The Art of Bonsai

Category: Ficus burtt-davyi

  • Not behaving for me

    Ficus burtt-davyi can be a difficult bonsai subject. Sometimes it just won’t grow properly. This tree has been a problem for me over many years. It has just not been vigorous and I have had to consider discarding it or perhaps re-styling it. My decision was to get radical and to cut the tree in…

  • Ficus burtt-davyi

    Ficus burtt-davyi is one of the figs that is not too infrequently used for bonsai. There are many cultivars of this fig differentiated by small, medium or large leaves. Even the large leaf form has leaves that are only two or three inches in length. One of the great attributes of this fig is that…