This is a fig that would sit for years up the back just growing on with a sacrifice to help put more weight on around the butt and grown proportionally to aid in the design.
As the fig is more squat in statue, I would push all growth up....cheers
Defoliated,,trimmed and re-potted today
Anthony
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Re: Ficus- utilising a sacrifice.
Great progress Anthony, but I can't seem to get my eyes away from that crossing root.
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I love seeing how these squat trees evolve, thanks Anthony. I'm guessing it's not a sacrifice anymore?
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Thanks Guys
Hi Pearcy, yes the aerial root, some like it, some hate it...it could fuse in time, maybe, different ?...I am watching it , no biggie, bottom line it hasn t annoyed me yet
Hi Mel, in most cases I remove the sacrifices, but in this case my vision was to use it in the design...as a true sacrifice growing giving maximum energy /power no it is not ....BUT where it is positioned and still growing somewhat measured and checked it still adding in a sense...phew hope that makes sense Mel, can you make the questions easier next time please mate
cheers Anthony
Hi Pearcy, yes the aerial root, some like it, some hate it...it could fuse in time, maybe, different ?...I am watching it , no biggie, bottom line it hasn t annoyed me yet
Hi Mel, in most cases I remove the sacrifices, but in this case my vision was to use it in the design...as a true sacrifice growing giving maximum energy /power no it is not ....BUT where it is positioned and still growing somewhat measured and checked it still adding in a sense...phew hope that makes sense Mel, can you make the questions easier next time please mate
cheers Anthony
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Re: Ficus- utilising a sacrifice.
lol...whatever it is, it's looking like it's part of the design now.