Indoor Bonsai 'All You Need To Know' 

I just realized, after following this channel for months, that the book I was obsessed with when I was in middle school was this guys book.

If you are new to bonsai you have now found the best bonsai channel on RU-vid

Can we acknowledge the fact how well spoken this man is? Though it doesn't seem as if he had prepared any detailed script, he rarely stutters, searches for words, uses fillers or any other type non-lexical utterances. A joy to listen to.

Damn Peter be lookin fresh today in his Hawaiian shirt

Perfect timing for my morning coffee!!! Sending you positive energy from Germany

A comment 2 years too late...but I just wanted to express my appreciation for this video...I learned from it, and re-watching it only re-affirms the knowledge transfer. An 'important to me' presentation. Thank you.

I’ve learned more from one of his videos than the hundreds I’ve watched!

As someone without a garden: THANK YOU

I designed/pruned my first bonsai today with your help and videos. Thank you for your guidance and wisdom!

I love him. Being direct with an English accent is so much more pleasant.

Peter is utilising the ‘stay home’ very well with constant videos. We r enjoying them equally staying home too. Lucky Peter doesnt allow cops to question him when he gets out of the house to go to the greenhouse.🤣🤣

Yes, your book is now called Bonsai Beginners Bible. I got one at the end of 2019. I love it. It's great to have a look at some essential tips on growing different species. Best regards from Poland

Peter is without doubt my favourite presenter at the moment! So knowledgeable!

I very much appreciate you always mentioning the botanical name of a particular plant - otherwise it would be near impossible for me to figure out the German name, to try and find it at my local nursery. Thanks a lot! Also I just bought one of your books "The Bonsai Beginner's Bible" can't wait to read it!

I don't do indoor bonsai these days but way back I had great luck with dwarf ficus and serissa foetida as indoor trees. I kept the serissa over humidity trays in bright light and they were always happy.

Glad to see you well, Mr. Chan. The videos are so valuable to calm and inspire during this madness. You are an essential service in my opinion. Also, your colorful garb always brings a smile. Keep up this essential work of bringing beauty and peace into so many homes. Thank you.

I'm glad to see you in good health, master

I have only recently been bitten by the Bonsai Bug, and I'm coming into Winter here in SW Ontario, Canada! I really appreciate this video and in fact all of you videos Mr. Chan. I have learned so much and found so much peace in this practice. Thank you so very much!

Amazing to see Peters dedication and passion for Bonsai. I'm just getting started with Bonsai and there's so much to learn.

Thank you Peter you have made " quarantine" so much better!Please keep it up

I’m just getting into these. They are really fun, and personal. I’m glad I found this pro to help me along!

Hello Mr Chan. You are one of those few people in the internet world who doesn't care that I should not teach them this or that. Because you have achieved so much in life and you don't care about the secrets. You want to now share the knowledge to all of us. You are a purist as you mentioned.., I hope God gives you years and years of healthy life and lots of videos for people like us. I love the interest at your age. Something about old people, even my Gramps had the same energy like you. Please leave us with lots of videos. God bless you Mr Chan. From your Indian fan from India.

A video about portulacaria afra would be wonderful! I've been growing them as bonsai for a while; they're indestructible, adorable, and by far the most forgiving tree I've come across. I'm always looking for more information on them. Your knowledge on p. afra would be invaluable, Mr. Chan.

Thank you. I am sad I didn’t find you sooner I am afraid I have ended the life of the two easiest plants. Ugh. I am not giving up! Thank you for your teaching and guidance.

It’s alway’s a Joy watching you it give me a little Calm Thank You Master “P” 🙏🏿

My living room is like a greenhouse. Sorry, no money for heating up to 25 C and better for my health. So my delicate bonsais are hold like pets - they get outdoor sunshine and when there is no freezing they enjoy also night trips outside 😄 Very interesting and useful video! 🙏

Thank you so very much for sharing your expertise with us. I just received a bonsai plant as a gift when my mother In-law passed away last month. The tag identifies it as Asian Bonsai. I first thought it was a jade but the leaves aren’t puffy-succulent like so now after watching this video I think it’s either a ficus or an elm. I’m a total newbie to bonsai and been binge watching videos. Strangely my daughter brought me a cutting propagating/rooting of a Japanese willow bonsai is what she called it last week so I’m in deep now. But I’m enjoying learning and love my indoor plants and I over winter my summer favorites in my living room for years (hibiscus, yellow trumpet tree, and Mandevilla to name a few) I love gardening. Been doing it for many decades.

