Converting a commercial ficus into bonsai | Cutting off all branches, second year regrowing

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  • čas přidán 30. 07. 2024
  • Well over two years ago I bought a massive overgrown ficus. After bringing the ficus back to health and restoring the roots, last year In spring ALL BRANCHES WERE CUT OFF! and I left it to regrow, wired and pruned and grafted over the rest of summer. Now it is time for the next stage of imroving and recreating a bonsai ficus.
    • Commercial ficus bonsa...
    Now this video will cover the second year of rebuilding a ficus bonsai, after cutting off all branches. Defoliating, wiring, regrowing and pruning, all the year 2 work. A true bonsai rescue timelapse where an overgrown commercial ficus was pruned hard and all grafted foliage was removed, so that new branches can grow, with the original foliage instead of the compact grafted.
    0:00 Ficus Springwork summary
    0:42 Pruning and defoliating a massive Ficus bonsai
    3:38 Ficus bonsai design & wiring
    9:57 Ficus bonsai regrown after defoliation
    10:58 Unwiring Ficus Bonsai in July
    13:00 October Ficus Bonsai: Preparing and Pruning for winter storage
    15:03 Removing Sacrifice Branches on Ficus Bonsai
    15:50 Protecting Bonsai Ficus against pests (Mites, aphids) in Winter
    16:20 Developing Fcus Bonsai: Future outlook
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Komentáře • 36

  • @sametayaz4891
    @sametayaz4891 Před 18 hodinami

    Waiting for part 3. This is exciting.

  • @XaviersBonsaiRetreat
    @XaviersBonsaiRetreat Před 8 měsíci +1

    I pretty well did the same with my Ficus this year - now sitting on my dining room table. Unfortunately it needs to 'pop outside' for a respray because of bugs! Nice progression on this one :)

    • @GrowingBonsai
      @GrowingBonsai  Před 7 měsíci

      Consider using one of those "plant pins". It has greatly reduced my bugs in winter!

    • @XaviersBonsaiRetreat
      @XaviersBonsaiRetreat Před 7 měsíci

      Not heard of that?@@GrowingBonsai

  • @TOMSAI
    @TOMSAI Před 7 měsíci

    Very nice Ficus! I Mist do a restart at my Ficus too ! So your Video came exakt Right Time . 👍 thx für Showing by Tom

  • @bradleyc9538
    @bradleyc9538 Před 8 měsíci

    Nice one Jelle, this tree is coming along nicely! It's a monster!

    • @GrowingBonsai
      @GrowingBonsai  Před 7 měsíci

      It is! It will need a LOT of growth to get into maturity though!

  • @thenaturecreater8906
    @thenaturecreater8906 Před 8 měsíci

    Love this monster microcarpa. Have so many ficus on the go. Really it's almost too easy as a Bonsai. But it's fun!

    • @GrowingBonsai
      @GrowingBonsai  Před 7 měsíci

      You do need a proper climate and/or tropical winter setup though!

  • @apostlewoody
    @apostlewoody Před 8 měsíci

    Thank you, very inspiring...

  • @therisingofroninbonsai
    @therisingofroninbonsai Před 8 měsíci +1

    Nice work time by time . More fertile the ficus

  • @egoebonsai37
    @egoebonsai37 Před 8 měsíci

    Good ficus bonsai program Sir.
    I am appretiate for your hobby.
    Greeting one hobby bonsai from Indonesia.

    • @GrowingBonsai
      @GrowingBonsai  Před 7 měsíci

      Hey thank you so much. Greetings from Germany!

  • @nerinat8371
    @nerinat8371 Před 8 měsíci

    What a mega ficus, it coming along really well. I have a magnolia the same size and will cut it one day just hesitant at the moment . Thank you

    • @GrowingBonsai
      @GrowingBonsai  Před 7 měsíci

      Haha, big cuts SHOULD be well-contemplated!

  • @FrostBiteBonsai
    @FrostBiteBonsai Před 8 měsíci

    That is a very big ficus!

  • @santiagoretroride1789
    @santiagoretroride1789 Před 4 měsíci

    ❤❤❤

  • @jonathantecson-ho3up
    @jonathantecson-ho3up Před 3 měsíci

    I really love doing bonsai, but i guess i don't have enough skills and knowledge doing it right.. i hope you could help me.. from philippines here

  • @Alfaro_Bonsai
    @Alfaro_Bonsai Před 8 měsíci

    Ficus,i like👍👍

  • @ediiordanescu8515
    @ediiordanescu8515 Před 4 měsíci

    your videos are very nice structured. do you use organic or chemical nutrients for your trees?

  • @willmillecchia9377
    @willmillecchia9377 Před 3 měsíci

    Just recently statrted watching your stuff. Loving it! What fertilizer were you using for this ficus? Thanks!

  • @bonsaisn
    @bonsaisn Před 7 měsíci

    👍👍👍👍👍❤❤❤❤❤❤

  • @brucedeacon28
    @brucedeacon28 Před 8 měsíci

    👍👌🙂

  • @jaidenlee602
    @jaidenlee602 Před 8 měsíci

    Where did you get specimens like this?

    • @GrowingBonsai
      @GrowingBonsai  Před 7 měsíci

      Only advertisement from someone getting rid of it.

  • @johnswn255
    @johnswn255 Před 8 měsíci

    huh hooo

  • @OutsidethePot
    @OutsidethePot Před 8 měsíci

    Ficus (F I cus) Not (F E cus). I not E.

    • @GrowingBonsai
      @GrowingBonsai  Před 7 měsíci +1

      Pronounciations vary around the world, depending on latin or english perspective I suppose..?