Re Potting My Ficus Religiosa Bonsai, Part 1, The Bonsai Zone, July 2019
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- It's been 3 years since my Ficus religiosa bonsai was last re potted. Today it gets a root prune and a new bonsai pot!
Ficus religiosa is known as the Sacred Fig, Bo Fig, bodhi tree, pippala tree, peepul tree, peepal tree or ashwattha tree in India and Nepal.
For previous videos of this tree, click the playlist here....
• Ficus Religiosa Bonsai...
It's very useful that you made all those playlists! It's much easier to find the right videos. I wish other youtubers used playlists more. Thanks Nigel!
Thank you Jaron, glad to hear that you have used them!
I love seeing your videos on this ficus religiosa, it reminds me of the baobab I’ve been nurturing from seed for the past 5 years
Thank you Evan, I hope your tree grows strong!
I really appreciate your explanations about why you do the things you do. It's very helpful.
Thank you Michitim!
I guess, no one in the world are going gardening like you. Your Video's always in such a details that anyone can do planting at their home. What a great man you are.... :)
That new camera relly does make a huge difference. So happy your channel has made the audience to make your videos refelect the care and professionalism it deserves
Thank you Owen, I'm liking the new camera, I'm still learning how to get the best out of it.
Nigel, I wonder what would happen if you planted some of those roots? Would it sprout a new tree? Ficus religiosa grows really well, so I wouldn't be surprised if a planted root started a whole new tree!
I have seen others grow a Ficus from a root cutting, but I have never had success myself....yet!
@@TheBonsaiZone - Soon, it will happen for you!
I find that when I'm feeling nervous about a cut when I'm pruning, if I take a breath and say, "so here I go," it makes the cut less nerve wracking. Is that why you began saying it?
Nigel Saunders: helping to treat bonsainxiety since [whenever you started saying "so here I go"]
I'ts just a pause before doing something you know you need to do, but something you don't want to do!
Hello Nigel, This tree is so badly root bound, reminds me of the imported tree which are in desperate need of repotting.
Very good video !
Best wishes from London
Iqbal
Great work sir . I am following the progress of the plant from beginning. I am developing my own ficus religiosa too .
I'm sure others have said this before, but you should make T-shirts with a picture of a bonsai on the front and 'so here I go' 😄
Thanks Katy. I'd buy one!
You are a genuine enthusiast. Love your unclipped hair look...and I'm not being sarky.
Woow! Great work dada. I am following the progress of the plant from beginning. I am developing my own ficus Relegiosa too. It is called peepal tree in India.
Thank you, it's tough growing them here with such a short growing season, but it's making progress slowly.
Why do you put moss in the bonsai pots, is it just for looks or does it help retain moisture?
I'll try to explain, but i'd love to have an expert answer this question, because i'm not sure and i want to know, too :D
I think for the soil it would better to not be covered by moss so it can breathe better... There would be no benefit for the plant to hold the moisture using moss, since the soil alone holds moisture as long as it has to and after it's dry, you can water it.
On the other hand it just looks beautiful, right? :D
In case of the tree in this video, the moss wasn't planted on purpose, but grew there on it's own. I think moss surely has an aesthetical aspect and makes most trees look better. But that's a matter of taste I guess. Depending on what kind of moss you use, it can be beneficial for the tree (there are good and bad types of moss though). In general, moss does help keeping the humidity up a bit and keeping the moisure in the soil a bit longer, which in a fast draining soil, which bonsai soil usually is, should be rather beneficial since you usually want to keep the soil somewhat moist (not wet or completely dry, just moist). I wonder if it has any effect on the breathing of the tree. I'd guess that the density of the soil itself is a bigger factor, rather than a bit moss on top.
Joshua Knoebel
Moss looks good and is good for the tree roots. It also holds the dirt in place and keeps in moisture. It is not got to let it grow on the trunk though.
Hey I have a ficus benjimina for a few years now and I get decent growth up top but definitely not good root growth. What could be causing this? I water about 1x a week. It over all looks healthy up top but like I said not underneath.
Usually the root growth will balance the top growth, so if you let the top of the tree grow, then the roots will grow with equal vigor. If the top is kept pruned and not allows to grow wild, then the roots will grow with little vigor also. A good free draining bonsai soil will help also. The soil should go almost dry at the end of each day and if the tree is in full sun, it should require a daily water or even twice a day in hot dry weather. This drying out of the soil stimulates the roots to grow and search for more moisture in the pot. If the soil is kept too moist all the time, the roots are happy and don't need to grow searching for moisture.
Hey Nigel, nice video once again. Can you do an update on your apple tree bonsai? i havent seen him in a long time
Yes I will, it doesn't look very good, but I'll update it!
did u just assume that trees gender!
lol jk
When cutting the roots, how do you know how far can you go without killing the tree?
