Sad we put fettiliser / yiu have not given any pointfs!!!
@dpats54Ай бұрын
Just started my journey and I really appreciate your content. It’s high quality and you seem like a natural. Hope to see you upload more on this tree.
@joselitocrisostomo2408Ай бұрын
Hi ,,, thanks for explaining the reasons of ficus problems....please can you tell me your mixture of soil......thanks
@oneguz032 ай бұрын
I'm kinda having the same problem this video is really helpful
@tattedaddicttattoos79072 ай бұрын
How do you get new trees out of the cutting you saved? I’ve got the same tree it’s 10years old.
@MydNitQ2 ай бұрын
I really enjoyed this. Some nice bonding time
@gitmoholliday57642 ай бұрын
I fixed the same problem with a Ficus Ginseng, I noticed if I cut off a branche or leaf it wasn't leaking rubber as usual.. it wasn't in a large pot but I expected it couldn't leak rubber because the sap stream was blocked in the roots.. took it out off the pot and cut off 50% of the roots.. some fresh potting soil and the next week it looked like nothing changed.. Still yellow leaf and sprouts dropping.. but after that week a clear improvement... doing just fine now.
@LifeOnceLived3 ай бұрын
I honestly think the pot was to big but it didn’t need to be repotted I would have watered less for a few months not completely soaking the soil
@sadoldgit3133 ай бұрын
Carmona don’t like having their roots damaged. It’s safer to wash out the substrate rather than aggressively raking as we do with other trees! Root pruning needs to be done cautiously and never more than 20% of roots starting with any tap root. After repotting keep the tree out of direct sunlight for a few weeks and don’t fertilise during that time. The long term care involves positioning the tree in a well lit area, misting and away from draughts! In many parts of the western world it is considered an indoor plant requiring temperatures above 70F. Always wire a repot in position, especially outdoor plants, but even indoor plants will want to fall over without prompting! Root rock will prevent establishment!
@coltonloustalot23182 ай бұрын
Thanks for the info, I just got a carmona yesterday. Think I should repot after buying from the store or wait till spring?
@sadoldgit3132 ай бұрын
@@coltonloustalot2318 You can slip pot it into a larger pot but minimise any root disturbance until next spring.
@vtrippster4 ай бұрын
update?
@liljuanito1234 ай бұрын
Grow some more trees from the cuttings.
@Supercord345 ай бұрын
I would definitely take the first juniper and develop it into a mame or shohin bonsai. I’ve seen a lot worse when someone gets their first tree, you didn’t necessarily mess it up too bad though, growing it into a large juniper with a thick trunk could take 10-15 years. I usually take my smaller junipers and plant them in the ground, that’s where my first bonsai is planted, I won’t take it out until the trunk is about as thick as my wrist, only thing I do is dig it up and root prune every few years. However with your first tree, i would definitely make it a mame or shohin tree. The second juniper you have there is great pre bonsai material, I have a few that I got a while ago that were very similar, I repotted them into large nursery containers and the amount of size they’ve put on is incredible, I typically just leave them alone while doing some minor pruning and wiring
@Imran.A.Official5 ай бұрын
Mine always ends up dead. I water it, fertilise it, talk to it, prune it, clean it, but unfortunately, they die.
@googleboy75305 ай бұрын
Wholesome video🙏🏼😁
@googleboy75305 ай бұрын
Thank you so much for updating us. I have two fukien tea trees. One has the same or similar S shape to yours, and the other is upright but smaller. Both trees came with compost type soil and after watering them, their soils look very muddy. I have akadama based bonsai soil laying around. Should I repot both of them in the akadama soil? I also wanna get the basket plastic pot like yours. This is to try to develop the smaller upright tree. I hope it works. Great video and I subscribed!
@Bluemage6007 ай бұрын
Hi! I'm new here and just bought my first fukien tea bonsai! I am so excited for the future. I am so glad I stumbled across your channel. Thank you for helping those of us new to the hobby!
@yoteslaya72968 ай бұрын
Kishu should be grown in walled containers like nursery pots instead of pond baskets.
@ApexBonsai8 ай бұрын
Why is that?
