Pruning Large Garden Trees

As I was working on the nursery I realised that some of you might like to see what jobs I am doing. In this video I prune a large juniper and I talk about the large pines that have been growing on the nursery.
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[@davidchu5102]

Please do more of these large tree pruning videos!! My favorite videos

[@paullill5604]

Well here it is week 52 of Sunday breakfast with Peter May I be the first to congratulate you and your team for uploading a video for us to watch, enjoy and learn from every Sunday for a complete Year. 🎂 Yes I started counting every Sunday episode wondering if I would get to this day, week by week the notifications came then the mid week episodes grew and grew.I soon realised that there was no doubt it would happen. Thank you again from myself and your ever growing number of fans for all the help you have given us on our journey. Paul from Derbyshire

[@peterchan3100]

Thank you Paul - I always like reading your comments.

[@jeffmiller4168]

I love that for a “small channel” compared to other huge youtubers, Heron has an awesome community who just enjoy bonsai and Peter

[@ivyking4149]

What a moment🤯

[@CharlesGriffith1965]

The UK is lucky to have such an amazing artist.... each of those trees would be a masterful centerpiece for a home...

[@BlueSkyBonsai]

So those pines must be 50 - 60 years old, like me! Though unlike me, those trees are beautiful and improving with age 🤣

[@ivyking4149]

Don't sell yourself short!🙂

[@cherylandrews3195]

Thank you for the video! With so much stress in the world right now, its nice to take a break and look at your peaceful garden :)

[@MAMLeers]

NIce! "Grey Owl", one of my favorites! For someone who doesn't like the species, you look and sound quite enthusiastic... But then again, you're always enthusiastic.. (which is great in my opinion...) I'm growing and propagating them for quite some years now and take great pleasure in doing so. I wonder if your "Grey Owls" also turn blueish in late fall and during wintertime? Mine do and I love it. For those fellow bonsaï lovers who like to give it a try, my experiences: - they backbud easily! (which is quite useful in my opinion); when you give this video a closer look, you can see it... - they're tolerant regarding the soil but keep it well drained (they only get rainwater) - they response well to feeding - they propagate well from heal cuttings but you will have to give it some time (3 to even 6 months) - they're real sunlovers and can even bear very hot conditions but they can also bear very cold and dry conditions - allow them one or two years in your garden on a sunny spot ("full soil", not in a pot) and they will reward you with thickening the trunks and growing powerful - after just a few years they will already grow nice, blue berries and also the trunks look old quite soon - when you prune them bit by bit, they will not response with juvenile foliage (pricky needles), wich is always a challenge with junipers... - my latest experience: when you are growing it in your garden and there is a lower branch, you can cut the branch here and there at the bottom side (just tiny cuts), bury them half in the soil (with some soil or a stone or something but leave some of the green above the soil), and after one year that branch will root at several places. Cut the branch and cut all those rooted pieces (with some green above!) and you will have a lot of Grey Owls from just one branch! Good luck! I know that I did not have a single problem with them for decades now and never lost a single cutting or tree although we had summers with around 40 degrees Celsius the last two years! So, worth trying in my opinion... But indeed, you'll have to like the colour...

[@felixlarsson9057]

Peter! You must do a styling video with the Grey Owl tree! Imagine how popular that video would be.

[@MrOverdogg]

THIS IS THE VIDEO I HAVE BEEN WAITING FOR ..THANK YOU.

[@Exayevie]

Same, I have always admired Niwaki, but I didn't know until TODAY that's what it was called - now that I have the name, I can actually do some real reading on it!

[@bushwhackerinc.4668]

That grey owl juniper is so gorgeous

[@theresad.childs8115]

I love the color of that Juniper it needs a dark complimenting plant near it to bring out it's beauty.

[@ArdArdArd123]

Making pancakes and watching Peter do stuff. This is already a good day!

[@h3nrymartinex1987]

Pancakes 🥞 sounds 😋

[@ivyking4149]

"Watch Peter do stuff" 🌽sounds 😋 too!

[@adventure7434]

They need to pay for your years of knowledge and your Artist creativity. Love your show. Thanks for sharing.

[@mame6508]

They look pretty after you prune them. Thank you Sir.

[@jeffmiller4168]

Hey Peter! I just bought one of your books “Bonsai” and it’s the best recourse I’ve found for getting into the hobby, except for your KZbin channel. Thank you so much!

[@jimbersmcimbers]

I absolutely love the bark colour on Scot's pines, they are almost luminescent!

[@pameladialogo6678]

Have a blessed day sir Peter..i like what you've doing because i love bonsai all are beautiful and amazing bonsai tree👍❤

[@brunovilela3619]

Great video and beautiful trees! I love your colorful shirts! They are always full of plants and birds that we can find outside here in the region of Brazil I live, and this diversity of climates and species fascinates me so much! I hope to learn enough so I can create beautiful bonsai with natives species! Thanks so much for sharing the knowledge

[@MrAlandesignstudio]

Amazing, collection ,, tall large bonsai style is what I’m looking for to work on,, thank you for sharing ,, my master ,,,

[@dhanwanteerampersad5363]

Good morning from Trinidad.Thanks Peter for all these educational videos. A great way to start the day.❤️🌳

[@peterchan3100]

Do you make bonsai in Trinidad?

