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Nice trees pictured there @Craig I like your pots too. @Eric Group Thank you for posting that link. Really good stuff. I have enjoyed looking through it. I like the big stuff, and can find beauty in all sizes of bonsai, but mame and shohin are special. imo

Harry Harrington has a good article about collecting oaks. http://www.bonsai4me.com/AdvTech/ATquercus%20rootpruning%20and%20repotting.htm

@Anthony Thank you for the detail. I have had back budding on my brain, and haven't thought about a graft. It is nice to have options. I have a smaller cutting that is a clone of this tree that would work good. I'll take a look at it.

Might be worth a try. Wd is good stuff!

I am hoping it will pop a bud while the roots are growing back out. I had one this year that started budding from the trunk with no encouragement. If it does not throw any buds this summer I will chop it next spring. @petegreg Maybe I will have your luck.

The injector is used to inject the liquid fertilizer into your water as you irrigate. I use two types of injectors. The cheapest is a simple siphon device. https://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B003TPBF1Q/ref=mp_s_a_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1471202404&sr=8-1&pi=SX200_QL40&keywords=fertilizer+siphon You...

This link has info about willow ficus root cutting: http://ofbonsai.org/techniques/shohin/the-willow-leaf-ficus-%E2%80%93-the-best-ficus-for-shohin-bonsai The article is about using willow ficus, Ficus salicaria, for shohin. Towards the bottom it talks about root cuttings. Good article if...

Hopefully you will get some back budding on your ficus benjamina. They can be stubborn about it. Pretty maple. That is a ruff graft to try and hide. It will make for good practice! Keep posting your progress.

Decided to repot and root prune this ficus. I am not sure if it will ever back bud low, but I like the nebari it has, so I'm going to try and develop it. IMG_20160728_103910 by Labreapits posted Aug 11, 2016 at 7:39 PM I expected it to be root bound. It had been in the same pot as a house...

Aaron is right, go hunting now for winter collecting. Good luck and welcome to Bnut!

Not sure why that looks like a quote. Code went awry.

This link will take you to a tutorial with pics on making concrete pots. http://www.bonsai4me.com/AdvTech/ATPaperBonsaiPots.html

Thank you for the progression. Nice work.

@biglou13 "rootmaker makes a net fabric bag, which im anxious to test because you get the best of both worlds" Has anyone ever tried rootmaker's knit fabric in-ground containers? Or other grow bags? I use their 1 and 3 gal injection pots for production of landscape plants, but haven't used...

I was looking back through Jerry Meislik's book about Ficus. On page 94 there is a picture of a multiple stem tree that is being fused together. It has a large trunk with may small stems coming off of it. They are tied together to fuse with what looks like black electrical tape and they are...

Did you ever do any root work? How are your trees doing now? This is a good thread. Thanks for all the info everyone.

#1 I am thinking about fusing the trunks on. I bought it about 20 years ago at a grocery store. It was near death when I got it, and has survived much harsh treatment. The last couple of years it has spent most of its time in the garage under a couple full spectrum compact fluorescent lights...