Purpose of the past post. Giant Ficus.
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CWTurner
Omono
I air layered a large ficus myself this summer as it wasn't going to fit back in the house this autumn.
I used sphagnum moss for the air layer and the ficus put out so many roots that it was almost impossible to untangle them for a good potting. If I ever air layer a ficus again, I intend to use bonsai soil not sphagnum moss.
CW
I used sphagnum moss for the air layer and the ficus put out so many roots that it was almost impossible to untangle them for a good potting. If I ever air layer a ficus again, I intend to use bonsai soil not sphagnum moss.
CW
M. Frary
Bonsai Godzilla
sorce
Nonsense Rascal
Damn! I was gonna chop a trunk off yesterday!
Hell yeah Stick!
It ain't different from the last root cutting pic.
One of the big roots around the backish split, got me some bright yellow mushrooms!
I just took it out to spray for mites, by only a west window, it grows ok. But Sun hits the trunk where I need buds, so I am kind of neglecting lighting the top, maybe it will help bud down.
I was contemplating grafting another type of Ben to it. Half to f with it, half cuz I can throw it out today and not care much!
Its kind of BS ing me. Keeps throwing shoots too low, so I may off a trunk, just for s&g.
Giant ficus, sure, more like
Giant Damn Cyclops I feel like poking in the eye!
Sorce
Hell yeah Stick!
It ain't different from the last root cutting pic.
One of the big roots around the backish split, got me some bright yellow mushrooms!
I just took it out to spray for mites, by only a west window, it grows ok. But Sun hits the trunk where I need buds, so I am kind of neglecting lighting the top, maybe it will help bud down.
I was contemplating grafting another type of Ben to it. Half to f with it, half cuz I can throw it out today and not care much!
Its kind of BS ing me. Keeps throwing shoots too low, so I may off a trunk, just for s&g.
Giant ficus, sure, more like
Giant Damn Cyclops I feel like poking in the eye!
Sorce
bilbocannon
Shohin
bilbocannon
Shohin
sorce
Nonsense Rascal
Damn! Similar? You stole mine! Lol.
Have we seen this before?
I feel like I told you about mine, about yours, maybe it was someone else!
Mine has the exact same too low buds too, which is why I am so hesitant to cut it yet.
I almost took a saw to it yesterday again!
Can't do it yet!
The last pic of your first post actually looks pretty developable. I like that image.
Sorce
bilbocannon
Shohin
Yeah you have seen it before. I started a thread with it last year sometime. I like it but feel like it is just a little too tall. Maybe i will just leave it to grow wild for a few years
sorce
Nonsense Rascal
Ret fer packn.
Heavy ass chunk.
That's my little mister. Actually pointing to the spot that needs to heal.
Rather....one of the spots that need to heal.
If it don't bud in the right places this hack fest....
It's going in the Bin.
Shtack Ranking!
Sorce
eferguson1974
Chumono
I just tried three layers to start shortening a benji, mostly for the experiance. I cant get sphagnum, so I ripped up some coconut fibers from an old coco. If it works I will do the thicker parts. I have a veriagated about 5' to shorten too. How big of a ball of fibers or moss do I need for a 3" trunk? Baseball size, softball sized, something like that? The 3/8" inch branches have about a golfball size wad of coco fiber. Do you think potting soil would be better than coco fiber? It did work for me once, and I still have the tree.
Thanks Source, for the info and inspiration/encouragement to try air layering with no experiance or help. I think I will attack the veriagated one depending on the opinions on coco fiber. Thanks again.
Thanks Source, for the info and inspiration/encouragement to try air layering with no experiance or help. I think I will attack the veriagated one depending on the opinions on coco fiber. Thanks again.
sorce
Nonsense Rascal
I think Coco fiber will work....
I think it was Smoke who once said....
You can use anything that stays wet.
Tampons...newspaper....sand...
I would put as much as you can....to let the roots grow out far....before bending and confoculating!
Just remember to chop it small son of rinsed out easy....and you don't tear roots trying to remove it!
Sorce
base797
Mame
Hmm, be nice to reduce the sub roots. That'd be sweet.
