My biggest Ficus

[The Ficus Guy]

Hmmm may be too long now

[Chad]

That is a fantastic trunk, love to have it myself

Cant wait to see its progression

[Treecollecter]

Where can I find these type of friends hahah anyways awesome tree full envious good luck with your progression

[The Ficus Guy]

Where can I find these type of friends hahah anyways awesome tree full envious good luck with your progression

Thanks! I feel very fortunate for being able to get it. Here's a virt a friend made of where I could take this tree:

[Andrew F]

Where can I find these type of friends hahah anyways awesome tree full envious good luck with your progression

Thanks! I feel very fortunate for being able to get it. Here's a virt a friend made of where I could take this tree:

BINGO!

That's a sturdy looking tree mate.

[The Ficus Guy]

Where can I find these type of friends hahah anyways awesome tree full envious good luck with your progression

Thanks! I feel very fortunate for being able to get it. Here's a virt a friend made of where I could take this tree:

BINGO!

That's a sturdy looking tree mate.

Thanks, I like it too!

Here's this tree as of today, I've let it grow since receiving it. I'll let it grow for a few more weeks before cutting it back hard.

[The Ficus Guy]

Still pushing lots of new growth:

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I'm thinking of removing this crossing root shown below:

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[Andrew F]

Hey mate,

I suppose for a traditional bonsai you'd have to lose that root, but in the long run its your tree, do whats pleasing on your eyes. That root has crazy character and to remove it would leave the dilema of blending the scar in to look natural, which i thought was imperative to bonsai.

Either way its great to see new growth being pushed, look forward to updates.

[The Ficus Guy]

Hey mate,

I suppose for a traditional bonsai you'd have to lose that root, but in the long run its your tree, do whats pleasing on your eyes. That root has crazy character and to remove it would leave the dilema of blending the scar in to look natural, which i thought was imperative to bonsai.

Either way its great to see new growth being pushed, look forward to updates.

Thanks! It really is just a fugly root that IMO needs to go. It's gone in the virt, at least, and the base in the virt looks very solid. I just really hate how it turns the way it does and it bothers me, so it needs to go

Here are a few more shots, just because I really like this tree

[kcpoole]

I really like the tree too and the virt is superb

the root has to go as it does look Fugly
the sooner you do it the sooner the scar will heal

Ken

[The Ficus Guy]

Here are some close up shots of where those two roots cross. Thanks Ken, glad you agree

[The Ficus Guy]

I assume removing this root probably wouldn't slow this tree down too much....

[kcpoole]

Being the end of your summer depend on the amount of growing time you have. Where I am here i certainly would take it off now, but not disturb the other roots much.
As you grow yours under lights thru winter you shodu be fine to do anytime

Ken

[The Ficus Guy]

Being the end of your summer depend on the amount of growing time you have. Where I am here i certainly would take it off now, but not disturb the other roots much.
As you grow yours under lights thru winter you shodu be fine to do anytime

Ken

Thanks Ken, that's what I thought. We've got another good month or so of growing season here, so I'm thinking it'd still be just fine to remove the root, tomorrow.

[Bougy Fan]

Is it possible to remove the fat portion to the right in the middle photo and then lever/ wire/ jack the smaller section away from the other roots ? I think that would be an improvement