ficus nerifolia

In 2014 I “inherited” this ficus from my mother-in-law’s cousin Jack. Jack was a dentist who lived in New Orleans and this was his first bonsai tree. His wife remembered him having it for over 45 years. My understanding is that her father effectively created and marketed the “houseplant”...

So this tree was a little clipping on February 2021, now it is shaped nice. I had it in a 3 gallon pot, outdoors since May, topsoil. The roots were mostly fine and radial, did a 10% root reduction and 10% off the top. Goal: To reduce the height by 2" and get new branches where the lower...

Hello All—this is my first post here, although I've been a bonsai enthusiast for a while and once belonged to the Austin Bonsai Society. I've got a great Jim Smith grown formal upright willow leaf ficus that was the first tree I ever bought in 2006. While Life took its share of beautiful...

Shohin Mexicana Ficus in training.

Shohin Mexicana Ficus in training. ( pretty sad wiring )