How to shape a White Pine Bonsai

[@lukasmihara]

Thanks for the helpful lesson. I love the sound these Japanese Bonsai shears make by the way.

[@maryshoemaker1437]

Peter.. all living things reach for the sun!!! I just love how simple to understand your lessons can be... not to mention the presentation!! Thanks Sir!!

[@josephstalin3758]

Because of you I now have a new hobby. Thank you for teaching

[@stuartbaines2843]

Pest identification was Very useful i have not seen this mentioned anywhere before. Only ever had scale insects which are easy to clean off, if you see them 👍

[@steveanacorteswa3979]

Thanks for the lesson on pines, I do have a lot and it's great to see them still budding in almost July.

[@harryohharry13]

Excellent as per usual, Peter!

[@PatriciaAnnGriggs]

Thank you for your for all your time showing us the proper way to prune trees

[@MidniteSan]

Another knowledge gained,.thank you for sharing Peter. Can't wait for the next one.

[@shrimplynipples96]

awesome, seems that he uses FELCO tools... best tools ever, still working with the felco tong from my grandfather ( ca50yrs old, the tong)

[@peterchan3100]

Best secateurs by far.

[@johnytran5053]

Could you please show how to bend/shaping a big trunk on the Austrian pines? Like usual, thank you for the informative videos!

[@railspony]

Thank you for the video! Nice shirt, that looks like a California style.

[@petesullivan3301]

Great info.. I’m viewing this in November.. what time of year was this taken.. assume May???

[@marysoldeeley2218]

Great Video!!! That Cedar looks great!! I'm going to go watch Julian now :)

[@joesandor]

Thanks for this video I have stopped the insect on my pines. Can I ask Peter what could I use to get rid of them?

[@peterchan3100]

Any insecticide should work

[@ryanaugustus]

Great video. Quick question though - if I shorten a candle after it's grown it's new terminal bud, will it generate a new bud? Keep in mind I've only shortened the candle, not removed the new foliage entirely.

[@peterchan3100]

Yes it will

[@matthewmorgan24]

Hello Peter, excellent video and tips for my Japanese white pine. Can I ask if you use Wd40 Lithium grease on your tools and is it recommended?

[@peterchan3100]

Yes it is good

[@Behague]

If I were to use scissors that quickly, I'd look like a Yakuza

[@kjam87gxp]

Praise the sun

[@SuperRichTee]

Hi, I know slightly off topic but I have a small evergreen that I collected from the wild last year in the fall (before I found out it was best to collect in the spring) and it has done well until lately. In the past few days it has limp growth tips and I am unsure as to why and wondered if you might be able to shed some light? the tree is potted in tree and shrub container compost. Thanks in advance :)

[@peterchan3100]

You need to send me a pic via email

[@briankavanagh7191]

Peter: these little branches I may or may not want them? cuts them off Question answered!😀 Did you burn or compost the infested branches you cut off? Very informative👍

[@peterchan3100]

No I just compost them. The heat of the compost heap should kill the bugs

[@xajlad9579]

Not should they will compost

[@andrewdouglas3409]

Can you please do a video showing how you shorten the needles of a pine tree?

[@xajlad9579]

He has

[@andrewdouglas3409]

Any ideas where? I've looked and can't find anything.

[@TheNatrjack965]

Thank you Peter 🌲🌳🌴

[@michaelsullivan5005]

Do you have videos on how to form a crown on pines when it becomes okay to throw the rule of thumb out that says don't have branches in 3s? I no usually you only want 2 or nothing in the same line as other branches. Or basically wait for back buds? Hope you understand what I trying to say. I find it hard at times on collected material as I don't want reverse taper any where meaning it will still look uniform in 10 15 years.!

[@Wedge53]

Thank you for the informative videos. Is there a ratio for pot size compared to the size of the tree? I am thinking of buying a 3-4 ft Scots Pine, just wondering how big of a container to grow it in?

[@keithdouglass3618]

🌳🌱 good info .I have some pines .this helps me a lot.. Keith Australia

[@dblvisn]

What time of year is the best for cutting back the white pine candles Peter?

[@mansourbelkharoubi1569]

Great vedèo thanks can you help me ,I need a good soil for my pine ,we have not here like akadama soil in Africa ,thank you for all your vedèo.

[@LucasSousaS205]

here in Brazil we use ground roof tile, look for "como fazer caqueira para bonsai”.

[@nallakk5131]

The old wire you did not bother to take away, is it possible to take it away?

[@xajlad9579]

Only if you carve the tree

[@neutronshiva2498]

The wood will eventually grow over it ant it wont leave a trace after some years. That said, I wouldnt want any metal inside my tree...

[@snoekhoek]

But how does one treat this white adelgid pest? Brushing with dishsoap? Or are they sturdier and do they withstand such a treatment?

[@peterchan3100]

No we spray with an insecticide and then after a day we jet the dead insects off with a hose pipe

[@snoekhoek]

Thank you for your reply. What insecticide do you use/works good?

