Ficus #1

[Walter Pall]

 

[Walter Pall]

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[Walter Pall]

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[Aaron S.]

beautiful tree

 

[just.wing.it]

Best ficus I've seen!

 

[WillBaker90]

Amazing

 

[amcoffeegirl]

Beautiful- love the movement.

 

[SizeXtraMedium]

Now that's a handsome ficus

 

[Cadillactaste]

I am falling for ficus...and this is a lovely specimen! Thanks for sharing.

 

[Walter Pall]

Ficus #1 - also after defoliation this ficus looks impressive

 

[BrianBay9]

Thanks for posting this. So many people here tell me that Ficus are not "real" bonsai material. They are rarely shown. And yet California is a pretty good place to grow them. Not Florida good maybe, but good. I'm not sure how the denigration of Ficus bonsai in California got started.

 

[Arcto]

Ficus #1 - also after defoliation this ficus looks impressive


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So how are you keeping it in that region? Inside-outside shuffle? Greenhouse? Looks really healthy.

 

[Forsoothe!]

Thanks for posting this. So many people here tell me that Ficus are not "real" bonsai material. They are rarely shown. And yet California is a pretty good place to grow them. Not Florida good maybe, but good. I'm not sure how the denigration of Ficus bonsai in California got started.

It's universal, for no good reason. It's relatively hard to grow a nice one in Michigan, yet they are never considered serious trees.

 

[amcoffeegirl]

This beauty nearly had 2 fronts.
I enjoy both sides.

 

[Walter Pall]

So how are you keeping it in that region? Inside-outside shuffle? Greenhouse? Looks really healthy.

From around middle of April to beginign of Ocotbero ut in the garden with all the other trees. Otherwise in the cool pot room where it is never freezing but not heated and a lot of light. It is doing OK. Low maintenance.

 

[MichaelS]

. So many people here tell me that Ficus are not "real" bonsai material. They are rarely shown.

Tell them to type Ficus bonsai in Taiwan https://duckduckgo.com/?q=ficus+bonsai+in+Taiwan&t=h_&ia=images&iax=images

 

[Walter Pall]

Ficus #1 - update: second flush after full defoliation

 

[dresdraconius]

Lovely tree!

 

[Gustavo Martins]

Hi Walter, just curious. Did you trim the tips when defoliating the tree or just defoliated? Thanks in advance.

 

[Gustavo Martins]

Tell them to type Ficus bonsai in Taiwan https://duckduckgo.com/?q=ficus+bonsai+in+Taiwan&t=h_&ia=images&iax=images

I suppose it is as hard to find a good ficus in a cold temperate region as is to find a good maple in the tropics. The bonsai scene is still dominated by temperate countries for the most part. It’s biased.