31 Years of My Ficus microcarpa, The Bonsai Zone, Dec 2023

[@adamnorris8006]

a tree making it to a grand old age is something to celebrate. Heres to another 10 years of the bonsai zone!

[@dreamingofbonsai]

This is an incredible video documenting its journey through the years. Thanks for taking the time to share it with us.

[@dcharrison]

It’s so funny to see the different hairstyles you have lol

[@Steves_Backyard_Bonsai]

This video made me realize just how long I’ve been watching you and your trees. Thank you for the many years. I’ve learned so much. Keep doing what you do Nigel, and I will be right there with you.

[@TheBonsaiZone]

Thanks Steve, I like your channel, you are meticulous, a rare and good trait for growing bonsai!!!

[@theforestslifeessencesebas4984]

Wow...i was born in june 1991 and i was 1 year old when the ficus sprouted. And here we are in 2024. I've been following you since the third season of the bonsai zone and this is my first comment, just to tell you how much i love your zen attitude and the "green art" as well. Thank you for keeping up the spreading of this wonderful and life saving mastery to the world! Ciao Nigel, from Italy

[@dirtydp4vp917]

I love the concept of this video! Please more of this! While I'm making requests, please more of your deciduous hardwood trees please!

[@GrowWithKit]

All I can say is Wow, that was amazing. You have inspired so much and so many over the years. I’ve only recently found your videos but enjoy every one. Keep it up mate. From wales 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 UK.

[@Stettafire]

Mi hefyd! 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿

[@svensvenson6565]

wonderful video

[@mralabbad7]

Growing with your trees for decades sounds like a great time. I'm In my 20s and I hope my trees grow for years and years with me too🌳✨️

[@TheBonsaiZone]

I hope so too!

[@ВикторСушин-ч5х]

Привет, дорогой друг. Я давно смотрю за Вашими работами.... с 2015 года. У Вас очень показательные работы для начинающих. Продолжайте и дальше вдохновлять других. Мне очень понравилось последнее видео о фикусе выраженном из семечки и до текущего времени, побольше таких работ и про другие растения. Успехов Вам и вдохновения!!! 👏👏👏

[@TheBonsaiZone]

Большое спасибо за просмотр, об этом фикусе будет еще больше, развивать это дерево в будущем должно быть весело!!

[@jonasnielsen1502]

I surely don't miss that glass aquarium you used as a table too rake out the roots on your trees 😊

[@mikec3820]

the best progression video ever nigel ty. love seeing long term work like this

[@Naztalgic]

Wow what a journey!!! Fantastic!!! thank you for documenting this and sharing

[@TheBonsaiZone]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@mattbrennan647]

Thanks for that wonderful stroll down memory lane. Keep growing

[@Andi_M.]

Thanks Nigel! Thank you! For everything! For every video you've already made and all the ones that are yet to come! THANK YOU!!!

[@dacquetvincent4926]

Merci beaucoup pour votre chaîne youtube. Salutations de France.

[@catherinemichael2851]

Wow, what an amazing job Nigel, congratulations !

[@TheBonsaiZone]

Thank you so much 😀

[@soonzach4017]

Very interesting. Merry Christmas and happy new year to you and your family 🙏👍👋

[@deineath]

WOW. One for the history books. What a fantastic journey you took us on.

[@FrostBiteBonsai]

That was really cool!! To see a tree from start to present! WOW!! What a journey! Thank you so much for that! Too bad you can't put your Canada arm in the greenhouse.

[@XaviersBonsaiRetreat]

What a wonderful voyage back in time. Thank you. i nearly used some of those clips in my recent video :)

[@TheBonsaiZone]

Thanks Xavier, feel free to use any clips!!

[@nikolcemarkovski7380]

Congratulations on this video and the tree, both phenomenal, the great Nigel Saunders thank you!

[@TheBonsaiZone]

Thanks so much Nikol!!

[@PrincessNiqqa]

This video motivated me to be more patient, it’s been 30+ years and it amazes me to think that it need more years for the perfect form

[@PlantObsessed]

Wow. That is an awesome tree. Another great example of how now following the rules has resulted in something absolutely stunning. 😃👍🏼🎋

[@highwayranger4878]

Your life is a grand old bonsai!! The trees are only your creation of your existence! You are the observer and creator!! Love your videos, my friend!

