I sat in silent awe for much of the first 18 minutes. My parents have some decades old privets (some of which they are bothered by in their unruliness)) in their yard that I am now determined to make a project out of! I'll convince them by sharing this video and the one from October. As always Peter, you and your work are an inspiration. Thank you for sharing your talents with us all. Please remember to share this one in the Spring!!!
@tuscanland4 жыл бұрын
How did it go? Did they let you dig up the privets?
@amyhendricks36274 жыл бұрын
@@tuscanland Sadly, no lol but I am air layering some interesting branches that they consented to. Thanks for asking!!
@tuscanland4 жыл бұрын
@@amyhendricks3627 And I wish you the best of luck!
@thehutch77283 жыл бұрын
Amy Hendricks it’s been a year since your last comment - how are things turning out?
@markpozsar57853 жыл бұрын
@@amyhendricks3627 how's it going with the privets?
@PaisanosRoostFarm4 жыл бұрын
i love the trunk on that privet, so much character. I could see the tree narrating a children's story about living in Peter's nursery. Happy Chinese New Year from Paisano's Roost in Southern New Mexico.
@drstavroseleftheriou17224 жыл бұрын
An impressive tree as I remember it... even more impressive in its new pot! Thank u Peter for another informative video!
@Divinemessages69 Жыл бұрын
This privet has a face, arms a hat, legs and everything. I have some old privets which I have always thought were a pain to maintain, but after seeing this inspiring video I will never look at them the same again. Thank you for this!
@joannevandyke51124 жыл бұрын
Never bored! It's why we watch you work your magic!
@sandy-rr1by4 жыл бұрын
it's nice to see who is assisting you now & then! thanks for helping!!! that's a heavy tree. THAT IS ONE TOUGH TREE!!!
@peterchan31004 жыл бұрын
I cant lift heavy trees like this anymore - there was a time when I could lift a 60-70kg tree on my own!
@chrisellis96894 жыл бұрын
What an amazing tree, I only wish you did bore us with wiring it thou, I would of loved to see it in all its glory,, thank you Peter for another great vlog, from Australia 🙏
@wonderwend14 жыл бұрын
"Don't want to bore you with wiring"......no Peter, that's not how this works.
@patriciadavey68954 жыл бұрын
It was not a good time to wire and stress the tree further!
@mikesmithsays4 жыл бұрын
I find myself on the edge of my seat and leaning forward when watching people working with tools.
@wood-youknowit4 жыл бұрын
Very good work. I would love to live a thousand years to watch an oak grow old. You give the same effect of stealing time and showing this great tree. Thanks.
@sparkslightning31544 жыл бұрын
Laughing my ass out after seeing the dramatisation of carrying the pot. Thanks for the humour Master.
@jeanniegriffin16924 жыл бұрын
I loved that too, Peter. That was funny. The tree had quite a root under there, i think you repotted just in the nick of time, it would have begun to crawl its way around the pot. Looks beautiful, look forward to seeing it bloom in spring 🐦
@robthesamplist3 жыл бұрын
Makes his humor all the better being a normally serious and super wise teacher.
@vincenttavani63804 жыл бұрын
When you publish an update on a bonsai, can you also put links to all of the other videos of its process in the descriptions?
@koeks87144 жыл бұрын
Thank you Peter Sensei for your wonderful wisdom in bonsai
@MidniteSan4 жыл бұрын
Haha Peter Chan in a giant Pot.. That tree is Heron's Sleepy Hollow. Seemed to have eyes nose and big Hollow trunk as a mouth.. Awesome looking..From toilet to fame indeed..Thx for sharing Peter.. can't wait for the one.
@redlaserfox39884 жыл бұрын
Poet
@jamesfloyd68034 жыл бұрын
Yes, the old man in the tree. Grey beard.
@mikocatmaki3 жыл бұрын
I've just bought a £2 Lonicera May Green Shrub and turned it into 5 separate plants. My 1st attempt! 3 are wired and 2 are left to thicken (I don't have wire thin enough unfortunately). I am tuning the main one into a cascade. I've been wanting to start bonsai for 30 years, but I didn't know how easy it was until I came across you Peter. All the others I've watched are very "do this/do that", you've made it easy and it was so relaxing. The only problem now is that I have to wait and I don't have room to create loads. I could do this EVERY day. Thank you so much Peter!!