@yoteslaya72968 ай бұрын
@ApexBonsai juniper roots respond better to warmer environments and having them in a pond basket cools them off. Also losing fertilizer with pond baskets since walled containers can hold nutrients longer.
@yoteslaya72968 ай бұрын
@ApexBonsai kzread.info/dash/bejne/mmekyceqnqvRkbQ.htmlsi=tSCoNaRRxLr6F4cK Good video also about using tall containers for maximum growth
@Rojin_Bonsai8 ай бұрын
Fantastic video 👌
@Alexis-iq1wt8 ай бұрын
Welcome back! Great vid
@zimmy19588 ай бұрын
Nice work.
@ksra19888 ай бұрын
Hi guys! I just found and bought a Fukien Tea, and I want it to be my first bonsai, but I'm so nervous about it and don't know where to begin hehe. Glad to see your Fukien Tea is doing well. New sub here!
@TigressPhoenix8 ай бұрын
Wow
@zimmy19588 ай бұрын
Subbed. thanks. I got one very late in the season in northern Indiana hope to save it from the bugs and lack of care. Have hopes for next year.
@zimmy19585 ай бұрын
Up date tree its going gangbusters, can't wait till spring.
@TheCosmicDrama9 ай бұрын
Seemed like there might've been a bit too much organics in the mix. I think the original pot would've been ok with a mix that had a lot less organics. It'll be interesting to see the results.
@Luniara10 ай бұрын
What do you do with the branches in the cup of water?
@TheCosmicDrama9 ай бұрын
You can throw them into some soil to root. I just put 3 cuttings into soil a few months ago just to experiment and they all rooted.
@AX1A11 ай бұрын
great vid.. thanks! you may or may not wish to exclude car plate (unless collectors item)
@mehranashkanian274711 ай бұрын
Make a twisted dead wood out of it
@liquidusblue Жыл бұрын
Got a Juniper Pfitziana at about this stage. Liked your other video where you said "one bonsai is zero bonsai" now I have 7. Appreciated the tip of it helps spread your focus so you don't end up over processing one tree!
@russellfranken3662 Жыл бұрын
Nice to see you and son on the bonsai journey. Tree looks good. Well done guys.
@ApexBonsai Жыл бұрын
Thank you Russell!
@Kurtlane Жыл бұрын
One more: Good water makes everything easier. Bad water kills. The tap water has either chlorine or chloramine. Both lead to salt accumulating in your soil. Chlorine is easily identified by smell, and if you store tap water for a day or two, chlorine will evaporate and water will be good to use. Chloramine is worse. It does not smell, and storing water does not help. If your plants were doing great for quite a while, and then started getting worse and worse for no apparent reason, this is probably salt accumulation. I am currently feeding my plants with bottled drinking water to wash away the salt that has accumulated. This can get quite expensive. So I've just bought some liquid designed to fix the problem. I haven't tried it yet, so I cannot recommend it. In addition, most plants prefer slightly acidic soil/water. Azaleas, camellias, gardenias and rhododendrons like it more strongly acidic. But plants of fabaceae (bean) family like their soil/water alkaline. Most beans (wisteria, carob, etc.) are not that sensitive, but sweet broom is very sensitive, give massive leaf fall, and I am having a lot of trouble with mine. Do your research.
@J199713 Жыл бұрын
Hi Dylan, been watching your vids since the early/mid Get_Flanked days. Just wanted to say I’m glad to see you’re doing well and enjoying your new hobby. Best of luck!
@ApexBonsai Жыл бұрын
Thanks Jacob!
@thenaturecreater8906 Жыл бұрын
I think the front is your back to the tree. I had removed every branch up to the large on. And make that the first branch. Remember if you to see the trunk is a bush and not a tree 😂
@thenaturecreater8906 Жыл бұрын
And you want the tree lean towards you
@richardstack2853 Жыл бұрын
Hi im probably at the same stage of my bonsai journey as yourself and i would like the same questions answered Regards Richard from Manchester UK
@peytondoes_stuff5692 Жыл бұрын
Nice video
@mamanmeongbonsai3541 Жыл бұрын
Bagus master
@bagelking6364 Жыл бұрын
Excellent video,lots of good info. I have just purchased my first bonsai and as you say you need patience 😂 very tempted to start chopping and shaping
@prayformemolly1244 Жыл бұрын
Been having fun with Dessert Rose for a bit now! Saw the tag in the back, you a Mountaineer!?
