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During the last couple years I have been working on two species which are new to me, but may be old standby's for others.
The Willow Leaf Ficus, Ficus salicifolia
and the Dwarf Japanese Privet, Ligustrum japonicum "Rotundifolium"
Both make excellent bonsai and both seem fairly elusive to find. In 2017 I found both of them in Southern California during a material buying trip. I bought a fairly nice specimen of Ficus and two small but mature privets.
The willow leaf and cuttings
And the privets and cuttings
So This year I decide to place each one in it's own cup. Next year I will put them into the ground to really fatten up.
The willow leafs. I though I had many more than I had, but upon taking them out of the soil I found that I had many double trunk, and many triple trunk clumps to work with and some single trunk trees. I twisted them up with wire as much as the wood would allow and will see how they do for another year.
The Willow Leaf Ficus, Ficus salicifolia
and the Dwarf Japanese Privet, Ligustrum japonicum "Rotundifolium"
Both make excellent bonsai and both seem fairly elusive to find. In 2017 I found both of them in Southern California during a material buying trip. I bought a fairly nice specimen of Ficus and two small but mature privets.
The willow leaf and cuttings
And the privets and cuttings
So This year I decide to place each one in it's own cup. Next year I will put them into the ground to really fatten up.
The willow leafs. I though I had many more than I had, but upon taking them out of the soil I found that I had many double trunk, and many triple trunk clumps to work with and some single trunk trees. I twisted them up with wire as much as the wood would allow and will see how they do for another year.