Ficus Forest

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I had a few cuttings around that I had struck last year. I have been getting rid of some stuff that I don't have a plan for, too many cuttings. So, it was either use them or toss them. I decided to put together a forest or group planting.

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Out of the pot
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I decided to screw them to a board to keep them in position. The pot I am putting it in does not have many wire holes so maybe this will work.

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In position
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I trimmed them and added some movement, then put them in the pot. I will take a while, but I think it will look good in a few years.

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This reminds me to do mine as I have a few sitting around as well.
Looks good already. I have seen your older forest of these which look really good.
 

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I imagine ficus will grow a lot in one summer, in your area.

They do, it will just take a while for the composition to come together.

This reminds me to do mine as I have a few sitting around as well.
Looks good already. I have seen your older forest of these which look really good.

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Looks like a good start to me! In time they may fuse and turn out to be one great tree someday. Or stay a forest. Either way it's a cool start that I'd like to see it in the future.
 

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That's gonna be really cool!
I have never seen someone put a forest on a board before, that's a great idea.
Seems much easier than all the wire grids and anchors I see in books.
I haven't ventured into building a forest yet....maybe next year....but when I do I will probably do it this way...
 

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That's gonna be really cool!
I have never seen someone put a forest on a board before, that's a great idea.
Seems much easier than all the wire grids and anchors I see in books.
I haven't ventured into building a forest yet....maybe next year....but when I do I will probably do it this way...

Thanks!

I had not seen it before either. There weren't many tie down holes in pot and I struggled wiring them in. I had just finished affixing maples to boards during repotting and started thinking that it might work, so I gave it a whirl. I suggest that if the trunk is kinda small that you drill a pilot hole in it, if not it will split when you start tightening the screw.
 

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Thanks!

I had not seen it before either. There weren't many tie down holes in pot and I struggled wiring them in. I had just finished affixing maples to boards during repotting and started thinking that it might work, so I gave it a whirl. I suggest that if the trunk is kinda small that you drill a pilot hole in it, if not it will split when you start tightening the screw.
Yeah, good idea...
Just curious, what kind of screw did you use?
Brass?
Zinc?
 
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