Pruning 2 Ficus Bonsai Forests - Ficus Benjamina and Microcarpa
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- Опубликовано: 29 сен 2024
- I made both of these plantings last year and now they're both ready for their first real pruning. The first planing is a Ficus Benjamina forest clump styled to look like a banyan and the second is a ficus microcarpa group planting. Here are links to the original videos:
• Banyan Styled Bonsai f...
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Love how the trees looks so far. I have a Benjamina, I did a fusion project on it which has turned out really well. It's about 3/4 years in now. Just shows that these trees with care and love are great for bonsai 😁
I really love how vigorous they are - really impressed with them.
Good idea planting the cuttings all around to simulate aerial roots. I never cared much for the regular Ficus benjamina as bonsai since they often have big-ish leaves and not dense enough, but yours seems quite nice and appropriate for bonsai in my opinion.
I know Nigel S. of the Bonsai Zone has many of a certain medium-small leaf kind that I've been trying to track down here in the states for a few years now. The closest match I've come up with is Ficus benjamina 'Natasja' or natasha, but I have yet to find any for sale in the U.S.
I do, however, have a type of benjamina that has worked ok for me as bonsai and the variety is 'Orientalis' which has medium size leaves.
I also have a small 'Too Little' but it really does grow too slow and sparse for me currently, at least it survives I guess.
Thank you! I really love how vigorous these are. I also appreciate all the information on the different cultivars - when I selected these I was taken by their root base and am counting on the leaves getting smaller over time. Nigel has some amazing stock that he works with - and a lot of different varieties of just about everything!
Beautiful ❤️❤️
Thank you! Cheers!
very informative bonsai video.
Many many thanks - appreciate you letting me know!