I would like to fully defoliate cut back and wire my tree but not sure ... I do have other ficus willow leaf and it works fine no problem at all. THANKS
$$$$How do you have such a quality “finished” tree and not know something as fundamental as what techniques are appropriate to develop it?
It was a question on this variety and the fact I have never defoliated it before. After .... I realize I don't know everything but one day I hope to be as smart as the rest of the world.How do you have such a quality “finished” tree and not know something as fundamental as what techniques are appropriate to develop it?
Yes I do spend money on my trees. But after 5 years and multiple wirings and repotting's and all the rest. I think I have brought it a long way ...$$$$
It was a question on this variety and the fact I have never defoliated it before. After .... I realize I don't know everything but one day I hope to be as smart as the rest of the world.
Yes I do spend money on my trees. But after 5 years and multiple wirings and repotting's and all the rest. I think I have brought it a long way ...
How do you have such a quality “finished” tree and not know something as fundamental as what techniques are appropriate to develop it?
I just don't get commits like that but ....LOL...try to not let the obnoxious comments get to you
Nice tree. I don't have any that developed, but I've had no problems defoliating any type of ficus - including willow leaf and tiger bark (plus some unidentified types). However, since you're relatively far north (though not as far as me), you should probably get it done as soon as possible so the tree has plenty of time to recover.
How do you overwinter this tree? Do you have a greenhouse, indoor lighting, some other setup?
LOL the story of the pot. David E. was saying in jest he had a friend that saw a very good tree in a yellow pot and yellow was the only way to go. So I said if that is the difference I need a yellow pot .... not for this tree but a yellow pot. I was looking for a pot for a blue spruce and Alex from Europe had one I liked so I bought it and I said "do you have a yellow pot" he did I got both of them. years or so latter I showed Matt O. from the US the tree and pot he said I know that pot I sold it to Alex ... So the pot cam from Japan to the US to Europe to the US ... DAM! Its a killer pot and makes the tree I think?I dig that pot, so if some of the newbie advice you get here doesn’t work out well, shoot me a price.?
Just found the clump in the 2014 exhibition book. Congrats on getting it into the show! Nice tree.I just don't get commits like that but ....
I like tropical I keep them on wire racks (like the ones at HD) under light/floresnts nothing fancy, I am thinking of LED . I do get a lot of natural sunlight from big windows facing south. I have a clump nerafoila I have been growing from a stump for 15 years (for the guy who questioned my fundamental as what techniques) that I showed at the national show 4 years ago. Sorry I digress anyway I thought I lost it a bunch of years ago bugs and all. I got so mad I put it in the shower and hosed it off for 2 days I MEAN HOSED IT with the hand held shower thing FULLL BLAST. I am telling you with in a week it was 100 percent better. So now all my tropical get a shower once a week ... I know it makes a difference and is the way to go.
Thank you ...Just found the clump in the 2014 exhibition book. Congrats on getting it into the show! Nice tree.
Funny, I've never had any big problems with bugs indoors (some scale but that is relatively easy to deal with) but I just can't figure out the lighting. I've tried metal halide, LED, fluorescent but my tropicals just don't handle winter very well. Might be the dryness up here. Drafty old house combined with long brutally cold dark winters...not an easy combo to deal with.