Fuchsia Pre-Bonsai: Chapter I

[@DavesBonsai]

I love the challenge of a new species and one not typical bonsai material. It’s so great to see the progression of your trees in one episode. That’s patience my friend!

[@baldyeti]

Thank you, Dave. I appreciate that.

[@Candice.BonsaiScience]

I wouldn’t be able to keep the footage organized to post so much later 🤣 when I get 2-3 weeks of footage it’s a big struggle 😂

[@BostonBonsaiIdiot]

Loving that woody trunk at such a young age. You clearly know how to keep plants happy, bonsai or not. Cheers bro.

[@baldyeti]

Thanks, Colin. I appreciate it.

[@BlueSkyBonsai]

Great work on this fuchsia Billy! Fuchsia is one of those species that I have had on my list for many years but never got around to getting. The flowers look amazing.. maybe I should get my wife one since she really only cares about flowers, according to her bonsai is irrelevant if there are no flowers!

[@baldyeti]

Sounds like you e got yourself into one of those win/win situations, brother!

[@BlueSkyBonsai]

@@baldyeti yep, it worked for my large azalea, so I'll try it with a fuchsia 🤞

[@mattbrennan647]

That’s a lot of sacrificing going on there. Those lower branches are really taking one for the team. Beautiful colorful flowers. The final structure is looking good. Thanks, keep growing

[@baldyeti]

Thank you, Matt. Appreciate it, brother

[@zenobibonsai]

Nice Mr Yeti cant wait to see future updates

[@baldyeti]

Thank you, Jay.

[@sueb1317]

Great vid. Always wondered whether fuchsia could be used as bonsai. Such a pretty flower - sure is programmed to bloom. Will be fun to follow in the new growing year.

[@baldyeti]

Thank you, Sue. I don’t know if it’s a true bonsai-able plant either. But it’s pretty fun to practice techniques with, responds well.

[@StevesBackyardBonsai]

I would have never thought you could bonsai a Fuscia. Nice work Billy. Candice’s “short” turned me on to this series. We all help each other. What an awesome community we are.

[@baldyeti]

It is pretty cool, isn’t it? Between Candice & Dave from Dave’s Bonsai, the knowledge just flows. I’m glad I could give back a bit. I appreciate the visit, I hope you stick around for more, Steve.

[@kathleenmecca1435]

Nice work! I respect your patience. I started working on a little tiny clearance fuchsia from Walmart - just an experiment. My goal was to grow it as a "standard", as I think they're called (center trunk ramrod straight with a ball of foliage at the top). Trunk is pretty thin and it never reached taller than 12 inches. But its cute as heck and when I leave the buds, it flowers like crazy. Its at the 2 year mark. Thanks for sharung this project! I need to find a different subspecies of fuchsia.

[@baldyeti]

@@kathleenmecca1435 that sounds pretty cool. I can imagine a “forest” of those! This one died as I failed to overwinter it properly. But the cuttings I’ve grown out for a couple years have some relatively decent diameter trunks! So for all future fuchsia projects, I’ll be giving them a few years to grow out. Thank you for watching and commenting!

[@raton_garden]

Wow so beautiful planting 🎉❤🎉❤🎉🎉

[@baldyeti]

Heck yes! Thank you.

[@Candice.BonsaiScience]

And now I need a Fushia in my life! Those flowers are to die for!!!!!

[@baldyeti]

Right?!? I couldn’t help let the buds keep coming. I promise to do better this season

[@cleme2558]

Those will be beautiful

[@ArfanD]

proses bonsai yang sangat indah kaka salam satu hobi semangat selalu ya ka semoga makin sukses..salam kenal

[@baldyeti]

Thank you.

[@OddBonsai]

Looking really good! I'm also trying to train a couple of fuchsias but they just hate me. When I give them more sun they get burned. When I put them in the shade they grow leggy because they need more light. When bringing them indoors for winter they drop all the leaves. I'm clearly not the right person to grow this species. :) Keep up the good work Billy!

