Willow leaf fig

[alpineart]

This is the latest edition that has been a long time coming

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. I have tried to source one of these for quite some time

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. Thanks to Bougy Fan , i now have a ripper trainer to play with . Knowing very little of these i have altered a custom made rock and adapted the base to the rock or vice versa .

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Either way its a good blend of colour and root / rock texture , shape and movement .

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The trunk had 2 low branches which i have wired , eventually it will end up as a twin trunk . I have trimmed it back and basically wired the trunks for now .

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I will have to see how well they perform down here , 1800 klms from home , will no doubt slow it down a little for a short period . Like anything else around here ,if it grows it grows , if i kill it , i have to learn something from it .

Cheers Alpineart.

[Barry1]

Looks like another of Alpines projects to follow looking good mate

Barry

[alpineart]

Hi Barry1 , plenty of finer wiring to be done but i certainly like it . It can sit in this pot for a year then onto a slab for its lifetime journey .Whipped it inside tonight as we have a frost on the cards , can't risk it yet .

Cheers Alpine

[Matthew]

Alpine

watch the cold with these,. This winter has been hard on mine and none have started to move yet? i may have to try to encourgage them. im pretty sure ill lose one of the shohins Nice species and there new growth colour is great

[alpineart]

Hi Mathew , mate i have lost my fair share of Figs up here . This and most of the other will hibernate inside in Winter .Been chasing one for years , after seeing yours i just had to get one . Imight have to seal the pergola up for these delicate species . even dragged the Bougy in , the frost knocked that for 5 and almost killed it .

Cheers Alpine

[alpineart]

I gave this another trim and wire

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It has been watered only over the last 12 months and neglected like the rest of my figs . I can see a couple of new designs in here if i take the time to work it over hard , time will tell .

Cheers Alpineart

[fiveoffive]

that's looking great Alpinart

[kcpoole]

Nice tree Alpine. Has filled out very nicely
Lower the 1st 2 branches and i will look magic

ken

[alpineart]

Hi Fiveoffive , it has progressed nicely over the last 12 months , considering theneglect it has recieved . It did loose all its leaves after a fert of Rustica , thought i kill the little tacker .

Hi kc , mate i was thinking along those lines hence the wire retraint , then i had another thought of a Twin Trunk or Father - Son setting a layer above the roots and below the first branch.

Cheers Alpine

[alpineart]

This is the layer that I opted to take from the apex

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, been independent for around 18 months it is in need of a trim wire and repot .

Cheers . Alpineart