Slip Potting Japanese Imports

[@stuartrogers2118]

I can't believe there are still people out there that don't believe you. I think you are one of the most knowledgeable masters of bonsai alive today.

[@colrobbo2821]

Thanks for your time Peter! 🙏

[@Zero]

I've learned so much about trees watching your videos.

[@angieb6899]

Great source of information. Thank you Peter 🪴👩🏻‍🌾

[@kerrykrishna]

You are SUCH a good teacher.

[@skrounst]

Perfectly timed video, I'm sending a few trees to my cousin who isn't super experienced with potted trees, and she is going to want to get them out of what I have them in for aesthetic purposes. I was going to try and explain what slip potting was but I can just send her this video instead! :)

[@paulknaus595]

I'm in a cold climate and I bury the pots in mulch over the winter, adding a bit of fertilizer with bacteria to it. As organic components decay, they release a tiny amount of heat. The same thing is likely going on in the pot as well. It's not a lot of warmth, but when acclimating trees, it probably makes all the difference to have the roots covered in a heat generating material. Also, when unpacking the pines in the early spring, it is not unusual for the mycelium to have colonized the space between the pots and traveled to other trees.

[@peterchan3100]

Very perceptive observation and good advice.

[@MAMLeers]

Very interesting! Once again... Thank you for sharing, mr Chan.

[@atroutflycrazy8057]

Thankyou peter once again 👍. Also i wanted to say that my air layered maples from april have roots , following your air layer videos it has worked for me , im so pleased 😊

[@nevillechapman9761]

Just a pleasure to watch someone who obviously loves what they do. Never mind the Bonsai tips. Win Win that.

[@jernone3849]

you must have some nice weather for it to grow like that here in the states we get 7 months of winter neg. 20 in the winter 3 ft of snow. wish it was more nice here.

[@harrietb2141]

Thank you😍🌳

[@neilmcghee1016]

Very, very useful Peter.. thank you!

[@dbe2705]

I learned again 🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹 thanks Peter

[@BonsaiMethod]

i agree. and we cannot convince them all. excellent tree.

[@MidniteSan]

Thx for sharing Peter 😇

[@walterwjr947]

_THANK YOU _ ... 🙏 😔 🙏 Dr. Chan, another straight to the point video. You always get all the subtle points across. The trees are AWSOME, healthy. 🙏 🖖 🙏 😔 🙏

[@caseyvillemodelrailroad3877]

Great vidio, on potting. I've done my bonsaing from top down as they are potted in the ground on my Yard layout , people seeing them from top so trying to layer on a slant. So far so good . Thanks for the morning coffee...

[@almac2598]

Thanks Peter.

[@DavidChow-n4x]

Hi Peter I guess you need to know the needs of your particular tree and the climate throughout the year in order to determine what type of soil is best use for your tree. I hope I understood that right.🤞Thanks for another informative vlog.🙏🙏🙏

[@johnmatejcik2379]

I've watched so many videos about bonsai soil, and it's all sandy and gravelly. I've killed almost every tree that I've used that blend. Took me a long time to figure out that I need to just make my own blend with more organic. I live in Texas USA, and I can't keep any moisture in the roots if I use a sand/gravel based blend. I still get very little root growth, but the trees are alive. 👍

[@peterchan3100]

Most people are like sheep - they follow exactly what the Japanese do in Japan without thinking if that appropriate for the country or region they live in. Just because someone has seen it done in Japan or used soil which some Japanese growers use - they follow blindly - what can I say !!

[@bonsaikastur]

Interesting, and glad to know professionals doing the same as i always did. In Spain i'm heretic because of using any organic soil. Community only use akadama+pomice+kyriuzuna in their mixes "or bonsai will die".

[@peterchan3100]

Just because they do that in Japan does not mean it will work in Northern Europe or North America temperate region.

[@blahblahbleh__9046]

Fairly new to bonsai, but I find that having 25% organic matter really helps with moisture retention. Plus, it's a more natural root environment.

[@twcmaker]

Always learning 🙏

[@gloriablanco7856]

Thank you so much 😊

[@zimmermanlandscape9287]

Most people are really surprised when they find out how much a blade costs for a real pair of pruners. They say no wonder I couldn’t cut a branch. The pruners I was using cost less than that…

[@zimmermanlandscape9287]

I say those are for harvesting dandelions if you’re so inclined

[@benrichardson9526]

@heronsbonsai can you do a video on how much to water and when.

