Ficus as Bonsai | Bonsai Species | The Bonsai Supply

[@t3dwards13]

Great info! My mom has a benjamina that started in a pot when I was a baby. It's now in the ground of her front yard, and 20 feet tall. Whenever shoots grow from the lower trunk, I take them for cuttings.

[@jjz3192]

one of the most informative ficus videos ever. Answered all my ficus questions. Thanks!!

[@OutsidethePot]

I’m watching this now. I love this sharing information on ficus. It’s all the necessary info one needs. I personally would love to see many more like this.

[@michaelmccarthy4077]

You know what would be a super cool Ficus bonsai project? In India they have bridges that are made of woven aerial roots, as you may know. How cool would it be to put two Ficus on either end of the pot and make a bridge of aerial roots between them? It would obviously be a rather long term project but it sure would be something.

[@WeareTheBonsaiSupply]

That would be pretty cool! Michael, will you be the first to try?

[@michaelmccarthy4077]

@@WeareTheBonsaiSupply me? I think I lack the patience. I thought maybe a Swiss-American bonsai expert might give it a go.😉

[@WeareTheBonsaiSupply]

@@michaelmccarthy4077 😂😂😂

[@conspiraterry7393]

Cool idea! I've never seen the tree but I'll try to find a photo of that

[@mustyndusty8277]

Maybe….

[@金子哲久-k9x]

盆栽を始めたいと思い調べていたら、あなたの動画を見つけました。素晴らしい情報をありがとう。これから埼玉の盆栽の町に行って来ます。

[@deepanjanbanerjee3491]

Excellent! Keep ‘em coming!

[@danielkosta3134]

I would also recommend Ficus natalensis. It as also called the Dwarf African Strangler as it often starts life growing on the trunk.of another tree, much like several other ficus. It tolerates somewhat lower light and somewhat lower humidity indoors. It's leaves van reduce in size quite a bit as well. Might not be as easy to find as some other ficus but well worth looking for one.

[@djbeard22]

Hi my ficus lost 1 of its main branches can it be replaced with like a graft from the same tree and how do I do it

[@getintothewildwithjeffruma8777]

Love the species 👍

[@WeareTheBonsaiSupply]

Me too! Great overall species if you are a beginner or advanced.

[@lizaolsen6405]

This is so helpful. There is alot of info on styling but so little on the best way to care for your tree. You mentioned there are exceptions on how you care for your ficus benjamina. Could you explain what those exceptions are?

[@danielohler1552]

Great video. So informative. And especially the pics from Heathcote in Fort Pierce. I visit it every year. 😊

[@WeareTheBonsaiSupply]

Thank you Daniel! Yup, that place is pretty special

[@brianbarnes1362]

I just got a ficus deltoitia, what are your thoughts on the plant and could you give me any advice on it

[@leodiaz1337]

Hey Jerome I have a tigerbark with some uneven taper in the trunk, do you think I could air layer a small tigerbark ficus in mid spring and once I see some roots go for the trunktop/air layer in early summer?

[@bryangener8522]

Can you make a video in grafting the ficus

[@carolficorilli9768]

I have 2 Ficus Retusa and both are bare of their leave and it is only Sept-do their shed at this month?

[@ancat453]

Thanks ❤

[@VoidloniXaarii]

Thank you!

[@stevesbonesai]

Do you have any Austrian ficus species? Macrophylla, rubiginosa, obliqua are great to work with!

[@carolficorilli9768]

I just received a couple of Green Island Ficus and a ficus Kaneshiro from an online Nursery in Florida-Wigerts. they arrived in excellent condition. I also received a rather large Fukien Tea in an 8 inch plastic pot. It arrived also in great condition from another Nursery in Florida. Aren't Ficus and the Fukien pretty similar?All the plants I received are in plastic pots.

[@jkleczewski]

It was great meeting you last weekend, really enjoyed the presentation!

[@WeareTheBonsaiSupply]

Same here!

[@spencer5082]

Here is a great question imo. When using bonsai soil and a granular insecticide. The instructions say to put “x” amount in soil, then Lightly water for next 10 days. Of course, the instructions are NOT written for bonsai soil but rather actual soil. So what’s the solution here. If you can overwater standard black soil and wash out r get granular insecticide then what’s the solution for bonsai soil? Especially, what’s the solution for mid-summer on a species such as this that you are needing to water twice a day?

[@WeareTheBonsaiSupply]

That is a great question Spencer. Use tea bags, or fertilizer baskets to avoid the washout of the insecticide.

[@SirSpinser]

​@@WeareTheBonsaiSupply Great idea.... I was specifically asking about Systemic Insecticide (Bonide Insect Control Systemic Granules) because the granules are so tiny. I don't think they would work in the baskets, but I never even thought about using tea bags for anything other than fertilizer. I will for sure try that asap with both the insecticide and fertilizer. I actually did use fert baskets for the fertilizer, but the squirrels had other ideas. I tried at first using baskets the first few months. I actually purchased your Fertilizer a couple months ago and put it in the last 30 baskets I had. I probably have about 10 baskets left. So I went ahead and just sprinkled it.

[@homegardening8411]

Thanks 🌹🌹

[@EricShingles-p6q]

Sorry, your information is not applicable to ALL Ficus species, I root prune and prune my figs in late autumn early winter, and I live in the colder part of Southern Australia. My figs stay outside during winter. Most of the ficus you mention are Asian figs, Australian and South African trees are very different to those species

[@dkstott29]

Love the genus, but I don't like the trunk of the tree with you. 🤮 It reminds me of those god-awful S shaped trunks on pre-bonsai you see everywhere at the shopping malls.