[@dhanwanteerampersad5363]

@@peterchan3100 There are garden centres that has a few and you can find them in Chinese restaurants and wealthy home owners in Trinidad.

[@drawnfrommotherhood7539]

really enjoying your videos! hope to visit the nursery after lock down. can't wait to start my first bonsai, thanks for sharing so much wisdom.

[@farmert9679]

40 year old tree just by pruning. You then followed the old Chinese school of Grow and Clip Bonsai. Excellent. You should do more.

[@SeanLKearns]

The principle is to be bold. Wow.

[@bohlonzo]

Peter, as always, thank you for your videos. Take home message : Be bold. 😁

[@Maunkwew]

extraordinary bonsai yard

[@MidniteSan]

What a beautiful grey owl Niwakis😭😭 ..thx for sharing Peter..

[@StephenTurnerVlogs]

Great trees Peter. It's a tough job keeping up with them all but the whole place looks beautiful.

[@pyotrtchaikovsky3242]

Peter, do you have any old trees that you grew from a seed? You should make a video about growing from seed!

[@Le_Brick420]

Nice job on those bushes.

[@ivyking4149]

Peter! I would love to see you wear a purple dress, pumps and pearl earrings in the next video.

[@russelldooley6262]

Good stuff Peter

[@rsa420]

Really loved that thanks for sharing

[@h3nrymartinex1987]

Thank you heroins bonsai 😇☝😅🥇

[@galahad9853]

I want to have a garden tree like that but I don’t know where to start or how to go about caring for them. Hopefully one day you gives some more insight

[@bonsaiartwork3378]

Always its verry nice👍👍👍

[@JJ-pv9rf]

@Herons Bonsai would you prune Japanese Maple garden in winter? I've read that if the temperature is below 15 degrees Celsius then the cuts won't heal as well. I've also read that there is a higher risk of Verticillium wilt.

[@Ehren11]

Peter, could you please share your soil composition for these larger potted niwaki? (conifer and deciduous) Thank you for another great video, love these big bonsai!

[@JoeCangelosi-e3r]

Mr Chan, a world treasure ! Don’t go getting a big head though !

[@jennifertucker107]

In your opinion, what is the best way to display bonsai in pots if you only have a few? Group them all together or try to place them individually? I read someone said they should be elevated for best viewing.

[@h3nrymartinex1987]

BONSAI power 🔋 💪

[@lynettemaccloud9001]

What month do you feed your trees springtime April or may or midsummer July or August and what do you feed your trees with please I really need this information thank you Please

[@modtheblackmarvel]

🤯🤯 @peterchan this was too much for me to handle on a sunday morning .. these junipers are amazing the gray owl 🖤🖤🖤. Im a big fan of (Niwaki) large bonsai or small garden trees .but you rarely see them this size or age here in th Netherlands .only in pompom shape .im not to fond of . Great video way too short .we want more🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽💪🏾 greetings..

[@sunshine-db2zm]

What are the junipers that are good for making trees like this?

[@Tomara632]

Hi Peter. I've put off pruning my pine for fear of frost damage and the cold rain, mine is in the ground, very old. I have cut it back several times. Am I right to wait another month or so before pruning again? I'm in the Midlands, not exposed to harsh winds.

[@peterchan3100]

This video was done in August, Best to prune your pines from April onwards upto say Oct.

[@JJ-pv9rf]

@@peterchan3100 What's the earliest you can prune Juniper garden trees and Japanese Maples? Thanks Peter.

[@Tomara632]

@@peterchan3100 Thanks Peter. I was wandering why you had that shirt on?

[@suz4keeps]

Fabulous thanks. so do these trees send roots from the bottom of the pots?

[@suz4keeps]

How do you feed them?

[@neilschorr2062]

Would be interesting to see how to start a "Grey Owl" juniper bonsai tree from seed.

[@mmjnice97]

That long branch on top was bugging me the whole time.... ... such satisfaction seeing him finally CUT IT OFF

[@arcangeladavis9661]

I would like to trim a very large Chinese elm into a bonsai, would you suggest it?

[@НиколайЗорькин-д6е]

Классный дядька!!!

[@andrewhillerich4878]

Where can I buy some of those giant round tubs? I've been using cement mixing tubs for bigger trees, but round ones are expensive if you buy them as bonsai pots.

[@shivangnisharma9448]

You mentioned feeding, what & at frequency guidelines if you could help us with please

[@pansepot1490]

Now there’s battery powered hedge trimmers that would be perfect for clipping those trees. They come in all sizes even small ones for more refined work. They would make the pruning job way faster, minutes instead of an hour for a tree.

[@h.b.1421]

for a normal garden hedge you may be right to use a hedge trimmer, but these are not and you still need to know how to when and where to cut and then also cut so it gets light into the inner tree to let it regrow there as well. If you don't, the tree would only get a small outer layer of foliage and the inner branches would be mostly bare and could even die back eventually. And these are garden bonsai and not some bushes or hedges.