@mikealmere704 жыл бұрын
Thank you Peter, it's lovely. Hope you will keep it for us to enjoy the spring.
@Kneenibble2 жыл бұрын
What a gorgeous old beast of a tree!
@dangerdwarf78874 жыл бұрын
This has to be one of my favorote bonsai trees you have shown us on this channel
@Ukeitupmike4 жыл бұрын
I had to do some bigger repottings just the other day. Good to see that you also do such things end of January
@margaretsims43444 жыл бұрын
Who needs to go to the gym when you have bonsai to repot.? Full body workout on this amazing tree. You never cease to amaze us! I love the drum pot as well.
@mnilsson27042 жыл бұрын
Peter's best video and my personal favorite
@KaiChong4 жыл бұрын
Lovely tree. i like the hollow as the front, it’s very interesting
@paullill56044 жыл бұрын
Yes here we go Sunday breakfast part 3.
@tzw0014 жыл бұрын
Brilliant - same here! Cheers, T.
@chrismorton30644 жыл бұрын
Growing up in the 80s and 90s nearly every garden in England had privet hedges in them :D Never thought they would make such good bonsai
@Stettafire3 жыл бұрын
Heck, even around 2003ish my parents had a privet hedge in Wales.
@doghouseclassics68354 жыл бұрын
Very nice, good to see the follow up on this tree,it just gets better and better ,thankyou Mr Chan.
@gwynprice73964 жыл бұрын
Wow ... truly legendary tree! My favourite of yours, very nice work guys.
@PASCAL98ify4 жыл бұрын
Happy Chinese New Year too Peter. Blimey! You really got me when you drop the pot
@dawud77914 жыл бұрын
Thank you Peter! I have been caring for my trees as always! Inspired as always! Thank you!
@mesingpertin56194 жыл бұрын
I can relate with you on the moss part. I don't see why people buy them when you get them all around you for FREE. Beautiful work of art once again!🤗
@jovertmoscoso74644 жыл бұрын
congratulations on the youtube button award mr. peter. a fan and a bonsai newbie here from the Phil. would love to see you tour us around your garden and show us your babies. also, wiring and repotting sessions like this are very satisying and informative contents. hoping to see you demonstrate or talk about grafting also
@colinbird64364 жыл бұрын
Wow, totally amazing trunk, never thought I would see such an attractive Privet root, nice work Pete.
@jerrefisher21844 жыл бұрын
I have decided I want to be Jack...he gets to help and learn from the master..also loved the entrance with the pot head...thanks Peter. I also wanted to say that I missed the beautiful new opening from last Sunday’s video on this video. It seemed so fitting and appropriate for your presentation Peter. I hope we see it again.
@stevenjohann54354 жыл бұрын
should it be called the "privy privet"....???................................I am learning so much from your extensive experience, Thank You so much for your time and effort to create the videos...........................many love, much props
@AP-ul4zj3 жыл бұрын
I'm pretty it is the Privy Privet we saw in an older video.
@lockelostie43094 жыл бұрын
Wow! I just watched for the first time! Amazing. You commented “I don’t want to bore you with wiring right now”. But oh sir, I would’ve LOVED to see you wire the branches in place. ALSO I absolutely Love the hollow face for the FRONT display. It looks like an actual face. There are eyes nose and mouth and it looks Amazing from that angle!!
@rexcorvorum22093 жыл бұрын
Did anyone else notice spider friend come down from the tree canopy at 18:09? He was like, "sir, what are you doing to my home!?"
@Teresa-ih4sn2 жыл бұрын
What a beautiful tree!
@danutashayler344 жыл бұрын
Perhaps you may give us a glimpse of the old man in the tree during the summer just to satisfy my curiousness on its growth. So much of the roots were removed it seemed really a lot. As always I am so glued to this wonderful growing of Bonsai. from Canada
@YunaOnHome4 жыл бұрын
When I google Mica pot it’s yours :) good luck selling lots of them great pots!
