Working on Shishigashira maple

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Жыл бұрын

In this video I take a garden tree (Shi Shi Garshira Maple) and turn it into a bonsai.
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@cat07777 Жыл бұрын

The ramification on that tree is just gorgeous! Very educational video about roots that can choke the trunk. Thank you Peter! ❤

@angieb6899 Жыл бұрын

Peter I’m glad you said it’s a slow growing tree, because I noticed that with my shishi. It’s also difficult to wire so I have been clipping only. That tree looks beautiful. 👩🏻‍🌾🌲

@Bonsai_selber_machen Жыл бұрын

Watching you work is always a pleasure. Lifelong learning at its best. I wish you and your team as well as all subscribers a happy Easter. 🐰🌷🐇💚

@MidniteSan Жыл бұрын

Big healthy maple 🍁, need a bit more pruning but it's just me 😂. One happy client there 👍. Thx for sharing Peter... Cheers

@maryweber4176 Жыл бұрын

Hello Peter. Very interesting video, as we just had a tree trimming company come out in the fall, and do the same removal to a full grown Crimson King maple tree, and crossing fingers, will know in a month or so, if it worked. Thing is, I realized it was doing that after becoming involved in bonsai, and I hope it isn't too late. Its a beautiful tree.

@dannymarroquin3495 Жыл бұрын

Always wanted to look into adding a shishi to my collection ! Thanks Peter

@joegarland4885 Жыл бұрын

Shoka bonsai in Ireland have a big Shishi for sale if you are interested I would buy it my self but just too big for me, I think the price has been reduced to. If you live in the U.K. they will deliver it free of charge.

@dannymarroquin3495 Жыл бұрын

@@joegarland4885 sorry mate I’m all the way in Melbourne Australia 🇦🇺 😁 we have very few here that I’ve seen in nursery’s / private Collections they all need to be air layered/propagated to start the movement from scratch

@joegarland4885 Жыл бұрын

@@dannymarroquin3495 Ah a bit far to have a tree delivered Danny.

@iTeachMyToast Жыл бұрын

I just bought a shishi at Walmart! It’s ~5ft tall for 70$ USD. Never know where you’ll find one

@dannymarroquin3495 Жыл бұрын

@@iTeachMyToast just bought one here in Melbourne in late autumn , I feel very fulfilled now that I’ve got one :)

@skyscraper007 Жыл бұрын

i love this....looks so good

@howardmckeown7187 Жыл бұрын

Great job, nice to be aware of this before you ever encounter it, thanks Peter

@MP-eh5cz Жыл бұрын

I am about to do mine this was perfect for me thank you!

@zenstitch9972 Жыл бұрын

Thanks for the lesson!

@tosimsugianto Жыл бұрын

nyimak sambil belajar

@jasongannon7676 Жыл бұрын

Looks much better 👌

@Goluamyngheso1 Жыл бұрын

So beautiful

@TheBonsaiGarden Жыл бұрын

I hope to be visiting the nursery on Sunday morning. I need to keep an eye open for Peter with an axe… 😊

@gregoryh4601 Жыл бұрын

A Master Bonsai Artist at His Best!👍🏻

@dunker982 Жыл бұрын

Hope you are being sarcastic.😏

@samyoel5384 Жыл бұрын

@@dunker982?

@bettykirk6670 Жыл бұрын

Brilliant job. Thank you for this great lesson. The tree is going to be magnificent and a joy to behold. You are truly in tune with everything you touch and I love your perseverance and critical eye. Blessings to you always. 🇺🇸🙏

@hunnersahings7375 Жыл бұрын

Looks great 😊 just acquired one of these trees. The homeowner was renovating the garden. We managed to dig it out and I’m going to plant it in my garden this morning. It must be about 20 - 25 years old. I hope it survives as we had to go at the roots to get it out of the soil. Maybe using a hammer with the axe might take away the need to swing the axe in such a confined space.

@topformmobilemechanics2941 Жыл бұрын

Great hearing a south african accent there.

@kevinanderson9335 Жыл бұрын

I was wondering how long it would be before Peter picked up the hatchett? A note for the future, perhaps a grinding tool to quicken time cutting roots?

