Strangler Fig Progress

The-Calli-Kid · Post by **The-Calli-Kid** » November 9th, 2012, 6:43 pm

There is a plan in there somewhere!

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CK

boom64 · Post by **boom64** » November 10th, 2012, 8:47 am

Hi Calli-Kid,
Looking good.

I have got one happening to, thanks to Jerry Meisliks post.Great feeling to see whats underneath a years growth. Cheers John.

The-Calli-Kid · Post by **The-Calli-Kid** » November 10th, 2012, 9:42 am

boom64 wrote:Hi Calli-Kid,
Looking good. I have got one happening to, thanks to Jerry Meisliks post.Great feeling to see whats underneath a years growth. Cheers John.

Thanks, yes it is a great feeling!, like unpacking a present to yourself from the past

I have 3 other Fig ROR, this is my first attempt at a 'root over deadwood'.
I'm aiming for a rainforest strangler fig form on this one, it will be repacked again soon... (I try to let the packing material come off naturally over a few days, then reposition roots if needed and repack.)

Cheers
CK

Qitianlong · Post by **Qitianlong** » November 10th, 2012, 3:43 pm

so awesome!! I'm going to try this! Is that just a little port jack fig?

The-Calli-Kid · Post by **The-Calli-Kid** » November 11th, 2012, 3:46 pm

Qitianlong wrote:so awesome!! I'm going to try this! Is that just a little port jack fig?

Thanks!

Yes indeed, it's just a little Port Jackson Fig. Not as short any more though..

CK

Qitianlong · Post by **Qitianlong** » November 11th, 2012, 4:50 pm

ok... so when I find my nice piece of wood to be strangled... did you first treat the wood to prevent it rotting later?

The-Calli-Kid · Post by **The-Calli-Kid** » November 12th, 2012, 3:39 pm

Qitianlong wrote:ok... so when I find my nice piece of wood to be strangled... did you first treat the wood to prevent it rotting later?

No ideally id like the dead wood to eventually rot. Hopefully at the right stage..

The-Calli-Kid · Post by **The-Calli-Kid** » November 12th, 2012, 5:52 pm

After years of moisture the 'dead' wood becomes ''Less hard & Easy to rot'''. I would read into it further before following my path... I do "trial&error" personally.
Personally yours in bonsai,
CK

Qitianlong · Post by **Qitianlong** » November 12th, 2012, 6:54 pm

Ok, thanks CK, interesting...

Boics · Post by **Boics** » November 12th, 2012, 7:02 pm

Cool! Thanks for sharing.

Rintar · Post by **Rintar** » November 12th, 2012, 7:09 pm

got a tall benji i was thinking about doing this over the top of it was alive but barely, have lots of cuttings in ground if they take i could use one but today i was looking at the benji and it was chop time got to itchy have another large benji i could do it to but its thriving....hmmmm decisions decisions... might slow the rot to still would eventually die but

could make for interesting experiment

cheers

J

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