I Cut My Bonsai Tree In Half
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- čas přidán 8. 07. 2024
- In this Bonsai video, I cut my Ficus Ginseng Bonsai in Half. At first, this may seem like a radical operation if you are new to the art of bonsai and horticulture, but in fact, this is quite a common practice. The procedure carried out in this video is a simple air layer separation, and even beginners to Bonsai can do this at home!
When it comes to the humble Ficus Ginseng - often seen in most garden sections of shops sold as a Bonsai - the top part of the Ficus is grafted onto another tree that has a thicker base. This gives it that distinct look of being older and more exotic with big knobbly roots tapering up. However, upon further inspection, these tree grafts are rarely done cleanly as they are mass produced. Even over time, it can be quite difficult to get them to look nice. For this reason, I have air layered this one off so that the top part, once cut off, can grow into a new tree on its own roots. Of course, if you like the look of the Ginseng and its graft, this is totally fine too!
Part 1 to this video when the air layering was made: • Ficus Bonsai Trees - S...
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00:00 - Intro.
00:23 - What Is An Air Layering?
01:04 - The Bonsai Tools Used.
01:42 - Inspecting The Roots.
02:40 - Removing The Sphagnum Moss.
04:28 - Cutting The Bonsai In Half.
05:25 - Cutting Under The Root Base.
06:58 - Repotting The Ficus Air Layer.
10:18 - Pruning The Foliage (Improved Ramification).
11:47 - Watering / Beauty Shots.
12:25 - Outro.
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Hey! Thank you so much for watching this video! 🤗 Here is Part 1 to this video when the air layering was made: czcams.com/video/BynKwwSXe2A/video.html
That’s got some lovely glossy leaves. How about a ‘day to day care’ video , watering, feeding etc ?
That would certainly be interesting
That sounds like a great idea! Might take me some time to make this one though as day to day is different depending on the time of year 🤗
Great little tutorial and I love that pot. 😍
Thanks very much Jason!!
my first tree was a ginseng ficus. i tried to ground layer the top off the big funky roots. it failed tho. so i just replanted the top as a large cutting. its been in training for 9/10 years now. just starting to become a good looking tree. nice work adam!
Aw nice one! Its great that a cutting that thick rooted! Thanks very much Mike!
I think you may be the very first person to air layer a ginseng ficus, wonderful idea!
Brilliant, that was fascinating. Always wanted to try air layering but it's a little daunting until you see it actually work.
For sure it can look a bit crazy at first but it is really rewarding once you do it yourself 🤗🤗
Looks so good, great work
Looks super cute, love the pot as well
Thanks so much! 😊
That tree really wanted to be a "Roots over Tree" experiment :D
Adam ,as always, very informative
Thanks so much Donna!
Yes! Another Notion Bonsai vid!!!🙌🏼
Hope you enjoyed it! There will be lots more videos to come 🤗🌳
Never knew you can do that with the air layering. Thanks for that
I love your videos! they are very relaxing :)
I would love to see some vlog style videos when you do the little things on your trees like watering, fertilizing, light pruning, go shopping for supplies or pots etc.😁🪴
That rooted quickly!
I'd keep that as a mame , great work adam
Wow, that looks great! And how quickly those roots grew! I keep putting off operating on my Ficus, this video is motivating! as usual...
I am glad you found it motivational! 🤗 The layer really fast, should not be a problem for you!
I haven't air layered my ficus, but I did cut mine in half, on the diagonal.
Mine came as 2 leaders with the center lopped off horizontally. Ugly AF.
So after its adjustment to its pot I lopped off one of the 2 main branches, along with that horizontally cut, now dead center. Now the tree has a single leader, naturally leaning over to (possibly) become a cascading tree later in its life and I love looking at it every day 😁
That sounds like a bold move, but it seems to have worked out well for your ficus! Sometimes it's necessary to make drastic changes in a tree to get it to look better! Nice work! 😊🌳
Beautiful!👏👏👏👍
Thanks Cyndy 🤗
Amazing ❤️
Let's be totally honest: that wasn't even close to half. I thought you'd get two trees from this, but now I realize this is the second part to getting rid of the knobby root base. Well done anyway!
Very true! Personally I don't like the bottom half of the ficus ginseng, but in some cases, the bottom half can send out leaves and make another tree if that is your preference! 🤗Thanks!
