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oh yeah im going to wire it sunday so il post the final result next week ...until then

that's a very beautiful tree man. this tree has made big progress in branching as far i can see on the small pictures. luckely ficus doens't goe in dormancy so u can prune it averey time a year.
do u have an idea of age? i guess its over 35 years.

u know what ur doing. keep it up ^^

haha nice flags, usa usa usa

grts

it is hard to tell the age, ficus grow so fast. i think more towards 15 years but who knows...
by the way i became a member of a bonsai club recently and the guy who started it was the previous owner. i brought it to a meeting and he was like "holy crap that was my tree" now he wants it back...i said no

well after 4 solid hours of wireing i have no more 1mm wire and a wired tree...
it is actually starting to look like a bonsai with all of the tips wired ...so many tips wired :pinch: :blink: i have a headache... well here are some pics

the first branch


and the top down veiw


with the new buds already forming and more to come this should fill out nicely

i have a ficus gingseng and should you prune it as heavily as you did?
i'm kinda new.

Very nice forming there! This ficus will be at next years Noelanders, right? :ohmy:

i have a ficus gingseng and should you prune it as heavily as you did?

ive seen your post about your ficus and yes you can. i noticed you have a nice trunk going but very long branches.techincally you can cut the branches down to the trunk if you wanted to,that is if it is actively growing.defoliating creates more and smaller leaves. smaller leaves lead to smaller buds which make smaller branches with even smaller leaves...
the branches can be put in soil and kept wet for a month and they will grow roots. rooting hormone helps alot but is not needed.roots will just take longer to form

Very nice forming there! This ficus will be at next years Noelanders, right?

thanks jelle ,but no i dont think it will pass as carry on i would like to show it ,but i have been searching for a pot for over a year with no luck

manofthetrees wrote:

i have a ficus gingseng and should you prune it as heavily as you did?

ive seen your post about your ficus and yes you can. i noticed you have a nice trunk going but very long branches.techincally you can cut the branches down to the trunk if you wanted to,that is if it is actively growing.defoliating creates more and smaller leaves. smaller leaves lead to smaller buds which make smaller branches with even smaller leaves...
the branches can be put in soil and kept wet for a month and they will grow roots. rooting hormone helps alot but is not needed.roots will just take longer to form

would now be a good time for such a thing?
and also, remove ALL the leaves?

Now is not a good time, unless you know the individual plant is very healthy. All trees respond to light & temperature. Tropicals are no exception. So also Ficus will now enter a more dormant state, with flushes of growth throughout winter. Winter is challenging on tropicals, so weakening the tree now should only be done on very healthy specimens, or on trees which have extra light in winter. A much better time is somewhere late spring, when the plant is gaining strength, and entering summer.

again, thank you LB.