I concur with your questioning of the ID Ash - it seems like a chameleon fig. The first pictures look like a hilli but the last photos look like a natalensis.
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Hi guys ya the foliage has changed a bit I have been defoliating and keeping in a hot house so I dont know if that would affect it? I will post some more close ups of the foliage .
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Some more close up shots of the foliage 
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Looks like natalensis and not microcarpa.
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Seems to be the case Jerry - the leaves look more like natalensis than hillii. Can we some some close ups of the hard wood on the branches ?
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Some shots of old wood for you bougy fan
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As a photographer you make a great bonsai artist 
It's still hard to see but if it has sort of dark stripes running along the wood it is a natal fig. The hillii new leaves are a much brighter green than the new leaves on a natal fig.
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It's still hard to see but if it has sort of dark stripes running along the wood it is a natal fig. The hillii new leaves are a much brighter green than the new leaves on a natal fig.Tony
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Update on this old Fig. Confirmed it is a natelensis can mods please change thread title? @steven
Thread graft failed had to regrow Apex. Has been slow growing with this one, might Chuck it back into a larger training pot soon to kick it on and develop a decent crown.
Thread graft failed had to regrow Apex. Has been slow growing with this one, might Chuck it back into a larger training pot soon to kick it on and develop a decent crown.
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Thanks for the thread name change Steven 
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A larger pot to form the new apex might be just the ticket.
Usually natalensis are very powerful growers.
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Yeah I have have taken cuttings from this tree and they are powering on in larger pots. The growth rate is phenomenal. I think I will pot this one up on the coming weeks.
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