario5659]

I love how you show both the good and bad of growing trees for bonsai... It's not all rainbows and sunshine. It's WORK! I would love to spend just one day walking through your "growing fields." You give me inspiration and understanding of how to "make bonsai." Thank you, Peter...

[@roterakaten636]

This makes me feel better. I been watching your videos Peter for a while. I started growing my own maple and finally chopped it today. It was about 5 ft tall. But it's trunk was very thin and it needed to be forced to make lowers. So know it's about 18 inches maybe 2 ft. Thanks for sharing your knowledge.

[@donaldmurphy3148]

I wish that I could be a student of this man. Daily exposure to his wisdom.

[@mukeshchaturvedi]

About 20 years ago, I lost many 10-20 year old bonsai. I have just resumed. After watching Peter I really wonder: only if we had these videos earlier. Still, I am only 66 years :) Lets see what I do with my cuttings that I hope to develop as bonsai.

[@TheWishDragon]

I'm glad it gives you hope. 💖

[@andrewwhite4348]

I hope your trees are growing strong!

[@peterchan3100]

You are still young!

[@codygeiger7253]

How did you loose so many trees?

[@jessevdmeer]

Peter leaving a war zone trail of branches behind him. The staff walks by... "Yep Peter was here" 😂

[@DozeyDragoN]

@Hobert Saunas What do you want to say?

[@Polotoed]

@J I just quickly wanted to say that I had a good laugh at your comment and you made me very happy, thank you!

[@lorigraham2496]

I go to local nurseries and occasionally find a large tree I want to bonsai. I've asked the staff for pruners to shorten the trunk so it will fit in my car. You should see the looks on their faces! They've finally got use to me but I still shock new staff from time to time.

[@ben7100]

I'm a year late here, but this comment made my night.

[@truittgoodnight7445]

Haha this sounds hilarious

[@TheWishDragon]

I recall Peter saying something similar once in a video too. When he bought things by the height.

[@peterchan3100]

I hope they dont throw you out of their nursery.

[@shawcore3607]

I love these long videos of cutting maples. Like ASMR this is. Thank you!

[@andrewwhite4348]

Thank you for sharing your artwork, master Peter. It is admirable that you have devoted your life to your passion and choose to pass on the wisdom you have acquired. You spread beauty throughout the world. Thank you

[@louise6666]

I love watching all peters’ tree videos! He tells it like it is and watching him trim all the branches is like meditation to me. He keeps the techniques simple and easy to understand.

[@sitedrm]

Love to see how you work with Padma Priya. Clearly a lot of respect for each other and you can communicate a lot with few words!

[@bksundeep4088]

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[@mattbrown3549]

Wit a name like Padma Priya, I was expecting to see an Indian woman!

[@jazzcanada2001]

OMG! I have a lot of Bloodgood Japanese Maples 7 years old, and I never had the courage to Prune them. I am so surprised that you are so brave to just prune them so fast :) I never pruned my Crimson queens and Orangeola too.....oh my.....I think I have to start learning how to be brave and prune them....:(

[@kevinvanderkruk5847]

Been watching you for years now, this is my first year of having a bonsai and thanks to your vids I am so much better at keeping these plants intact ^^

[@ebenoid6643]

I just got started in bonsai and Im almost 40 years old😂 I wish I had started sooner, that being said, I hope I can live as long and get around as fast as Heron does!👍 keep cutting HERON! Im “rooting” for you!😂👍

[@peterchan3100]

Never too late to start anything.

[@rayl7225]

Peter, your passion for your craft is unquestionable. Very inspiring. Thank you.

[@johnnnyboo7105]

I love how excited he gets when showing maples. I feel the same excitement when I look at my maples…and they’re not as exceptional as his.

[@ianmorrison9480]

You are a genius. It’s great to see the bad along with the good, honest, trustworthy, sincere. The enthusiasm is infectious.I just can’t get enough and learn so much with every video. Bravo.

[@MidniteSan]

What a feast for the eyes and mind, beautiful maples😭.. bravo Peter and thx for sharing as always..👍👍.

[@Kitty-tc3oh]

Working here would be my dream job. Peter and bonsai, awesome!

[@FatLaughingBuddha]

This is one of my favorite videos of yours; I think you should sell TSHIRTS 'Bite the Bullet and make a decision' and 'You can't spend your whole life worrying about air layering EVERYTHING!'

[@jlnriddick]

Hahaha! Good idea... pretty funny!

