AusBonsai

Hi all was in brissy on the weekend so i took the opportunity to drop into the Australian bonsai grower. Picked up this green island fig and a trident maple + a little ruby fig, both in 6 inch grow pots. I picked the green island because of it's shape, wondering what your ideas and tips would be because i'm a 100% noob? I would like to keep the slanted look

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Hi mate,

Maybe for now just do as much reading as possible regarding maintenance and care. Although a fig I've found green island's to be a tad bit touchier than some of their counterparts.

Best of luck

VelvetSicklid wrote:Hi mate,

Maybe for now just do as much reading as possible regarding maintenance and care. Although a fig I've found green island's to be a tad bit touchier than some of their counterparts.

Best of luck

Thanks mate, will do

Does anyone actually know the Latin name of Green Island Fig?

EDIT Doesn't matter I just Googled it and it's apparently a cultivar of Ficus microcarpa, the Chinese Banyan. I'm still not totally convinced

First thing, once it gets warm again, I'd be putting it into a nursery pot or styro box. Feed it like a mad man, but i think these guys are alot more sensitive to fluctuations in the pH of the soil.


Hacki, I believe its Macrocarpa var. Green island.

My experience with them is they are VERY slow growers Once in a bonsai pot they slow right down. There is also an oval leaf variety available.

Thanks for the advice everyone
once it warms up it goes into a styro box, would it be wise to chop down to increase the trunk girth ?

Once you put it into a styro box you can chop it and wire up a new leader to increase the taper. Chopping it will NOT increase the girth but fertiliser will. If you chop take the cuttings and propagate them - they are usually successful with a good strike rate.

Bougy Fan wrote:Once you put it into a styro box you can chop it and wire up a new leader to increase the taper. Chopping it will NOT increase the girth but fertiliser will. If you chop take the cuttings and propagate them - they are usually successful with a good strike rate.

Cheers tony, overall taper was the aim, still learning the lingo