My Yellow Hibiscus Bonsai and More, The Bonsai Zone, June 2020

[@mahendrasamantha9792]

I am an amateur, watching your videos and learning a lot. Thank you Nigel.

[@kamiesh8701]

I had planted a bonsai today and hope that by following your instructions I can develop it in a beautiful Bonsai.

[@marysoldeeley2218]

I learned a lot! Thank you! That truck is looking dam fine sir!

[@kamaleshkumardas942]

Feel good to see ficus benzamina and yellow hibiscus bonsai. I like very much the way you describe in the details.thanks.

[@sophiaangelini4368]

The Ficus (Microcarpa?) trunk is enchanting

[@Tore1972Wisdom]

So nice to see and also the bloopers in the end......lol. I don´t know why Nigel, but it never crossed my mind, you taking sevel takes.

[@TheBonsaiZone]

I try not too, but sometimes the words just don't come out!

[@donknotts5625]

Interesting, how different bonsai is depending on one’s location. I can grow a ficus in a old lead paint can, but must be difficult in your climate

[@TheBonsaiZone]

Yes, what is exotic in one region of the world can be a common plant (or weed) in others! I love that different area of the world grow different trees, it makes every show unique!

[@rajahdoha]

My take away on this video, 'Ficus cannot have Dead wood, it will go soft and fall off'. Thank you, Good day Namasthey 🙏

[@paulthompson2147]

Truck is looking very cool 😎

[@nickzouk1163]

What a nice video... Thank you Nigel!

[@Pim3211]

Job well done on the hibiscus!

[@sikhakhanra9070]

Thank you sir

[@pyotrtchaikovsky3242]

When is the next update on your lemon, grapefruit, and orange trees?

[@pyotrtchaikovsky3242]

Thanks for 12 likes, lol.

[@lukasmihara]

Nice video and great bloopers, too!

[@nsolanoc.]

NIgel, great work and thanks 4 sharing it.... Have you used the moon phases to do works on your trees? What do you say abut this? Thanks in advance

[@fallofmanbrand]

great video keep it up

[@donnajacobs1722]

Do you have a sea Hibiscus , enjoy your vedios been watching since. 2014 thank you

[@farmert9679]

How about a junk yard for a connector? Might just have it.

[@TheBonsaiZone]

I'll try the scrap yards, I know they are all connected as far as parts go, hopefully they will have one, but I think I'd have better luck in the southern US.

[@DLR_Oli]

Hey Nigel, do you have any Azaleas??

[@TheBonsaiZone]

I have had them, but they aren't easy to grow in this climate. Maybe in the future, I'll try again!

[@sohrabyazdgardian1148]

How do form roots from outside

[@TheBonsaiZone]

You can wrap the roots with soil or moss until they grow down into the soil, then you slowly expose them, It takes many years to develop a root over rock bonsai.

[@larry5948]

What brand of pruners do you use ?

[@JohnJames.]

Some special edition fiskars, you can get them in black at Canadian Tire on sale for ten bucks lifetime warranty

[@TimNortonGuru]

Just curious, are you a hobbyist or is this a business for you?

[@dk2614]

I believe bonsai is his hobby and KZbin is his business.

[@jyothilavigne2263]

Trying to join live but my message doesn’t go. Don’t know why.

[@TheBonsaiZone]

Are you signed into Google? Maybe. Thanks for trying Jyothi!

[@jyothilavigne2263]

No I wasn’t. I’m a bit clueless when it comes to computers but there was prompt letting me know that I had to sign on to google. Next time!

[@jyothilavigne2263]

No prompt

[@Werd2jaH]

If anyone enjoys the premiere videos and live chat, and would like to chat with fellow “the bonsai zone” fans, trade knowledge/tips/info, setup seed/sapling exchanges, etc. feel free to join the discord server. You can find answers to a lot of commonly asked questions such as: “where did you get that tool Nigel?” “What kind of soil mix do you use?” and “where can I find more literature on the clip&grow method?” discord.gg/Mg3RTt

[@DefineFive]

Does it still exist?

[@Werd2jaH]

@@DefineFive yes but KZbin won’t let me post the updated invite link :(

[@Werd2jaH]

Thanks for yet another great video Nigel. Highlight of my week I tell ya! This is the second time I got the notification just as I was inspecting and watering my bonsai! Friendly reminder to check your email inbox! :) since I moved, I’ll have to snap some more recent photos and send ya to see the newest setup!