[@xajlad9579]

Wont it die considering the time of year

[@therosiefam7424]

Can you do a video on the fukien tea tree, I have found other videos but I trust your knowledge more than others. Also can you do a video on trunk cutting. I bought a couple trees from Walmart that were trunk cut and it definetly thickened the trunk. I have started clipping from my trees so I may have to trunk cut eventually. Thank you for all your knowledge and time💖

[@therosiefam7424]

@Stallion Disliker I will have to check out your videos. Im always up for ideas and opinions!!!

[@peterchan3100]

Fukien Tea is a very difficult species to grow in the Northern hemisphere - They dont like being grown as indoor bonsai. They are OK in the hot tropics but not elsewhere. I may do a video on Indoor bonsai species one day.

[@therosiefam7424]

@@peterchan3100 thank you so much for the information and your personal time!!! I recently got into bonsai's because I do not have a yard at the moment only a porch balcony. I have so many different plants and recently bought 2 bonsai's, a fukien tea and a ficus. I started researching right away and soon found you and your wonderful videos!!! I watch all of your videos and learn so much, I also love your stories💖 have a wonderful day Peter, thank you again for your personal time!!!

[@Tore1972Wisdom]

Peter* What soil do you use for white pines? I have one and i don´t know anything about best soil and how much to water it.

[@LounoirRecords]

just in general, keep pines more on the dryer side (root rot will kill these things pretty quick if kept wet for days). just feel how heavy the entire planting is when it's dry - then water it and feel the weight again. as soon as it feels similiar in weight to when it's dry water it again. the soil i use for pretty much any conifer is about 30% akadama, 30% pumice or perlite, 20% fine lava rock, 10% composted pine bark and 10% rhododendron soil (basically to keep a more acidic soil pH level)

[@Tore1972Wisdom]

@@LounoirRecords* Thanks i will try that soil mix when i repot it next time.

[@LounoirRecords]

@@Tore1972Wisdom you're most welcome to. technically this soil mixture is for refined material but you might as well use the best composition imo from the start :)

[@tacotaco8614]

do your bonsai tour

Buen vídeo un saludo desde Canarias...

[@xajlad9579]

English please?

[@willemconstantijnaelvoet5736]

Very beautiful video

[@yerepilov]

WD-40 also fertilizers for bonsais?)

[@saltysealion]

Excuse me sir, what about a Mugo pine?

[@heikohagemann6758]

what is the name of the insects on the big one? I have some of those on my pine aswell. thanks

[@ibnhashim]

Adelgid

[@riatimmermans5177]

Thank you , great lesson learned 🌲🌴🌵🌞💖

[@nhannis]

which month of the year do we prune a pine tree ?

[@LounoirRecords]

for a white pine in april and september, because they have 2 flushes black pines can only be pruned once, because they only have 1 flush

[@grahamjones548]

Question please ,do picea bud back like white lines ,thank you

[@peterchan3100]

They do but to a lesser extent.

[@steveanacorteswa3979]

It seems my Picea with fat trunks seem to bud back better than the skinny ones, also the ones I have in large 5 gal pots to fatten them up bud back better than the ones in Bonsai soil.

[@ENERO33]

THANK YOU SO MUCH…!!! ❤️

[@piyushsonkar1720]

Sri I need bonsai tools in india because in India there is no seller so please suggest to me where to buy please send me the seller details Thank

[@nazarzadeh]

Why are you not bothered with the wires in the trunk?

[@luisw3406]

Its not bonsai without a can of WD-40😂.

[@peterchan3100]

Yes - I use it for cleaning my scissors

[@xajlad9579]

Wd40 is damaging to the plant

[@luisw3406]

@@xajlad9579 yes I know it was a joke..... woosh bruh. Peter even said it was for the scissors.

[@peterchan3100]

@@xajlad9579 I have used WD40 for the past 40 years and have never found them to be harmful to plants. Is there something I am missing or dont know about?

[@neutronshiva2498]

@@peterchan3100 WD40 contains some really agressive chemicals.

[@gregoryh4601]

Hello Peter Thanks again for the teaching today. Is it safe to bring the White pine with the Insecent problem? Wish you could to ship to USA, I can't afford a White, Black Bonsai pine tree in the USA it would be two arms or two Legs. Thanks Again for the Lesson. May I send you a photo of my one pine that I am design ? She only three years old. GOD BLESS

[@peterchan3100]

Send me a pic via email [e-mail]

[@ingeborg-anne]

I am yet to learn how that WD-40 helps the bonsai :)

[@rdcruick]

It's to remove the sap from his clippers.

[@edmundblackaddercoc8522]

They don't know how to look after it? Why buy it?

[@fpvpig9794]

Same reason an art collector doesn't know how to restore a piece of art after years of sun damage. They like what they are buying but don't know how to keep it like that. Same reason I like my car but don't know how to check the oil

[@peterchan3100]

@@fpvpig9794 Everyone is on a learning path.

[@hotdog3363]

7:33 that woman in the backround lol

[@peterchan3100]

Just a customer

[@mattbrennan647]

Foist

[@xajlad9579]

The big whute pine has aesthetic quality but is NOT HEALTHY