@ApexBonsai Жыл бұрын
Born and raised! I live in North Carolina now!
@prayformemolly1244 Жыл бұрын
@@ApexBonsai Woooo! Montani semper Liberi ! Yes i have been in Florida for a while now but always have the mountains in my heart
@BonsaiBoise Жыл бұрын
My thought was to leave the roots alone, but change soil mix to less organics, and smaller pot with better drainage. You ended up doing both! Looks great
@TropicalBonsai Жыл бұрын
I don't think your ficus is sick at all. Yellowing leaves are fairly normal, there was plenty of healthy growth. I just remove the yellowing leaves if they bother me.
@ApexBonsai Жыл бұрын
To me it felt like there were more yellow leaves for longer periods of time than there should be but I'm not experienced with Ficus so I could be wrong. The fact that the leaves that turned yellow were newish growth us what concerned me.
@danielfonseca5007 Жыл бұрын
Looks like the pot is too wide, you would have water sitting on the concave bit at the bottom which will cause root issues, if still developing a narrower, taller pot, like a standard nursery pot with a higher gravity column will give you better drainage.
@peterbatyi1844 Жыл бұрын
Very beautiful bonsai🕉🕉! Gratulation.
@getintothewildwithjeffruma8777 Жыл бұрын
You was dead on with what the problem was. Now that it’s in good bonsai soil it will do great. My only concern now is the pot. That new pot may keep the soil to dry and give you issues. Just a heads up.
@joegarland4885 Жыл бұрын
Father and son involved with bonsai working together and learning together can’t get better than that, unfortunately my sons and grand children are not interested in the art of bonsai. Great to find your channel guys. Things can only get better.
@kenhunnicutt8536 Жыл бұрын
As a fellow bonai enthusiast, my suggestion is don't use plastic pots. There are many ways to control moisture; transpiration by the plant, good drainage via holes in the bottom of the pot, Terra cotta or ceramic pots that wick moisture away from the roots and warm environments. Ficus is a tropical plant so put it outside during the summer months and use the summer heat to evaporate some of the moisture out of the soil. Additionally, in my opinion, there was way too much organic soil in the first pot for the amount of watering so it was retaining too much water. Going with more substrate and aggregate is a wise choice. I did all of this and my ficus "thanked" me for it with lots of new growth. Not sure if the roots can be saved though. Thanks for sharing. Good luck on saving it.
@adalidsdna Жыл бұрын
The snail is a great addition; great narrative.
@dwnthk Жыл бұрын
Thx you. I just got mine first baby tree last week. I don't know what to do with it. Now I think I will let it grow first.
@zachjordan4269 Жыл бұрын
Another way to find more trees and what I did was find basic planters and find wild trees in nature and slowly train them to put into a pot from the ground
@bonsaisforever Жыл бұрын
I think I may have trimmed the ends of the roodt to get more ramification.
@luckytobehere7948 Жыл бұрын
Atleast you didn’t kill it, most people kill that first one.
@ApexBonsai Жыл бұрын
True
@sandysp1440 Жыл бұрын
If I even walk by a ficus it drops leafs. lol Overwatering definitely a good thought. The rest of the leafs on your bonsai looks pretty healthy. Hope it starts behaving for you.
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Sad we put fettiliser / yiu have not given any pointfs!!!
Just started my journey and I really appreciate your content. It’s high quality and you seem like a natural. Hope to see you upload more on this tree.
Hi ,,, thanks for explaining the reasons of ficus problems....please can you tell me your mixture of soil......thanks
I'm kinda having the same problem this video is really helpful
How do you get new trees out of the cutting you saved? I’ve got the same tree it’s 10years old.
I really enjoyed this. Some nice bonding time
I fixed the same problem with a Ficus Ginseng, I noticed if I cut off a branche or leaf it wasn't leaking rubber as usual.. it wasn't in a large pot but I expected it couldn't leak rubber because the sap stream was blocked in the roots.. took it out off the pot and cut off 50% of the roots.. some fresh potting soil and the next week it looked like nothing changed.. Still yellow leaf and sprouts dropping.. but after that week a clear improvement... doing just fine now.