@pimpernell9023 жыл бұрын
Unbelievable! I'll never worry about re-potting trees again.
@kiwibonsai23554 жыл бұрын
Glad I found this channel Pete, ya now have a Kiwi student.
@the_peace_bear4 жыл бұрын
Really wonderful demonstration. Great video!👍
@edzejandehaan92654 жыл бұрын
That is a magnificent bonsai. Beautiful.
@danielesilvaggi4 жыл бұрын
Awesome, I can't wait to see with foliage.
@fredli30952 жыл бұрын
I see wisdom from work, that's very great.
@peterdewberry30823 жыл бұрын
Will you show it when it is back in leaf?
@michaelrutledge37504 жыл бұрын
It looks like a perfect place for the Ani-Yunwi Tsundi (Little People) to set up house. It’s a beautiful result.
@7rocedural6en712 жыл бұрын
You Privet-ized that oak quite well!
@jessevdmeer4 жыл бұрын
Thank u for all the great knowledge, motivation and inspiration, that this channel provides 😁👍
@Rob.P9744 жыл бұрын
I like what you did with the pot 😂😂😂👍🏻beautiful tree, something enchanting about that shape .
@RT40-454 жыл бұрын
Beautiful!! Peter your video's are inspirational! Love watching your video's brings me a sense of calm. P.s. your nursery is beautiful!!
@katiecanine45484 жыл бұрын
5:17 Mr. Chan: engineer, potter, bonsai master, author AND actor? You got me there :D
@tzw0014 жыл бұрын
And this made my day. Thank you so much & keep up the good work!
@dougg10754 жыл бұрын
Tree has a face on one side with a gaping mouth. Love it
@jesseasher75204 жыл бұрын
"this is ugly" *wacks with hammer*
@Robert_McGarry_Poems4 жыл бұрын
The beauty hammer, that is. Forged from the opposite branch as the ugly stick. Whack away in the name of beauty!
@jesseasher75204 жыл бұрын
@@KIM_JONG_HAPPY comment is clearly satire.
@moviemoss4 жыл бұрын
I SO love this privet and what you are doing with it! Thank you from me, the learner! And thank you from the Privet, the tree that is getting revered in its older age!
@lennyharp4 жыл бұрын
Moss takes moisture and in the desert there is no excess moisture. So I don't do much moss but lots of rocks and sand. Living in the beautiful Sonoran desert in Mesa near Phoenix, Valley of the Sun.
@rrobertomondo51734 жыл бұрын
So interesting. Always looking forward for your videos master. Many thanks.
@jamesa75064 жыл бұрын
Hahaha! Amazing work! You, sir, are like the Bob Ross of bonsai. A very beautiful craft that you have perfected. Well done to you, sir, well done indeed.
@johnfloydman77354 жыл бұрын
Thanks Peter 🙏 happy new year 🎉.
@chrisj22684 жыл бұрын
so funny with the pot on your head Peter, I thought it must weigh a ton, then you dropped it :) great informative video, thank you :)
@luisvega67703 жыл бұрын
MUY BUENO ....GRACIAS POR COMPARTIR SU EXCELENTE TRABAJO....(AYUDA MUCHO PARA ADENTRARSE EN EL MUNDO DEL BONSAI )
@Captainwiseness3 жыл бұрын
You are a True Bonsai Maser 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻
@stroffinka74 жыл бұрын
"Don't want to bore you with wiring" - I get so angry when I hear this :D Peter, Sir, can you not just wear a GoPro on your head 24/7 and stream please? :D
@peterchan31004 жыл бұрын
I am trying to be considerate
@Robert_McGarry_Poems4 жыл бұрын
I have been trying my hand at wiring and it takes a surprising amount of time. I don't have the experience or aluminum wire, and copper seems way harder to work with. But I digress, it is tedious.
@stroffinka74 жыл бұрын
@@peterchan3100 Thank you sir for all your wisdom and passion. Next time I visit UK, your nursery will be my top priority stop :) Screw Big Ben :)
@peterchan31004 жыл бұрын
@@stroffinka7 Will be a pleasure to have you here.
