Banyan some 12 years old

Dear Friends,
Suggestions and advices are requested plzz. Need d guidence of all experts here.
Warm Regards
Neelima
India

leaves are too big, selective pruning will help

i think this is not a banyan fig...not sure what kind of tree

ogi uyehara wrote:i think this is not a banyan fig...not sure what kind of tree

Actually I believe this is the original Banyan Fig or Ficus bengalensis. Traders, called Banyii in old Hindi, used to sit under the very wide spreading canopy of this tree and hence they became Banyan trees. There is one in the USA at the Thomas Edison summer home in Fort Myers, Florida that covers over an acre and now has to be regularly cut back as its too big.

Leaves are very big and will be tough to reduce but defoliation and a bigger bonsai style can help fix that problem and show it without leaves.