I’m too early in a learning process to say what I would have done. I think you’ve done an awesome job. Love how you bend the limbs to make them appear shorter.
Never, EVER in a million years would I have thought the tree would look that good when you started! I have a 8yo ficus that looks just like yours before the transformation. Thank you for showing me how to improve my tree!
What a great transformation. And I love the videos on relatable material that we have all seen before. Often we see the "typical" ficus with the S shape trunk and the broom shape foliage. David did a great job showing what can be done setting the bones for the future while also making it look beautiful in the present.
Yes, a wonderful transformation. Thr S shape does seem a bit artificial, but when it's already started from the roots upwards, it is continued in a subtle way here.
This was very instructive. No way I would have expected this exquisite end result after wiring it up. As a novice bonsai enthousiast I fear getting wiring scars. I would love to learn what and when to pay attention to, to avoid scarring (and perhaps even what to do "when shit happens" and scarring has occured)
Wow, I didn’t expect this change at the end , I bought a ficus bonsai just a week ago, the seller put it in a good size pot without holes and he told me to water it once a week a half litter, but I noticed it’s leafs begin to falling 3 days ago, it is in my living room and there is enough sunlight to reach it but I putted it 2 days ago near the window so it’s gets more sunlight. It’s small right now so I’m looking forward to try out your method once it’s get taller branches 😊
A very good demonstration , well explained wiring , modified the and oriented the branches to give a very good shape of the branches . A very good video for a beginner into bonsai.
This is what's beautiful about the internet, if it wasn't for videos you and other bonsai enthusiast's and artists make people like me wouldn't be able to expand the knowledge we need to produce such beautiful specimen. I am now entering my 3rd year of bonsai, i have one ficus, three acer and one cypress and i have been really lost when it comes to shaping my ficus and find myself only realy pruning it back to maintain its current shape so thank you for this video which has given me some inspiration on where i could begin and where i could take it in the future
Beautiful tree!!! I must admit I did not except the tree to have ended up like that, you did a beautiful job with the branch placements. I hope to see more videos like this from you! Thank you!!
This being the first time I saw your video, it was a wonderful experience hearing your advice of how to transform an existing tree and taking us through the whole process of seeing the work.
You are an exceptional bonsai artist. The structure is clearly explained with great camera angles allowing the viewer to see and better understand the design you are striving to attain. The tree is very attractive at this stage of training which is encouraging to those of us just learning. Thank you for helping us to develop our vision to see the possibilities and the path of progress!
Hello! You made this ficus very nicely. I would never have thought that it could be made into such a beautiful tree. Anyway, I have a long way to go before I can do such beautiful things! The video was great! Few people make their trees in such detail in front of the camera and with such good interpretation. Great!
Beautifully done David. My thoughts at first was to a chop of all of those broom branches and wait for the sprouts to grow. But your way is much better ! Now we can enjoy this beautiful looking young bonsai until it grows new shouts and get then get a hair cut. You are a master 👍
Wow, thank you so much for showing us how to improve the looks of this beautiful plant. Can you perhaps tell me, how do I know how old is my plant, as I received it as a gift.
What I always find so wonderful is how less is more - by cutting off a large branch and wiring and shaping the remaining branches, the tree looks so much fuller.
I have just been gifted a bonsai starter from my friend's mother who has had hers passed on from her own mother. I liked the video and the result is beautiful. I think I would have liked a little more commentary on how and why certain branches go where. I understood a front, back and apex branch but I'm not sure what to look for in creating the other branches. Thank you for a great post.
Very nice transformation I had no idea how much nicer it would look in such a short amount of time. Looking forward to seeing it in the future two thumbs up 👍
You have done a wonderful explain of how to train a Ficus bonsai with a load of very important points when wiring a bonsai tree , the hand movements were well photographed . Thanks a lot.
Excellent transformation , the wiring and branch bends were really very well explained, just the tutorial for a beginner to understand the transformation . Good work, learnt a lot.
I am very impressed. I’ve been into bonsai since the early 70s not so much tropicals but I am very excited how you did this ficus makes me wanna go out and buy one except I know how finicky they are with temperature changes and it’s in the teens right now, I am now follower
My thought, well it look like it needed help. But to my surprise. Help you have it. It’s going to be a beautiful bonsai in the years to come. I wish I could be one of your students ! From Cincinnati Ohio. Blessings
Love the transformation ..learnt some great stuff to apply to my one that I have been trying to improve that is like what you started with ... Cheers mate ... PS i have been what seem like a little while waiting for new videos and techniques to learn from thanks
Great transformation...I am new to the bonsai game and constantly looking for new knowledge and most of all inspiration, many of you guys are great at the step by steps and not super articulate which makes it alot easier for us newbies to learn. Thank you for posting this.
