Three Ficus religiosa Bonsai, Part 1, The Bonsai Zone, Aug 2021 

“I’ll put that slug somewhere safe.” Whoosh! 😂

In very humid environment, for example in Kolkata, India, ficus religiosa grows aerial roots. I have ficus religiosa and it has grown aerial roots in the monsoon. But as the rains stopped, they dried out. Young aerial roots are dark pink to red in colour but as they age it gets brown.

It is a very holy tree in India. It’s called ‘Peepal’ and it’s super common. Good job Nigel 💚💚💚

Thanks for pumping out all this amazing content! It's been so helpful in my Bonsai journey!

Hi Nigel, I’ve been watching and learning from you for months now. Just wanted to say how much I enjoy you ‘Big Cuts’ especially thar ‘Hail Mary’ cuts 🤣. My tree collection is growing thanks to you. I look forward to checking for updates . Thanks so much 👍🏻

Looking forward to the update on Jonathan’s birch forest. That was a major project. Thanks

Ficus Religiosa is commonly called the Peepal Tree here in Bharat and is a sacred tree. It is even worshipped by many.

If you keep the Ficus Religiosa misted and the bark wet it will also develop roots there :)

Thanx for the info on the ficus

Ficus religiosa will have aerial roots. In India, this plant produce aerial roots ( even a small saplings)

I hope that big cutting roots, it's looking really tree like already!

The isopods scurrying away when the little pot was lifted... Healthy trees with healthy soil! Edit: Yay Jonathan and his birch forest; I'll be looking forward to the tour!

Religiosa do produce aerial roots. I have a 3 yr old shohin bonsai with several aerial roots sticking out of it

Tree is developing nice taper and has great movement from the side view! Beautiful!

I am also going to pruning my ficus religiosa bonsai

Thanks a billion Sir🙏

Looks great, nice taper

almost all ficus normally grow airial roots but it depends on the humidity. Ficus Plants are strangler figs so they all grow onto another tree from top to bottom. All these long like tentacles are roots and airial roots and they need all of these as support for her own body weight or for the heavy branches. But this mystic look happens more in nature when they growing up and old. Some Ficus are more than 100 years old. There are around 1000 Ficus species on earth. So the ficus religiosa forms airial roots as well when he gets a lot of humidity in his enviroment

Hey Nigel, you can gently mist your concrete pour if it's drying quickly!

after watching this video i did some research on rumfii and religiosa . ficus religiosa did grow aerial roots and that follow the main trunck not hanging from the canopy. ficus religiosa, ficus rumfii and banyan trees those are native to my country. and seedlings ang big trees can be found in every corner of our country.

That large cutting might have made a nice air layer experiment. Hopefully it will take. Instant bonsai. Keep growing. Thanks

Tomorrow is the day which i will buy my ficus bonsai and i am so happy

I love the tree's as alway's. I began several of these from seed's and I am happy to watch them grow from something that is near microscopic.

Compared to bonsai, a leaf of this tree grows as big as two palm combined. But bonsai leaves can be as small as the nail of a big toe.

Looking forward to an update to the birch forest!

Great tree Nigel. It looks so powerful and the base flare is realy getting there!

Awesome timing for this video. My coworker just ordered some religiosa seeds. We are going to attempt to grow some in the office and some at home.

Finally got a sacred fig!!!

Ficus Rumphii and Religiosa both grow here in Bharat and even I sometimes get confused when I see them grow closeby lo;

No Nigel ,ficus religiosa do get aerial roots ....I have one with roots growing but they are not as intense as it would be on any other ficus. From India 😁

Miss-identification caught me recently as well. Someone gave me a Norfolk Island Pine, I posted a picture on the Ontario Bonsai page and a member commented that it was actually a Cook Pine. Turns out nearly all Norfolk Island Pine are misidentified. Likely because the same man discovered both. and young ones look similar. It looked like all the other ones I've had as well... Oops Haha! Cute Leaf hopper! :) I love how that Ficus keeps it's belly button, Like it should have a grass skirt on :D

a very nice way to prune it and keep it back

This is probably my second favorite (after the larch forest) from your collection. I ordered some seeds from that Canadian site you recommended and I can't wait for the seedlings to come out.

