Winter clean-up of a few of my figs

The winter has arrived here in western New York and I finally has some time to trim  a few of my Ficus Burtt-davyi figs.  Also decided to clean up the pots a bit. Enjoy Hank

I personally like to see more branch and trunk, but can't deny the great nebari and trunks. Well ramified!

I  forgot to mention that all the Burtt-davyi figs are  all  less than 10' high. and I usually do not thin out  these tress until spring when they have begun to bud.  On the other hand Ficus Natalensis is  more robust and will tolerate much more.  Below is one of my shohin figs of this variety.  It has regularly been leaf pruned.  Although it is more work  I prefer these with much less foliage.

nice trees! thanks for sharing!
tiennavi!

Lovely work, Hank....I always enjoy seeing your trees.

Best regards,
Tom

Hank Miller wrote:I  forgot to mention that the 4 Burtt-davyi figs are  all  less than 10' high.

that makes all the difference in the world !
i thought they were a bit bigger... i really really like the last of the 4 in your initial post !

(btw - i also looked at your stands per the website link in your signature and those look very nice and nicely priced too !)

Very nice trees, but I find most of the pots to be much too deep -- especially the first two and one of the last ones.

Jim Lewis wrote:but I find most of the pots to be much too deep -- especially the first two and one of the last ones.

The pots are oversized.  When I exhibit the trees I usually transplant them  into smaller pots.  For the rest of the year I keep my shohin in oversized pots.  I can still enjoy them in my home and need not worry about the health of the trees.  Thanks for your comment .and to you and the others thanks for the kind words. Hank