Giga
Masterpiece
I had a thread for this originally but it was more for an ID for the tree and I wanted one just for the progression and techniques use on the tree rather then cluttered with ID stuff.
January 2015 when I was given the tree, I felt the tree was strong and I chopped it down to nothing and did 40 free grafts just in case.
April 2015- all but 3 grafts took, but proved moot as hundred of buds formed and was grown indoor for the rest of the winter under powerful custom LED's
May 2015- after weather reached over 60F at night it was moved outside and had grown a lot indoors.
June 30 2015-The tree was allowed to grow more for a bit and fertilized heavily to grow stronger for work- It was defoliated, wired and re-potted. I was not as hard on the roots this go-round, I sort the root and then planted it in a free draining mix.
I wired it up for a wide banyan style and wired 2-3 branches together to fuse them and develop this guy even faster. It has already pushed new growth since this picture. Once it fully leafs out I'll snap another picture, and this will be allowed to grow freely for a while to fuse branches and regain strength. I would guess next year the branches will fuse and aerial roots will be grafted on spring 2016. Also that's a 9 gallon cement mixing tub to show you how big it is.
There are a couple branches I am unsure about but I want it to fill in a bit before I remove or keep them, but all in all I really like ficus as a species!
January 2015 when I was given the tree, I felt the tree was strong and I chopped it down to nothing and did 40 free grafts just in case.
April 2015- all but 3 grafts took, but proved moot as hundred of buds formed and was grown indoor for the rest of the winter under powerful custom LED's
May 2015- after weather reached over 60F at night it was moved outside and had grown a lot indoors.
June 30 2015-The tree was allowed to grow more for a bit and fertilized heavily to grow stronger for work- It was defoliated, wired and re-potted. I was not as hard on the roots this go-round, I sort the root and then planted it in a free draining mix.
I wired it up for a wide banyan style and wired 2-3 branches together to fuse them and develop this guy even faster. It has already pushed new growth since this picture. Once it fully leafs out I'll snap another picture, and this will be allowed to grow freely for a while to fuse branches and regain strength. I would guess next year the branches will fuse and aerial roots will be grafted on spring 2016. Also that's a 9 gallon cement mixing tub to show you how big it is.
There are a couple branches I am unsure about but I want it to fill in a bit before I remove or keep them, but all in all I really like ficus as a species!
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