AusBonsai

Hi all,

this is a small ficus I have had for many years that has been neglected. I have labelled it F.retusa but I am not 100% on its ID. It was one of the 1st trees I attempted to grow as root over rock but it has all but swallowed the rock now.

When I re ignighted the bonsai flame 2 years ago I gathered up all the plants that had managed to survive from my mums place and this was one of them.

I have since thrown it in this shallow round pot and pondered what direction I might take this tree. These are my efforts to date. Any thoughts are welcome. I think I am slowley starting to get a bit of decent style to a few of my trees.

Cheers

Squizz

Squizz, I like it.

chris

windswept, semi cascade, root over rock. I like it. Would be nice to see another photo once the leaves grow back. It my need a little more hieght in the foliage
but for my taste its certainly heading in the right direction.

Regards

Steve W

Looks sweet. Nice design

i deffinitely like where this is going. cant wait to see more pics

Nice fig, love where its going

Just an update of this little ficus.

It has come back with a bit of growth but it now makes the tree lose its definition. Maybe the design is too small and fine for the tree I am working with here. I will try and reduce some of the internodes and the leaf size but not until next spring/summer.

Cheers

Squizz

Hi all,

worked on this last week at the school of bonsai.

Gave it a light trim and a new coat of wire with the assistance of Kenn and Clinton.

I like the way its looking and picture it a very flat tree in the future.

Photos to come.

Squizz

a new pot from above

So I got around to cutting the wire off this one last night and re wiring it. I wish it was a different variety as it doesn't seem to multi branch very well( not nearly as well as a port Jackson). Anyway I hope to eventually get some tight growth on it. Thinking a defoliation next summer one else I have a better crown on the tree.

I am happy with the movement in the branches. The tree stands about 200mm high from the top oft he pot.

Happy to hear any thoughts or obvious improvements.

Cheers. Chris.

Well done Squizz.

Great transformation here.
Must be pleasing to look at the top of this thread to now?
Keep it up.

Fantastic balance in this little fig I was thinking... and then I saw your signature on your posts. Now I know why. Rules to live by! nice.

Thanks for the confidence boost.

Hahaha. Yeah ryceman. Spiral out,keep going.

Squizz

wow! that is an amazing transformation. thanks for sharing because that has given me a new idea of what i could do with my ficus trees