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hi Jay

This fig comes from North Queensland where they grow like mad. I swapped some large olive trees (which are actually weeds here in south australia) for some figs on a trip i made a few years back. I flew it home bare rooted and potted it up into its box and left it.

It really hasnt changed a lot, I was thinking more of a broom style to start but it really is too tapered for that. All of the figs that i have from that trip grow mad arial roots, which is kind of a messy look i think, but its interesting to have a varied collection too.

As for me, well i have been interested in bonsai for about 10 years. my collection in that time grew as i wanted one of everything, then shrunk when i realised that most were just never going to get there (just putting a tree in a pot does not a bonsai make!)!! I joined a club where the teacher had very set ideas on trees - they had to absolutely conform to the rules to be presented. I have spent the last few years trying to de-programme myself of this thinking and work with the rules AND with the trees, but most of my trees look alike!!

So here i am, trying to get other points of view and learn new ideas. i have cut alot of trees back to the start again point as i make mistakes and my ideas change. I dont believe i have any real quality trees (looking admiringly at trees like Mr Walter Pall's) but im only 29 so i hope i have a long time get it right!

My current collection is about 50 potted trees and 50 or so in training...i have maybe 300 pots though, that has to tell you something....

regards

Juliet (Jules)

30-Apr-2002	#7
juliet-of-oz Learning Every Day Join Date: Apr-2002 Posts: 241	Re: Fig (Port Jackson?) hi Jay This fig comes from North Queensland where they grow like mad. I swapped some large olive trees (which are actually weeds here in south australia) for some figs on a trip i made a few years back. I flew it home bare rooted and potted it up into its box and left it. It really hasnt changed a lot, I was thinking more of a broom style to start but it really is too tapered for that. All of the figs that i have from that trip grow mad arial roots, which is kind of a messy look i think, but its interesting to have a varied collection too. As for me, well i have been interested in bonsai for about 10 years. my collection in that time grew as i wanted one of everything, then shrunk when i realised that most were just never going to get there (just putting a tree in a pot does not a bonsai make!)!! I joined a club where the teacher had very set ideas on trees - they had to absolutely conform to the rules to be presented. I have spent the last few years trying to de-programme myself of this thinking and work with the rules AND with the trees, but most of my trees look alike!! So here i am, trying to get other points of view and learn new ideas. i have cut alot of trees back to the start again point as i make mistakes and my ideas change. I dont believe i have any real quality trees (looking admiringly at trees like Mr Walter Pall's) but im only 29 so i hope i have a long time get it right! My current collection is about 50 potted trees and 50 or so in training...i have maybe 300 pots though, that has to tell you something.... regards Juliet (Jules)