Hello Nigel, where did you get ficus religiosa tree? Did you bought in seeds first?
I've been doing that drainage screen also. One tree I didn't do it to is now dead from a grub that ate my tree from inside out. It was a tree I doubt I'll ever be able to replace which was a frankincense tree Boswellia rivea.😢
Todd ... what a bummer... sorry to hear that
Beautiful tree
I've always liked this ficus, since I never saw one before. The old pot was lovely, but the new one just might look even better with the brown colour ^^, Waiting for the next episode, cheerio!
This is cool
Hi Nigel! I haven't sent any good wishes in quite a while. I've been very busy, but am getting back into the Bonsai Zone. ~ Just checking in. I appreciate the work you do and your videos! Take care
That tree's looking great, one of my favorite bonsai you have. Quite the roots it grew !
Thank J, the roots continue to improve with age and some selective pruning!
Hi Nigel, Love your videos. Colours are looking great in this one.
Hi Nigel nice video.
How you add micronutrients to your plants?
Any update on the kapok?
They are doing well, I did loose a few of them over the winter, but most survived and are growing again!
How do you get that perfect taper of trunk
That's so perfect
So natural
Hello, Nigel. Can you actually do dense ramification?
It is possible. Every time I cut back the growing tips, I do get more ramification, so I'm hoping that it will increase over the up coming years. We have such a short growing season here, so everything takes twice a s long as in a tropical climate.
One of the nicest Ficus Religiosa bonsai that I've seen. It has developed into exactly how I imagine a Ficus Religiosa should look. What is a "potato root"?
A Potato root is a root that looks like a potato. Most Ficus will develop these under the soil. The anchor the tree in the ground in nature to stop them toppling over in a storm. Regular root work will keep them under control, but if the roots are left unchecked, they will grow big bulbous roots in the soil. They will have to be removed in the future as they can get very ugly! Here is a good article on Ficus roots....
www.sidiao.com/Ficus_e.htm
Which is the best time for repotting this plant? From Nepal.
Sir, root combing fork is very good and you are a master!
Thank you Sanjay, I really enjoy sorting out the root base on a bonsai, I like to start at the bottom and create a good foundation for the tree!
That's but a wonderful tree.
Can you make a video with photos of all your dead trees? I mean to know about what trees we shouldn't wait updates
Waiting for this nly one of my favourite
Che substrato usi?
i dont understand the words "to much pot" its like gibberish to me
Funny!
Great video as always!! Great choice of pot, it fits it better. I hope to see many more repottings :-)
Just a thought: could you have used those suckers to develop taper on that side of the trunk?
From where do you collect religiosa
This tree was started from a very young nursery plant. They are very hard to find here in Canada, I just got lucky that I found them, I've never seen any for sale since! You can order seeds here...
www.rarexoticseeds.com/en
I wonder if you planted that one root if it wouldn't form a trunk and be a nice radial root base itself!!
It is possible to grow a Ficus from a root cutting. I've had no luck doing this, but I have seen others do it successfully.
Very nice
this is our religious tree we worship this tree from more than 5000 years.
Awesome tree!
I have a dawn redwood bonsai forest planting that really needs repotting but I wasn't sure if this was a good time of year to do that. It also recently lost its foliage, so I also wasn't sure if I should wait until it's regained its vigor first
Yes, I would baby it until it regains it's vigor, re potting could kill them when they are weak.
@@TheBonsaiZone Thanks for the reply. It's starting to come back but I will definitely take the advice and give it some time.
I'd wait until it's vigorous and back in good health. It's stressful for the tree to be re-potted.. I'd wait 'til the growing season is over or next spring, since the dawn redwood is deciduous. Learned this one from Nigel ;)
Sir do you throw the old pot away after repotting?
Why would you throw it away ?
No, I'm sure I'll find another tree for it!
@@TheBonsaiZone thanks alot!
Discovering the practical benefits of screening the entire bottom of a pot is yet another example of the ongoing learning process that is Bonsai.
I seem to be always learning!
You can never have to much pot! 🤫
You should do an air layering tutorial!
Callum Mcdonogh he just did!
I'd never top Connor's presentation!
Leaves of this tree looks very similar to Indian peepal tree.
Sundeep Raj it is a peepal tree
Yes it is the same tree!
"To much pot, to little tree."
#420blazeit #nigelkush
Sounds about right in Canada!
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A hard fought battle for Foist today, well done Dubsy!
Dubsy Dabster good ! ,its hot over here 😆
@@TheBonsaiZone
I can't be 'foist'... 😢
I hope, someday I can...
@@dinudavis4230 I remember when it was just me on this channel getting all the "FOIST" comments. Now there's a lot of competition ;)
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