Balete Bonsai Design
Red ficus balete bonsai my 10 y o red ficus.
Balete bonsai design. At bonsai design we give people experiences they never thought possible. Known to be as fig trees native in tropicals. It is because most of the time i am away from our home in the province. It can stand alone as a single trunk tree or exist as a strangler fig with many aerials.
We get things done. Shape or form and balance are largely a combined function of manipulation techniques notably wiring and trimming. In may of 2004 i visited david fukumoto at his kurtistown hawaii nursery fuku bonsai. David the good 139 525 views.
I have been keeping this red ficus for about 10 years. Louie siy interesting that s what i did in my red balete on rock and but of a formal so to speak though have not yet posted it since the moss is still under construction brown colored moss i ll be posting it in some future time. Red balete in the philippines lipstick ficus in india and white fig in australia. A number of these are known as strangler figs wherein they start upon other trees later entrapping them entirely and finally killing the host tree.
We are determined smart loyal and driven. Bonsai ficusbonsai balete plants trees ficus is a genus about 850 species of woody trees vines shrub etc. Jan 24 2010 rating. Balete tree also known as balite or baliti are several species of the trees in the philippines from the genus ficus that are broadly referred to as balete in the local language.
Ficus virens has many common names. Balete ficus microcarpa a spreading tree with leathery smooth and glossy leaves. Obviously it is not yet fully trained for bonsai if you look at the braches. Also called hemiepiphytes initially they start as epiphytes or.
However when i get a chance to visit my parents i make it a point to do some works on it. Ficus reply to you by. David is a long time friend and bonsai artist and knowing of my interest in ficus presented me with a ficus natalensis grown from material that he obtained many years before while involved in a research project with the lyon arboretum. We are driven by innovative craftsmanship and aesthetics.
We are calm under pressure. We provide ambitious and artistic adventure experiences. Instructional with david the good learn 3 easy grafts lose your fear of grafting duration. Native to south china and introduced to the philippines as a worthy addition to a bonsai collection because of several inherent characteristics.
In general the form of most bonsai follows that of a triangle. Whatever it is called it is a huge tree growing in its native environment.