Working On The Ficus Sisters, Part 1, The Bonsai Zone, May 2023

[@geporter2032]

Oh my gosh these are my favourite videos of yours. Love the long long videos with your narration- so soothing and fascinating

[@TheBonsaiZone]

Thanks so much, you will like part 2 also!

[@t3dwards13]

Uh oh. Looks like this will be a three part series. 😍

[@XaviersBonsaiRetreat]

This is another great tree that I have watched develop :)

[@TheSunnyTrails]

Hi Nigel! That black sooty mold is actually a aphid! It’s called “Soot aphid” it’s name is fitting of its symptoms! Hope that helps :) definitely good idea to get soapy water on it

[@viktorsbonsai]

Hey Nigel! Hope you’re having a good day, I’d suggest putting ficus plain in a one gallon with bonsai soil and let it grow into it; she doesn’t look all that happy compared to fancy… perhaps she just needs to stretch a little. :)

[@mangeshthawre416]

Beautiful ficus trees & great job on branch pruning / cleaning👌

[@TheBonsaiZone]

Thanks so much!!

[@Maunkwew]

Bagus 🎉🎉🎉❤

[@ignaziod5372]

Dubsy foist!

[@FrostBiteBonsai]

Lotta work! Both those trees are nice!

[@growclipbonsaiforseniors1951]

Now Ficus Fancy is a tree and a half. This is some meticulous pruning done on this tree. Part 2 will be interesting. Great patience in pruning this tree with a great eye for detail.

[@TheBonsaiZone]

Thanks Tom!!

[@brucedeacon28]

👍👌👌

[@XaviersBonsaiRetreat]

Just about foist - but there are no losers in this game :0

[@IdanSpitz-l2c]

Those scale bugs are little bastards! I've had a lot of luck getting rid of scale and mealybugs using the mint Dr. Bronner's soap and/or Trifecta Crop Control sprays. Ficus trees seem to tolerate organic oil sprays fairly well.

[@craigjmulvey]

You called that branch "whippy"and I got nervous for it.

[@chasingthefish9042]

Sooty mold is from white flies

[@Andrang]

Nigel, please don't give the ficus leaves to any animal, the white sap is toxic for them.

[@TheBonsaiZone]

No one ate them anyway!!

[@Andrang]

@@TheBonsaiZone PHEW! :)