@SysterYster Жыл бұрын

I replanted my already quite big conker bonsai today. It's only one year and 2 months old. But wow, they grow fast (already my thickest trunked tree, and among the tallest). I cut the biggest root, it was already a cm thick, though it hadn't really circled the tree in any way yet, I don't intend to let it. :P

@abdulmuis6991 Жыл бұрын

Wow mantap sahabat 🙏🙏👍👍

@dbe2705 Жыл бұрын

🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹 thanks Peter

@erniesmith1097 Жыл бұрын

Brilliant Mr Peter Chann reparations reparations reparations we love all your utube video's .👍👍👍.Ernie smith from brisbane Australia

@t3dwards13 Жыл бұрын

Lol Those times when only a hatchet and bow saw will do! Good thing the bow saw blades are cheap!

@santoshsharmavlogs1550 Жыл бұрын

Superb 👌👌👌

@pawelm5493 Жыл бұрын

As for root work, I can imagine a more radical measure being some kind of explosive.

@WanderingBobAK Жыл бұрын

😂

@shirleycirio6897 Жыл бұрын

Whew! Major surgery. I was exhausted after..... Beautiful tree.

@ericthornton2503 Жыл бұрын

I'd love to see that tree in leaf!

@StephenBeer-zi9du Жыл бұрын

The psyco tree killer. Lol

@louisetwinberrow5508 Жыл бұрын

Morning breakfast clubbers Happy Easter

@PsychoAxeMan Жыл бұрын

Its a scary process when u had it that long.

@user-lt9ce3kg2p 10 ай бұрын

Peter, Due to the late spring drought and heat wave in my are, my Shishigashira lost all of its leaves, thinking i had lost the tree. After heavy watering new leaves starting returning, but they were very tiny, no bigger than a lintel. An air layered offshoot that was formed from two year prior did not have the same result, its leaves remained normal size. Now into September 2023, the leaves are still the same minuscule size. I am still keeping it watered along with all of my other trees, but I don't know what to do to increase the leaf size. I am hoping that next year in the spring, the leaves will return to the regular size. Any hints will be appreciated.

@argeewu9631 Жыл бұрын

野曠山有色

@robertbrandner Жыл бұрын

Are the roots only going round and round in (round) flower pots and not in bonsai pots? Is this, because bonsai pots are rectangular? What about round bonsai pots?

@luisjuarez2758 Жыл бұрын

Mr Chan said as bonsai people we know what's good , so we know not to leave it to its own devices

@Jacob-yb6bv Жыл бұрын

In a bonsai pot the roots growing round are removed each time the tree is repotted and hopefully the original root spread has been developed towards a radial design in the early stages of development. That said many trees are not dealt with properly and decent looking soil covers many root issues.

@greenhawk1592 Жыл бұрын

👍🏼👍🏼🌳

@makewithmegma Жыл бұрын

💕👍

@luigimasella1745 Жыл бұрын

Any advise for the best cultivation/propagation issues for this unique kind of maple? Thanks

@HeronsBonsaiUK Жыл бұрын

Nothing special - they like full sun

@luigimasella1745 Жыл бұрын

@@HeronsBonsaiUK best way to propagate?

@datteslatho8264 Жыл бұрын

You take ur plant to the plant guy and he takes a hatchet to it 😂

@acer_p_bonsai 5 ай бұрын

No jiggery pokery here Peter, straight to chopping, as we've come to expect! 🪴🍁

@brucedeacon28 Жыл бұрын

👍👌👌🙂🙂

@cblankenship3018 Жыл бұрын

Have a electric reciprocating saw? Harbor Freight $50. Good luck.

@ashwindannenburg6283 Жыл бұрын

Hi Peter, thanks again for the nice video! Can you tell me what is your favorite maple for bonsai? More is also good 😊 happy Easter,Ashwin

@HeronsBonsaiUK Жыл бұрын

The ordinary Acer palmatum or Mountain maple is best - Easy to train, strong, not fussy and good Autumn colour.

@ashwindannenburg6283 Жыл бұрын

Thank you for your reaction.

@user-fw7tb1fx8d Жыл бұрын

Did you smear the cut with paste or something else? (used google translate)

@HeronsBonsaiUK Жыл бұрын

For big cuts of over 10mm did - use cut paste.

