My Ficus growth
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My Ficus growth
I can,t get my ficus to backbud any on the branches... I pinched tips all summer,,new growth only came back in the same place... give me another option please ! it has been fed also.. thanks john
moyogijohn- Member
Re: My Ficus growth
What kind of ficus?
How often did you pinch? Maybe you should let it extend a few leaves before trimming, it works for me.
Have you tried defoliating it?
How often did you pinch? Maybe you should let it extend a few leaves before trimming, it works for me.
Have you tried defoliating it?
Last edited by Poink88 on Wed Sep 26, 2012 1:13 am; edited 1 time in total
Poink88- Member
Re: My Ficus growth
Did you totally defoliate? (Too late now.) Prune don't pinch, but not till spring.
Billy M. Rhodes- Member
My ficus growth
Thanks Dario and Billy,, I did not defoliate the tree,,just pinched the ends of branches..what type ? It,s one from wal mart... i will leave it alone,,try to keep it alive thru winter!! thanks John
moyogijohn- Member
Re: My Ficus growth
John,
What worked for me is to let it grow until it stops/rests and just before the next growth spurt comes (buds swelling & sheaths turning red again), I trim it back. That encourages a lot of back budding on mine.
Good luck!
What worked for me is to let it grow until it stops/rests and just before the next growth spurt comes (buds swelling & sheaths turning red again), I trim it back. That encourages a lot of back budding on mine.
Good luck!
Poink88- Member
Re: My Ficus growth
Since you indicated that you obtained your ficus from Walmart, it's possibly a 'ginseng ficus'. If it is, in my experience they don't back bud terribly well. As Mr. Rhodes advised, it would be wise to wait until spring to do anything with the plant. In my experience, once new buds start to swell in spring ('when' depends on what zone you're in) you can both defoliate and trim some roots. The combination of pushing new roots and shoots may induce some back budding. And although it's common knowledge (or a wive's tale?) that fertilizing shouldn't be done after repotting, I fertilize my tropicals immediately after, since that is one of the times they need nutrients the most, if you think about it.
nickalpin- Member
my ficus growth
Thank You,,Dario for the info. Nickapin..It is not ginsing ficus,,,I have been there and done that..thank you also for your info.. take care john
moyogijohn- Member
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