Bonsai Study Group Forum
General Category => Tropical Bonsai Discussion => Topic started by: SpongeMann on February 02, 2015, 08:40 PM
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I had a F.Aurea root wrapped around a cedar stump. But it hasn't grown any leaves so I dug it up to check the roots. It only had to new feeder roots so I just potted it without the stump to let it grow more . My f aurea cutting needed a better place. Hey stump!
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It has many hollows . It was full of ants. But I evicted them after they did all the work building the place. I carved a few extra holes on top. And placed a root through each one.
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These F. Aurea root so easily I don't use rooting hormone.
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That is awesome
Did you treat the wood first with something?
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No I didn't. It was in a pot with the ficus root and in high humidity but I guess it doesn't rot easy. The little bit of bark that was on there was the only thing that rotted out.I only filled the stump with amaybe a cup of coarse sand and compost. And I used deer mass as a plug and it holds moisture and oxygen pretty good. I get good root ramification from the coarse builders sand.
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Interesting.
I would be very worried about rot setting in but good luck.
Would like to see how this one continues.
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I am going to try to keep an eye on it. It was in a wet pot for a year , still l hope It'll be ok . I shouldve treated it . It completely slipped my mind. I'm going to feed it heavily this year . let's see what happens.lol
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Hi everyone. I removed the the F Aurea. And placed a tiger bark cutting in its place the leaves were just too big . I put the Aurea cutting in a 2 1/2foot tall pot and it took off. It doesn't have much foliage . I am trying to shorten it more
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Hi everyone . I decided it wasn't a bad idea to transplant the cutting since I have touched it since I planted it . The cutting was kind of long since the mother plant was extremely long and leggy. So I pruned it as low as I could atm. I am bringing my ficus pre bonsai indoors and under CFL lights to get close internodes . The stump needs to be tilted to the left next repot.
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I met a nice woman at Eve's Garden she was buying mud men for her husband. I didn't know about mud men so I thanked her and told her to tell her husband to check out B.S.G.
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I added some mosses from the Blue Ridge Mountains.
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My ficus stay in a cooler that usually builds moisture but it's too cool outside . So I use a candle warmer to raise the humidity.
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I wanted to placed the tree off to a side . But the hole in the top was better for the roots to grow naturally. I only added soil in the hole on top . The roots snaked down the stump. I am stumped on a future design for this cutting . I already have a few banyan style pre bonsai I am working . So I want this one to be different . I would appreciate if you guys could give me ideas maybe a virtual . Thanks
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Hi everyone I've been caught up in everyday things for a couple of years .But I've been slowing things down again. I lost a few trees and pre bonsai projects but I still have a few. I also started a few new projects . My hobbies have grown in the past few years. Bonsai is not one of my hobbies It's a part of my life. Bonsai gave me a new outlook on life . So I'm gonna keep it going and stay in the community. I started a YouTube channel two weeks ago. It's been on my mind everyday for years. So I tried it . I'm only 3videos into it .My first video was a little long because I was introducing myself. The audio was bad too. But the content was good . I also made a video for This Ficus root over deadwood. It's finally gonna grow it's canopy out . I got the roots done already they just need to thicken up. I
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I love these cedar stumps .I have em in fish tanks as bonsai. I have epyphytes on them . They're great at resisting rot . I didn't treat mine and it hasn't rotted at all just the little bit of bark . In it's first year.
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I noticed I wasn't the only one that hasn't been on the forum. I hope everyone is well. I shouted out the BSG forum on my first YouTube video. I had to you guys were really nice to me. I was on here with any ol container with a tree in it . I just want to say thank you to everyone . I used to read through all the forums undercover and I noticed some people were mean and that can turn people away from the art or the platform. It wasn't like that here.
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The channel I started is called New Leaf Bonsai. I'm going to shout out BSG and other People that helped me grow in every video and I'll put a link to the Forum in the description of the videos . I want people to Here's a link if you guys want to check it out https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e9cxRmboq3g&t=8s