Pruning Orchard trees and a Small Ficus, Part 2, The Bonsai Zone, Dec 2023

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In part 2, I'm pruning and re potting an old Ficus cutting that is growing in a 3D printed bonsai pot.
To see previous videos of this tree, click on the playlist here....
• Ficus microcarpa cutti...
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@TropicalBonsai 9 ай бұрын

I've always liked that pot. Such a great concept.

@mattbrennan647 9 ай бұрын

That’s a lot of carnage for such a small tree 😊 Thanks, keep growing

@thenaturecreater8906 9 ай бұрын

Great work nigel!

@mikec3820 9 ай бұрын

darth maul cool name for whatever bird that is. the 911 is looking great. ficus too.i need to try some root carving on one of mine with the big bulb root base going on. thnks nigel

@TheBonsaiZone 9 ай бұрын

Nice Mike!!

@anguscurnow9297 9 ай бұрын

love your work

@brucedeacon28 9 ай бұрын

👍👌👌

@DavesBonsai 9 ай бұрын

Mending the root system. Well done!

@TheBonsaiZone 9 ай бұрын

Thanks Dave!!!!

@baldyeti 9 ай бұрын

Where the carnage cam on the orchard trees and the 911?!? 😉

@JacoBurnsPS5 9 ай бұрын

Very nice tree, and well done with cleaning up the roots. Any chance for a source/project of that pot? It’s a really intresting one :)

@ponderanceofagravedigger2564 9 ай бұрын

Hey. What ever happened to that giant turntable you had? That was cool.

@TheBonsaiZone 9 ай бұрын

I still have it, I'll have to get it set up outside!!

@mattyarmetta9505 9 ай бұрын

I've been re-potted😢😂🎉

@justlucky13 9 ай бұрын

Foist

@brianmooney5552 9 ай бұрын

I tried splitting the potato roots on my ficus rather than carving it. Then I wedged them apart, one with a wooden wedge, one with lager pieces of bonsai soil aggregate. So far it’s looking good but it has only been about a year since I tried it.

@jameswalker3416 9 ай бұрын

They do this in India. Ive got a couple cuttings started the same way.

@brianmooney5552 9 ай бұрын

@@jameswalker3416 I think I saw a video a few years back that split the base of a cutting in 4ths and wedged them apart . Is that what you’re referring to? It developed a good radial root distribution and a flair at the base of the trunk from the wedges. I might try that if I ever have a cutting bigger than a pencil.

@jameswalker3416 9 ай бұрын

@brianmooney5552 yep, that's it. I haven't repotted them yet to see the root base.

@jballenger9240 9 ай бұрын

Thankyou for sharing. The back looked like a pretty good front as well!

@Ilyas_khan29 9 ай бұрын

Hey Nigel I was very much impressed from your root over temple ficus and got the similar looking ficus. I just want to know the right season to repot it to a bonsai pot? Can I repot it now? It’s Mid Winter here and temp ranges between 24 Centrigrade in the morning to 10C at night Thanks

@growclipbonsaiforseniors1951 9 ай бұрын

Great work on this tree. Do you think one of those fat bulbous roots would grow for you as a mini bonsai? Fat trunk on it already. Just curious.

@TheBonsaiZone 9 ай бұрын

They can grow from root cuttings, but it is hard to do and you need a bit of luck!!!

@garystaud5022 9 ай бұрын

Thanks for the stl file for this pot Nigel!!! I've been really wanting to try to print. Hopefully you find the files for the columns, I have little to no skills designing for the 3D!

@mralabbad7 9 ай бұрын

"Darth maul" gave me a good laugh at the end😂 The name fits though.

@johannayu8313 9 ай бұрын

I see your tree like a Garden Gnome. Above the thick root is a pair of eyes. In the end, the split roots look more like his beard😂 I like your video ❤

@brewerfoodie9223 9 ай бұрын

That's a cool little ficus. I will try carving thick roots on my cuttings!

@lukasmihara 8 ай бұрын

Beautiful little tree. I hope the root carving will turn out nicely!

@hsvfanjan17 9 ай бұрын

Wow, what a difference removing the upper part made. Now it looks like it was always meant to be styled like this.

@anguscurnow9297 9 ай бұрын

Keep it up, i've missed your videos for years it seems. Now i'm back!

@n8tyler 2 ай бұрын

Great pot...Thanks...

@54114142 9 ай бұрын

I have to say, and I'm not trying to be unpolite here, it's just my first feeling I got, to me it's a bit shocking to see that a tree after 24 years of professional training might still look like that. Overall the tree looks horrible FOR ITS AGE! especially the roots.

@Stettafire 9 ай бұрын

I think certain trees are like that, even after years they're still a bit meh (though I kinda like the gnarled twisted look) but some trees are really easy by comparison.

@growclipbonsaiforseniors1951 9 ай бұрын

Car coming along nicely.

@TheBonsaiZone 9 ай бұрын

I think we are going to drop the motor out the bottom next!!