loving ficus microcarpa,but need your opinion...

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.hi IBC fellow members
am i over expandig its branches too much? pls advice,
regards,
alex[img][/img]

Picture is too small to make out much.

I tried to enlarge it but its too pixelated. Looks well proportioned though.

JimLewis wrote:Picture is too small to make out much.

hello jim,
will come up with a better picture tommorow,thanks for droping by,
regards,
alex

will baddeley wrote:I tried to enlarge it but its too pixelated. Looks well proportioned though.

sorry for the small picture,
will try or edit with good picture tomorrow,
thanks will

Ogie,

do you also have an image with all the leaves on the tree ?
Khaimraj

Looks good widthwise - perhaps you can let the crown fill in a bit so its not so pointy.

Branching looks well done.

ogie,
a rounder top would give the tree a more matured look. lessen the triangular look.

regards,
jun

Khaimraj Seepersad wrote:Ogie,

do you also have an image with all the leaves on the tree
Khaimraj

will look into it and post it soon,
thanks

Rob Kempinski wrote:Looks good widthwise - perhaps you can let the crown fill in a bit so its not so pointy.

Branching looks well done.

hi all,
i cut back too much apex area,try to grow more the lower portion,
thanks for the advise,

Hi Ogie,

It is nice. It looked superb with so good ramification.

Budi

Budi Sulistyo wrote:Hi Ogie,

It is nice. It looked superb with so good ramification.

Budi

hello budi,
thank you for your comment,might visit indonesia soon and hope to catch up with
best wishes,
alex a.k.a OGIE

Hi,

this really looks promising, would love to see a larger picture too ;-)

Best regards,
Stefan

greetings stefan,
will repost it soon and thanks for droping by
best regards,
alex

Hi,

thanks a lot for the larger picture, this really shows the great ramification of your tree! I love this style of ficus with very wide branches, like those shown here: http://sidiao.myweb.hinet.net/2008_e.htm

I agree with what others have said about the apex, maybe the central part could also be grown out a little more so that the apex is more integrated.

Best regards,
Stefan

- sorry, wanted to edit instead of reply ...

Ogie,

Nice looking tree!

hi stefan,
no doubt all your opinion is right,but am just growing the lower layer more thats the reason for the cut back,
thanks,
regards,
alex

Ogie,

Nice tree. The ramification is well done. Congratulations.

About the top portion. Givent the fact that this tree has quick taper, For now, the top seems to be a little out of proportion. In order to solve this, you might opt for one (1) of the following:

1. Air layer the top portion to make a small tree. Once the apex is cut, the distance between the base and the top portion is shortened and the "pointy top" will not be evident.

2. If you are satisfied with the current height, you might want to choose to fatter the central part of the tree. In order to achieve this and not ruin the rest of the composition, peel off the bark of the area you want to fatten up and treat it as an air layer. Once roots develop, grow them out and place them in individual pots. By nourishing the central portion of the tree directly, it will swell and fatten. After it has grown to the desired girth, cut the air roots off.

Again, congratulations on such a beautiful tree.

Kind regards,

Jose Luis

hello,
thanks for the tip,\ and kind words,
regards,
alex/ogie

Ogie,

apologies not trying to hijack your feature, but I was struck by how similar your tree was to my friend's tree. Guan's is a gmelina and is about 15 inches tall. A long time ago this was my tree, but we exchanged specimens and he continues to refine it.

I have sent the image of the tree and the drawing. Don't know if this will help, but trying.
Khaimraj



The drawing -

hi khaymraj,
thanks my friend for sharing your thought,
refards,
alex/ogie

ogie wrote:

Rudi Guacena wrote:Ogie,

Nice looking tree!
hi rudi,
thank you and im from q.c. area,where your from if i may ask?
best regards,
alex a,k.a. ogie

Ogie,

I'm from Quezon City as well, at the back of the Ever Gotesco Mall.