[@iarid]

Thank you for all the content Sir Peter! But could we get more of the lonnnngg videos? The longer the better =)

[@erniesmith1097]

Thank you Mr Peter Chann many thanks for sharing your knowledge and tips. 🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺Aussie Aussie Aussie. Ernie smith from brisbane Australia

[@daboz88]

If 5 needle pine can thrive is Takamatsu (9b) shouldn't they be able to do the same is US zone 9b? I've always heard 5 needle pine is no good for my location, but the weather is very close to Takamatsu

[@IntoTheRoots]

Master! Motivated lot🙏

[@jamesgavern2084]

I’d be very interested to understand the why aspect of using organic material. Pretty much every bonsai master I’ve ever met is all for APL akadama pumice lava at a 1:1:1 ratio. What is the benefit to your choice Peter? I trust your judgement as you are the reason I started in bonsai and changed my entire life around. I now work in a bonsai nursery and devote most of my life to the art. So thank you!

[@peterchan3100]

Akadam/pumice/lava might be OK for junipers but not suitable for deciduous trees especially Maples. Even for junipers we put about 25 % organic material. Just experiment and see what is best. I am now using one third fine bark or garden compost- one third Akadama and one third pumice or volcanic grit.

[@noyoujanemetarzan1677]

I believe the transition from normal soils (as found in nature) in which the trees were growing in to artificial soils composed of the 1:1:1 ratio of ingredients that you mentioned were not done solely for horticultural purposes but more for aethetics and convenience. In the old days, odourless chemical fertilisers had not yet been invented so what did they use to fertilise their trees with instead? Yep, you guessed it, human and animal excrement. This becomes a big problem when you come to exhibit trees for sale. So, which soil is easier to rinse out when you need to exhibit your trees - the large granular artificial soil that drains well or the normal soil?

[@PresidentJorgeBush]

My master strikes again

[@reiniermeyer7544]

Thank

[@dcharrison]

Beautiful, I appreciate you Peter and your talent.I’m from a cross the pond as they say.

[@daaam2160]

Would there be a pause in watering schedule after slip potting?

[@mimoochodom2684]

I wish I was the customer for that white pine.

[@peterchan3100]

We still have 3 Pines just like that one - so if you are in GB you can buy them.

[@elijahstuffthathappens]

7:29 “in the days when peat was allowed”, Is peat moss no longer allowed???

[@gregoryh4601]

Thanks Peter for the Lesson. Still don’t understand American FDA will not Let Us Buy Quarantine Japanese Pines like you have still in Quarantine Peter but Our Government let Our to have open Borders our Fruits and Vegetables and supplies from Ships are Not Quarantine. What a Crazy World we have. Thanks again Peter Chan

[@johnmatejcik2379]

Right?! They get such beautiful trees there, I can't find anything like that in the US coming from Japan.

[@gregoryh4601]

@@johnmatejcik2379 John you so Right. Mr Chann has a Good Supplier. But in America will they want to do sell one Tree and make Big Bucks. Love to find someone to buy from Peter then he sends it to Me. But my luck I get Caught and be put in Jail for buying a Tree from UK and a Republican. 6 years in Jail.

[@chaiwatpotichanid]

Yes sri 🥰🥰

[@matthewpedigo2149]

Peter, Aren’t you encouraging root rot with so much organic matter.

[@dmsvlcp]

I repot my trees April. Never understood why everyone is repotting trees in February in Europe.

[@dreamfalcon]

It depends, here in Portugal we had temperatures above 30ºC in mid April.

[@dmsvlcp]

@@dreamfalcon yes, yes, thats certainly true. To be more precisely, middle & northern europe.

[@j.r.bertolet3644]

💚

[@murray821]

Why is pure sand bad for this climate? Too wet, or too dry.

[@rRobertSmith]

Both since the tree won't grow if it is too dry, and to wet and cold will also kill the tree, you must have rotting organics if you are growing in colder climates (that provide a temperature increase due to the rotting).

[@peterchan3100]

@@rRobertSmith - You are spot on Robert - I couldn't have explained it better!

[@murray821]

@@rRobertSmith ah thanks for the explanation.

[@slamettengor5369]

Ok

[@brucedeacon28]

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[@IsmailaJohan]

❤😂🎉🎉

[@DefeliceCountryman]

❤😂😂

[@alexmontague1619]

I love it I want you to be my mentor. Please find me or help me find you. Please help

[@AndresValencia-wf9ik]

❤😂😂😂