The Privet is on the way but the Ficus roots are camera shy! Loved Matt's Schefflera, a real beauty!

@BlueJayBonsai

2 жыл бұрын

🌟Thanks Nigel! That’s a good way of looking at it. (And funnier too). 🐦💙

@mattbrennan647

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks Nigel. I’m looking forward to repotting it into a nicer pot and straightening out some of the aerial roots into a more vertical position. Thanks, keep growing

What joy seeing those roots, thanku Jay. I’ve been standing my pond baskets in over large nursery pots to keep sun off but allow air circulation, you’re welcome!! God bless you 🙏✝️ ✌️🇺🇦🌻✌️

@BlueJayBonsai

2 жыл бұрын

🌟Thanks Gaye! Interesting technique! 🐦💙

Emily: ‘That’s Us! We are scientists!’ 🤣🤣 Looks great! So many roots!!!

@BlueJayBonsai

2 жыл бұрын

🌟Ha ha, love it! The Bonsai Scientists ™️

The subscriber pics section is uncommon to other KZreadrs. Thanks for sharing our trees on your channel as we progress and learn from you along the way. I love the privet's airlayer outcome. Good job! And for the willow ficus, I'd try to airlayer 1 branch again and the other branch into cutting. With ficus, I have had success with both methods.

@BlueJayBonsai

2 жыл бұрын

🌟Thanks for your pics Ben! Nigel actually gave me the idea since he doesn’t have time for viewers pics anymore. Love that guy! 🐦💙

“I love it when a plan cones together!” One tree down, and one to go! Finger crossed there will be plenty of roots next time you check (maybe just keep it well moist)!

@sbragaglia

2 жыл бұрын

Great subscribers pics, as always, and I look forward to see who wins the battle: you, or the squirrel! Just giving some ideas if you ever decide to engage the evil furry mastermind: kzread.info/dash/bejne/mnqOqMyoiJXJd8o.html kzread.info/dash/bejne/doiqtZulprXeips.html

@BlueJayBonsai

2 жыл бұрын

🌟Ha ha, I love those video! Thanks Stefano!

I really like this kind of demonstration, very educational, nice job Jay.

@BlueJayBonsai

2 жыл бұрын

🌟Thanks Cherie! You are too kind! 🐦💙

Love the carnage cam, Jay! 😆 The air layering experience is really interesting. Thanks for sharing your journey. 😊

@BlueJayBonsai

2 жыл бұрын

🌟Thank you Barb! 🐦💙

Glad to see carnage cam back. It’ll be interesting to see if the tourniquet fixes willow leaf air layer.

@BlueJayBonsai

2 жыл бұрын

🌟Thanks Geoff! Tourniquet for the win I hope!! 🤞🍀

Omg Jay, you definitely made Levi’s day!! He thought it was so cool to have his tree on tv, too bad about the willow leaf air layer, I’m “rooting” for this time will work!! Lol

@BlueJayBonsai

2 жыл бұрын

🌟Thanks Aaron! That’s how we learn. Glad little Levi like it! 🐦💙

Blue jay rocking the air layer congrats

@BlueJayBonsai

2 жыл бұрын

🌟Thank you! 🙏

Good luck with the willow leaf ficus. Air layering is something I’m still struggling with so far in my bonsai journey. Thanks, keep growing

@BlueJayBonsai

2 жыл бұрын

🌟Thanks Matt! Third times a charm I hope! 🤞🍀

@TonysBonsai

2 жыл бұрын

Nice Schefflera Matt. Looks fantastic!

@mattbrennan647

2 жыл бұрын

@@TonysBonsai ,, Thanks Tony. As I mentioned. I’m looking forward to repotting it into a nice pot and straightening out some of the aerial roots into a more vertical position. Keep growing

@TonysBonsai

2 жыл бұрын

Well you certainly seem to know what you're doing with it. It's a beauty!

@murray821

2 жыл бұрын

I have successful airlayers with Japanese maples, junipers and forsythia. Although the forsythia callused over 2 times but eventually it struck roots. Isn’t it possible just to cut that ficus and root it like a big cutting? Or would that be too hard wood.

Good video nice sharing

@BlueJayBonsai

2 жыл бұрын

🌟Thank you my friend! 🙏

Hello, thanks for sharing this video! I love your channel, I will support you along the way! Always believe in yourself and keep doing what you love. Good luck and have a nice weekend

@BlueJayBonsai

2 жыл бұрын

🌟Thank you for your kind words! 🙏

Whoa, I got goosebumps on the privet reveal! That’s gonna be a lot of fun come spring.

