Transforming Bonsai - White Pine Restoration 

This man is the Bob Ross of bonsai.

I like the "ugly root" also. There is something about it that makes me think of a person trying to balance a heavy weight on one side and has to lean over and reach a leg across in order to balance that weight. A dancer perhaps, holding the world in one hand and trying to keep it from falling. Maybe it's the god Atlas proving his strength by using just one hand to support the earth. But that's just me and it could be just an ugly root. Peter your videos are a true gift for which I, for one, could never repay you. A million thanks!

I love this man's passion for bonsai. Following his logic in determining how to trim this tree is just amazing.

99.9K subscribers. C’mon 100,000. Congrats. Always a pleasure watching and listening to your videos.

He protect He snap But more importantly there’s no going back

So glad that you didn’t cut the ´ugly´ root which I find quite nice ! Hope the tree will recover !

8:50 ''HOOOI!''

*A wild sudowoodo has appeared!*

Dear Peter, I have read one of your books as early as the 1980s. At that time you seemed like a little rebel (compared to other authors). With this video I think you have entered the Hall of Fame of the bonsai masters. As a thank you you get my ABO.

the ugly root gives some fullness and balance to the whole design. amazing!!! and i was all for tossing the tree at the beginning.

I like the root too!👍😀

I’m glad you chose that Side gorgeous tree

The chan's magic hands... turned out to be unique indeed..love it. Next video please..😂

Thank you for another fantastic video, very inspirational as allways.

There's so much great life advice in this video

The restyle videos are by far my favourite type. After you cut that first branch off I could see where you were going right down to the carving and the new front. Always makes my day...

Absolutely hooked on Peters videos, I've learnt so much.

I love finish result, the crossing root in almost every other case would be strange, but here it ceeps balanse of the tree, and it’s like firm strike of a brush. Love it. Pot also suits tree much more.

Totally deep restyle. I love he large root - it definitely gives character. Beautiful.

12:21 Jiggery Pokery. The power of the shirt strikes again!

Literati is my favorite bonsai style! Very nice job!

Well done, please give an update in the months ahead.

Amazing job as always Peter! Turned out fantastic.

One of your best teaching videos yet. It really showed the thought process involved. Thanks

In my opinion this is one of your best videos yet. Much knowledge imparted...everything from bonsai aesthetics and principles of bonsai styling, Jin use and how to create it, how to wire when you do not have an adjoining branch to anchor, the dangers of using too large a pot and poor soid, not being afraid to change your plans when something better presents itself, etc. Thanks for all your informative videos sir!

I agree the root was very beautiful and I was almost a little sad he said he’d cut it but you know he always makes the trees look absolutely stunning. Sometimes being inexperienced can make us question people who are wise and more experienced but on the end we all learn something c: thank you

20:25 - "I can carve it a little bit, I wont rush to do it..." 20:37 - *pulls out circular saw and proceeds to carve the whole thing out*

Thanks for the very good advise. I like your decision.

Don't let any of people put you down because what you do is awesome keep it up bro

I have nearly all your books and watch every video. It's so very helpful and enjoyable to watch your process of creation. Thank you for the expert tips and insights.

Excellent video Mr Chan. I really appreciate you took the time to explain the thought process in creating a new design. Always something new to learn.

As you were planning the options I was 100% thinking the same as you. This was the correct steps to take with the tree, leaving options for possible changes in the future.....well done Sir It looks great considering where it started.

I really like this little tree , it has great movement . Thanks Peter 🙏✌️👍

I don’t necessarily agree with the direction you chose. It might be my inexperienced nature. I can certainly agree that you’re methodology, skill and experience, continue to amaze me. I greatly appreciate your willingness to teach and offer so much knowledge. Warm regards.

I won't lie, sometimes I cringe when I get a great vision for one of your bonsai's, but ...they're _your_ bonsai's and I know that whatever you decide, it will look great! I'm glad to hear you brush off the haters.

I just witnessed a caterpillar turn into a beautiful butterfly. You amaze me sir. I was making same decisions as you but just set and learned when it came to the life saving part. Thank you.

I absolutely love this guy!!! What a transformation!

So glad you kept the root . 😍

Just found this channel and cant stop watching. Your amazing keep doing what your doing. May have to make the hour and a half trip to see the nursery in person.

An amazing rescue. Love it’s new look

This was so very enjoyable!!!!! I will watch a again!! Thanks so much for sharing!!

I also like the root. It adds a character to the tree and extends the movement. Well done Peter!

Excellent job done sir ! Couldn’t be better ! It’s a pleasure to watch your videos.

Man you are so talented Mr. Heron . I love Bonsai even though I’ve never done one before. It’s so funny now, every time I go to a nursery , I’m looking at the base of trees and shrubs and say that wood make a wonderful bonsai. Love it! Keep up the grate work. I hope you come to Cincinnati Ohio some day!

Well done looked good the bonsai and the pot

Excellent pine transformation. At first I believed with the option of leaving one branch as the apex and the other as the first branch. But it's better this way. Without a doubt the best option 👍👏👏👏. Thanks for sharing. greetings 👍 😊 👌

First there was “chicken plucker “. Now “jiggery pokery “. Haha you crack me up Peter. 👍

I adore this tree 👍

Beautiful work on that one. Love the way it turned out! Nice work!

thank you master heron

Hi Peter, the pine tree has been so glad to see you that I wanted to hug you. Amazing what you have done with the candlestick. Thank you very much.

