luvinthemountains
Chumono
If mine can ever look nearly as good as this one does, I'll be content. Looking awesome!
Ficus Benjamina “wiandi”
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ABCarve
Masterpiece
Nice! Mirror image
Hartinez
Masterpiece
Gave cousin it a good trim, shortening and thinning.
ShadyStump
Imperial Masterpiece
Always nice to see this tree.
Just helped me realize why I'm always so wishy-washy about what to do with my benjaminas: they're not big enough. I need to just let them grow out a year or two so I have more to work with.
Baku1875
Shohin
The top view is the one that reveals the nice branch structure the most IMO, post a new top shot when you get a chance
love this tree, great work
Shogun610
Masterpiece
Wow not a big ficus guy but I like yours a lot .. almost makes me want to take the ficus pill.
ShadyStump
Imperial Masterpiece
I'm not even a huge fan of them, but their so easy to care for it's almost cheating, and I find benjamina loads of fun. Just unpredictable enough to stay interesting, and overcome your mistakes like nothing happened.
pandacular
Omono
Hey Danny, do you ever defoliate your ficuses?
Hartinez
Masterpiece
I’ve yet to defoliate my Wiandi. But have defoliated other varieties. I’ve had total leaf drop over winter before so I imagine it could handle it fine. But I’d rather not be the one to find out. At least not with my nice ones
I will also say. While defoliating can be a great tool for ramification I don’t always think it’s in the best Interest of the tree to do so. When I defoliate my elms it’s to I wire and rewire mid summer, not necessarily for the ramification it produces. Since these ficus don’t really get wired much I’m not in a hurry to defoliate.
pandacular
Omono
I’m curious also if you so anything special to drive growth inward. This one is incredibly dense, but they seem to want to go leggy by default.
I’ve also noticed that mine will put out two leaf from a barky branch, and then next to that leaf, a shoot will develop. Any ideas on how to take advantage of this?
I’ve also noticed that mine will put out two leaf from a barky branch, and then next to that leaf, a shoot will develop. Any ideas on how to take advantage of this?
Hartinez
Masterpiece
FULL SUN. If this variety is not getting enough sunlight the internodes get real long, branches leggy and they don’t backbud as readily. Mine backbud constantly, from vigor more than anything else, but typically it happens after a trim.
ShadyStump
Imperial Masterpiece
Mine aren't wiandi, but I've noticed that benjamina will push 2 buds at a node at a time. One is a leaf, the other extends the branch before pushing a leaf, then another bud for branch growth.
Removing that branching bud will stall the growth, but won't always lead to another leaf.
That's my experience anyway.
Removing that branching bud will stall the growth, but won't always lead to another leaf.
That's my experience anyway.
