Bonsaify | From Mass Market to Masterpiece Ficus Part 6: Do We have Aerial Roots?

Eric revisits our favorite Ficus to continue its journey from mass market, to a show-quality masterpiece! In this installment, we learn whether the tree issued aerial roots as Eric intended, and we see the progress of a cutting Eric took in the last video.
00:00:47 Leaf thinning to make it easier to find aerial roots.
00:01:13 A look at subtle aerial roots.
00:01:55 Eric shares the progress of one cutting from the batch he took in video 5.
00:02:18 This is a good opportunity to shape the tree's trunk.
00:02:54 Eric adds a large wire to bend and add movement, to make the material more interesting.
00:03:38 The problem with curves in mass-market ficus trunks.
00:04:18 Using cut paste to repair a split branch.
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[@MokumaBonsai]

Yes! New part! Such a cool project.

[@ScottTheExperimentalist]

Yes! Part 6!

[@resolutebonsai]

My first bonsai was a tiger bark, and I loved it...until I killed it somehow. Those cuttings are doing fantastic though!

[@9daywonda]

Nice one Eric.

[@brucedeacon28]

👍👌🙂

[@saifsm5967]

Been waiting for this one!

[@yoteslaya7296]

Ficus 🤮