All You Need To Know About Ficus Bonsai Varieties

Ficus is one of the most common varieties when it comes to bonsai, more specifically to indoor bonsai. One reason is how fitting it is for the art of bonsai. Additionally, it is a plant genus that is generally quite easy to care for. In this video I try to give you all the information you need to successfully keep your ficus bonsai happy.
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Chapters:
0:00 Intro
0:41 General information on ficus
3:34 Information on ficus as bonsai

[@user-cz8ym9zu9e]

Love the ficus

[@mikec3820]

i cut the top off my gingseng and rooted it as a large cutting. had a hard time finding a non ginseng ficus locally. so i improvised haha. nice break down video. new sub n thumbs up

[@ThatBonsaiGuy]

That sounds awesome 😎

[@weepwoop46]

I just got gifted a ficus microcarpa, so thank you for the great video with all the helpful information, I'm really looking forward to seeing the little guy flourish :D

[@ThatBonsaiGuy]

All the best to you and your new tree! :)

[@chrisgallagher85]

Great vid, and thank you.

[@ThatBonsaiGuy]

Thank you!

[@nisahoji5495]

Thank you. Beautiful trees I bought one and love so much. I would love to know more about their spiritual meaning if you share Look forward to see your next video about that. 🌈

[@ThatBonsaiGuy]

Thanks! I never before looked into their spiritual meaning. Definitely gonna check up on that 😃

[@hashiramabonsai]

Wow great video! Would love to see more of your ficuses, for example the tiger bark variety, i have a small collection of different ficus and im trying to build a bonsai channel too, i hope its not rude to assume you are german cause of your english accent, ich bin aus der Schweiz :) LG

[@ThatBonsaiGuy]

Glad you liked the video! I'll definitely show more of my ficuses in future videos. Definitely gotta head over to you channel as well! Grüße aus Österreich! :)

[@hashiramabonsai]

@@ThatBonsaiGuy Ahhh sorry, Österreich ist so schön! Kauf mir jetzt das S23 Ultra um dann auch ein bisschen bessere Videos zu machen🙈

[@waydetahtawy319]

I recommend glass / tank with plenty of light enclosure for the ficus cuttings to grow best

[@ThatBonsaiGuy]

Yes! Anything that mimics a tropical climate really jump starts any ficus cutting 😄

[@shadow_crne1030]

@@ThatBonsaiGuy ........... like a Greenhouse shelf

[@lifeshow3966]

❤❤❤

[@ThatBonsaiGuy]

Thank you!

[@user-cz8ym9zu9e]

Question: I have a 4 month old ficus. It sprouted out sideways under soil surface and became another ficus several inches high. Is that an Ariel root or regular root. What should I do with it? Any suggestions? I'm a newbie. Haha. Thank you!

[@ThatBonsaiGuy]

You can let it grow a bit, and the next time you repot your ficus, and this new tree has developed its own roots, you can separate it from the main tree and pot it up in its own pot ;)

[@user-cz8ym9zu9e]

Thank you Mike!!​@@ThatBonsaiGuy

[@mohammedasifkhanp5032]

Hello there, I have ficus microcarpa 1:24 can you please let me know what is the best fertilizer to thicken the stem? Your response is highly appreciated.

[@ThatBonsaiGuy]

Actually the best thing to thicken the stem is to let the tree grow wild and not prune it back for a while. As any normal fertilizer will encourage growth you cannot go wrong there I think.

[@danielwaldvogel579]

Are some of the ficus species more likely to have aerial roots than others?

[@ThatBonsaiGuy]

I had the most luck with benjamina and microcarpa. On ficus retusa I have not yet been successful

[@HighVibesAU]

Any of them if they have constant moisture and humidity

[@maryperrysmith5815]

I was hoping you would have talked about the soil!!!

[@ThatBonsaiGuy]

Oh, I should definitely make a video about the soil in the future!

[@kieranaziz6925]

How will you remove the side roots of the ficus gensing?

[@ThatBonsaiGuy]

The plan is to prune quite aggressively. I have already done that with some other roots on this tree and it has recovered nicely. But of course with this side roots I would probably need to carve closely to the trunk to give it the desired shape. Then the risk of an infection in the trunk may be higher.

[@kieranaziz6925]

If you ever do that be sure to post it would love to see how you do it thanks.

[@mattharsent48]

Do you have any videos on this?

[@nettiewalker2290]

Can you get a bare branch to grow some leaves?

[@ThatBonsaiGuy]

Yes, most ficus varieties can regrow leaves from bare branches (as long as the branch itself is not dead)

[@user-tn9uw4ju2q]

lol, I have two ficus ginseng that I'm trying to make bonsai, I like how different it look, but my partner calls them the ugly child..... lmao i think they are kinda funny looking and cute :(

[@ThatBonsaiGuy]

I personally find them charming! They have a unique character I would say :)

[@user-tn9uw4ju2q]

I agree with you. They are very unique and that's why I like them even more@@ThatBonsaiGuy

[@MultiKwolf]

can u do japanese adenium ! pls !

[@ThatBonsaiGuy]

I am on the search for adenium for a while now already but it's difficult to find them where I am located. Once I have found one I'll definitely make a video!

[@mehmano9045]

Not all ficus bud back...benjamina mostly is a gamble.

[@ThatBonsaiGuy]

True, I actually have been lucky with back budding on my benjamina until now