[@breitemasse]

today i ordered four little maples from the internet. i dont want to buy plants this year.. too much lovely vids from you and your team. hope i will get the four little fellas big and strong

[@rc8770]

Great idea for anyone looking for plants to bonsai . Try along fence lines and up against foundation walls. As a handy man I’ve seen lots of trees that have been cut back time and time again and have all kinds of interesting trunks

[@sunilusk]

12:09 When he said "ohhh how did this poor maple growing, I dont know" it shows how much he love the plants. When he cutting or pruning them , It might look he dont care about them. But that will later result as a beautiful tree in future.

[@cristinag.7420]

This is what is called pasion and profesionalism. A pleasure to see all this!

[@thesilverbackozzy8323]

Wow, l wish I had the same passion in my work that this guy has. Inspirational.

[@timdady4660]

As soem on e who loves acers /maples I don't know how i missed this video . so many beautiful trees . Thank you Peter and Pad.

[@SwimCampSSS]

Wonderful to have an opportunity to experience an artist at work and to have him verbalise the thought process so honestly.

[@Kelsko]

You are a fearless cutter! I love that you just snip away without hesitation. I have to pick and choose for 5 mins per branch I make as I don't want to mess it up haha

[@cirilloz]

He has so many to choose from, he doesn't waste time. I love his fearless attitude. Other bonsai experts don't show aspect. Peter gives me hope, and encourages me to just go for it!

[@AJBAdventures]

Love it, no beating around the bush, just straight in there to see the future tree

[@mikeemmons1079]

Months to go before the garden centres wake up round here. I am concentrating on gathering soil and pots and wire and tools and etc. I keep being tempted by the presence of ficus, but I really have my heart set on some sort of conifer as my first project.

[@aaryansetia9093]

Ficuses are a better choice as a first try. They are easy to grow(cuttings root easily), care and maintain.

[@bgertsma]

I think there are conifers that are ok for beginners. I am not the best for advice on what to start with as I jumped ahead and have 2 Japanese White Pines... Among others. But maybe a Japanese Larch could work too

[@aaryansetia9093]

@@bgertsma Well it depends on which area do you live in. I live in a warm place in India(conifers do grow here) but in the colder parts. For warm places, Ficuses are ideal for beginners. You could work with any tree first and eventually gain experience with more trees.

[@bgertsma]

@@aaryansetia9093 I can agree with you there, didn't know you were in India. I do have a few ficuses, and I like them fine, just have to take extra care in winter for them

[@mikeemmons1079]

My logic on a conifer, does have a lot to do with the fact that I am in Canada and they are quite plentiful at garden centres in the spring. The other reason is tha I watch a couple of really well thought out videos on junipers and spruce. The dilettante in me want them to looks like bonsai asap. Good news though! More difficult thought they are , I have 2 Hibiscus that have been just kind of hanging out since last spring. Good healthy plants with lots of potential. I will be starting them this afternoon.

[@walterwjr947]

Thank you... 🙏 😔 🙏 Dr. Chan it is amazing to see you "throw away" so much good maple material. 🙏 🖖 🙏 😔 🙏 🙏 🙏

[@linoleo7148]

I love it, how easy was that, if I work that fast all the trees will be in the intensive care unit and there's no guarantee they will come out alive LoL thank you Peter.

[@alicer3423]

Just looking at all those beautiful colors of the maples really brightened my dreary mid Jan. day. I love maples. I will have to get me one of those Yukon Maples

[@Stettafire]

Exactly a year later my maple is not yet in bud, but the weather is warming up. My garden is all asleep, indeed it is a bit dreary!

[@andrewt1176]

This is my favorite video on the whole of KZbin. Thank you Peter! Maples are the best

[@kickazz999]

Mine too💯🌿🍁

[@mesingpertin576]

I need all those cuttings.. Maple saplings out here are so pricey I am almost crying watching Peter chop away all those branches without giving any second thought! 😁🥲

[@leeschlosser4069]

you are my favorite bonsai person on youtube to watch. youre so knowledgeable and quick. your videos are informative and relaxing. whenever i watch your videos i get inspired. thanks for doing what you do and sharing these videos.

[@goonytunes4119]

This is an unbelievable video. What a collection, please never stop making videos 🙏

[@hedson2536]

let me tell you that i admire you since i saw your first video, i wish i could live out of my passion like you. you remind me of Takashi Amano, people loving nature so much that made it their lives. i collect small acer trees here in Germany.

[@emanueldavid7174]

Thanks.. Decades of experience in 1/2 hour show.

[@lilykam5605]

Thank you for sharing your invaluable knowledge and experience with plants! I'm sure there are many like myself that are improved plant caretakers because of your help.

