How To Create Large Trunk Maple Bonsai

This video is about how to make large trunk Maple into a Bonsai.
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[@nchomestead7860]

This man's mentality on bonsai always cracks me up. "This was air-layered ONLY 10 years ago". Patience is key and this man has it in droves.

[@JuliaMonroe1]

I am so glad I found Herons Bonsai videos! These are the exact info I was seeking. Our large Japanese Maple has many small trees scattered all over our yard and we were pulling them up and putting them in small pots. But now I know that we will need to keep them in the ground or put in large pots. I really appreciate this information so much. Thank you kindly!

[@coronnation8854]

I've watched most of Peter's vids. So I was really surprised to see a technique I had never seen before. Using a mallet to hit off the dead wood is genius!

[@mooseknuckle8334]

You are a true artist. It's one thing to paint, sculpt, photograph, carve etc, but to be able to take a living plant and create what you do is amazing!. Cheers from Nova Scotia!

[@noumine]

absolutely engrossing and informative. thank you for showing how it's done.

[@TheBonsaiZone]

Thank you Peter, off to a great start!

[@harambe1356]

I really like mame and shohin bonsai, because it does not take long to make it beautiful as a large bonsai! And this is my opinion!✌👌

[@DICKTURPIN1976]

Interesting indeed.. wondered how those big trunks were made on a small tree.. thanks for the video.. Right, off to the garden centre to find a nice thick Acer palmatumn! 😁

[@NMranchhand]

I get the impression I’ve been mollycoddling my trees now that I’ve watched you fellows a while.

[@coronnation8854]

Just take it with a pinch of salt. How they handle them are very species specific. I destroyed a bunch of my first trees after trying to copy, but for different species.

[@778carly]

Very informative. An over abundance of gardening advice. A true bonsai master.

[@chrisdemott2288]

Great video, I wouldn't have had the guts to make that many big cuts at one time.

[@alicebell]

Absolutely beautify bonsai in the end, you are a real artist! Thank you so much for these videos. I’m getting ready to dig up a reasonably mature Japanese maple from my garden so this will really help!

[@oliverclaffey5186]

Great tip on maple dieback pruning.

[@jamesthacker1605]

Thank you. Extremely informative.

[@ChristopherHa93]

I’m curious to see what this tree looks like now!

[@charlesfoster3050]

me too!

[@octoberblaze8554]

Me 3!

[@michaelallan7528]

Me 4.

[@EliteManMonkey]

me 2

[@Videaddict]

Me 5

[@slimjim5392]

This guy has the most beautiful bonsias I have ever seen.

[@Michael-dy6ne]

I’m even more curious to see what this free looks like now !

[@thedarkspleen]

knowledge and a good eye - thanks for sharing your creations.

[@mikbonsai]

Amazing finish. Thank you Peter.

[@peaveawwii1]

Great video thanks so much fun for sharing it with us all.

[@terischaefer7698]

Mr. Peter, what a superb way you have of giving us the basic rules that so many others like you ignore: you are a natural tracher. how much better your videos would be if your camera videographer would simply put a "peanut" mic on your lapel. Hook the battery pack to your belt inside your coat, to conceal it. Then snake the mic with its cord up your shirt and clip it on your clothing. Simple, and we will hear perfect, clear audio.

[@benasmatas9087]

3:20 that trunk looks like its a hand grabbing soil. very nice

[@bonziamasterbruesch9700]

You are an amazing bonsai artist love your videos

[@bonziamasterbruesch9700]

Thanks

[@browniesbear]

6:36 favorite part

[@henryschneider9768]

I'm just going to remove this dead wood. (Beats it off with a small sledge hammer.) Love it!!!

[@tattooedbill1]

Very helpful, thanks Peter

[@steveharris2944]

Thanks Peter excellent video

[@enricobugli7231]

Che occhio. Lui vede il bonsai che ancora non c'è. Complimenti

[@sandorsmassageservices]

Awesome work my Friend.

