How to Prune a Japanese White Pine

[@auysters_for_sal9165]

I love how frequently you upload :)

[@projcinco21]

auysters_for_sal agree!!!

[@Nizzon.]

Indeed! Just keep uploading and we will watch it all! :)

[@ActiveAngel2010]

I’d love to see an “update video” in which we can see how some of the bonsai have grown from videos of the past 1-3 years, using before and after photos/video. Thanks, as always, for the amazing videos. I’ve had bonsai for over the past 10 years, but only recently through your channel has my knowledge and skills been growing so much!

[@MidniteSan]

Triple tasking is not easy at all, but Peter did it, Pruning, Talking and Shooting video at the same time. Much appreciated for that Peter, well done. Until next one, stay safe to all..cheers.

[@peterchan3100]

I always appreciate your encouraging feed back. Thank you.

[@MrAgentsmith555]

Don't worry for the quality of the video, your teaching is always perfect. We love you in France 😎🙏🌱🌱

[@MrSubielove]

I agree.

[@andrewt1176]

You’re a legend peter! Thanks for all the continued videos. Don’t stress about the quality this one was just fine!

[@peterchan3100]

Thank you - that's encouraging .

[@paullill5604]

Thankyou for yet another great video, as I’ve seen so many people say ,your continued uploading of videos is a great help in these troubled times. Stay well Stay safe

[@stuartbaines2843]

Did my white pine thanks to an earlier video, ten years since i got it from you. Its now starting to bud up nicely 👍

[@rojomi93]

Great work Mr C, thank goodness you're still doing videos

[@ardensvirens]

Love your videos! Informative and relaxing. Upload as you can, and stay safe and healthy!

[@lakeelsinorebonsai1203]

Another excellent video from Mr. Peter Chan! Thank you sir!

[@andygrontkowski517]

nice camerawork.... We all appreciate your calm and gentle nature. Thank you for the video.

[@greenstar7492]

One of the channels where I click "like" button, before start of the video ...great job Peter....

[@HarpersInfiniteSystems]

Thank you for continuing to produce videos during these unsettling times. Keep up the good work!

[@johnfloydman7735]

The video was fine Peter 👍 amazing tree 🙏 thanks for sharing stay safe ✌️

[@stevehirsch8413]

What a great perspective... I know it must of been difficult holding the camera while pruning... 👍👍

[@tzeege]

*must've

[@Zer0faith]

Thank you for still posting and sharing your knowledge!

[@watchmestress4182]

Keep it up Peter. I started 2 new bonsais in the last month because of your content. I'm new to the art but had life long interest in bonsai. Your video have encouraged me to act on it and learn the art. A needed distraction in these grim times. Best wishes

[@TheBoppa23]

again, thank you for the effort, expertise and experience you so willingly share

[@Oozes_Dark]

I’m obsessed with plants and I’ve been binge-watching your beginner videos for a couple weeks now. I just bought my first few baby bonsai today! Thank you for sharing your passion so we can all benefit!

[@JacyHart]

This really helps me to understand how to prune the conifers in my back yard...

[@MelodiousEntertainer]

You have been very gentle in this video than most other videos, Sir. :)

[@clearwaterbeachhomesearchm5957]

Thanks Peter. Love your videos

[@jjj7665]

Thank you very informative. Hope you and your team stay safe.

[@IzonHow]

Started watching a LOT of your videos Peter! Just started learning Bonsai in the last 2 weeks from all your videos. Just thought I'd say hi and thanks for all your help, best thing I bought was spagnum moss! Keep up the great work!

[@gabijones2445]

Thank you very much for the video. Stay well.

[@jasongannon7676]

Your video work is great, it gets the job done. I have been pruning pines in my yard for the last two weeks, 2 days left. I love pruning pines. My folco 13's nipped a couple of my fingers tips over the years as well, ouch! Thanks for sharing.

[@ainuinvid]

Peter I really adore your approach to bonsai. The way you are sharing with us your passsion is unique. I wish a good health for you, your trees and your business. Thank you for all you do as there are not many people of your kind around.

[@jamesleadbetter5546]

Love all of your videos. A go-pro might make your life easier for self-recording but yet another great video. Thank you and stay safe

[@peterchan3100]

Are they much good and have you used one ? We have Apple Macs in our office, so is it easy to download on to our Macs like with the iPhone?

