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hey nice fig ya got needs some serious training thou. i think your in spring if im correct?. if it was mine i would cut back the branches you have, all of them to about two sets of leaves, only if going into spring as this fires up the growth. add some high nitrgen fertilizer at half the strengh it says, and let it go till mid summer, this will give you increased foliage and some good mass. At this time defoliate all the big leaves just cut thru the leaf stalks, this method gives you extra growth and usually smaller leaves. You should have some nice branches happening, try wiring if you want some direction, also ficus ozze a milky substance just spray with ya bottle of water that seals it off. i use this method with my figs i have about 10 of them it works well
hope this gives ya another angle .

26-Mar-2008	#6
wicksy livingart bonsai's Join Date: Mar-2008 Location: kyabram Country: australia Posts: 120	your ficus hey nice fig ya got needs some serious training thou. i think your in spring if im correct?. if it was mine i would cut back the branches you have, all of them to about two sets of leaves, only if going into spring as this fires up the growth. add some high nitrgen fertilizer at half the strengh it says, and let it go till mid summer, this will give you increased foliage and some good mass. At this time defoliate all the big leaves just cut thru the leaf stalks, this method gives you extra growth and usually smaller leaves. You should have some nice branches happening, try wiring if you want some direction, also ficus ozze a milky substance just spray with ya bottle of water that seals it off. i use this method with my figs i have about 10 of them it works well hope this gives ya another angle .