Refining small Black Pine bonsai

[@XaviersBonsaiRetreat]

Great to see you show how easy it can be to wire in a little bit of movement to these desireable pines :)

[@miw182]

Perfect, I just bought a small pine tree, saw your video and immediately started shaping it, it's not easy when pine needles are so long

[@laddieokelley6095]

Very interesting video. I checked on the spelling of the variety--Koto Buki. It is available in the U.S. in one-gallon and larger sizes, but so far I have not found it offered in the pumice pot. I love playing with this size bonsai because of limited space. Peter, thank you very much.

[@panterachild3206]

Nice material - the pumice stone starter is very interesting - nice to see the workmanship of Peter and Josh - very good both of you!

[@9daywonda]

Very informative as ever Sifu Chan.

[@katesonnenberg79]

Nice pick up Josh!

[@Hollylivengood]

That was fun. I think all of them are beautiful, they just have different ways.

[@RichardJackRobertson]

Thank you . Very good training.

[@roberturibe3150]

I like the way you say thick

[@arpadvarga3475]

What a great video Peter! I am now even more excited to collect similar size seedlings from the quarry I am working. I have been shoot pinched them for two years . Planning to collect and pot some next year.

[@joegarland4885]

Nice little black pines Peter, so different to the Chinese offerings, they are very healthy little trees, what a way for someone to buy and start working with bonsai as a hobby. Would make an ideal Christmas gift. Thank you Peter.

[@T-DsGaming]

Excellent video. Any update on making bonsai without wiring? The wire is so expensive here.

[@MidniteSan]

Thx for sharing Peter 😊

[@_mu.]

those 2 kotobuki remind me of my 2 that I bought for 75€ each... in 2 years I lost them both (1 due to fungal root disease, one year after the other due to hail). beautiful but expensive material, instead my thunbergii pines from seed are doing better. also 1 sejumaru that I will have to layer (it grows too quickly and breaks the graft on mugo)

[@MyronRedding-k8x]

I will have to give one of those little black pines a go,I have JBP in my collection, some from seed others as small trees, I collected a pinus Ellioti slash pine , needles are 6 inches long, named it cousin it.

[@Happy_Buddah_Bonsai_UK]

Awesome 🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼🎄🎅🏻

[@grokeffer6226]

Interesting stuff!!

[@zen-da-bonsai-ko]

Thx for sharing

[@headingnorth5701]

Very inspiring.

[@briangallagher3106]

I found a 3 stem Picea Conica the other day, I’d love to see what could be done with it for bonsai. It was a tall one, easily 50cm tall

[@walterwjr947]

Dr. Chan, _THANK YOU FOR SHARING YOUR VAST KNOWLEDGE AND EXPERIENCE 🙏🏿😔🙏🏿_ I wonder how many species of pines and junipers humans have created. Of course each tree is it's own tree. No two are exactly alike. I want to repeat your warning of how easily pines and junipers break. I wire before bending. Another thing is to work in a moist, high humidity atmosphere. Working on a juniper on a cool day, but with a relative humidity of only 30% a big branch broke with what I thought was gentle pressure. Well of course I just made cuttings and I have not yet decided what to do on the larger tree. My point, listen to Dr. Chan, be careful. Spread the pressure, widen your grip. Dr. Chan has magic in his hands(also know as experience), his before and afters are amazing and hard to duplicate. 🙏🏿😔🙏🏿 HAPPY HOLIDAYS 2024 🙏🏿😔🙏🏿 _🕊️🐦‍🔥🌳🌲🙏🏿😔🙏🏿🖖🏿🙏🏿✊🏿🙏🏿🙏🏿🙏🏿😔🙏🏿🌳🌲🐦‍🔥🕊️_

[@deepanjanbanerjee3491]

I always struggle with pines when it comes to dealing with multiple branches growing from the same node on the trunk in whorls. Even with judicious pruning, I end up with bar branches.

[@greenhawk1592]

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[@imolourembam7111]

Information please about diseases on black pine and how to control

[@peterchan3100]

Most pines are prune to Adelgids (where we live). These are little white insects like wooly aphis and they suck the sap from the needles.. Sometimes they can get viral diseases like Needle cast. and possible scale insects too. Pests and diseases vary from country to country.

[@yoteslaya7296]

Hey Peter do you ever use goyomatsu?

[@Lucu96]

Is it not bad to cut/refine a tree in this time of the year?

[@voodooskratch]

🌲👍

[@MartinaBrigitteZimmer-Heil]

❤😊🕊🙏🏿🙏🏿