Nursery pines can make nice bonsai

[@NamTran-gb1pc]

Thanks Peter! The tree looks great.

[@thebeardedbonsai]

Great work Peter, it was a joy to watch.

[@steveanacorteswa3979]

I think Peter, we read from left to right, so maybe that is why we like our trees to swoop right, who knows but I have the same preference and love making our native Hemlocks as semi cascade, since I see so many growing from cliffs here in the PNW. I always tell my beginner bonsai students to pull the tree out of the nursery pot, then find your nebari, put the left over soil back in the pot and replace the tree. This way they don't cut the pot and can reuse/recycle it. Thanks for another nice video Peter, looking forward to spring and more progress on my trees.

[@jsnstamper]

I think it looks great in that pot size and it will do good in it

[@headingnorth5701]

I was happy to see the title of this video. Amazes me the transformations you create from obtainable material. I want every one of them.

[@nurben28]

Thanks a lot Peter and Josh for share your talent.

[@Tank3278]

thanks for the lesson and your views on turning a nursery bought bush pine into a Bonsai

[@headingnorth5701]

You and Josh are a good team. I remember when it was you and Jack.

[@capttom144]

I'm glad you went for the semi-cascade option and did not "just" take it off! 👍

[@cindymitchell6525]

As usual, you are a great teacher. And I could the trunk being split. Thanks.

[@RichardJackRobertson]

Thank you Peter and Josh - a fine tree and the lines of a cascade style are very appealing. Every video of yours educates me in the bonsai technique.

[@trelisestewart1681]

I have an unknown pine, bought as seed from a poundshop. Its 2 years old now, and tiny still. This has given me inspiration

[@andreamundt]

If I were the tree I would have been very relieved to get the "oversized " pot! Thank you for your sensitive approach.

[@almac2598]

Thank you Peter and Josh.

[@Lino-y2k]

Thank you Peter and Josh always interesting and informative ,best wishes from New Zealand

[@socheapneasy6829]

Excellent as always Peter and Josh . Such a wonderful teacher

[@barryrobbins1137]

Great looking tree. The pot looks wonderful. Not too large.

[@alfredomarotta6604]

What a lovely outcome, love how the especially the Mugo turned out.

[@adsminibuild5791]

I did a workshop with my nursery white pine a year or so ago and it's really starting to look great ❤

[@andymvp10]

Wonderful work Peter and best wishes from Romania. Keep on filming as we crave for your know-how gained from so many years of experimenting. I am not sure if you already made a video about this topic but it would be intetesting to find out how you got into the hobby and perhaps your first trees.

[@peterchan3100]

I have mentioned it in some earlier videos but will return to this topic again.

[@pamelahanel7584]

Another amazing video Peter and Josh, thank you for sharing..

[@darrylteneti9596]

Greetings and well wishes from Queensland Australia

[@mikec3820]

lots of the plant media sold here in the Us these days is a paper "peat" substitute. it works well

[@stevescott245]

Very nice and credible semi cascade bonsai. Thank you Peter and josh I love it. I have just bought in the last few days a nursery mugo (winter Gold) currently a lovely golden colour. I will see if I can use it in future for a bonsai.

[@carolkelly638]

Always interesting!

[@mettevunsjensen4094]

This bonsai is already beautiful. Great work😊

[@pauletheridge7594]

Lovely work Peter beautiful semi cascade mugo love it 🫶

[@henrikschoe9715]

Danke Peter für diese hilfreichen Videos . Ich finde auch,dass die Übersetzung ins Deutsche per Synchronisation einfach genial ist. So kannst du noch mehr Menschen erreichen , die nicht der englischen Sprache mächtig sind!!! Ich liebe deine Videos und die Bonsai Kunst. LG von Henrik aus Sachsen-Anhalt, Deutschland in der nähe des Kyffhäuser.🙋🏼‍♂️🫶🎉

[@MDMARaver]

Ich stehe diesen automatisch erstellten Tonspuren kritisch gegenüber. Klar ist es bequem, aber man lernt schlicht nichts dabei. Ich habe Englisch im Lauf der Jahre praktisch ausschließlich durch das Ansehen von Filmen, Serien und Videos in Englisch mit deutschen Untertiteln gelernt.

[@henrikschoe9715]

@@MDMARaver Hallo ,dass ist ja doll... Hut ab wer das kann. Ich bin aber über 50 Jahre und hatte halt russisch als Hauptfach in der (DDR).Ich lerne das nicht mehr. 😉

[@MDMARaver]

@@henrikschoe9715 Ich bin 56 und habe keinerlei Talent fürs Lernen fremder Sprachen. Tatsächlich habe ich auch gar nicht vorsätzlich Englisch gelernt. Da ich Filme und Serien im Original einfach viel besser finde und deswegen irgendwann begann, sie mir in Englisch mit deutschen Untertiteln anzusehen, war das Lernen der Sprache tatsächlich eher ein zufälliger Nebeneffekt. 😂

[@tangofloh2255]

Happy new year to you and your team! You and bonsais enrich my life.