[@growclipbonsaiforseniors1951]

What a great walk through time with this tree. Definitely a cup of tea to watch. Excellent!!!

[@craft-o-matic399]

Amazing! I was thinking back from the beginnings of this tree, and remembering what seems like a tremendous amount of life I have experienced since then! Wow! It's been very exciting and chock full of experiences I never imagined I would have! What a ride it has been to date, and the same goes for your Microcarpa. I think the "Covid years" aged all of us so quickly in those two years, and it really took its toll on our hair and skin. It did for me, and of course, you've turned into a grey pineapple! LOL! Seriously Nigel! This was such a wonderful video! I love history, and it was fascinating to follow the history of the life of this tree so far! Thank you! Lisa

[@dkstott29]

What an awesome evolution of this tree..❤❤❤❤

[@willammay]

❤ thanks a lot for sharing those years . u and URE Little giant together ❤

[@ianrowe9337]

Nigel, the love & pride you have for this tree shines through on your video, it was brilliant to share the progress over the years ... thankyou my friend , greetings from England !.

[@mehranashkanian2747]

Keep up the good work Nigel 👍👍

[@TheBonsaiZone]

Thanks!!!

[@JacoBurnsPS5]

What a story 👏🏻 fantastic tree Nigel !😊

[@barryauguste9734]

Love seeing Young Nigel....

[@BonsaiPaathshala]

One of ur most beautiful videos...it was such a delight seeing your and your Bonsai's journey through these years

[@TheBonsaiZone]

Thanks so much!!!

[@Santi-us9ec]

Maravilloso vídeo que muestra una preciosa historia del ficus microcarpa. Gracias, maestro.

[@thenaturecreater8906]

It almost hard for me to understand i 6 years old when your startet the tree. It's amazing to see the progress , and learn from it too. Thank you for amazing video ,down memory lane. And merry Christmas

[@margaretmiller4899]

A great trip down memory lane, short hair, blue jeans and long teeth on the root rake. Thanks for sharing your trees and your expertise!! Here’s to another 10 years!! 🎉🎉🎉

[@TeamFishweights]

Loved this Nigel :) would enjoy seeing your serissa and schefflera progressions too 😀

[@pela1100]

Es impresionante la historia de ese ficus. FELICITACIONES !

[@roddfrancis5816]

What a tree what a tree love it and an exceptional work on growing such a amazing tree and great videos cheers mate

[@DroiDolf0]

Amazing and an emotional journey too!

[@TheBonsaiZone]

Thanks so much, time sure flies by!!

[@freaking_natureBoy]

Fabulous! No words to describe.

[@TheBonsaiZone]

Thanks!!

[@jtkruk]

Congratulations Nigel ! 10 Years ! Time flies when you grow bonsai!

[@Dedicatedfollower467]

its always so lovely to see the progress on this tree! gives me hope for my own little seedlings.

[@patsfreund9164]

Enjoyed seeing the transitions this tree has made through the years. Thanks for sharing this video.

[@getintothewildwithjeffruma8777]

This was an amazing video Nigel.

[@stevetippin]

This is a great video, Nigel.

[@TheBonsaiZone]

Many thanks!

[@peterbatyi1844]

Very beautiful styling! Gratulations Dear Master!Namaste 🕉

[@robertscarborough68]

thank you very much for sharing Nigel :) so good to see the journey of this amazing tree!

[@Lazarus-aap]

This is actually the tree that made me find your channel in 2016. I lived in Hong Kong back then and i had a microcarpa tree in my street and i took a cutting off of it and i started looking for information about how to grow it as a bonsai tree 😊

[@TheBonsaiZone]

That's awesome, I hope it grows into a cool tree!!

[@Lazarus-aap]

​@@TheBonsaiZoneWell.... Unfortunately, I got in a very deep depression during a heat wave and all my trees died. Haven't got any trees back ever since. One day, I hope to go back to enjoy bonsai again, but not where I live right now. Thank you for being an inspiration to me and others

[@andysbonsai]

Absolutely amazing to see this trees development. I'm hoping either I or some of my trees last long enough to see this length of progression 😊

[@TheBonsaiZone]

I hope so too!

