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After almost 8 years of choppin and changing i still have one of 3 first bonsai's. Sits at 150mm naked.

Where is all it's basal flare Tony?

Jester wrote:Where is all it's basal flare Tony?

Has never been in any pot larger than shohin, has no idea what growing on means and quite frankly it couldn't give a stuff !!!

G'day Ant.

If you don't mind me asking.
What soil mix have you got in there?

P.S. Great looking little tree IMO.
It's always nice to have these sentimental numbers and is what makes Bonsai so special for me.

Boics wrote:G'day Ant.

If you don't mind me asking.
What soil mix have you got in there?

P.S. Great looking little tree IMO.
It's always nice to have these sentimental numbers and is what makes Bonsai so special for me.

Thankyou mate, striving to get as natural a fig as possible at this size we will see in the next stage with ramification

Conifer and fig mixes these days are 50/50 pumice 2-4 mm dust and all / Debco seed raising mix + some zeolite to boot. What you see on top are the 1mm fines of zeolite and iron stone...

Thats preddy

Is the lowest branch there to heal the wound and fatten the base and come off later or there to stay as part of the design? (both would look nice I think)

nealweb wrote:Thats preddy

Is the lowest branch there to heal the wound and fatten the base and come off later or there to stay as part of the design? (both would look nice I think)

Hi Neal, thanks for takin the time. The bottom branch is to become more a sub trunk to mimick what figs do naturally. In most cases multi trunks. So yes it will also beef up the bottom end a little more and stay as part of the design. Oh yeah and the wound too

Hi Antonio,

I like your fig alot, I could imagine it would be a sentimental tree in your collection, which makes that extra bit special over others. I still have my first bonsai I got when I was 12 and honestly wouldn't trade it for anything.

Look forward to seeing this one progress.

Cheers

David

it duz have something to say.

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DavidWilloughby wrote:Hi Antonio,

I like your fig alot, I could imagine it would be a sentimental tree in your collection, which makes that extra bit special over others. I still have my first bonsai I got when I was 12 and honestly wouldn't trade it for anything.

Look forward to seeing this one progress.

Cheers

David

Thanks david ! yeah cant part with it and just wanna keep it small like i got it.

The-Calli-Kid wrote:it duz have something to say.

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Ta CK !!!

Really like your fig, hope mine can look like this in a few years

KyBonzai wrote:Really like your fig, hope mine can look like this in a few years

Hey dude no reason why not... Thanks man !!! Give us a squizz at yours some time...

Is it just me or does the tree look off centre?? It looks like it should be moved to the left slightly.

I think 'offcentre' would generally be considered correct placement for any tree in anything but a round pot.

Jester wrote:Is it just me or does the tree look off centre?? It looks like it should be moved to the left slightly.

Its spot on where it is for its future look... I do get some right