@JackKerouac19224 жыл бұрын
Amazinf tree Mr.Peter thanks again for the video
@thegreenmanalishiyamadori3714 жыл бұрын
Dear Peter,Happy new year🙋🏻♂️ I take an angle grinder with cutterwheel to cut the roots instead of saw... Much more easier and faster👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻 I Love your vids! Keep on keeping on😁
@mrsillywalk4 жыл бұрын
100% Merino wool base layer is a heaven sent palliative for old boys like us!
@HrRezpatex4 жыл бұрын
Inspiring as usual, and it also made me start to look for new kind of yamadories when i am in forest and mountain and looking. :)
@BertGoSkrrt2 жыл бұрын
i wish i could help!!!!! i love watching this guy. feels like a grandpa
@BertGoSkrrt2 жыл бұрын
gotta get grandpa a new saw
@nelotharen85994 жыл бұрын
I have a privet bonsai. very special story. former lover give it me as my first bonsai. she said "if it dies i stop visiting" I now have many different trees and cuttings. I kept it alive. My interest in bonsai started when a woman give me a tree as a present saying "if you care about me you learn to keep it alive". Has anyone else ever given a bonsai to a loved one who doesn't keep plants as a kind of test? I think privets are annoying like juniper. I like oaks and Scots pine.
@dienadel304 жыл бұрын
Moss where I live grows in plenty not direct light but indoor it dies I feed the main plants via tank changes is there something I could be doing for moss ? My weed catcher. After 2 liight snow full deep green ! Moss !! I think I answered my own question right there but anyway indoor care on a 12 hour light cycle Moss The pruned big ficus is exploding with small dense leaves. Smaller one at a lesser rate. Spider plant lets not go there so many babies. The Rubber tree also Exploding. with new growth.
@danielboone55053 жыл бұрын
17:02- Tree totally resembles the face of a droopy old man. 17:09- Turns tree and you can make it out much more clearly. 18:09- Face all but disappears. 18:11- Opposing profile appears, with a nose looking like it's been broken a few times over the years. (awesome hairdo) 18:17- We see the tree is actual royalty as his crown emerges. I have an overactive imagination. Still pretty neat.
@tanveertanveer93104 жыл бұрын
you are a legend
@mireillecharberet54964 жыл бұрын
Your videos are very interresting thanks From michel France
@ck83133 жыл бұрын
Wow. How has the privet bounced back this year? Can you please give us an update? Thank you
@mikapulli10123 жыл бұрын
@Herons Bonsai Thank you for the amazing videos! How old is this Bonsai?
@danjohnson62924 жыл бұрын
I like the hollow in the front
@ingeborg-anne4 жыл бұрын
She's beautiful, Peter! Is this a common look if you look at the bottom of privet bushes?
@mrcool71004 жыл бұрын
Lovely
@Markai_4 жыл бұрын
the most op bonsai master on youtube keep it op love this
@wonderwend14 жыл бұрын
Of course, a round pot allows for multiple 'fronts'.
@Huzenッ4 жыл бұрын
Nice hat
@zimrianispresent81234 жыл бұрын
Best comment
@oswaldodiaz40433 жыл бұрын
Oiga sr.Herons después de tanto que se le hizo será que sobrevivío ? Quisiera verlo a la fecha como está, un saludo y gracias.
@sampathsris4 жыл бұрын
If anyone wants to know what the lightweight aggregate is (around 2:10), it's probably LYTAG. (Not light tank as the automatic subtitles suggests).
@peacefulmind3194 жыл бұрын
repotting kind of early are you not? usually I don't report until after the energy transfers from the roots to the branches and you see budding and leaves starting to show.
@peterchan31004 жыл бұрын
It works for me. We have hundreds if not thousands of trees to repot - so we start now.
@SSS-hf3kb4 жыл бұрын
How come you don’t like to tease the aerial roots more before putting it in a pot?
@danielesilvaggi4 жыл бұрын
I live in Windsor Ontario Canada and it's winter here, When would be the best time to air layer a cut-leaf Japanese maple that is outside? Thank you and keep up the wonderful videos.