[@BinaryLynx]

6:40 My favourite part

[@BreezerBeej]

Just beautiful

[@MrSeyn]

Great lesson of a master...

[@johnmayer5920]

What is the sealing goop you use? Thank you so much for these informative videos!

[@animaloverload7465]

Thank you, sir for this

[@walley2637]

I love this guy!

[@michaelrogers7581]

man O man are you giving me bad idea's now I have to go out and find one in the woods and give it a shot nothing to lose everything to gain love your style!

[@daunganjamerahdaunganjamer7974]

Awesomenessssss

[@BONSAIenCORTO]

gran ejemplo!!!! Gracias por el video!!!!!!!

[@WildWaterASMR]

I love watching Peter using more unconventional methods such as the hammer. Always makes me laugh.

[@PinoyBonsai]

Nice tree!

[@harryl2232]

Thanks for this vid, would like to see an update sometime

[@Classical416]

I am surprised and amazed by how much you can cut a tree.

[@AtypicalPaul]

So awesome.

[@dibiodepaint]

very nice

[@denbols]

thank you fore the information !!!!! first clase

[@BonsaiBinhDinh]

Bonsai đẹp quá đi

[@harryl2232]

Would love an update on the progress of this one mr chan

[@aandjwynn]

Bravo!

[@paullill5604]

When Peter says silky saws are Sharpe please believe him one went through my finger like a knife through butter, great video that's just what I've been waiting for.

[@mybackhurts7020]

Thank you

[@jessekellum5222]

Smart bonsai

[@shanejohnson7996]

I would of liked that existing leader to become deadwood, but Peter is the genius for sure and knows what he is doing.

[@hardcorebossstyles]

What is the large trunk cut sealed with? The grey paste?

[@knightsedge7379]

Im currently doing the same with oak. But in the past I have had very bad luck with Bonsia. All my field colections die. I have two red oaks in pots I have grown from seeds and hope to give them the same treatment i saw in this video.

[@harryl2232]

Would love an update on the next steps you take

[@denislukasov4813]

5:15 That thick V-shape cutting can be a nice bonsai tree. Just put into the water and wait for a few months. After that you can have a thick trunk bonsai maple tree.

[@stavrospapadopoulos2115]

Any update for this acer?? thank you Peter for all the information you give to us. and one last thing. what of your books you recommend for beginners?

[@nazmu93]

i subsribe to you Sifu..fan from Malaysia

[@si0054]

Wow, I can’t believe how much pruning it takes. Seems very severe to someone uninitiated. I love my maple, it’s very young and I think it might have just died this spring, guess I will need to start again.

[@Vincent_Desjardins]

Thank you so much for all the precious knowledge - i'm a beginner and i'm wondering what do you use at 7:20? Thanks again from Quebec, Canada

[@borisa4205]

He really pounded that trunk 🤣🤣🤣

[@rhebersonbritto1344]

I'm about to buy a 25-30 yo dissectum acer palmatum and I haven't done yet cause I'm still not sure about the best time to do a drastic prune to the branches since the tree is quite massive, would you mind to give me some tips ?

[@mrcool7100]

Shaping Gods gift

[@JMS_Hunter]

"just wait and see. I am going to be beautiful" -the maple tree

[@edbell6534]

Do you have un update of this maple? Thank you

[@Cmatch696]

For things like maples what time of year is best to make big cuts like that and pull it out of the nursery style pot and trim roots for the bonsai pot?

[@eduardoretana9394]

Le agradezco de antemano un concejo. En Costa Rica, el cobre es costo, existe un material alternativo para entrenar las ramas ó raíces?

[@carynludwig4084]

What did you use to seal the saw cut?

[@saltyangel1707]

what does he use to seal it with?

[@oofeeleelee6556]

Can I use this method for a copper beech tree? It is about 4 feet tall and has a nice thick trunk.

[@SuperGeert123]

Hey amigo, I like what you do. The video intro song is way louder than your voice !

