this is my first post on this forum so I've decided to share with you all my two Port Jackson figs that I've tries to develop over the last 8 years. I purchased them as potensai styock from two bonsai nurseries in Perth (both of which have sadly closed down).
Fig one (the last picture) was on the discount table as a sad looking stump with only two stubbie branches and yellowing leaves, it had some kind of black spot but I liked the look of him and bought him, chopped him back and have been just using the clip and grow method (no wiring at all) on him since I bought him.
Fig 2 was a taller ficus that I cut back and have kept close to it's orignal shape, just using the clip and grow method on him. I defoliate them every year and only feed them osmocote. They get full sun and watered daily in our hot Perth summers and they thrive! I once went on a month long holiday where my house mate didn't water them at all (this was in the middle of summer) and they still survived with very minimal shrivelling!)
I highly recommend these hardy figs,will absolutely thrive on neglect (though I actually do take good care of them. I would love to develop aerial roots on them soon.
Thanks for reading and I hope you like the pics, more to follow!
-Sarah, bonsai enthusiast in training
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taking the top half of trees of since 2005! 
