Time to show off your figs (ficus)

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Hi here’s a few of mine
Port Jackson collected in the late sixties
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A Little Ruby I picked up last year, deceased estate, Cambewarra Bonsai. Chopped 90%, wired and potted, root over rock.
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Queensland small leaf Fig, had it for a long time, exsposed root, a bit quirky
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Ficus obliqua another one from the sixties, major chop last year, one year of development, I really like the trunk.
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Another Queensland small leaf shonin stands at 180mm, great ramification for 2 Years development
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sooo....here are a few of my figs...lol. Most need pruning, none of them qualify as bonsai, but they keep me busy.
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[quote="melbrackstone"]sooo....here are a few of my figs...lol. Most need pruning, none of them qualify as bonsai, but they keep me busy.
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love this one. Such strong trunk. Referring to the benji.
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:yes: :arrow: melbrackstone
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I teally like your willow leaf figs.... I'll try and make some room on my benches in near future....!!
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Thanks guys. They're still a long way from being anything special, but they're lots of fun. @Pierre you really should get some Willow leaf figs, they would thrive in your yard! (Could be too much work though...so that should be kept in mind.) :(
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Quick update of my figs

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They're looking nice and healthy!
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I looked at these pics yesterday and realised some of the plants shown had evolved a little, so I'm posting them together, plus some others.... :crybye:
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Here is one of my fav little figs just before I gave it a first wire last week
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Sorry if the quality is crap reducing to 1mb is hard to do and some how made it much smaller from a 6mb photo
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Coming along very nicely Mel. Would say no to any of them :tu:
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KIRKY wrote: December 27th, 2020, 10:26 pm Coming along very nicely Mel. Would say no to any of them :tu:
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Thanks Kirky, they've all gone gangbusters since then! Too hot to go out and take photos though, so you'll have to take my word for it. :crybye:
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Holiday Fig!
Holidaying with 4 grandkids and 2 Figs and finally got around to wiring this one, I inherited this one from my late Grandma back in the early 90’s hence the “mermaid” style trunk which I’ve retained rather than a radical restyle. I’m happy with it after it’s third wiring in as many years, although it needs more back branches mid canopy. Excuse my wiring as I’m recovering from a dislocated finger...... and also the pot $2.47 from Kmart it’s that old!
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