The Art of Bonsai

Tag: trimming

  • Ficus salicaria, Willow Leaf fig in root-over-rock style

    A Willow Leaf fig developed from a root cutting and placed on a rock. I allow it to grow wildly to help the roots grab hold of the rock and periodically I trim it back to keep the canopy shape in proper proportions. .  

  • Ficus ‘ExoticaJS’ initial styling

    Ficus ‘ExoticaJs’, probably another cultivar related to Ficus salicaria, is a great material for bonsai. In 2013 I purchased a pre-bonsai and did an immediate rough styling. The first image shows the result of an hours’ trimming back. The second shot shows the tree rin 2018.  It is beginning to take a nice shape. I…