The Art of Bonsai

Tag: Melon Seed

  • Creating a new branch with fusion

    Creating a new branch with fusion

    In this Ficus microcarpa ‘melon seed’ I needed a left side branch. As you can see in image 1 there is no branch. Fortunately, several small branches sprouted in the right spot and to speed the development of the branch three of the sprouts were tied together with cable ties, image 2. Two of the…

  • Creating a heavier branch

    Sometimes it is desirable to have a heavier branch and the material is grown in a container, indoors or is just a slow growing variety. In this case the material is Ficus microcarpa ‘Melon Seed’. This is a slow growing, miniature leaf form of microcarpa. In order to develop it as a bonsai I have…