GSCarlson
Shohin
I took 3 young cuttings from a tiger bark ficus mallsai I recently bought, wired them together, stuck them in a block of fiber, set it on a new pot, and put it under a big plastic jar. So far it is happy and growing new leaves.
Tiger Bark Ficus fused truck semi-cascade experiment
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sorce
Nonsense Rascal
Ballsy!
Seriously....
I imagine it will take a while to get the fiber off...
Interesting....
Makes me wonder if you "grow".
Please....
What the hell do you intend to do with this thing?
Sorce
Cypress187
Masterpiece
I did almost the same, only mine are a bit bigger and in bonsai-mix. It defoliated himself because I forgot to water 1 or 2 days (or got burned in the full sun), but still alive! (and tiny leaves)
GSCarlson
Shohin
A quick update: It has grown quite a bit, and moss really likes fiber blocs. And yeah, I am not going to be able to get the roots out of the bloc, just have to wait and see what happens over time as the trunk and roots expand.
GSCarlson
Shohin
I removed most of the rockwool, the rest I will leave, since the moss likes it. A month or so ago, a strong wind blew it off my balcony, and the pot broke a couple legs on the rocks below. A little epoxy and wabi-sabi?
Bonsai_Jon
Sapling
looks great! Great experiment with really great stylistic results
boguz
Mame
Is it the same tree? Isn't it a fast growth in 10months, and also they fused together 
GSCarlson
Shohin
Two years on.. I raised it up and trimmed roots and shoots.
Melospiza
Shohin
Your final picture shows a great deal of progress, but something about this first image really makes me happy. I think it is the combination of the square block of fiber with the square pot and the tiny plant sticking out of it. Really darn cute.
This is phenomenal progress, congratulations. This is why I want to try fusion with ficus. I think I'll be saving all of my ficus cuttings and to try to get them to root for further experimentation like this later.
Do you have a special indoor grow set up (since you are in CO)?
RobertB
Chumono
really nice progress
GSCarlson
Shohin
Nothing special. My tropicals get light from east facing windows. Luckily Colorado winters include many sunny days, second only to Florida.
Cadillactaste
Neagari Gal
Cool process and end results!
John P.
Chumono
Stormwater
Shohin
That’s just wrong ! Way cool!
Leo in N E Illinois
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@John P. - wild, that is "so wrong" it can become a wild abstract stylized creation. I would love to see regular updates on this, please start a separate thread for this tree.
@GSCarlson - I really like the growth and maturity you got in a very short time. Nice. Keep updating. This is a good little tree.
@GSCarlson - I really like the growth and maturity you got in a very short time. Nice. Keep updating. This is a good little tree.
lol that's nuts, thanks for sharing. It's like those Trident fusions with a ton of vertical whips, except you've got a crazy coil.
Xtreemjedi
Seedling
So, what is that block of fiber? I tried to google it but just got pics of carbon fiber blocks lol.
That looks super cool, I like the progression over 2 years.
That looks super cool, I like the progression over 2 years.
They are called Rock Wool or Stone Wool - it's actually like spun rock fiber, something like that. Supposed to have great balance of aeration and liquid retention for seedlings.
GSCarlson
Shohin
Annual update on this fused ficus. I’m just letting it grow and cutting it back. I think it’s root bound, that’s why it’s pushing air roots. I will repot and trim roots late winter.
