Repotting a Privet Bonsai

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4 жыл бұрын

You may recall a video I did back in October 2019 where I took a large bushy Privet (that had been growing by our toilets) and uncovered the beautiful bonsai beneath. In this video I take that tree and put it in a bonsai pot.
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@sparkslightning3154 4 жыл бұрын

Laughing my ass out after seeing the dramatisation of carrying the pot. Thanks for the humour Master.

@jeanniegriffin1692 4 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 🐦

@robthesamplist 2 жыл бұрын

Makes his humor all the better being a normally serious and super wise teacher.

@amyhendricks3627 4 жыл бұрын

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!!!

@tuscanland 4 жыл бұрын

How did it go? Did they let you dig up the privets?

@amyhendricks3627 4 жыл бұрын

@@tuscanland Sadly, no lol but I am air layering some interesting branches that they consented to. Thanks for asking!!

@tuscanland 4 жыл бұрын

@@amyhendricks3627 And I wish you the best of luck!

@thehutch7728 3 жыл бұрын

Amy Hendricks it’s been a year since your last comment - how are things turning out?

@markpozsar5785 3 жыл бұрын

@@amyhendricks3627 how's it going with the privets?

@mikealmere70 4 жыл бұрын

Thank you Peter, it's lovely. Hope you will keep it for us to enjoy the spring.

@drstavroseleftheriou1722 4 жыл бұрын

An impressive tree as I remember it... even more impressive in its new pot! Thank u Peter for another informative video!

@dawud7791 4 жыл бұрын

Thank you Peter! I have been caring for my trees as always! Inspired as always! Thank you!

@koeks8714 4 жыл бұрын

Thank you Peter Sensei for your wonderful wisdom in bonsai

@joannevandyke5112 4 жыл бұрын

Never bored! It's why we watch you work your magic!

@wood-youknowit 4 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.

@sandy-rr1by 4 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!!!

@peterchan3100 4 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!

@margaretsims4344 4 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.

@doghouseclassics6835 4 жыл бұрын

Very nice, good to see the follow up on this tree,it just gets better and better ,thankyou Mr Chan.

@jovertmoscoso7464 4 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

@dangerdwarf7887 4 жыл бұрын

This has to be one of my favorote bonsai trees you have shown us on this channel

@chrisellis9689 4 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 🙏

@gwynprice7396 4 жыл бұрын

Wow ... truly legendary tree! My favourite of yours, very nice work guys.

@mnilsson2704 2 жыл бұрын

Peter's best video and my personal favorite

@Ukeitupmike 4 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

@jessevdmeer 4 жыл бұрын

Thank u for all the great knowledge, motivation and inspiration, that this channel provides 😁👍

@Kneenibble 2 жыл бұрын

What a gorgeous old beast of a tree!

@PaisanosRoostFarm 4 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.

@colinbird6436 4 жыл бұрын

Wow, totally amazing trunk, never thought I would see such an attractive Privet root, nice work Pete.

@tzw001 4 жыл бұрын

And this made my day. Thank you so much & keep up the good work!

@PASCAL98ify 4 жыл бұрын

Happy Chinese New Year too Peter. Blimey! You really got me when you drop the pot

@edzejandehaan9265 4 жыл бұрын

That is a magnificent bonsai. Beautiful.

@Teresa-ih4sn 2 жыл бұрын

What a beautiful tree!

@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!

@jerrefisher2184 4 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.

@johnfloydman7735 4 жыл бұрын

Thanks Peter 🙏 happy new year 🎉.

@MidniteSan 4 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.

@redlaserfox3988 4 жыл бұрын

Poet

@jamesfloyd6803 4 жыл бұрын

Yes, the old man in the tree. Grey beard.

@mikocatmaki 3 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!!

@RT40-45 4 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!!

@the_peace_bear 4 жыл бұрын

Really wonderful demonstration. Great video!👍

@lockelostie4309 4 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!!

@rrobertomondo5173 4 жыл бұрын

So interesting. Always looking forward for your videos master. Many thanks.

@mesingpertin5619 4 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!🤗

@vincenttavani6380 4 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?

@greenlizardballs 4 жыл бұрын

what a gorgeous tree!

@wonderwend1 4 жыл бұрын

"Don't want to bore you with wiring"......no Peter, that's not how this works.

@patriciadavey6895 4 жыл бұрын

It was not a good time to wire and stress the tree further!

@mikesmithsays 4 жыл бұрын

I find myself on the edge of my seat and leaning forward when watching people working with tools.

@Rob.P974 4 жыл бұрын

I like what you did with the pot 😂😂😂👍🏻beautiful tree, something enchanting about that shape .

@KaiChong 4 жыл бұрын

Lovely tree. i like the hollow as the front, it’s very interesting

@jamesa7506 4 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.

@dickmcshan9778 3 жыл бұрын

My Gawd! What a beautiful beast! Thank you for another educational, entertaining presentation. Cheers, Dick from Vancouver.

@HrRezpatex 4 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. :)

@Captainwiseness 3 жыл бұрын

You are a True Bonsai Maser 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

@JackKerouac1922 4 жыл бұрын

Amazinf tree Mr.Peter thanks again for the video

@kiwibonsai2355 4 жыл бұрын

Glad I found this channel Pete, ya now have a Kiwi student.

@danielesilvaggi 4 жыл бұрын

Awesome, I can't wait to see with foliage.

@moviemoss 4 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!

@chrismorton3064 4 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

@Stettafire 3 жыл бұрын

Heck, even around 2003ish my parents had a privet hedge in Wales.