12:22am stress/Red Bull/dab fueled panic attack, I stare at my plants in the dark trying to regain some sense of calm. The silhouette of the Japanese bloodgood brings me a good feeling along with the s shaped ficus and dawn redwood. Then I remember Peter! As soon as I see him and his trees I smile even more much more calm. Thank you Peter!

i love "indoor bonsais." i have over 50 of them and i like them much more than hardy trees. you can do all year long every kind of work. repotting whenever you want, pruning, just everything is always possible. (when you have artificial light :D but every serious indoor bonsai lover have it) i think it's awful that indoor bonsais (and its crappy shapes) are mainly a commercial mass product for people who aren't into this hobby. that's also why the shapes are so.. i'd call it uniformed bullshit -.- due to this "wrong inducement" good tropical plant material is nearly impossible to get. you have to start from scratch or from seed if you want to create a good specimen.. but.. i'd be soo happy if a nursery like yours would be in my near.. so much choice

I live in Wisconsin, US and I came here for the Juniper, but I learned so much from your video, including why my ficus is doing so well next to our heated snake tank! xD Thank you for such a thorough and educating video! Wish me luck growing my lemon tree from the seed of a grocery store lemon! It's already about 15CM tall and I'm growing it for my fiancé who would love a lemon tree when we eventually own a house. It gets horribly cold in winter around here, so it'll have to be an indoor tree: I hadn't considered keeping it trimmed as a miniature tree, but that's a perfect solution! Thanks again for the great ideas!

The only channel where Im happier when the videos are longer.🙂

Part of keeping trees like pets etc, is nurturing & loving them, feeding, watering trimming & making the plant feel loved & happy, as with a pet. Good thing about a tree is they don t need walking.

i love how it just speaks to me when he calls the jades "lazy people tree". i love my jades and that they are so forgiving

🙏🏼 thank you for passing on all of your tips. It’s insightful and inspiring.

Great video, as usual. If I may, for the viewers, the larger leaved Jade is crassula ovata, not a portulacaria. They look similar but are not related.

The moment you began about your Lovely Tropical Shirt, was the moment I knew I liked you. Thank you for your teachings!

I picked up your book back in 2017 in a second hand store in Southern California. I would take iit with me everytime I would leave the house. It wasn't until mid 2019 that I looked at the author and thought to myself, that name sounds familiar! It hit me then that it was you. I have been watching your videos for a long time now so it was a nice surprise to know I picked up one of your books. It helped me keep some of my trees alive when it was hard to find information on specific plants

I loved it , out of the world. Saw it for the first time , just a beginner. You are excellent. God bless you 👍

I just ordered from your website 1 hour ago, and it looks like it's the one we see at 17:56. It's a star !!! yéééé

I love to watch these videos. I love this teacher. He seems kind and he loves the details about bonsai. A teach must love the details or they're lost in the sharing of information.

Very thankful to you for your tour it was a pleasure look at your plants now that I know some of the new plants the jade is one of my favorite I just enjoy working with them thank you very much . Greetings from Suriname 🇸🇷

Love the portacopus. Sorry bout spelling. Love the Holly, brush cherry, the olive trees. The curly leaf willows we are trying to start will be out spring, summer and fall. Back in a cool room in the house for winter.

I thought all bonsai was made for indoors. I’m only a few moments into this video but I really want bonsai for my outdoors. I want to make my outdoors beautiful and work with smaller trees in areas. I’m glad you support and encourage outdoor it doesn’t make sense to me to bring a tree indoors. It’s a tree. They need to experience all seasons .

On the bucket list after lockdown: visiting Herons Bonsai 😊 Even if I can't bring anything back due to agricultural customs restrictions, I will be happy to experience such a wonderful place. 💚💚

Your plants are beautiful. Thank you for showing us and explaining how to take care of them.

What a legend! I'm just starting with the indoor bonsai hobby here in Dubai

I wish I lived on your side of the world! I would love nothing more than to volunteer at the nursery, take care of all the beautiful trees and absorb all of your knowledge and wisdom. But I'm just a guy from Maryland. Anyways, thank you for all the videos Peter, they truly give me life. Hope all is well, stay healthy and safe!

