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My Ficus Benjamina

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Another tree, another thread.

This is my Benjamin fig that I have recently decided to bonsai.
Not sure as to what direction I'm going with this one, just letting it grow out for now.

Wish I got some snaps before chopped it and repotted. The tree was taller than me and I also believe it is older than me (it was my mothers haha).
Hopefully something nice can come of it.
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a couple weeks growth
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As of now
Coming along nicely after a month or so
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hi ben,

how long ago did you make the chops?
i have a very similar one that a posted about 2 weeks ago, and its not put out any new growth yet.

Hoping you keep this post updated, thinking it would serve as a great point of comparison to mine.

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I think I did about a month to a month and a half ago.
At first it didn't do much, but after the 3 to 4 week mark it started to get moving.

I had to cut the root ball in half too, it was massive.
To be honest I was expecting it to die.

Definitely will keep posting.
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Update
Lots more foliage haha
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Maybe an idea for you Ben a twin trunk...the final image is just a roughie and would not be as stiff as drawn and you would of course put some branches/pads out the back for depth.

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Thanks for you idea Anthony, I like it.
I need some direction with this one as it's my first fig.

I plan on selecting some branches and trimming this weekend so I will post the results.
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Not much to report on, just a trim
Going to leave the top part of he big trunk for now
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This one has changed a lot since I last posted.
Started to get the branch structure happening.
I would like to layer this one to get rid of the ugly roots, I was told that these can just be chopped and replanted. Is this the case?
Or what would be the best way to do so?
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Have you considered splitting the tree between the trunks? IMO The long straight rear trunk takes away from the movement of the front one, would be a much nicer tree on its own. Hard to tell from the photo where they have joined so not sure if it's possible, but may be worth considering.

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I haven't considered it, I thought the twin trunk was kinda cool.
I think if I was to split it I wouldn't be left with enough branches to complete the look.
Any ideas on the layering?
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In my experience these root really easy from cuttings large or small. I'd recommend the layer though to be safe. I did some air layers on a Benji a year or so ago and they had rooted well after 5 or 6 weeks.

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Cheers Nigel
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