Tiger Bark Ficus; in development
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BonsaiButler
Mame
Interesting little thing. I like it.
At first glance I thought it was a root over rock.
At first glance I thought it was a root over rock.
justBonsai
Omono
I did a hard cut back on a tiger bark ficus a few weeks ago. It responded with buds everywhere. Existing growing tips, as expected, did gain more vigor and sent out larger leaves. I would keep growing tips on regions you want to further thicken and remove them where you don't. In any case ficus develop and grow very fast.
leatherback
The Treedeemer
I remove all growing tips. I find they limit backbudding enormously with ficus retusa. But I live in a cold climate.
Jeremy
Shohin
I live in a hot humid climate and find leaving the growing tips defeats the purpose of defoliating, if you are defoliating to build ramification. I find few buds will actually respond. I only remove leaves but leave the growing tip if I'm trying to thicken a branch and the inner leaves are shading out other areas of the tree
sorce
Nonsense Rascal
Yeah...I would Probly leave one of the farthest ones on each bottom branch...
And cut the rest off...
Surely cut the center ones back a lot harder....
I Probly wouldn't have Defoliated it now...
As these will back bud pretty easy no matter when you cut it....
Oughtta let it grow out a lot more...
Thicken up.
But since it's naked....
Wire it out...
Or at least throw some guy wires on it...
No....wire it out!
Sorce
And cut the rest off...
Surely cut the center ones back a lot harder....
I Probly wouldn't have Defoliated it now...
As these will back bud pretty easy no matter when you cut it....
Oughtta let it grow out a lot more...
Thicken up.
But since it's naked....
Wire it out...
Or at least throw some guy wires on it...
No....wire it out!
Sorce
Giga
Masterpiece
you forgot to wire 
and cut back harder
and cut back harder
aframe
Shohin
Wired the same day as the first picture on June 3 '16, here is the tree today with new growth extending after defoliation. Looks like i should have cut back earlieryou forgot to wire
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eferguson1974
Chumono
I personaly would put a little more wiggle in the branches, some movement but too crazy. Just my opinion, I like more up/down and side to side. And back n' forth for depth. But Ive only tortured trees for a year..
aframe
Shohin
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sorce
Nonsense Rascal
Nice....
Good progress!
Sorce
Good progress!
Sorce
