What kind of Ficus is this?

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Hello

I just bought a ginseng microcarpa to experiment with. It had grafted top foliage, which I pruned off and am trying to root. I buried the big root in soil, hoping that it will sprout and form roots on the upper side of the taper so they can be developed into aerial roots (I have read the excellent posts on adamaskwhy.com)

Here are pictures of the grafted foliage (Im hoping it is a retusa)
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Here is the root / stump. Is it a tiger bark microcarpa?
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Thanks for your help,
Bonsan
 

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Well, that was a given!

But maybe it will be able to shed its past and then it would be nice to have a name for it.

-Bonsan
 
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Let's clear this up. Ginseng is not a species. It is a nickname given to these Ficus with the big roots, which, by the way, are how all ficus microcarpa grow naturally. This is a microcarpa with another species, probably Green Mound, (a microcarpa cultivar) grafted onto it.
 
Thanks for the replies.

Im a bit confused when it comes to the taxonomy of microcarpas. Some list the retusa as a synonym for microcarpa, others not.

How likely do you think that the base will turn into something interesting?

Can one induce sprouting / back budding at particular locations (such just where the taper / turkey legs turn into the stem shown on the figure)?

Regards, bonsan
 
Thanks for the replies.

Im a bit confused when it comes to the taxonomy of microcarpas. Some list the retusa as a synonym for microcarpa, others not.

How likely do you think that the base will turn into something interesting?

Can one induce sprouting / back budding at particular locations (such just where the taper / turkey legs turn into the stem shown on the figure)?

Regards, bonsan


Retusa is the old name for microcarpa.

How likely is it that the base will turn into something? Unlikely, at least anytime soon. There's just nothing to it, just a short stump. It'll take many, many years to turn it into something. It could be fun to play with if it bounces back though. If kept warm enough it could backbud, but you can't force it to backbud from places it simply doesn't want to.
 
Thanks, it will be a fun project for sure!

The time of voluntary defoliation is upon us!

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