yeah . i think he has gotten me into maples now. my trident came looking just like a stick with 2 leaves and after 2 months it has grown so fast and lush

@@flipmode9236 I love maples, I try to get all my collections and different variety

two limb principle

If its over your fence it should be fair game but I don't know the laws so...

No, it belongs to your neighbour .if you cut branches off your neighbour's tree you are by law supposed to give them back so you must ask your neighbour if you can do this even though it overhangs into your garden, the tree is still his property. This is The Law in the UK

Depends on country. In the USA you own the sky above your property to a certain point. (Depending on zoning laws) look up the court case about the air above grandcentral station new York city. The city had to allow the owner to sell the height above the building to developers. (So that they could build above the zoning laws but the owners of the historic building where compensated. The plan was to demolish it.)

This is the Law in the UK

@@margaretwalker7166 Lol no wonder the Americans kicked your ass

me too!

You can see it in his latest tour video!

Video "Herons Bonsai Evening Walk" @ 19:12

@@jankel1920 cool. Glad it survived.

@@rikdah Very Impressive. What does he water it with? I saw he used tree bark and Sphagnum Pete Moss from New Zealand in the pot. Im trying to do the same with a Pomegranate tree for my sisters home. Thanks!!!

I don't think it's bound for a bonsai, more a garden tree or more would have been hacked off. Once it thrives in the garden it will be another source of beautiful air layered bonsai. I think I would have put the tree at an angle and left the other branches till spring but the more cut off probably the better chance to survive.

Benderwii I was laughing about that too. Mr. Chan is one of a kind.

Just a word to say be careful to let the tree recover, you can't deflate acer palmatum every year as it will weaken the tree too much.

Dont laugh Brian because back in 1969 when I had my first garden in Henley on Thames, my wife and I used to go to garden centres and buy large plants like Rhodos and Cherry trees 6 ft tall. We had a Triumph Herald with a sun roof and we chose that car so that we could carry large trees in it.

@@peterchan3100 Brilliant, bet you when you got home the broom style you had envisaged turned into wind swept!😂

I looked up this video after watching you guys repot the tree and noticed I commented on this video. So to update, all my clones survived and were planted between 6 and 12 months after potting up. The have all been in the ground for at least a year now and most of them are very healthy. Four of them died last summer during the heat when I was a bit slack with watering, but they were the smallest samples that hadnt grown deep roots yet. All my big ones are doing fantastic and with spring just arriving have all just came back to life with fresh new leaves.

Thanks - I just spotted this myself. Freudian slip methinks.

Jack is HOT!

The same way you'd layer a small branch... He's done videos on it and there are countless explanations on line.

I have done many bigger than this one!

try using sphagnum moss instead of vermiculite. I buy it in bulk bags (1/1/2 cubic ft.). Maybe try a smaller branch first unless you have already successfully air layered a redbud and know what to expect. Also, Peter just uses clear plastic, which seems to work, but it seemed like my air layerings rooted faster after I covered them with black plastic. I still use clear plastic for the actual layering, but then I cover the whole thing with a second wrap of black plastic. It keeps the roots dark and I can easily undo the black plastic to check the progress. Good luck.

@@taitjones6310 thanks for your advise . I have had little successful experience in airlayering . Only wi th h a 50 mm dia. pear branch taken in August 2 years ago . Didn't use any rooting hormone .. roots grew in peatmkss . Tried it many times on apple trees with no sucess . Tried it with open cup and fully enclosed translucent and clear plastic wrap . Pack several with damp foam rubber. No go on the apple . I guess I will have to bite the bullet of expensive sphagnum moss. . Tried it numerous places on a mulberry tree the branches leaves wilt with im n a day. . The pear tree I only scraped the cadmium layer off on about 2/3 of the circumference. I will keep at it . Do I pack the sphagnum. moss tightly or loosely within he plastic bag / envelope

Yes - you can do that.

@@peterchan3100 thank you for your advice

Yes I could have air layered the upper portions but I did this large one just as an experiment, Mind you - the experiment is not over. I will wait to see how the roots develop.

Fagus or Beech is easy to air layer. Do the same as with Acer - start the air layer in April and it might take a bit longer than a Maple - sometimes may take 2 seasons to root.

@@CarlosSierralta 2 years

peter chan thanks again. My kind regards, mr. Chan