Aerial/exposed root(s)
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sorce
Nonsense Rascal
While misting or..
Does create aerials....
Ficus tend to throw aerials if they are not happy in their soil too...which seems may be the case.
If you are available to mist that much...
I'd throw it in straight dry rocks!
Nice
Sorce
Does create aerials....
Ficus tend to throw aerials if they are not happy in their soil too...which seems may be the case.
If you are available to mist that much...
I'd throw it in straight dry rocks!
Nice
Sorce
StoneCloud
Omono
My little ror ficus, only gets watered by misting. Soil gets watered only 2 times a week. I mist the plant around 4-5 times a day if humidity is low.......the aerials grow steadily this way........
and then....
Florida rain for 3, 4 days straight and those aerials RIPPPP!!!!
Oh also don't let that root dry out. If it does it will shrivel back about half it's size and bark over. It'll then start to grow again when conditions are right. Once that root reaches the ground it'll thicken up pretty quick for ya.
and then....
Florida rain for 3, 4 days straight and those aerials RIPPPP!!!!
Oh also don't let that root dry out. If it does it will shrivel back about half it's size and bark over. It'll then start to grow again when conditions are right. Once that root reaches the ground it'll thicken up pretty quick for ya.
It's Kev
Omono
I give it aquarium water, so my soil is supposed to be loaded with natural nutrients. It stood on the bathroom windowsill where it got shower steam and afternoon sun.
It's Kev
Omono
Velodog2
Chumono
I only have one ficus here in Maryland, and although it seems like it's plenty hot and humid enough for any purpose in the summer here, it's only after a certain period of unrelenting Florida-style humidity that it will spontaneously throw aerials. It's nothing I do, and once the humidity abates a bit they always die back unless they've been able to enter the soil. There is nothing I can do to keep them or produce them it seems. It has to cross a certain threshold of super-humidity.
Anthony
Imperial Masterpiece
Something to try Kevin, split a plastic straw and after carefully placing around the root, point the straw to
the earth.
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Anthony
the earth.
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Anthony
Redwood Ryan
Masterpiece
I don't think that's so much the case. Ficus will their roots more when they're rootbound. I don't think it's about quality of soil, just the pot and space to grow.
StoneCloud
Omono
If you keep the soil dry....not dry enough to kill roots but dry.............. put it this way I actually water my tiger bark ficus every other day in this climate. but I do spray the top and trunks on them. So if the soil isn't giving them water......aka not happy as @sorce said they will look elsewhere for water.
Obviously as @Velodog2 said the climate here is spot on most days we are at 60% humidity and above. Throw in some misting in the day as well.
With that amount of humidity you don't have to water the tree as much. That is why the natural trees here have so many aerials. It'll be 97 degrees and 80% humidity all day...........then finally at 4pm or so it'll rain but for like 5 min haha.
Hence, Aerial Root City Baby!!!!!!!!!!!
Nigel Saunders has it spot on though. @Anthony suggestion works do it. So does putting sphagnum moss around the aerials if they are bigger til they reach the ground.
Obviously as @Velodog2 said the climate here is spot on most days we are at 60% humidity and above. Throw in some misting in the day as well.
With that amount of humidity you don't have to water the tree as much. That is why the natural trees here have so many aerials. It'll be 97 degrees and 80% humidity all day...........then finally at 4pm or so it'll rain but for like 5 min haha.
Hence, Aerial Root City Baby!!!!!!!!!!!
Nigel Saunders has it spot on though. @Anthony suggestion works do it. So does putting sphagnum moss around the aerials if they are bigger til they reach the ground.
sorce
Nonsense Rascal
Yes you do!
https://www.bonsainut.com/search/8692690/?q=your+soil&o=date&c[user][0]=3363
Here...
You can actually see the lower roots and trunk dying.
Actually!
Sorce
Redwood Ryan
Masterpiece
Yes you do!
https://www.bonsainut.com/search/8692690/?q=your+soil&o=date&c[user][0]=3363
Here...
You can actually see the lower roots and trunk dying.
Actually!
Sorce
That is SO not fair! You can't do that! I'm telling Greg!
Redwood Ryan
Masterpiece
I think what you're seeing is the soil that the tree is in is staying too moist (cringe) and it creates enough humidity to pop aerials.
sorce
Nonsense Rascal
Lol!
I didn't look too close at first either....
But....
Upon further investigation.....
Damn!
I'd throw a mountain of rocks around the trunk and just keep misting!
Sorce
It's Kev
Omono
This is my 100th message. Am I one of the cool kids yet?
Thanks for all the advice. I appreciate every single person here.
I'm going to work in a different city for a couple of months. Hope my fiance will water my trees, but then they can grow happily without me staring at them all day waiting for something to happen.
Thanks for all the advice. I appreciate every single person here.
I'm going to work in a different city for a couple of months. Hope my fiance will water my trees, but then they can grow happily without me staring at them all day waiting for something to happen.
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