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24-Nov-2005
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Nudist Bonsai Farmer
Join Date: May-2005
Location: Daintree Rainforest & Great Barrier Reef
Country: Australia
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Ficus trees around my house
Hello everyone....I thought I'd take you for a walk around my front yard and show you some of the ficus trees we have here.
The first pics are of my bonsai buddy daughter holding the aerial roots we plaited together about 3 months ago... I've used her throughout to give scale to the photos Hope you enjoy the pics Tai |
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24-Nov-2005
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Nudist Bonsai Farmer
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Few more...The 2nd and third shots are of a ficus sucking in another tree...
In a year or so this log will be absorbed into the tree... And the last is a new ficus going up a coconut tree...Strangling the life out of it as it goes... Last edited by taipan : 24-Nov-2005 at 07:06 PM. Reason: added commentary |
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24-Nov-2005
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Brilliant.I always look forward to seeing pics of large ficus,thanks for sharing Tai!This weekend I am planning to bundle up around 60 1" diameter Ficus trees into a large growbox,that will give me the makings of a banyan bonsai with about a 20-25" trunk diameter.Nice pics
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25-Nov-2005
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Absolutely beautiful! I had never seen banyan trees like that before I found this forum. Truly inspiring. Beautiful daughter too. Thanks for sharing Taipan!
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25-Nov-2005
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G'day Taipan,
That's one serious front garden you have there mate, amazing trees, so what's the house look like....just kidd'n!!! Very charming pics of your daughter too! All best, Nigel
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25-Nov-2005
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You're not at White Rock, are you, Taipan?
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25-Nov-2005
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Nudist Bonsai Farmer
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Hey Redpine, I'm Glad you enjoyed the pics. I'm not sure if you've seen what people round here do to ficus trees..see attached drawing... Try doing one of these with a PVC inner core to give a completely hollow trunk...You can experiment with PVC tube sizes...Its a very fast way to make large ficus trees...And makes seedlings go a long way! They will all end up melting together eventually... Quote:
G'day Zenwarrior! No worries man, I'll try and keep updating the Fig files to keep filling you with ideas of what they look like in the wild...Thanks a lot for the compliments man...Goes to show ugly guys produce cute girls lol Quote:
G'day Nigel and thanks! Yeah Chloe loves the digital camera! Check your PM's for details... Quote:
Hi Shibu, No I'm not at White Rock, But some good friends of mine Robert and Meding Smith from NQ Bonsai are! Happy Growing guys Tai |
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25-Nov-2005
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Hi Tai,
I havent' done that yet but have seen it done with wood and different stuff.It seems to work out well.One thing I notice is when people take pics of figs they rarely get the entire tree in the shot.They just grow to big I imagine  .Fun stuff.
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25-Nov-2005
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Tai, great trees and lovely child. You're a lucky man!
Mike
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25-Nov-2005
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bonsaiTALK Master Craftsman
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Impressive trees and the world of Bonsai has a cute princess as well!
Jorge
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