sorce
Nonsense Rascal
Wicked....I saw that the other day! I meant to point it out...looks like a demon with a hood on.
Nice!
Sorce
Purpose of the past post. Giant Ficus.
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Wicked....I saw that the other day! I meant to point it out...looks like a demon with a hood on.
Nice!
Sorce
sorce
Nonsense Rascal
I got a Merry Xmas text today...
From the feller I got this ficus from!
Cool!
Sorce
From the feller I got this ficus from!
Cool!
Sorce
Tentakelaertje
Omono
Massive fig Sorce! Neat! I like it. Has it budded somewhere on the cut trunk?
sorce
Nonsense Rascal
Not yet....but it is healing so it is alive....
I may use the bottom shoots to graft up there....
It has done well enough to give another year so far!
Sorce
Tentakelaertje
Omono
Nice it's alive! Curious to see how this tree will develop. Let's hope it has got many more years!
sorce
Nonsense Rascal
Some documentation.
Before.
Semibefore
After
Front....
Please, Opinions.
I fear I may be seeing something that is not there....
I figure if I can get a couple more 1inch branches in a season, I can take some of the straightness out of the trunk....
Some new\ smaller surface rootage with a wider pot?
I may put some ficus straight in the ground next spring.
Sorce
Before.
Semibefore
After
Front....
Please, Opinions.
I fear I may be seeing something that is not there....
I figure if I can get a couple more 1inch branches in a season, I can take some of the straightness out of the trunk....
Some new\ smaller surface rootage with a wider pot?
I may put some ficus straight in the ground next spring.
Sorce
sorce
Nonsense Rascal
Aaron...
Your Mame and ficus threads inspired me to do the work.
Thanks!
Sorce
Your Mame and ficus threads inspired me to do the work.
Thanks!
Sorce
aml1014
Masterpiece
Wow, I really appreciate that! Might be the first time I've actually inspired anyone with my trees.
I like what you have going, that's a hell of a wound but I like big ugly hollows like that myself. I can't wait to start chopping on my big one, it is just growing like CRAZY right now. Hope to separate the first layer by the end of February but we'll see.
Aaron
sorce
Nonsense Rascal
dirk hoorelbeke
Omono
Eventually i see a small(ish) sumo tree in there. Let the upper part grow wild to close wounds and gain strength. Than shop low and start your branches. Ps. No experience with ficus here.
GGB
Masterpiece
Never cared for ficus until Nigel Saunders flooded youtube with some of his ficus trees this month. Suddenly thinking I might have to attempt my first indoor bonsai. Good looking stuff man. I'd say wait for the wound to heal and see where it buds up before you go picking a front
sorce
Nonsense Rascal
That is kind of what I'm seeing.
Can't live without mine!
Thanks guys!
Sorce
leatherback
The Treedeemer
Can't believe you still have not killed this tree. It must be hating you, cutting all off!
sorce
Nonsense Rascal
I'm actually learning quite a bit about chops and healing with this one myself.
At about the size of an egged/ovaled sip side of a standard size Styrofoam cup, this is the biggest chop I've ever considered healing.
You can see on the top left the 3/8in callous that begun healing over the previous straight cut.
I owe that fully to the escaped roots.
I wouldn't have been able to grow all that I whacked off the top in fall without roots in the earth.
Strong top, strong bottom, mad sap flow between, mad healing.
____
I smoothed out all the burrs with the dremel this time, pink stone, blue stone, sandpaper, some cutting head.
220 hand sanded.
The blue stone worked kinda wicked.
I was able to bump it against the callous without much damage, but still smoothing out the wood inside.
This is what I use.
And I am beginning to swear by it.
Seals great, and comes off as easy as old silicone later.
Stays flexible so it gives when it needs to.
Sorce
Tentakelaertje
Omono
Nice vid bro!
I'll be curious on the development on this one
I'll be curious on the development on this one
sorce
Nonsense Rascal
Me too!
Oh...
I forgot to mention.....
(while the video uploaded)
I am totally going to put this in a....
Wait for it....
Colander....
.and.......
Wait for it!
Put it in the ground!
Yeah...
There really is no better way.
Cut them roots back and chop it down for winter..
Sorce
Tentakelaertje
Omono
How are you going to have it survive winter?
Anywayz, this is gunna be legen...
...DARY! Legendary!
Anywayz, this is gunna be legen...
...DARY! Legendary!
aml1014
Masterpiece
He'll dig it up in autumn, I'm gonna do the same with a bunch of my ficus.
Aaron
Tentakelaertje
Omono
Does that help much? I might try that too then.
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