Naked monster

[Gerard]

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defoliation has achieved good reduction in leaf size but the job gets harder each year with twice as many leaves to remove

[trident76]

Nice tree! Tiger bark fig I think? Can't help but think that it would look more of a 'monster' in a pot that wasn't so wide. My eye tends to travel away from the tree's fantastic roots to the edge of the pot way over on the left.

[Brian]

is that a Rutusa from Collectors corner Steve ?

[Gerard]

Ficus rubignosa ,port Jacson fig previously owned by the late Brian Sampson

[Gerard]

Nice tree! Tiger bark fig I think? Can't help but think that it would look more of a 'monster' in a pot that wasn't so wide. My eye tends to travel away from the tree's fantastic roots to the edge of the pot way over on the left.

Yes the correct size gets very difficult with large trees

[Isitangus]

Great tree-maybe even a rock in that empty space in the pot


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[bodhidharma]

A nice tree Gerard, a new acquisition? Lovely base. A good time to think about rounding of the canopy.

[Gerard]

A nice tree Gerard, a new acquisition? Lovely base. A good time to think about rounding of the canopy.

I got the tree in Jan 2013, defoliated in Jan 2013,2014 and 2015

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Interesting to see the rock disappearing.
The canopy does need rounding, something I did not notice until I saw the photo. The branches will come down a little more and the first branch allowed to extend.

[Rustdust]

That"s awesome mate, any idea of the age ??