Ollie
Yamadori
Hello all,
Got a curvy IKEA ficus from when I first started bonsai. Pretty boring to look at, but got a nice trunk so thought I'd progressively air layer the trunk once every summer (at the points shown in pic from the top down (not my tree but they're all identical)).
However, it's in rubbish soil: am I safe to air layer and repot at the same time? Or better to wait a year?
Also: I'm guessing it's benjamina rootstock with microcarpa grafted on, anyone got experience with pruning off the grafts? Were they replaced by benjamina foliage?
Got a curvy IKEA ficus from when I first started bonsai. Pretty boring to look at, but got a nice trunk so thought I'd progressively air layer the trunk once every summer (at the points shown in pic from the top down (not my tree but they're all identical)).
However, it's in rubbish soil: am I safe to air layer and repot at the same time? Or better to wait a year?
Also: I'm guessing it's benjamina rootstock with microcarpa grafted on, anyone got experience with pruning off the grafts? Were they replaced by benjamina foliage?