Ficus benjamina natasha development

[FilipMerynos]

I'm normally not a fan of ficuses but I love, love, love your tree.

If only I could have FL weather here
Thank you! Cheers

 

[FilipMerynos]

And here's a cutting from May 2019 when I chopped down the old version of the tree. It was one of the branches.

 

[FilipMerynos]

4 months later. Ficus grew under a lightbulb from Ikea.

 

[FilipMerynos]

10.2022

 

[Gabkor]

Wery nice progress Filip !!!! Grettings from Gdańsk!!!!

 

[luvinthemountains]

You have done great with this tree. Very nice growth, too! I am looking forward to future updates.

 

[Smartie2000]

Wow, the tree looks great! Thanks for the updates.

 

[Tele]

I had the exact same plant you bought 8 years ago (I think). I let it grow and try to get these smaller trees catchup and hoping to end somewhere like your tree.
I do not know yet I dare to cut it back that hard (without leaving leaves). Your result is exellent!

 

[FilipMerynos]

It was the high time to cut it back again. I did that a week ago and it already started to develop new leaves

 

[FilipMerynos]

Two months later

 

[Bonsai Turtle]

I am surprised by your success with complete defoliation and trunk chop. I had learned from others and experienced myself dieback or complete failure with benjamina if a growing leaf isn't left on each branch. Have you "heard" about this? Maybe it isn't an issue with this cultivar?

 

[FilipMerynos]

I am surprised by your success with complete defoliation and trunk chop. I had learned from others and experienced myself dieback or complete failure with benjamina if a growing leaf isn't left on each branch. Have you "heard" about this? Maybe it isn't an issue with this cultivar?

Nope, to be honest I've never experienced such a thing. Although I've heard that some people leave a leaf on each branch while defoliating. I think that the tree must be in a superb condition and in an active growth phase before doing what I've done. This time I had plenty of new growth on each branch after a few days.

 

[FilipMerynos]

Update It's getting green again