Pruning & Grafting my Ficus Benjamina Bonsai - November 2023

Hello!
In this video I prune my Ficus Benjamina bonsai. It has grown a lot and it was time to give it a hair cut. I also raised it a bit in the pot to reveal some root flare. Finally I made a spontanious graft on the tree to add a branch to a specific spot.
I'm very happy with the result!
Enjoy!
#bonsai #ficusbenjamina #grafting #bonsaiart #bonsaitree #bonsaitreecare #ficusbonsai

[@bonsaisn]

great👍👍👍👍👍👍👍❤❤❤

[@BigLittleTrees-kt3gr]

Thank you! 😊❤️

[@TropicalBonsai]

Nice little tree.

[@BigLittleTrees-kt3gr]

Thank you! 😊

[@user-cz8ym9zu9e]

Its so cute

[@user-cz8ym9zu9e]

Im impatient too

[@ignaziod5372]

O my god a young Nigel Saunders here😅

[@BigLittleTrees-kt3gr]

lol 😂 im taking it as a compliment!

[@ignaziod5372]

@@BigLittleTrees-kt3gr obviously it's a compliment! I didn't know your beautiful channel, I subscribed

[@BigLittleTrees-kt3gr]

thank you so much!!

[@GiedriusButkus]

"Big cut coming in, click... Just like that" 😅

[@ct.widget2847]

Better hair

[@michaelmason4206]

Hope you do a follow up on this particular focus

[@NotAnotherBonsaiChannel]

Very nice video Joakim and very clear step by step reasoning behind your decisions.

[@BigLittleTrees-kt3gr]

Thank you Gav! I just hope it was the right decisions 😅

[@orong2bonsai451]

Selamat malam kawan ,bonsai nya cantik saya menonton dengan penuh ,semoga hari hari mu bahagia salam ❤️❤️👍🏻

[@BigLittleTrees-kt3gr]

Thank you so much! Happy you enjoyed it!😊

[@Alfaro_Bonsai]

Ficus benjamina i like,greeting one hobby👍👍

[@BigLittleTrees-kt3gr]

Thank you! 😊

[@gerardoforesthillsbonsai]

Nice little Ficus tree 👍

[@BigLittleTrees-kt3gr]

Thanks! 😁

[@Jhon.channel]

Thank you for sharing your knowledge,,,, ❤❤

[@BigLittleTrees-kt3gr]

Thank you for watching!😊

[@mencariberkah328]

Pohon ficus... 👍👍👍

[@BigLittleTrees-kt3gr]

Thank you!

[@kevinwilkes5969]

Very good video bud.

[@BigLittleTrees-kt3gr]

Thank you! 😁

[@thenaturecreater8906]

Tjena!

[@BigLittleTrees-kt3gr]

Hallå! A fellow swede? 😊

[@thenaturecreater8906]

@BigLittleTrees-kt3gr half swede. My father was Norwegian and my mother from Sweden. Skara. Where do you live in sweden?

[@BigLittleTrees-kt3gr]

Cool! I live just outside of gothenburg 😊

[@GiedriusButkus]

I have the few same benjamina ficus'es but they are not rooting air roots, I wonder why. Maybe I am keeping them in house during cold time, and during summer outside but it's not so humid there.

[@BigLittleTrees-kt3gr]

yeah, this is the first time I get aireal roots on my ficuses. Last year I had them indoors over winter, but this year I've put an indoors greenhouse up in my garage, which seems to be keeping humidity quite well, so I think thats the reason. If you've got space for it, I would recommend that :)

[@dkstott29]

Just curious, has the grafting survived after a month??

[@joshimahan7497]

im more interested into such green moss how do you grow the moss

[@BigLittleTrees-kt3gr]

Sometimes I the same of the cut off moss I get when trimming the moss and sprinkle it over the soil where I want the moss, then it usually grows by itself. But mostly I harvest moss from sidewalks and such and put on the trees. Make sure to really push the moss into the soil so it gets good contact, and also try to keep it moist. 😀

[@joshimahan7497]

@@BigLittleTrees-kt3gr keeping it moist wouldnt root rot the bonsai?

[@BigLittleTrees-kt3gr]

It depends on how you define "moist" I guess. What I meant was basically don't let it dry out. I dont know how the climate is where you keep your trees or moss. If its humid I think it should be fine. But if it gets dry, you could mist it as soon as it gets too dry, or use a humidifier if youre indoors. But you should ofcourse not keep it constantly wet as the roots could rot as you say 😊