2 ficus cuttings same tree, same size.

[SWfloirda]

These two cuttings are from a benjamina variety of some sort. At first I had them in the same pot, they were the same size at first but one grew much quicker. I took the smaller one out first. Eventually I took the big one out and put it on a rock. They were the only two trees that had any effect from tropical storm Eta. The small one got knock over by a Gumbo Limbo. The big one blew off of its cinder block. I had to pick it off of the ground to stop the escape root. The small one got a new pot the day after Eta. Today I cut the big ones pot down a bit. If it doesn’t look good on the rock it will have a nice root spread.

 

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Small one first. September 2019

April 2020

June

November 2020

 

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The bigger one January 2020

February

May 2020

 

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November 24, 2020 along with a guess of where I will take a cutting from in the spring.

 

[Arizona bonsai]

looks good. I have a few air layered ficus plants but have never got a cutting to root.

 

[SWfloirda]

looks good. I have a few air layered ficus plants but have never got a cutting to root.

Thanks. I’m really surprised how big the roots got in such a short period. I’m thinking it might overwhelm the rock too soon.

I am sure the warm, humid weather helps with the cuttings.

 

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Cleaned out the big winter leaves.

 

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I chopped the bigger one in March.

 

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The newest cutting from the March chop. May 2nd

 

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All these are from May 2nd. The big cutting was on a rock. I was getting the idea it was going to look like lumpy potato roots on a rock and it did. So I took it off of the rock

 

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Into its new pot.

 

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Update on the little one too.

 

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Decided to do a wedge cut and bend on the bigger one. It was a telephone pole with a canopy.

 

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[hinmo24t]

badass ^



love me some Florida too, USUS

 

[SWfloirda]

badass ^



love me some Florida too, USUS

Thanks.

 

[SWfloirda]

The bigger one. Time for some wire soon.

 

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The one kept in small pots. I may repot it into a slightly deeper pot to allow it to regain health.

 

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The third generation. This is from the big chop on the first one. Probably going to wire it soon too.

 

[Zelrod]

You have so many happy ficus trees! These are really nice. I'm a big fan of the wedge cut tree and the cutting!