FAT BOTTOMED FIGS FROM SEED

[bingh]

This was a bit further down the track

Brian

[bingh]

Shohin QSL Fig grown from seed 1990 - 11cm high

Brian

[Jamie]

that shows a great nebari flare there brian

i also like the one in the pot i am ondering where the nebari is on that one though? was that tree subject to the flat cut technique?


jamie

[bingh]

Jamie

Yes - the shohin went through the fat bottomed fig process. As far as nebari is concerned, there isn't enough room in the pot for nebari.

Brian

[Jamie]

cool mate

well i took the plunge this afternoon with the one i didnt know what to do with, so it has now had its chop at the widest point, fingers crosed it takes and i have a nice little mame sized tree out of it it wasnt massive to begin with and i have been wanting mame for a while


i can see there isnt any room in the pot for a nebari there mate, i was wondering if it had any, even slightly, what sort of fig is that one mate ??

[bingh]

Eugenoides I reckon

Brian

[hugh grant]

hey jamie the 2 figs that i have done it to have their bases a bit covered at the moment to encourage more root growth and to thicken thurther but i managed to dig down a little.

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how much of an X would you put i and how far would you spread?

depends on how thick the cutting is just slice the X up about a cm or so if its a 1cm cutting i think etc. and basically spread as much as it will let you with out splitting up thurther then the cuts, of course a little extra splitting will be ok though, and put a pebble inside to keep it spread apart

Hugh

these pics dont really show off my method very well but ther two that ive done it on, when i repot them ill post it and show the bases