[Bougy Fan] Ficus benjamina

A continuation of entries in the 2011-2012 competition. To take your existing shohin and refine them further over 18 months.
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Re: [Bougy Fan] Ficus benjamina

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But as luck will have it or maybe over torture our trees for the competition my ficus B Natasha has not grown at all.
I think the difference is that the first one was planted in sand and soil while the second FBN just sand. It was fertilized well but it just did not grow. When I tried to repot it...it had no roots almost.
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Well it's that time again - still continue to be disappointed with this tree. I have been a bit slack with care lately and I am sure it's position hasn't helped
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Re: [Bougy Fan] Ficus benjamina

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This is the final submission
Benji 11th update 1.jpg
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I am not sure this species is suitable for use as a shohin - but I will persist with it. As with some of my other trees I believe the mix has been detrimental to the trees progression. Ironically the newer entries to the create section are doing better due to the coarser mix I have used in them. This will be repotted soon now the comp is finished and hopefully it will thrive. Due to the leggy nature of the tree I think it will be suited to a larger style tree but time will tell.
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