Summer Repotting of a Ficus Retusa Bonsai

[@davidruiuz4186]

I learned more from this one video than I have from watching countless other videos, thank you

[@jjz3192]

"Repotting" may be a basic topic and you can probably find hundreds of videos about it. However, you're the only person who goes through the process from A to Z and give expert tips on the side that you can't easily find everywhere. I highly doubt other videos explain repotting the way you did. This is truly the best repotting video online.

[@BonsaiSociety]

Thank you for your remarks complimenting my potting techniques. I think potting is a key element to successful bonsai growing

[@carlosandresperez.]

I think that too. If possible, show us some other repotting videos with different root behaviour so we all can learn from your experience.

[@ReillyR99]

Hello from Ontario David! Love the videos so far 👍😊

[@TheBonsaiZone]

A super transformation, the tree is off to a great start!

[@BonsaiSociety]

Thank you for your support Nigel

[@manuelramos527]

Another 2 Super learning sessions from the Master David Easterbrook. Thanks a lot

[@BonsaiSociety]

Thank you Manuel for your encouraging words

[@BonsaiSociety]

Hey bonsai friends don't forget to hit the like button! All we need is 500 likes and I'll transform the other Ficus shown at the end as well

[@zobireynz2701]

This video was so informative! My bonsais may stand a chance!

[@gabloignon]

I love that you work with ficus! It is my first bonsai tree and i love to get basic knowledge about them!

[@BonsaiSociety]

You will see me working on more Ficus in the coming weeks. Merci Gabriel

[@oliveambros9887]

I did not only enjoyed it, I totally loved it! I am your new fan now… your new subscriber…. I am glad I finally found a Canadian Bonsai teacher Thank you!!!

[@mrpatchy9950]

We not only liked it but really learnt a lot its like a handheld journey through Bonsai land with all the finer points stressed upon and simplified with actual demonstration . Hall mark of a true teacher.

[@BonsaiSociety]

Amazing compliment. Thank you sooo much!

[@deineath]

Thank you, David. Another great lecture!

[@BonsaiSociety]

Stay tuned for more Ali

[@ryanmesser9191]

Repotting my ficus tomorrow and needed a refresher before hand, thanks for the great info David!

[@shauno812]

Thanks for sharing your knowledge. Learnt a good few lessons from this.

[@12345dyar]

Great video David. Thank you for sharing your work

[@BonsaiSociety]

That's what bonsai is about. Sharing knowledge with others!

[@jesusarmendariz9128]

Awesome Mr. David ,I can’t wait to see the amazing transformation on that other ficus ,thank you for sharing your knowledge!

[@BonsaiSociety]

It's a good time for working on Ficus bonsai so you will see other demonstrations

[@vladimirtrousil677]

This video makes complet Initial styling & repot of Ficus species. There is always something to learn watch you David for bigginers and advanced bonsai enthusiasist. Thanks for sharing your great experience. Would be interesting to see the tree in few years. Thanks

[@BonsaiSociety]

Thanks Vlad I will try to keep you guys in the loop with the evolution of this tree but already a few people have expressed their desire to buy it

[@janeplatt8254]

Looks beautiful love the pot , great job always 🇬🇧😊❤️

[@bonsaibro]

Amazing David. So much knowledge well presented. I know these videos are a lot of work. I really appreciate them and would love to see more!🌳🌳

[@BonsaiSociety]

Hey there it's so appreciated to highlight the hard work that goes behind producing these long format masterclasses

[@bonsaibro]

@@BonsaiSociety And we as Bonsai practitioners know that hard work always pays off. I know you inspired thousands of people already and that you are promoting our beautyful art

[@BonsaiSociety]

Okay I will bunk out more videos on a regular basis

[@himalayanwanderer6096]

hi sir .... in these days m regular follower of your videos. Thanks for making quality based content. After learning from you I also transformed a ficus plant to ficus bonsai.

[@BonsaiSociety]

Glad to hear that!

[@grangrampa832]

Your video was excellent so informative I’m learning thank you ☺️

[@hanspeter6198]

You the man David. Love the video

[@carmenbitzer3583]

I love this guys way of teaching.

[@thenaturecreater8906]

Thanks David. Great video

[@NYBraveheart]

This is a great video- so well explained and instructive! Thank you Mr. Easterbrook for being so generous with your knowledge.

[@gigis6790]

You have the vision of an artist!

[@chuckeecheese162]

Fantastic transformation.

[@BonsaiSociety]

Thank you for watching and subscribing

[@Consciousnessbin]

Wonderful transformation! Great job as always. 👏🏼👍🏼🙏🏻♥

[@BonsaiSociety]

Thanks Ali

[@AmitSharma-td8fz]

Great work👌👍👍👍

[@mikecipriani7792]

Do that restyle even if you don't get the likes David, very inspirational.

