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Posted on Wednesday, May 07, 2008 - 01:23 pm EST :   Last Buddysize PhotosCopy highlighted text to new message Edit Post Delete Post Print Post

Hi, all -

Took my son to the local pre-bonsai mart this weekend. Walked away with a Ficus nerifolia and a Ficus Too Little (which isn't as far along, and needs to grow a season before potting on).

Anyway, the nerifolia was pinched back regularly and had a decent broom shape to begin with:


After doing a major detangling of the pot-bound rootball, we chopped about a third of it back and potted it up. Did just a little pinching and trimming, and there ya are:


The pot's a bit large for the tree, but I wanted to reduce the rootage slowly, so this'll do for now.

Gonna have a forest of pots before long, I can feel it!
Scott

Bliorg - PA, Zone "6B"

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