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3-Apr-2003
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bonsaiTALK Journeywoman
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Ficus Cutting
(Please redirect me if this question has already been answered elsewhere; I did a search on the site but didn't come up with anything.)
I stuck a cutting from my ficus retusa into a glass of water a couple of weeks ago, and it's starting to get little bumpy things on the bottom which I presume (hope!) will be roots. My question is, how big should the roots be before I plant it, and what particular care, if any, should I take when planting? Hope this isn't too dumb a question!! Thanks for your help. |
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3-Apr-2003
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Join Date: Jul-2002
Country: Australia
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ficus cutting
Hi there Vermontoise, ficus make great little bonsai, ( or big bonsai for that matter), they take root easily from cuttings, they are very hardy, here are some pics of a cutting that I planted twelve months ago, as soon as it had a few little white roots on on it I trained it to wrap around a rock.
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3-Apr-2003
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Penjing Wu Wei
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Sometimes the sap in water makes weird bubbles that can be confused with roots. It comes out of the bark under water and looks like little puffs of white.
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4-Apr-2003
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bonsaiTALK Journeywoman
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Treenut, what a great little tree! I don't know if it's "appropriate", but I'm going to bring back a few rocks from Maine this summer - the striations are beautiful, and I'd love to try doing some root-over-rock with them.
But I'm worried that my "roots" are indeed those weird little sap bubbles that LivingArt mentioned... Only a day or so will tell. Unless someone has some wise advice as to a better way to go about this? |
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