Tiger Bark Ficus Retusa Bonsai
How to take proper care of your indoor bonsai tree.
Tiger bark ficus retusa bonsai. The tiger bark ficus bonsai tree is an indoor tree that needs to be kept away from frost. Ficus microcarpa tiger bark common name. Anyway back to the erroneous use of ficus retusa to describe the tiger bark fig. Ficus mircocarpa is imported from china.
Cuttings can be planted at any time of the year but the highest success is likely to be experienced with mid summer growth. Can be grown indoors or in low light conditions. Can be grown indoors or in low light conditions. Makes numerous aerial roots.
Don t confuse them with the potted ficus you see in plant stores. And leaves from a ficus retusa the ends are pointy. Botany having a rounded apex and a central depression. Unique characteristics ficus mircocarpa is imported from china.
It has a thick pot bellied trunk similar to the ginseng root. Can be grown indoors or in low light conditions. They will live with all day or very little direct sun but given the choice they prefer at least a few hours a day. Makes numerous aerial roots.
Ficus likes full sun and moderate water and fertilizer. The ficus ginseng is another popular tree. The retusa is among the most tolerant versatile and trouble free bonsai trees for indoor use. I rest my case.
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. The word retusa is derived from the latin retusus which means. Makes numerous aerial roots. Tiger bark ficus ficus retusa makes an excellent indoor bonsai.
It adapts well to bonsai culture and will develop quickly. Here s a pic of retuse shaped leaves. This is a great bonsai subject. It adapts well to bonsai culture and will develop quickly.
Ficus likes full sun and moderate water and fertilizer. The microcarpa tigerbark willow leaf golden gate religiosa benjamina and taiwan varieties are quite similar to the retusa. Can be grown indoors or in low light conditions. The smooth light grey to reddish bark dotted with small horizontal flecks similar to tiger like markings is quite striking and firmly supports the massively spreading canopy.
Ficus mircocarpa adapts well to bonsai culture and will develop quickly.