looks so complicated and confusing in start...im not afraid to cut branches now... thank you very much....i learned courage & determination today.....

Peter always wears the most awesome shirts

'Time is the most valuable commodity in bonsai'- Well said.

I like Hornbeam they grow so fast. thanks peter you've got me into BONSAI & what a relaxing full time hobby, I fined myself talking to each bonsai I work on. A little music the day fly's

Everybody having different tastes, makes the world go round.

I wouldn't know what to decide with that one, but sure was glad to see the hollowed trunk as the front..fine specimen and thx for sharing Peter, can't wait for the next one..cheers

I'm a sucker for hollows. It makes it mysterious, yet noble. Great job Peter. SML

I’m with you on liking larger trees, they make for a more lifelike bonsai and you can put more detail into the design.

Respect is not only for the artists, its should be for everyone and by everyone to respect one a nother... If everyone could respect that we are not all the same and dont have the same opinion, but still can respect one a nother the world would be a better place :) I love your videos and wish you all the best :)

i could watch this all day. i would have chosen the hollow side also. what a beautiful tree.

I can't wait for the update video! Thank you Peter, it is honestly beautiful

beautiful tree Peter. But excellent work, which improves bonsai 100 times Thank you for sharing a new video Greetings from Barcelona 👍 😊

Hi Peter, always love your videos. Just wanted to comment on this one because the tree you are working on is one that my wife and I would call a wishing tree. Whenever we are walking in the woods and come across a tree with a hole in the side we stand at a distance and try to throw a pebble into the hole. If you get it into the hole then you get a wish, hence it's called a wishing tree. One time while visiting one of our favorite wishing trees my wife managed to get the first pebble straight in. But to our surprise a very indignant owl climbed out and flew off. So we don't use that tree anymore.

Fascinating to watch -- and with the narrative -- very educational and easy to understand why and where the plan for the tree is going. Really appreciate the videos and the artistic, practical, and learning that comes by your generousity.

Developing the trunk takes a long time that's why I love yamadori.

I've got a wide selection of potential Yamadori Hornbeam that I'm very excited to collect once the ground unfreezes! This video has inspired me to consider more unconventional material and directions!

Superb demonstration! Great to hear your thought processes to achieve a great outcome...i mostly make Shohin and mame trees ,this has convinced me to be more patient and grow out a few trees...thanks Peter for all your sharing and instruction in this and all your uploads. 🙏🙌💚🌱🌲🌳

Good Morning. Haste is the mother of all bonsai mistakes. You have a seedling, you shape it and you are happy because the branches come out in ideal places, you form the clouds, you let them grow, and one day you look at it and say: I see it weird. Then you realize the mistake, and it's been eight or nine years. Beautiful trunk, beautiful shirt and impeccable work. Thank you very much for sharing.

Awesome shirt Peter!

Both side r beautiful... I do prefer the hollow side too!

Love it!!!!!💞

I’m amazed that you made a difficult decision in 2 seconds. Beautiful work of art.

I've been dealing with plants professionally in one way or another for my whole life, but have never done bonsai. I've been binge watching your videos for a week or so, and after seeing this one I am going to be on the hunt for a good American hornbeam bonsai starter in the field! I need to have one! Thanks so much for these great videos, you are inspiring!

Thank you for your instructions on Pruning. Just Beautiful tree I just Love Love love love it💓💓💓

he’s an artist. 🤩

I admire you, Peter, for having all that energy and dedication to your profession. Thanks for showing and sharing with us who love bonsai your lovely work. Kudos and best regards.

I like the side with the hole ss the front 😊

I love your videos. Also love your thoughts 💚

Unbelievable. Beautifully done, sir.

Did it again... You the man Pete!

Precioso trabajo....!!! como siempre sus trabajos impecables....!!!!

That shirt is well nice.

Beautiful tree!

Every time you stuck your hand in that hole I was fully expecting your hand to come out with a squirrel firmly embedded on your fingers. Beautiful tree and yes...the hole makes for a much more interesting front.

I really like the shape and veining in the hornbeam leaves.

A Hornbeam? I never clicked so fast

Amazing Carpinus Trunk. Thanks for sharing!!!!!!

Peter.. what a great tree... either way it goes... nice feature!!!! Have a great day!!

Peter this looks amazing 😊

Beautiful tree! Great shirt too!

Thank you Peter 🙏 for the video . 👍

I wish I had just 10% of your knowledge you turn what looks nothing into a peace of art ...amazing

I can understand how large bonsai look very impressive but some bonsai are relatively tiny in comparison and are over one hundred years old are quite fascinating too see.

Love the shirt Peter!

what an amazing trunk, thankyou

As soon as that hollow was clear of flotsom I was thinking there's the front! Probably because I might have seen too many Walter Pall videos. Nice trunk to work from though.

that shirt is so sick..

