Hi everyone,
Well I have had this PJ fig for I dont know maybe 18 - 20 years my mother bought it for me when I was quite young and it has survived all of these years in bonsai pots and has never been grown in the ground or nursery pots. As you can see from the pictures the trunk is quite thick but it is quite short. Short and stubby you might say. I am unsure of how to turn this into a wonderful bonsai, styling tips and advice would be great I dont have any other figs as bonsai.
What do you pros out there think ????
Archie
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nice trunk, i think you should select a few branches and cull the rest, use one as a new leader to give it a little height, which will help with the taper which is quite nice. then build those leader and branches to give it some definition. right now it has a lot of tight growth but not much definition.
SHOHIN YAKUZA!!! taking the top half of trees of since 2005!
and growing trees for the future generations! 50+ year plans
Nice fig mate!
It almost lends itself to a "walking" style Bonsai. I would lean it a bit more, then encourage the aerial roots to become legs, grasping for the far side of the pot. Then grow foliage in that direction also, if you get what I mean.
Regards, Mitchell.
"It is one thing to shape a tree into form, but when you are able to convincingly deceive ones perception of reality, something much more is accomplished than just a simple bonsai."
"In a perfect world, we would all be giants and all plants Bonsai."
Hmm both very interesting thoughts, particularly the leaning airial root. I still think I might thin it out a bit so I can see whats under there the growth is very tight
good idea archie. get some pics up of it once thinned out, get one that shows the whole tree not one that is cutting off the top. sorry mate i dont know where your located, if it is cooling down where you are you might want to wait until spring.
SHOHIN YAKUZA!!! taking the top half of trees of since 2005!
and growing trees for the future generations! 50+ year plans
Jamie wrote: walking style ............... nice one mate
Hang on a sec!!! I swear i'm not going crazy! Google seems to think I am though, perhaps I got that reference from a vid.
They were using the term "walking" to describe a set of roots which looked to be moving directionally. I think they were also mentioning the comparison, to mangroves stretching their aerial roots out into the water.
This is bugging me now.... where did i see it....
Regards, Mitchell.
"It is one thing to shape a tree into form, but when you are able to convincingly deceive ones perception of reality, something much more is accomplished than just a simple bonsai."
"In a perfect world, we would all be giants and all plants Bonsai."
Jamie wrote: walking style ............... nice one mate
Hang on a sec!!! I swear i'm not going crazy! Google seems to think I am though, perhaps I got that reference from a vid.
They were using the term "walking" to describe a set of roots which looked to be moving directionally. I think they were also mentioning the comparison, to mangroves stretching their aerial roots out into the water.
"It is one thing to shape a tree into form, but when you are able to convincingly deceive ones perception of reality, something much more is accomplished than just a simple bonsai."
"In a perfect world, we would all be giants and all plants Bonsai."
Jamie wrote:well there ya go mate, never ever heard it or seen it before. im sure it is a very uniquely not often seen style
I was referring to "Styling the roots to look like they are walking" not styling the plant as "walking style". I used the wrong terminology. I wasn't meaning there was a style called "walking"
Crazy Hawaians hey!?
Regards, Mitchell.
"It is one thing to shape a tree into form, but when you are able to convincingly deceive ones perception of reality, something much more is accomplished than just a simple bonsai."
"In a perfect world, we would all be giants and all plants Bonsai."
taking the top half of trees of since 2005! 
nice one mate 
in what type of environment do you keep your figs in?