Gotta eventually, right?
Cut one of those telephone polls by 2/3 perhaps?
My ficus are 3+ years going on healing scars though, and were smallish.
Patrik
Gotta eventually, right?
Cut one of those telephone polls by 2/3 perhaps?
My ficus are 3+ years going on healing scars though, and were smallish.
Patrik
sorce
Nonsense Rascal
Me having one of those Spruce would be sweet!
This thing has till May 29th to prove worthy......
Or I'm going to sell it for $600!
Lol! It comes with A toad ramming monkey!
Sorce
base797
Mame
Haha, I guess you already did reduce whack one pole and I replied to the end of page one. Kettle One mistake, it happens.
Patrik
Patrik
sorce
Nonsense Rascal
Lol....I thought that was a lil different post for you!
I didn't know WTF to say!
Sorce
base797
Mame
Hahaha, yeah and it wasn't even 9pm yet. Fighting with my HOA at a condo I rent and it's stressing me out I guess, got stewed last night.
No trees were harmed in my drunkenness.
Patrik
No trees were harmed in my drunkenness.
Patrik
sorce
Nonsense Rascal
Holy Crap!
I did not remember how little foliage this had in spring.
What I cut off is on the ground.
Escaped roots...(blurry)
I'm just gonna leave em under the pot in the drip tray for now.
Healing.
That white stuff is that G02 loctite glue.
It was all white black moldy looking, but upon removing it, the wood underneath was clean as a whistle!
Love that stuff.
Sorce
I did not remember how little foliage this had in spring.
What I cut off is on the ground.
Escaped roots...(blurry)
I'm just gonna leave em under the pot in the drip tray for now.
Healing.
That white stuff is that G02 loctite glue.
It was all white black moldy looking, but upon removing it, the wood underneath was clean as a whistle!
Love that stuff.
Sorce
sorce
Nonsense Rascal
@dannylightning
Here's the Craiglist ficus.
Here's how it's been sitting since 10/10.
No light on the top but it is still growing and hasn't lost a leaf.
It's warm, and humidish, but whoever said ficus drops leaves was bullshitting!
It all about the BIP...
Bring in Pruning.
For the ficus lovers....
This is the only one I have that does this explosive collar budding.
That knob in the back ain't a cut branch...it throws those nubs...+/- ?
New growth....anywhere above that wound would have been money....but this is a good sign....highest bud yet.
You can see the lower branches.
This last image is what I sit and look at.
The view that gives it promise....
Somehow....I see badassness there.
Very far off badassness....but badassness none the less...
Danny, if you are still with me....
There is something to be said about "enjoying a tree".
We argue about it all the time.
I enjoy trees that need to be contemplated.
The 1800 trees kind of make you complacent in that you don't believe the tree needs to be contemplated, that you can "enjoy" it finished.
While there is joy in finished trees, defining the joy you seek is important in your path now.
Contemplate.
Sorce
Here's the Craiglist ficus.
Here's how it's been sitting since 10/10.
No light on the top but it is still growing and hasn't lost a leaf.
It's warm, and humidish, but whoever said ficus drops leaves was bullshitting!
It all about the BIP...
Bring in Pruning.
For the ficus lovers....
This is the only one I have that does this explosive collar budding.
That knob in the back ain't a cut branch...it throws those nubs...+/- ?
New growth....anywhere above that wound would have been money....but this is a good sign....highest bud yet.
You can see the lower branches.
This last image is what I sit and look at.
The view that gives it promise....
Somehow....I see badassness there.
Very far off badassness....but badassness none the less...
Danny, if you are still with me....
There is something to be said about "enjoying a tree".
We argue about it all the time.
I enjoy trees that need to be contemplated.
The 1800 trees kind of make you complacent in that you don't believe the tree needs to be contemplated, that you can "enjoy" it finished.
While there is joy in finished trees, defining the joy you seek is important in your path now.
Contemplate.
Sorce
dannylightning
Yamadori
you got some massive roots there,. pretty cool, looks like you have been enjoying it..
i see a face in your tree.. its a haunted tree....
i see a face in your tree.. its a haunted tree....
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