[@jamesleadbetter5546]

I haven't used one myself but they're used a lot for capturing active shots and the footage always seems to be good. They can be quite pricey though. Transferring the videos/pictures onto a Mac Book seems quite straightforward, I've pasted an example link below which might help m.kzbin.info/www/bejne/q4LRfKemqMZnpc0

[@Boogaz]

You are my favourite person to watch right now by a margin, I've been tearing thru ur vids

[@alvinsus430]

Amazing work as always... thank you Peter!

[@jacobytaylor3783]

Thank you, very simple and to the point with a few repetitions of show to get this pruning exercise down . thank you again love your longer detailed videos but need some of these too. I’m hooked so keep them coming please :) never think a video is a waste, the tid bits and nuggets of information you share are vital, hope I made sense of my comment, stay safe and well.

[@chrisrigoni]

Thank you for continuing to upload!

[@aurochf1]

That is the loveliest pine I have seen! I am impressed!

[@yeyo9404]

I’m glad you making all these videos and staying well keep it up stay strong so you can live as long as possible to see all you’re trees develop

[@JaroslawPolanski]

Another great video. Thank you for your efforts.

[@kevinluther3594]

Love you Peter! You are quite the inspiration to me!!

[@LeeMace]

Would it be possible for you to do an air lairing of your finger, to grow bonsai versions of yourself to impart your knowledge?

[@peterchan3100]

Oh how I wish I could !

[@trcmustang]

Thank you for the video. Very informative as always. Stay safe Peter.

[@69kesh]

hello PETER HAPPY TO HEAR HEAR YOUR FINGER IS HEALED UP. PLEASE KEEP UP THE GOOD WORK I M SURE LOTS OF YOUR SUBSCRIBERS HAVE LEARNED SO MUCH IN LAST FEW CORONA WEEKS I KNOW I HAVE.

[@peterchan3100]

Thank you Mukesh Bhai

[@toddtanner95]

Thank you for continuing to make videos!

[@steveanacorteswa3979]

The video was just fine Peter, it could be no video and we would still learn. You should get a GoPro Camera, they have a chest mount and a helmet mount, put it on a bicycle helmet and the camera will look where you look, I put one on my car when I was racing and just put a mount on my Kayak. Thanks again for the video, my Picea are all flushing those beautiful and wonderful smelling needles after I butchered them last year, gave them the winter off and now with the new wire they are filling in and look amazing. I have 50 trees now and over 100 baby pines from seeds, it is a wonderful addiction and I thank you for all the guidance and support.

[@NFT2]

Just what we need during this virus nonsense! Thanks for the videos.

[@brandonmatabadal534]

Just wanted to say i really appreciate u making these videos despite the current situation. Honestly i dont think the qualities of the video matters much cuz its always quality through & through. Also ur camera work was pretty good, u made sure that we could see everything clearly so that we can understand what was being relayed. We're all in this together & i hope all is well with u, ur family & everyone of ur staff & their family as well.🙏❤

[@Tylerjc2201]

Thank you for another great video 🙂

[@yoshiyahasegawa6043]

This video was great peter, very helpful😊

[@jeffhurst4744]

Excellent information. Now have better understanding.

[@quicksilvertears921]

That was so helpful. Thank you.

[@samarthd9948]

We have to protect Mr.Chang at all costs!! He's too precious to be lost.

[@RomanSt.Clair.]

Video quality was great. I LOVE pine bonsai. I’m trying to grow one myself

[@StephenTurnerVlogs]

Great video Peter. I always struggle to smile properly in a lot of videos I make. Fair play being able to video and prune, especially with the injured forefinger. I wouldn't have gone to the hospital either, it didn't look so bad. You'll get a good scar 😅😂 Stay safe with your team. We'll hopefully meet when all this dies down

[@keithdouglass3618]

thank you for teaching a bottle the pine .keep well every one. Keith Australia

[@gamblemountain9621]

Peter, I think it is perfectly acceptable to record before and after segments instead of showing us every cut in this case. As much as I love watching you work uninterrupted, trying times call for trying measures. Whatever you decide on, thank you for the amazing videos and information.

[@bertabbink]

Thank you for all effort you put in making these videos! (A chest or head -strap or tripod might be interesting options to film yourself).

[@Poopeh_le_pieux]

Thank you son much for the frequence ans the qualité of tour videos. Hope your finger heals fast, take care !