[@garlanddavidson6845]

Mr Peter you’re my favorite bonsai Enthusiast/teacher -I mean it’s not your best ,but that not my point -I’m mean -look at you -you’re surrounded in a field of vary Beautiful Japanese maples in which looks so fun & very inspiring..

[@darleneboyd1437]

Thank you for all the behind-the-scenes pruning to create beautiful, trained bonsai. May apply some of these techniques to my niwaki as well. Wonderful lessons here.

[@TheWishDragon]

I hope your garden trees turned out well. :)

[@yoopermann7942]

what a beautiful forest of intresting maples you have!!

[@vampiewampie804]

Peter I love your videos every single one of them I’ve watched have been very helpful and your way of explaining things is very easy to understand.

[@angieebabyy]

Just bought a baby maple and this was so educational!

[@stevevaughn2040]

Your enthusiasm reminds me of Michael Bonfanti, founder of Gilroy Gardens. He owned grocery stores but sold them to focus on moving huge trees, like the Circus Trees. I would visit his nursery, he had full grown Live Oaks in massive planters shaped like your bonsai pots. Should look up his work, not sure if he is still with us

[@jilllawrence5174]

So in awe of your artistic visions ❤️

[@bohlonzo]

Fantastic. One of my favorite videos Thank you, Peter.

[@dickmcshan9778]

The highlight of my day is sharing my lunch time watching your artistry in action. Always a great presentation, my friend. Cheers, Dick from Vancouver.

[@michaelholowati7437]

Will you share what you use to seal your cuts? I’d appreciate it. I love your videos. Thank you.

[@patriciaparkhill6972]

Thank You... I am amazed how you just boom, bang , Bing , this is what needs to be done and it's so right.. the knowledge you share fills my heart... I am a newbie but have always wanted to do this and I've found my kindred spirit to lead me.... Thank You Peter

[@lavarela8]

Omg beautiful!!!! Thanks for sharing Peter. I definitely wanted to get into maple bonsai. Good timing!

[@bonsaikembangan5169]

Hi... I am from Indonesia..your maples bonsai colection is very beautiful...👍👍👍

[@Gbhmagic]

Hey Peter. Hello from frozen Michigan USA...although this year were only at -1°C so rather warm.. but i did inadvertently grow my maples on the ground letting the roots shoot out of the bottom of the pot..it grew very well.. your idea... thanks!!!

[@peterchan3100]

Thats OK

[@fudude]

You have such a blessed life. You will live on as a legend in the Botanical field. Frued Einstein Tesla Peter.

[@peterchan3100]

I am thankful that I do live a blessed life. I enjoy my work - provide jobs for quite a few people - give back to society and enjoy other activities such as swimming, cycling, dance and just good sincere friends and of course my KZbin community. The haters irk me but that is life !! Thank you for your kind feedback Bruce.

[@fudude]

@@peterchan3100 you' have taught me more than you will ever know and for that I am truly grateful. Godspeed Peter Chan 🙏

[@lonestarpatriot876]

If you are of the belief that you must baby your trees and be gentle with them while also protecting them from every little thing, just watch one episode of Herons Bonsai, and you will realize just how hardy Acers are. 😅

[@marekvagner5789]

my favourite was an Junipers with a shari and jins, but when i met Peter and change some mails with him, see the videos about maples - my favorite and loved is Maple now!!! i got few new semi trained Maple trees - i love of them the natural beauty - also the colour changing!!!! Everegreens are evergreens but MAPLES are MAPLES :D hope that this year i can visit your nursey met with you PETER and also take home one your semi trained tree maded by your Hands :D THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR INSPIRATION @Herons Bonsai

[@lukeschollmeyer8811]

Peter is RUTHLESS with his cutting! (absolutely not a hint of disrespect in my comment...I marvel at his process)

[@peterchan3100]

You have to be Bold !!

[@avocado-toast7617]

This footage shows the meaning of the phrase: "I work fast, very fast!" Thanks for the inside view

[@Dromedarafa]

Very interesting video. I'm planing to grow some maples from cuttings so thanks for the helpful tips for the future.

[@lucabaldoni8911]

wow what energy you have!! also very very very interesting how you go about creating large specimen of maples...long time follower!!

[@CR-di1lg]

Nice with a summer video on a cold winter day and always new details to learn about I best care for my Acers.

[@nattyw495]

I really enjoy your video found it interesting and informative thank you for sharing your knowledge..🌱

[@Kurizo]

thanks peter, was looking into maples again since spring will soon be here and this came just in time!

[@PlantCraftDIY]

Nice sharing..Peter👍 Keep healthy and happy☺️

[@doudoubleg]

Thanks Peter. For many of us who only own one or two trees it is nice to live vicariously through you. Being able to prune and train so many of these trees really is lucky.

