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[Anthony]

Hello All,

local willow ficus [ Ficus priminoides ]
@Forsoothe! ,

soil is 90 % 5 mm silica based gravel
10% aged compost

placement - full sun

here is how we find them,



Simple lean, this one loved throwing out aerial roots.
age unsure - 8 ?
Pot is 1 inch deep



Possible broom ?
testing for max ramification




The original tester for length of branch needed to trunk thicken
pots all the same size and 1 inch deep.



Now begining training



This one unlike the previous ones self defoliated over two months ago.
Grows in 8 mm hand rolled porous clay balls. Same % aged compost.



Taller



Self defoliated a month ago
Grows in leca - same soil proportion




An older image added in for pot size measurement

 

[Forsoothe!]

Hello All,

local willow ficus [ Ficus priminoides ]
@Forsoothe! ,

soil is 90 % 5 mm silica based gravel
10% aged compost

placement - full sun

here is how we find them,

View attachment 288369

Simple lean, this one loved throwing out aerial roots.
age unsure - 8 ?
Pot is 1 inch deep

View attachment 288370

Possible broom ?
testing for max ramification

View attachment 288371


The original tester for length of branch needed to trunk thicken
pots all the same size and 1 inch deep.

View attachment 288372

Now begining training

View attachment 288373

This one unlike the previous ones self defoliated over two months ago.
Grows in 8 mm hand rolled porous clay balls. Same % aged compost.

View attachment 288374

Taller

View attachment 288378

Self defoliated a month ago
Grows in leca - same soil proportion

View attachment 288379


An older image added in for pot size measurement

View attachment 288382

When your quiet season occurs, is it because of dry weather? Do you stop manual watering, too to let them go dormant?

 

[Anthony]

@Forsoothe! ,

almost all the trees on Trinidad were seeds left by birds from South amd Central
America. More or less Sub-tropical.

They seem to follow a November/ Christmas to February/March dormant period.

We used to repot after Jan.1st.
But have shifted to April / May as the more frequent high 60's was
damaging some trees.

Trees in the earth/ground show no such reactions, just pots.

Watering remains normal as there is no rain from Christmas until
May / June,
Dormant as in no new shoots, some plants will self defoliate once a year.
Good Day
Anthony