[@abelkomalovics5280]

Dear Peter! Do you think mostly fine pine bark and some perlite would be a proper potting medium? I live in eastern europe, we rarely have rain in the summer, but I want to make a looser substrate, because the compost I used compacted to almost half the volume. Love your videos, I hope you're doing great!

[@xyzllii]

I'd love to buy that first large half ton tree...but I think that would be impossible. I live in Ireland !

[@baref1959]

love your stuff. wish i had a place like yours?

[@Peonyprashanti]

Do you have to repot those big trees?

[@onetouti]

Bonjour, I’ve been watching your videos for a couple of months and find them very instructive although I don’t grow bonsais but have several maple trees in pots on my terrace. If I can prune them properly by following your advices they may become large bonsais of 6-7 feet. I would like to ask you if you have an example of large bonsai or garden tree made with a cedrus atlantica ? I have one in a pot, it is 25 years old, its is about 8 feet tall. I assume I need to control it as I won’t be able to repot it, I would really appreciate if you would show an example in your garden. Thank you for your advice !

[@JackyRogue]

When was this filmed? We've had hard frost about 20mins away from you lately. Whats your opinion on pruning in these conditions? Best left till later?

[@peterchan3100]

Listen to the video - this video was filmed in Aug

[@JackyRogue]

@@peterchan3100 Yea I realised after when you mentioned 34°c, until then I thought you was a fellow Wim Hof cold exposure devotee in your Hawaiian shirt deep into winter 😆

[@yitcon2704]

Hey there Mr. Chan! Quick question, in your opinion do you think the Chamaecyparis lawsoniana or Eliwood tree would make a good cheep bonsai material?

[@peterchan3100]

Very difficult for bonsai - I wouldn't waste time using this material.

[@FlowerBoyWorld]

what month was that in?

[@bobrogers5522]

Very ironic that Peter discusses his Grey Owl tree while in the background you can hear the territorial call of a Barre Owl. What a moment.

[@MAMLeers]

Good observation!

[@bubba_good]

5:45 Wisdom for Life.

[@OscarZoroaster]

watching this at 1.25 speed really makes me wince when your pruning lol, careful of your fingers. an idea would be to buy some of those steel wire mesh gloves to wear under the work gloves to be safe.

[@Charliechorizo]

I watch it a 0.5 speed to take every movement and thought all in.

[@amitotfishing533]

Sir peter.. can i have some of your pine seeds.. im from philippines trying to have some of your creation and do like you do...thank you

[@SuperRichTee]

what substrate are these trees kept in?

[@peterchan3100]

Ordinary garden soil or mud.

[@SuperRichTee]

Thanks for your reply @@peterchan3100 so you must feed and water much less?

[@h3nrymartinex1987]

Chiefing up watching a foo fighters concert/Heros Bonsais...😇☝

[@yogi-777]

Falling asleep....now i will dream of shaping My 30+yr old juniper in my front yard...who am i kidding, i cant sleep now...i do have a headlamp...but its 32° outside...oh well...off to dreamland

[@modtheblackmarvel]

1000 pines 🤯🤯🤯🤯🤯🤯😂😂😂😂😂🌲🌲🌲🌲🌲

[@istanabonsaisangjendrall257]

Ohhh...my god

[@nonyadamnbusiness9887]

The story about the guy who thinks 300 is too much to have a Japanese bonsai master climb up and trim a big maple; I think I'd tell him to get stuffed. That might be enough to stand on the ground and cut it down. That's all I'd expect for 300.

[@ArtisticGambler]

Who want a day in the life of peter chan?

[@TheBonsaiGarden]

Yes that is a bit of an unusual suggestion but from first thing in the morning to last thing at night - breakfasts, reading the papers, watering the garden, checking the nursery, dealing with colleagues and customers, office work, working on trees, catching a bit of evening tv - it would be fascinating to see what a typical day might involve.

[@peterchan3100]

@@TheBonsaiGarden - It would be boring - at the computer a lot of the time checking emails, downloading ON-LINE orders, reading your comments on KZbin - Keep an eye on the business, Watch football, watch the news, Occasionally make a KZbin video; fall asleep while watching television and cook of course!

[@modtheblackmarvel]

Ok i just watched this 3x 😂😂😂

[@random40s]

Why do you think that glove will protect your hand? Wear a chainmail glove if you value your fingers.

[@dhnbbn1099]

Why would you want Juniper Berries for making Jin?... ohh Gin.

[@peterchan3100]

I dont drink spirits - you can have them if you want. Email me.

[@dhnbbn1099]

@@peterchan3100 Not for me thanks Peter, I wouldn't know where to start, mine's a cider.

[@Bigburt-]

Does he move these trees with a forklift? Like how would you get all those trees from one place to another long distance? Jeez.

[@h3nrymartinex1987]

But I have the 👑

[@Daihatsu_Hijet]

😷. ✂️🌲 🙂

[@jasongannon7676]

Horticulture is rest

[@alexchu215]

First

[@h3nrymartinex1987]

Awesome