ficus

Hi everyone I'm new (as you could probably guess) I've picked up bonsai as a hobby about a month ago, and have two trees, a Japanese maple and this ficus that I just got 3 days ago. I was looking for a nursery juniper but I found this on clearance for 15$. there was no dranage hole in the bottom...

20 years ago or so, Peter Adams and Dan Robinson had a collaboration of sorts. When Dan was building Elandan Gardens, Peter was the nurseryman and sold some things in the shop. He died about this time of year in 2013. A true artist - I think I have every book he wrote in my collection. His...

I just recently purchased these Chinese Banyan from a bonsai garden nearby. Unfortunately, since I've brought it home, its leaves have slowly begun yellowing. To my understanding, these plants do not like to be moved and prefer humid areas. My room is fairly dry and its fall in my area. I'm not...

Species - Ficus Racemosa / Cluster Fig This cutting was rooted in water and then fixed onto the rock. Still in the process of gripping the rock. I am adding liquid NPK nutrients to the water. Water is changed once a week. Eventually, the rock could either sit on a tray of soil or water. I...

Just got home last night or should I say this morning, 1+a.m. I downloaded photos at the 5th US National Bonsai Exhibition to my desktop; and am posting my Tiger Bark Ficus which won the Best Tropical Award and my wife's kusamono which won the Bonsai Travel Award for best companion plant. Since...

I have not posted on the forum for a while primarily due to vacation and working on the ficus I am bringing to the National Show next week. Its basically done, continue to snip here and there for the final touches. Finally I can work on other trees and found time to write about another ficus...

I was looking at my ficus today, when I noticed a new root that I had never noticed before. It's coming up from the soil and then going back down on the other side of the pot, see the picture. Is this a sign that my tree is becoming root bound? I repotted it Spring 2015, and was planning on...

This is a Ficus which I picked up early 2015. I was told it's Ficus macrophylla but remain a little unsure. When i spotted it I liked the potential of multiple trunks and it had a fairly good sized base to it. I left it to grow for some 7 months before deciding the time was right to...

I've got myself another big ficus! Benjamina I believe. I've only just recently chopped my first one and now it's time to start messing with this one :) Its 8 feet tall from bottom of pot to top of branches. Was potted just last year by previous owner, but he is using potting soil. I'm...

I have a golden gate ficus and on several of the leaves the tips are turning brown. Could anyone tell me what is going on with them? Is it too dry?

Have any or you read Brooklyn Botanic Garden's book "Indoor Bonsai", published 2002? I'm curious the thoughts of the membership here and experiences of people growing indoors, especially those growing year round. I read the book about a year ago via my local library, then recently picked up...

Hey all, I've had this little ficus for about 6-8 months now, and it surprisingly hasn't had too many problems. I noticed today however that a couple of the leaves were starting to look sick and I'm not sure what might be causing it. Does anyone have any ideas?? The only other bits of...

I started my thread in the chinese elms...but my tree was quickly identified as a ficus (and then of course I remembered that was indeed the correct name). I'm about as beginner as it gets...can you tell? The Elm peoples have been incredibly helpful (see original thread...

I've got a Ficus. I've had it for about 6 months...soaking it every 3 days for 5 -10min. I live in Utah so it's VERY dry here. Anyways 2 days ago I watered as usual...then just added new soil to the TOP of it. And that's all I've done....and all the leaves are dropping, the new growth has...

I got this 20 year old Ficus off Craigslist about 3 months ago and have acclimated it to my house in this SE corner where it gets good light from windows. It was repotted 3 weeks ago in pine bark (organic), cinder (inorganic rock), sand mix (40/50/10% respectively). Its doing okay now after...

Here's the start of a Banyan Style. Branch selection after winter.

1st time wired; needs root work this summer

ficus retusa ror root over rock

My mallsai from Walmart. Not bad for ten bucks. Brought it home and took off the glued on rocks then potted it in the pot its in now. I plan to let this one grow out for a while and then wire it into shape. Then last but not least find a suitable pot when the time comes. I know its not a nice...

High: 27 width: 38 Work in progress. I live in north Texas, weather is unstable. It's too hot in the summer and too cold in the winter for this tropical tree. I have to keep it out door but in shade in summer and indoor in winter close to a bright window. It's been working well for me...

relatively untrained for the last five years, ready to begin working on this tree again summer 2007

This tree grouping was bought at a hardware store and wrapped with hopes of merging the individual trunks into a single unit.