@BlueJayBonsai

2 жыл бұрын

🌟Thanks Billy! 🐦💙

Privet, sounds like our kind of Bonsai!! The air layering is so cool Jay ! Good luck with the the third try, I off to get a belt and suspenders 🤣🤣🤣 Have a great weekend Jay !! Cheers J&C 🌱🤞🌱

@BlueJayBonsai

2 жыл бұрын

🌟Thanks guys! Belt & Suspenders… let’s start a band! That’s a great band name. 😂🤣🐦💙

Great viewer pics

@BlueJayBonsai

2 жыл бұрын

🌟Thanks Tom! 🐦💙

Cool! 😎 For one "school day" with Nigel and two trees for the same prize! Keeping my fingers crossed the ficus will take this time.. 😶 Thanks for the update! 😁💚 I've been thinking of doing an airlayer on an oak close by, its too close to the train tracks and will be cut down eventually anyway, so why not. Might go prune it back these days and leave the airlayer for next year. Very nice schefflera Matt 💚💚💚

@BlueJayBonsai

2 жыл бұрын

🌟Thanks Aija! Go get that oak! 😁

Nice job with the air layer Jay

@BlueJayBonsai

2 жыл бұрын

🌟Thank you Michael!

HOLY ROOTS!!! Congrats man, no better feeling!

@BlueJayBonsai

2 жыл бұрын

🌟Thanks Colin! Those roots really boosted my confidence! 🐦💙

Good luck on the willow leaf ficus Jay, it would be a shame to cut off those thick branches

@BlueJayBonsai

2 жыл бұрын

🌟Thanks Xin! That was the frustration talking… 😂

Thanks...

@BlueJayBonsai

2 жыл бұрын

🌟Thank you my friend!

Congrats on the wonderful air layer. Looking good!

@BlueJayBonsai

2 жыл бұрын

🌟Thanks Dave! Nothing like a roaring success to boost the confidence! 🐦💙

@DavesBonsai

2 жыл бұрын

@@BlueJayBonsai That's for sure!!!

very nice video jay. get ready for some roots!

@BlueJayBonsai

2 жыл бұрын

🌟Ha ha, thanks Christopher! 👍

Nice air layers, I recently removed a Japanese maple air layer and it came out really nice. I tried not to mess with the roots too much, but I had to do some work. Shame on the ficus air layering, I would have just tried to root the cutting in water. I have used those types of plastics, but I was able to 3d print the size I needed. Thanks for sharing!!

@BlueJayBonsai

2 жыл бұрын

🌟Awesome, thanks Oscars. That’s a great idea, 3d printed exact size. 👍

A very healthy air-layered material...Shout-out also please...🙂

@BlueJayBonsai

2 жыл бұрын

🌟Thanks Alex! Too late for this week… shout out next week!

@bonsaibuenobyalexb

2 жыл бұрын

@@BlueJayBonsai Thanks...🙂

Nice work on the Privet air layer 😎 I like the branches on the Ficus 🤣

@BlueJayBonsai

2 жыл бұрын

🌟Thanks Gerardo! It looks ok on camera, but in real life I’d rather have 2 small ficus from air layers than the current headless monster! 😁

SUCCESS! Awesome Jay. That privet looks great.

@BlueJayBonsai

2 жыл бұрын

🌟Thanks Matt! A gold medal for you too! 🥇

@baldyeti

2 жыл бұрын

Matt, that Schef looks amazing!

@mattbrennan647

2 жыл бұрын

@@baldyeti ,,, Thanks very much. I’m really looking forward to repotting it into a nicer pot and straightening out the aerial roots into a more vertical position. Keep growing

@baldyeti

2 жыл бұрын

@@mattbrennan647 can you trim and get subdivision on their way down? Or does cutting the tips just kill them off?

@mattbrennan647

2 жыл бұрын

@@baldyeti ,, Yes… You can prune these scheffleras hard and they back bud like crazy.

..carnage is so necessary. Very nice Air layer and a cool free tree. Congrats! Also, I've seen tags held on by wire that was left on too long become a tourniquet, and well short story long roots! even without the cut or the medium or the hormone stuffs...zip ties are handy also.

@BlueJayBonsai

2 жыл бұрын

🌟Thanks Patricia! You are right, Ray does tourniquets without the ringing first… but I like the double dipping! 😂🤣🐦💙

@PatriciaOConnorBonsaiBalcony

2 жыл бұрын

@@BlueJayBonsai Absolutely best foot forward!

Thanks for this. I have never seen those plastic air layer thingymajigs before - though I had heard of them. I presume they allow water / moisture to get in or are they so efficient that you dont need to worry about the moss staying moist? Love the volume of roots you got from that first Ficus :) I get the impression KW Bonsai are building a good group of creators now.

@BlueJayBonsai

2 жыл бұрын

🌟Thanks Xavier! They are definitely not watertight. I plan to keep watering them .. my previous attempt was watertight.. and it dries out. Yes, Nigel makes it look so easy, and he is very encouraging… so we all start video-ing our trees.. then try KZread. And BAM. A second hobby/addiction! 😂🤣🐦💙

@XaviersBonsaiRetreat

2 жыл бұрын

@@BlueJayBonsai your right...i think i spend more time editting. It is very addictive!

permission to listen friends By putting out the fire.... I really like this content, I fully support you friend

Wow! Thats a lot of roots in short time! Well done. My chinese privet is still not well. A species I don't understand yet. Invasive it is, but not in Sweden or Canada (?). Great subscriber pics! I may try to do that in the future.😀👍

@BlueJayBonsai

2 жыл бұрын

🌟Thanks Magnus! Good luck with your privet. 🤞I’ve never seen any in the wild here.. too cold I think.

