Pruning My Natal Ficus and It's History, The Bonsai Zone, Dec 2023

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7 ай бұрын

I was given this Ficus burtt-davyi by Joey in Aug 2019 and I've done a lot of work to it since. This video shows all the major steps I have done to style the tree so far!
These trees are strangler Figs from Southern Africa and they put out a lot of aerial roots and are fast growers.
The species was named in honor of the botanist Joseph Burtt Davy, who worked in South Africa between 1903 and 1919.
He is commemorated in the genus name Burttdavya and in numerous specific epithets including Aloe davyana, Acacia davyi, Hibiscus burtt-davyi and Ficus burtt-davyi.
To see previous videos of this tree, click on the playlist here....
• Natal Ficus Bonsai
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@bibnida7945 7 ай бұрын

Love these historical illustrations. Such a wealth of care and experience, thanks for sharing it.

@TheBonsaiZone 7 ай бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it!

@craft-o-matic399 7 ай бұрын

I'm loving these historical tours of your trees too Nigel! @@TheBonsaiZone

@Tybold63 7 ай бұрын

Agree totally

@barryauguste9734 7 ай бұрын

Me too. I missed out on your early years )I had yet to find you but fate led me to you. Seeing where the trees started out is so fascinating!

@t3dwards13 7 ай бұрын

It's like two videos combined, awesome!

@dreamingofbonsai 7 ай бұрын

I’m loving these deep dives into your trees. If you’re able please keep them coming!

@chinookwind8535 7 ай бұрын

May we never take for granted your time and effort to put out content. Thanks for all you do

@grobonsai 7 ай бұрын

Very informative and enjoyable. The rain on the greenhouse roof is divine, nothing is more relaxing than the pitter patter sound

@rebeccahunter725 7 ай бұрын

26:55 is the gold in this video for me. Everyone talks about "building a tree" and it made a degree of sense, but you just clarified it all perfectly. The missing piece of the puzzle, thank you!

@WanderingBobAK 7 ай бұрын

Nice to watch the timeline and progression. Shows the dedication needed to master bonsai. Look the future of this and more of your plants.

@kathyvettraino2267 7 ай бұрын

I introduced my grandson to your trees!

@TheBonsaiZone 7 ай бұрын

Cool!!

@peacecosmonaut176 7 ай бұрын

So much work in so few years, on that tree You have taken every oportunity it seems

@erinconnor6757 7 ай бұрын

I really learn so much from these examinations of the growth of a single plant over time. Thank you!

@timb.9224 7 ай бұрын

Hi Nigel, I really enjoy these videos where you go back and show a bonsai tree through its progress. The Canada arm from the space shuttle was a nice step back in time too ! lol

@AtrophM 7 ай бұрын

Great to see tree progress over the years. As someone just getting into bonsai, gives good realistic expectations of what to expect for the trees I’m developing. Thank you

@thenaturecreater8906 7 ай бұрын

Great video, Mr Nigel. Love how you take it back, historie Lane . Great progress in just a few years.

@mattbrennan647 7 ай бұрын

Thanks for the stroll down memory lane. Just amazing. Thanks, keep growing

@jballenger9240 7 ай бұрын

Great retrospective of your natal ficus’ evolution and refinement; significant transformation. And you could have knocked me over with a feather when you said “I don’t want any aerial roots at all.”! Excuse me? Is that you, Nigel?? Beautiful pruning today. Strong example of what the “clip and grow” method can produce in a very short period of time. Sending wishes for many happier days in the New Year and beyond, filled with sunshine, gentle rains, good health, abundant love, joy, success and prosperity to you, your family, friends and The Bonsai Zone community! And for our planet: more trees, clean water, healing and PEACE 🕊️🕊️🕊️ Thank you. 🙏 Namaste 🙏

@barryauguste9734 7 ай бұрын

And update us on your weather Nigel....we love to see what's happening around the property. It gives perspective and makes us feel like your big extended family. We want to have you part of our lives. ❤

@Steves_Backyard_Bonsai 7 ай бұрын

Great tree retrospective Nigel. Those roots ate amazing!

@t3dwards13 7 ай бұрын

You've done soo well explaining your decisions over the years, I'm getting better at predicting your pruning! Thank you Sir Nigel!!!

@growingwithbonsai 7 ай бұрын

Great to see these transformations over time ;)

@growclipbonsaiforseniors1951 7 ай бұрын

A nice bit of history on this tree. Great to see how it came along into a nice bonsai tree. The pruning done on this tree will give some nice spring growth.

@kathyvettraino2267 7 ай бұрын

Yay! Firsty again! Hi Nigel

@TheBonsaiZone 7 ай бұрын

Awesome Kathy, thanks!!!!!!!!!!!

@johnswn255 7 ай бұрын

Trunk, primary branching + of course the roots really came a long nicely in a few years

@ferasi6944 6 ай бұрын

I love to see the historical development of this tree! I hope to see such videos for other trees, too. Thanks, Nigel!

