Hornbeam Masterclass 

"We have hundreds like this growing in the field." Just keep rubbing it in Peter. I wish I could have seen what you were doing 30 years ago. It must be gratifying to see the results.

7:26 "you never finish a tree, if you wait forever" - words of the master i will take this to heart its so true

I’m oddly fascinated by Peter wearing 2 different boots.

In which Peter works on a Hornbeam, then another, and another and we thorough enjoy every minute. You can just see his enthusiasm for the art.

Man.... .. I just love the enthusiasm of Peter at what 75+ years of age! He absolutely loves working on his trees.. he's been dreaming about working on this tree for over 30 years!!!!!! Now that's what I call patience.. it's finally time to cut and create a new masterpiece on his unlimited tree stock..I love this man..

When Peter Chan works on bonsai, he teaches boldness and patience.

What an awesome video. ! You explain things so well and I love the fact that you never show perfect trees. You show trees anyone of us would find. So once again your awesome Peter 🥰 Kim🇨🇦

That hornbeam is going to be magnificent in a few years!

“How to make an instant bonsai” After 25 years ;-) Thanks

Peter: "It has been growing in the ground for 25 years" Also Peter not five minutes later: "I will show you how to make an instant bonsai"

Bonsai is patience , patience is rewarding

Just what I needed. Airlayering last week and the Master class this week. Thank you so much Peter.

This has been growing for 25 years, and now I will take it in to make an instant bonsai.

Just love it. Hornbeam, a favorite. Let's give it a go.

I was itching to work on the root of the first tree 😁. Never a short of supply of trees to work on, I bet Peter also work on trees in his dreams 😁. Bravo Peter, they're all looking healthy ans strong. Thx for sharing as always, cheers.

Thank you.... 🙏 😔 🙏 Dr. Chan, another one of your very informative videos. I always get get ideas from your videos. The most interesting shapes are usually up, into some larger trees. I am going to try airlayering some of my garden trees. 🎄🙏 🖖 🙏 😔 🙏 🙏 🙏 🎄

Soberhippie,, you need to get pissed and appreciate Peter and his endless love for Bonsai.

Another great video of a masterclass👍👍🇵🇷

The shirt and the different boots. You gotta love this man.

I think Peter can even make a bonsai our of a pencil

Another master class from Peter well done on the hornbeam what beautiful bonsai U have Peter🎊🎊🎊🎉

Just ground layered my favorite chinese elm to go for a much better nebari. If it wasnt for u peter im not sure i would have had the courage to move on and do this procedure for sake of killing the tree. I spag moss everywhere and threw in some akadama put it in a nice size pot so the roots can take off. Hopefully it works out but i have full confindence that it should because of ur teachings . Thank u!

I've been splitting a wine cork, and adding a groove for the wire, and using that as a cushion for the tie-wire going over a large root. I think it's worth the trouble to protect the roots from wire marks.

I am very much inspired by this vid Mr. Chan. Thank you.

Very nice trees sir, but I think your shirt was the star of the show today! I bet your closet looks like a garden in bloom all year round!

Love lerning about bonsi from your videos

I like hornbeam, it looks like a plant that still lives in the apocolypse or a desert plant and how it has the smooth bark of some thorn type plants.

OMgoodness those london plane trees are the harry potter "womping willow"! thank you mr peter chan. ive been wanting to try re creating that womping "willow" as a bonsai for years but have not found a suitable tree species yet to try it with

thanks again for a great video , Mr Chan 🌳...realy relaxing and inspiring. Planted a seedling the other day, can 't wait do some pruning in 25 years 😜

Such great trees and skilled education on the bonsai. I love the massive trees. Thanks. 😁😁😁😁

Loving the extra content each week ! Especially the long videos. Thanks Peter. Enjoy the sun.

A brilliant transformation! (tree no. 1) I'm learning so much from you....thank-you

Such amazing trees 😮😊

I love the mismatched rubber boots. This channel is awesome, glad I stumbled upon it!

Thank you Peter. Just love your videos. Makes me so calm to listen and learn from you. Hope you can make a masterclass on oak trees soon 😀

As always another geat bonsia tree! I have been growing my Alberta spuce forest tree in the garden train layout for about a year and it is now looking like a 65' English oak. Thanks for all your ideas and help over the years on the Caseyville...

It was really cool how it grew through the flower pot

It’s beautiful.

Thank you for all of the information you have shared. I have learned so much watching your videos. From Houston, Texas

Excellent tutorial!

Master bonsai..awesome...👍👍👍👍

I would Love to learn more of how to do air layering. I'm intrigued by this process.

I started an airlayer in mid April 2021. June 6th and poches are full of roots. I will separate them in mid July. Oh there are 4 of them.

Thanks Peter, 🤗🤗🤗🤗👍👍👍

Thank you Peter chan!!

Big Bonsai Rock!

I wanna see him make a bonsai from Eucalyptus deglupta Aka Rainbow tree... I dont know if someone ever did this.. another excellent video 😍

Thank you, Peter. I started growing bonsai again after watching so many of your RU-vid videos. All started from nursery stock. My question, did you say in one of your most recent videos that you are revising and reprinting your out of print Master Class book? Please let me know when and where I can order a copy! I am trying to re-train my fairy trees into bonsai. I have learned a lot from your videos even to use your sphagnum miss technique and the azalea is blooming!👍😍

i would love to see progression videos on trees like this. like how it looks after a year or so

Tôi rất thích mỗi khi xem video của Peter, một người yêu bon sai yêu lao động thực thụ !

