Some type of Ficus... question.

[carp]

Same deal here.

 

[just.wing.it]

Same deal here.

Dang, that looks awesome. Looks so old.

 

[aml1014]

yes, but now is not the time for that.

Is there a reason why? I defoliated mine about 3 weeks ago and they are going nuts right now. Then again I do have a greenhouse.

 

[just.wing.it]

I got no green house.

 

[Redwood Ryan]

This is basically what you'll end up doing if you do it right. Create a super fat, and short tree.

So, uhh, you got any of those for sale Seth? Asking for a friend....

 

[aml1014]

I got no green house.

I've had it since year 1 so I actually have 0 idea how they act in the house at anytime of year.

 

[Redwood Ryan]

Is there a reason why?

I do have a greenhouse.

That's why you can do that.

 

[carp]

^what he said.

the greenhouse.
tropicals do go dormant, not the same way a deciduous tree does, but their growth and sap flow does slow down considerably. and because they are cold sensitive, and not growing this time of year (without a greenhouse environment) they are much weaker and do not respond well to hard pruning of any sort.

 

[aml1014]

^what he said.

the greenhouse.
tropicals do go dormant, not the same way a deciduous tree does, but their growth and sap flow does slow down considerably. and because they are cold sensitive, and not growing this time of year (without a greenhouse environment) they are much weaker and do not respond well to hard pruning of any sort.

That makes sense I guess since I've always had it, I figured trees with good lighting and if kept warm would do good inside all winter. I actually bought my greenhouse because I had no room for my trees came the end of winter my first year.

Aaron

 

[KennedyMarx]

The humidity from the greenhouse helps a lot. I rigged up a makeshift greenhouse a couple years ago to house a few plants while I was on vacation and they grew better then than when I was home. I actually just rigged up something similar for some plants that are a bit weak.

 

[just.wing.it]

New buds appearing!
Hard to get a focused picture, but little buds like that are at the end of every branch.