Awesome! I just got my First bonsai looking for ideas. This video helped me a lot. My bonsai has wounds on the trunk from wire - will they heal? Can I help it?
I received 2 Ficus Ginseng from my son last July so very new to this. I thought you video was very informative, I've watch many and I liked yours as it was about moulding it into a beautiful shape not just cutting it to a twiglet, what a work of art, thank you for sharing. I hope I can keep mine alive and sculpt them well. Mine are from Airi Projects, living plant art so they're very unusual and worth a look. 😊❤
Great job with the ficus David....looks fantastic and i can see its future looking bright. Im ficus crazy and as you know they strike from cuts easily so i have tooooo many now. Thanks for the great video and your expertise David.
Hi David its the first time I have seen one of your videos and I found it very interesting. The transformation was amazing. The biggest rake for me was not to scared of using lots of wire to get the shape of tree you want. Thank you
definitely improved from where it began. started as an s curve house plant and became a nice bonsai in the making. i found some of the branch bending to be a bit a radical, but it's difficult to get a true feeling for the tree watching it on video and not seeing it in person. and after all, you are the master. really found the work on the apex interesting and vastly different from what you normally see - far more filled out and rounded. as always, thanks for sharing, David!
I thought it was going to look the way you have sculpted it it looks fabulous my name is Jesse DeMarcus from Gig Harbor Bonsai that was an amazing transformation thank you for your videos I just stumbled on your videos today and am glad to meet you
Thanks David for another educational video. Great initial styling with future using back budding and more compact brunching. Tree has very powerful trunk and will be valuable bonsai in the future.
I do have a 25 y.o. ficus, but when it gets moved / turned, the foliage will try to go back to follow the sunlight, to the point they can't and they will drop off or get folded in half.. how will foliage survive this wiring, if parts of it are forced away from their original angle of sunlight ?
watched the video today. your follower-number (that you mentioned in the video) has tripled since you released the video. And I understand why. That was great content, thanks a lot!!!
Wow. That is absolutely fantastic. I am blown away! LOL I never thought that would look like that in the end. I thought it looked good at the beginning! Thank you. I am getting into bonsai's and I will be learning from you! I have a plant shop in London, Ontario and do not have experience with training them.
Wow what a great job and you made it look so simply! Question-I just rec’d a tall ficus tree and am hoping to graft a small branch low on the trunk. Do I graph it by drilling a hole thru the trunk and insert a scion or do I cut a sliver into the side of the trunk and insert a freshly cut scion to fit into the sliver cut? Will air-layering also work with a ficus? Last, when is a good time to do this type of work on a ficus? Thank you for your answer and any input from your followers. 🙏🏼
This is a marvelous transformation, thank you for your contant. I took a cutting from a willow leaf ficus , can’t seem to find a lot of info on it , it has begun to grow now , have any advice ?
Hi David you make beautiful trees and amazing ficus i have some trees same you show in you tube and I want to know when can I repot my 🎄 and what kind the soil can I use please let me know thanks very much and you have a nice day
I cant believe the difference in how it looked at the end. I didnt see the potential of that tree... wow! I started bonsai 2.5 years ago and there is sooo much to learn. I have a ficus that I purchased and am not sure how to improve it. It looks ok but is very much almost a ball I see a way to get some interest/differentiation in the branches/pads. Any suggestions?
Im really impressed how fast and clinical you work! I had 2 hours today for a small sarissa, I love Bonsai and I want to start my own business, like you said its business for these experienced guys... I mean I would never do it only for the money on the other side I would be so happy if my hobby would pay my bills and some extra. Do you have any tipps what I should do to start my own nursery or bonsai business? Kind regards from Switzerland
I was amazed at the transformation. Pruning to wiring to final shaping, just outstanding.
Great transformation. Perhaps you could include a before and after picture.
I’m too early in a learning process to say what I would have done. I think you’ve done an awesome job. Love how you bend the limbs to make them appear shorter.
Never, EVER in a million years would I have thought the tree would look that good when you started! I have a 8yo ficus that looks just like yours before the transformation. Thank you for showing me how to improve my tree!
A very cool transformation!! Love the new T shirt too!!
