New ficus "penjing"

[Ironbeaver]

I had a bad weekend and was feeling blue. After work I saw this guy in the convenience store window. Price was okay, but it needs a bit of work.the yellow area has the trunks fused/grafted together. The looks at the red arrows have also fused. The container looks like a plastic drawer or removable reservoir. It has no drainage so a repot is soon. Soil is standard potting peat mix. Some aerial roots are alive, most are dead.

 

[Ironbeaver]

my initial idea is to cut around the blue lines for five or six cuttings/plants. I think I caught a boogie man watching me (circled in red). I will try to get some pics of the root situation when I repot.

 

[Ironbeaver]

There WERE drainage holes!
starting in. The surface was damp but it kept getting drier.
Roots weren't connected.
Blurry side view. Roots were pretty dry. I didn't get any during shots of cutting up. Had to hurry and finish, so I will get finished shots tomorrow.

 

[queenofsheba52]

Interesting purchase with lots of options for you. Enjoy the journey with this material!

 

[Ironbeaver]

Thought I would post an update. The smaller tree died in the spider mites wars. The twisty one has been growing in a sort of DWC bucket. It's put on some size now that I'm looking at it, and it looks like it's going to grow well this summer. I may re-pot it once the weather is a little better, I want to start sorting out the roots and nebari, as well as changing the planting angle.