@user-fw7tb1fx8d Жыл бұрын

@@HeronsBonsaiUK I meant root cut. thanks for the answer

@alexg5513 Жыл бұрын

Wow, it's amazing what you really can do with a root structure! There's certainly no pussy footing around with Peter.

@Goluamyngheso1 Жыл бұрын

🇻🇳

@Goluamyngheso1 Жыл бұрын

🇻🇳hello

@spacemonkeydotcom Жыл бұрын

Is the owner a South African?

@HeronsBonsaiUK Жыл бұрын

You can tell by his accent.

@skrounst Жыл бұрын

I swear you're like a tree savant. I can THINK about one of my tree's roots, and it'll keel over... Meanwhile... 8:12

@mariapilarme Жыл бұрын

The tree is thinking, what’s going on?

@dunker982 Жыл бұрын

The tree is thinking Yep this proves Peter Chan is no bonsai master.

@nickjohnson710 Жыл бұрын

@@dunker982 what, and you are?!

@dunker982 Жыл бұрын

@@nickjohnson710 Do I need to be?

@nickjohnson710 Жыл бұрын

@@dunker982 clearly you are

@dunker982 Жыл бұрын

@@nickjohnson710 listen. Peter Chan's website is a place to enjoy his adventures and chill out for a bit. This is not a place for silly spats like small children. Behave yourself and remember that people are entitled to their opinions regardless whether you agree with them or not.

@ernsttencate6699 Жыл бұрын

My respect for mr Chan is big following him for a lot of years now. But working with big axes on maple roots is in my eyes not sensible. Lots of powertools available to do the work much better quicker. Better for the plant.

@thenaturecreater8906 Жыл бұрын

Yes this was just bad work.

@ernsttencate6699 Жыл бұрын

A good example is the way corin tomlinson does major pruning. Look at some video's of him. Never too old to learn. He respect the bonsai he is working with

@zamplify Жыл бұрын

Wanna borrow my sawzall?

@jasonseekoei5392 Жыл бұрын

guy sounds south african

@Jacob-yb6bv Жыл бұрын

Hacked and butchered. Those root chops are a great way for disease to get in and the pruning left too many thick cuts where some taper could have been utilised instead. The thick cuts where necessary could have been taken back further towards where the tree will eventually be trimmed to but they were left long and unsightly. Some crossing branches were left distracting the design and spread of the tree. A little more time spent and attention to detail would have produced a better tree.

@KennetDeBondt Жыл бұрын

I don´t think this rootbase looks good...

@thenaturecreater8906 Жыл бұрын

To all people that are new to Bonsai. Don't do this! Do the repot when bud brakes. That's the best time and safest Dont use and axe on the roots. Power tools is available. Cleaner cuts heal faster and less chance for infections. I would use a garden hose. And get all that nasty mud out off the roots . In the end that will rot the roots in the base. And you keep in water to keep the outside of the roots in the bonsai mix moist. And be careful not to scare up the base of the tree when you do repot. 😅 This was just terrible. Sorry Mr chan. You have doing this for 40 years. But when I see so terrible work I have to comment.

@Jacob-yb6bv Жыл бұрын

I completely concur. I’m afraid this is far from best practice. Repot was too early, roots were hacked and left with horrible cuts and damage, trunk was scarred. Even the top pruning was lacking any attention to detail. Whilst this tree will probably survive I wouldn’t treat such a wonderful specimen like this. It’s commercial nursery mentality - if it looks ok we can sell it.

@noyoujanemetarzan1677 Жыл бұрын

What are considered the best bonsai in the world? Ones that were made a couple of hundred of years ago, right? I am pretty sure that they didn't have powertools back then - only rudimentary hand tools like blades and axes like the ones Peter used. In bonsai, all roads lead to Rome - meaning that the same objective can be achieved through many ways and not just one. And, you don't have to do everything at once. Peter has already demonstrated in previous videos that his methods work (the pickaxe maple he mentioned). There are other bonsai people on youtube who have also demonstrated the rough and ready pruning methods to achieve a more natural, less contrived look to their trees.

@pawelm5493 Жыл бұрын

If you try hard (or very, very hard), you will always find things that can be pointed out as gross violations of the rules.

@cristiandavidcarvajal175 Жыл бұрын

jajaj lol sorry master