Thanks Nigel we should get in touch soon
@@BonsaiSociety Sounds good, I'll definitely see you in Toronto!
What a beautiful transformation , I’m a beginner with a small bonsai ( ficus)
Great David, fantastic transformation... Thanks for sharing !!
What a great transformation. And I love the videos on relatable material that we have all seen before. Often we see the "typical" ficus with the S shape trunk and the broom shape foliage. David did a great job showing what can be done setting the bones for the future while also making it look beautiful in the present.
Thank you for the compliment. So nice to read so much positive feedback!
Yes, a wonderful transformation. Thr S shape does seem a bit artificial, but when it's already started from the roots upwards, it is continued in a subtle way here.
This was very instructive. No way I would have expected this exquisite end result after wiring it up. As a novice bonsai enthousiast I fear getting wiring scars. I would love to learn what and when to pay attention to, to avoid scarring (and perhaps even what to do "when shit happens" and scarring has occured)
You transformed this tree into an incredible bonsai! Thank you for showing your process
Wow, I didn’t expect this change at the end , I bought a ficus bonsai just a week ago, the seller put it in a good size pot without holes and he told me to water it once a week a half litter, but I noticed it’s leafs begin to falling 3 days ago, it is in my living room and there is enough sunlight to reach it but I putted it 2 days ago near the window so it’s gets more sunlight. It’s small right now so I’m looking forward to try out your method once it’s get taller branches 😊
Excellent work Mr. David!!
Thank you!
Nice! You set structure very well. As im learning the fundamentals, you’re one to be taken note of! Thank you!
Honestly as a beginner you mentioned a lot of analysis and I appreciated it! I almost need to make a checklist 😂
A very good demonstration , well explained wiring , modified the and oriented the branches to give a very good shape of the branches . A very good video for a beginner into bonsai.
Unreal transformation! Thanks david.
Watching you transform this tree was great. As a newbie this was a good training lesson to learn by. Thank you for sharing!
I think you performed a miracle. I have two ficus…ficuses and they are stringy, full of leaves but don’t look like THAT. Thank you.
I've really enjoyed this!!! I've learnt so much!! Just bought my first Ficus ... and raring to go with it. Great teaching.
Verry nice work as always David, the result is impressive with what you had to start with ...
This is what's beautiful about the internet, if it wasn't for videos you and other bonsai enthusiast's and artists make people like me wouldn't be able to expand the knowledge we need to produce such beautiful specimen. I am now entering my 3rd year of bonsai, i have one ficus, three acer and one cypress and i have been really lost when it comes to shaping my ficus and find myself only realy pruning it back to maintain its current shape so thank you for this video which has given me some inspiration on where i could begin and where i could take it in the future
Beautiful tree!!! I must admit I did not except the tree to have ended up like that, you did a beautiful job with the branch placements. I hope to see more videos like this from you! Thank you!!
Never did I think I would enjoy and look forward to a bonsai tree 😍🤌🏽
This being the first time I saw your video, it was a wonderful experience hearing your advice of how to transform an existing tree and taking us through the whole process of seeing the work.
Just enjoying your talent and narration as you go along . Thanks again sir .
Thank you Michael most of this is unscripted and unplanned. Thanks for enjoying my natural flow
THAT WAS A VERY NICE TEATCHING , I ENJOYED VERY MUCH! I SEE THAT IT TAKES TIME , DEDICATION , ATENTION AND PATIENCE..... CONGRATULATIONS!
Amazing transformation - thanks to your video, I now feel confident in trying to improve the look of my sad looking ficus. Thanks David.
This is exactly what I was looking for!
Glad you found value in this masterclass!
You are an exceptional bonsai artist. The structure is clearly explained with great camera angles allowing the viewer to see and better understand the design you are striving to attain. The tree is very attractive at this stage of training which is encouraging to those of us just learning. Thank you for helping us to develop our vision to see the possibilities and the path of progress!
Mr. Easterbrook you are great! Thank you for sharing your knowledge and ideas with us!
Amazing transformation - thanks to your video, I will now have a go at improving my sad looking ficus.
Amazing learned so much! And such beautiful outcome!!!
Hello! You made this ficus very nicely. I would never have thought that it could be made into such a beautiful tree. Anyway, I have a long way to go before I can do such beautiful things! The video was great! Few people make their trees in such detail in front of the camera and with such good interpretation. Great!
Fantastic video production Nicolas, and an amazing master class by sensei David! 👏🙏🐦💙🇨🇦
Hey thanks for tuning in as usual.
