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The January meeting at Albury/Wodonga is traditionally a fig workshop. We had 6 members busy defoliating and repotting and a couple of trees planted to develop as root over rock.

Here's a couple of my ficus rubiginosa after defoliation and trimming.
The small twin trunk was defoliated a little over a week before to give it time to shoot before the native show at Canberra in March. It already has shoots all over the stems. All these trees were grown from seed started at the same time.

Great stuff Shibui. Thanks for showing.

I have bought some fig seed in the past and it has never worked for me. The advice I have suggest that it may be the seeds are not fresh enough.

shibui wrote:The January meeting at Albury/Wodonga is traditionally a fig workshop. We had 6 members busy defoliating and repotting and a couple of trees planted to develop as root over rock.

Here's a couple of my ficus rubiginosa after defoliation and trimming.
The small twin trunk was defoliated a little over a week before to give it time to shoot before the native show at Canberra in March. It already has shoots all over the stems.

Ficus defoliated 2010.JPG

All these trees were grown from seed started at the same time.

nice mate i like alot . i just gave mine a good pruning but didnt defoliate as i usually would since im heading down your way in 2 weeks and didnt know how they would react especially the melon seed and willow leafs. again love them especially the third one

I love figs of any description, but I especially like yours, Shibui.

Glenda

i just defoliated one of my figs today, ready for fine wiring, i got half way through then it got to dark. will finish it tomorrow.

loving yours though mate, nice trees


jamie

Very nice Shibui, thanks for posting
Regards
Steve

Nice trees indeed shibui !!! thanks for sharing.

Nice ones Shibui..Hope to see them when their hair grows back... ....Dog.

Bretts wrote:Great stuff Shibui. Thanks for showing.

I have bought some fig seed in the past and it has never worked for me. The advice I have suggest that it may be the seeds are not fresh enough.

I tried for my first time this year. Got a whole bunch of Ficus obliqua, Queensland small leaf figs. Dont really want them now i won a larger one.

At The School Of Bonsai i had a lesson about growing from seeds. I wrote down that Clinton recommends for figs to be germinated as soon as possible. Dont cover fig seeds with soil. Very lightly sprinkle peat moss over if needed. Keep moist and in shade. Humidity is beneficial.

Joel

Thanks Joel looks like I might have some fresh seed to try that out on. Might be the wrong time of the year though?
I know what you mean about not wanting them but since I have failed before I would like to get some germinated. Maybe I will give them away

Dont really want them now i won a larger one.

if you have enough make a frame from wire and attach them to the frame like dugzbonsai.com does to tridents

figs should have a similar outcome, they have fusing ability, fast growers and can be pumped full of fert


jamie

Bretts wrote:Thanks Joel looks like I might have some fresh seed to try that out on. Might be the wrong time of the year though?
I know what you mean about not wanting them but since I have failed before I would like to get some germinated. Maybe I will give them away

Mate. if your seed is fresh then it is the right time of the year for figs to germinate. Only time I reckon they wont germinate for you would be in those lovely winters you have out there . If the seed isn't totally fresh try soaking it in water for a few days, sometimes brings seed back from the brink.

Shibui,
Very nice figs.
Growing from seed is not difficult but takes time. I only use it when I can't get certain species.
I have a short article here on seed growing Ficus here:
http://www.bonsaihunk.us/ficusforum/Fic ... que33.html
Fresh seed is critical to good success.
Seed I have purchased often contains no seed at all but dust. Naturally, no germination.
Jerry

Looking good!