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Five years development with a fig
This bonsai was grown from seed and kept in a small container for its whole life. Development of a bonsai for size will occur most quickly in the ground or in a large container. Although growing in a large container or ground growing can develop large bonsai often the tree will need finer branching and detailing. This…
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Ficus virens, the White or Spotted Fig
One of my favorite of the larger leaf figs is Ficus virens, commonly called the White or Spotted fig. Although the species has larger leaves that make creating small sized bonsai difficult, it can be done. Ficus virens is quite suitable for larger bonsai. It has attractive leaves that in some cultivars can be quite…
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Moving An Aerial Root
Aerial roots are one of the very useful and impressive features of some fig trees. As with other design elements of a bonsai the aerials must augment the overall design scheme. In this Ficus virens the aerial root crosses across the trunk and in addition it gives the appearance of a reverse taper to the…