My Fukien Tea (Carmona) bonsai has settled in to it's new home and today I'm giving it a first pruning! To see previous videos of my Fukien Tea bonsai, click on the playlist here.... • Fukien Tea Bonsai #TheBonsai Zone
Great transformation 👏 thanks for explaining each cut you make, it really helps beginners like me understand how you got from a little bush to a little tree 🌳 😀
Always remember it is a marathon and not a sprint. You are setting the tree up now for future seasons growth. Acquiring this mindset is the game changer.
Morning Nigel. I’m a bonsai noob from sunny Arizona and loving this new passion. Got my first Fukien and slightly trimmed and repotted.. seemed pot bound. And it’s summer here in Arizona now. Your site has become my first go to place for inspiration and knowledge. I can feel your enthusiastic approach and subtle humor. 😊… thanks for all you do.
Do not be worried if you find it drops most if not all of its leaves. I found it happened to both of my trees however within a month they both began to sprout back beautifuly.
Looks really good Nigel. I'm pre-planning getting ideas for training this season. I appreciate your advice. Been watching it for around 4 years when I started bonsai. I tend to binge watch trying to glean as much knowledge as possible. I'm hooked like so many of us. Your love for bonsai is inspiring. As you know it is such an enjoyable hobby and I've already amassed a collection of around 100 trees. Also enjoy seeing Connor's collection as well. Thanks for sharing!
I have one too. Since 1 year. Thinking about taking it out of the bonsai pot and putting it in a bigger pot to try to make it a bit taller (about 15 cm now). Great job !
I was trying to find out if you can make tea from these leaves, but I couldn't find any articles on this species. I'm sure you could, but I don't want to take any chances!!
@@TheBonsaiZone I remember reading that you can use young leaves to make a tea similar to green tea. But it's probably better to be on the safer side if you can't find a source of reliable info.
Been struggling with my fukien just aimlessly pruning but this video gave me much needed inspiration and insight ill let her do her thing for a while then approach it with a new set of eyes. Thank you so much
The tree looks great Nigel, my fukien tea isn't doing that well, it is dropping leaves, they seem to be drying out. Not sure if it is due to the light level change but hopefully it won't die
The “effing” Tea Tree. I killed one of these due to not providing sufficient winter protection, and now have another (with a lovely thick, tapering trunk) which is currently in my conservatory until the weather warms up here in Wakefield, the UK, when it will go back out on my bonsai benches. Notoriously difficult. I’m sure you are up to the challenge Nigel 😃 Mostly avoid sub zero temperatures which WILL kill it.
hmm... that first branch you remove, personally i would have used it as the apex. the thick branch i would have wired and made it part of the new apex. my thoughts is to add movement to the tree. just my 2 cents.
Thank you for this video. I was gifted my first Fukien Tea tree bonsai and was not sure the best way to trim it. Usually I grow elephant jade and jade bonsais. How do I propagate the trimmings?
Hello Nigel…just came across this video as I was researching fukien bonsai…just bought one from lowes here in Illinois…any tips on raising this type of bonsai in the mid-west while living in an apartment!! Thankyou in advance 🙏🏽
Hey Mr. Nigel, hope you're having a great day and hope it isn't as hot up there as it is down here in Louisiana 8b... It's brutal here. It was 89° here last Christmas. I'm curious where it is that you keep your fukiens in the winter? Laissez Les Bon Tempes Rouler, Trent
Nice little Fukien Tree Nigel, my wife got me one for Christmas but Amazon sent the worse looking tree they had 😱 hopefully it grows this spring and I can make a video to share
Hey Nigel, best of luck with that little beauty as they can be a bit tricky. I got my 1st one from Jerome and Mari when they were still in Ft.Lauderdale and now have 4 thriving nicely. They do great with morning sun/afternoon shade when the season allows.
Great video, I love Fukien teas! In my experience, they’ve grown vigorously nonstop year-round and seem quite happy. Had mine for about 3 years now and it’s been going strong. Flowering endlessly and very content, so it was interesting to hear you talk about dormancy. I was wondering what you thought of that - is this something that will come back to bite me eventually if I don’t allow proper dormancy?
Hey Nigel, great video as always :) Have you noticed the pleasent smell while cutting the tree ? I also have one of these and really like the fresh citrusy smell. Maybe its stronger on young branches
I would keep it by a cool window and that should be fine. I have overwintered mine for many ,many years without a cool period and it has done well. A cool period is best, but it should do alright indoors.
I'm surprised this is fairly new for you, I see these guys at hardware stores all the time as bonsai. Had one once but it got aphids and scale and I couldn't save it 😕
As a regular houseplant grower I'm all in for the green and not so much for the trunk, so the species with very small leaves are kind of the least interesting, so I think I skip this one.