@TheBonsaiZone 5 ай бұрын

More to come!

@greenpropscanada 7 ай бұрын

Nice progress! It's looking great.

@robertscarborough68 7 ай бұрын

Beautiful!

@teresagalbreath7452 7 ай бұрын

Great video and you're getting a nice canopy on your hair as well. 🥰

@peacecosmonaut176 7 ай бұрын

8:32 The glass greenhouse is an amazing studio, but I also miss these cosy indoor plantroom videos in the winter time, like now in late december

@T.Askildsen 7 ай бұрын

I got inspired and defoliated and structure pruned one of my ficus today. Keep up the good work.

@darrellvince9425 7 ай бұрын

Great video Nigel, thanks for taking the effort to share the timeline like this. I’m based in South Africa and bought my first ingenious ficus which just happens to be a Burt-Davyii variety a couple of weeks ago from an indigenous nursery in JHB. Feel super inspired after this video!

@bibnida7945 7 ай бұрын

The Burt Davey is truly an ingenious ficus 😁

@jaimerico6499 7 ай бұрын

Happy Holidays to you and yours Nigal

@zimmy1958 7 ай бұрын

Thanks.

@ianrowe9337 7 ай бұрын

Thanks for the journey Nigel, your patience with your Trees is commendable !

@harrietb2141 7 ай бұрын

👍😍

@antoinekatanga2702 7 ай бұрын

Beau travail sur un arbre de ma région et surtout instructif pour nous débutant en bonsai sans maître et sans club dans la ville.

@lukasmihara 6 ай бұрын

It surely came a long way. Good development over the years! A few years ago I watched a documentary on some special tree species. If I remember correctly, I believe one of them was Auracaria in Argentina, and the other one massive Ficus in Africa. Unfortunately I haven't found the documentary ever since, but I remember it being really interesting.

@FrostBiteBonsai 7 ай бұрын

I really like these videos with all the past growth! That tree has also come a long way. Neat to see all the choices that took it to where it is now!

@KennetDeBondt 7 ай бұрын

Great video and great tree! Sadly, I can´t find natalensis anywhere here... I would love to make a fusion tree with these. Grts Kennet

@brucedeacon28 7 ай бұрын

👍👌👌

@adamnorris8006 7 ай бұрын

Nigel, have you ever thought of selling successful cuttings from some of your established and mature trees? I know for me personally I would love to own such a thing. Especially your old ficus trees. And then maybe you could afford a really expensive Mature tree that you never thought you could own like the ones you talk about.

@robburnett6059 7 ай бұрын

Greetings from South Africa. Ficus burtt-davyi [veld fig] and Ficus natalensis {natal fig] are different species. We also use Ficus ingens [rock fig] for bonsai. All indigenous here.

@TheBonsaiZone 7 ай бұрын

Thanks, information on these trees is hard to get!!!

@robburnett6059 7 ай бұрын

That's why we go indigenous, classic bonsai species rare and too expensive her

@percyacutt3110 7 ай бұрын

Hi Nigel in your Aug 2019 video you refer to the tree as a burst davyhi but further along it becomes a ficus natalensis , it looks very much like a burst davyhi not a ficus natalensis a natalensis does not have a sharp pointed leaf I think it is a burst dayvhi #3 , a big leaf burst dayvhi

@andriesjansevanrensburg1245 7 ай бұрын

more vidoes pleace

@DavidMFChapman 7 ай бұрын

Nice job! I have learned a lot from watching you. I have a three-trunk bonsai ficus from cuttings from a tree that I bought over 40 years ago and grew at work. That tree is now 15 years old. I grow it in a natural umbrella shape and repot every 2 years. I’m also experimented with small bonsai. Outside, I have maples and mountain ash that pop up on my property. They survive the winter in pots (Nova Scotia).

@wbarreto1 7 ай бұрын

Muito bom!!!

@zicada7661 7 ай бұрын

Why the cool basement treatment? These appear to grow in southern Africa where "winters" are 20+ C

@jasonbran16 7 ай бұрын

Nigel when you repotted this tree in May of 2022 your soil mix looked much different than the usual soil mix. Was it different? If yes, do you mind explaining why? Thanks!

@patsfreund9164 7 ай бұрын

Nigel, In the first clip you refer to this plant as a Burtt Davyi ficus, then later a Natalensis. Are they one and the same? I thought they were different varieties of ficus.

@user-dj9hi6nd1c 7 ай бұрын

Questionm What do you do with all your used soil ?

@The.Bonsai.Domain 7 ай бұрын

Hello Nigel Sir

@The.Bonsai.Domain 7 ай бұрын

You are my bonsai mentor. I follow you very closely.

@TheBonsaiZone 7 ай бұрын

Thanks so much Sanjeevarun!!!

@Ollearnekalle 7 ай бұрын

I need help. I have had flying root aphids on all my trees i couldnt kill them for months, now i have thrown all my trees and all soil… how long do i have to wait before getting new trees? I live in an apartment in sweden, now without a single tree, for how long can the monsters survive?