[@tiagovirago]

Amazing Master Peter, I can’t wait to apply those things on my bloodgood and sango kaku

[@heshamelmesalmy5950]

Thank you, Mr Peter, for more information from Egypt 🇪🇬.

[@mariapilarme]

I would love to have a green house like that. I think I need to move to England

[@barbarafazio549]

THANK YOU PETER!!!!❤

[@peterwilmot7691]

Learnt a lot from this excellent video, you make it look so easy, only comes with a love for bonsai, true international bonsai master.

[@commentz-1]

God Bless you Peter

[@jennybeaupre8882]

I love your bonsai and all your videos. Very helpful tips! Growing some of my own.

[@earthsdefect1747]

This is amazing video thanks for sharing Peter! Please do more like this from all stages. I would like to see more like this on junipers also. :)

[@fabiovale6222]

Maples Paradise.

[@syedshah3384]

Thank you very much for all the beautiful trips around the nursery and precious knowledge ❤️❤️

[@lucyb15]

really informative and entertaining, thank-you for filming.

[@entvisual]

“But *We Don’t Live In A Perfect* World” yeah you’re right Peter! It’s sad! 😢😢

[@merrickscott6175]

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[@frankissac7540]

@Merrick Scott Instablaster :)

[@merrickscott6175]

@Frank Issac I really appreciate your reply. I got to the site thru google and Im trying it out atm. Looks like it's gonna take quite some time so I will reply here later with my results.

[@merrickscott6175]

@Frank Issac It worked and I actually got access to my account again. Im so happy:D Thank you so much, you saved my account !

[@frankissac7540]

@Merrick Scott you are welcome =)

[@gregperez90]

Thank you for making so many informative videos. Watching them has really sparked my interest in Bonsais! May I ask, What do you use to seal your cuts?

[@MrJcalvino]

4:40 daaamn that oak is amazing!

[@69Crimthann]

I would love to see Peter talk about a home intensive care for the hobiest. I would also love more information on the sacrificial branch. I am very good for this video as I was wanting to tackle some wild trees to work towards Bonsai. Thank you sir!

[@69Crimthann]

I guess I should specify how long to leave it and after cutting care.

[@ernsttencate6699]

I love your trees. So many. Unbelievable.

[@huatongleong3674]

Hi Peter, you are really amusing! Love all your videos on maple trees. I am from many miles away from the tropical island of Singapore. We have hot weather of around 30 C and mostly strong sunshine through out the year, albeit cooler weather in December and January. Maple trees are all along almost non existing. However, I was fortunate to have located and bought 4 numbers of 6 feet tall young trees imported by local nursery 2 months ago. I planted 3 on ground and 1 in pot without any delay. The trees came with some green and red leaves. They are the first trees I have planted in my 6 months into gardening at old age without any prior planting experience! Ha ha! I will be most grateful if you can advise me some points on my endeavour to plant these lovely trees on our tropical island. Thanks!

[@peterchan3100]

As far as I know - Japanese Maple would struggle in Singapore. Won't survive.

[@cherylandrews3195]

Thanks for the beautiful maple video!

[@michaelp.nguyen7872]

8:00 ouch 😯 I’m glad he knows what he’s doing!

[@joshuachacon9820]

I've noticed you speaking about grafted trees several times in your videos. Do you do any grafting? Or do you just buy them that way? Can you do a video explaining grafting? Thanks and love the videos by the way!

[@peterchan3100]

I used to do a bit but not now as it is a very irksome job.

[@kickazz999]

Agreed more grafting technique tips would be appreciated

[@damnshowdude]

Very good video! Thank you so much

[@leemalone6298]

I like how you don’t waste time

[@johnrb9397]

Peter is a good worker!

[@jeepgurl1379]

I would love to work at your company doing just that, caring for plants giving intensive care treatment.

[@karlcottingham1472]

Hello Peter. I absolutely love these videos. I love the hat too. I want one just like it. It couldnt have more character if a tree fell on top of it. Lol😂 Karl

[@Jamirie]

Thank you for the beautiful content, learned so much already and really enjoy your videos! Believe you me, we love you, Peter! 💚 🌴🍀

[@apriliaric]

Thank you for another excellent video....

[@almac2598]

Thanks Peter

[@delatroy]

Great advice thanks Peter

[@aaronhteikk4487]

All your bonsai and plants are so luxurious. Why not make a full video about how you fertilise and water them.

[@parob7285]

'' Look at this lovely 5 foot tree! '' Cuts it down immediately to 1 foot 😂😂😂