[@KaiChong]

Wonderful Peter.. love your vids

[@James-o3o1m]

You must be wondering why we keep watching you videos….its because your awsome and keep me learning and intrigued it times when my trees need to grow

[@haraldisdead]

"I hope I will be able to smile. These are grim times, but we continue to work." KNIGHT THIS MAN.

[@simonreitz6809]

Thanks for giving us insight into pine pruning. Would be great to have a final image of that lovely tree, or the end results :). And also, would be of great help to see early trees - decision that were made - and how this turns out some years later, eg by another specimen. You have plenty of great plants to show :) Thanks for your teaching!! All the best from south germany

[@almac2598]

What a lovely tree. I'm trying to recover my White Pine after an emergency repot last year after an severe Vine Beetle infestation. Its lost a good number of branches, but the tips are green again with candles. Thanks for sharing,

[@peterczako6661]

Very useful video

[@nancyfahey7518]

I like that green pot it's in.

[@Leodavid2022]

Love from Tamil Nadu ( India)

[@stevegutshot2663]

Fantastic show. Would it be possible to do a episode on how to encourage pine trunk thickness. Many thanks Steve

[@novaknovakovic4900]

Thank you!

[@maryshoemaker7593]

Great video!!! Thanks Peter!!

[@TheBonsaiGarden]

“Some people don’t know how to prune pines”. Yup! That’s me.

[@nancyfahey7518]

I'm just skeered.

[@bonzairebellion4663]

thank you Peter

[@HEWfunkingKNEWit]

The audio is sounding better thanks 👍

[@sagebonsai]

Hello Peter i hope your finger doing okay. i can i ask a question, what is the best beginner pine trees to work with? Im asking because i have a little brother's birthday later in the year, and i really think he will like getting interested in the world of bonsai. He will be working on his tree under the careful watch and teaching thu me. My brother and i dont get along quite well, i just think this would be a good way to bond and start a new healthier relationship.

[@peterchan3100]

Scots; Mugo or Japanese Black Pine are very good for beginners - Japanese White Pine is a difficult one.

[@schuangsg]

Mr. Chan, can you do videos on common pests and diseases inflicting bonsai trees and their remedies eg pesticides etc. Thanks

[@juliettenash8120]

Thank you for your very clear teaching! I have paid a lot for on-line lessons that were nothing like as clear as yours. May I ask you a question please? I rescued a very dry and sad 5-needle pine - my first ever bonsai - and now it is recovering (indoors) and sprouting candles, so I am delighted. Can you tell me what I should do with individual candles please? Some of the twigs have double shoots/candles; should I take one or both off? Or half of one and leave the other? It is a lovely tree, so I want to do my best.

[@cameron6019]

This answered a question I had, about cutting the branches,some websites said the branch would die If I cut the woody part, but their not the expert!

[@illicit_fpv8208]

I really appreciate how you explain things simply. Up until now I've stayed away from pines. Anyone have any recommendations of what type of pine is best for beginners? (I'm in the southeast US)

[@frasiegee9932]

Thanks peter 🙏🏾

[@midoritsunami6121]

Nice.

[@tolbaszy8067]

What little I could see in the video, that tree has covered a lot of its trunk with lush branches. Is this a bonsai style not so concerned with trunk views as with the beautiful branching? Thanks for making these wonderful videos!

[@joanscott9323]

Very nice video! Thank you!!! However you feel most comfortable filming, please be assured that we benefit and can follow along with your instruction. Am sorry to hear of your finger “mishap”!... but glad to know it is healing well. I was wondering how old you would guess this tree to be. It is a lovely tree, and thank you for filming the pruning of it.

[@peterchan3100]

I would guess that this Pine is about 60 - Dont forget they are usually grown in the ground first to thicken, so that would shorten the timescale quite considerably

[@mchlbk]

Would it be possible to root the cuttings?

[@lefthandluke8923]

Glad your finger is better, Peter. That was quite a cut!

[@alicer3423]

Hard to hold the camera and prune the tree too but very nice clear video. Thank you Mr. Chan

[@jimbersmcimbers]

At this time of year it's fascinating to see how much vigour is in the Black Pine candles vs everything else.

[@briankavanagh7191]

Peter can you do directional bud pruning similar to deciduous trees rather than wiring the branches?

[@peterchan3100]

Yes of course

[@briankavanagh7191]

@@peterchan3100 Thank you

[@STP19]

Brilliant. Many Thanks. STP

[@joefowler9600]

I wanted Peter to say " i should have had it stitched but instead i used some cut paste"

[@Khriss.]

