defra
Masterpiece
Did you damage the bark at the places you want the roots to form ?
I didnt the first wrap up but did after the first time i looked and after that they started to grow
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Did you damage the bark at the places you want the roots to form ?
I didnt the first wrap up but did after the first time i looked and after that they started to grow
Starfox
Masterpiece
Well there you go, no I didn't. Thanks.
The only one that was forming was coming from a branch.
Just scratch a few lines into the area you think?
The only one that was forming was coming from a branch.
Just scratch a few lines into the area you think?
sorce
Nonsense Rascal
Looks like some scale on a shoot, last picture, lower left of center....
Good eye! I found a couple stragglers on my thuja I dragged home.
Bro...
Can we get a shot of the red leaves in the same pic with the red rock?
Looks Friggin nice!
What makes those red leaves?
Sorce
defra
Masterpiece
I just took a few tiny bites out with with my concavecutters so the cambium was visible thats where the roots will form
After two weeks roots were already visible trough the foil
If it all works out the way i want ill make a detailed tutorial with some pics how i did it and post it up here and in the resources section
This method might not be the same way aerial roots suposed to form but in the end the result will be the same
After two weeks roots were already visible trough the foil
If it all works out the way i want ill make a detailed tutorial with some pics how i did it and post it up here and in the resources section
This method might not be the same way aerial roots suposed to form but in the end the result will be the same
Starfox
Masterpiece
Cheers, going to give that a go today.
Nice day to sit out in the heat and work some trees. Might even defoliate the big one and give it a trim and re-wire.
Nice day to sit out in the heat and work some trees. Might even defoliate the big one and give it a trim and re-wire.
defra
Masterpiece
Oh forgot i putted some rooting powder on the cuts as well but dont think it is needed tough
Only thing i will do to my tree is prune it some to let light in
Its to late in the season for me to do a full defoliation now
Starfox
Masterpiece
I don't have any rooting powder so I'll try without and see.
Pretty sure I can get away with it now, temps are fairly stable here until Octoberish and even then are quite mild. I really need to give it a clean up, see the shape then I'll stop messing with it aside from some cutting back to 2 leaves once growth kicks in again.
Pretty sure I can get away with it now, temps are fairly stable here until Octoberish and even then are quite mild. I really need to give it a clean up, see the shape then I'll stop messing with it aside from some cutting back to 2 leaves once growth kicks in again.
defra
Masterpiece
Starfox
Masterpiece
Hmm, well I saw a post the other day on facebook that did pretty much exactly the same thing as what you did but to a ginseng ficus except he says it was cut with a scalple not knob cutters. Also instead of moss he cut up a bottle and filled it with soil and put that around the trunk
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So I dunno, maybe needs more time?
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So I dunno, maybe needs more time?
defra
Masterpiece
Dont know but its almost 3 months this way and i dont see amy signs of roots forming maybe gotta try again with soil and a botle
But dont know if there is enough time left for me this season since it goes indoors when temps drop below 14 °C
Starfox
Masterpiece
Ahh yeah, I forget you guys have a shorter season.
I have just knicked my bark up and re-packed it so in a month or two I'll let you know what I see. I may try that bottle method out on my ginseng too, need an excuse to do something with it.
Out of curiosity to you bring yours in when the night temps hit 14, the day temps get to 14 or the average is 14?
I left mine out all year last year bar one night when the temps went below zero.
I have just knicked my bark up and re-packed it so in a month or two I'll let you know what I see. I may try that bottle method out on my ginseng too, need an excuse to do something with it.
Out of curiosity to you bring yours in when the night temps hit 14, the day temps get to 14 or the average is 14?
I left mine out all year last year bar one night when the temps went below zero.
StoneCloud
Omono
Sorry to hear the frustrations! Little knicks are the way to go with a razor blade for sure. I personally don't try to root anything without powder. Putting too much though can be bad too.... maybe too much was applied?
I have a few little ficus that rooted finally gotta post em here
I have a few little ficus that rooted finally gotta post em here
sorce
Nonsense Rascal
Consider .....
Aerial.
Sorce
Aerial.
Sorce
defra
Masterpiece
Well average 14 i guess
For 2 months it freezes at night and around 5 to 10 °c at day time and ice skating isnt rare around here in winters lol
sorce
Nonsense Rascal
Mine dry..
Brown tip...ewww ....
But seem to slough it off and keep growing.
Just as Nigel Saunders prescribes!
I figured if he can do it in Canada....
Sorce
Brown tip...ewww ....
But seem to slough it off and keep growing.
Just as Nigel Saunders prescribes!
I figured if he can do it in Canada....
Sorce
StoneCloud
Omono
Mine do the same here. They grown an inch, shrivel back to 3/4 inch then grow again when it's rainy and humid. I don't pay too much attention to them tbh. While it rains and stays wet overnight they grow, then dry during the day, then grow again.
Another thing that works is keeping the tree watered very little and only misting the aerials. How little you water will depend on how many aerial roots you have.
I'll take a pic in a few and post it but on one of my ficus, this summer I've gone as much as a week with no watering and just misting the top. I believe the lack of water below is a huge factor in how successful and how fast the aerials grow.
Nigel has it down to a T though and I follow his direction.......as we are all familiar w/ the vid
defra
Masterpiece
Im going to look for the things i have to do with this tree first as in the styling part havnt done a thing cus i was to focussed on my roots experiment
StoneCloud
Omono
Here's a pic of one with roots at different stages. I don't put much time into the aerials right now but you can see how they dry and grow until reaching the soil
This is an experiment tree
This is an experiment tree
defra
Masterpiece
Nice
Just to clarify:
Florida
Ficus outside all year round ?
High humidity air?
Like almosth the mosth ideal climate for ficus
StoneCloud
Omono
I know
they love it here.......I was showing it also to compare to what @sorce saying as well......even here, in this ideal climate for them, they still develop slow, still have to put in the extras for good quick results
I keep mine outside all year though the last few years it has dipped into the high 30's at night here in winter. If it's really cold I'll just put em in the shed. Which will be like 3 or 4 days out of the whole year. But in the 40's or above I leave them outside.