What a drastic prune! Will it survive Peter? Please show us this tree in a months time. 🇮🇪👋🏻🇮🇪👋🏻

Amazing👍👍👍👍

Nice demo that Peter!

While thinking of the fragility of life, it finally came to me, the purpose of some of the branches might be to help heal the wounds from large chops.

Good effort

Tengo que darle las gracias por todo lo que aprendo de usted aunque no se inglés yo soy gallego gracias maestro

Peter, you made me want a hornbeam, it's a shame they don't grow here. I think the closest thing we have here is alder. I just dug a couple little alder up on a river bank a few days ago. Hope mine look half as good as yours in 25 years.

Great Peter. Thanks to you, I grow better and better and I have more and more bonsai from seed, cuttings or air layering. One question: Can I go live at Herons Bonsai if my wife kicks me out of the house?

I hope my trees outlive the pot. Bonsai is family.

Like it

Bonsai 👍👍👍🇱🇰

Wow

Nice unle Peter,thank you,show perhaps the progress when possible.

I could't agree more: European Hornbeam, amongst others, is very suitable for bonsaï, even for beginners in this hobby. Personally, I consider it as a big advantage that the species tend to grow its branches more or less horizontally. I once grew one for many years untill a height of about 120 centimeters, partially in the garden soil, at the end in a pot, and I never ever used even one piece of wire on it! I just kept pruning it "in the right direction", regarding the new buds and shoots. So, it's absolutely possible to grow a bonsaï Hornbeam like that, only by specific pruning. It's not even that difficult. Furthermore, at a lot of places in Western Europe, you can find them (seedlings) almost everywhere, almost growing like weeds! So if you think about giving it a try with bonsaï, here is one that is very recommendable and quite easy to grow (and cheap!). Certainly if you have the patience not to pot it up too soon... More or less like mr Chan did... In my experience, it prefers a rather sandy soil and likes quite some water and fertilizer, by the way.

Interesting watching a tree grow from a pile of sticks!

Can we see it now. Maybe when the leaves are out soon?

I want to become an apprentice of him!

Getting your hands dirty with soil is a different experience ☺️

Do you ever think of maybe doing "Lineage Placs" Like maybe a necklace you can hang from the tree trunk that is easily removable but resistant to weather that says whos the trees dad or parent is so people can buy renown cuttings from famous trees. And if the client doesnt like it they can easily remove the ID necklace.

29:45 correct

That's a nice shirt I certainly would like one like that. I don't think hornbeam it's going to be nice short would be great! Got them a round me

Hornbeam bonsai might be appropriate for B.Johnson, same shape and thickness.

so many beautifle roots gone so much character

Massive tree. Just a curiosity: have you wired those drooping branches when the tree was in the ground or is it just its natural habit?

Lol. All my bonsai are small. "Lets put these on a turn table"....never uses a turn table.. lol hehehe 😜

When using sphagnum moss for airlayering how often do you water after removing the airlayer from the tree? I'm guessing it's not a good idea to just leave outside in pure moss?

We grow all our plants/trees in the "open ground" here, it is rare to see them potet up. Europe btw

Those big pots are great, has anyone found them for sale in the U.S.?

Hi Peter, new subscriber here. I'm glad I found your videos, thank you for sharing your expertise! I,m sure you have been asked this but I wanted to ask what hand pruners you use? Thank you!

You have certainly found your ikigai.

Dislike? Who is that sad human that stop by here and leave a dislike on every video? If you need to talk or just need a hug we are here in The coments and would love to Help out if you are feeling sad or need a talk

Hey Peter, thanks for all your work, can it be possible,that you prenonce thé day of the year every time in your youtube's, so we now wat time of the year we can work on tree's. I have 5 zelkova serata and 'm afraid to do something now. It is 26 degrees everyday here. And i don't have a Greenhouse, love everything that you do, 🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹

Another great video. I live in Japan and wild trees are abundant in my area. My problem is , I have trouble telling a Hornbeam from a Zelkova. Can anyone tell me if there is a simple way to differentiate the two species?

How important do you think hardiness zones are? Where I live is about zone 9ish and so many wonderful trees like most spruces and similar are not technically viable in higher zones but I have not tried

When is the best time for air layering Hornbeams ?

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Hey peter chan ,may be at 30.56 min ,and if the tree cut from the first taper ,and 4/6 inches of jin ,may it will be more beautiful..🙏

show us all small bonsai you have...please

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22:10 I don’t think I should remove any more roots (while cuttin another root )

When will the remastered book be for sale

i had a hornbeam, with a 10cm trunk... cut back 2 years ago to a height of 70cm tall, right in the garden, did very well... untill a month ago. the leaves went brown, shrinked and now its just dead 😕... i think some disease or infection. the bark is brown, no green and alive cambium beneath... pity, it could have been a great bonsai. Maybe you, Peter or anybody, have an idea what could cause this sudden death?

Red maple seeds post sir

I think the Girdling Root ads tons of character but oh well. I like it when it looks like the tree is trying to lift itself out like the swamp trees. Although I can see how the girdling could make the repotting and new positioning harder.

Hi sir

You need a ratcheting clipper.

Dumpy tree 👀

I bet you The Siberian Elms is even faster to air layer I got two to air layer in 4 and a 1/2 weeks

. I think I'm blessed because if not I wouldn't have met someone who is as spectacular as expert Richard Gerald

Discretion is the better part of valor... so I shouldn't go too mad... better call it a day. "Finding Your Inner Hornbeam"