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

[@growclipbonsaiforseniors1951]

Car coming along nicely.

[@TheBonsaiZone]

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

[@johannayu8313]

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 ❤

[@jballenger9240]

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

[@Wolfgang-p1i]

I need this pott 😍😃😃

[@TheBonsaiZone]

It is now posted on ThingiVerse!! www.thingiverse.com/thing:6380928

[@Wolfgang-p1i]

@@TheBonsaiZonevielen Dank. Ich liebe ihre Arbeit❗️😄

[@DavesBonsai]

Mending the root system. Well done!

[@TheBonsaiZone]

Thanks Dave!!!!

[@MukeshMPillai]

Nice ❤

[@brianmooney5552]

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]

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

[@brianmooney5552]

@@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]

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

[@Sebastian.1977]

💯 😁 🌲

[@a.k.h.channel]

Nice program material ficus,thank you for sharing,good luck Mr

[@zimmy1958]

Thanks!!!!!!

[@TheBonsaiZone]

Thanks Zimmy!!

[@TropicalBonsai]

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

[@Ilyas_khan29]

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

[@JacoBurnsPS5]

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 :)

[@growclipbonsaiforseniors1951]

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]

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

[@mattbrennan647]

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

[@garystaud5022]

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!

[@baldyeti]

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

[@brewerfoodie9223]

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

[@mralabbad7]

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

[@lukasmihara]

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

[@hsvfanjan17]

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

[@anguscurnow9297]

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

[@n8tyler]

Great pot...Thanks...

[@mikec3820]

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]

Nice Mike!!

[@mattyarmetta9505]

I've been re-potted😢😂🎉

[@thenaturecreater8906]

Great work nigel!

[@FrostBiteBonsai]

That's becoming a nice little tree! I do love that pot! The car certainly does look good!

[@paulschaefer5241]

You've shown your son Julian before. I wonder how old is he.

[@TheBonsaiZone]

He's 18 now!!

[@brucedeacon28]

👍👌👌

[@anguscurnow9297]

love your work

[@mattyarmetta9505]

Thanks...🎉

[@Santi-us9ec]

Un excelente trabajo de diseño y poda de raíces en un árbol pequeño. Gracias, maestro.

[@growclipbonsaiforseniors1951]

Great repot!

[@TheBonsaiZone]

Thanks Tom!!!

[@wbarreto1]

very nice

[@TheBonsaiZone]

Thanks!!!

[@ponderanceofagravedigger2564]

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

[@TheBonsaiZone]

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

[@justlucky13]

Foist

[@54114142]

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]

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.