10 yo PJ ficus!

[Luke]

i spent my whole weeks beer money on this tree!!! when i first seen it 2 weeks ago i knew i had to have it! i was very happy it was still there on sunday!
i dont like the pot or the rock! nor the pebbles on top of the soil... all that will change!!! i absolutely love the movement in the trunk!!... here are some pics..
The Tree..

Current front view!


Some side view...


Some other view...


Another view...


i will be asking people i know that are in the know for help! anyone else.. advice would be nice.. my main goal is to keep it alive and very healthy!!


cheers
PS expect more progression pics!

lukey

[anttal63]

Luke it would be far far easier if you and some others would post your photo's according to Ausbonsai format. Then it wouldn't be such a chore to look and give advice. Sorry mate it needed to be said.

[Jamie]

hey mate

its a fig, easy to keep alive, water and food they love it, only thing to watch is dont let it get to cold.

what i would be doing is putting it in a bigger pot/grow box and feeding the hell out of it, get a bit of graft tape and wrap it around those arial roots so they are in contact with the trunk, they wont take long to fuse and will give the trunk some interest, let it grow, and grow and grow.

then once it has thickened nicely and put on some size, i would chop the top of at a branch to be a new leader and rebuild it. you will have a nice tree in a couple of seasons if it is all done well and looked after

get leongs book on ficus as well, it is a ficus lovers goldmine!

jamie

[Ron]

Luke it would be far far easier if you and some others would post your photo's according to Ausbonsai format. ....

Can you point me in the direction for the guidelines on that please? Don't want to be doing the wrong thing.

Thanks, Ron.

[Bretts]

Just use the uplod pictures format that is avaibla when posting.

[Luke]

>>hey Ant im not sure how to properly resize my pics yet if thats what your talking about?... im oldschool and lame! i still use paint! even tho i have cs3...

>>hey jamie yes its a fig. and because im in the SE-Q humidity, (same as you..) i have higher than normal expectations for this tree!
plan A is.... repot into a smaller unglazed pot.... then keep all that in a bucket of perlite to get more from the (grafting tape) straped areial roots!
plan b is... leave it just as it is for another grow season.
plan c is.... put into a grow box !!!!!
plan d is.... plant in ground, in appropriate position!!!

i love my beer but im so glad i got this tree!

luke > blaaah

[anttal63]

Heres an explanation for you all.

viewtopic.php?f=97&t=54

if you guys set your cameras on 640 by 480 megapixal jpegs or smaller you will be right.

btw luke nice trunk, it has potetial thats for sure.

[Jamie]

dont go into a smaller pot, you want to build this tree, not slow it down. you need to get it growing strongly and then chop back hard to get it to bud back to get some branch choice. so grow box or ground. and feed like crazy.

[Luke]

dont go into a smaller pot, you want to build this tree, not slow it down. you need to get it growing strongly and then chop back hard to get it to bud back to get some branch choice. so grow box or ground. and feed like crazy.

i have a great grow box free for this tree... i will repot one arvo soon if the moisture high???
(PS.. this tree was styled by a company.... now its mine!)

peace
luke

[Mojo Moyogi]

I am with Jamie, loose the bonsai pot, it is an anchor around the trees neck.

Cheers
Mojo Moyogi

[Jamie]

put it in a grow box any time, its a fig in QLD no more needed to be said

[Luke]

ok ok when i do free the roots of this little one i will take many pics! great thing is iv just clicked a great/cheap bonsai soil mix! i wont take action for a couple weeks!!! this tree has been a bonsai for 10 years! i can easily be patient for a few weeks?!!!!!!!!
its much better than beer! i love bonsai

luke

[anttal63]

its much better than beer! i love bonsai

luke

Now thats the shite

[Luke]

dont go into a smaller pot, you want to build this tree, not slow it down. you need to get it growing strongly and then chop back hard to get it to bud back to get some branch choice. so grow box or ground. and feed like crazy.

I am with Jamie, loose the bonsai pot, it is an anchor around the trees neck.

indeed jamie and mojo!!!!! I potted into a grow box today ...it looks happier already +(i really did not like the pot it was in).
salute to feeder roots and strong growth.
ill get a pic next time i have the camera out..

cheers
luke