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Re: Propagating strangler ficus
Posted: October 28th, 2011, 5:49 pm
by Bretts
Thats the google search pic for Virens
But where are the leaf pics of what you collected
Re: Propagating strangler ficus
Posted: October 28th, 2011, 6:34 pm
by Andrew F
Im glad you pressed me for pics brett just noticed that the thing is covered in heaps of mites [see 2 nd pic]
Gonna leave this well away form my other trees
Re: Propagating strangler ficus
Posted: October 28th, 2011, 6:44 pm
by Hornet
deff not a fig and deff not snake vine. Not too sure what its name is but its quite common around here
Re: Propagating strangler ficus
Posted: October 28th, 2011, 6:50 pm
by Bretts
Yes seems matt is on the ball. I don't think that is sandpaper fig nor virens fig. Snake vine could mean alot of things as a common name but it did not look like the one that I found on searching being Hibbertia scandens.
I would think vine is correct though
Re: Propagating strangler ficus
Posted: October 28th, 2011, 6:51 pm
by Andrew F
Re: Propagating strangler ficus
Posted: October 28th, 2011, 7:30 pm
by Hornet
i could send you hundreds lol, heaps of huge virens locally but have had very minimal success rotting them
Re: Propagating strangler ficus
Posted: October 28th, 2011, 7:34 pm
by Bretts
Almost any fig is strangler fig
Re: Propagating strangler ficus
Posted: October 28th, 2011, 7:53 pm
by Andrew F
Hornet wrote:i could send you hundreds lol, heaps of huge virens locally but have had very minimal success rotting them
What method do you use to propogate John???
Re: Propagating strangler ficus
Posted: October 28th, 2011, 9:28 pm
by Hornet
VelvetSicklid wrote:Hornet wrote:i could send you hundreds lol, heaps of huge virens locally but have had very minimal success rotting them
What method do you use to propogate John???
i've tried fresh young green unhardened shoots, unhardened young shoots and 20-30mm stems. Have left leaves on, cut in half and completely removed. Have tried straight coarse sand, sand/potting mix, potting mix and peat/perlite mixes and tried both with cover and without. Yet to have 1 root although i have about 3 that are still clinging to life. Alot harder then other ficus i have tried.
Re: Propagating strangler ficus
Posted: October 29th, 2011, 7:28 am
by MattA
Rhaphidophora I think... will check with another source this afternoon. Snake vine is a common name for about half a dozen different climbers.
Brett, not all figs are stranglers, hillii which has been used as a street tree around newcastle actually splits trunks from the inside out rather than 'strangling' them. It usually roots in a hollow & sends its roots down into the core of a tree following the white ant trails, will try & get a pic of one local to me...
Matt