@peterchan31004 жыл бұрын
Do it when the maple starts to put out new leaves.
@hobbyscape44334 жыл бұрын
Another beautiful Oak Bonsai tree in the making. What an awesome trunk. Thanks for sharing
@jimjam65984 жыл бұрын
I think it's a privet but I agree.
@hobbyscape44334 жыл бұрын
Oh my bad. Sorry. Awesome tree nonetheless
@peterchan31004 жыл бұрын
I know what you mean - it has an OAK image though.
@hobbyscape44334 жыл бұрын
Apologies again Peter. Love your work and have learnt a lot watching your videos. If you do have time could please critique my work on my channel? I’m fairly new to the hobby and would love to get some tips from you 😊
@Goriszoon4 жыл бұрын
Hi Peter, i life in Holland. The winter is very soft. 10 Celsius. Is it a good time to do some airlayering and repot. Also when the trees are outside?Thanks for the answer. Keep up the great video’s.
@yann5484 жыл бұрын
Goriszoon in theory it’s a good time with these temperatures but risky. I’ve begun repotting but a cold snap could do serious damage. Air layering is best done when the tree has come into leaf in my experience. Hope this helps
@Goriszoon4 жыл бұрын
@@yann548 thanks! Helps a lot!
@SuperCarClassicsTV4 жыл бұрын
Hi Peter, loved to watch this!! It's hard to hear what kind of lightweight soil is used with this tree. Could you maybe write that down for me? Thanks!! Ciao, Walter
@peterchan31004 жыл бұрын
Its calle "Lytag" in this country or short for 'Lightweight aggregate'. Its used for making lightweight concrete
@andreasweber15334 жыл бұрын
Similar stuff is available to fill hollows in walls or to even out floors in buildings, for insulation and sound dampening. Check any supplier of building materials.
@SuperCarClassicsTV4 жыл бұрын
@@peterchan3100 thanks Peter, after making three turntables from old deskchairs now another interesting thing to try and sort out!
@peterchan31004 жыл бұрын
@@dunker982 You can give it a try
@brandoncostea22547 ай бұрын
Can you tell us more about the aggregate you used in place of bonsai soil? Is there a brand name? Where do I find something like that locally in the US?
@sirbenreyes44464 жыл бұрын
Love it...
@sophiaangelini43684 жыл бұрын
The Privet Bonsai reminds of the uralt Yew (Trees for Inspiration) at Crowhurst?
@TheRiffingFatboy4 жыл бұрын
If I keep my Chinese elm in the windowsill should it lose its leaves and winter along with the trees outside? I'm not sure if I killed it by letting it go too dry or if it's just wintering
@peterchan31004 жыл бұрын
Keep it in a very cool room. They dont like to be in a warm room. Let it lose its leaves - that is natural.
@TheRiffingFatboy4 жыл бұрын
@@peterchan3100 Yes I'm in USA and we're in middle of winter right now, it gets pretty cold on the windowsill...it has lost all of its leaves, the texture of the bark seemed to change I was worried it had been too dry and died. Do you water the same as you always would during this period?
@Captainwiseness3 жыл бұрын
You are Amazing
@norberts_favorite_landscapes4 жыл бұрын
my goodness, when you hit that tree with the hammer it was like you hitting me ;-)
@jimbersmcimbers4 жыл бұрын
You're going to make a comedian one day Peter lol
@peterchan31004 жыл бұрын
I am not a good comedian
@zimrianispresent81234 жыл бұрын
I was thinking about this tree
@tridealb4 жыл бұрын
L'unico istruttore che non ha paura di sporcarsi le mani !
@RichardDenRooyen19732 жыл бұрын
Just wondering, is the old soil re-usable? if so, whats the best way to prepare for re-use??
@aarondlancaster4 жыл бұрын
How do you know the large roots you're cutting are not attaching the fine feeder roots?
@peterchan31004 жыл бұрын
You can see it. But since there was such a lot of fine root - I wasn't worried about cutting off the thick roots.
@mattjohnson92264 жыл бұрын
I live in the US, can I order from Herons for my 🌲? I’m not sure but I would love to have one or four of them ... lolo