This blog entry will be a journal of the progression of my Ficus Microcarpa tree.
I got this cutting from a fellow plant lover.
She started the cutting in water in late October 2018.
After a few weeks I transferred it to some potting mix, and it made steady progress. Here it is on 23 March 2019:
November 2nd 2019: Look at it now, one year on from being a mere cutting! It's developing into a beautiful little tree. The past couple of months, it spent outside in great summer-fall weather. But now it's time to bring it inside, and continue to develop under artificial light. I was even able to clip a branch to make a new cutting - hopefully that branch will develop more ramification. If it does, a couple of other branches will also need clipping sometime soon. So I'll have a few new cuttings. Perhaps I can attempt a trunk fusion with those!
I got this cutting from a fellow plant lover.
She started the cutting in water in late October 2018. After a few weeks I transferred it to some potting mix, and it made steady progress. Here it is on 23 March 2019:
March 30, 2019: Decided
to try the "tile method" to
develop surface roots. Used a piece of tae kwon do breaking board, sanded the edges and applied two coats
of Welbond glue to laminate it. Placed the "tile" in the training pot
over 90% of the soil, then spread the roots over it, and added a thin layer of
soil on top. Secured the plant with some wires.
April 25, 2019: Did a bit of wiring to give the trunk some movement.
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