Pruning & Shaping an Olive

[@yoopermann7942]

every time i am about to give up on bonsai,, you PETER come out with more encourageing words and videos,, so a great big thank you from a disabled man that loves bonsai, this is one of the hobbies that i have that keeps me going

[@dazzawazza3578]

Bonsais can be very testing! I think that’s one of the beautiful things about them

[@samuilc8000]

Man, what beautiful and comforting sound of pruning, rustling and raining rather than the mind-numbing music most of the other channels employ these days!

[@ingeborg-anne]

Not only is it a bonsai video, but with heavy rain tapping on the ceiling, too. Perfect!!

[@onemadhungrynomad]

no one else has videos like this, just awesome.

[@goss67]

Great video. No worry about talking. Watching the master at work. Very calm and relaxing.

[@JMoDUB]

Thank you for still filming and providing learning opportunities during the pandemic! I learn something new every video!

[@Sosquatch]

So many birds singing! You should do a video of all the wildlife you bring together with your diversity of flora

[@Dee0426]

Absolute mad lad with those scissors. Love it. Beautiful Bonsai

[@jeromewaites5364]

I love this one very much the rain made it even better thank you very much peter. 👍🙏

[@andreamundt]

The rain sounds ( starting at about 22:00 ) ,the birdsong, the cutting, the dripping noise = very good asmr =^..^=

[@edro3838]

Relaxing, especially when the rain began! 😌

[@JacyHart]

It is always fascinating to watch you work. Like poetry you transform a tree into a work of art. I only wish some day I can prune something as beautiful. The more I watch I learn. Thankyou.

[@octoberblaze8554]

Beautiful olives- this species produces some of the most interesting looking trunks indeed

[@Dovietail]

That beautiful rain! A rare treat for us Arizonians. 😊

[@stuartbaines2843]

Good that you got these before the olive tree disease epidemic in Europe. Very nice looking trees 👍

[@MidniteSan]

Woohoo...Olea Europaea silvestris, my favorite after maple. Wish to see them in a pot someday please Peter. well done Peter and can't wait for the next one... stay safe to all and Cheers 😄.

[@SkylinersYeti]

your videos are so inspiring. There can be so much more than maples and pines. Knowledge of each species growth pattern and imagination yields much more.

[@yowser8970]

I look forward to your video on the small olive bonsai's. Thank you so much for all your informative videos.

[@maryshoemaker7593]

I love the silver/green of the leaves... so beautiful!! Peter.. as I watch this... knowing that you are cutting.. I find myself saying yup he’ll do this or that... love your vids... spectacular tree!! Second tree... Peter... it must be raining!!

[@annierampersad3982]

I have an olive tree.I could give it a try and see how it works out.Thanks Peter.

[@voldemort9214]

I love olive bonsai! Thanks for the awesome video and the different tree!

[@deedahl2866]

I have an Olive Tree, it was the only one at the landscaping store and marked down to $15. Plan to make a bonsai with it. I'm doing air layering in 3 places. It has 2 olives hanging off the branches! :)

[@one_three_eight]

How’s it going?

[@silviohauptmann7080]

what a wonderful olive tree, really beautiful

[@eduardoretana9394]

Señor Peter... muchísimas gracias por esas clases magistrales!

[@dalejones4186]

Hello. I just found your channel. It is so peaceful watching you prune your trees. You are a true master and teacher. Beautiful work. I have subscribed and look forward to viewing more of your videos. I deal with depression and this helps me not feel so bad. Thank you and God bless.

[@marcdenton2996]

I’m here in southern Nevada. How I live the sound of rain! We have many seedless olive trees in our development in a roughy European topiary style. You have given me inspiration & will to undo past bad landscaping habits.

[@SofiaSantos7]

Much love from Portugal, Peter. I love olive trees. I just got a baby one. Thank you for sharing so much wisdom and passion for what you do

[@harshparashari6935]

So envious of you..you're living my dream life.

[@shokobongo1]

Beautiful trees indeed! Maples and olives are my favourite trees. And as always very motivated and inspiring mr. Chan! I do like to learn more about growing, styling, propagation, air learning etc. of olive trees so please make more videos about olive trees. Thank you

[@danutashayler34]

Okay, that was a lot of work yet you always make it look easier than is. Thanks again Maestro. from Canada

[@ethan073]

The acorns stowed away in the olive tree crevices by squirrels is quite funny!

[@jorengomez5136]

I tought so too 😂

[@nancyfahey7518]

It looks like you're bundled up for winter. 🙂 Turned out great. Appreciate the long detailed video.

[@yopage]

Gosh, those are such beautiful trees. How wonderful!!

[@timmyfane9680]

I would happily buy the second tree if I were in the UK... It's lovely!

[@oscarvazquez7751]

Thanks for all your videos 👍

[@gabijones2445]

Thank you Mr. Chan. Stay Well.

[@heirtothedrip]

Much love from south Africa I'd love to see some new azalea videos 🔥

[@smf1280]

I hope your great, great grand kids keep it going!

