Cheap ficus material

[jkd2572]

If anybody lives close to here. This would be great material to chop and make a sumo ficus. If you just chopped off half of the top it may have good proportions.
http://www.ebay.com/itm/FICUS-TREE-...374?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item3cd44e659e

 

[Jason_mazzy]

benjamina are lame. Now if you grafted a smalle leaf variety or a green isle fig it could be nice.

 

[jkd2572]

I don't know much about ficus. I just saw nice proportions in my mind when I cut half half the top off and cut the pot to 1/3 it's size. Check it out it almost has a line in the pic where the top should be cut off.

 

[Redwood Ryan]

I see the line you're referencing, but unfortunately a chop that low on a benjamina could be fatal, they're so unpredictable.

 

[Poink88]

You guys are aware this is a braided ficus that fused right?

 

[jkd2572]

No I did not. The trunk looks smooth to me. How can you tell? Like I said I don't much about ficus.

 

[Poink88]

No I did not. The trunk looks smooth to me. How can you tell? Like I said I don't much about ficus.

Look at the blown up pic. You can see it like a turtle carapace

 

[jkd2572]

I see the line you're referencing, but unfortunately a chop that low on a benjamina could be fatal, they're so unpredictable.

I was talking about just cutting off half of the top foliage to get to the right proportion then Dario went and spoiled my fun.

 

[Redwood Ryan]

I was talking about just cutting off half of the top foliage to get to the right proportion then Dario went and spoiled my fun.

It doesn't really matter that it's fused. It's fused enough that you can't really tell all that much. It'd be perfect if it weren't a benjamina.

 

[jkd2572]

Ryan
What kind of ficus are the ones you work with?

 

[Redwood Ryan]

Ryan
What kind of ficus are the ones you work with?

Mmm salicaria, microcarpa, and natalensis.

 

[jkd2572]

Weren't you looking to buy a benjamina it that other thread? Is there leaf size to big or something?

 

[Redwood Ryan]

Weren't you looking to buy a benjamina it that other thread? Is there leaf size to big or something?

Nah, I changed my mind. Their leaves aren't too much of a problem, it's their finicky nature and reluctance to backbud that really makes them a nuisance.