Precioso arbol....!!!!! muy buen trabajo....!!!! por cierto permítame hacerle una pregunta...cree Ud que los troncos de ficus lyrata se pueden fusionar??? Muchas gracias🙋‍♀️🌿🌿💯😘🙋‍♀️

Most wanted episode tq Nigel ❤️

I so appreciate your expertise and observations about these Ficus'. Wouldn't it be cool to have a comprehensive directory on growing cycles and plant behavior based on bonsai cultivation of trees used for bonsai?

Thanks for the info on religiosa growth! I was getting pretty frustrated with mine. It makes sense now that it really only grows when I do some heavy pruning.

You got another front for the tree now. I think. Left side. Great moment afther trimming

They actually do grow aerial roots.I have one which had grown some aerial roots. The roots are red in colour and gradually become normal.they had sprouted from above the ground not branches.

Very nice tree. Keep up the great work u always do.

Nice

Looking up Ficus Religiosa bonsai you constantly see aerial roots. Apparently in their native habitat seeds get stuck in the upper canopy - usually due to birds, which produce non-parasitic aerial roots that extend to the ground eventually forming a trunk. Seeing images of particularly large, older trees it's pretty insane how chaotic they can get. Trees melting into other trees. Mother nature, you crazy.

Enjoyed part 1. Thanks for splitting the video.

If ficus religiosa is the one with the pointier leaf, i saw some trees. they do get areal roots. Needs more humidity maybe. Do these secrete white sap when pruned?

beautiful

“I’m going to place the slug in some place safe”. Chucks it to the ducks😝

Your biggest ficus religiosa is one of your best bonsai!

Catching a live stream and chatting with the bonsai zone gang. A great birthday treat for me. Thank you Nigel and everyone. 👍

I’m not sure I like the size those leaves get on the religiosa. But I would still like one.

The turn table is so amazing! How can I do one by myself? Thanks!

Beind an indiaI am able to differentiate between the two but I did not know that religiousa doest grow areal roots.so thanks for the information .we are always passing through a ficus religiousa but don't pay attention

This is such a " giving tree" looking tree.

Keep going strong

Hi Nigel great video as always. I’m in southern Ca. Is now the best time to prune tropicals? Love the vibrant color of that moss. I’ve just started applying collected moss on some of my trees. I know that you collect your moss as well. Do you have any videos on collecting and applying moss on your trees?

Did my previous comment get deleted? maybe because I put a website 😬 but it just said how I found a place to get some ficus religiosa seeds! I’m gonna buy some in the spring! I’m exited because I love the way ficus bonsai look!

Aussie Dave here Nigel, good design 🤗..in Canada it must be late summer?🤔.so I suppose it's a good time to hard prune 🤔.. again good video..

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that was a stink bug Nigel. they will eat any nasties on your trees, in fact they eat anything and in my experience the only thing that eats them is my chickens

My religiosa seeds came today. I didn’t realize they were so small! I watered the soil, placed them on the top of the soil, then sprayed them with a water bottle and placed the pot in a ziplock bag on a west facing window sill. I guess now just patience. Maybe I’ll mist the top of the soil every few days. Hopefully I get at least one to take.

Hey Nigel! What is that moss called? I've been looking around a bit, and would love to add some to my own ficus

I really enjoy your videos, you are always entertaining with mame bonsai whose roots suckle into a big pot I smile happily, it's very funny, even though I also do that, but it still makes me smile, thank you for sharing

With all this craziness in the world, I turn to Nigel for solace

How's your lemon tree sir Nigel?

I think specie "Religiosa" is related to religion as in some parts of land it's meant sacred

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Why don't you use fungicide ? Is it really necessary ?

I notice you don’t use rooting hormone for Cuttings why

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Guess I am Second Scott.

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Can you name the book you mentioned about bonsai 4:03

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Ficus Religiosa gets aerial roots when they are toooooooo old & big