Summer Repotting of a Ficus Retusa Bonsai 

"Repotting" may be a basic topic and you can probably find hundreds of videos about it. However, you're the only person who goes through the process from A to Z and give expert tips on the side that you can't easily find everywhere. I highly doubt other videos explain repotting the way you did. This is truly the best repotting video online.

I learned more from this one video than I have from watching countless other videos, thank you

Repotting my ficus tomorrow and needed a refresher before hand, thanks for the great info David!

Hey bonsai friends don't forget to hit the like button! All we need is 500 likes and I'll transform the other Ficus shown at the end as well

A super transformation, the tree is off to a great start!

I love this guys way of teaching.

Amazing David. So much knowledge well presented. I know these videos are a lot of work. I really appreciate them and would love to see more!🌳🌳

Awesome Mr. David ,I can’t wait to see the amazing transformation on that other ficus ,thank you for sharing your knowledge!

Another 2 Super learning sessions from the Master David Easterbrook. Thanks a lot

This video makes complet Initial styling & repot of Ficus species. There is always something to learn watch you David for bigginers and advanced bonsai enthusiasist. Thanks for sharing your great experience. Would be interesting to see the tree in few years. Thanks

I love that you work with ficus! It is my first bonsai tree and i love to get basic knowledge about them!

We not only liked it but really learnt a lot its like a handheld journey through Bonsai land with all the finer points stressed upon and simplified with actual demonstration . Hall mark of a true teacher.

Thanks for sharing your knowledge. Learnt a good few lessons from this.

Thank you, David. Another great lecture!

Great video David. Thank you for sharing your work

Your video was excellent so informative I’m learning thank you ☺️

Thank you very much,i just get my first bonsai ficus as a gift and your chanel will help me a lot.Subscribed and liked ;) thank you one more time ;)

Thanks David. Great video

Looks beautiful love the pot , great job always 🇬🇧😊❤️

I laughed so hard as he said he didn't like the color of the pot ... while wearing the same color shirt and hat🤣

You the man David. Love the video

Do that restyle even if you don't get the likes David, very inspirational.

Im about to repot a small ficus i think it is. Its mid may. So this is a great vid. It looks in a bad way. Not sure its too late for it. There has been flies round it for a while. Ive dried it out for about a week or so.

Wonderful transformation! Great job as always. 👏🏼👍🏼🙏🏻♥

Fantastic transformation.

I did not only enjoyed it, I totally loved it! I am your new fan now… your new subscriber…. I am glad I finally found a Canadian Bonsai teacher Thank you!!!

hi sir .... in these days m regular follower of your videos. Thanks for making quality based content. After learning from you I also transformed a ficus plant to ficus bonsai.

Bravo en dankie

This is a great video- so well explained and instructive! Thank you Mr. Easterbrook for being so generous with your knowledge.

Best video ever!

Really informative video! Thank you for sharing your knowledge!

Great video! Thank you Sr!

Great work👌👍👍👍

You have the vision of an artist!

Wow really learned so much

Hello from Ontario David! Love the videos so far 👍😊

This video was so informative! My bonsais may stand a chance!

Thanks Dave about to repot my ficus it's about the same size

So. Beautiful

Beautiful

Thank you very much sir

Thanks you!

Awesom work David as always - ive enjoyed your videos since finding you on TIKTOK and your arrival here on RU-vid, i have recently completed the $50 challenge that been going around and you were one of my challenges to complete it. i hope you have time to do it - either way keep the great content coming and as always i'll see you again in the next one!

Wow~ Amazing Bonsai ^^ Include Like 288 , I leave 3 Presents. Have a good relationship. My friend, always stay Connected.

cool video, but that's most definitely not a retusa. it's a microcarpa, probably the Tigerbark variety from Taiwan

I have a genseng ficus and there’s a thick root that goes around in a circle under the soil should that be cut or will it kill the tree?

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Hey brother do you tend to always use your mediums in this order? Just trying to get a solid way down at work well. I've got a little larger rocks on the bottom 3/16 to half inch mixed with a little horticultural pumis. Mixed that end with sandy pinebark soil the tree was thriving in. Inserted juniper p. So I'm thinking of on top another layer of pumice and the large akadama was fine akadama on top? Now that sounds like a lot just trying out some new stuff and like the way you did you're medium look like your tree was thriving . PS I live in East Tennessee it is awesome humid here from this time on I'm good about watering everyday and have drilled a pretty good-sized hole in the bottom of the pot

wow great video! I need to do this with my ficus. How can I get my hands on that soil?

David, what kind or strength of humic and fulvic acid do you use? I can’t find “rich earth” in Toronto

Is it ok to repot my ficus in the summer if i bring it in the house. I have roots growing out of the bottom of the pot. I keep my growing room about 72°F

Great video ! Few questions does the charcoal interact with the mycorrhizae and should u put mycorrhizae in every kind of tree? Also read if u spray ur trees with a fungicide it can kill the mushrooms in the pot? This true? Thanks great videos

What do you use for wire while shaping? I just picked up a ficus and it's my first bonsai, excited to get started

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So i can change the pot and the soil at the end of the summer? I see everywere people say to do that in the early spring.. 🤔

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Hey David! What’s the name of that third product you applied that has humic acid? I tried but couldn’t make up the name

I repotted my ficus bonsai and it started developing black spots on the leaves. Anyone know tips or suggestions to fix this?

Oh my god. That not ficus retusa. That ficus Microcarpa.

Is the last thing add to the pot is it called rich earth ?

Why did you gave it that shape ficus’s don’t grow that way?

Hi Dave I just found your videos yesterday and I’m really enjoying them. I’ve been doing bonsai for a couple years now and still learning. But I’m having difficulty overwintering them. I have a little greenhouse and I placed them all in there for the winter. But so many died. I didn’t insulate the greenhouse or the pots. I just placed them in and closed it. My heart was broken when I seen how many had died. What should I do differently this fall to save my trees?I live in NB, Canada so it can get pretty cold. Kim🇨🇦🍁

Whats the potting materials he used. Cant hear the names.. ?

Should i remove moss b4 winter?

The last product you put into your bonsai called and how can I get it?

Hi David, 30 years ago i was gifted a ficus retusa ginsing, im hoping you can help with some info on the cuttings i have, is it correct they are now just ficus retusa? I dont understant the ginsing part... do you know if the original plant was a grafted species. Are the cuttings i have still considered retusa ginsing or just ficus retusa? Any information would be much appreciated.

Yeah. Everytime ive removed all the soil from the roots the trees die. So i live and learn never to remove all the soil i hate vids in whicj the youtuber removes all the soil. It may work for u guys but not me.

this isnt ficus retusa

Love you but please stop calling your substrate ingredients artificial. All quite natural for creating substrates for terrariums and aquariums. NATURAL SUBSTRATE. Love you and I know what you mean but some may not.

Pretty sure thats a microcarpa. Its crazy how the mislabeling has made even experience guys like this call it the wrong name. Retusa leaves look very different