Pruning My Ficus microcarpa, Part 1, The Bonsai Zone, April 2022
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- Опубліковано 28 сер 2024
- I'm giving my very first bonsai a hard pruning to get the basic structure looking set for the future.
To see previous videos of my Ficus microcarpa, click on the playlist here....
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cuttings so people can have some of Nigel’s first ever bonsai!!
Oh man, the pain on Nigel’s face with some of the major cuts. But it definitely needs it. Still pretty painful to watch. I’ve had no shortage of work these last couple weeks. Getting my tropical in order. And all my Cold Hardy trees are waking up. So I’m getting them pruned or repotted. Had a few still in nursery pots that finally got into training pots. Can’t wait for part 2.👍😁
This is my favorite ficus of your entire collection. ❤️
Defoliation and pruning. A long tedious job done with great patience by a great bonsai Master.
Aw, thanks Tom!!!
Just another normal day over there: trains plowing by, sirens racing to stymie the zombie apocalypse, airplanes video bombing the show, roosters crowing and crows clawing. All that's missing is your whip-happy neighbour!
I'm taking a lot from the pruning vid, Nigel, I'm starting to feel a little less intimidated by the prospect of pruning certain plants now, thanks! Keep up the good work.
- Ashley Bonner
Very nice watching the structure of this tree emerge from the overabundance of similarly sized twigginess. The taper of major branches becoming more evident as the skeleton is simplified-- exactly the effect you were looking for. Added bonus of the simplification is that the tree appears older.. The reduced scale of the new growth in relation to the now-more-evident structure will amplify that impression. Good stuff happening here! Onward!
Big cuts take guts, Im certainty glad i follow your tips Nigel, has helped me improve so many of my tree's. Thankyou.
Thanks Scott!!
Really respect your methodical agonising!
Thanks David, it wasn't easy!!
Great work. Its a improvement of the tree. In part 2. I really hope you take the big air root off. Is really getting thick and is no longer in scale to the tree. Is creating invors taper too. Her we go! Big cut comming up!
I would love to buy one of the cuttings from your first tree.
that would be a special one.
I'd like one as well. Nigel's Ficus Microcarpa tree could continue to grow all over the world. 👍
That would be cool, I’d love one too. Shipping to the UK wouldn’t be great though.
@@TheRealOrangeGringo Im sure they will survive the trip the climate here on the other hand i'm not too sure 😂🌦☔️
@@JackC1961 it’s not so much surviving the trip but passing the UK regulations for importing any plant. Nigel would have to jump through all the hurdles of generating a phytosanitary certificate, plus all the declarations that go with that. Without one it would most likely just get destroyed on entry. It’s probably not worth the effort or the risk of breaking import laws.
@@TheRealOrangeGringo I understand all that but I wonder if Tropical Expressions could help out as they must export stuff.
This tree really looked like a much used broom. Definitely needed a pruning.
I think so too!
What an effort defoliating all those leaves individually! Very cool looking branch structure
A hard day of pruning for you. I like how you talk through your thought process.
Beautiful tree seeing how it's developed over the years is amazing Nigel
Those chickens are off the hook. 😂
Spring!
Now that would be nice. Crows are cool.
I think they like all the trees in our neighborhood!
so many branches, looking forward to part 2 :)
Coming soon!
LOL! I felt you on this! I also have a massive benjamina and this winter when I could no longer get it through the bathroom door for its weekly shower in the shower I knew I’d have to do some major reworking of it this year!
Something about this one of yours a really love!!
Designated decimation decidedly done! Finicky ficus finely fitted for future!
Sitting on the edge of my bench waiting for the second part 😱
Nice Aija, part 2 is coming soon!
I like your bonsai button. This episode is not sponsored by cat lol. We live near world head quarters. That logo is everywhere here. I wish I could go around and put bonsai buttons on them.
Thanks, I wish I had covered it up earlier!!
I think if you do a spooky tree with some crows, it would be cool for a bonsai zone theme.. playing up the creepy twilight zone motif.. 🐦💙
That would be cool Jay!
big one i love it 😃
Throughout truly tropical Tuesday today, tender twigs thrive towards the tree top technically transgressing trim theory: they’re truncated tidy, turning tips tinier to tolerate true transpiration. Tie trunk tributaries to try training thightly, testing Nigel's tokerance though. Trashing the tuber’s tap tethers the tree to tremendous terracottas too.
Apologies for butchering your language, @Nigel Saunders, The Bonsai Zone! Gorgeous tree and inspirational video as always!
It's perfect Stefano, just perfect!!!
Hey Nigel! If ya want branches o ficus when there's no nodes, just injure it with needle or knife. When he wound calluses it will give yan a branch extravaganza
I have an enormous Ficus Microcarpa that I'm pretty sure is the same as yours, Nigel. I got mine from a local store and have been slowly reducing it. I had to cut over half of the branches just to get it through the door for the winter! Once it gets outside for the summer, I plant to do some major chops, but cannot decide if I should keep it a triple trunk or go down to a single trunk. Like you said though, work for the future and do what's best for the tree.
