How to improve your small Maple Bonsai 

I have watched probably 20 - 25 of your videos in the last week and have learned so much! .... I made my very first bonsai and I'm happy to say it actually came out great, Thanks to all your teachings... It was a blue rug juniper, and I did the roots over rock technique, with moss... I found granite chunks of rock and it literally looks like realistic shear cliffs.... First one, I am very pleased.... THANK YOU FOR ALL YOUR SECRETS!!

Dear Sir, let me just tell you that your videos have been the best and most usefull we have seen on You Tube during the pandemic. We are so gratefull for your openness, you have absolutely rekindled our enthusiasm for bonsai and gardening. We wish you the best of health and a lot of energy to carry on with all your amazing projects!

I can’t get enough of maple videos. Will never get sick of them.

So grateful for this video. I have a young sapling from my garden Maple I am going to make it into an S shape today. Thank you

The use of the office chair is a fantastic find. Ty

I never get sick of seeing you work with maples. There is always something new to learn and you have so many different stages of the maples for us to see you working on.

I will never tire or get sick of the Japanese maples. I'm envious of the rows and rows of different kinds of maples you show while walking around the nursery. Thank you for sharing all of your plants and trees!

Got my first Japanese maple to develop into bonsai and i'm learning a lot from you...thanks

Not bored with Maple videos at all. Please keep them coming! And thanks so much for what you do!

Never get sick of maples!! 8)

I never get sick of maples. Videos or trees.

I’m starting cultivation of a native sugar maple from my late mother’s yard and I know Japanese maple is different but I still enjoy the maple tips!

Just wanted to say thank you for all your efforts over the decades. Bless you and your family sir.

Thank you for all this info! I am rescuing 5 maplesnfrom a local nursery. They are oretty rough but it should be fun. With your guidance, I am confident that the trees will have a good chance.

Finally! I can see it!!! The S shape that you make is a coil! Its spiraling upwards! Now I really understand how to mimic this, will report back in a year.

Peter, I never tire of your videos on maples and other deciduous trees. These are very common in my area (Northeast Ohio in the Great Lakes region of the United States) and are therefore the bulk of the material I have to work with as I begin my journey with bonsai. I have about a dozen very young maples (all under 10 mm thick) that I am beginning to train. For the first year, I am trying to focus on root development and keeping them alive. Next year, I intend to begin working on ramification and shaping. So the wealth of knowledge to be found in your videos is invaluable. And your passion for these trees is absolutely contagious. Take care and be safe!

And thank you for your self videoing during the pandemic. I have binged on your youtube channel and simply love your work, your ideas, your nursery. Honestly I have watched all 200+ videos and really enjoy them. Will probably watch them again and again.

Never would or could get sick of maples, to me they are beautiful trees and love them as bonsai.

I learn so much from these videos. The approach today where you bring the dominant shoots close to the camera and explain. Marvelous!

Watching Peter work his magic is how I meditate...many thanks for your work!!!

I learned something of how to think and work long term towards a tree's development. I look forward to viewing more of your videos.

Never enough Maples, thank you again for another great video

Thanks Peter, I have some small maples and some cuttings coming on, its nice to see what to do.

Thank you once again Peter for sharing your wonderful knowledge and must say I do love the maples 😀🙏🏻

Great informative video, Peter! I will never get tired of seeing your maples

This is a beautiful hobby, and you make it look so easy. Very inspiring indeed!

Such a wonderful video, thank you Peter! I especially enjoy how your videos give specific notes (literally to take notes helps me to remember the wealth of information ) and also then to watch it, a second time , for the insight and judgement calls on which of the many options are best for a specific situation, and why. Truly another masterclass! Thank you, Sir! And always, your joy of creating comes through so strongly. You make us fearless!

I will never get tired of seeing maple bonsai videos. From the smallest to the large trees. I watch Maple videos over and over again and enjoy many of the elm videos too. I do however usually skip most the pine videos unless it's specimen tree. Not sure why, they never did catch my interest.

