Repotting and Pruning
- leatherback
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Enaisio wrote: I have one to , got it as a gift last year so I already knew it was a mallsai , I'm just gonna let it grow out then air layer the branches and make something of them
As far as bonsai goes, this is the only sensible course of action. And even this may take a decade before it resembles a tree, unless you are in the (sub) tropics, I suppose.
An alternative route is to develop lots of aerial roots and cover the trunk (Which are actually roots) with them. Again.. A decade before you have anything, probably even in the right climate!
If you are serious about bonsai, than these plants are just not suitable. Treat them as a nice houseplant. Don't spend time on them to create bonsai, is what I would say.
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- Enaisio
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I didn't think about the aerial roots idea sounds cool but I have two ficus and none of them have developed any , I really don't want to keep it as a house plant because now that I know a thing or two about bonsai it appears very ugly to me and almost makes me angry so I will just have patience and experiment with it
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