Ficus is a genus of about 800 species of woody trees, shrubs, vines, epiphytes, and hemi-epiphytes in the family Moraceae.
Ficus salicaria, also called nerifolia, salicifolia, Willow Leaf fig etc., is one of the best Ficus for bonsai because of its small leaves, aerial roots, tolerance of bonsai techniques and ability to survive in a pot.
Ficus Bonsai Tree Information
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Ficus Bonsai Care
By Erik A. Olsen
If you have decided to try your hand at growing a bonsai tree, you are in for a real treat. While it takes a little time and patience to learn how to grow bonsai, the results are truly incredible.
Ficus (fig) is a very popular tree for indoor bonsai. If you want to grow Ficus bonsai there are plenty of young specimens for sale in garden centres and at bonsai specialists. Ficus also grows well from cuttings.
Ficus bonsai trees like to dry out between waterings, so you should make sure to feel the soil before watering. Although they do like this drying out period, you cannot let your bonsai go completely dry for an extended period of time.
Ficus microcarpa
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Chinese banyan;Laurel fig;Ficus Ginseng
Description: The Ficus Microcarpa has green to dark green leaves which alternate up the stem and which are more oval than the Benjamina and more like the Retusa, but broader.
FICUS SALICIFOLIA/ Narrow Leaf or Willow Leaf Fig
Small, narrow leaves that produce excellent branch ramification. Is capable of producing good basal rootage and excellent aerial root formation in humid conditions.
Ficus are one of the easiest Bonsai trees to grow. Very adaptable, forgiving and virtually care free.
Like all joebonsai trees, the tree in the photo is the actual tree for sale and comes with a humidity/drip tray at no additional cost.
Bonsai Ficus Trees: For That Exotic Look
When deciding on decorating your home or office, you'll likely want to consider some kind of plant as an addition to your furniture and artwork.
Tips On Ficus Bonsai Care That Would Keep Your Tree Both Happy And Beautiful ...
Ficus bonsai are ideally suited for indoor bonsai. There are many different varieties that are natural dwarfs. These varieties have very small leaves and slow growth habits.
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Overview : The Ficus - or rainforest fig is a plant which is highly suited to bonsai treatment. Figs are mostly tropical plants, naturally growing wild in south-east Asian jungles. Many hundreds of species make up this large tree family.
Ficus Retusa
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Ficus rubiginosa ‘Little Ruby’
This was one of the ‘original’ cuttings of the first “Little Ruby', discovered as a seedling in 1987, by Noel Summerell. I got the tree from Grant Bowie.
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(Ficus benjamina)
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takes heavy top pruning; allow a small stump to remain when a branch is cut off, the stump will dieback; reduce water if leaves have dropped; sensitive to overwatering, keep soil evenly moist; ...
Fig - Ficus sp.
General information: This is a huge tree growing to 60 feet tall and 60 to 70 feet wide.
Ficus microcarpa forma Retusa
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Ficus - Curved Trunk (ficus exotica)
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Juniper in a Water Pot (juniper procumbens "nana")
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Ficus benjamina Indoors
Fast grower, hardy. Easy to get the leaves small. Suitable for many different shapes.
Ficus retusa Indoors ...
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Ilex cornuta (Chinese Holly) 虎刺 ...
The Ficus is suited for many different styles of Bonsai: broom, informal and formal upright, root over rock, forest, saikei and others. They are tropical, but a very tough species.
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Fig (Ficus spp.) - large family, including Ficus natasha, with smaller leaves, zigzag fig. Need bright light, no hot sun. Lose leaves when disturbed, grow new ones.
FIG:
Mistletoe, Ficus diversifolia
HERB:
Elfin, Cuphea hypssopifolia
HIBISCUS:
Chinese Hibiscus, Hibiscus rosa-sinensis Cooperi ...
Ideal subjects are ficus trees, citrus, hibiscus, jade plants, podocarpus, serissa, schefflera and bougainvillea. There is also a popular flowering plant known as the Azalea tree.
This is a Ficus nerifolia/salicifolia that is approximately 4 years old and was developed from a pencil thin seedling. This species lends itself well to radical cutbacks and responds with abundant buds for branching options.
Ficus Retusa (Fig Tree)
Ligustrum Nitida (Chinese Privet)
Nandina Domestica (Sacred Bamboo)
Podocarpus Chinese Yew (Buddhist Pine)
Sageretia Theezans (Chinese Bird Plum)
Serissa Foetida (Tree of a Thousand Stars)
Ulmus Parvifolia (Chinese Elm) ...
There are many varieties of plants that do well as an indoor bonsai such as ficus, aralia, azalea norfolk pine, serissa, gardenia, or boxwood. Note that these are all woody-stemmed plants and can have their limbs wired to direct the growth.
Tropical bonsai, such as serissa, ficus, or bougainvillea can not adapt to freezing temperature and must be protected against frost.
ficus, and juniper in forests, it is necessary
to develop a quality nebari in bonsai. For
trees whose trunks grow vertically
upwards starting from the base, the roots
should evenly extend in various directions
to form a very stable shape, for example ...
As a beginner, stick to tropical plants, such as Ficusspecies, that have no dormancy requirements for indoor growing. Match their natural growing conditions as closely as possible.
Certain trees, particularly tropicals, will flourish if kept indoors; those of similar species to common houseplants like ficus and umbrella plant (schefflera) will thrive indoors, while those based on outdoor shrubs or trees (most confiers, maples, ...
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It is harder to judge when to repot tropical evergreen species such as Ficus, Serissa and Sageretia that are grown indoors during the Winter in the UK and Northern Europe.
Carl posted this picture of a mushroom there that had appeared overnight in the pot of a ficus that he was growing in a green house and asked for identification.
Are you having difficulity growing the following houseplants: Aralia, Hibiscus, Cyclamen, Anthurium, Bromeliad, Croton, Bougainvillea, Orchids, Ficus, Assorted Ferns and many others?
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