-The team
I liked your approach to styling this tree a lot. I would love to see how it has developed in the year since this video was posted
Hey we sold the bonsai a few weeks after the video
I looked at the start of the video and the product at the end. GREAT WORK. ID LOVE TO SEE THAT IN YEARS TO COME
Beautifully done David.
My thoughts at first was to a chop of all of those broom branches and wait for the sprouts to grow.
But your way is much better !
Now we can enjoy this beautiful looking young bonsai until it grows new shouts and get then get a hair cut.
You are a master 👍
You have a gift! What a wonderful process!
Love the videos David.
Wow, thank you so much for showing us how to improve the looks of this beautiful plant. Can you perhaps tell me, how do I know how old is my plant, as I received it as a gift.
What I always find so wonderful is how less is more - by cutting off a large branch and wiring and shaping the remaining branches, the tree looks so much fuller.
David your video came in handy last night as we had a ficus workshop at our club. Thanks for the advice and guidance. Steve.
I love what you did . Looks like a brand new tree .
Absolute fantastic transformation of that bonsai!!!!!!!
Omg that ficus looks absolutely beautiful now ! Thank you for your teaching I love it 😊
I have just been gifted a bonsai starter from my friend's mother who has had hers passed on from her own mother. I liked the video and the result is beautiful. I think I would have liked a little more commentary on how and why certain branches go where. I understood a front, back and apex branch but I'm not sure what to look for in creating the other branches. Thank you for a great post.
I liked the final outcome of the tree. I feel it could in the next few years, go even further with design concept. Thank you for the great lesson.
Very nice transformation I had no idea how much nicer it would look in such a short amount of time. Looking forward to seeing it in the future two thumbs up 👍
From start to finish was awesome 👌.
Yeah it is a beautiful transformation, with extreme smooth movement that is outstanding. You definitely taught me something today. Thanks 👍🏼
You have done a wonderful explain of how to train a Ficus bonsai with a load of very important points when wiring a bonsai tree , the hand movements were well photographed . Thanks a lot.
Excellent transformation , the wiring and branch bends were really very well explained, just the tutorial for a beginner to understand the transformation . Good work, learnt a lot.
Great transformation and waiting to see the progress....
Ficus over rock, I would love to see it again, you inspire me to do well with my bonsai, many thanks Bill. 🌲👌
Just what I would've done. Love to see a pic of the new pot as well.
Thanks Jeff that second repotting part is coming real soon
Love the transformation! Great to see you work your magic. I have definitely learned a thing or too! :)
I am very impressed. I’ve been into bonsai since the early 70s not so much tropicals but I am very excited how you did this ficus makes me wanna go out and buy one except I know how finicky they are with temperature changes and it’s in the teens right now, I am now follower
Wow this is fantastic... What a wonderful God given talent... Thank you so much for sharing 😍
You created a masterpiece David. Great job Sir.
Amazing! What a transformation!
My thought, well it look like it needed help. But to my surprise. Help you have it. It’s going to be a beautiful bonsai in the years to come. I wish I could be one of your students ! From Cincinnati Ohio. Blessings
Thanks DC, I have a friend who is a member of a club in your area so I might be in your area before you know it
Oh Please, come and have a workshop somewhere in the future soon. Thanks
in advance
Watching you work is mesmerising. You're skill, speed and results speak for themselves.
Amazing transformation! Im impressed 😮
Very nice transformation draft an ordinary specimen to a next level. liked your videos a lot thanks
Love the transformation ..learnt some great stuff to apply to my one that I have been trying to improve that is like what you started with ...
Cheers mate ...
PS i have been what seem like a little while waiting for new videos and techniques to learn from thanks
Great transformation...I am new to the bonsai game and constantly looking for new knowledge and most of all inspiration, many of you guys are great at the step by steps and not super articulate which makes it alot easier for us newbies to learn.
Thank you for posting this.
Awesome! I just got my First bonsai looking for ideas. This video helped me a lot. My bonsai has wounds on the trunk from wire - will they heal? Can I help it?
I received 2 Ficus Ginseng from my son last July so very new to this. I thought you video was very informative, I've watch many and I liked yours as it was about moulding it into a beautiful shape not just cutting it to a twiglet, what a work of art, thank you for sharing. I hope I can keep mine alive and sculpt them well. Mine are from Airi Projects, living plant art so they're very unusual and worth a look. 😊❤
Great job with the ficus David....looks fantastic and i can see its future looking bright. Im ficus crazy and as you know they strike from cuts easily so i have tooooo many now. Thanks for the great video and your expertise David.