Cool! That was a lot of roots. Maybe the other stayed too dry? You can use butcher twine like a wick. insert it through the moss an into a cup of water near the same level, but not higher. The butcher twine will wick the water to the moss to absorb it.

@BlueJayBonsai

2 жыл бұрын

🌟Thanks Marysol! Nice tip!

Mantab, .menginspirasi, salam sehobi

@BlueJayBonsai

2 жыл бұрын

🌟Thank you my friend! 🙏

Jay try peeling back the cut like a banana a little and sticking a toothpick in the splits to see if it helps with the rooting. I can send you pics later if my explanation is a bit confusing.

@BlueJayBonsai

2 жыл бұрын

🌟Thanks Joseph! I have seen that actually. I will save that for try #4. 🤣

@tinjoesstation

2 жыл бұрын

@@BlueJayBonsai awesome!! I thought it was crazy when they told me about it in my class.

Hi Jay. Just a thought but Ficus are renowned for producing quite a lot of latex from wounds. Could this have helped your 'scabbing over' and hence the bridging of your ring-barking and no root formation as a result. I may be barking up the wrong tree but it's something that came to mind. 😀😀

@BlueJayBonsai

Жыл бұрын

🌟Anything is possible Guy! Keep barking! 😂🤣🐦💙

“I love it when a plan cones together!” One tree down, and one to go! Finger crossed there will be plenty of roots next time you check (maybe just keep it well moist)! Great subscribers pics, as always, and I look forward to see who wins the battle: you, or the squirrel!

Really nice video Jay, but that willow air layer had plenty of roots. You were just too rough, and you stand ACCUSED! 🤣🤣🤣🤣

@BlueJayBonsai

2 жыл бұрын

🌟Dang it Tony! I knew someone would accuse me. 😂🤣🐦💙

@TonysBonsai

2 жыл бұрын

🤣🤣

That start to this video, with the squirrel ... lol

@BlueJayBonsai

2 жыл бұрын

🌟Ha ha, thanks Judy. My pots are full of pine cones and acorns. 🐦💙

Jay. You are a Master of air layering. Dr. Jay. Surgery in operating room Jay 102. Students are welcome to come and take notes.

@BlueJayBonsai

2 жыл бұрын

🌟Thanks Tom! Not a master, but getting better with every try. Practice makes perfect! 😂🐦💙

@growclipbonsaiforseniors1951

2 жыл бұрын

@@BlueJayBonsai You are being to modest.

Good to see both the success and failure in air layering! I wonder if the ficus will root better now in the heat of the summer. I know most air layers are started in spring, but maybe tropical species prefer the long hot days in July. Nice viewer pics!

@BlueJayBonsai

2 жыл бұрын

🌟Thanks Diana! Yes, you make a good point about the heat. 👍

60days and "rootbound" that is fast

@BlueJayBonsai

2 жыл бұрын

🌟Thanks Anders… it’s basically an oversized weed. 🤣😂

Too bad about the willow leaf attempt.

@BlueJayBonsai

2 жыл бұрын

🌟Those dang willow leaf… won’t root either. 🤷🏻

odd to see that ficus not layer.

@BlueJayBonsai

2 жыл бұрын

🌟Thanks for making me feel better Jelle! 🐦💙

@GrowingBonsai

2 жыл бұрын

@@BlueJayBonsai dont feel bad, sometimes they give you a hard time so you enjoy the succesfull ones more!

“I love it when a plan cones together!” One tree down, and one to go! Finger crossed there will be plenty of roots next time you check (maybe just keep it well moist)! Great subscribers pics, as always, and I look forward to see who wins the battle: you, or the squirrel! Just giving you some ideas if you ever decide to engage it: kzread.info/dash/bejne/mnqOqMyoiJXJd8o.html kzread.info/dash/bejne/doiqtZulprXeips.html

@BlueJayBonsai

2 жыл бұрын

🌟Yes, I suspected lack of moisture was the issue last time.. agree and hope the black thingy makes it easier to keep it moist. 👍

@sbragaglia

2 жыл бұрын

@@BlueJayBonsai sorry for the duplicated messages: I’d got an error message while submitting but it must have gone through anyway!

@sbragaglia

2 жыл бұрын

@@BlueJayBonsai In any case, I 3D printed a couple of similar thingies and tried them on a Buxus, 100% success even though I made in June and not in March! I was watering daily because the things had a funnel on top to facilitate it. Finger crossed the spheres will work for you too!