[@paolomh113]

So to create a large trunk is by letting it grow in a big pot? I'm looking for a quicker way, but in this case will not be better to grow on the ground?

[@gregcostanzo4724]

do you still have this tree? would love to see it now

[@bonziamasterbruesch9700]

Bonsaimaster

[@lorenzodiazcarrillo352]

What type of paste do you use ? Or does anyone have any recommendations ?

[@tinman1222]

What do you seal the cuts with?

[@andreasknogler585]

Do you still have that tree? How does it look now? Would you make another video where we can see the development of your KZbin projects. It would be very exciting how they look now.

[@ucantc]

What soil would you guys recommend for letting trees grow big in pots like this? Want to buy a maple and let it grow and thicken, before trying air layering and turning into bonsai.

[@jzizzles7799]

G&B Organic Acid Planting mix. Mixed with pink bark mulch.

[@manjulasenarathne4277]

Hi Mr... I have a question. Can I do the air layar 2 different places in 1 trunk same time? Thank you in advance.

[@sarrakitty]

you cannot, the air layer lower down will cut off the nutrient flow to the one above it.

[@bobsegar1242]

Is there an update on this tree I’ve been searching your videos

[@Jason__________]

What was that you sealed it with?

[@JohnRBurke2]

I have a weeping Japanese Maple in my front yard that I would like to repot and start bonsai. Do you have any recommendations or resources for how to relocate the maple from the field and into a bonsai pot?

[@janettecoleman2357]

Dig it out, pick it up, pop into a pot, that will be $50. Pls!🤣

[@SyriusStarMultimedia]

I hard cut my Acer Pseudoplatanus Sycamore maple yesterday after watching a Herons Bonsai video.I was s terrified.

[@The1122007]

Wwhat was the name of the sealant material you applied with you finger? Thanks for the vid.

[@fluke730]

Lac balsam wound sealant

[@HeronsBonsaiUK]

we use wound paste www.herons.co.uk/Wound-Sealant-Paste-Tube

[@charlesfoster3050]

Have you sold this tree, or can you make a video what it looks like now?!

[@LookingupLuke2128]

Any chance of follow up on this one?

[@MikeHunt-lz2hq]

Peter chan are you guys using clay as cut paste . Jw bc I have a large deposit of natural clay it's grey clay at the bottom of a small stream . And if I can use that instead of having to order some id rather just use the clay I already have

[@spring1014]

Thank you for this video on how to create a large trunk maple bonsai. I was wandering if it is better to cut back a maple tree in spring before the leaves grow

[@Morning1217]

Would it be a good idea to air layer the big branches that you cut off?

[@peterchan3100]

Yes - Indeed but we have so many that I dont always bother

[@azizozanuysal]

07:15 what is the product which applied to edge of branch?

[@parkerwalton476]

Do an update on this tree!

[@nasihmuhamad]

I have a long Japanese maple tree that is one meter long, can cut it into a small bonsai ?

[@momsberettas9576]

"only 10 years ago" -Bonsai man

[@inkman1992]

What kind of seal is used on the cuts?

[@meatsupplies5282]

pls let me know what you put on the tree after cutting

[@HeronsBonsaiUK]

We use Bonsai cut paste - www.herons.co.uk/Bonsai-Cut-Paste

[@Johan-gn3op]

whats that grey stuff you put on it?

[@MrKlipche]

Can a tree like this in a pot that size survive outdoors in a winter that gets below freezing?

[@jizzypimp123]

So to get a thick trunk you have to let the tree grow before you bonsai it?

[@HeronsBonsaiUK]

Thick trunks can be grown more quickly when left to grow in the ground. You can still grow a tree with a thick trunk in a pot it just takes more time.

[@acsmith3937]

Why do you seal it at the points where you cut?

[@abelorozco960]

Dear Maple. Will see you in 5 years.

[@danhix1371]

what are you using to seal?

[@HeronsBonsaiUK]

Usually we use a cut paste/ wound sealant www.herons.co.uk/Bonsai-Cut-Paste-Wound-Sealant