AusBonsai

Some photos of the travels of this PJ Fig.

Any feedback would be great.

I have tried treating the deadwood on this Fig with wood hardener, looks to have worked ok, any ideas if this will work long term on a Fig? Have never used on Fig before.
Thanks

gday tex

i can see where your going with this one, but i have to ask, why the semi cascade with this trunk? to me the nebari and trunk scream for a broom style tree, but i also see where your going and in time you will get there. i reckon if you wanted some quicker develop ment, get it in the ground or a grow box, or at least a bigger training pot in a free draining mix and pump it with ferts, sunshine and water, that will help speed the growth up of your cascading branch you are using

jamie

Jamie wrote:gday tex

i can see where your going with this one, but i have to ask, why the semi cascade with this trunk? to me the nebari and trunk scream for a broom style tree, but i also see where your going and in time you will get there. i reckon if you wanted some quicker develop ment, get it in the ground or a grow box, or at least a bigger training pot in a free draining mix and pump it with ferts, sunshine and water, that will help speed the growth up of your cascading branch you are using

jamie

Probably to have something different maybe

Only Problem is to be a semi cascade, the branch has to extend Below the rim of the pot, and finish above the bottom of the pot.

Nice trunk, and if you want cascade thenm you win have to get the branch lower and let it grow longer.
Ken

Properly should have put semi-cascade in inverted commas, it doesn't meet requirments....

Thanks for thoughts, was done to try something different, wanted to try using wood hardener on a fig (will this work?) and to play with the planting angles.
I have a few informal uprights and cascade fig so something different was interesting.
Plan is to let the lower branch grow out/down and see how develops.

Thanks

nothing wrong with something different mate eventually it will get there too, that branch just needs some more growth to extend it!

wood hardener will definately work on the deadwood of figs, it will help stop the rotting while the wouldn eventually rolls over

jamie

tex048 wrote:Properly should have put semi-cascade in inverted commas, it doesn't meet requirments....

Thanks for thoughts, was done to try something different, wanted to try using wood hardener on a fig (will this work?) and to play with the planting angles.
I have a few informal uprights and cascade fig so something different was interesting.
Plan is to let the lower branch grow out/down and see how develops.

Thanks

Hey Sean, I have my doubts that the hardener will lasts. Even if the application of wood hardner may extend its life, it will still eventually soften and deteriorate. Fig wood is just too soft. As for the tree, I think you should do an airlayer just in the middle, so you have a shorter trunk to work with for a cascade. Otherwise it looks funny with a big space gap, where there's no leaves.