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Hello friends,
This tree has been in the family for lots of years. As you can see it's been through hell. I got it recently and want to give it a bonsai aproch. I'm by far no expert at this. I was thinking a trunk chop down to where the two trunks come together and then let it grow back from there. What do you guys think?

I would work on getting it healthy first. Ficus benjamina is known to be tricky when it comes to backbudding. Some claim it never does. Others say it always does. In my opinion it would come down to the health of the tree. This one is so close to death that I would not want to trim it any further. (As an example: My benjamina trypically grows 50cm over winter, and about a metre in summer: Having 3 leaves on a branch is very sparce).
Once the tree it stronger you can look at the options. I do not think I would trim it back too far, but formus on a more slender tree. Unless you are in the tropics and get a lot of trunk development where you are.

leatherback wrote: I would work on getting it healthy first. Ficus benjamina is known to be tricky when it comes to backbudding. Some claim it never does. Others say it always does. In my opinion it would come down to the health of the tree. This one is so close to death that I would not want to trim it any further. (As an example: My benjamina trypically grows 50cm over winter, and about a metre in summer: Having 3 leaves on a branch is very sparce).
Once the tree it stronger you can look at the options. I do not think I would trim it back too far, but formus on a more slender tree. Unless you are in the tropics and get a lot of trunk development where you are.

Thanks for the info leatherback! Ill just wait it out then till its back in good health.