Re: Ficus kinmen progression

dorothy7774 Sun Aug 25, 2013 3:01 am

tmmason10 wrote:

Dorothy, this was an intesrestig post. I have also has issues with thickening the apex on what I suspect is a kinmen tiger bark ficus. Granted, I live in the northeast so they don't grow as quickly.

Can you please tell me you schedule for increasing ramification of your ficus in general? My tigerbark is really struggling to ramify.

Hi, can you post a picture please?

Thanks,
Dorothy

dorothy7774 Wed Feb 12, 2014 5:15 pm

Last trim before transplanting into a bonsai container:

Ficus kinmen progression - Page 3 Kin_2110

Sam Ogranaja Thu Feb 13, 2014 4:05 am

Such a sweet tree!!! You've done a great job Dorothy!!!
Have a great week!!!
Sam

carobone Thu Feb 13, 2014 6:42 pm

dorothy7774 wrote:Last trim before transplanting into a bonsai container:

Dorothy,

Thanks for your update. Would love to see the container you will have chosen for this tree. Great progression.

tmmason10 Thu Feb 13, 2014 7:25 pm

Spectacular tree. Also looking forward to its new shoes.

sidiao Fri Feb 14, 2014 3:37 pm

Dorothy,

I'm happy to see the ficus again. It's beautiful, nature and healthy. The scar healed well.

Your Bonsai techniques is more well in few years.

Cheng

dorothy7774 Sat Feb 15, 2014 2:41 am

sidiao wrote:Dorothy,

I'm happy to see the ficus again. It's beautiful, nature and healthy. The scar healed well.

Your Bonsai techniques is more well in few years.

Cheng

Master Chang, thank you for your kind words.

Best,
Dorothy

AdamJonas Mon Jun 09, 2014 9:26 pm

Dorothy, let me see the update of your ficus Smile

dorothy7774 Tue Jun 10, 2014 2:27 am

AdamJonas wrote:Dorothy, let me see the update of your ficus

From one week ago Smile

Ficus kinmen progression - Page 3 Kinmen_6_2_14

Best,
Dorothy

AdamJonas Tue Jun 10, 2014 10:15 pm

Extra

dorothy7774 Thu Jun 12, 2014 3:57 am

We are here now, tree is leafing out:

Ficus kinmen progression - Page 3 Kinmen_6_11_14

We are going here ( except the pot, which may stay oval) :

Ficus kinmen progression - Page 3 Plan10

Comparison:

Ficus kinmen progression - Page 3 Plan_overlay

The leafs are already very tiny on this tree. Structure is extending and expanding now.

Best,
Dorothy

Neli Sat Jun 21, 2014 11:24 am

Very nice!
I noticed that in Asia...(malaysia) They would grow the branches very long and thick before cutting back? I think it will fatten your branches faster which this style is.

pitu Mon Aug 11, 2014 9:38 pm

Hi Nelly! I understand this method of allowing branches to grow long before cutting them back is a usual method for thickening them. I do it myself and I can assure you that it works.
Regards,
Alfredo

my nellie Tue Aug 12, 2014 9:22 am

Thanks for the update, Dorothy! even if I saw it a little later...

dorothy7774 wrote:... ...We are going here ( except the pot, which may stay oval)... ...

I'd say that oval is best if you don't mind

Leo Schordje Tue Aug 12, 2014 9:24 pm

Beautiful work Dorothy
Wonderful tree. It is truly inspirational.

Makes me want to get out in the yard and re-vamp my Ficus. We have had a cool enough spring that it is just beginning to grow this year. I will winter it in a warm orchid growing area, so it will have time to mature from work I do this summer.

dorothy7774 Sun Feb 01, 2015 9:46 pm

Leo Schordje wrote:Beautiful work Dorothy
Wonderful tree. It is truly inspirational.

Makes me want to get out in the yard and re-vamp my Ficus. We have had a cool enough spring that it is just beginning to grow this year. I will winter it in a warm orchid growing area, so it will have time to mature from work I do this summer.

Thank you, Leo. Glad you like it. I defoliated the tree today and gave it a trim: