my collected ficus

alexgee · Post by **alexgee** » January 20th, 2010, 8:46 pm

i collected this ficus about 2 years ago, it was well established and quite large( for growing out of a wall) after the initial potting and trim i wasn't happy with the shape, since then i have carved the stump/trunk and decided on the general growth of the tree and have just defoliated it.

and early pic, showing the initial budding

a front view

and the carved trunk

Jamie · Post by **Jamie** » January 20th, 2010, 9:02 pm

alex

have you burnt the dead wood or added an ink to lime sulpher or the sorts? i would consider using a wood hardner on this as ficus wood can get pulpy quite quick under humid wet conditions

on the other hand it is quite possible that the wound will roll over quite quickly and you will find yourself with a different sort of trunk.

its going well other wise. i would let it grow out quite solid for a while now to get some branch structure oppurtunities

then defoliate and wire once you got choice and remove anything else that wont be part of the overall design of the tree

good luck and enjoy

jamie

alexgee · Post by **alexgee** » January 20th, 2010, 9:27 pm

i just added a little ink to the sulfur and made sure the carving is well tampered at the bottom and it hasn't been a problem with rot yet (some 8/9 months of watering) the foliage is already very well reduced and am looking forward to the outcome of full foliage

Jamie · Post by **Jamie** » January 20th, 2010, 9:36 pm

ahh good stuff! looking forward to the next installment, any chance you could take before shots of how the tree is before you refine it? i would love to see where ya go from to where ya are

cheers!

jamie

alexgee · Post by **alexgee** » March 14th, 2010, 7:26 am

a little growth

alexgee · Post by **alexgee** » January 3rd, 2011, 3:14 pm

partial defoliation

and getting a fairly nice spread

Aussie_Bonsai · Post by **Aussie_Bonsai** » January 3rd, 2011, 5:51 pm

looks great, this ficus is really coming along

Ben

alexgee · Post by **alexgee** » February 26th, 2011, 10:17 am

A few months of growth , starting to form some shape now.

Dumper · Post by **Dumper** » February 26th, 2011, 6:58 pm

well done

alexgee · Post by **alexgee** » June 26th, 2011, 11:07 am

Working on a little foliage reduction.

Front.

Back.

Am getting some nice form to some of the branches.

Kyushu Danji · Post by **Kyushu Danji** » June 26th, 2011, 11:30 am

wow that didn't take too long to develop. Nice!

de_keizer · Post by **de_keizer** » June 26th, 2011, 1:48 pm

a nice little fig ,you may want to remove or re do the large wire as it is crossing over another wire that is wound in the opposite direction. you may also want to remove some of the wire that is cutting in before you cant anymore as ive notices a lot of wire scaring but this should grow out in the years to come.

alexgee · Post by **alexgee** » June 26th, 2011, 3:48 pm

Thank you.
I am letting the tree grow over the wire , it is already covered and reformed over a few large areas. Re the crossed wires I do need to sort that out.

de_keizer · Post by **de_keizer** » June 26th, 2011, 5:10 pm

the good thing about figs is the scars grow out rather quickly

Alex gee · Post by **Alex gee** » January 27th, 2013, 5:02 pm

Another few years on , getting some nice ariel roots finally.

AusBonsai