Making Forsythia Bonsai

[@karinecamara2226]

Sir, i hope you get this message, my name is Karine, i was born and raised in Brazil and i live in USA for the past 7 years. I absolutely always loved bonsai trees and bamboo, i feel like my previous reincarnation i must had been a Japanese. I came across for the first time ever with your channel and id like to pay my respect and gratitude for how well and detailed you talk about trees. One comment you said in other video that is stuck with me is to not be afraid to cut thick branches, i am very conservative and that scares me but ill follow your advice when i attempt to make my very first bonsai and ill carry you and your teachings very dear in my heart. Thank you for being such a genuine soul and good mentor. Sending all the health and positive energy for you and your family. :-)

[@rustytromebone]

Very touching story about your wife's friend, and keeping her Bonsai unchanged. Very kind of you to share that. Thank you.

[@peterchan3100]

Thank you for your kind comment - it means a lot to me that you noticed.

[@sirbenreyes4446]

Everything outside and inside the nursery is soothing into the eyes; lovely... thanks Sir Peter.

[@joshwilson3504]

I came across this beautiful plant just last year I got 3 half dead plants for 5 bucks not knowing what they were just felt the need to rescue them ,I did some research and I fell in love with them now you have just unleashed a beast I'm about to have so many little forsythia bonsi trees and little mini forest every were i new they were easy to propagate but this is a whole new level for me good sir I bid you many a thanks for my new found addiction

[@Ailorn]

Your videos are so calming, beautiful, and instructive. Our spring hasn't come yet in Wisconsin

[@margaretsims4344]

Stunning flowering bonsai.

[@Stolat79]

Your timing of this video is fantastic for me. I recently purchased a 100 year home with 7 massive Forsythia that I hard cut in the fall to move. You’ve given me much to think about in this video, it is as always a joy to learn from you.

[@joanscott9323]

Thank you for a wonderful mix of beautiful early-spring offerings! As many people are, I am staying in for now, but when given the chance will head straight to my local nursery! you have provided fresh ideas for old favorites! Your blooming bonsai are so beautiful and capture the feeling of spring and timeless youthful expression. Your trees always remind me of Chinese and Japanese books of old ink drawings of beautiful plants. The feeling of relevance through the ages always surprises me a little bit! The flowering ones next to that ancient Noble Pine could inspire poetry! As always, you open so many possibilities.... I love forsythia, but never thought of them as bonsai! Also, want to get magnolia, cherry and perhaps a camilla. Even though they are affected by the frost, it’s so nice knowing that you recommend many of the trees that grow here so well! Your wife’s late friend’s bonsai is such a dear remembrance. So lovely in so many ways to be able to look at something she took care with. It reminds us of the permanent nature of bonsai, even as it grows. All your outdoor plantings are so nice to see, thank you so much! You are teaching me how to “see” with new perspective. Thank you, Sir. Wish I lived in England to be able to visit your nursery and take classes!!! Nice to see your vegetable garden, as well. Would love a video on your approach about vegetable planting. (I do have your old vegetable book, and can’t believe what a wealth of information you included!) Rhubarb pie, how wonderful! Your nursery really seems quite a magical place. An energy and vitality of new things to try and new ways to look at things!

[@robertbrandner]

I never thought of creating Forsythia bonsai, but they look really beautiful with the thick trunk and the flowers on top.

[@SerpentineSilk]

Love, luck, health, happiness, and longevity be upon your house and family.....my thoughts are with you Mister Chan......we love you!!!...Keep on keeping on.

[@lefthandluke8923]

We so agree. Peter Chan is a gift to us all.

[@leelee12123]

I have got forsythia hedges in my old house. I did pull out a baby forsythia from the hedge and it’s doing very well in a pot. I didn’t want to put it in my new garden as I have plenty of mature trees and shrubs but I didn’t want to part away from my forsythia as it reminded of my old house with memories . You have inspired me to try forsythia bonsai. Thank you very much and I love your channel.

[@jamesleadbetter5546]

My wife and I were admiring the Forsythia at the nursery earlier. It was good to see you as well Peter, my wife nearly tripped over the buggy when she saw you hacking away at the tree you were working on!

