Off with its tubes! 🏴‍☠️

[HorseloverFat]

@just.wing.it and @_space_bard_ have performed procedures like this... even MORE "Gung-Ho"-like..

Makes me want to attempt a similar operation the one my parents gave me, early on.

 

[Carol 83]

Ayoo thats a sexy Ficus

A tree only a man could love.

 

[19Mateo83]

A tree only a man could love.

You never know these days, you could turn it around and the other side looks like this

 

[Michigan Tree Murderer]

FINALLY!!! I found picture of a good looking ginseng ficus that should be left alone. If I saw this one for sale I would totally buy it. Them some good looking curves on them tubes!

 

[Michael P]

New cultivar: Ficus microcarpa 'Kardashiensis'

 

[19Mateo83]

New cultivar: Ficus microcarpa 'Kardashiensis'

Now that’s funny!!

 

[19Mateo83]

Here we are, 6 months later. The little ficus is still growing strong. Other than the garbage can (I know some of y’all wanna say it ) what would look good on this little guy. I dig the little aerial root that grew over the course of the summer.

I’m thinking of taking off the side without the aerial root and change the planting angle. Thoughts or ideas?

 

[Carol 83]

Here we are, 6 months later. The little ficus is still growing strong. Other than the garbage can (I know some of y’all wanna say it ) what would look good on this little guy. I dig the little aerial root that grew over the course of the summer.
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I’m thinking of taking off the side without the aerial root and change the planting angle. Thoughts or ideas?
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Good idea for the chop. It sort of looks like a goal post now. In the summer I would cut the remaining branch way back. You could get a lot of cuttings.

 

[19Mateo83]

Good idea for the chop. It sort of looks like a goal post now. In the summer I would cut the remaining branch way back. You could get a lot of cuttings.

Thats what at I was thinking Carol, great minds think alike.

 

[jandslegate]

Does anyone know if the ginseng ficus propagates from root cuttings? I guess we will see.

Honestly, I can't say for certain. However, assuming it's strong and vigorous, I don't see why it wouldn't. I have propagated so many ficus from my original host ginseng (also from Lowes, lol). It is one of the most prolific plants I have worked with. Pretty much every experiment I've thrown at them has worked. I would say you have above average odds of success. I'm also curious how it works out.
EDIT: Oops! I wasn't paying attention to the dates. Sorry about that, lol.

 

[19Mateo83]

Honestly, I can't say for certain. However, assuming it's strong and vigorous, I don't see why it wouldn't. I have propagated so many ficus from my original host ginseng (also from Lowes, lol). It is one of the most prolific plants I have worked with. Pretty much every experiment I've thrown at them has worked. I would say you have above average odds of success. I'm also curious how it works out.
EDIT: Oops! I wasn't paying attention to the dates. Sorry about that, lol.

The root cutting idea was a failure. I don’t know if it was me or them but the tops molded eventually and they rotted. I really wasn’t very hopeful, but for educational purposes it was worth a try.

 

[BrianBay9]

The root cutting idea was a failure. I don’t know if it was me or them but the tops molded eventually and they rotted. I really wasn’t very hopeful, but for educational purposes it was worth a try.

I've tried several times and never got F microcarpa root cuttings to grow.

 

[19Mateo83]

Here’s where this little ficus is at, the air layer is almost ready for separation. I started it December 14th.

 

[Michigan Tree Murderer]

Here’s where this little ficus is at, the air layer is almost ready for separation. I started it December 14th.
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Can you post a top down pic of that? Noobs like me like a lot of pictures.

 

[19Mateo83]

Can you post a top down pic of that? Noobs like me like a lot of pictures.

This what you needed?

 

[Michigan Tree Murderer]

This what you needed?
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Very nice. Thanks!

 

[Carol 83]

Here’s where this little ficus is at, the air layer is almost ready for separation. I started it December 14th.
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Nice job and I like the pot also. Cuttings take so easily, why bother with an air layer for a ficus?

 

[19Mateo83]

Nice job and I like the pot also. Cuttings take so easily, why bother with an air layer for a ficus?

Boredom mainly there’s nothing wrong with keeping those skills sharp during these boring winter months.

 

[19Mateo83]

Speaking of boredom… I got bored of looking at it hanging off the side of my tree… so now there is two. I think this is the whole reason I keep ginseng ficus.. something to torture and chop on until spring.

 

[19Mateo83]

I bagged this tree early January to grow aerial roots.


After two months I removed the bag to work on wiring to direct the roots where I want them to grow. The goal is to hide old fat roots with new thin roots.


I am also trying a different method of bagging it to see how it holds the humidity.

And here’s one of the whole tree.