Making a Ficus Bonsai tree

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Learn how to create a beautiful Bonsai out of affordable Ficus trees, sold widely at garden centers and Bonsai stores. In this video we show the progression of a Ficus retusa over the course of about two years time.
Bonsai Empire is dedicated to share the living art of Bonsai - we created this video as a DIY tutorial to help and motivate beginners. The video is part of the online courses that we offer, for more free videos go to:
www.bonsaiempire.com/courses
Bonsai techniques explained:
- Pruning: www.bonsaiempire.com/basics/s...
- Tools: www.bonsaiempire.com/basics/g...
- Wiring: www.bonsaiempire.com/basics/s...
- Repotting: www.bonsaiempire.com/basics/b...
- Substrate: www.bonsaiempire.com/basics/b...
- Bonsai care: www.bonsaiempire.com/basics/b...
We like to thank:
Clingendael (Japanese garden) and Bob Ruitenbeek (Technical supervision) for their help working with this Ficus Bonsai tree.
Serious about growing your own Bonsai trees? Then consider enrolling in one of our online Bonsai Courses, taught by expert teachers. For the curriculums and free lectures, go to:
www.bonsaiempire.com/courses

Пікірлер: 73

  • @filmowe4289
    @filmowe4289 Жыл бұрын

    Thanks, you helped me start my adventure with bonsai. Now I have two nice trees at my home.

  • @bonsaiempire

    @bonsaiempire

    Жыл бұрын

    That's great! Also a Ficus retusa by any chance? Thanks for following us.

  • @ChuckLikes2F
    @ChuckLikes2F11 ай бұрын

    My friend gifted me a ficus, I’ve always wanted a bonsai but have never been interested enough to actually do it. I am so excited for my lil tree.

  • @bonsaiempire

    @bonsaiempire

    11 ай бұрын

    Good luck!

  • @jizreellima3180
    @jizreellima3180 Жыл бұрын

    Ótimo vídeo... 👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾 Muito bom o passo a passo...

  • @sarahredmond4057
    @sarahredmond40579 ай бұрын

    Great video for a brand new bonsai enthusiast.

  • @bonsaiempire

    @bonsaiempire

    9 ай бұрын

    So nice of you

  • @DikaBonsai23
    @DikaBonsai23 Жыл бұрын

    Nice video sharing sir. Making a ficus bonsai👍

  • @bonsaiempire

    @bonsaiempire

    Жыл бұрын

    Great 👍

  • @pengen_bonsai
    @pengen_bonsai Жыл бұрын

    Menyenangkan bisa seperti itu 😊

  • @eelctrogamingtec3154
    @eelctrogamingtec3154 Жыл бұрын

    ¡Great video! I am beginning with my first bonsai tree, a ficus microcarpa this video is very helpful, thank you a lot

  • @bonsaiempire

    @bonsaiempire

    Жыл бұрын

    Glad it was helpful!

  • @mygardeningnature579
    @mygardeningnature579 Жыл бұрын

    Beautiful

  • @bonsaiempire

    @bonsaiempire

    Жыл бұрын

    Thank you! Cheers!

  • @mygardeningnature579

    @mygardeningnature579

    Жыл бұрын

    @@bonsaiempire most welcome

  • @henzobonsai
    @henzobonsai Жыл бұрын

    Very nice

  • @bonsaiempire

    @bonsaiempire

    Жыл бұрын

    Thanks

  • @bonsai_life_style
    @bonsai_life_style3 ай бұрын

    But nice garden definitely 👍

  • @livylong-lj4lv
    @livylong-lj4lv Жыл бұрын

    Watching Davao city Philippines

  • @bonsaiempire

    @bonsaiempire

    Жыл бұрын

    Thanks :)

  • @bonsailifebali9817
    @bonsailifebali9817 Жыл бұрын

    👌👌👌

  • @petualangbonsaipemula
    @petualangbonsaipemula Жыл бұрын

    👍👍

  • @j.r.bertolet3644
    @j.r.bertolet3644 Жыл бұрын

    💚

  • @findinghappiness3194
    @findinghappiness3194 Жыл бұрын

    I am a botany graduate, good informative video, nice

  • @bonsaiempire

    @bonsaiempire

    Жыл бұрын

    Thanks for watching!

