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10-Jun-2004
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Rainy Day Project
The title of this thread is "Rainy Day Project". I will admit that the project did not start out as a "Rainy Day Project", but turned into one when the rains came.
------------------------- Materials: -9, 1-2 year old, Ficus Phillipinensis cuttings with a trunk about 1-3 inches in diameter -Mica pot (and soil) ------------------------- The goal of this project is to obtain a large diameter trunk in a short amount of time. The quickest way to do this is to use several smaller trunked plants, tie them together, and allow them to fuse. Arial roots will eventually cover around most of the trunk hiding it from view, so I focused more on getting a good root spread than on getting a nicely shaped trunk. This photo shows the pot which the trees will be planted in next to the trees.
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10-Jun-2004
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Charles Bevan
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After they were bare-rooted. Well, almost bare-rooted, a lot of the soil I was unable to remove. Since most of the roots will be cut off, this is not a problem.
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10-Jun-2004
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Charles Bevan
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I then removed the roots that were incorrect places. Unlike a typical bonsai, I wanted each tree to have one-sided roots so when they were tied toghether the roots would flare out perfectly. I was able to finish every tree except for one before I had to go out to dinner. They were then covered with a wet towel while I ate dinner. When I came home I finished up on the project.
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10-Jun-2004
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Charles Bevan
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When I came home, I teepee'd the trunks together focusing on the flare at the base. To hold the trees togehter, I tied a large wire around the trunks.
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10-Jun-2004
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Charles Bevan
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The trunks were planted low in the soil to help the rootage. The soil was mounded on, and this is the final product. When I repot it, I will remove the soil that is covering most of the trunk.
In three years, these should be fused.
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10-Jun-2004
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Very interesting. It will be nice to see the finished project with the fused trunks. Looking foreward to 2007...
Al
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11-Jun-2004
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Hi Charles,
You might want to try some of that stretchy, green vinyl gardener's "tape" in lieu of the wire for bundling the trunks. I suspect the wire is going to do nasty things in three years! (Maybe within one year in your climate) Regards, Matt
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11-Jun-2004
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Charles Bevan
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Matt,
By three years the wire would be inside the trunk. I planned to remove it much earlier than that. On another board someone suggested grafting tape. I will see what I have available to replace the wire in the next few weeks.
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13-Jun-2004
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bonsaiTALK Craftsman
Join Date: Nov-2003
Location: Alabama
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hi dbz12fan,
I want to do the same thing as you did but I don't know what type of ficus mine is. Could you tell me if this specimen takes pruning well(branch and root) and if it is suitable to fuse into a bonsai. sorry if I hijacked your thread |
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13-Jun-2004
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Charles Bevan
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These trees will work well for bonsai. I am not positive what species it is, but it looks like a benjimina or benjimina varient. Your trees look a little wilted right now. You can bring them outside to help them recover. Just remember to bring them in before temperatures go below 40 degrees. It appears that if you tied your trees together tightly, they will eventually fuse. I do not think that you even need to repot them to do this. Aside from the occasional trim, I am going to allow my tree to grow freely for the next three years. This way the trunks will fuse much faster. It may take you a little while longer for your trees to fuse because you live further up north.
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