Jeremy
Shohin
This Fig started as a pencil thick seedling in one of my my MIL's pots in 2013. It was defoliated, root pruned, and wrapped in a moist paper towel to sit in the car for the 4 hour journey home. The tree grew vigorously in its 1st year and as most Ficus do from seed, they develop bulbous roots and bases. The base was just too awkward to work with so I decided to make one of my first ROR bonsai. 2 years of growing later, its still looking quite grotesque but at least there is a branch structure beginning to form. Got it out of the growing pot and into a tight bonsai pot today so I can continue working on the branch work.
The main issue I have are the 2 horizontal roots on the upper right, very distracting visually . I think once the tree definitely has a hold on the rock with the lower roots, I can lop of those upper roots and let that branch thicken up in its place.
90 degree shots around the tree beginning with the current front. You can see in the back pick how much this resembles one of those "ginseng' figs! Last photo is what I believe I should be focussing on.
All comments welcome.
The main issue I have are the 2 horizontal roots on the upper right, very distracting visually . I think once the tree definitely has a hold on the rock with the lower roots, I can lop of those upper roots and let that branch thicken up in its place.
90 degree shots around the tree beginning with the current front. You can see in the back pick how much this resembles one of those "ginseng' figs! Last photo is what I believe I should be focussing on.
All comments welcome.