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    Brazilian Raintree Advice

    The trunk thickens very slowly. It will take much growth before it is where I want, so I will cut back later of course. The lower trunk has some dead wood that look bad, so that is reason to hollow it a little. To increase root formation, I have tried some rooting hormone and sphagnum around...
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    Brazilian Raintree Advice

    Here is progress of my Brazilian Raintree, if it interest. No dieback on branches - large wounds heal very nice. On twig tips is some dieback, but I find that can be cut back to next branch after initial dieback. They can also be trained with wire, despite some reports in internet. The young...
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    Ficus heteropoda

    I think the second or third option is best. Either way, it look like I will need to let it grow (like everything else I have...). There is not branch that I could shorten it to, without it to look ridiculous and it would probably look better larger. The problem with the second photo was not...
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    Ficus heteropoda

    Back to topic and away from debate about which Ficus species is better! I have already idea of what to do with this tree, so reason for this thread was what to do about these stumps and the trunk chop scar on top. Here are some photos of the problem areas on this tree to help. I have thought to...
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    Ficus heteropoda

    As I mentioned already, I liked the trunk potential and it was something different to experiment with. The leaves are interesting shape and will reduce - I have only not worked too much on that at moment. In fact, they are not much larger than mature full-sized F. benjamina. Have seen bonsai...
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    Ficus heteropoda

    Thanks for the advice. I doubt, that it will fruit as bonsai, like most other Ficus species, but it would probably grow as umbrella-style tree in open area, so I chose this style. So display fruit is not very important - I meant the full size ones have large figs. Not really think that style of...
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    Ficus heteropoda

    Hi, thought to share one of my ficus bonsai projects. It is a Ficus heteropoda bought from Erik Wigert online. The species was unknown to me, but I liked the potential of the trunks and am a ficus lover, so I bought it. Infos are almost impossible to find about this species, except that it is...
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    Brazilian Raintree Advice

    No I have not seen video. Thanks - will watch later, when I have more time. The dieback has been very minimal so far (after a couple weeks). Pruned some top branches, but careful to not take too much off. Only worried about those, that I cut with concave cutters. Will probably repot soon to let...
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    Willowleaf Fig Bud Damage?

    Gone a few days and thread now 3 pages! The fig is still alive. I have not fertilised since original post. I use a liquid fertilizer - mostly miracle grow and superthrive on my plants - have never burned any, but have once with granular fertiliser. The tree not really look any different at...
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    Willowleaf Fig Bud Damage?

    I cut away the dead parts to green wood. It has been outside in sun for month now and I fertilise regularly. It continues to send many buds out everywhere on trunk, but all are like I described earlier (small leaves and internodes with several internode buds as soon as large enough). So I...
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    Willowleaf Fig Bud Damage?

    Have question about my willowleaf fig. I bought this last summer and let it grow in very large pot outdoors to thicken trunk (still in prebonsai stage - I plan to let grow very large), then moved it inside. Of course leaves drop and light levels was lower, but it start to recover, until I moved...
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    Brazilian Raintree Advice

    Thanks! Seems a little more drastic, than what I planned, but I get variety of opinions, before I do anything. Seem to be good option, if I want a larger bonsai. The current upper crown structure is good. I have heard, that green shoots are easier to train than older ones. Do you think dieback...
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    Brazilian Raintree Advice

    New to this forum, but not to bonsai (off and on for almost 10 yrs with mostly subtropicals). Would like opinions about styling this Brazilian Raintree, that I have bought recently, as I like the trunk movement and foliage. I thought to bring the lower rear branch to left a little to fill...
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