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Posted 7 years 10 months ago #29494
As I bought my ficus already pre bonsai and it is s shaped which I believe is called informal upright.

Am I stuck with this style? Would it be to much to try change the style now? I'm not saying I want to change it just merely curious as I'm thinking what I will do with the tree long term.

Also is there a way too know how old my tree is?

As always thanks in advance for any help or feed back
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Posted 7 years 10 months ago #29495

tommyboy26 wrote: Am I stuck with this style?


Yes.

Would it be to much to try change the style now?


For you, yes.

Also is there a way too know how old my tree is?


7 years... ish.
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Posted 7 years 10 months ago #29496
Thank you for your help.

If you don't mind could you explain to me how you are able to know the age?
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Posted 7 years 10 months ago #29498
Educated guess.
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Posted 7 years 10 months ago #29504

Auk wrote:

tommyboy26 wrote: Am I stuck with this style?


Yes.

Would it be to much to try change the style now?


For you, yes.

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Auk, if it was you, how would you change it?
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Posted 7 years 10 months ago #29507

spacewood wrote: Auk, if it was you, how would you change it?


I wouldn't. You are looking at the finished product - a standard, S-shaped mallsai. You just trim it a bit when the shoots get too long.
It can be changed, sure, using the standard techniques - growth, pruning, wiring, but it would be starting from scratch. I don't have the time for that, I try and find better material.
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Posted 7 years 10 months ago #29510

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spacewood wrote: Auk, if it was you, how would you change it?


I wouldn't. You are looking at the finished product - a standard, S-shaped mallsai. You just trim it a bit when the shoots get too long.
It can be changed, sure, using the standard techniques - growth, pruning, wiring, but it would be starting from scratch. I don't have the time for that, I try and find better material.


Was more like looking for advice what we owners of such stuff can do to make it closer to 名媛直播..
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Posted 7 years 10 months ago #29514
Get a terrarium or paludarium, stick it in and hope it starts throwing aerial roots so it at least looks cooler? As a bonus, that gives you options for other critters and plants, too.
I don't care for the S shape in a ficus, though. It always struck me as unnatural. Auk, you mentioned that bonsai is reduction - might cutting this thing down to a short trunk be feasible for a reboot?
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Posted 7 years 10 months ago #29518

spacewood wrote: Was more like looking for advice what we owners of such stuff can do to make it closer to 名媛直播..


I did answer your question:

spacewood wrote: Auk, if it was you, how would you change it?

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Posted 7 years 10 months ago #29519

Solaris wrote: might cutting this thing down to a short trunk be feasible for a reboot?


Yes, it's possible.
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