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Hello and thank you for reading!

I have a ficus ginseng that has growth both from the grafted plant and the root plant. I didn't realize they were two separate entities until recently, and now I don't know what to do. The grafted plant with the smaller leaves has two branches with 12 leaves, it is still green and growing. The root plant has 4 branches with 36 leaves and is growing most rapidly. What should I do? sacrifice the grafted plant, or trim the root branches so the grafted plant gets the nutrients? Thank you for any help.

Cut everything that grows below the graft.

Cut as advised, thanks for your guidance

Such a shame. The leaves that you had came from the more vigorous rootstock. For proper bonsai development that is preferable. The grafter variety grows too slow to do anything with.

For next time: Give your questions some time. Not everyone is online 24/7 and it is always best to get a range of opinions and explanations why certain actions are preferred.

Crud. Well, as my first bonsai it will be a learning experience. I have the cutting from the rootstock sitting on wet cotton balls, maybe it will root?

leatherback wrote: Such a shame. The leaves that you had came from the more vigorous rootstock. For proper bonsai development that is preferable. The grafter variety grows too slow to do anything with.

For next time: Give your questions some time. Not everyone is online 24/7 and it is always best to get a range of opinions and explanations why certain actions are preferred.

Once I had a similar question, asked three people, got four different answers, and wound up doing a fifth. All four pieces of advice ended with, "but it's your tree."

I suppose as long as it isn't the immediate death of the plant I won't cry over it. Can't say I'm happier with it this way, but who know how much better it could look long term!

yes. Growing the below graft and cut above graft or vice versa is a question about personal opinion.

The tree was produced, sold and bought as ficus ginseng. Cutting the above graft growth and leave the below graft would would mean it is not longer a ficus ginseng. So in the end it is a question if you purshased what you want or not.

I dont Think that anyone that has answered in this thread would ever buy a ficus ginseng. Hence would not need to shoose themselves. Ginsengs are really hard (maybe even impossible?) to make a bonsai.

That is very encouraging to hear, thank you. Is there anything I should do to the grafted plant to encourage growth? Should I risk moving it outside (currently our weather is high heat and humidity (90F with 70%), or leave it where it is while it recovers?

High heat and high humidity is near optimal for ficuses. But be careful, the tree needs to get used to direct sunshine slowly.