[@johnfloydman7735]

Love the olive trees , thanks for sharing 🙏

[@iceman777sa]

Well done keeping your passion for trees alive while under lockdown.

[@RoseBee]

Squirrels are trying to help you get a very unique tree: the oaklive 😂

[@lesleythompson6801]

...As opposed to a live oak? ;)

[@marionarmstrong3675]

Mr Peter l like watching your illitractions. I am new to bonsla. When l watch you l always think that you cut so much from the plant. But when you finish the plant looks so beautiful. The plant seems to say ; look at me. You do a wonderful job. Thank you so much.

[@hudcummings2979]

how lovely . . . the olive goddesses dancing. they're so other worldly beautiful.

[@thespoiledtexan3904]

22:00 and now it’s raining on the greenhouse? Uuuuuuuugh this is heaven

[@LizMcNamara47]

He uses his camera/video like an artist uses a mirror to view from another angle, of course he is a master!

[@peterchan3100]

I wish I could do better filming - I have no training in filming - just "fly by the seat of my pants" as the saying goes. ie by trial and error.

[@lightningslim]

@@peterchan3100 Your filming is fine, the only suggestion I have is that you could improve the quality of your sound by having a microphone attached to your clothing so that we can hear your voice clearly, all the time. 🙂

[@Pawpawlogan]

Just came across this. It reminded me how solitary COVID was. I have some olive trees from Kalamata and Zakenthos. Some of my earliest bonsai. I just tried propagating through cuttings this year and 10 of the 12 took. Thanks for the advice.

[@PatriciaAnnGriggs]

Another Great informative video. I guess you can make a Bonsai tree from any tree. Where I used to live there was a old Juniper that me and my son turned into a Bonsai and that was 34 years ago and it was there before that so I don't really know how old it is. And I found out very quickly that I was allergic to Junipers.🤣👧💚💚but I had so much fun doing it . It had five pads. Thank you again so much for sharing your skills.

[@PatriciaAnnGriggs]

Thank you for your comment 🙂

[@sophiaangelini4368]

In the Valley of Temples (near Agrigento, Sicily) there is a thousand year old olive tree that is more beautiful than the temples...

[@bahadirozturk9373]

Hi there im too fasinated with olive trees.I believe the oldest olive tree is in Jerusalem.

[@ruthieonline]

Yes I saw them also. Giardino di Kolympetra. Very impressive!

[@lorenamartinez7834]

Preciosos arboles.....!!!! podrá hacernos un vídeo de sugerencias de cultivo etc ???? Muchas gracias

[@kathleenwhite9741]

I love watching this process! Thank you for sharing your knowledge!💕

[@enriquetaaguilar5982]

Your work is so beautiful 😍 thank you for sharing ❤ just bought an olive 🌳 love the trunk. Have to learn how to shape it

[@mn4169]

listen to the rain .... soothing

[@jessicacroteau5600]

Hi Peter ~ When exactly is the right time to remove sacrificial branches? Is it just when you're satisfied with the look of the trunk?

[@peterchan3100]

When you feel it has done its job- and you can cut them off at any time of the year

[@DarkDan-mc3no]

Who loves Herons bonsais ⬇️🎄

[@pascallopez7854]

Hi Would it be possible to have another video of Thibault making a scenery, it was absolutely amazing. Thank you , I have some bonsai myself and would love some ideas. Thanks

[@btwquickfacts]

Yup, Peter is now my bonsai sensei

[@fmls8266]

Nice specimen, but wild olives look much better, from the bark, the deadwood, shape and small foliage! We specialize on those here in Sardinia, there is incredible yamadori material

[@peterchan3100]

Where in Sardinia - I was there a year ago.

[@fmls8266]

@@peterchan3100 Yamadori all over, but places are remote so only locals know. We are just a few that do bonsai, based south

[@fmls8266]

@@peterchan3100 next time you visit you must tell us :D

[@malcolmstone6288]

Maestro! So cool.

[@harison548]

That has become a proper bonsai.

[@eliotdaoust3765]

Nice video and beautifull creations, you are verry talented.

[@Hailexx]

I’m growing some olives from seed right now, can’t wait until I can do this myself! Stay healthy out there friends.

[@a1mpreza]

Thank you for another inspiring video. You have convinced me to get into bonsai. I wonder if you or anyone else here can provide me with some advice; my neighbors dug up and threw in the skip their 20 year old olive from their garden a few days back. I took it out of the skip and planted it in a pot. The trunk diameter is about 6in and i am left with a stump about 3ft high. Could you advise how i can revive this tree? I am in the Midlands, UK and it is March now. Thank you.

[@Anubis81]

I fell in love with olives. I have a couple of them. Their trunks look old even when they're young and the leaves are ideal in size. They can go days without watering even in midsummer. They grow compact leaf pads.... The only downside is that they grow slowly and need special placement in winter.

[@eve66able]

I have olives, figs, citrus and a lot more. Those three are all in the same place in winter - a cold, unheated hallway facing the north side. No problems there.

[@edwardpoling2307]

Amazing instruction video.

[@almac2598]

Thanks again Peter.

[@russelldooley6262]

Would love to see some of your customers gardens because they must be quite something.

