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Moreton Bay fig 3

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Progression thread : Moreton Bay fig 3

This Moreton Bay fig was purchased from Bonsai World at Jilliby on the Central Coast for $50
Make sure you visit the nursery out there. Its the greatest bonsai nursery in the universe.

This was put back into an orchid pot as the roots had developed some root rot due to drainage issues. The bonsai pot was sitting at an angle, and I would usually rotate it every few weeks or so, but it wasn't draining well enough, so I have now used about 40% course washed river sand and removed all the rotting roots and sprayed with Yates 'ANTI ROT' (amazing product!). It has bounced back and is now improving in health. (Best to have bonsai pots on an even level ground :palm:)

PJ's and MB's look lovely if you cut-and-grow. Besides, figs grow so strongly that once you forget and let wire bite in, there's no coming back from that. And nothing says unnatural more than twisted wire marks. :shake:

PJ vs MB:
I find Port Jacksons are better for making small bonsai than Moreton bay figs, mainly because the leaves reduce much easier on Port Jacksons.
From my experience Port Jackson also are better at tolerating shade, and branches that are heavily shaded don't die off like with Moretons.


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This photo was taken 17 Feb 2016
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This photo was taken 02 Aug 2017
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This photo was taken 01 May 2018
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This photo was taken 28 Feb 2019
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This photo was taken 15 Apr 2020
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This photo was taken 15 Jan 2021
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Excited but can’t see any pics?


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PJ vs MB:
I find Port Jacksons are better for making small bonsai than Moreton bay figs, mainly because the leaves reduce much easier on Port Jacksons.
From my experience Port Jackson also are better at tolerating shade, and branches that are heavily shaded don't die off like with Moretons.
Agree whole-heartedly.
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This one looks ready for a nice pot . Cool tree .
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Sno wrote: January 10th, 2022, 9:59 pm This one looks ready for a nice pot . Cool tree .
Yeah that ones my wife’s favourite.
She wants them all in bonsai pots so it looks better in the backyard. :lol:
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Rory wrote:
Sno wrote: January 10th, 2022, 9:59 pm This one looks ready for a nice pot . Cool tree .
Yeah that ones my wife’s favourite.
She wants them all in bonsai pots so it looks better in the backyard. :lol:
Haha, I have the same problem. Any thoughts on pots?
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Disaster struck.

An enormous gum limb had fallen on this in May 2022. It severed multiple branches as it came down. The May 2022 photo showed the fresh damage, and then I anchored branches to close over the large gap that it created from losing so many branches. I have been hoping that I get new shoots from the lower branch that was damaged, so I can have multiple shoots coming out like before.... but so far nothing has emerged. Its a shame, as I loved where the style was going previously.

It then was attacked by a pest that buries its way through the sheaths of the new growth and starts to munch on the new forming leaves. The only way to eradicate them was to spray with Pyrethrum long-life and followup with confidor.
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Ouch . Start again .
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Have you considered grafting new branches in? Just a v cut and a tip shoot is enough to get going.
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