How to increase the value of your Ficus bonsai 

Great transformation. Perhaps you could include a before and after picture.

This was very instructive. No way I would have expected this exquisite end result after wiring it up. As a novice bonsai enthousiast I fear getting wiring scars. I would love to learn what and when to pay attention to, to avoid scarring (and perhaps even what to do "when shit happens" and scarring has occured)

Thank you so much for this video

What a great transformation. And I love the videos on relatable material that we have all seen before. Often we see the "typical" ficus with the S shape trunk and the broom shape foliage. David did a great job showing what can be done setting the bones for the future while also making it look beautiful in the present.

ماهي الماده التي تم وضعها علي ساق الشجره بعد قطعه ؟؟؟ ومن أين نشتريها ؟؟

I’m too early in a learning process to say what I would have done. I think you’ve done an awesome job. Love how you bend the limbs to make them appear shorter.

I do have a 25 y.o. ficus, but when it gets moved / turned, the foliage will try to go back to follow the sunlight, to the point they can't and they will drop off or get folded in half.. how will foliage survive this wiring, if parts of it are forced away from their original angle of sunlight ?

Beautiful tree!!! I must admit I did not except the tree to have ended up like that, you did a beautiful job with the branch placements. I hope to see more videos like this from you! Thank you!!

A very cool transformation!! Love the new T shirt too!!

Fantastic video production Nicolas, and an amazing master class by sensei David! 👏🙏🐦💙🇨🇦

Awesome! I just got my First bonsai looking for ideas. This video helped me a lot. My bonsai has wounds on the trunk from wire - will they heal? Can I help it?

Never, EVER in a million years would I have thought the tree would look that good when you started! I have a 8yo ficus that looks just like yours before the transformation. Thank you for showing me how to improve my tree!

Hello! You made this ficus very nicely. I would never have thought that it could be made into such a beautiful tree. Anyway, I have a long way to go before I can do such beautiful things! The video was great! Few people make their trees in such detail in front of the camera and with such good interpretation. Great!

You transformed this tree into an incredible bonsai! Thank you for showing your process

What a beautiful transformation , I’m a beginner with a small bonsai ( ficus)

Verry nice work as always David, the result is impressive with what you had to start with ...

Wow, I didn’t expect this change at the end , I bought a ficus bonsai just a week ago, the seller put it in a good size pot without holes and he told me to water it once a week a half litter, but I noticed it’s leafs begin to falling 3 days ago, it is in my living room and there is enough sunlight to reach it but I putted it 2 days ago near the window so it’s gets more sunlight. It’s small right now so I’m looking forward to try out your method once it’s get taller branches 😊

Honestly as a beginner you mentioned a lot of analysis and I appreciated it! I almost need to make a checklist 😂

Beautifully done David. My thoughts at first was to a chop of all of those broom branches and wait for the sprouts to grow. But your way is much better ! Now we can enjoy this beautiful looking young bonsai until it grows new shouts and get then get a hair cut. You are a master 👍

Amazing learned so much! And such beautiful outcome!!!

This being the first time I saw your video, it was a wonderful experience hearing your advice of how to transform an existing tree and taking us through the whole process of seeing the work.

This is exactly what I was looking for!

Love the transformation ..learnt some great stuff to apply to my one that I have been trying to improve that is like what you started with ... Cheers mate ... PS i have been what seem like a little while waiting for new videos and techniques to learn from thanks

Wow what a great job and you made it look so simply! Question-I just rec’d a tall ficus tree and am hoping to graft a small branch low on the trunk. Do I graph it by drilling a hole thru the trunk and insert a scion or do I cut a sliver into the side of the trunk and insert a freshly cut scion to fit into the sliver cut? Will air-layering also work with a ficus? Last, when is a good time to do this type of work on a ficus? Thank you for your answer and any input from your followers. 🙏🏼

Yeah it is a beautiful transformation, with extreme smooth movement that is outstanding. You definitely taught me something today. Thanks 👍🏼

Very nice transformation I had no idea how much nicer it would look in such a short amount of time. Looking forward to seeing it in the future two thumbs up 👍

Este Ficus se llama Ficus Microcarpa variedad Tiger Bark... No es Ficus Ellastica o Caucho; ese ficus tiene las hojas gigantes comparadas con este.

Watching you transform this tree was great. As a newbie this was a good training lesson to learn by. Thank you for sharing!

Great David, fantastic transformation... Thanks for sharing !!

I cant believe the difference in how it looked at the end. I didnt see the potential of that tree... wow! I started bonsai 2.5 years ago and there is sooo much to learn. I have a ficus that I purchased and am not sure how to improve it. It looks ok but is very much almost a ball I see a way to get some interest/differentiation in the branches/pads. Any suggestions?

Love the videos David.

Great job with the ficus David....looks fantastic and i can see its future looking bright. Im ficus crazy and as you know they strike from cuts easily so i have tooooo many now. Thanks for the great video and your expertise David.

Wow Wonderful Bonsai ^^ Thank you for good sharing~ Like 359 My friend, have a good day

Excellent transformation , the wiring and branch bends were really very well explained, just the tutorial for a beginner to understand the transformation . Good work, learnt a lot.

Apik pakde bonsai ficus e 👍👍👍☕

I've really enjoyed this!!! I've learnt so much!! Just bought my first Ficus ... and raring to go with it. Great teaching.

What was that you used to stop the sap from leaking out

Unreal transformation! Thanks david.