[@Bahçe_Balık]

👌

[@joechou2183]

I enjoy very much your bonsai videos, but hope you would take care as good of your hair as of your bansai!

[@josefbruns1877]

I'm very sorry about my reaction to your videos. My feeling while watching them ist everytime stopping the speach. I like Just watching without millions of words. There ist no break without you speaking. It's difficult to follow. The work you are doing I like very well, but talking without any end is not very amusing 🙈

[@TheBonsaiZone]

Thanks Josef, I understand!

[@Tiredalltheseyears]

@@TheBonsaiZone well Nigel-I’m very glad you talk during your videos. I am learning so much!! Thank you!!!

[@nickolasburns8788]

Thank you so much for making these videos! I know it probably takes way more time than it usually does but it’s very educational.

[@krishnendumondal8015]

Thank you sir

[@TheBonsaiZone]

You are very welcome!

[@reamartinez5885]

Hi mr nigel..one of your fans here in the philippines..thanks! Godbless!

[@TheBonsaiZone]

Hello Rea, thanks and nice to meet you!

[@reamartinez5885]

Wow!thanks so much to your response!

[@Andrang]

With the little bloopers reel at the end your videos feel like a bonsai TV show. You can really tell the production quality is on a rise!

[@pyotrtchaikovsky3242]

I was wondering if you could do a video on choosing the right bonsai pot.

[@TheBonsaiZone]

I'll try and get one out on that topic! Thanks Jack!

[@bastiv7806]

I don't think there is right or wrong. What ist overpotted for a Japanese, might be underpotted for a European. The only rules i go for: 1.) Evergreen trees go into brown, best unglazed pots. 2.) literaty-style Bonsai go into evensided pots (round, sex-edges, eight edged) 3.) maskulin trees -> rectangular pots, feminin trees oval pots. but also there there might be exceptionals to the rules. I also like round potsfor every kind of tree, cause you don't have to choose a front and you are challenged to style trees which look good from every angle. When i repot in spring i have lots of pots to choose from (around 78 to 80). The more choice, the better the chances you find one that fits.

[@pyotrtchaikovsky3242]

Thanks!

[@otjokongen7842]

Nigel, what is the oldest bonsai you have

[@imeldasangma4358]

Nigel, please get an azalea from nusery and make it into a bonsai. I know you're a good teacher, I'll get ideas from you because I am thinking about making azalea bonsai but scared of pruning it.

[@abigailfrith5668]

Just curios, what happens to your schedule and care for the plants of you fall ill or have to take a trip??

[@marcelwesterhoff]

Ficus is one of my favorites you have. Beautiful aerial roots and trunk!

[@selfmade6142]

I am excited to see how the newly planted forest will look. Nice video Nigel.

[@MarinaMandarinaWoolyWorld]

The idea with forks is amazing! Thank you so much! I will use it for my apple trees in boxes, so tired of cats and foxes coming to my boxes. Hopefully they won't like the spiky surprise all around the grass. Love your channel 💞

[@omietopi]

Once again an amazing video with beautiful work ( more pleasure than work I guess 😉) on your trees and than the astonishing results inside your truck. Brilliant and all done with a smile on your face, just like that ... 😊 I was hooked ! Love the sound when the engine gets started. Bravo Nigel and thank you

[@maryshoemaker7593]

I love the sound of the motor!! And I’d like to see a plate on the cover down where it screws on the floor, with your name and yr of truck or community farm and yr!!! Something along those lines!!

[@IndianBonsaiZone]

I think ficus benjamina are not suitable for bonsai they usually die back. I lost all my ficus benjamina after repotting.

[@nsolanoc.]

This Benjamina, looks like the Ficus Benjamina Natasja

[@Aby7799]

Why am I addicted to this channel?!

[@TheBonsaiZone]

I'm not sure, but I'm glad you are enjoying it!

[@Aby7799]

@@TheBonsaiZone hehehe thank you

[@BlueSkyBonsai]

Thanks Nigel for another great video! - wow hibiscus bonsai!! Nice bit of car work at the end too, is that what they call an easter egg? :)

[@9svm]

Ive learned to repurpose my tim horton plastic cups for cuttings

LIKE

[@jimsgardenproject3507]

Hi Nigel it’s mid January, zone 7a, can I start selecting some branches to remove from some of my plants or should I hold on a bit longer. Would pruning now give new growth a better starch one the plants come out of dormancy. Three are hibiscus (early stages)

[@zackau9807]

I love how the cedar ground cover looks. :)

[@TheBonsaiZone]

Thanks Zack, I'm always trying to show people that moss isn't the only solution for a ground cover in bonsai shows!