I just found your channel and I love it because it is so informative. Thank you so much for these videos Peter! I am excited to start growing my bonsai

I had a 65 ld jade. I moved to a new place and there was mold in the basement apartments it made its way to the top floor. Not one trimming survived. My mother had several of the pieces I cut over the years. I moved out 7 years later and have started 4 new trees. I'm so protective of them😂

Podocarpus is my favorite and also olea Europaea or olive. They are all beautiful Peter, thx for sharing and until next one..Stay safe to all too.. cheers

I have a Carmona / fukien tea, and it has the white flowers! =) also... its one of the rare plants that can always bloom ! It does not depend on a " seasson "

By far the best channel on RU-vid to vist if you want to learn about Bonsai.

Some of those outdoor ones are huge and absolutely stunning!! Just getting into bonsai trees. Trying to learn all I can.

Loved watching this video! Your nursery is beautiful! If only I could visit!! I learned alot I have a ficus and it has lost all of its leaves I am a beginner so by just watching this I am slowly learning more. Thankyou for sharing your knowledge

Thank you Peter. I live in Toronto and just looking to start this amazing hobby. Loved your indoor collection.

The Fukien tea tree does great inside, as long as it’s watered every day and I really enjoy the flowers on mine. I think the greenhouse is too much sun and heat for it. It’s a shade plant and it’s great for indoor bonsai just not great for full or even partial sun. My plant gets 3-4 hours of sun and it’s thriving, at the moment at least.

21:54 .Jees i'm clever and i bought myself a Carmona as my first tree in the beginng of this year(living in scandinavia). Now i see this 😅 FYI it is still alive and grows quite well with little white flowers. I mist it with collected rainwater twice a day to keep it humid. It is possible for a bonsai novice to manage a Carmona but it requires a great deal of attention. 😊

20:48 aaaa, the googly eyes on the rocks

Love that large podocarpus it's a beauty!!👍😊

love your videos and I am learning a lot thank you very much

We love you Mr Pete.

That's a relief to hear you say that Fukien tea is very difficult to grow, even for you. I purchased one several months ago, and it gradually lost all its leaves and died, for no apparent reason. These trees are very easy to get at all the nurseries, grocery stores, and hardware stores in the US. I think I will try other species, though.

Whst a beautiful place he has, & I imagne that's Thanks to his knowledge of BONSIA. HIS BELIEFS & HEALTH. He seems such a kind gentle man. & I'm happy just watching him & his miniature trees. He loves them SOOooo very much.🦋🍂🍃🌱☘🍀🌿🌲🌳

Can you do a video of how to shorten the needles on a black pine please? Also the best way to encourage back budding and the best time of year to do all the above.

I didnt know about the outdoor only thing. Since I was a teenager I been growing plants inside. Its nice now with LED lights.

In South Africa we call Portulacaria afra, "Spekboom". I had no idea they were popular as bonsai, but now I am going to try and make some into bonsai.

Hello Mr. Chan, thanks for the detailed description of indoor bonsai! For me, karmona is the most trouble-free tree. Year-round lives under additional lighting and with good humidity. I have two types: regular and small-leaved, I love them very much!

It’s incredibly joyful to watch your video and listen to your wisdom. Thank you very much!🙏😄👍

Thank you so much for this. I have wanted to invest in a bonsai for years and as I live in a flat has to be an indoor variety (even if it isn't strictly traditional). I was very interested to see you mention money plants as bonsai. I have a number of those, so I suppose I am already on the road. I have just now ordered a Japan Pepper Tree from your website and cannot wait to get started with that.

your garden ist dreamland

I really love your work and your your passion. I think, I feel the same way. It gives me freedom and feet my soul. I'm not an expert and I didn't want to have expensive bonsais, I learned to love these strong, natural threes, they teach me a lot about life and to hold on. I really love your work and your opinion.

Love the first bonsai he mentioned I like to see all colors.

Thank you for giving tips for the species of bonsai to grow indoors..

I'm glad I found this. It came out on my birthday 2 years ago! What a great video though for real. I'm thinking about getting into Bonsai, I've always had an interest, but I think I'm gonna start walking down this path. Thank you for this informative program.

Thanks. Very comprehensive discussion about indoor bonsai. Coincidentally I have your book you mentioned at the end. Yes It is untitled The Bonsai Beginner's Bible in Singapore. Super book. Cheers!

Excellent video as always. Always good to see the pepper tree get a mention. It would be great if you could do a video on them. There is very little good information available.