Very nice....👍

I received 2 Ficus Ginseng from my son last July so very new to this. I thought you video was very informative, I've watch many and I liked yours as it was about moulding it into a beautiful shape not just cutting it to a twiglet, what a work of art, thank you for sharing. I hope I can keep mine alive and sculpt them well. Mine are from Airi Projects, living plant art so they're very unusual and worth a look. 😊❤

Nice! You set structure very well. As im learning the fundamentals, you’re one to be taken note of! Thank you!

informative.. thank you for sharing...you make me inspired ..

Very nice transformation draft an ordinary specimen to a next level. liked your videos a lot thanks

Wow this is fantastic... What a wonderful God given talent... Thank you so much for sharing 😍

watched the video today. your follower-number (that you mentioned in the video) has tripled since you released the video. And I understand why. That was great content, thanks a lot!!!

Excellent work Mr. David!!

I am very impressed. I’ve been into bonsai since the early 70s not so much tropicals but I am very excited how you did this ficus makes me wanna go out and buy one except I know how finicky they are with temperature changes and it’s in the teens right now, I am now follower

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Amazing transformation - thanks to your video, I will now have a go at improving my sad looking ficus.

I have just been gifted a bonsai starter from my friend's mother who has had hers passed on from her own mother. I liked the video and the result is beautiful. I think I would have liked a little more commentary on how and why certain branches go where. I understood a front, back and apex branch but I'm not sure what to look for in creating the other branches. Thank you for a great post.

Great inspiration for what to do with my ficus! I have been keeping mine in it's original store bought semi-cascade form, but would love to add some mouvement to it!

A very good demonstration , well explained wiring , modified the and oriented the branches to give a very good shape of the branches . A very good video for a beginner into bonsai.

Love the overall design. The first branch curve doesn’t do it for me. I would probably just let it grow until it backbuds. Otherwise great tips!

Keren👍

Super Baum geworden,sehr sehr gute Transformation 👍

Awesome job looks great! If I send you a picture of mine can you make any recommendations. I have to main branches and not sure what to do. Thanks!

THAT WAS A VERY NICE TEATCHING , I ENJOYED VERY MUCH! I SEE THAT IT TAKES TIME , DEDICATION , ATENTION AND PATIENCE..... CONGRATULATIONS!

Hiii Mr.Devid....I am karan from India...nice to meet you❤

Cheers mate. But how did you come up with a surtain styles how you see the syle of this tree before prunning and Wireing is it Esperience Please? Thks for sharing

Hi David you make beautiful trees and amazing ficus i have some trees same you show in you tube and I want to know when can I repot my 🎄 and what kind the soil can I use please let me know thanks very much and you have a nice day

What kind of Ficus is this? Awesome transformation!

Wow! It’s been a year now - any chance you could show us what it looks like now? Thanks for the cool video!

Love Wigerts! I’m hoping to go grab some pre bonsai from there this year. They have great tropicals.

The only time you'll ever see a tree with a pointy top is when it's a young tree!!! You never see an old tree with pointy tops! It's Nature's law of gravity.

That's cool with those shirts I have purchased like 5 pre bonsai from that nursery they are great and ship yes very well

Nice work!

Thanks for sharing. What kind of substract you use? Thanks

nice bonsai ficus,thank you Mr for sharing

I would never know what to do with that bonsai I never even wired a tree I’m actually scared to

Amazing transformation! Im impressed 😮

Sir Great working technical ideas. Thanks

What I always find so wonderful is how less is more - by cutting off a large branch and wiring and shaping the remaining branches, the tree looks so much fuller.

With respect to David Easterbrook. A correction. Rubber is not derived from Ficus species. It is produced by tapping the sap of Hevea brasiliensis, which is in the Family Euphorbiaceae, and originates from Tropical South America. Ficus species are in the Family Moraceae, along with Mulberry While there may be species of Ficus growing in Brazil where the "Rubber Tree" originates from, true rubber is produced only by Hevea trees with human interaction. While some Ficus species can produce a rubber like sap in small quantities it is not like the extensive commercial production from Hevea trees on an industrial scale in Central and South America and in South East Asia.. Many plants produce milk like sap, some of which are toxic to humans, but none of them approach the sap from Hevea in its elasticity and diverse industrial applications.

Great job👍👍👍 Best Regards from Peter.

This is a marvelous transformation, thank you for your contant. I took a cutting from a willow leaf ficus , can’t seem to find a lot of info on it , it has begun to grow now , have any advice ?

Very nice

definitely improved from where it began. started as an s curve house plant and became a nice bonsai in the making. i found some of the branch bending to be a bit a radical, but it's difficult to get a true feeling for the tree watching it on video and not seeing it in person. and after all, you are the master. really found the work on the apex interesting and vastly different from what you normally see - far more filled out and rounded. as always, thanks for sharing, David!

wont be so valuable when you leave those wires on too long

Beyond my imagination, for the transformation...

Really interesting, I'm new to bonsai.

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great skill for making bonsai..

Thank you for sharing

Wow, you really know your stuff thank you❤

Beautiful ficus ❤️❤️❤️

what type of ficus is that? i don t want the ficus with roots out

Amazing! What a transformation!

Ficus kimeng..keren

Nice job it needs a little time going to get nice platforms got promise

I think this tree looks awesome compared to where it started

Thank you so much!

What happens when Ariel roots arrive

What is this you are sticking on cutting are area.

Mantap bosku

Beautiful 😍😍

Just what I would've done. Love to see a pic of the new pot as well.

what the hell is he putting on the tree to stop the sap?

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Your new subscriber sir 🤩🤩🤩

Amazing