She was my first - PJ ficus

Steve Warren · Post by **Steve Warren** » March 1st, 2012, 2:38 pm

Our relationship started as a $2 tube stock from a local markets in 1996. She was placed in an oversized bonsai pot and had nothing but water and sun until 2011. Many other trees came and died but she survived. My bonsai interest wained from 1998 until 2011 due to children and work commitments. A visit to Bonsai south mid 2011 suddenly reinvigourated my interest. My old PJ fig was subsequently removed from her pot, trimmed and root pruned and placed in a top quality soil mix. I am under no illusion that this tree is anything spectacular, but being my first tree I would like to give her the best chance possible. Now the mother to twenty of my beautiful cuttings I was wondering if anyone had any suggestions on how best to style her. The tree has an ugly large rap around root which I am to fearful to remove and not sure that it needs to be removed as she will never be show quality. Any advice or opinions are welcome.

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Please tell me what you think.

Reagrds

Steve W

FatMingsBonsai · Post by **FatMingsBonsai** » March 1st, 2012, 2:53 pm

God damn..!! She's ugly lol,..but she was your first

The last pic to me is heading the right way as is. Put her in a attractive pot and she will be prettier at least, just joking and welcome back to this great past time

Cheers,

FatMing.

Steve Warren · Post by **Steve Warren** » March 1st, 2012, 3:42 pm

I will just have to have a few beers

each time before I play with her. I think your right, a nice dress, oops, I mean pot might just help.

Thanks

Steve W

Andrew F · Post by **Andrew F** » March 1st, 2012, 3:47 pm

Paper bag her for another 5 years.

Tiny trees · Post by **Tiny trees** » March 1st, 2012, 4:05 pm

I like her.

Steve Warren · Post by **Steve Warren** » March 1st, 2012, 5:18 pm

Fatming, she does have feelings you know

Velvetsicklid, I was considering a plastic bag to encourage arial roots.
tiny trees, keep your grubby eyes of my tree

Thanks for the comments fellas, I do appreciate them, derrogatory or otherwise

Steve W

teamak · Post by **teamak** » March 8th, 2012, 4:31 pm

I was doing so well until I read this:

I will just have to have a few beers each time before I play with her. I think your right, a nice dress, oops, I mean pot might just help.

oh mate, I lost it. Bravo! I'm still giggling. She might not be the prettiest but you always have a soft spot for your first, I think the new front is the go too. Wouldn't mind myself a ficus or two actually...

Brad75 · Post by **Brad75** » March 8th, 2012, 4:38 pm

Hi Steve W,

Regarding the look of your ficus- you could say that the fig is a buddhist monk with his leg crossed in meditation. It is quite common for bonsai to be given character profiles and names. You should look at it this way instead of with regret ; as an opportunity.

Cheers fellow fig owner,

Brad75.

AusBonsai

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