This powerfully built gem is from Ficus, the Exotic Bonsai by Jerry Meislik.
Our American (U.S. that is) Thanksgiving is this week, so I thought I’d resurrect a post on the topic from three years ago. I’m not flying anywhere this year, but does it really matter?
I’m headed out again. Tomorrow will be another day spent in an airborne cattle car. Then Thanksgiving with family. I know there are some people who’d rather spend time in a cattle car than with family, but I like mine, so I guess I’m lucky.
Though if someone is going to misbehave at the dinner table, it’s more likely me than anyone else. But I’ll hold my tongue and keep it civil.
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A large Willow leaf ficus with some impressive aerial roots from Ficus, the Exotic Bonsai.
I’m not sure Ficus bonsai has anything to do with Thanksgiving. Still, if you want to grow bonsai indoors (winter or year round), you’ll be hard pressed to find subjects better suited than ficus, though some varieties are better suited than others.
A couple that I’ve had luck with are the Green Island (F. microcarpa) and the Too Little (F. benjamina ‘Too Little’). I’ve also had some luck with the Willow Leaf ficus (F neriifolia). If you have any experience with other varieties (successful or otherwise), let us know.
A large Benjamina with a well developed nebari by Bradley Barlow.
This simple Willow leaf planting is from a bonsai exhibit on Morikami Museum & Japanese Garden website. Though it's far from a masterpiece, it does have some charm and is the type of project that almost any beginner might attempt.
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