Ficus Palmeri Bonsai

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Ficus palmeri bonsai. Ficus petiolaris which is endemic to the mainland mexico. It was a small seedling plant with a stem about 4 inches tall and a small caudex just. M 25 00 l 65 00 sp 100 00 and up. There is differing information about the number of existing ficus species there may be between 800 and 2000.

Ficus palmeri bonsai ficus petiolaris is another of my favorite caudiciforms. They are still in the bonsai pots i bought for them. The tree develop a large and distinctive woody basal caudex in early age why it is great to be trained as bonsai. Ficus palmeri baja rock fig great bonsai pre shaped and bonsai able.

It grows from 10 20 feet high. Ficus petiolaris commonly known as the petiolate fig and rock fig is a fig that is endemic to mexico from baja california and sonora south to oaxaca. Certain cultivars of fig ficus spp make excellent bonsai particularly the small leaved varieties such as ficus benjamina and ficus retusa. The ficus genus belongs to the family of mulberry plants moraceae and is the most popular indoor tree species for beginners at bonsai.

Grown indoor ficus petiolaris rarely sets flowers and fig. I have owned 2 ficus palmeri for about 34 years. The trunk and basal roots are often found plastered over rocky areas with the roots draping down rock faces and into crevices in a search for water. It grows best with moderate water and partial shade.

Bonsai enthusiasts sometimes grow this species on large stones or rock slabs in the hopes that their plants will produce similar looking root webs. One of the best bonsai subjects around ficus palmeri is endemic to baja california and quickly makes a swollen fat white trunk with papery bark that has tons of character. The ficus varieties grow quickly and have evergreen. Ficus petiolaris mexico lava fig great bonsai pre shaped and bonsai able.

Ficus palmeri is a fig native to baja and mexico. So i ordered a collection from the glasshouse works and ficus palmeri was included in that shipment. Ficus palmeri is often confused with another fig native to mexico. The base has expanded but the height is about 2 feet.

Even at a young age this tree can produce a swollen stem with a lot of character. It is often found growing in seasonally dry areas and adapts to times of drought by losing its leaves and storing water in its trunk. Ficus palmeri is very similar to f. Ficus petiolaris is commonly called rock fig because it is often found growing in rocky areas where the roots stretch over rocks in search of rooting soil.