[@MidniteSan]

Thx for sharing Peter....

[@miw182]

I used Teflon tape, the kind you use for water pipes, it's easy to use and can be applied quite tightly

[@alfredomarotta6604]

Great idea.

[@eschaefer6512]

Always inspiring. What do you do with it in the Winter?

[@kathrinevispisiano4628]

I love your work and teaching. Thank you.❤

[@zaubergarden6900]

gorgeous video!

[@growclipbonsaiforseniors1951]

Great tutorial!!!

[@bonsaibythesea]

Let it ripe Peter chip get your bonsai on happy new year cheers 😊

[@stuartbaines2843]

Great work Peter Happy New Year 🌳

[@planetxmetal]

So funny. I’m left handed and most of my cascades and semi cascades lean left.

[@PanyandKham]

❤❤❤thank you, happy new year. 🎉

[@zen-da-bonsai-ko]

I love a good semi cascade style

[@dariokrizman3117]

thx master nice tree

[@jenniferponcia8387]

Fabulous ❤

[@joescalise4764]

Great video thanks for sharing

[@Dnn411]

happy Boxing Day to all.❤

[@growclipbonsaiforseniors1951]

Happy New Year!!!

[@lukemead5276]

Good morning herons.

[@adampolacco7178]

תודה רבה ❤

[@ChrisSchmidt-v3p]

It ist always amazing to watch your videos. Always natural, always inspiring, always perfect. Greetings from Germany. Have a Food start in 2025. Wish you all the best

[@Artowabisabibonsai]

Bravo❤❤❤ from Lithuania

[@joegarland4885]

Morning Peter, I must admit I wished you would have removed the semi cascade branch or make a jin out of it, but you have left it which also looks even more credible, I have been working on a garden centre Mugo pine over the last few days and I am happy with the styling, it will be kept in the original container having found about an extra 3 inches of trunk by removing enough top soil as you do to find the surface roots, they are great tree to work on and do make great bonsai, although the graft could be a problem if not done well. Thank you once again for your helpful videos and dedication to teaching us all to create good bonsai.

[@peterchan3100]

Please send me a pic of your Mugo pine - I would love to see the result. Keep going Joe !

[@enricoferloni5249]

La traduzione in questo modo la trovo ottima x chi non sa la lingua grazie.

[@deepanjanbanerjee3491]

If you use cling wrap instead of raffia, will the branch be able to breathe ?

[@peterchan3100]

I am not sure if the 'breathing' is necessary. I used to use black electric tape and that was OK too.

[@deepanjanbanerjee3491]

@@peterchan3100 I see, will try this out now. Thanks.

[@maryweber4176]

When you are trimming those branches, are you cutting back to a bud?

[@cindymitchell6525]

I could see the trunk being split.

[@Achille78]

Good morning and happy new year . I am living in Greece here the temp is about 10c-18c I have an Italian pine silver crest can I repot or clear the roots now or I must wait until the end of winter?

[@peterchan3100]

No not in your country

[@TalkingLoon]

I think the reason you don't see too many cascades is because they take up more room than something like a formal upright.

[@dangray]

Enjoy the holoidays!

[@baby.ribz.]

🌲🌲🌲

[@JurgenBoes]

I allways like when peter says `I hate wen do people cut the pots because its unusabl` I get it for him but most of us dont have a million trees and cuttings

[@johnrb9397]

I thought it was “ you have to be prepared to cut!!”.

[@charlesgreen3214]

I have bad luck with mugo pines. They always turn orange and die . I don't know if its the dry heat waves during summer out here in southern California

[@MDMARaver]

It's similar for me, but with conifers in general. They reliably die in my hands sooner or later, no matter what I do. That's why I don't touch things like pines or junipers any more.

[@samlomb2093]

Try some of your native conifers.

[@MDMARaver]

​@@samlomb2093I have tried that. But in my care, not even the native species survive (I live in Germany). That's why I'm always amazed when everyone says that junipers, for example, are so easy to care for and adaptable. 😂

[@atomartin]

If you did not repot them but they turned broun and died, you need to improve the watering. It seems you overwater them. Overwatering is the only reason why all mugo pines died in my hands.

[@MariaM-up2he]

I live in Northern California in the Sacramento area and the same thing happened to me. I got a ponderosa small seedlings that I found and this one it’s thriving. But they are sensitive to heat waves that we get here. Ponderosa pines are usually in landscapes here are straight trunks with big needles. Try one . My maples survive the last year heat wave because I put them inside the house with AC . ❤

[@willammay]

👍🏻👍🏻💪🏻

[@JoshAbston138]

I thought mugos HAD to be repotted in the summer

[@jesters1gamble201]

Morning

[@angelluisprivadocanadilla9243]

👍🌲

[@GaitaPonto]

The plastic and duct tape tip makes no sense at all. rafia breathes and let the moisture dry out. plastics don't and will grow mold and bacteria on the bark.

[@peterchan3100]

I have used plastic electric tape for years with no issues