Jumbo Ficus from pot
Posted: May 30th, 2020, 8:14 pm
I stumbled across this tree last week and thought it would make a good large bonsai.
I cant help it, I'm fond of a large one!
It was initially in a pot and the owner then planted in the ground. They immediately realised that they no longer wanted it.
I have planted it in the ground for 3 reasons.
I dont have a pot big enough for it.
I dont have the substrate available at the moment
I want to create very fast growth to develop some shoots.
From my understanding ficus are very hardy but I hope I got enough of the root ball. I know that they are easy to develop roots but with such a dramatic trunk chop, rootball reduction and a transplant in the winter... lets wait and see. I am fairly positive though.
I am hoping to create some aerial roots during the summer and create some narley trunk details.
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I cant help it, I'm fond of a large one!
It was initially in a pot and the owner then planted in the ground. They immediately realised that they no longer wanted it.
I have planted it in the ground for 3 reasons.
I dont have a pot big enough for it.
I dont have the substrate available at the moment
I want to create very fast growth to develop some shoots.
From my understanding ficus are very hardy but I hope I got enough of the root ball. I know that they are easy to develop roots but with such a dramatic trunk chop, rootball reduction and a transplant in the winter... lets wait and see. I am fairly positive though.
I am hoping to create some aerial roots during the summer and create some narley trunk details.
![Image](http://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20200530/1427e2ea133a1a3f439a8363757ca913.jpg)
![Image](http://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20200530/17e5b7cdaf0b0847f499cae9ea4be6ec.jpg)
![Image](http://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20200530/4ac54222422137ad840b9733b2907f85.jpg)
![Image](http://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20200530/8fec8dc17dcfff68450e8cc22339f1b3.jpg)
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