Ficus Retusa Bonsai Forest
One of those ways is to create a forest planting.
Ficus retusa bonsai forest. This is also the reason why it is one of the most common bonsai trees. Two additional trees were developed. Jaboticaba bonsai tree nice movement on trunk 2 roots spread 125 00. This ficus bonsai is over 1 000 years old.
The so called indoor trees are mostly trees from tropical origins that do not support low temperatures. Appreciated for its high resistance and the growth of air roots giving great character. The ficus ginseng is another popular tree. One of those ways is to create a bonsai forest.
First timer ficus retusa 4 months 2 weeks ago 56421 shock8080 wrote. The vigorous nature of this ficus bonsai allowed for an initial aggressive splitting of one tree into three smaller plants. The watering of your bonsai must never be neglected. Fortunately in the art of bonsai there are ways to shortcut the process.
1 000 year old ficus bonsai. Ficus retusa is one of the rare tree species that is able to grow indoors as well as outdoors. It is originally thought to have chinese orgin. It made it to italy in 1986 when after a decade of attempts luigi crespi obtained ownership.
This kind of tree is very easy to keep it alive. It is a tropical evergreen leaf tree. 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. Typically a bonsai forest will use much younger trees that are not nearly as well developed as a single planted bonsai.
Oval leaves produces ornamental figs. One from an aerial root and a second from a large root cutting. But it needs more sunlight don t keep it indoor too long. The microcarpa tigerbark willow leaf golden gate religiosa benjamina and taiwan varieties are quite similar to the retusa.
It s on display as the centerpiece of the crespi bonsai museum in milan italy. There are hundreds of varieties of the ficus but a common one for bonsai is the ficus retusa this is often shaped in an s curved trunk and has dark green oval leaves. Its small size and thick trunk make it a very decorative plant ideal for modern designer homes. Great green island ficus pre bonsai tree.
Live ginseng ficus retusa plant evergreen houseplant in growers pot 18 95.