[@littlefangel9243]

Nice Story Nigel, I have gstarted watching your channel from 2018 . Good to watch the life of Nigel’s first Ficus microcarpa.

[@TheBonsaiZone]

Thanks so much, I always enjoy seeing you in the chat and the comments!!

[@littlefangel9243]

@@TheBonsaiZone Merry Christmas Nigel, after all you are my guru and I have collected a large amount of bonsai trees.Lessons from you helped me a lot I am not killing anymore trees 😊 all credits goes to you.

[@garden--23]

অসাধারণ উপস্থাপনা

[@KuntalDhara]

Simply MAGNIFICENT❤

[@TheBonsaiZone]

Thanks!!

[@SazzadAli-u1g]

I am 10 minutes into watching this and I have to tell you this is an absolute treat. This is freaking amazing. I love this. Thank you.

[@GreenhornBonsai]

Wish I could hit the like button more than once! I love the story of this tree and it was so much fun to see clips from videos I watched when I first found your channel in 2018. 💖

[@Fytoqui]

In a world so bent on instant gratification this video is a master class of the beauty of connecting to patience and nature. Keep posting montage videos like these of other projects for inspiration. I would rather watch your works over watching any crap on streaming services. Thank you “Zen Master Saunders”.

[@suz4keeps]

Glad I watched, great full story thanks

[@lukasmihara]

I was looking forward to this video ever since I saw the thumbnail. Now I finally caught up! Your 1st Bonsai - the Ficus Microcarpa - surely came a long way. I feel like it picked up in vigor in recent years. The roots etc. became thicker, too. Incredible how much it grows back in after defoliation. Awesome tree. I'm looking forward to seeing what it'll turn in to! The video also made me wonder when I found you and your Bonsai Zone. It surely was more than five years ago - and I'm so glad I found your channel! Congratulations to 10 successful years on KZbin, and I'm looking forward to many more years in the Bonsai Zone 🌲 By the way, I think it might also be interesting to see how the Bonsai Zone area itself changed over the years, in case you have photos of it!

[@TheBonsaiZone]

Thanks Lukas, yes everything has changed over the years, me, the yard and the trees!!

[@brianbarnes1362]

I love the tree progress vidios like this one Nigel very cool to see them grow!

[@TheBonsaiZone]

Thanks, I've enjoyed watching this tree grow up!!!

[@BenitoCodreanu]

Shalom Nigel!

[@angieb6899]

Wow what a journey. Thanks for sharing Nigel. 👩🏻‍🌾🪴

[@BostonBonsaiIdiot]

Wow, that a journey! I do miss the metal on glass sound for sure...you should bring that back. Cheers Nigel, congrats on the solid decade!

[@johnlindell5024]

Congratulations Nigel!!! Thank you for inspiring me to do bonsai. Great video, magnificent tree!🌳

[@TheBonsaiZone]

Nice to hear John!!!

[@zimmy1958]

Thank you thank you thank you. for your journey.

[@matlessa]

Wow! I was born in August 1993, it is almost as old as me! Great job!

[@joannetanner7282]

I like that you use your Horticultural skills to style your trees. It always amazes me that you are able to do well without wiring. Good for you. PS- I like your Haircut in all the older videos. That clean cut style looks good on you

[@TheBonsaiZone]

Thanks!!!

[@NoQuarter01]

This kind of video I find to be extremely helpful. It really lets me visualize the transformation.

[@OliverJazzz]

Great compilation. Thank you for doing your own thing, Nigel!

[@GreenGardenBonsai]

Long journey of making a goog bonsai, i watched from indonesia

[@souvickghosh9293]

Congratulations nigel😄🍃

[@TheBonsaiZone]

Thank you! 😃

[@jensgrabher-meyer3565]

Evolution of a tree, evolution of a youtube channel, evoulution of an artist. Just want to say thank you Nigel. Keep on going Best regards Jens from Vienna

[@TheBonsaiZone]

It certainly has been a learning experience!!! Thanks!!