So that's how to wire small baby maples..broken some branches in the past haha. Going to try and have a go again with that trick Peter showed.. thx for sharing Peter and stay safe to all.. cheers

"Some of you might say that I've spoiled the tree."🤣 But by the way bonsai tree making is a fun thing to do during the lock down .... Loved the video 😘

I love learning as much as I can about the Maples. I got my first Trident Maple about a month ago, and I love it. I'm already looking to getting another Maple.

You are such a great teacher. THANK YOU!

Brilliant video for Sunday breakfast with Peter part 26 now time to get back to my maples. Have a great Sunday Peter go and enjoy your family Stay well Stay safe

Love your maple videos! I've been learning bonsai for about 3 years mostly starting from seed to gain experience and confidence on working with big trees. If you could do a video on wiring young maple seedlings that would be beautiful!

Maples are stunning. Your bonsai training, gentle manner and clear passion for what you do is wonderful.

“You’ll either become an expert with maples or never want to see one again”. Haha !! I could listen to Peter talking about bonsai all day.

I am so grateful for this guy I have got into bonsai here recently and he has made it so easy to learn and get better at growing and plant bonsai

I too have maples growing every year And will be trying some S shapes. Thanks Mr Chan for the info.Big Fan

I wish I could buy all of these maples, another brilliant hugely informative video. thanks peter

Thanks Peter. Really grateful for you sharing you wealth of knowledge and experience. Hope to join one of your workshops. 👍

After I watched Mr Chan Video. I felt in Love with Bonsai, also learned how to find seedling and just CUT excess brunches. it is because “ A sacrifice bring another new life” haha. After that, I went out and trimmed my Bonsai directly 😂

Hi mr c I never get tired of watching your magic on maples!,,

Maples are my fav so never tire of them. Would have been gold to discover you during the pandemic when we were isolated but at least I found you. I have 5 sm seedlings under my red maple tree & repotted them for a future grove. I’m excited that I found a bonsai nursery nearby & purchased a few 3 yr seedlings & I’ve already wired into an “S” shape. Also found great supplies incl Akadama & bonsai pots. At almost 75 I am excited to have yet another hobby. Ps During the pandemic (2021) I was successful at growing 1 cherry from a seed. Last week it was 2 ft tall & today it’s wired to a beautiful “S” shape. 👍

Love what you did with these trees!

Good to see you again my friend . Kirk here , back in America , Louisiana. Always enjoy learning from you ! BLESSING ALWAYS KIRK'OUT'PEACE

You are the Master through big M Your films are my inspiration

Absolutely love the progression of trees in this video. I am hoping for something along this line for twin trunk maples, please! Eagerly awaiting the start of spring in the midst of COVID induced winter ennui in Victoria, Australia.

Oh I love watching u do the maples

love to watch you work on Acer have one just growing this year I found it in another plant pot with my yew so I've taken it out to grow on its own guess it's ready for a hair cut thank you Peter

Thank you for yours teaching. Very precious

Thank you for another amazing video. I've learned so much. I'm having trouble training sapling pines and other young trees correctly. If you have the time for a video on how to train young trees properly, it would be very appreciated.

Can never get enough of your maples.

Beautiful maples!

I'm trying to grow my very first maple bonsai and I find this video very useful. Thank you ;)) Also greetings from Lithuania!

I also love the background songs of the birds!!!!!

I really appreciate all the detailed information you provided. It has been quite helpful for me, thank you many blessings and much appreciation and love for you and your experience.❤ please don’t stop sharing your experience and knowledge with others. ❤❤❤❤

nice to see your back

Loved the video! I learned so much. Thank you!

lovely and inspiring as always

This video inspired me to work on my little Deshojo and Mountain Maple. I'm much happier with them now that I've established the branch positions.

