na76
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Hello all,
New to the forums, also in need of a bit of advice. Briefly, I first became involved in bonsai about 13+ years ago, killed a few junipers and managed to keep a fukien tea alive for a number of years. Last year I became more serious about it and am fortunate to have the space to care for a number of trees. I live in Central Florida, so we're fortunate to have a long growing season. Recently I took a class at Wigert's Bonsai in Ft. Myers, FL and for my project I chose a philippensis ficus. I was instructed to defoliate it by clipping off the leaves, leaving just a bit.
I have a ficus nerifolia which is a bit on the tall side, esp. when factoring in the thickness of the trunk. I'd love some styling advice but would like to first defoliate it so give an idea of the trunk/branch structure. After a number of Google searches I'm still coming up blank with how to defoliate a nerifolia. Would the leaves be plucked or should they be clipped?
Any advice appreciated. Really looking forward to interacting on this forum, best one I've found so far
New to the forums, also in need of a bit of advice. Briefly, I first became involved in bonsai about 13+ years ago, killed a few junipers and managed to keep a fukien tea alive for a number of years. Last year I became more serious about it and am fortunate to have the space to care for a number of trees. I live in Central Florida, so we're fortunate to have a long growing season. Recently I took a class at Wigert's Bonsai in Ft. Myers, FL and for my project I chose a philippensis ficus. I was instructed to defoliate it by clipping off the leaves, leaving just a bit.
I have a ficus nerifolia which is a bit on the tall side, esp. when factoring in the thickness of the trunk. I'd love some styling advice but would like to first defoliate it so give an idea of the trunk/branch structure. After a number of Google searches I'm still coming up blank with how to defoliate a nerifolia. Would the leaves be plucked or should they be clipped?
Any advice appreciated. Really looking forward to interacting on this forum, best one I've found so far