I was getting tired of how tall it was compared to the trunk size so I air layered the top of it!
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@mikec38202 ай бұрын
big bold cuts make the best bonsai. nice work mike
@BonsaiBoise2 ай бұрын
Thanks Mike! This tree had it coming for a long time 😎
@KpCrewProduction2 ай бұрын
This has been one of my favorite trees to see on your channel. Excited to see them develop!
@BonsaiBoise2 ай бұрын
I'm glad to hear that! For the first few years, this tree was just another cutting in a pot. Then it seems like one day I just looked at it and bam! It was a decent little tree! It kind of snuck up on me.
@dkstott292 ай бұрын
I've got a too little ficus that I did a big chop on. It was leggy and I wasn't happy with the appearance. It was touch and go if it'd live or die.🤣 Surprisingly, it's got nice new growth appearing. 👍❤️
@BonsaiBoise2 ай бұрын
Got to love that!
@None2Lose2 ай бұрын
I have a ficus benjamina that was given to me this past Christmas. I love it and want to start making decisions, but I don't know where to start. It'll be my first attempt at bonsai.
@BonsaiBoise2 ай бұрын
Not sure if you watch much of Nigel Saunders videos but he's got a ton of great videos on these. His are pretty well developed too and mostly started from seeds or small cuttings. That's who I started watching when I first started with bonsai.
@None2Lose2 ай бұрын
@@BonsaiBoise I don't believe I've seen his videos. I'll give them a look. Although I think I've seen all of your ficus benjamina videos. You put out some great content.
@BonsaiBoise2 ай бұрын
@@None2Lose I appreciate that! I've actually been meaning to do a follow up to a general Ficus Benjamina video I did last year. Kind of an update on some of the weird, odd ball ones I have.
@viktorsbonsai2 ай бұрын
Nice! Go big or go home as they say! Maybe repot the stump in the middle of summer? I’m thinking because 70%+ of the tree is gone those roots that existed because of it might rot, also an opportunity to change the angle slightly, (if you so wish) just thinking that it’s growing out straight from the soil which is fine, tho because of the branch sticking out 90 degrees it might look like a lightning bolt kind of thing 🤷🏼♂️
@BonsaiBoise2 ай бұрын
Yep, I was thinking about that too. I'm hoping it shoots a bunch of new branches out of the top so I'll have some options, but this tree likes to do the opposite of what I want sometimes lol
@jameswalker34162 ай бұрын
Mike, how often do you reply the osmacote? I've been using as well.
@BonsaiBoise2 ай бұрын
I'm kind of bad about it. I'll stay on top of it every couple weeks for awhile, then forget for a month, etc. ideally, every 2 weeks
@jameswalker34162 ай бұрын
@BonsaiBoise well I haven't been putting nearly enough. Thanks