No more tubes

[just.wing.it]

It is growing currently, and aside from minor leaf pruning (to get more light to inner buds) I haven't pruned it in quite a while.

If the growing continues into spring, I may repot sooner rather than later, to give it as much time as possible to recover in the sun.

 

[Fonz]

Wow, seeing this thread for the first time. I have one of these at home too (bought it in a supermarket yeah). Going to chop the tubes next spring. Great thread!

 

[just.wing.it]

Wow, seeing this thread for the first time. I have one of these at home too (bought it in a supermarket yeah). Going to chop the tubes next spring. Great thread!

Thanks, a guy who I haven't seen in a while gave me the idea, @carp

 

[sorce]

Basket sounds good....

And earth!

I hacked mine from the ground like a savage in fall and it is still golden!

Even after whacking it some more!

Plus short a couple knotty bulges that seem easy to control with weekly attention....

Unhindered forgotten growth seems able to be lopped back without much worry.

Sorce

 

[pweifan]

Even after whacking it some more!

 

[sorce]

Nice Non lurking!

I miss the...
Head!

Lolol!

Sorce

 

[just.wing.it]

Well.....
I got a little trigger happy with the Dremel over winter....
I was however, impressed with my ability to make this ugly tree even uglier.
Still growing strong though...
Plan for this year is to repot into something a little larger and just let it grow wild.

 

[Carol 83]

My brother gave me a really ugly one, he got for free from a lady at work. I didn't care if it lived, so I chopped the tubes, and cut the top completely back. It's only redeeming quality is some aerial roots. It's just sitting in a terra cotta pot, because that's all it deserves. I kind of hate it, but he thought he was doing a good thing, so I kept it around.

 

[just.wing.it]

My brother gave me a really ugly one, he got for free from a lady at work. I didn't care if it lived, so I chopped the tubes, and cut the top completely back. It's only redeeming quality is some aerial roots. It's just sitting in a terra cotta pot, because that's all it deserves. I kind of hate it, but he thought he was doing a good thing, so I kept it around.

How long ago did you chop?
Is it growing?

 

[Carol 83]

How long ago did you chop?
Is it growing?

Last summer, and yeah. Not very vigorously, because I tend to ignore it, but it's still alive.

 

[just.wing.it]

I seriously have no effin clue how that Quagmire ended up on my post there....weird.

 

[just.wing.it]

I seriously have no effin clue how that Quagmire ended up on my post there....weird.

Woah! Now it's gone!!

 

[just.wing.it]

Dont know about the previous post glitch....strange....

Brought my trops in today.
Nights in the 40's F coming up.
This tree has been growing untouched since the previous post in 2018.
I only repotted in 2019 into a larger plastic trainer.....it sulked for a bit, then rebounded.
Today I brought it in, defoliated and cut back.

 

[just.wing.it]

 

[canoeguide]

What is the advantage to all the defoliation that you've been doing?

 

[just.wing.it]

What is the advantage to all the defoliation that you've been doing?

The tree usually will drop its leaves anyway, when brought inside.
Just helping it along.
Its been over 18 months since any pruning this tree.

 

[plant_dr]

Looks like the wound healed over a little, that's good

 

[just.wing.it]

Looks like the wound healed over a little, that's good

It did start to form an edge to the callous....which is better than I expected.

 

[just.wing.it]

Today...

I think this tree just barely tolerates the steady 60 degrees in my basement.

 

[just.wing.it]

My Ficus puts the F in Fugly....