I honestly think the pot was to big but it didn’t need to be repotted I would have watered less for a few months not completely soaking the soil
Carmona don’t like having their roots damaged. It’s safer to wash out the substrate rather than aggressively raking as we do with other trees! Root pruning needs to be done cautiously and never more than 20% of roots starting with any tap root. After repotting keep the tree out of direct sunlight for a few weeks and don’t fertilise during that time. The long term care involves positioning the tree in a well lit area, misting and away from draughts! In many parts of the western world it is considered an indoor plant requiring temperatures above 70F. Always wire a repot in position, especially outdoor plants, but even indoor plants will want to fall over without prompting! Root rock will prevent establishment!
Thanks for the info, I just got a carmona yesterday. Think I should repot after buying from the store or wait till spring?
@@coltonloustalot2318 You can slip pot it into a larger pot but minimise any root disturbance until next spring.
update?
Grow some more trees from the cuttings.
I would definitely take the first juniper and develop it into a mame or shohin bonsai. I’ve seen a lot worse when someone gets their first tree, you didn’t necessarily mess it up too bad though, growing it into a large juniper with a thick trunk could take 10-15 years. I usually take my smaller junipers and plant them in the ground, that’s where my first bonsai is planted, I won’t take it out until the trunk is about as thick as my wrist, only thing I do is dig it up and root prune every few years. However with your first tree, i would definitely make it a mame or shohin tree. The second juniper you have there is great pre bonsai material, I have a few that I got a while ago that were very similar, I repotted them into large nursery containers and the amount of size they’ve put on is incredible, I typically just leave them alone while doing some minor pruning and wiring
Mine always ends up dead. I water it, fertilise it, talk to it, prune it, clean it, but unfortunately, they die.
Wholesome video🙏🏼😁
Thank you so much for updating us. I have two fukien tea trees. One has the same or similar S shape to yours, and the other is upright but smaller. Both trees came with compost type soil and after watering them, their soils look very muddy. I have akadama based bonsai soil laying around. Should I repot both of them in the akadama soil? I also wanna get the basket plastic pot like yours. This is to try to develop the smaller upright tree. I hope it works. Great video and I subscribed!
Hi! I'm new here and just bought my first fukien tea bonsai! I am so excited for the future. I am so glad I stumbled across your channel. Thank you for helping those of us new to the hobby!
Kishu should be grown in walled containers like nursery pots instead of pond baskets.
Why is that?
@ApexBonsai juniper roots respond better to warmer environments and having them in a pond basket cools them off. Also losing fertilizer with pond baskets since walled containers can hold nutrients longer.
@ApexBonsai kzread.info/dash/bejne/mmekyceqnqvRkbQ.htmlsi=tSCoNaRRxLr6F4cK Good video also about using tall containers for maximum growth
Fantastic video 👌
Welcome back! Great vid
Nice work.
Hi guys! I just found and bought a Fukien Tea, and I want it to be my first bonsai, but I'm so nervous about it and don't know where to begin hehe. Glad to see your Fukien Tea is doing well. New sub here!
Wow
Subbed. thanks. I got one very late in the season in northern Indiana hope to save it from the bugs and lack of care. Have hopes for next year.
Up date tree its going gangbusters, can't wait till spring.
Seemed like there might've been a bit too much organics in the mix. I think the original pot would've been ok with a mix that had a lot less organics. It'll be interesting to see the results.
What do you do with the branches in the cup of water?
You can throw them into some soil to root. I just put 3 cuttings into soil a few months ago just to experiment and they all rooted.
great vid.. thanks! you may or may not wish to exclude car plate (unless collectors item)
Make a twisted dead wood out of it
Got a Juniper Pfitziana at about this stage. Liked your other video where you said "one bonsai is zero bonsai" now I have 7. Appreciated the tip of it helps spread your focus so you don't end up over processing one tree!
Nice to see you and son on the bonsai journey. Tree looks good. Well done guys.
Thank you Russell!
