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Hello All! Happy June! Since it's been a rainy June, I haven't had a chance to go outside and work on my trees... But last night, I went to my usual CFBC meeting and I got to work on some trees. One of them was my blog tree... The ficus microcarpa! This tree was given to me by a bonsai friend. When I showed it to him, he remembered the tree right away! You have seen this tree in the blog posts A FICUS MICROCARPA... and A FICUS MICROCARPA UPDATE... I decided to do some work on it and start to get it into shape... Here is the before picture: I decided first it was time to defoliate because I am trying to get smaller leaves. I finished defoliating the tree! Now it's time to cut these branches in so I can force back the growth. I finished cutting back the branches! Now I have to add some wire... Now that I wired out the whole tree... I have to place the branches to where I want them. Before I show you the finished tree, the before: The top of the finished tree: And the finished tree: I hope you have enjoyed and learned! The next step is to let it grow out a little, and repeat the steps from this blog post. This tree is also very root bound (roots circling the pot), which means I need to repot it. But that's another blog post...
~Ben Jamin
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Ben jamin LorberI LOVE Bonsai!! I have participated in many styling competitions and have even won! I have also displayed many trees in many exhibits! Archive
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