aidan13
Yamadori
I have had my little Ficus with me at school for a little over a month now, and it is doing great, no leaf drop yet, and it's looking happy, for the most part. There was some mold growing on top of the soil, so I scraped off the top layer and replaced with sand, which seems to have done the trick.
I realize that it's a pretty ugly little stick in a tray, but I was wondering if any of you veterans see any potential at all in this little guy. I plan on keeping it around for a long time, so make your suggestions as long term as you'd like. Basically, my question is, is there any chance at all of this guy becoming a bonsai one day?
Also, it's looking a little leggy, with quite a few branches only sporting leaves at the very tips. Is there a way to fix this? I was considering chopping it back come summer, but I have heard that Benjaminas do not respond well to this, usually dying back quite considerably.
And if it helps, I'm going to school in Wilmington, NC, and over the summers I live in Charlotte, NC.
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I realize that it's a pretty ugly little stick in a tray, but I was wondering if any of you veterans see any potential at all in this little guy. I plan on keeping it around for a long time, so make your suggestions as long term as you'd like. Basically, my question is, is there any chance at all of this guy becoming a bonsai one day?
Also, it's looking a little leggy, with quite a few branches only sporting leaves at the very tips. Is there a way to fix this? I was considering chopping it back come summer, but I have heard that Benjaminas do not respond well to this, usually dying back quite considerably.
And if it helps, I'm going to school in Wilmington, NC, and over the summers I live in Charlotte, NC.
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