The Art of Bonsai

Tag: cuttings

  • Why won’t my Ficus cutting grow?

    Some 6 months I have been waiting for a cutting of Ficus burkei ‘puberula’ to show some signs of rooting. This is a long time for this Ficus species to show no evidence of rooting. I did see some foliage poking out of the soil in the corner of the pot. So, I unpotted the…

  • Ficus microcarpa development of cuttings

    Here are two Ficus microcarpa bonsai of small size. Both were taken from cuttings from one of my large Ficus. They have always been in small pots so their growth has been slow. They are now more than a dozen years since having been harvested. The mother tree has provided many cuttings over the years.…

  • Ficus cuttings, a great way to get more trees

    Over the years I have taken many hundreds of cuttings. Most Ficus can be started easily from cuttings and even large size cuttings can be rooted with success. This is a Ficus microcarpa cutting taken from one of my very large bonsai. It was allowed to grow without trimming to recover strength and over time branches were…

  • Ficus ‘Little Ruby’

    Bonsai artist and friend Anthony Webb has a lot of experience growing figs and one in particular that he likes and finds fascinating. Here is Anthony’s summary about his experience with a Ficus rubiginosa ‘Little Ruby’ over 25 years. “Ficus rubiginosa var Little Ruby is native to Australia. A cultivar of Ficus rubiginosa (Port Jackson fig) was…

  • Two of my Ficus ‘Mystery’, #1 and #2

    Ficus ‘Mystery” is so called because its exact scientific name is unclear. No matter what this fig is called it is one of the best figs for bonsai that I have cared for. You can see how these two figs were created from a tree given to me by David Fukumoto of www.fukubonsai.com by clicking…