[@BonsaiSociety]

Thanks Mike! I did my part though. Plenty of other content ideas for the channel. Gotta challenge the audience a little bit if they want that specific video

[@lepu07]

Great video! Thank you Sr!

[@mrt5017]

Im about to repot a small ficus i think it is. Its mid may. So this is a great vid. It looks in a bad way. Not sure its too late for it. There has been flies round it for a while. Ive dried it out for about a week or so.

[@ThatBonsaiGuy]

Really informative video! Thank you for sharing your knowledge!

[@BonsaiSociety]

Thanks Ficus make great indoor bonsai

[@nerijusmokola5450]

Thank you very much,i just get my first bonsai ficus as a gift and your chanel will help me a lot.Subscribed and liked ;) thank you one more time ;)

[@graffic13]

I laughed so hard as he said he didn't like the color of the pot ... while wearing the same color shirt and hat🤣

[@BonsaiSociety]

That's good haha. I like every color out there but keep in mind it has to match with the tree. In that case the color of the bark

[@dirtysouthhc2936]

Thanks Dave about to repot my ficus it's about the same size

[@arnopienaar8111]

Bravo en dankie

[@grangrampa832]

Best video ever!

[@grangrampa832]

Wow really learned so much

[@LetsDoBonsai]

Awesom work David as always - ive enjoyed your videos since finding you on TIKTOK and your arrival here on KZbin, i have recently completed the $50 challenge that been going around and you were one of my challenges to complete it. i hope you have time to do it - either way keep the great content coming and as always i'll see you again in the next one!

[@BonsaiSociety]

I am not aware of what the $50 challenge is. Thank you for following me on social media!

[@LetsDoBonsai]

@@BonsaiSociety Your more than welcome, the $50 dollar challenge was started by a KZbinr to see if you could go to a local store and get a tree a pot and solid to make a bonsai on a budget of $50. I have learnt a lot from you watching your videos please keep them coming i know you will. Scott from letsdobonsai

[@grangrampa832]

So. Beautiful

[@JanetCoulby]

Beautiful

[@LucaDiStefano-r6t]

Thank you very much sir

[@kimberlyduncan1053]

Thanks you!

[@bigtomatoplantslover6205]

Wow~ Amazing Bonsai ^^ Include Like 288 , I leave 3 Presents. Have a good relationship. My friend, always stay Connected.

[@Kebesnam]

wow great video! I need to do this with my ficus. How can I get my hands on that soil?

[@cherylandrews3195]

Thanks for the video! Ilove how you explain why you are doing each step! Where can I buy "rich earth" products in Canada?

[@dirtysouthhc2936]

Hey brother do you tend to always use your mediums in this order? Just trying to get a solid way down at work well. I've got a little larger rocks on the bottom 3/16 to half inch mixed with a little horticultural pumis. Mixed that end with sandy pinebark soil the tree was thriving in. Inserted juniper p. So I'm thinking of on top another layer of pumice and the large akadama was fine akadama on top? Now that sounds like a lot just trying out some new stuff and like the way you did you're medium look like your tree was thriving . PS I live in East Tennessee it is awesome humid here from this time on I'm good about watering everyday and have drilled a pretty good-sized hole in the bottom of the pot

[@rizkyrijzalbonsai6990]

Hadir bosku mantap

[@poelpro]

Hi David. I’ve been struggling with the kind of fertilizer. My bonsai guy in my town sells a 18-6-12 mixture but he’s hard to get to sometimes with my work schedule. I hear a fe people use Osmocote. Which one, the pink bottle (Start-Release Plus) which is 15-9-12 or the green ( just called Osmocote (Flower & Vegetable)which is 14-14-14. I have used the local guy’s one for the 2 years I’ve been lost in Bonsai but just wonder if the Osmocote is ok to switch to. I live in East central Florida if that matters. Plants are 3 varieties of Ficus and 3 of the Jade’s.

[@Caseydog3]

I have a genseng ficus and there’s a thick root that goes around in a circle under the soil should that be cut or will it kill the tree?

[@adywata91]

So i can change the pot and the soil at the end of the summer? I see everywere people say to do that in the early spring.. 🤔

[@braddeveau2413]

What do you use for wire while shaping? I just picked up a ficus and it's my first bonsai, excited to get started

[@antcgop]

David, what kind or strength of humic and fulvic acid do you use? I can’t find “rich earth” in Toronto

[@shultz550]

Is it ok to repot my ficus in the summer if i bring it in the house. I have roots growing out of the bottom of the pot. I keep my growing room about 72°F

[@Chris-oq6kn]

Great video ! Few questions does the charcoal interact with the mycorrhizae and should u put mycorrhizae in every kind of tree? Also read if u spray ur trees with a fungicide it can kill the mushrooms in the pot? This true? Thanks great videos

[@BonsaiSociety]

Charcoal does not react with the mycorrhizae. Yes mycorrhizae can be used with all trees but certain trees require different species of mycorrhizae so you must learn which types of trees require which type of mycorrhizae. There are only 2 types of systemic fungicides that will kill all the mycorrhizae in your soil. They are Benomyl and Aliettte so stay away from those if you don't want to kill your mycorrhizae

[@Chris-oq6kn]

@@BonsaiSociety thank u very much for clearing this up. Now when u say it will kill them do u mean the tree will absorb it through the leaves and will kill them? I appreciate the knowledge ! Thanks . Im 5 years in and still learning. Thank u dave!