  • @birendrasingh5492
    @birendrasingh54928 ай бұрын

    Nice

  • @bonsaiempire

    @bonsaiempire

    8 ай бұрын

    Thanks

  • @Alfaro_Bonsai
    @Alfaro_Bonsai Жыл бұрын

    greetings Indonesian bonsai lovers

  • @bonsaiempire

    @bonsaiempire

    Жыл бұрын

    Thanks for visiting

  • @bonshaicollection3692
    @bonshaicollection36928 ай бұрын

    very nice sir

  • @bonsaiempire

    @bonsaiempire

    8 ай бұрын

    Thanks and welcome

  • @DBonsaiLoverKuyaElmerG
    @DBonsaiLoverKuyaElmerG11 ай бұрын

    Thanks for sharing sir. New subscriber sir

  • @bonsaiempire

    @bonsaiempire

    11 ай бұрын

    Thanks for the sub!

  • @oliveambros9887
    @oliveambros98876 ай бұрын

    I wish your camera is on close up while you are cuttigg ng the branches.. that helps a newbie like me

  • @R-Nesta
    @R-Nesta8 ай бұрын

    In welke plaats bevinden jullie zich met dat park? Ik heb nu trouwens net mijn ficus binnengekregen maar er zitten heel weinig takken aan. Heb je tips om er zelf meer takken aan te laten groeien? Goeie video trouwens👌🏼

  • @DeadBeatLoser69
    @DeadBeatLoser6911 ай бұрын

    I just have one question, is it ok to repot a indoor bonsai anytime? You would think because it's kept inside where the climate never really changes it would be ok, right?

  • @bonsaiempire

    @bonsaiempire

    11 ай бұрын

    You can indeed repot year round - though light intensity will (in most places) differ through the seasons. I personally stick to repotting in spring because I do see my indoors grow faster then.

  • @DeadBeatLoser69

    @DeadBeatLoser69

    11 ай бұрын

    @@bonsaiempire Ok thank you, I will make sure to wait till spring.

  • @elbow6380

    @elbow6380

    8 ай бұрын

    @@bonsaiempire Why do you misidentify this ficus tho? Its not a retusa. Its hard to take advice from someone that cant even get the species right

  • @barkatem
    @barkatem Жыл бұрын

    starting my bonsai journey with a butchered one from lowes..needs a trim, putty, wire, and a new pot but i hope she grows up to be a majestic lil tree edit: its some sort of ficus tree? not sure

  • @bonsaiempire

    @bonsaiempire

    Жыл бұрын

    Yes its a ficus :)

  • @katharinaverhagen4002
    @katharinaverhagen40022 ай бұрын

    Why do you wire two branches at the same time? :) So the branch looks thicker/for ethetic reasons?

  • @bonsaiempire

    @bonsaiempire

    2 ай бұрын

    Why we wire, or why we wire two branches with one wire? The latter: it stabilizes the wire if you connect two branches with it (so it doesn't wiggle) and it looks better (you'll need less wire on your tree).

  • @AgusEdiChanel
    @AgusEdiChanel Жыл бұрын

    👍👍👍 24:56

  • @bonsaiempire

    @bonsaiempire

    Жыл бұрын

    Thanks!

  • @brucedeacon28
    @brucedeacon28 Жыл бұрын

    👍👌👌

  • @projectsali
    @projectsali Жыл бұрын

    Beringin kimeng adenya beringin iprik..

