Choosing a Bonsai Pot 

@read I love the simplicity in the statement.

Today I turned 32 and I am celebrating by watching bonsai videos....and I'm very happy with that

own one while u have life left.

Ric Smith thumbs down peeps must be disappointed that the video is not about that other pot!

There has to be a place where mean doesn’t exist. Peter is so peaceful.

Ric morons not muppets... i agree there’s a huge difference between a master and a master ‘want to be’

I agree - what did he do to garner 41 down votes. It’s sorta like in another video where he said some people would be telling him what he was doing wrong and he advised his goal wasn’t to say you had to do it his way - but to give people options. Of course he probably takes a more gracious approach to these obnoxious people who hide behind their computer screens than I might. I would have liked to have advised the individual(s) - when you have worked in bonsai for 45-50 years; published 9 books, been asked to do magazine articles , teach to other organizations, have your own exhibit at Royal Horticultural Society’s garden (Wisley); run a successful bonsai business for 34 years; win 21 gold medals just at the world famous Chelsea flower show ( he surely would have won more but quit showing in 2006); have had great success and bestowed with so much respect and honor, well - maybe you can tell a man who has accomplished so much- that he is doing it wrong. And I say “maybe” because what I listed is just the tip of the iceberg for his great career. In addition, except for basic culture errors that affect a plant’s health, or a fertilizer or chemical error - telling people their ideas (particularly design) are wrong doesn’t serve much purpose nor help anyone. We already have way too much “my way or the highway” , and it does nothing to improve our world. It is best if we can open our minds, be willing to accept our mistakes, acknowledge we were wrong and be happy to go another direction if needed. I live in the US where these characteristics are in short supply, and the word “compromise” is considered bad and makes you a weak person. It and much more is so sad. I look forward to a day when such behavior and character are not existent, nor rewarded.

Well said Ric, well said.

Same! I'd bring back a pot and some books and tools 😊📚

Its good to be polite even if rude people insult you.

Maybe because they're in a green house😂

@@mralabbad7 it's been 3 degrees in the day where I am which isn't far from Peter, greenhouse or no greenhouse, you'll feel a chill!

@@jimbersmcimbers then i guess you'd know better🤷‍♂️😂❄

He not a beaver! He from Asia!

@@jimbersmcimbers What I do for my RU-vid fans!

Thanks to supporters like you!

@@peterchan3100 why you reply with another account?

its not stupid if it works!

Snobbery comes from having a closed mind and when one feels threatened by alternatives which are cheaper and therefore more easily accessible to those who dont have much money. Many customers who visit our nursery do not even realise that a tree is in a Mica pot unless you point it out to them. They are so authentic.

@Tom Tom, good idea as long as you don't have cats ;)

Just did it put 2 little olive sapling in a nice clay pot it looks great still waiting to wire it up to train it but they looking hot

Mica pots are only 15% plastic, they're 80% mica and 5% graphite, normally. The plastic is just a binder for the minerals. It is like a cement.

Oh that's OK then. 😂

Nothing wrong with that.

As far as I know, Pines do not propagate from cuttings. There is a site on Google which says you can propagate Pines from cuttings but it seems they are referring to "conifers" in general which is quite misleading - so not everything you read on Google is gospel truth!

@@peterchan3100 Thanks! In this case I will purchase some nursery grown pines next year and won't be bothering with planting cuttings. I really love pine bonsai. Pines and maples are my favorites for sure. I'm very thankful maples do propagate from cuttings at least. I have a big air layering project for my dissectum next year as well. Your channel has helped me a lot in my bonsai journey. Thank you so much for that! Have a good day, Peter!

I will do a video of this soon.

@@peterchan3100 thank you, I'm looking forward to that!

You don't need a book to tell you that. Just watch my RU-vid videos. I will be doing a lot more Re-potting videos from Mid February onwards - watch this space.

Thank you Mr. Chan. Very grateful

No - I used our normal bonsai soil

No not unusual - if you find the right tree with a good artistic trunk it will make a good literati

Mica pots are made from very strong resin and last years, I have some of my specimens still in mica pots look great, and of course cheaper than ceramic.

Not really because we sell all kinds of pots. Its just that they are relatively cheap and unbreakable.

Its almost the same

It was POA on his site, but looking at the other Korean hornbeams I'd hazard a guess at £2.5k - 3k.

@@TheBrewersDroop thanks. I knew it was more than I can afford. It's good to know the gap. I'll just have to wait a few decades for a nice tree.

OK for large trees in large pots and it is also good as a drainage. layer.

Thank you Sir!

I would guess 30kg. Takes 2 men to lift.

@@peterchan3100 Thank you, sir. That is definitely one stout tree!

*watches the rest of the video, sees tree on turntable at the end

We dont have earthquakes here and besides human life is more important than bonsai pots - Mica pots are good because they dont break.

Master, I think bubble wraps are great solutions if ever earthquake would be a threat in your area.. 😁 mica pots are very impressive! 👍 😯

Not terracotta but red clay stoneware pot made in Japan and fired to 1250 C. Terracotta is fired to only 1000C

Tut Tut!

Judging from the number of his videos you've watched, you're fan. Perhaps you just missed his discussions on wiring. He's shown how he does it and the different kinds of wire he uses and why. He talks about wiring throughout his videos too. I haven't even been watching his videos very long and picked that up.