It was a very interesting and unusual video. Thank you Peter!

Can't wait to see this in the future after it has come back. Good job.

Two thumbs up👍👍. It would also look better if the back of the tree be the front because of the large protruding root, it adds to the beauty of the trunk.

I love your final decision, Peter. It reminds me of a one in a million yamadori find. Nice job.

Good eye. Looks much better. Thank you.

Excellent video! Thanks a mill

Thanks again Peter for a wonderful video. I hope one day you could introduce us to Bohdi (?) please forgive the spelling if it is not correct. She is quite an asset if she is instrumental in these videos. Thanks to both of you and congratulations on your milestone of viewers...I’m quite sure it will continue to grow. I would go an enter a comment on the other video, but at my age, I’m not sure I will ever have the pleasure of sitting in your garden with you, but I continue to enjoy all you have given...both books and videos, and it has me just impatiently waiting for the springtime to begin seriously repotting!

what a great result. Never expected that in the beginning ;O) Please keep us updated.

Look miles better now .....

It's absolutely amazing what you did with that poor tree!

found your chan the other day(been a plant person my whole life) im so hooked. going to start with a pair of shears i already own. thanQ sir

A gem at 07:26 and this is my takeaway: Experience is the product of decisiveness, and greatness is legacy to the creative confidence this process proliferates. Thanks, Peter! ...Now to see how this all plays out.

16:20 That spider is having a good time

I enjoyed this transformation. It ended up quite pretty.

Lovely video Peter more please on white pines. I think you should be renamed Jackie Chan the way you chop the trees about, love watching your work, God bless! Hows your dancing coming on?

Thank you Mr Chan ,once more made something beautiful out of something ordinary,also congrats on the 100k subscribers.

Very creative!

Wow, I was just watching a couple of videos by a woodworking channel called Stumpy Nubs in the last 2 days. He shredded 4 of his fingers very recently on that exact same grinder blade. I had never seen a disk like that and the videos he’s made about the accident explain how dangerous that particular accessory is. That being my only exposure to the chainsaw disk, I had quite a gasp when he pulled out the same thing in this video! ... I don’t think that this application poses the same problem as it did when carving a large bench, but I’d personally be a braver man than I am to ever try one after seeing this bad accident. Centrifugal force and kickback are no joke... I very much enjoy these videos and appreciate the great knowledge conveyed along with them. Also, glad to see the cordless Makita grinder, I have the same one, a great tool.

Muy buen trabajo, has salvado un buen árbol.

Holy god :) I just love how you do it maaaan respect

Wow..... Your Amazing

That was some technique cutting that branch. Nice design !

Perfect, very interesting, thank you.

Another nice video Sir. Looking forward to see more... Great Job.

Always makes my jaw drop when you start hacking away. But invariably what you produce is fabulous.

Love it!

I do love the root!

Thanks Peter, I've got a White Pine that I had to repot in the spring to get rid of a Vine Weevil infestation. It lost a lot of needles and a couple of branches and is looking a bit sorry for itself, but this has given me hope that it will make a comeback next spring.

wow.... transforming bonsai good jb my new friend... big LIKE

The proud beast who once stood staring, admiringly, at its own potential (15:43) appears to have performed a slight, transformative pirouette (18:25) and began to harness the momentum of Peter's craftsmanship for momentum. The Master's creativity is a very bright lantern in the story of this bonsai.

AT 15:43 the tree appears to be admiring Peter's craftsmanship...

Excelente tutorial,

Amazing 😊

I said many times and here I go again.. In bonsai, imperfection is perfection. To me it looks like a human looking in the mirror or a father or mother looking at his children. 🤗 Love the way it end up. Worth watching 33:26 minutes 🙂👍

Another great save Peter..

Before the bonsai goes back to the owner, would we be able to see how it has recovered?

👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍 As expected from sir Chan. Another great tutorial

Once the roots start to regenerate followed by more foliage, This will be a beautifl tree, It's just a shame it was left in such heavy waterlogged substrate for ao long!, It may well have been dead in another year!! :( I have a Hawthorne that was dropping foliage and branches like crazy due to the awful compost, I made a large box, Lined it with sphagnum moss and dropped the whole rootball in, This was three years ago! It will be going back in to a dish next spring as it's come on so well!, A recently deceased Bonsai friend told me about the sphagnum moss trick some years ago, I've no doubt now where he learned of it!! :D

Congratulations for the 100,000 subscribers! I love your councils and art vision

I think that side as the front was the right choice; the tree now looks gorgeous! Also congrats on 100k subscribers!

Congratulations on 100k subscribers

I agree with your producer, I kind of like that root, I can see how it is a bit of a focal point that draws the eye away from the rest of the trunk, but it looks natural like a mountain tree growing on a rock to me.

Great transformation as always. I wish I had shares in the sphagnum moss company!

Really love the shape. Looks like a coy lady flirting from behind her fan!!

Oh ! We to see that plant again.

It’s good idea. Thank you.

Good choice!

#maskmanbonsai Being a RU-vid creator regarding learning bonsai I like your work very much, as you always try to teach the beginners, wish you best of luck. #maskmanbonsai

Man, i Love your shirts!