[@dantepilgrim]

The magnolia tree in front of your house is spectacular!! Thanks for sharing

[@greenstar7492]

Thanks Peter for additional videos during this time....planing to start some bonsai of my own...wish me luck...Canadian fan .🇨🇦..

[@theoutdoorappreciationsoci8858]

I have been admiring the flowers of these trees whilst driving around my town over the past few weeks. Thank you for putting a name to them. All the best! 👍

[@peterchan3100]

I had a visitor come the other day and called it LABURNUM - she also argued with me that she was correct !!

[@strange-universe]

Forsythia is an excellent choice for experimentation; they are in my "indestructible" class!

[@goodboi4939]

I can back that claim up. I have a forsythia that came from a rooted cutting, survived dog urine, and survived almost being crushed by a tree limb. One tough plant 💪

[@MidniteSan]

Magnolias, cherry blossoms and Ume are my favorites after maples.. those forsythias are beautiful beautiful Peter. Wish to see some longer review about those trees again..as promised by Peter, 3 videos in a week.. until the next one then.. cheers and stay safe guys.

[@jamiesmith1343]

Your Bonsai are beautiful, I have a five year old Maple I'm getting ready to wire up. Thank you for sharing your video's I love watching and they are very helpful! Thank you again and I hope you are doing well in this hard time.

[@charlesdrake3997]

I am starting some forsythia for bonsai this season. This video was right on time for me! Thank you!!

[@avsmiga]

My father has white camellia and he used to hate the browning. But its all a matter of perspective, I told him once it reminded me of toasted marshmallows and that was it, now the browning is his favorite aspect of the tree.

[@dannyboii9117]

That's adorable lol.

[@seaspoke]

thanks for continuing to make these videos! much needed an appreciated in these difficult times.

[@craighunter3273]

Thanks for that video Peter. Your Forsythia's have such beautiful flowers. I only have three juvenile ones myself and I always look forward to seeing them burst into colour every spring. But we are into Autumn in the Southern Hemisphere. We still have still reasonable temperatures here in Wellington as I clean up my trees and shift them around in preparation for the heavier winter months of June July and August. Thank you for the extra videos.

[@trcmustang]

I’m in the process of growing 4 of these which I will attempt to make into bonsai. This video has given me some ideas and inspiration to continue with the trees that I have. Thanks for sharing.

[@lukthere2]

was driving past some frsythia bushes the other week and thought to myself - i wonder if i could make a bonsai out of one? Bam - herons bonsai had me covered a year ago lol

[@babettekikivanamen1969]

Enjoyed another trip along the realm of your enthousiasm. I particularly like this episode. I have a Forsythia bonsai my self. It is going to be an heritage for my daughter, since I initiated (from cutting) this one right when she was born. (20 years ago) I think its a difficult plant for bonsai. It grows like a hedge hog and you need to really take care of it It has a bit of a temper. One year it grows vigorously and produces massive bush of flowers the other year it looks like a sad collection of sticks. But still it is always lovely in spring. No matter if has many flowers or just some sprinkles.

[@estamedley930]

Just discovered your videos I'm really enjoying them

[@JUMALATAAR]

Oh thank you so much ! What a lowley garden. I hapen to have small forsythia intermedia plants that made roots when the branches was long and did tuch the soil. I got realy inspred now. And i have some crabaple to to play with. Im moving but the plants will come with me. Thank you agan ! Maria in Sweden

[@jang.1185]

Hello Peter, you have very nice Forsythia trees. It's a pity that you do not have any kind of virtual exhibition of your bonsai plants. Because, you know, traveling to England and back is quite expensive, so I cannot visit your garden personally. But still you have such impressive pieces I would like to see...

[@peterchan3100]

They are dotted all over our nursery - my good trees

[@hauweiguy9587]

magnolia looks beautiful

[@steveanacorteswa3979]

Stay safe Master Chan, lets hope the spring and sun will heal us all, beautiful flowers on those Fors, my maples are just sprouting leaves and now I know why you love them so, still love my pines but my maples are going to be amazing. Counted over 100 baby pines, only lost a few this winter, they are all turning a strange red/purple, hoping that is normal before they brown out their trunk. Well it gives me something to do during lock down in Washington.

