Terrific from start to finish, i am sat at the edge of my chair , thanks again Nigel for another amazing episode in The Bonsia Zone !.

Nigel I thought of you a lot today. I made your 3-ingredient soil recipe (safe-t-sorb, perlite, and reptile fir bark). I sifted it thoroughly. Then after a hard canopy and root prune, I repotted my 30 year old ginseng ficus bonsai. Your videos gave me the courage to do it! Your soil recipe has AWESOME drainage. I love it. Thank you for sharing your knowledge.

i love the stem and the branch Mr. Nigel. very natural

It's such a naturally beautifully formed tree Nigel, and as many noted here, we marvel at your bravery in some of those 'big cuts' you make. Thank you for lovely work on a lovely tree ...❤

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YES! Zombie Apocalypse episode! I really wanna make a Bonsai Zone Bingo game, and fill the squares with different occurrences in the Bonsai Zone. In this episode, repotting a tree, Zombie Apocalypse, Red scissors, 3D printed pot, pot selection, potato/ bulbous root etc. ... COMING SOON! Also, what kind of animal combs roots from the outside in? That is an abomination lol 😂

I had sworn off ficus bonsai for years for a number of reasons. You've inspired me to try them again. I just bought a 11 inch tall willow leaf ficus in a 4 inch pot from a garden nursery store. Styling plan right now is "keep it alive". 😂😂 It'll get some root and branch pruning in a week or so.

This looks so extreme but I cant argue with your results, you have some very nice ficus bonsai!!

That tree is simple, but elegant! The leaves are so much smaller than they used to be!

Uh oh the zombie apoplectic is coming made me laugh. thanks for all your videos.

I'm a few videos behind, so I hope you've gotten your rain by now. We got 2.5 inches (6cm) down here in Missouri yesterday and today. I seem to have similar weather trends as you (just a bit warmer) so I bet you did!

I agree Nigel, and that new pot is YUMMY with this tree! Thank you for such a luxurious pruning and repotting video! Wonderful! Lisa

As you turned the ficus 360, I thought there were a couple of other possibilities for fronts toward the back and left side. What a tree! Looking forward to its development and what the future might suggest. Thank you. Here’s to rain and full collection containers 🌧️🌧️🌧️🤞🤞🤞Maybe someone could plan a picnic or a car wash fund raiser or outdoor wedding?!?😊

Really like that sweet new/old pot. Great wabi-sabi in that one.

You need to get hooked up to a drip irrigation system on a timer my dude.

Well done. I like the color of the pot.👍

Think you ended up with a great silhouette! Love that massive trunk. Thanks for sharing this video.

0.35 Interesting same thing happened to my wisteria. It seemsd to suffer a little, didnt like being brought out from indoors from its winter home. Ill be more careful hardening it off this year

Fantastic root work! Appreciate you, good Sir

Great video nigel! Thanks

Sorry missed removing that bottom skinny branch..great pruning and looks wonderful

What do you think of using a mesh screen for cooking to remove the particles from the rain water? Should catch it faster for you. Just a thought.

Excellent tutorial on pruning and root pruning and repotting. Superb!!!

Just got given a Willow Leaf Fig last week (first one) so thanks for the video. I went through the play list for your one, so it was very helpful. Cheers for Oz.

Nigel, I was recently gifted a willow Lear Ficus from a club member who gave up on Bonsai. This tutorial gets me off to a good start Txs

nigel please dont turn into a walker zombley on us all😂 i ve wanted a willow leaf for a while now. or the too little leaf

How high would be the chances of the ficus to survive such a root-pruning? I'm still a bit afraid to cut too much 😅

I seem to remember you haveing a weeping willow bonsai. How come I haven't seen an update on it in some time.

Always enjoy your videos so much….just got one of these…question….why leave that bottom slim branch…seemed so out of place maybe?

I want to see a pine with an ebihara nebari style root base on a portulacaria afra and a Japanese black pine. That is my target goal for one of my pines and one of my ports. I planted a port on a flat plastic thing and it so far has not liked it at all.

Enjoyed the video Nigel. Thank you. I am a novice. I repotted my 3-year nursery stock Ficus Benjamina from nursery soil into equal parts akadama, leca and pumice. Repotting was done in September of the southern hemisphere spring. The roots developed well, but with sparse growth in the canopy. The tree was kept indoors. Could it be the incorrect soil mixture or should the tree be kept outdoors in our spring and summer? I am a novice

I am a novice who lives in Central Florida. Do you prune as needed or only in spring? I have a ficus and willow leaf that need pruning. Also, when do you use moss with your bonsai? Thank you for all answers and information.

I think you have to cut the lower branch.

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You talk about trees not looking good if they don't look like a tree in nature. you mentioned the proportions. I have to agree that the trees which are popular in China where the trunk taper is so exagerated that the trunk is nealy as wide at the ground as the tree is tall sometimes even wider. I personally think such trees are grotesque.

Hi Nigel. Where should I buy bonsai pots?