[@cartmansmommy]

I also left last fall my cedar cuttings on top of the soil after pruning like a kind of mulch. Its useful and looks nice!

[@cobyfuson]

Awesome video Nigel! Greetings from Alabama! 😉

[@TheBonsaiZone]

Thanks Coby!

[@sophiaangelini4368]

Ia the Bonsai Zone wearing a mask when scooping the Bonsai soil?

[@claraavin3261]

You did a fantastic job with it. Thank you.

[@lugwrench9832]

Canada. ... I rest my case.

[@ericgumafelix612]

His hair looks like a hibiscus.

[@TheNewMediaoftheDawn]

Nice roots on that ficus.

[@fallofmanbrand]

cool video keep it up bro

[@debkousik8943]

Good Evening Nigel , is there any previous videos available in this plant . If there is playlist available please share me. Best Regards 👍

[@TheBonsaiZone]

Here is the playlist Deb... kzbin.info/aero/PLQouTWwmTQoydFkTU-uSy_PXFJw8s0Gxa

[@ma91cel]

Can the hibiscus stay outside in the Canadian winter? I only know the boring blue and pink ones that are hardy... That yellow is awesome!

[@Tiredalltheseyears]

No

[@jjnel3853]

Update on the African acasia trees

[@TheBonsaiZone]

Yes, an update is in this video!

[@fallofmanbrand]

great content keep it up

[@neetanand9230]

When I see you look like musician because of your messy hair and glasses 😌😌😌😌 anyway you are an artist🙏🙏

[@TheBonsaiZone]

Thanks NEETA, I do enjoy the artistic aspects of bonsai!

[@oommenrinosh]

Hi thanks for your detailed explanations... how you mix your soil? Thanks

[@TheBonsaiZone]

I use 1/2 perlite and 1/2 turface, I sift it to remove the fine dust and particles to get a final size of 3 to 4 mm (1/8")

[@karinmoonhawk3720]

Brilliant video Nigel! Really loving all that you did for your trees and looking forward to their progress.......The updates on the truck are amazing too, looking so good now and you're not even done yet.....this can only get better and better and I'm looking forward to it! Thanks Nigel! 💖👍😊💖

[@davidjennings9556]

Once more i have learned a good deal from you! Love the hibiscus...also....i noted that your spray bottle was caving in.... if you put a few small pinholes at the top just under the cap it will prevent this. It allows the bottle to breath. And the truck is looking great!

[@joerogers1200]

Nigel, wax myrtles make nice looking small trees where I live. The wood is weak but as I dont get much snow or ice, I have a two story wax myrtle tree in my front yard. In addition, thank you so much. I love your videos and have become a better bonsai artist because of them.

[@carynludwig6667]

You have different soil for the ficus? It is very dark....doesn’t look like your other bonsai soil.....

[@muthunarayanan4334]

Hi Nigel, love your detailed videos. Was reading about the Pando and the first thing that came to my mind was you. Why not try a tableau?

[@bevmarrison8775]

Hi Nigel I have a 5 or 6 year old Oak Tree I'd like to air lay it when is the best month to do it can Ido it now or is it folate to do it now.( June ).

[@sharonbendtsen3421]

Hey. I have chipmunks digging in everything. Any suggestions on what will keep them out

[@andreasgarbossa5615]

Another inspiring video. Thank you Nigel, you're a mentor.

[@otterwench]

that transmission cover is a work of art.

[@TheBonsaiZone]

Thanks!! I like the look, it matches the truck well.

[@julesverne2509]

Great Show!!! Just wondering what's the lowest temperature you let your ficus' get?

[@michaelcowart6100]

Nigel, you're doing a good job with that truck. It will serve you well

[@reddy969]

Thanks Nigel. I enjoyed a lot, everyday I am watching Ur videos and learning something. 🙏

[@7puggiescyndycarruthers193]

Patience seems to define the art of bonsai!

[@PSPMHaestros]

loving the truck updates!

[@alvarolupinacci641]

Hi Nigel, great video... nice to see how the ficus is recovering. About daily issues: Some recommends to wipe alcohol on the shears blades in between pruning different trees to prevent propagating diseases from one tree to the other. I understand the sterilization argument, but isn't it a little bit neurotic if your trees looks healthy?