My first bonsai was actually a carmona that I purchased at a home improvement store. It was planted in straight garden soil and the leaves kept turning yellow and falling off. It's doing better now that it's in better draining soil. I had no idea that they were considered difficult to keep!

31:55 that is so cool the every leaf has little roots i want one of those probably cant get it here in the states

A lot of visdom from Peter. Hope he live as long as the oldest Bonsai.

I have both "indoor" and outdoor bonsai. The outdoor ones are the deciduous trees from where I live, the indoor ones, the ones I cannot grow outdoors because it's too cold for them in the winter. But I do keep them all outdoors in the summer. :)

2 'kits' given to me as a gift and what grew failed... I got at best a 3 inch pine sapling before it died... As far as I can tell humidity issue. Really wish I had a garden... Just for bonsai. Good thing came from it... I found heron bonsai 😀

Thank you very much, I find it very interesting. I am a beginner and enjoying looking after my Jade trees. The lazy Bonsai trees for beginner. Love it.

Wow 24:00 the olive trees are gorgeous. They can't handle a warm dry indoor environment. They need to be kept cool and very most. But in the summer they can go outdoors Lemon trees are very Hardy. Easy to grow from cuttings and smell lovely 29:00 Money Tree, Jade Tree. Lazy persons tree. Succulents. Can handle not getting water. Can handle dry conditions, but they CANNOT stand frost. This is the single most easy indoor species

i'm glad i found this channel, both great information and a great store to shop from 👍

Just found you on RU-vid and would like to thank you for sharing you knowledge

Indoor Bonsai can grow fine indoors all year long and I have a nice ficus forest to prove that. But bringing them outside in summer gives them a nice boost.

Thank you Peter for the lovely tour, Only just watch your video now.

Best video on youtube about indoors Bonsai Thanks !!! ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

So happy to see you today in your Hawaiian 🌺 shirt 🌺love it! Happy to see you’re safe and healthy 🙏🏼 we enjoy watching your channel and hope that you stay safe and healthy 💖👏🙏🏼

I’m in Louisiana, very hot and humid. My question is indirect sunlight all day going to be enough for say a Fuji Cherry bonsai... I was stationed at camp Fuji in the Marines and when I tell you that Gotemba came alive in the spring when all those Fuji cherries went in to bloom! My oh my it is a site that I want to see again! B E A utiful!

Thank you for the video Peter. I have a Podocarpus / Buddhist Pine in my collection - could you possibly do a video about how to prune this?

Very interesting video Peter. Julia and I we have a lot of indoor bonsai: Ficus, Portulacaria Afra and also a Carmona! The 18-year-old Carmona was the first one and our passion for bonsai started with it. It was the Christmas present of Julia for me in 2018. Good news : it is still living :-)

I live in Wisconsin, I have to bring my bonsai in, in the winter. They stop growing then and then in the spring when it is no longer frosting, they sprout like crazy over the summer.

Really liked this tour... you showed a lot of plants you never have yet. I still want an ilex and a maki! (I also want a yew now, and a privet) Correct me if I’m wrong, but I think brush-cherry is also called eugenia. They are commonly used as hedges in Southern California. There’s a local bonsai nursery that turns them into niwaki too. I have 4 garden ones myself, 30yo and pretty big.

I enjoy watching MrChan's web site, it is alway entertaining and educational. Thank you Mr. Chan for showing what a true BONSAI MASTER really is......

I live in Texas, USA. My Chinese elms do real nice in the late winter/ early spring, but as the summer gets hot into almost triple digits, the Chinese elms start to struggle really bad. Drop leaves and get thin. I've had two of them for almost 4 years now and I have almost no new growth, I'm assuming it's from being dry and hot. Water as often as I can, but it doesn't seem to help thicken them up. Would be great if you could do a video on plants for the hot dry climates. England has perfect weather for growing bonsai. Thanks for all your videos!

Thank you Mr.Chan for posting and helping us

I think Chines elms make the best bonsai trees. They grow amazingly fast.

I am amazed by this information and the beautiful plants such as olives, kumquat and bougainvillea. I am currently working on these plants to make them bonsai plants ... Thank you very much mr.Peter I hope to be like you.

Hi Peter..I had a BONSAI nursery in New zealand for around 10yrs and supplied to garden centres nationwide..I now do it from home on a small scale. I've been asked for indoor trees many times and it has always been a problem to cater for...ive always told people DONT KEEP IT INDOORS..but there is a myth about BONSAI being an ornament for indoors..it's an on going problem Great vid tho..Thnx