Transformation is awesome it looks really nice bonsai now... you have done a great job
Wow Wonderful Bonsai ^^
Thank you for good sharing~
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My friend, have a good day
Hi David its the first time I have seen one of your videos and I found it very interesting. The transformation was amazing. The biggest rake for me was not to scared of using lots of wire to get the shape of tree you want. Thank you
Love Wigerts! I’m hoping to go grab some pre bonsai from there this year. They have great tropicals.
Looks amazing, big transformation in such a short time
definitely improved from where it began. started as an s curve house plant and became a nice bonsai in the making. i found some of the branch bending to be a bit a radical, but it's difficult to get a true feeling for the tree watching it on video and not seeing it in person. and after all, you are the master. really found the work on the apex interesting and vastly different from what you normally see - far more filled out and rounded. as always, thanks for sharing, David!
Great job! Looks so good!
I thought it was going to look the way you have sculpted it it looks fabulous my name is Jesse DeMarcus from Gig Harbor Bonsai that was an amazing transformation thank you for your videos I just stumbled on your videos today and am glad to meet you
This is amazing.Thanx for showing. Greetz from the Netherlands.
Thanks David for another educational video. Great initial styling with future using back budding and more compact brunching. Tree has very powerful trunk and will be valuable bonsai in the future.
Love where you have taken this tree David!
God! what a wonderful transformation! Love it. I wish I can work my trees as masterfully as him!
Wow what a transformation.
ماهي الماده التي تم وضعها علي ساق الشجره بعد قطعه ؟؟؟ ومن أين نشتريها ؟؟
I do have a 25 y.o. ficus, but when it gets moved / turned,
the foliage will try to go back to follow the sunlight,
to the point they can't and they will drop off or get folded in half..
how will foliage survive this wiring, if parts of it are forced away
from their original angle of sunlight ?
watched the video today. your follower-number (that you mentioned in the video) has tripled since you released the video. And I understand why. That was great content, thanks a lot!!!
I'm listening. . . .Gives me peace.
Wow. That is absolutely fantastic. I am blown away! LOL I never thought that would look like that in the end. I thought it looked good at the beginning! Thank you. I am getting into bonsai's and I will be learning from you! I have a plant shop in London, Ontario and do not have experience with training them.
You make it look easy but doable.
Awesome job looks great! If I send you a picture of mine can you make any recommendations. I have to main branches and not sure what to do. Thanks!
Wow what a great job and you made it look so simply!
Question-I just rec’d a tall ficus tree and am hoping to graft a small branch low on the trunk. Do I graph it by drilling a hole thru the trunk and insert a scion or do I cut a sliver into the side of the trunk and insert a freshly cut scion to fit into the sliver cut? Will air-layering also work with a ficus? Last, when is a good time to do this type of work on a ficus? Thank you for your answer and any input from your followers. 🙏🏼
In the video David mentioned that July and August (summer for Ficus) would be a good time to to do this work.
you've done a wonderful job on this ficus. 👏
Thanks for the video. I always learn something. Keep up the good work.
nice bonsai ficus,thank you Mr for sharing
This is a marvelous transformation, thank you for your contant.
I took a cutting from a willow leaf ficus , can’t seem to find a lot of info on it , it has begun to grow now , have any advice ?
Great Ficus to work with. They grow quickly and they can be trained just using scissors so keep growing!
@@BonsaiSociety thanks for responding, keep up the videos!
Hi David you make beautiful trees and amazing ficus i have some trees same you show in you tube and I want to know when can I repot my 🎄 and what kind the soil can I use please let me know thanks very much and you have a nice day
Thanks a lot master you really teach. God bless you 🙏🏽🍀
I cant believe the difference in how it looked at the end. I didnt see the potential of that tree... wow! I started bonsai 2.5 years ago and there is sooo much to learn. I have a ficus that I purchased and am not sure how to improve it. It looks ok but is very much almost a ball I see a way to get some interest/differentiation in the branches/pads. Any suggestions?
Im really impressed how fast and clinical you work! I had 2 hours today for a small sarissa, I love Bonsai and I want to start my own business, like you said its business for these experienced guys... I mean I would never do it only for the money on the other side I would be so happy if my hobby would pay my bills and some extra. Do you have any tipps what I should do to start my own nursery or bonsai business? Kind regards from Switzerland
Great transformation
Great transformation!