[@mongeese2117]

Here in Oklahoma, USA 100 degrees with 20% humidity plays lateral hell on my Oak bonsai.

[@TreeTop60]

Olive Trees are my favorite.......please do some styling and refining, wiring etc

[@rainbowstar4360]

Magnificent!

[@maryweber4176]

Hello Peter. I would like your advice. I just received a small olive tree from my daughter. It is still in it's nursery pot, in nursery soil. I'm in the US were we get lows into the -30 F, so I know it won't survive outside. Since it is from the mediterranean, can I grow it in my kitchen, with a large south facing window, and do I put it into bonsai soil if grown indoors? We will be getting frost in a few weeks.

[@maisey2363]

Great video! How do you get these trees to develop thick trunks?

[@cencalbonsai6429]

damn that is badass, i definitely want a bigger olive now lol i only have 1 small olive i trunk chopped over winter

[@greglongenecker1772]

Peter, how low of a temperature can they tolerate? Do you winter them in your greenhouse?

[@peterchan3100]

The 2 big ones at the start of the video have been here for the past 12 years and each year we get a few nights when temps go to minus 10 C

[@makewithmegma]

Beautiful😍❤👍

[@xyzllii]

I am now staring at my Olive Tree....snip snip.

[@vhamlin4706]

I love the olive bonsai. When does one make the decision to place in a bonsai pot?

[@peterchan3100]

I am going to put them in bonsai pots soon, More chance of selling them.

[@SuncycleEcoJorneys-jx5np]

Clear. Thank you.

[@vishnuearns]

I am a beginner. I have a kalamata olive seed. Planning to grow it for a bonsai. Any tips to grow from a seed?

[@TheOnlyHatchet101]

Hello, how much are two trees that you cut at the end?

[@tonebonetones]

Are these 'bonsai' olive trees miniaturised because you have them in shallow, small pots that stop the olive growing, naturally? What I am curious about, also, is how the tree can be small, but why are the leaves also miniaturised in some of the trees we see here?

[@karenfoxterrier1455]

I have a huge olive tree in the front of my house It's just one big ball because my husband shaped it like a round torpedo last year and it looks ugly lol It's getting so big now I'm not sure how to cut it but I love the bonsai look but it looks tricky. This tree is so big too not sure if I'd be able to do it

[@oscarrojas6129]

Hello quick question when you put sick trees in moss do you fertilize them?

[@peterchan3100]

No

[@arcanedame3015]

Is there a video I could watch to help me learn how to start my baby olive tree to be a bonsai?

[@AFenderson]

How old is this tree? The trunk looks old

[@bradleymiller437]

“The UK being so close to Europe.” Peter, it’s the same continent just some is under water. 🤣

[@Jrez]

Well, that is pretty close after all.

[@gittawynant157]

You are not from Europe are you? 😂

[@matyusax0]

It’s further from Europe now than EVER before. Stop being a smartass..

[@Fyralynn]

It's a good average reflection of how Britons look/think of the rest of the EU continent.

[@cathierose2009]

Ah Doggerland!!

[@Najaxyutara]

Merci ! ;)

[@traetuusplays8987]

I can't believe some of the age on these trees. 😯

[@turalmz]

I enjoy your English

[@basicbonsaivlog3482]

Beautiful,..

[@franciscocarlosoliveirasan4]

Nota Dez Perfeito salvadorBa Brasil

[@justinrothrauff5206]

How you gonna thumbs down a video of Peter demonstrating bonsai gardening?

[@martindorrance8133]

Was that dripping water or Peter’s non-stop secateurs?

[@andreslorenzo8493]

I live in Madrid Spain. A few years ago a co-worker told me that his son was making a new road or passing through a plantation of olive trees, they were going to be burned and he told me that if I wanted some for me, the next day I went looking One, they put the bulldozer in and dug it up, the branches had to be cut a lot to be able to load it on a truck, so it has been in my house since 2004, unfortunately this year it caught a disease called lead repilo and it has devastated it, I am giving it a systemic fungicide based on copper, I hope to recover this 100 year old tree.

[@MeriamH.]

How is your tree today?

[@andreslorenzo8493]

@@MeriamH. I continue to give it some medicines but it don't go very well, I must prune it the next month.

[@dirtwoodfire2643]

Looks like a topiary.

[@davidcovington901]

I think the word "topiary" must be an insult. If the pads hide the trunk it's topiary?

[@loupgarou95]

Topiary is the name for trees and bushes that are trimmed into decorative shapes. The movie Edward Scissorhands has scenes of topiary shaping. Not inherently an insult, but topiary is considered less sophisticated than bonsai because it doesn't focus on the line of the trunk and branches so much as the shape of the foliage.

[@andrecosterus]

The olives you would have seen in South Africa would have been indigenous wild olives Olea europaea subsp. africana

[@artfx9]

Now I want pizza

[@urosknezevic3504]

1,5m treee that can go where ever you are heeh

[@fortress6334]

UK is so close to Europe? So I was right when I said that UK is in Africa...

[@rickcrippen5180]

I ear it raining in London.