Ficus ID and advice if you like

[eddieperth]

Hello all, have a look at this ficus. Sorry if the pics aren't that great. Was wondering if anyone can tell me the species? I got it a couple of years ago from Lee's Bonsai and was told it is a S. African fig. Don't think that narrows it down much though.



please try to ignore my amateurish wiring!



Also open to styling advice. I bought this tree about 18mos before I began to get serious about bonsai. In that time it got really leggy, and I'm try to rein that in a bit. I'm liking how it is coming together as a semi cascade.

I'd also welcome advice on what type of pot to use with it. The one it is in doesn't work at all in my mind, and I plan to re-pot it in November, so would love to get an idea of what to be looking for.

Thanks in advance for any help you can give!

[Bonsai4ever]

What makes you believe that it is a Ficus? Not seeing any that I know and the bark on the trunk does not look like one to me. Leaf shape is not any that I recognise.

Sorry, hope someone can help.

[Joel]

Ficus natalensis

[Pup]

Ficus natalensis

Nailed in one. They are the subject used in large figs in a hurry, the thread that Steven put up for me.

Cheers Pup

[eddieperth]

Cheers Joel! You're a champ!

[eddieperth]

double post

[Ficusboy101]

Untitled.png

quick but you see where its going
put it in the biggest pot and grow heaps