un ficus italiano...

[angelo]

hola a todos.
This is one of my fig. I've taken a rather tall Ficus microcarpa, shortened the long trunks, repotted it, and allowed new growth to erupt out of the bare stems. My goal is creating a rainforest style Ficus with aerial roots.


1) en 2007, The original tree
2) Leaves removed and repotted.
3) The original tree with X's showing the cut points
4) Shortened, view one
5) Shortened, view two
6) Shortened, view three
6 ) New buds springing out which will be the future of my fig

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[angelo]

I'd like to know what do you think, please (and if do you think I'm crazy )

[lolo_orellana]

you´re definitelly crazy!!!! but that fact lead you to have a more that beautiful trunk. I hope the passage of time bring you and your tree hapiness... thats a very nice trunk. I really wish to see its development.

enhorabuena - congrats.

[David Cortizas]

I don´t think you are crazy, I think you are brave to do that, of course will be better.

Check this!

http://www.ficusbonsaiclub.com/viewtopi ... 32&start=0

I´m crazy too.

[angelo]

thank you guys

Hello Admin, what do you think about new trunk? For you it's a good start for a banyan?

[David Cortizas]

Now looks so powerful!!! Of course will be very nice banyan.

[angelo]

in the future I want improve nebari, eliminating some aerial roots and stimulating the creation of new aerial roots with sphagnum moss.

[David Cortizas]

Sphagnum moss is magic.