Thank you peter chan! Hope to meet you one day From australia

Very good and detailed explanation. Thank you!

The video approach today was excellent

All your trees looks nice❤

I was planning to specialise on Norwegian trees, but the Japanese maple is so nice that i can`t help my self. And they are so easy to work with. :)

Great information ! Very helpful.

Inspired... Again!

I always love Peter's videos and especially ones about Japanese maples. I wish he would do one about the different varieties of Acer palmatums he grows and why he grows them. There are so many varieties and he seems to stick to mostly just a few, like his deshojos.

Will never get tired of maples! Could you do a similar video but with a bit larger maples please

Now I have learned about maple bonsai and I will try an experiment with my “deshojo “. Much later I may get and try “shichi-go-san”. I owe you a lot. Thank you Mr Chan.

Not Long now for Spring, great to watch

thank you so much for the videos! I love all the little bits of information you put in that you just dont learn anywhere else! I have a couple baby maples started and cant wait to be able to turn them into bonsai!

Wonderful information, thank you.

Love watching Peter work his magic

Thank you for the educational video!

Like your style Master Chan

i like your work ... you have fantastic feeling for the future composition ... i am missing it little bit as a beginner (since 2017)

Enjoyed the video, I have 3 maples growing from digging out in a yard, after a year they are pretty big so putting some shape in them, I guess they say you need 3' of growth for 1" of trunk? So I am letting them go pretty wild to thicken up in the 1 gal pots. Good thought to make sure it doesn't get to overgrown to shade the inner portions of the tree where I want budding. As always lots to learn from your videos, wish this virus was over, was really wanting to go to the Bristlecones this summer.

Peter never no never sick of maples I love them beyond measure

The Master at Work

Honestly, it took me a minute to understand why Peter said that one split trunk was a fault at c.23:00, but I think I get it now, and I appreciate the lesson.

Thank You for sharing, Sir.

THANK YOU SO MUCH!

Thanks for the video! Just starting getting into Bonsai. I have a small starter maple and want to get the trunk into that S shape. Would be stoked to see a video on how to achieve that S trunk look on maples!

A very nice video,... thank you for this,..

NEVER SICK OF MAPLES :-)

The open coil Maple (grey pot) is so graceful with S shape Apex. Proposed name:Daphne

I found a maple bonsai in my side yard. This video is great for help.

Thank you so much for good advice kupchak 🙏I very good ideas for tree maple and Luther on way around yes sri turning loudly doing pirates on way different types beautiful 🥰🙏🥰

Veramente interessante complimenti numero uno!!! From italy

Love bonsai

Good one !!

I have three maples. They're very pretty. They're young though. I just (two weeks ago) cut one down to bonsai size, and it's already sprouting tons of new shoots/branches. :) I think it'll look nice once it's more trained as a bonsai. It has a very neat taper in the trunk. I'm gonna cut down the elms too, they're getting very big and tall and branches everywhere. XD

This is quite clever, the structure is everything. It’s very easy to grow an ugly shaped trunk of left unchecked.

Peter.. May I ask how long you have been preparing bonsai trees? I know you have been in herons since 1986... so I’ll guess that’s around half of your life?? Any details beyond? I’d also like to comment on a philosophy of yours I’ve noticed more than once. As a grower... you would not sell a bonsai; that you yourself would not have!! So admirable!! Your quite a man!!

Half the ‘fun’ is the labor of creating a ‘style’. The other half is spent in reflection on a successful ‘work of natural art’.

thank you for a great video. should the s shaping be done around the third year?

I wonder if the same 4 who thumbs down Peter’s videos have his channel pushing notifications to their phone. They wake up, ah new Peter vid, now DUMP IT 🤣🤣🤣 what’s wrong with these people.

All the little maples came out beautiful. I love maples also. I have several I am working on so this video really helped me out. It is 7/5 now...is it still alright to trim them?? Thank you for the video.

I’ve learned so much by watching this video! Thank you!