Bonsai Ramification Ficus

Pruning leaves to induce a new flush of growth.

Bonsai ramification ficus. It is important to clip the growing tip off in order to get other buds to start growwing. Ficus ramification 2 years 11 months ago 33453. One of most successful indoor bonsai trees is the ficus retusa they grow well and they like a slightly warmer temperatures than many of the other indoor options like the chinese elm sageretia. Next i show five progressions from the ficus trees.

Additionally removing larger leaves allows light to penetrate areas that were shaded before. Progression 1 ficus with air roots. Secondly defoliating is believed to produce better fall colors in deciduous trees. Bonsai defoliation involves cutting all the leaves of a tree during the summer.

Defoliation is more useful in the final stages when smaller leaves show the trees in a more suitable scale as well as developing more ramification and finer branches. This technique should only be used on deciduous trees healthy enough to withstand this demanding technique. Get a structure ramnification first. The primary reason bonsai hobbyists defoliate is to increase the branching out of the tree which is known as ramification.

In doing so you force the tree to grow new leaves leading to a reduction in the size of leaves and an increase in ramification. The microcarpa tigerbark willow leaf golden gate religiosa benjamina and taiwan varieties are quite similar to the retusa. Your tree is nowhere near the stage that you need to worry about ssmaller leaves. There are hundreds of varieties of the ficus but the most popular one for bonsai is the ficus retusa which is often shaped in an s curved trunk and has oval dark green leaves.