stevenpollock
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ok thank you for your reply. Just out of curiosity. What is the typical time frame to see backbuds on a healthy one. In summer ?.
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ok thank you for your reply. Just out of curiosity. What is the typical time frame to see backbuds on a healthy one. In summer ?.
Bonsaikev1985
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Ugh !!! I wish you got responses back a lot sooner too.
You cut back pretty far and left no foliage, didn't change to soil, and the worst thing of all is that your keeping it in full sun all day! Don't do that man. Why sun if there is no leaves to absorb it? But there is still hope!! Ficus are strong trees and can survive a beating like this. You just got to give it the proper care. Keep it in the shade and keep a eye on it. Your tree is super stressed and bright hot sun won't help any. Shade it, leave it outside, and keep a eye on it. 10 days isn't very long to see results, some trees will but not it full sun like you said. It's like getting done surgery, you don't run out and play or work afterwards. You sit back relax and recover. That's what you need to do here. Also as weeks pass and see nothing still give the outer bark a little scratch. If green under the bark then there is still hope. If brown and dry you lost it my friend. Keep hope man! It's not the worst thing you could of done lol. Good luck
You cut back pretty far and left no foliage, didn't change to soil, and the worst thing of all is that your keeping it in full sun all day! Don't do that man. Why sun if there is no leaves to absorb it? But there is still hope!! Ficus are strong trees and can survive a beating like this. You just got to give it the proper care. Keep it in the shade and keep a eye on it. Your tree is super stressed and bright hot sun won't help any. Shade it, leave it outside, and keep a eye on it. 10 days isn't very long to see results, some trees will but not it full sun like you said. It's like getting done surgery, you don't run out and play or work afterwards. You sit back relax and recover. That's what you need to do here. Also as weeks pass and see nothing still give the outer bark a little scratch. If green under the bark then there is still hope. If brown and dry you lost it my friend. Keep hope man! It's not the worst thing you could of done lol. Good luck
sorce
Nonsense Rascal
Redwood Ryan
Masterpiece
On a healthy tree, I've seen buds about a week later. But the tree has to be healthy and growing before the chop.
StoneCloud
Omono
We all kill trees don't worry about it!! But make sure you take some good lessons from it
Health before Styling always
Health before Styling always
StoneCloud
Omono
Agreed. A tree with no leaves, nothing to burn as long as the tree isn't left to dry out, it NEEDS the sun to start ripping new leaves !!
stevenpollock
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Thanks for keeping the info coming. It's resting on my East facing balcony and gets full sun morning until about 1 or 2pm in the afternoon.
f1pt4
Chumono
Try covering it and increasing humidity. I did that on some ficus goners, and at least portions sprouted back.
Cover? Some form of humidity dome. Like seedling bed covers, or buy the largest water jug you can find, cut it in half, and cover the thing.
Not in direct full blazing sun either. Dappled for now.
IMO.
stevenpollock
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OK I have created a plastic covered box to create some nice humidity. Open air underneath. Hope that helps.
f1pt4
Chumono
Cover those slats underneath and mist the inside. It should look like a sweaty mess.
barrosinc
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Mine took a month to bud from a chop
stevenpollock
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ok I will put pot on a cookie tray tomorrow and a little water on the tray to up humidity !?? .
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f1pt4
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ok I will put pot on a cookie tray tomorrow and a little water on the tray to up humidity !?? .
spray bottle. fill it with water. mist everything including the inside of the dome. keep covered, and keep sweaty. air out once in a while, and cover back up.
cookie tray should work.
Cypress187
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I hope he makes it, gr Cyp.
stevenpollock
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Does anybody see what I see ?. This image is magnified big time but I see green !!. Fingers crossed that this means more to come.
barrosinc
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Its gonna explode now if it is budding
StoneCloud
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If that is a bud ( and I think it is!) but I don't want to jump the gun......
It's gonna give you fireworks for Fourth of July! Keep updating when more pop!
Ficus are tanks. Many think they have to be in "Tip Top" shape to take the abuse but that is not the case.
Even with temperature, they can take much colder temps than they get credit for.
I have a certain personal classification of trees............. I call them "weed-like" Ficus is one of them, they grow like weeds lol!
Cypress187
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It's totally growing man!