Wow, sounds like a beast!!
I love how you make tough decisions and follow through. The tree is looking amazing so far!
crows in Japan have a different sound. when I first lived there in Tokyo there was a shrine on the same street where dozens of crows lived. it was very cool to hear the difference.
This is breathtaking
Thanks you so much, it is full of leaves now!!
@@TheBonsaiZone the ramification on this ficus is mind blowing. Wish I could achieve something like this in this lifetime. Your videos are so helpful. 💖from India
wow that's great mate, this is very inspiring
I had a huge scale bug problem last year, I think I’m ahead of it I also do the same strategy scrape off the visible bug and spray with soap, can’t just spray it because the exoskeleton keeps it save and the eggs are inside that so scraping them is tedious but necessary!
Sounds like a good strategy Aaron!
New subscriber here. Learning so much for your channel. Thank you for all the insight!
Thanks Trevor, I'm glad you are enjoying the videos!!!
Love from India 😍🚩😊👍🏻💐❤🙏🏻🇮🇳
Talk about scale.. I had taken a load of cuttings from my variegated benjamina.. had a look at them today and they were riddled with scale.. They had also spread to a few of my cacti.. That was it.. everything has been done today with soap and neem oil.. Will be keeping my eye on them..
Also.. I bought a prickly pear pad last year (it’s intended use being tortoise food) well I planted it.. It rooted really quickly and in the last 2 weeks it has grown 2 new pads! 😂 we affectionately call it “The mouldy naan bread plant” 🤣
I feel you pain Nigel😅. Life is like bonsai in so many aspects, some things need to be done 💪💪. You are a inspiration, keep up with the amazing journey ❤️
At what point would you be conserned with die back on branches? I see you clean these completely off mostly.
Sua árvore esta cada vez melhor , bom trabalho e boa semana.
Beautiful Ficus! So glad that you are aware of aspects of dealing with a large tree. We used to have an elderly couple who would bring in forests on hand trucks for bonsai meetings. They were beautiful bonsai, but I always wondered how they dealt with the size of the trees (weight, etc.). I reduced my collection several years ago as I began to realize what a struggle it was to lift the larger trees. At that time I moved into medium or smaller trees in the collection. I do have one forest, but it isn't so large that I can't lift it alone. Can you possibly let me know your address again as I now have some seeds ready for you.
Yes, large trees come with a large price, they are heavy and take up a lot of space!! Here is my email...
thekwbonsaisociety@gmail.com
Thanks Pat!
Very nice uncle
Tree looks great. You could use the cuttings for a big fusion project ;-)
Greets
Kennet
That's a good idea Kennet, I might just try that!!!
Oh Nigel, you seem so sad with each cut you do. It’s definitely improving the structure of the tree though.
my frist one is a olive tree the are hard to kill and eazy to take care, that what the local Bonsai team/member recoment me, the say take trees that survive on your local place without much prep.
37:00 Nigel is breaking his own hart 😢
Spoiler, I love the tree after pruning!!
ladybugs feed onscale larva. wonder how they'd like living in the basement and plant room?
ohh! i didn't know you can put them in full sun. i allways keep my ficus in the shadows all year long under a roof.
i wonder if there is a book for all the desis or incects trees can get when you have them in pots. that will be realy helpfull. i have scale insects and the were sooooo small i didn't see them coz of my bad eye site and omost lost a tree. when i saw your scale insects i thot of looks with a magifid glass and saw them i hope i can save it.
This video is super painful to watch. Your tree will be better for it, but I don't think I could be that aggressive with a tree I've been growing for so long...You are stronger than I am Nigel.
I've been thinking of doing this for a couple of years!!
Hi Nigel, how often do you fertilize this tree? Do you use pellets or mix it in with the water? Thanks!
7:16 I can actually see the crow that's making all that noise.
Foist
Nice Foisting Scott!!
where are you located,? just asking cause of curious to know what your climate is.
Hey Nigel great video! Do you know if defoliating also works on benjamina’s?i have a small benjamina that stands indoor most of the time but it has not really grown alot. Maybe willing to try this method to encourage new growth.
Most people don't recommend defoliating Ficus benjamina, they are a bit more fussy and you could get die back!
@@TheBonsaiZone never knew it could give them dieback! Have to find another method then (: thanks Nigel!
For me personally, the prop root and vining in the back of this tree doesn't do it for me. But I know thats how the trees grow in nature and I think that is your goal with this styling.
I'm hoping to get lots more aerial roots this summer, hopefully off of the branches!
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I bet it gets hard, especially on your first tree....
Will it grow back leaves this summer? Or not until next year now that it’s been defoliated? Thanks!
Being a ficus, it will start pushing out new growth almost immediately as long as it is warm enough, especially as this tree had so much vigour before defoliation.
talk about difficult cuts!
Yes, but it needed to be done, that's my tough love for that day!!
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