[@TheBonsaiZone]

It is good to wipe down the pruners between trees, I usually keep mine in the sun to keep them sterile. Transferring a fungus or viral problem from tree to tree is rare, but it can happen and chances are. it eventually will!

[@shvshvhkv8608]

👌👌👌...!!!

[@judahrex]

Happy to see the acacias are doing well. They don't start as much but turn out to be beautiful trees. Very bright red. Lovely.

[@TheBonsaiZone]

Thanks, it's very enjoyable watching them grow!

[@joelmillard5700]

Hey Nigel if it interests you I can send you a picture of a large hibiscus tree I have in my garden that’s in winter dormancy at the moment

[@TheBonsaiZone]

That would be great! [e-mail] Thanks!

[@PaediatricUrologist]

Wow that was a good length video. A great inspiration for every day bonsai challenges. And please someday try eucalyptus bonsai 😍

[@TheBonsaiZone]

Thanks Mohsin! More to come.

[@mrscotchguy]

@Nigel, have you tried RockAuto? They have pretty much everything.

[@TheBonsaiZone]

Thanks Devin, I'll check them out!

[@theTemplar08]

Most restaurants around here just serve sporks and they don’t work as well.

[@maryshoemaker7593]

warren kearney can you buy them in a store? Many grocery stores sell them

[@R_H21]

Your wife is a wonderful builder!! Wish I had a screen house too.

[@TheBonsaiZone]

See does a good job, always using pre used wood! I'll tell her, thanks!

[@dinudavis4230]

I have consumed all today's data, so I will watch it tomorrow,..

[@TheBonsaiZone]

Thanks Dinu!

[@elementalbonsai]

Hello Nigel nice Benjamina Ficus nice work ! I have 2 Ficus Wiandi's have you ever heard of that species? I think it's a hybrid of the Ficus Benjamina? Any they a nice species all tho the branches and roots are very brittle they snap without you even knowing it lol ! 😂 great video Nigel.👌👍

[@TheBonsaiZone]

Yes, they can make a beautiful Banyan tree, I hope yours does well!

[@elementalbonsai]

@@TheBonsaiZone I hope so too thank you👌

[@rafy74]

Loving the truck updates

[@TheBonsaiZone]

Thanks, I'm having fun working on the truck, more to come!

[@norielendaya3475]

Hi sir I'm from Philippines where did you buy white soil❤️❤️

[@alexandrakrausch7158]

I use not clumpy cat litter from the pet store and swelling clay from the builder's merchant. And a little bit of pine bark.

[@taggertA]

It is Perlite, a soil additive sold at most nurseries and garden centers. Inexpensive too

[@MauricioSilva-zl1rk]

Thank nigel ,What soil your use in your trees??

[@MarijnvdZaag]

Half perlite half turface if he hasn't changed his recipe

[@MauricioSilva-zl1rk]

Marijn van der Zaag thank you 🇧🇷🇧🇷

[@Najaxyutara]

Merci ! ;)

[@TheBonsaiZone]

Merci d'avoir regardé mon ami!

[@Najaxyutara]

@@TheBonsaiZone

[@maryshoemaker7593]

Foist

[@TheBonsaiZone]

Nice Foist Mary!

[@kaygp]

Hey nigel this spring I put my benjamina ficus outside in the sun for just 1 hour, later that week al the leafs died of and the tree did not recover for over 2/3 months I got sick of the ugly view and threw the tree away, sad Los after training it for 3 years. Have you ever experienced the same and what is my mistake other then throwing it away haha

[@ozzyaquanut8903]

i swear Nigel... a No. 4 comb on the clippers, it'll be the best pruning you've done in years! ;)

[@geofftrivers5078]

Foist

[@TheBonsaiZone]

Mary got this one Geoff, maybe the next time!

[@maryshoemaker7593]

Geoff Trivers great try!!!

[@geofftrivers5078]

Mary Shoemaker so close!

[@maryshoemaker7593]

Hi Nigel!!

[@TheBonsaiZone]

Hello Mary!

[@vijaykeerthi.b5134]

would u consider pruning ur hairs along with plants !!!! LOL

[@TheBonsaiZone]

The hair is a science experiment gone wrong!

[@dominiqueveron7086]

The hair NEEDS a good ‘pruning’ !

[@TheBonsaiZone]

It needs a weed whacker I think!

[@dominiqueveron7086]

@@TheBonsaiZone Ha, Ha, Ha! Treemers & Scissors. Better video than fake plant. ok, here I go!