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[catergory 3] Ficus eugonoides banyan

Posted: March 29th, 2010, 9:27 pm
by dayne
This fig was bought in november 2009 from shannon's dad after seeing his i had to have some it was poted the same week and styled with a little wire and just clip and grow it will be defoliated and rewired when the timings right.
it training 5months i have been doing bonsai for about 9 months.

Re: [catergory 3] Ficus eugonoides banyan

Posted: March 29th, 2010, 10:08 pm
by AndrewM
Hi Dayne

The banyan has nice shape :) What are the sizes of it width, height ?
Micks got some nice stock from what I have seen here.

Re: [catergory 3] Ficus eugonoides banyan

Posted: March 31st, 2010, 9:02 pm
by dayne
tree is 250mm high 250mm wide in training 5 months

Re: [catergory 3] Ficus eugonoides banyan

Posted: March 31st, 2010, 10:06 pm
by Jamie
nice dayne :D i think with some strong growth some defoliation and lots of wiring this one will be a nice tree :D was this the one you got when we went to micks before we went on the celtis dig?


jamie :D

Re: [catergory 3] Ficus eugonoides banyan

Posted: April 1st, 2010, 6:37 am
by dayne
nah this was the first one i got

Re: [catergory 3] Ficus eugonoides banyan

Posted: April 1st, 2010, 8:22 pm
by Jester
It almost looks human like!! It looks like a man trying to hold up his own branches don't you think??

Re: [catergory 3] Ficus eugonoides banyan

Posted: April 1st, 2010, 10:09 pm
by Jamie
Jester wrote:It almost looks human like!! It looks like a man trying to hold up his own branches don't you think??

i see what ya mean in the second pic :D :lol: he is holding up all the foliage ;)