Giant Ficus natalensis

[The Ficus Guy]

Okay okay, I'll keep it

I've finished the house for it, it's big and very shiny:

[The Ficus Guy]

All moved indoors and ready to grow:

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I've also outlined the trunkline of this guy:

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[The Ficus Guy]

One things for sure, these smaller branches in the middle of the trunk need to go. They block the view and I don't see a use for them.

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I also had no idea natalensis leaves could reduce so much...

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[The Ficus Guy]

Shooting for this kind of a look:

[Andrew F]

Do you think this tree is in any kind of health to be defoliated??? If so and you proceed with it, get some 4 sided snaps and post it over here at the virt thread: viewtopic.php?f=114&t=12854&p=135016&hilit=virt#p135016 Then everyone can have a crack at it, and maybe from each perspective you can get a few ideas on top of your own

[The Ficus Guy]

Do you think this tree is in any kind of health to be defoliated??? If so and you proceed with it, get some 4 sided snaps and post it over here at the virt thread: viewtopic.php?f=114&t=12854&p=135016&hilit=virt#p135016 Then everyone can have a crack at it, and maybe from each perspective you can get a few ideas on top of your own

It's been actively growing outdoors, but since bringing it indoors I'll have to wait in order to defoliate. And to be honest, I'm not sure I want to defoliate all these leaves There's so many! I may just cut back to last leaves on each branch so that the 'bushiness' is reduced.

[The Ficus Guy]

Removed some smaller branches tonight:

[The Ficus Guy]

I slip potted this one today. It was so severely rootbound that I had to cut the pot away

[Stewart_Toowoomba]

Do you think this tree is in any kind of health to be defoliated??? If so and you proceed with it, get some 4 sided snaps and post it over here at the virt thread: viewtopic.php?f=114&t=12854&p=135016&hilit=virt#p135016 Then everyone can have a crack at it, and maybe from each perspective you can get a few ideas on top of your own

Good suggestion Crafty

[The Ficus Guy]

Hopefully these two pictures help you all see a little better into the upper canopy:

[The Ficus Guy]

So in other words, here's the trunk outlined:

[The Ficus Guy]

Here's a virt someone on another forum made for this tree:

[kcpoole]

Nice virt and thing the same, The foliage shoudl cover the front of the apex more I reckon.

Ken

[The Ficus Guy]

Nice virt and thing the same, The foliage shoudl cover the front of the apex more I reckon.

Ken

Something more like this?

[The Ficus Guy]

I wonder if I really even need lower branches like the one circled in red...