Hey everyone. I am new to Bonsai. I kind of thought this question was more suitable here then the beginner forum but if I am wrong I'm sorry.
Anyway I bought a young group of 6 Benjamina Ficus in a 6 in pot that I divided into separate pots. They range from 10-16 inches in height and had a very healthy and active root mass in peat moss. None of the roots had grafted or fused together yet as they have probably only been planted this way for a year but they were very entangled and not far from doing so. I know ficus can take a drastic root pruning but a couple of the trees suffered broken roots very close to the trunk leaving only a little of the feeder roots behind. I cut what roots that were damaged with sharp pruning shears wrapped the root with sphagnum moss a dusting of root hormone and planted them in akadama. Is this the best thing to do and should I prune the trees branches to try or leave them hoping the stored energy they have will assist in growing the roots back and healing?
Anyway I bought a young group of 6 Benjamina Ficus in a 6 in pot that I divided into separate pots. They range from 10-16 inches in height and had a very healthy and active root mass in peat moss. None of the roots had grafted or fused together yet as they have probably only been planted this way for a year but they were very entangled and not far from doing so. I know ficus can take a drastic root pruning but a couple of the trees suffered broken roots very close to the trunk leaving only a little of the feeder roots behind. I cut what roots that were damaged with sharp pruning shears wrapped the root with sphagnum moss a dusting of root hormone and planted them in akadama. Is this the best thing to do and should I prune the trees branches to try or leave them hoping the stored energy they have will assist in growing the roots back and healing?