Can you please show the oak you got ? European trees are quite interesting. Thanks for the video

[@kocetokirilov3416]

Hello you are the best . Would you make a video of how you cut a little white pine bonsai. Thanks

[@TommyTarkov]

your the best

[@TheOlewood]

hi! thank you for video! thank you for sharing knowledge and your experience! how about back bud? i mean how to have it? i still have a big issu with that on goyomatsu.

[@peterchan3100]

Yes - back budding on 5 Needle pine is difficult but not impossible. Much easier with Scots and Black Pines though

[@mello4459]

Good

[@IrishAnonymous01]

Do you grow any Jacaranda Bonsai? If so, what's the best way you've found to grow them from seed?

[@peterchan3100]

I have yet to see a bonsai of Jacaranda - I have travelled to many countries where they grow as street or amenity trees, but I have never seen anyone attempt to make one into bonsai.

[@tgward313]

can you strike the trimmings

[@peterchan3100]

No - not with pines

[@tgward313]

@@peterchan3100 Thanks Peter -- I very much enjoy your videos

[@jt5029]

Hello! hope you are holding up well with all this virus business.

[@fugyamofug]

2:03 HEALTH TIP - you should always put a tube of superglue in your first aid kit believe it or not the glue acts like a scab and will hold together deep cuts and wounds that would otherwise be stitches _ works really good and helps heal faster

[@peterchan3100]

Are you serious ?

[@fugyamofug]

@@peterchan3100 yes sir im sorry for the slow reply but yes superglue no joke it works i have done it twice if you read the warning on most super glue it it says "bonds skin instantly" and it does www.mayoclinichealthsystem.org/hometown-health/speaking-of-health/should-super-glue-be-in-your-first-aid-kit

[@b2manufacturing]

It’s like an even smaller version of methuselah pine or contorta

[@tuks94]

Dear Peter u can buy a stand for the camera,find a good angle and that would fix the problem :)

[@peterchan3100]

I have a stand but I have to stand it on a table to give me the height.

[@tuks94]

@@peterchan3100 What about the tripod stand with higher legs,tall enough for the height of your bonsai tables?U can use that one for the whole scene shots,and Gorilla Stand(if u can get one) to find the good angles of the close ups from the table(Instant free hands).Then the only part that it's left to do is to edit the video shots into one whole video,and that can be done by your you tube and camera helper from home. Big respect and take care!

[@dopewalker3000]

Hey Guys, i need Help.. I want to get into Bonsai and already decided i want to try a Redwood Sequoia. I have acess to one and want to take a cutting of it. But i have no idea how to proceed. Can anybody give me advise please?

[@allduhcheese6762]

You will need to find out if the cutting can be taken from hardwood or softwood. This will tell you what time of year to take the cutting and have a successful propagation.

[@dopewalker3000]

@@allduhcheese6762 Thank you man :)

[@hs_kts_Business_KTS_HS]

あなたの木はとても美しいです Anata no ki wa totemo utsukushīdesu

[@Harrock]

2:07 ... „ugh didn’t know bonsai is so dangerous... Peter Living on the razors edge ! Grim times indeed“

[@The.khaled]

Can you have pine cones from a pine bonsai?.

[@LounoirRecords]

ofc you can, but they're usually removed. they just take out a huge amount of energy to form and maintain

[@jimbojackson2900]

I sure hope someone can help me. I think I made a mistake. I bought a fukuzumi white pine 2 gallon yesterday and I thought a relatively large root was the beginning of the root flare but it was actually an adventitious root because it was planted too deep. Will excavating further for the root flare I had to remove another large sized adventitious Root. They were both about the size of a pea in diameter. The caliper of the rootstock tree where it was grafted is approximately the diameter of a US quarter. There is still a rootball ball obviously smaller than the original after all is said and done. My questions to any and all experts: - It’s about 80 degrees here in June in Massachusetts. Recognizing after the fact I should have done this in March/Feb, I removed two semi hardened candles about 5 inches long to accommodate for some of the root removal. I also fertilized with an organic Hollytone fertilizer. Was this correct or incorrect? - Is there anything I should be doing to “baby” the tree to prevent further stress during the summer like moving it to part shade location? Am I just screwed? Thank you guys. I’m new to the Japanese White Pines. I assumed they were as tough as Japanese maples but under the impression JWP are not as forgiving.