[Steven] Ficus nerifolia 2

Post by **Steven** » March 14th, 2013, 10:19 am

• Species name: Ficus nerifolia
• Current height: 120mm
• Origin: Cutting taken from a rubbish tree
• Cost: $0

2012 December (a).jpg

2013 March (a).jpg

2013 March (b).jpg

Like my other Nerifolia, this one was a cutting taken in September 2012. I repotted in December and screwed a disk of plastic to the bottom to help create a nice spread of roots.

Regards,
Steven

Post by **Steven** » April 25th, 2013, 2:08 pm

I intended to only select the branches to keep but when I was assessing the root spread I got carried away.

2013 April (a).JPG

2013 April (b).JPG

2013 April (c).JPG

2013 April (d).JPG

2013 April (e).jpg

I'll now keep it in a warm sunny spot for as long as I can. Next work will be to shorten the first branch and shape the leader to form an apex.

Regards,
Steven

Shane · Post by **Shane** » April 26th, 2013, 8:59 am

Thanks Steven, that's a great idea to actually screw the plastic cap into the base to encourage basal flare, not just the tree on top. Will give that a go for the Port Jackson fig I entered, when I get to it. Cheers Shane

Post by **Steven** » September 26th, 2013, 4:05 pm

Not a lot of growth from this one over the cooler months. I can see some buds swelling though.

2013 September (a).JPG

Post by **Steven** » December 24th, 2013, 9:54 am

It's been growing but I haven't done any work on it. Best get started I think!

2013 December (a).JPG

Shane · Post by **Shane** » December 29th, 2013, 9:35 pm

How's the basal flare on this fig coming along, as a result of the cap screwed underneath, Steven?

bonsai was meant to keep me away from the computer

Post by **Steven** » January 13th, 2014, 9:07 am

It's hard to tell Shane. I've potted it a bit low in the pot and don't want to disturb it so I can maintain maximum growth. We will have to wait until the end of the comp to see.

Regards,
Steven

Post by **Steven** » March 28th, 2014, 1:16 pm

Still haven't gotten around to working on this one...

2014 March (a).JPG

Post by **Steven** » May 26th, 2016, 1:54 pm

2 years later and I still haven't done any work to this one!!

Currently 210mm tall.

2016 May (1) R.JPG

2016 May (2) R.JPG

Post by **Steven** » August 17th, 2016, 4:04 pm

Still haven't touched it... just waiting for the first L branch to thicken up a bit then I'll cut it back and start shaping the rest.

2016 August A.JPG

Post by **Steven** » November 23rd, 2016, 1:31 pm

Finally got around to doing some work on this one last night. The branch at the back is just to thicken the base even more (cause we love fat bases

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2016 November (R).JPG

Post by **Steven** » February 27th, 2017, 1:57 pm

I cut off the sacrifice branch at the back of the tree and have wired a few branches into position.
The photo makes it look taperless but in real life it's actually pretty good. I'll have to try to address this somehow.

2017 February (R).JPG

Regards,
Steven

melbrackstone · Post by **melbrackstone** » February 27th, 2017, 3:35 pm

Your work with this species inspired me from the start. Love how this is developing!

Post by **Steven** » May 30th, 2017, 9:07 am

I removed some branches to try to show more of the taper. The base is spreading nicely

2017 May (R).JPG

Regards,
Steven

Post by **Steven** » August 31st, 2017, 5:17 pm

Looking forward to getting this one into a bonsai pot.

2017 August (1R).JPG

AusBonsai

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