[@nighthawk6663]

I just found your channel yesterday. I am learning a lot already. Thanks for sharing 🌳

[@patrishaharrigan4466]

I just picked up 2 young weeping forsythia to work with! I'm glad I found this video!

[@VinciecBonsaiJourney]

Hi Peter. Im in the process of growing Bougainvillea trees from trunk cuttings. My main goal is to grow these into full flowering bonsai. The flowers in this video is an inspiration!

[@yopage]

Those of us with a yard and garden can carry on as usual with our plants. It's a complete solitude from the worries of the world.

[@eoysny7781]

yopagedotcom That is Exactly what I did all day!😊💞

[@harrykuheim6107]

I'm redoing an area that never looked so great in my Japanese style landscape

[@stuartbaines2843]

I have a Very old Forsythia which i am slowly getting ready to pot from Its garden position. Nice to see a finished result 👍

[@harriaderhold6895]

Thank you for the many great videos that give me a lot of knowledge and encouragement.

[@russsherwood5978]

now that i have seen someone else do this i have the confldence that i can also do this,, be blessed and safe

[@plips71755]

I was just looking at mind thinking about doing this so great timing. But mine are yellow - there is a fragrant white one so I will dig up some whips - the bush hasn’t been touched for about 5 years so should be good. Oh wow - haven’t seen that pinkish color! I had a beautiful white but always had tremendous trouble with the late freezes catching the blooms and turning them into mush. Then one year we got super hot 80s in Feb, then cold, then warm , then cold. By the third time and a very dry hot summer, it and my grapes just couldn’t mount a rally. It was beautifully shaped too. My grandmother said it gave up because I always complained about it.

[@victorjamen542]

Muy bonito los Bonsái un saludo desde Chile 🇨🇱👏👏👏👏👏👏👍

[@cynthiamurakami9260]

How did you guess that I was crazy about this plant to make Bonsai??? 🤯🤯🤯 I am amazed by how beautiful this plant is right now!!!!! Thank you very much for the video!!!!!

[@tylerwaxman7512]

So glad to see your lovely Forsythia bonsai. Are they able to stay alive outside in your yard during the winter time?

[@peterchan3100]

Yes - they are very hardy

[@tylerwaxman7512]

Thanks, cool!

[@Bigninjon]

Beautiful, all of them absolutely beautiful!

[@wood-youknowit]

I love the flowering trees. I have a Forsythia I cut it back last year, now only a few blooms this year. I also like the birds that I hear. Your season is a little earlier than central Ohio, USA.

[@cathyhatfield5340]

Beautiful work👍❤️

[@LessTalkMoreDelicious]

Wow...that’s a lot of big stone lanterns behind the fence 😱😍✨✨

[@ruthieonline]

Thank you for this video. I found on pur ground when we bought our house ten years ago two massive nearly 30 year old Forsithia and cit them since years back. I had to dug out one and bring it for a interim time to another place in the garden. It grows there again very well and has now a second time to move. Now it lives since a half year in a metall container and is waiting for what I will plan next. A bonsai!!

[@MikeyDunn]

Those cherries looked great, just got myself a koio-no-mai and I'm very happy with it so far, lots of flowers. Hoping the rest of the flower buds on my camellia survive the coming cold snap, it's only put out the one flower soo far, a pale pink with hot pink specks and streaks, would love to see more from it.

[@PatriciaAnnGriggs]

So Beautiful. I love when you walk though the garden ☺☺☺

[@deedahl2866]

When I lived in NE Oklahoma, yellow Forsythia grew so well, you couldn't even get rid of it by cutting off at ground level! Here in DFW area, I am having a difficult time getting young plants to grow well. I have a few outside in a container with Butterfly Bush. Will know in a few months if they made it through the winter. Didn't know they could be bonsai too!

[@mesingpertin5619]

I recently bought few Magnolia saplings. I hope I can make one of them grow tall n huge like yours! It was majestic! The forsythia was a delight to watch! Love the video as always.

[@HootMaRoot]

How I would love to live down south here in the islands of Scotland most of the cherry blossoms haven't even started budding yet even though it has been very mild for the last 3 weeks during the day but many mornings with a hard frost

[@LycomingWarrior]

Thank you. Just beautiful

[@kennethstensrud669]

The japanese forsythia might have a root fungi that kill off the trunk. It is like the Serissa, I have had quite a few Serissas and they died off, and it was due to a fungi........ and I am going to make an old forsythia into bonsai this spring.