[@baldyeti]

Daggum, that sounds frustrating. I wonder if the European version is more picky and temperamental. I hope you have better luck this growing season, I’d love to see you post a video on yours.

[@OddBonsai]

@@baldyeti I'm pretty sure that I'm the problem. I've seen other people in my area growing it without struggling. I'm definitely missing something :) I may make a video at some point if I get the hang of growing them. Or I can make a video on what not to do to a fuchsia. I seem to be pretty good at that. I think I managed to kill one of the two this winter. :)

[@naturgeist]

Ii have never dared to use fuchsias as bonsais, maybe you have convinced me now. best regards! 🌿👍

[@baldyeti]

I hope you enjoy it as much as I have.

[@naturgeist]

@@baldyeti I am sure i did!

[@tacobonsai]

just got a new species I want to pursue! This reminds me a lot of hardy prolific kiwi vine from a structure standpoint but killer flowers. really unique specimen. Thanks for sharing.

[@baldyeti]

Mmm, hardy kiwi…definitely going to be getting a male and female of those this spring (if I can find some healthy ones). Thank you. It’s a fast grower and a lot of fun. And yes, the flowers are killer.

[@tacobonsai]

@@baldyeti try to find a self pollinating one. That way you don't have to have one of each for fruit.

[@MaybeBonsai]

The flower are great on these, I would start one when I find the hardy one in my local nursery. I usually transition anything I have indoors to outdoors by leaving them in 80% shade for 2 weeks... or if you want to defoliate them then just put it in the sun lol, no don't do that, sometimes it burns the green branches lol

[@baldyeti]

Hardier variety? What is this you speak of? Thank you for some input on transitioning them outdoors.

[@MaybeBonsai]

@@baldyeti I read there are ones that is zone 6. I don’t know much about these.

[@gayefanner731]

You’re not wrong Xin , magellanica is the var. you want. Not terribly fancy, the flowers are slim but there’s a white form(palest pink actually) which is sweet, more common is the red/purple 🙏✝️

[@bobcatbonsai]

There is no way I could get rid of that beautiful flower with out watching it bloom at least once a year. Awesome getting to see its production over the last year. Great work with this little tree Billy! How did the cuttings make out?

[@baldyeti]

Thank you, Matt. They are doing great, still overwintering in the entryway

[@thelazybonsai]

Huge flowers. Noice structure! Schweet

[@baldyeti]

Schwank you

[@KennetDeBondt]

Looks nice! It might grow faster in draining soil. Grts Kennet

[@baldyeti]

For sure Chapter 2 is in bonsai substrate, but now the trick to keep it fed! It’s a hungry & thirsty devil Still getting dialed in.

[@BlueSkyBonsai]

Secondski!

[@susanwong4259]

I am so jealous of your green thimbs.

[@gayefanner731]

Did I go too far?! I apologise if my humour offended you. Sorry 😞 Perhaps I’d better delete my comments too?! 🤷🏼‍♀️

[@baldyeti]

Absolutely NOT! I was trying to figure out if it was me that was too vulgar with the (🖕🏼Cancer) line. It looked like you had deleted your original comment to me, so I deleted mine as well.

[@gayefanner731]

Then I deleted mine! But I think we found our level ! You probably won’t believe I’m a born again Christian (an English one) but I do have relapses 😢 I had a misspent youth, middle age and beyond!

[@baldyeti]

Well of course I believe you, Lady! And pobodies nerfect

[@gayefanner731]

Nobody’s ever called me ‘Lady’ before! I like it !! 🥰

[@mattbrennan647]

Foistski

[@Candice.BonsaiScience]

Sooooo I may have purchased a fuschia today . . . or 3 massive ones potentially I’ll call you out in a shorts later 😂

[@baldyeti]

That’s so cool! I’m sure with your knowledge base, they’ll be thriving in no time. I’ll keep my eyes open for your shorts 🩳