Tiger Bark Ficus Clump Style

[BonsaiOnTheBrainTX]

I purchased these 3 tiger bark ficus from Wigerts Bonsai 6-9 months ago and decided to make a kabudachi or clump style with them. So I’m starting this thread to document the progress. I joined them at the bottom with some wire. Let them acclimate for a month or so, did some very light pruning to try and encourage back budding, then wired the branches. I currently have it inside under grow lights for winter. I’ll probably leave it in this pot for another year then transfer to something more wide and shallow in spring 2026. As of now the roots have ton of room to grow.

 

[Maiden69]

Instead of wire, which will make the trunk sweal and create inverse taper, get a few small screws and screw them to each other. The tree will swallow the screws and you will not have an unsightly trunk in the end.

 

[giventofly]

Instead of wire, which will make the trunk sweal and create inverse taper, get a few small screws and screw them to each other. The tree will swallow the screws and you will not have an unsightly trunk in the end.

That is a good idea, might need to try it on a ficus clump i´m doing