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Ficus cuttings with basal flare?

Posted by organic_michael_13 Zone 9 (My Page) on
Sun, Aug 5, 07 at 9:57

I recently took a few cuttings from a ficus retusa. They have rooted. Would it be possible to create a basal flare/taper on them for bonsai?


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RE: Ficus cuttings with basal flare?

Not sure of the diameter of your cuttings, but in the past, I have taken cuttings the diamater of a pencil, and from the bottom, made two cuts up into the trunk, carefully spreading the trunk apart, and inserted a pebble and planted it. It healed, giving me the flare that I believe you are looking or.


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RE: Ficus cuttings with basal flare?

Thanks.


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