Thanks a lot for this wonderful video. Would like to know if we remove all thick branches and allow all the branches to grow at same pace, how will we achieve variation in thickness of the branches from the bottom to the top

A nice pine-shape...

1. Glad to see you remove both of the larger branches. 2. I would have the front as the side with the hollow. Cheers, Dick from Vancouver.

Very nice tree!

I'm glad you made the hollow the front ;-)

Love the shirt Peter!!!

Very Nice video! Thank you for the insight. I have an American Hornbeam that needs just the right touch. Now I know what to do with it. See you in your next video.

Amazing.

It's a trip how like pottery bonsai is - 'you pull it up and cut it down, over and over'

have you done or would you consider doing a video of "how to field grow tree stock"? i have heard a lot about field grown and i have many trees and land for doing this but not exactly sure of the technique. my main concern or question is how and when to cut roots and encourage the proper root formation. thank you, and keep up the good work your videos are both entertaining and informative

Very impressive tutorial! Given that time is the most valuable component of bonsai, what is your masterpiece bonsai?

Excellent 😀 Would not have thought about the hollow as a front 🤔

If the world leaders were to rule wirh Your bonsai philosophy, Peter, the world would be a better place for humankind. The tree symbolizes this.

I love to make a bonsai but my too weak heart would not even able to chop a freaking leaf! too precious!

Definitivamente concuerdo con frente ahuecado. Muy interesante y llamativo. Además una consulta: ¿Existe un material alternativo al alambre de cobre para entrenar las ramas?

Wow.

Fascinating to watch you work. It's always impressive when someone actually knows what they're doing. Can you tell me what the piano music was at the end of the video. I liked it very much. Thanks

Lovely jubbly

"I always have to remind myself to not be greedy"

WOW👀

Respecting others' taste is something I have not been able to achieve, nor have I tried to. I tolerate.

I would not have had the guts to bite the bullet. But now that I see an amazing tree . . .

I love your video there very help full could u suggest the best soil for the hornbeam many thanks

👍😊 Idol

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Just needs a little robin nesting in there, lovely tree

Great Demonstration Peter! Just wondering though... when cutting bigger branches like that, would you use wound paste or do you not bother with it in most cases?

Tradução para o português do Brasil

How do you remember what you are doing with it "Next year"? I don't remember what I had for breakfast!

Are there special cares that are needed when potting a very old growth when taking it from the ground?

Go for the hollow side!

Please would you provide a link to the pictures you mention of the Islington hornbeam bonsai referred to in the video near the end?

What season of the year do you chop the trees?

Master Chan, is it possible or feasible to graft sacrificial branches onto a trunk for the purpose of thickening?

Thank you for this. Actual topic for me because I have large hornbeam too. In the future I will be looking for larger pot for him, because it have 60cm in base so its very hard to find something like that. How big is this pot what you have sir? Thank you.

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Nice trunk, don't be greedy.

Trunk and branches are not matching?

Thank you again for sharing such incredible material! One question, what is you reasoning to straighten the tree in stead of letting it tilt backwards like it is now?

Where can i get these big bonsai potts ?

Whats an elbow

Yes Peter, don't be too stingy :) All we need is 30 years, wish I would have kept up with it back in the 80s but family to raise and several moves out of state. I just saved a juniper yesterday that was going to be dumped, it's still 8' long but many beautiful branches, must be 70 since that is the age of the original house. I will see if it lives, wrapped in spagnum & dirt in a very large box I will have to ask you for your opinion on what to do with it, I guess dead branches will limit the choices. Oh and thanks for another insightful video.

what would be the price for this tree? Greetings

I wish you sold to the US 😭😭 I’ve been wanting a tree from you for so long!

樹樁批發市埸，上山挖樹頭與綠化對著干的呀。

Update on this one?

***Spelling mistake on opening Herons screen***premmier only has one 'm', so should read 'premier'. Never noticed before. Lovely tree 👍☺️. A long way to go before my Hornbeams look like this.......they are only young saplings, so stick thin ☺️

When you turn an older tree with a thick trunk into bonsai how do you minimize the look of a stump after cutting it to size? Thank you.

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30 years to thicken a trunk! 😭

0:02 I believe that's one M too much in "Premmier"

Deciduous material looks ridiculous, certainly contrived, and unnatural...when trained/pruned into the profile of a pine or other conifer. Why? Why constantly counter/fight against the natural inclination of deciduous material, to grow as it was intended by Nature, and as a default, always mimic the traditional Japanese aesthetic? Isn't it time to break away from that trite, piney look when it comes to training deciduous plant material? This Hornbeam might look a lot better as a Broom or if grown as an informal "deciduous" upright.

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