Ficus Forest Style Bonsai

The oldest bonsai tree in the world.

Ficus forest style bonsai. David and i regard this material as one of the top bonsai ficus varieties to use for bonsai due to its vigor and incredibly powerful and aggressive root development. Enjoy viewing seven stunning examples of bonsai forests. Known for what is referred to as its knees which is its very thick elongated trunk. Develops cypress knees only in wet swampy conditions but will adapt and grow in wet or dryer conditions.

David has a fabulous specimen from this same material in the national bonsai and penjing collection in washington dc. Produces tiny narrow leaves and ornamental figs. It is the main tree on display at the italian bonsai museum crespi image courtesy also by crespi. Yose ue although bonsai are often planted solitary trees in nature are more commonly found in groups.

The most developed trees are planted in the middle of a large and shallow pot. The exact name of this species of ficus is in question at this time. 13 tall from soil line. Natural growth pattern is a wide expanding canopy but many style more like a redwood.

Ficus likes full partial sun and moderate water and fertilizer. Ficus burt davyii common name. Instead of creating and displaying a single tree with a forest we create a complete landscape. Mike lane demo tree on cascade bonsai from fb live april 14th 2020 unique characteristics.

Creating a bonsai forest or group planting requires an odd number of trees that is in case only a few trees are used to provide asymmetry usually belonging to the same botanical family. This ficus bonsai treeis reported to be over a thousand years old. On the sides a few smaller trees are planted to contribute to one single crown. It can be grown indoors and outdoors with beautiful pads and great aerial roots.

The forest style in japanese yose ue is one of the most popular styles of bonsai. Burt davyii ficus specifics. I added some stones and agate along with moss. I had some spare ficus so i decided to create little forest with thesee little ficus plants.

Willow leaf ficus is a very hardy tree that is particularly great for banyan style bonsai. Forest bonsai style yose ue the forest style looks a lot like the multi trunk style but the difference is that it is comprised of several trees rather than one tree with several trunks. 2 old juniper bonsai tree at mansei en japan tested and proven to be over a 1000 years old. In this style the form is conical or sometimes rounded and the tree has an erect leader and horizontal branches.

Typically one of the branches is lower and extends a little farther from the trunk than the others.