@sirbenreyes4446 4 жыл бұрын

Love it...

@mrcool7100 4 жыл бұрын

Lovely

@fredli3095 Жыл бұрын

I see wisdom from work, that's very great.

@katiecanine4548 4 жыл бұрын

5:17 Mr. Chan: engineer, potter, bonsai master, author AND actor? You got me there :D

@tanveertanveer9310 4 жыл бұрын

you are a legend

@paullill5604 4 жыл бұрын

Yes here we go Sunday breakfast part 3.

@tzw001 4 жыл бұрын

Brilliant - same here! Cheers, T.

@thegreenmanalishiyamadori371 4 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😁

@mireillecharberet5496 3 жыл бұрын

Your videos are very interresting thanks From michel France

@rexcorvorum2209 2 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!?"

@7rocedural6en71 2 жыл бұрын

You Privet-ized that oak quite well!

@chrisj2268 4 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 :)

@danutashayler34 4 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

@YunaOnHome 4 жыл бұрын

When I google Mica pot it’s yours :) good luck selling lots of them great pots!

@Markai_ 4 жыл бұрын

the most op bonsai master on youtube keep it op love this

@pimpernell902 3 жыл бұрын

Unbelievable! I'll never worry about re-potting trees again.

@jesseasher7520 4 жыл бұрын

"this is ugly" *wacks with hammer*

@Robert_McGarry_Poems 4 жыл бұрын

The beauty hammer, that is. Forged from the opposite branch as the ugly stick. Whack away in the name of beauty!

@jesseasher7520 3 жыл бұрын

@@_Coacain_Zippy comment is clearly satire.

@luisvega6770 3 жыл бұрын

MUY BUENO ....GRACIAS POR COMPARTIR SU EXCELENTE TRABAJO....(AYUDA MUCHO PARA ADENTRARSE EN EL MUNDO DEL BONSAI )

@Captainwiseness 3 жыл бұрын

You are Amazing

@dougg1075 4 жыл бұрын

Tree has a face on one side with a gaping mouth. Love it

@user-eq3ss9tc2i 4 жыл бұрын

Nice hat

@zimrianispresent8123 4 жыл бұрын

Best comment

@michaelrutledge3750 4 жыл бұрын

It looks like a perfect place for the Ani-Yunwi Tsundi (Little People) to set up house. It’s a beautiful result.

@klikplants5214 2 жыл бұрын

Super ❤️

@mrsillywalk 4 жыл бұрын

100% Merino wool base layer is a heaven sent palliative for old boys like us!

@mikapulli1012 3 жыл бұрын

@Herons Bonsai Thank you for the amazing videos! How old is this Bonsai?

@zimrianispresent8123 4 жыл бұрын

I was thinking about this tree

@BertGoSkrrt Жыл бұрын

i wish i could help!!!!! i love watching this guy. feels like a grandpa

@BertGoSkrrt Жыл бұрын

gotta get grandpa a new saw

@danielesilvaggi 4 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.

@peterchan3100 4 жыл бұрын

Do it when the maple starts to put out new leaves.

@lennyharp 4 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.

@TheWalterZabel 4 жыл бұрын

Thx Mister Chan. Nice Video again

@ck8313 2 жыл бұрын

Wow. How has the privet bounced back this year? Can you please give us an update? Thank you

@nelotharen8599 4 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.

@danjohnson6292 4 жыл бұрын

I like the hollow in the front

@brandoncostea2254 4 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?

@ingeborg-anne 4 жыл бұрын

She's beautiful, Peter! Is this a common look if you look at the bottom of privet bushes?

@hobbyscape4433 4 жыл бұрын

Another beautiful Oak Bonsai tree in the making. What an awesome trunk. Thanks for sharing

@jimjam6598 4 жыл бұрын

I think it's a privet but I agree.

@hobbyscape4433 4 жыл бұрын

Oh my bad. Sorry. Awesome tree nonetheless

@peterchan3100 4 жыл бұрын

I know what you mean - it has an OAK image though.

@hobbyscape4433 4 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 😊

@norberts_favorite_landscapes 4 жыл бұрын

my goodness, when you hit that tree with the hammer it was like you hitting me ;-)

@hc_art7359 4 жыл бұрын

Wow......

@RichardDenRooyen1973 2 жыл бұрын

Just wondering, is the old soil re-usable? if so, whats the best way to prepare for re-use??

@oswaldodiaz4043 3 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.

@sophiaangelini4368 4 жыл бұрын

The Privet Bonsai reminds of the uralt Yew (Trees for Inspiration) at Crowhurst?

@stevenjohann5435 3 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-ul4zj 3 жыл бұрын

I'm pretty it is the Privy Privet we saw in an older video.

@user-cr6us1dr3r 4 жыл бұрын

Красиво!👌👍👍👍👍👍

@dienadel30 4 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.

@jimbersmcimbers 4 жыл бұрын

You're going to make a comedian one day Peter lol

@peterchan3100 4 жыл бұрын

I am not a good comedian

@paultribbett7765 3 жыл бұрын

you have good help

@TheThunderWeasel 4 жыл бұрын

Does anyone know how old this bansai is? Beautiful

@mattjohnson9226 3 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

@Goriszoon 4 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.

@yann548 4 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

@Goriszoon 4 жыл бұрын

@@yann548 thanks! Helps a lot!

@wonderwend1 4 жыл бұрын

Of course, a round pot allows for multiple 'fronts'.

@sampathsris 4 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).

@peacefulmind319 4 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.

@peterchan3100 4 жыл бұрын

It works for me. We have hundreds if not thousands of trees to repot - so we start now.