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Hey guys. I picked this jade up in late feb. early march from a vendor who got it in florida. long story short its developing these brown bumps and dead patches on the leaves and i dont know what they are. At frist i though it might just be damage from moving but now that its starting to...

Hey Alex, thanks for the advise. On another note I currently live in Toledo Ohio and see youre from Grand Rapids. As of now i still have my ficus growing under my indoor set up but seeing as were having a freakishly warm march do you think i should move it outside during the air layer or keep...

I just began the process of air layering my ficus nerifolia yesterday. I cut back to the cambium layer and applayed some root hormone, wrapped it in sphaginum and a plastic bag. Since this is my first time trying out this technique i was wondering if there we any tips anyone could give me...

I was recently thinking about a trunk chop myself but was curious about the way to develop an apex. When you have a group of branches at the top all growing in a cluster like you do in your last picture how exactly do you go about picking a leader/ developing taper and hiding the cut? All...

I understand Ryan, and have no intentions of chopping it now. Honestly the low chop/air layer were my innitial thoughts for it, but since i have to wait untill next season anyways i figured I would post a picture and see if you guys had any other suggestions. Also, at the moment i haven't had...

Oops. Sorry. I'm from north west Ohio, zone 5 I believe. Only 3 years bonsai exp. (more like 2) and the plant in question is growing indoors untill i can put it outside again.

I'm not sure. I innitially liked the straightness in the trunk and planned on developing it as a formal upright, increasing the taper over time. But three years later its just starting to bore me. I know i shouldn't get antsy and i deff. don't want to risk losing the tree. I was considering...

Hello all, I was wondering if anyone could help me deciding what to do with this ficus? It was the first bonsai i purched three years ago and although it's not a specimen by any means it has some sentimental value to me. Any input would be appreciated. Thank you.

I live in ohio. Zone 5 I believe, so i am moving it inside for the fall/winter. Hopefully I'll have a picture soon.

Hello, I'm new to the forum, and while I'm relatively familiar with ficus nerifolia I'm curious about when/how to do a complete trunk cut. The plant in general is pretty bad looking up top with one bud popping down low. I was thinking about getting extreme and hacking off the top and making...