[@jessevdmeer]

Putting broken egg shells on top of the soil, prevent slugs from reaching the plant . Great video again master 😁👍

[@maverickstclare3756]

That never worked in my experiments

[@peterchan3100]

Most of these methods don't work - like broken glass, copper wire etc

[@dhnbbn1099]

I airlayed a Camilia with lovely pink flowers, I've no idea whether it's any use for bonsai but they're great.

[@peterchan3100]

They make good bonsai but difficult

[@dhnbbn1099]

@@peterchan3100 I will make sure to fertilise well and start another layer next season :) I would dig the whole plant but I don't think the landlord would appreciate it.

[@tayh3645]

Its amazing how they were able to make such nice trunks. At my parents house there are over 50 feet of forsythia hedges, and while they are over 30 years old, there is not a single trunk much thicker than my thumb.

[@peterchan3100]

Takes a long time to make thick trunks

[@mikezajac6381]

As you can see from my picture I to have a favorite. My Forsythia is around 25 years old and I have never wired her. I prefer shaping by trimming.

[@jeanhawken4482]

Beautiful plants always a treat

[@timdady4660]

Just found this one and i have a very old Forsythia in a pot that has been at the back of my garden for years , out it will come a to see what I can do with it , Thanks Peter

[@holyek7892]

I liked more the tour than the theme of the video. More magnolia and cherry trees please.

[@audryscraftingchannel3597]

I just made some starts in October 😃 I can't wait 💙☕

[@onetouti]

I have 3 little forsythia bonsai...or try to shape into bonsai. In fact, I have big ones and was ready to cut some dead branches, I will keep them now and follow your advices

[@rolineland5207]

🤗🤗🤗🤗🤗thank you so much for the content

[@deploribusunum3894]

These are beautiful! I'll have to try one.

[@dcharrison3140]

Hello Peter ,awesome as always. But pronunciation of the word forsythia , we here in he states say the short i vowel sound for the Y ,you say it with the long Y vowel sound . Or does it matter.

[@lefthandluke8923]

Forsythia was named for William Forsyth, a Scottish botanist. Think for a moment how you would pronounce that name. Then consider that you might actually be mispronouncing the plant name.

[@Lezly]

I love that massive pine! 9:46

[@Tarian_475]

Do you think you’ll hold any live streams? It would be nice to have a Q&A or workshop

[@peterchan3100]

I must learn to do Live Streaming as I have not done it before.

[@Tarian_475]

@@peterchan3100 It's probably best done through a smartphone as the computer process is a bit tricky. I hope it can be done!

[@katiecanine4548]

Awesome idea, I would like it. :)

[@joanscott9323]

What a wonderful idea!!!

[@Tarian_475]

For all those interested Nik rozman will be holding a stream on his Facebook at 10am central European time

[@aishabegum9192]

Where is your garden in ? Is it uk 🇬🇧 ? Please video when you are dragging up this forthisa plant very nice

[@mikenickerson3433]

Most underrated pies in my opinion homemade strawberry rhubarb is one of my favorites

[@ArtLoversLab]

beautiful garden mr, i wold like to photography it :)

[@JAMES-dv5ns]

He’s such a mad lad with all his plants

[@alessandrodemaria2553]

Hi Peter, what is the best time for a cutting of the forsythia ??

[@peterchan3100]

Early Summer

[@Aliciagwall]

This is awesome thank you so much!! 🧡

[@janna4017]

What a lovely magnolia! Spring is so exciting.. I was wondering if a forsythia could make a beautiful bonsai. Now I've seen different varieties. Thank you professor! Have you ever made a rose bonsai? I thought they'd be nice for beginners cause they grow so fast. Maybe you could make a video one time. Stay blessed!

[@peterchan3100]

Yes Rose makes good bonsai but use small flower varieties

[@chaiwatpotichanid]

Wow tree day frover 🏵yellow beautiful tree see already ideas natural geography 🍃meetings 🏵wow Amazing natural geography kupchak 🥰😁

[@itslilyitslily]

Is that a cedar forest group at 10:48 ? It looks lovely

[@peterchan3100]

That forest is Cedrus Brevifolia or Cyprus Cedar

[@peterchan3100]

@Gymnocalycium Saglionis No not Abies

[@keefardin612]

hi can you graft a forsythia onto a pine tree ? or will they not do well, that way you could grow from the forsythia shoots ,,,,, possibly , thanks love the videos

[@tonytigertwenty]

Does anyone know what bird that is in the begining?? Thanks in advance.

