Ground Growing Stock

Jeremy

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Here are 3 Clerodendrum Heterophyllum, all started life as cuttings. These grew the best of everything in the bed, they make Ficus, Chinese Elm, and Trident Maples look slow. With good growth however, comes coarse roots. So relatively hard cutback performed again, they can handle it and more. I like the shape of the second tree for a more upright natural style but will give it more time. Given the growth rate of these trees I would like to gain some more serious girth and height, I've been leaning heavily towards chuhin size trees but would like to add some larger projects.
 

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Jeremy

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Finally, these two were removed from the bed and potted up to begin their bonsai journey. The first is a Ficus Superba var Henneana which was a cutting from the tree in the second photo.
The next is a Ficus Rubiginosa which was one of the first trees I purchased 6 years ago as in the 4th photo. It spent some time in a grow box and then the ground, I think it finally has enough interest and character to begin development
 

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jason biggs

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Ficus superba is a proper cool name :cool:
You have some decent potential there - well done.
 
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