The Bonsai Blog of Hans Van Meer

A few weeks ago I defoliated my Ficus root over rock Bonsai once again and than rewired and repositioned the branches into place again. I started this Bonsai more than 20 years ago from a 1 Euro, pinkie thick supermarket plant! It has been quit a challenge to work this tree in my climate, it has to live 8 months a year inside, but it is slowly getter better and looking older as the years pass!

Below: The tree some 20 years ago. I planted it on this moon rock 2 years earlier.

It’s branches are multiplied since the last time I work on it, so that wiring took me 7 hours (PFFFFF), but it was worth it in the end! The roots have thickened a lot in two years and the bark is also showing more and more age! Even though taking care of it, is not always easy were I live, this tree is slowly starting to look more and more as a Bonsai and has come fare since I bought it as a pinkie thick plant in our local supermarket! The second right branch has become a bit disturbing, because it is grows from the inside of a curve and is now almost growing from the same height as the opposite left branch. This wasn’t this way when I started with this tree all those years ago, but both branches have thickened so much that they grow toward each other! A beginners mistake, but that’s normal! I was just starting with this hobby, when I started to form this tree! I might remove it in the future? But for now it is just fine this way! But remember: branches thicken!
Below: Before work started.

Below: After a lot of wiring!

Below: Close up of the fast thickening roots.

Below: Close up picture of the ramification on this Ficus.

Hope you enjoyed the up date?!

Cheers,

Hans van Meer.

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