  • @FaridSultonik
    @FaridSultonik Жыл бұрын

    Likeee❤

  • @bonsaiempire

    @bonsaiempire

    Жыл бұрын

    Thanks for the visit

  • @lierbagtrebmar
    @lierbagtrebmar9 ай бұрын

    Where is that jacket from? 🤩

  • @aeabdu
    @aeabdu Жыл бұрын

    hey bonsai empirr i have an urgent question if i thoroughly water my juniper and it starts heavily raining shortly after should i protect it from the rain or should i let it get more water but there would be a chance on waterlogging no?

  • @bonsaiempire

    @bonsaiempire

    Жыл бұрын

    You need to use good bonsai substrate (read our website, or check our video here on youtube) - with good substrate there is no issue at all.

  • @aeabdu

    @aeabdu

    Жыл бұрын

    @@bonsaiempire i just got my first juniper its pretty young as of right now its in some regular soil but the drainage isnt too bad im getting some soil mix in about a week so ill shift it into that soil mix of some pumice gravel peat moss spaghnum moss clay and pine bark

  • @veenay9151
    @veenay9151 Жыл бұрын

    I have a juniper bonsai but the leaves are so dry i water it as much as needed but the leaves dont seem to get better. And also the trunk seemd it needs a bigger pot but im scared is not time to repot. Please help i was gufted this bonsai and want to keep it alive

  • @bonsaiempire

    @bonsaiempire

    Жыл бұрын

    Perhaps share some photos on our forum at www.bonsaiempire.com

  • @Nbaplays412
    @Nbaplays412 Жыл бұрын

    First ❤

  • @Iam_loveadvocate
    @Iam_loveadvocate10 ай бұрын

    How do you keep bugs out of the soul in 🌳 you take inside from outside

  • @frankthetank5496
    @frankthetank549610 ай бұрын

    Where should i buy my ficus tree?

  • @bonsaiempire

    @bonsaiempire

    10 ай бұрын

    Depends on where you live and what your budget is! On our site we have some maps - or simply purchase at an online store?

  • @linaallegro6585
    @linaallegro6585 Жыл бұрын

    Can a bonsai put in a regular pot and put stone on the bottom

  • @bonsaiempire

    @bonsaiempire

    Жыл бұрын

    Sure why not.

  • @uttamray7015
    @uttamray70152 ай бұрын

    Hallo Sir, I am Roy from India. Will you please share me the name of this bonsi plant by writing. Thanks🙏

  • @hpanyar8292
    @hpanyar82923 ай бұрын

    Exotis of retusa

  • @saeed_koraylee
    @saeed_koraylee3 ай бұрын

    آیا گلدان کوچک نیست؟

  • @elbow6380
    @elbow6380 Жыл бұрын

    Thats a microcarpa and not a retusa. Leaves are very different. Mislabeling for years. Even big nurseries get it wrong.

  • @Axlepaxle

    @Axlepaxle

    8 ай бұрын

    I thought so! Looked at it and said to myself “isn’t that a ginseng?”

  • @elbow6380

    @elbow6380

    8 ай бұрын

    @@Axlepaxle its kinda annoying how even experienced guys and nurseries get it wrong.

  • @bonsai_life_style
    @bonsai_life_style3 ай бұрын

    It looks like tree from shop. Ahhh what a pithy pot is not so good and give that cheap look to the tree. And if you take that akadama off and put some bark tree could be much happier and soil could stand in good shape for longer.

  • @tamanficus
    @tamanficus7 ай бұрын

    Ficus microcarpa,, know Ficus retusa sir😅😅

  • @blusukanbonsai
    @blusukanbonsai4 ай бұрын

    Permission to listen and learn about bonsai care

  • @nonamaae
    @nonamaae Жыл бұрын

    ur showing educational how to for newbies but ur making mistake by cleaning roots before preparing pot and soil mix.

  • @elbow6380

    @elbow6380

    Жыл бұрын

    He also misidentify the tree. Its not a retusa. Its microcarpa

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