Ficus The Exotic Bonsai Pdf
Also known as the common fig and chinese banyan this bonsai tree grows naturally in southwest asia.
Ficus the exotic bonsai pdf. There are hundreds of species most of them tropical and evergreen although some are deciduous. See all 2 formats and editions hide other formats and editions. It can be ordered online from either. The photos shown here originally appeared way back in january 2010.
The author is an acknowledged expert on the genus ficus as it is applied to the growing of bonsai. Letting the soil become extremely dry will result in dry and. The exotic bonsai was printed in both hard and soft cover. The book is a softcover 8 by 10 inches with 144 color pages.
Exotic bonsai by jerry meislik bk78 ficus is one of the most popular trees for indoor bonsai. Jerry maintains a very active bonsai web site at www bonsaihunk us. In this book the author delves deeply into the fascinating world of ficus and figs and focuses on the numerous ways they can be trained to form incredible bonsai. 9780974952406 ficus.
Keep the soil watered but let the top two inches of soil dry out. If the soil feels dry water your bonsai. This powerfully built gem is from ficus the exotic bonsai by jerry meislik. Many varieties are natural dwarfs.
Price new from used from hardcover please retry 426 93. They are generally fast growing very vigorous. There are more than 70 articles written by jerry in various online forums and groups. Feel the soil every day.
They are part of the mulberry moraceae family of plants the figs include many broadleaf evergreen and deciduous trees as well as shrubs and lianas. If you ficus is a large house plant once a week should be fine but keep him away from drafts. 29 apr 2009. The exotic bonsai by jerry meislik abebooks.
Ficus bonsai as with most bonsai like to dry out between waterings. The exotic bonsai paperback january 1 2004 by jerry meislik author 4 3 out of 5 stars 11 ratings. The book is avaialble in softcover hardcover or as a pdf or kindle version. In addition to its rugged good looks small leaves and a strong penchant for survival make it a bonsai favorite.
It s a ficus microcarpa. If there is a rock in the planting lift it up and feel under it otherwise just stick your finger about a half of an inch to an inch into the soil. He previous book on figs ficus.