[@mame6508]

Lovely

[@ow2750]

honors to the bonsai master from bavaria

[@herbstreesanddiycrafts6143]

Really lv ur work master.... Lv u...

[@Tore1972Wisdom]

I will for sure try that one day, because it´s very hardy.

[@Sherman_616]

Can anyone tell me if these propagate from cuttings easily? I actually have to chainsaw a bunch of these for my mom this spring and I would love to make something out of it.

[@strange-universe]

Forsythia? usually right after blooms. It's an easy plant to propagate with cuttings.

[@shahrafiq2165]

Hope you all are doing well

[@Xylomethazolinhydroc]

Danke für die Tolle Idee! Ich werde es ausprobieren! Bin gerade auch dabei eine Hortensie (Hydrangea petiolaris) umzugestalten. Peter, hast du auch Hortensien als Bonsai? Thanks for the great idea! I will try it! I am currently redesigning a hydrangea (Hydrangea petiolaris). Peter, do you also have hydrangeas as bonsai?

[@peterchan3100]

Yes - Hydragea make good bonsai especially the woody Lace-cap ones. I have a big one which I will dig up later in the year.

[@Xylomethazolinhydroc]

then please make a video of it in any case.

[@georgebeeton1658]

@@peterchan3100 equip all Zbigniew

[@IlkkaVuoristo]

Talking about ornamental fruit trees... How about fruiting trees? Do you think that bonsai could be used as fruit trees (as well as beautiful bonsai).

[@peterchan3100]

Crab apple, Mulberry, Cherry, Pomegranate and Fig - to name a few. In the Tropics there are more fruiting species which can be used.

[@sirhanreid5896]

I too, always thought forsythias could make great Bonsais. I notice that none of his examples were trained or wired (besides cutting back) Curious to know what affect it would have... i guess teacher knows best.. In NY, i and many others who know, use the transition of the forsythias yellow flowers to the emergence of its green leaves as the window to apply crabgrass preventer onto our lawns to stop the germination of the crabgrass seeds. Works great every spring!!

[@peterhayes5590]

can you make bonsai out of hawthorn cuttings I took some two months ago and I got four that are in bud

[@peterchan3100]

Difficult Not usually successful

[@diytwoincollege7079]

I made an entire hedge of forsythia just by sticking cuttings in the ground. It works almost too well. The plant is indestructable.

[@poloplantes4309]

Bonsai 👍🏻

[@vandabeharry170]

I do enjoy watching your videos it’s so very interesting I do have a question for you is it possible to make a video on a jade forest? I would love to see it .. thanking u in advance.

[@justincase9753]

Peter "sphagnum moss" Chan.

[@deft1abc1]

"Sphagnum moss peat"

[@andoionutdan9670]

Love it

[@women.solo.traveller]

Like a heaven 👍👍

[@plantinpot5712]

Wow 👏

[@kaepora]

Do the fuji cherry trees look decent throughout the year? I can see that they look stunning in the spring but am wondering about leaf size over the summer.

[@soberhippie]

It does say there "Please, don't touch the trees". :)

[@maryannhinden2719]

What is the variety of forsythia show at 12:50 in from the start? The extremely large-flowered ones.

[@Kitty-tc3oh]

A forsythia reminds me of my dad, who was killed. This video has given me the confidence to make a bonsai out of one. I wonder if anyone knows of what kind of forsythia it was that kept dying, that Peter had trouble with?

[@augustodirham853]

Forsythia was my first tentative of bonsaï when I was young. I was proud of it (even if it was just 5 years old. To be honest, it was just a seedling comparatively with a true bonsai) but my parents forgot to water it during the only week I was away in the year and it died. It makes me sad to see all of these forsythia bonsaï, I would like to have my old bonsaï back :/

[@coneflower5101]

Please plant a new one and enjoy it in memory of your childhood. You will love it.