[@alcaviator]

Hey David! What’s the name of that third product you applied that has humic acid? I tried but couldn’t make up the name

[@jeffstins2030]

I repotted my ficus bonsai and it started developing black spots on the leaves. Anyone know tips or suggestions to fix this?

[@kimrichardson8376]

Hi Dave I just found your videos yesterday and I’m really enjoying them. I’ve been doing bonsai for a couple years now and still learning. But I’m having difficulty overwintering them. I have a little greenhouse and I placed them all in there for the winter. But so many died. I didn’t insulate the greenhouse or the pots. I just placed them in and closed it. My heart was broken when I seen how many had died. What should I do differently this fall to save my trees?I live in NB, Canada so it can get pretty cold. Kim🇨🇦🍁

[@BonsaiSociety]

A greenhouse is one of the worst place to overwinter because during the day the greenhouse heats up and the trees unthaw and at night the temperature in the greenhouse drops drastically and the roots refreeze so this desastrous for keeping bonsai alive. You are better off keeping them in an insulated garden shed or a cold garage and keep the temperatures between 0 and 5 degrees celsius

[@kimrichardson8376]

Ok perfect thank you. Your the first person to finally give me some advice on this. Thank you so much for getting back to me😊 Kim

[@BonsaiSociety]

@@kimrichardson8376 it's a pleasure cheers from Montreal, Quebec🇨🇦

[@kimrichardson8376]

Hi Dave I have another question for you. I have 2 Japanese dappled willow bonsai that will be going into the garage with the other bonsai However I’m unsure how to care for them over the winter to prevent them from dying. Is there anything different you do for these plants where their willows? Kim

[@garyjohnson2989]

Should i remove moss b4 winter?

[@Gabriel-dm1du]

Why did you gave it that shape ficus’s don’t grow that way?

[@grangrampa832]

👍👍👍👍👍👍👏

[@grangrampa832]

❤❤❤❤❤😊😊

[@mrt5017]

Whats the potting materials he used. Cant hear the names.. ?

[@abstract200]

cool video, but that's most definitely not a retusa. it's a microcarpa, probably the Tigerbark variety from Taiwan

[@elbow6380]

Yep its not a retusa.100% microcarpa variety. Its years of misinfo and mislabeling from shitty nurseries. Kinda crazy that a great artist like this also mislabels it

[@Vivy_same]

Oh my god. That not ficus retusa. That ficus Microcarpa.

[@elbow6380]

Yep. Years of mislabeling from bad nurseries. Its 100% a microcarpa

[@scotthogbin613]

Hi David, 30 years ago i was gifted a ficus retusa ginsing, im hoping you can help with some info on the cuttings i have, is it correct they are now just ficus retusa? I dont understant the ginsing part... do you know if the original plant was a grafted species. Are the cuttings i have still considered retusa ginsing or just ficus retusa? Any information would be much appreciated.

[@elbow6380]

Its almost 100% you got a microcarpa that is mislabeled like the ficus in this video. The one you are refereing to is calles ginseng just because the roots looks like one. Very often grafted another microcarpa species on the rootstock. The ficus in this vid is a miceocarpa not a retusa. Years of mislabeling

[@scotthogbin613]

@@elbow6380 Thankyou for taking the time to reply and explaining that David. Very much appreciated.

[@elbow6380]

@@scotthogbin613 Im not David but no problem

[@scotthogbin613]

@@elbow6380😲 Cheers my friend, i wondered why David was calling himself elbow!! Your info confirmed my suspicions about my mislabeled ficus. 👍

[@elbow6380]

@@scotthogbin613 Glad i could help friend. Cheers:)

[@garyjohnson2989]

Yeah. Everytime ive removed all the soil from the roots the trees die. So i live and learn never to remove all the soil i hate vids in whicj the youtuber removes all the soil. It may work for u guys but not me.

[@Joker-tn2ms]

this isnt ficus retusa

[@sushiyamaster989]

Love you but please stop calling your substrate ingredients artificial. All quite natural for creating substrates for terrariums and aquariums. NATURAL SUBSTRATE. Love you and I know what you mean but some may not.

[@elbow6380]

Pretty sure thats a microcarpa. Its crazy how the mislabeling has made even experience guys like this call it the wrong name. Retusa leaves look very different