Ficus Double Trunk Bonsai
Finally a ficus retusa with very tiny leaves.
Ficus double trunk bonsai. Great indoor bonsai tree. Bcos an experienced bonsai artist may not even bother with the 2nd air layer as you would get a straight featureless trunk like i did. Adaptive resistant and energetic. Can make a raft bonsai from it though.
The microcarpa tigerbark willow leaf golden gate religiosa benjamina and taiwan varieties are quite similar to the retusa. All ficus bonsai trees have milky latex sap. This is an experiment that i began on 4 15 06 where my goal is to create a ficus bonsai tree that will appear to be very old with an impressive tapered trunk in a few short years. Thread starter bonsai hunter.
My experiment is inspired by doug philips who has been. The ficus retusa has an s shaped trunk and dark green oval leaves. Another popular ficus species is the ficus ginseng. This tree has a thick trunk and is often grafted with microcarpa ficus leaves which would result in a ficus microcarpa ginseng.
Ficus bonsai trunk fusing experiment. Ficus bonsai trunk fusing experiment. A very fine shaped trunk and nebari close up of the nebari and trunk. Double air layering on same trunk ficus racemosa cluster fig tree.
Absolutely recommended for the inexperienced or experienced bonsai enthusiast. Start date sep 25 2016. Ficus are among the most appreciated of tropical deciduous trees that can be grown very well indoors.