One more: Good water makes everything easier. Bad water kills. The tap water has either chlorine or chloramine. Both lead to salt accumulating in your soil. Chlorine is easily identified by smell, and if you store tap water for a day or two, chlorine will evaporate and water will be good to use. Chloramine is worse. It does not smell, and storing water does not help. If your plants were doing great for quite a while, and then started getting worse and worse for no apparent reason, this is probably salt accumulation. I am currently feeding my plants with bottled drinking water to wash away the salt that has accumulated. This can get quite expensive. So I've just bought some liquid designed to fix the problem. I haven't tried it yet, so I cannot recommend it. In addition, most plants prefer slightly acidic soil/water. Azaleas, camellias, gardenias and rhododendrons like it more strongly acidic. But plants of fabaceae (bean) family like their soil/water alkaline. Most beans (wisteria, carob, etc.) are not that sensitive, but sweet broom is very sensitive, give massive leaf fall, and I am having a lot of trouble with mine. Do your research.
Hi Dylan, been watching your vids since the early/mid Get_Flanked days. Just wanted to say I’m glad to see you’re doing well and enjoying your new hobby. Best of luck!
Thanks Jacob!
I think the front is your back to the tree. I had removed every branch up to the large on. And make that the first branch. Remember if you to see the trunk is a bush and not a tree 😂
And you want the tree lean towards you
Hi im probably at the same stage of my bonsai journey as yourself and i would like the same questions answered Regards Richard from Manchester UK
Nice video
Bagus master
Excellent video,lots of good info. I have just purchased my first bonsai and as you say you need patience 😂 very tempted to start chopping and shaping
Been having fun with Dessert Rose for a bit now! Saw the tag in the back, you a Mountaineer!?
Born and raised! I live in North Carolina now!
@@ApexBonsai Woooo! Montani semper Liberi ! Yes i have been in Florida for a while now but always have the mountains in my heart
My thought was to leave the roots alone, but change soil mix to less organics, and smaller pot with better drainage. You ended up doing both! Looks great
I don't think your ficus is sick at all. Yellowing leaves are fairly normal, there was plenty of healthy growth. I just remove the yellowing leaves if they bother me.
To me it felt like there were more yellow leaves for longer periods of time than there should be but I'm not experienced with Ficus so I could be wrong. The fact that the leaves that turned yellow were newish growth us what concerned me.
Looks like the pot is too wide, you would have water sitting on the concave bit at the bottom which will cause root issues, if still developing a narrower, taller pot, like a standard nursery pot with a higher gravity column will give you better drainage.
Very beautiful bonsai🕉🕉! Gratulation.
You was dead on with what the problem was. Now that it’s in good bonsai soil it will do great. My only concern now is the pot. That new pot may keep the soil to dry and give you issues. Just a heads up.
Father and son involved with bonsai working together and learning together can’t get better than that, unfortunately my sons and grand children are not interested in the art of bonsai. Great to find your channel guys. Things can only get better.
As a fellow bonai enthusiast, my suggestion is don't use plastic pots. There are many ways to control moisture; transpiration by the plant, good drainage via holes in the bottom of the pot, Terra cotta or ceramic pots that wick moisture away from the roots and warm environments. Ficus is a tropical plant so put it outside during the summer months and use the summer heat to evaporate some of the moisture out of the soil. Additionally, in my opinion, there was way too much organic soil in the first pot for the amount of watering so it was retaining too much water. Going with more substrate and aggregate is a wise choice. I did all of this and my ficus "thanked" me for it with lots of new growth. Not sure if the roots can be saved though. Thanks for sharing. Good luck on saving it.
The snail is a great addition; great narrative.
Thx you. I just got mine first baby tree last week. I don't know what to do with it. Now I think I will let it grow first.
Another way to find more trees and what I did was find basic planters and find wild trees in nature and slowly train them to put into a pot from the ground
I think I may have trimmed the ends of the roodt to get more ramification.
Atleast you didn’t kill it, most people kill that first one.
True
If I even walk by a ficus it drops leafs. lol Overwatering definitely a good thought. The rest of the leafs on your bonsai looks pretty healthy. Hope it starts behaving for you.