[@TobyJin]

Wow, almost a decade of the Bonsai Zone already, time really flies. It's such a pleasure to see the developmental process of your very first bonsai, it's amazing how the tree transitioned over the last 3 decades. I'm sure picking up a camera and recording the progress of your plants was one of the best choices you've made so far. Picturing and documenting plants in any collection is such an enjoyable process as in the future, you can look back at what the plant once was, and since you can't turn back time, those pictures enforce your memories of those individual specimens. I can't wait to see how this tree develops into the future, and I look forward to seeing more of your videos.

[@TheBonsaiZone]

Thanks Toby, I find making videos for KZbin really makes you think about your bonsai more and eventually leads to making better decisions!!!

[@TobyJin]

@@TheBonsaiZone Yeah it does, and there's always people that give you suggestions too if you're ever stuck.

[@TheBonsaiCreator_Krish]

Bonsai growing is a matter of patience and it makes one live longer. In 30 years one small plant can take a shape of good bonsai tree. Amazing

[@TheBonsaiZone]

Well said!

[@jaysonprieto8800]

Cut ang grow master 👌

[@klokworkllc]

Such a beautiful tree!

[@fastbuckwu]

Congrats on 10 years Nigel!

[@pennyduncan5980]

Thank you for sharing your trees with us. I appreciate the time you invested in the video to share the journey with your fans. ❤😊

[@TheBonsaiZone]

Happy holidays!

[@irinashoshmina743]

Thank you for sharing your experience

[@jballenger9240]

Congratulations!!!!

[@PolinaS-gq1te]

Actually, one of the videos about this ficus I've watched during the "covid season" inspired me to try ficus as bonsai. So glad, that I found your channel ❤❤

[@growclipbonsaiforseniors1951]

Ten years. Super! Congratulations!!!

[@dmantaisi]

Great to see the development of your first tree!

[@hassimgora]

Thank you Nigel. The progression of this tree really puts into perspective how to follow through with a design idea you invisage when first starting out a tree. Very beautiful.

[@alvarolupinacci641]

What a great complilation of the ficus progress over time. Really great. Congratulations. Maybe, compiling in the same way the Avatar Grove, the Larch forest... the small leaf linden.... should be awesome...

[@TheBonsaiZone]

Thanks, more coming!!!

[@andrijagrgic2357]

Wow, that is epic!!

[@RyanFish825]

I've been so busy lately Nigel. I hope you and your family had an amazing Christmas. Great video, you could do many of these now with all the footage. Thanks as always sir. ❤

[@AMTrexler]

You are an encouragement, my friend. 😄

[@davidadams7459]

My first 3 tree's were a ficus microcarpa, chinese elm, and a satsuki azalea. Working with the ficus and some of the flowering species is what I enjoy working with most.

[@TheCosmicDrama]

Awesome compilation!

[@harishahn9039]

Hats off to patience of you people Hats off to years of experience and knowledge

[@Tybold63]

So fascinating and cool to see the years of progress. Also inspiring that maybe little me can achieve something and we all been beginners and some are more talented - but hey just enjoy the journey cause there is no finite goal in bonsai! 😊

[@priyanshubidkar6397]

Respect sir ❤😊

[@paulbyland]

I hope you make a few more of these compilation videos for your more popular trees. This was a really fun video!

[@brewerfoodie9223]

I love watching your videos!!! Thank you for sharing you love of bonsai with all of us. 😊

[@Глеб-ч7б]

It beautiful. You are a master of your craft)

[@TheBonsaiZone]

I'm still learning!!!

[@TJ-kc8vr]

Thank you.

[@DeniseElizabeth-l5e]

That was a great video. The end result is magnificent. You should be proud.

[@bonsaimoldova]

This tree is beautiful

[@TheBonsaiZone]

Thanks so much!!!

[@snylilith]

Ooooh, it's so cool we can actually see the progress of the same tree over that many years! It gives me some hope, since mine is on the thin stick level, two years old I guess xD

[@TheBonsaiZone]

Sticks eventually turn into trees!!!