Cute one!
Thanks Kennet!
Am I cheating by being first FOIST during the premiere :)
Great tree and lovely pot.
🏆🏆🏆 thanks very much Xavier!! I wouldnt consider that cheating haha
Great job on this one!
I have kept the bottom part on mine but 1 year later I agree with you that it's not worth keeping. The foliage is very coarse and the trunk will always look like a potato.
Thanks Wats up 🤗 So true!
You could've let those roots take over, and it would've made the base super thick.
Buen video.
🤗💖
Amazing I just got my first ficus
Aw nice one! I wish you the best with your Bonsai journey!
I would like to see you do a flame tree Bonsai!!!
Ohh that would be an interesting one!
I have never been so jealouse of someone's....tape!!!!😮
7:43
What genius inveted that! I have to leave and google it...
Hey! It is super handy!! I think its original use is for dry wall repair but it makes great drainage mesh!
That was interesting…just had one of my Juniper’s die…sad day.
Sorry to hear this Jason! When a tree dies on me, I try to think what I can learn from each situation so that I can do better next time. Do you know what caused it to die?
@@notionbonsai I’m not entirely sure, the needles got hard and crunchy, then turned to like a faded green…I’d hope it would come around but now it’s starting to brown. Not really sure what happened. It was only my second tree, my first is surviving and is about 4-5 years old now, I’m trying to work it into a cascade.
Nice 🤘
Thanks! 😄
I loved ur videos please do show jade plant
Hi Adam interesting video as always - how did you remove the drip tray from the pot? I have a couple of them so it would be helpful to know thanks
I know the exact pot you are talking about! I bought this pot from someone but I imagine he hammered the tray off carefully.
Wow, I can't believe how short an interval that was from creating to separating the air layer. I'm going to try it on an ugly ficus mallsai I got - Two trees for the price of one!
They root super fast!! Good luck with your ficus!!
I have that same pot. It came from a kit with pine seeds right? I just bought it for the pot, though I am growing one of the seeds. How did you pry the drip tray off it? And was the tray salvageable?
It sure did! I bought this specific pot from someone and it was like this when I got it, though I imagine that the drip tray was carefully hammered off and was broken! I have another pot like this with the drip tray still stuck on. I may give it a go in a video in removing it!
@@notionbonsai cool, I would be quite interested to see that
On your far left, when you unroll your tools, is that a samurai sword in a wooden sheath? 😊
Kind of! It is a grafting knife in a bamboo sheath 🤗🌳
Wanted to see a video if u had any jade bonsai but don't see one, is it not your preference or is it the condition of weather? Just a randome question. With the question out of the way, I've been trying to get the courage to do an airlayering a olive oak tree just to start with a think truck but i get discouraged lol
I do have a few Jade trees in my house though they are small and not sure if they would make an interesting video yet! Ohh nice one! Olive trees are considered one of the easiest tree species to air layer. The recommended time for air layering olive trees is mid-August 🌳🤗 I know some people had trouble air layering oak but it might be possible with time!
@notionbonsai awesome! I'll start gathering my stuff by august to see how it goes
Is there a substitute for sphagnum moss?
Hey! Yes, you can use moist paper towels instead of sphagnum moss for air layering. They can provide the necessary moisture to encourage root growth. Just make sure to keep them consistently moist throughout the process 🌱
@@notionbonsai okey thanks! 😊
You need a shirt that says:
PUMICE
AKADAMA
LAVA ROCK
😘
That would be so cool haha!🤣
@@notionbonsai get that merch started!
Is wire really necessary here ? It's going to be inside and has plenty of roots.
I wouldnt call that "plenty of roots". Wind, cat, lizard etc can uproot a small tree if its not secured.
Aluminium wire are not expensive, it can be re-used & it can be removed later.
If you know it wont be moved then sometimes you wont need to wire the tree in the pot, though I will be lifting this tree back and forth to my kitchen sink to water it so I want it to have some stability as the new roots are forming. It will be later removed when the tree is more stable in the pot 🤗
Now thats a lot of damage! Lets see if its gonna leaf.
It will. It has roots, relax.
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Indeed those fat bulbous roots are not attractive - good luck with yer tree in future
Thanks Tybold63!
Good!..😊