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Regular old ficus microcarpa from a raffle
Just like the title says, this tree isn’t a special variety or cultivar, it’s just a plain Ficus microcarpa, what them old timers called “retusa” (click here for a clarification of the mistake make...
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That’s a lotta roots!
I got a call from my client John. He said his trees need some work. I hadn’t heard from him for at least three years (with the lost pandemic year and him being a busy businessman and all. Hmmmmm,...
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Quick update to the collected Ficus microcarpa
A mere two months later, time to remove wires, re-wire, and Cut It Back. It was in this article from a few months ago. Here’s how you saw it last, a Ficus microcarpa from a client’s back yard. Got...
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Still building a ficus
Today, we have a ficus microcarpa (for those who have searched through the posts, in the far past I’ve called this species ficus retusa, incorrectly. Instead of going back and fixing them all, just...
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Art is a lie that makes us see the Truth
That quote, in all its incarnations, has been attributed to artists, writers, poets, philosophers, actors. Like this Ficus microcarpa, the quote comes in many varieties. This tre was once called...
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Why Adam? Just why?
As I go through my day, working on trees or just making soup, there’s an ever present question on my mind. That question is: “Why?” Especially of late, but that’s a rabbit hole I won’t go down today....
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Rehabbing a neglected banyan ficus
It’s been too long since I’ve attended to this poor tree. And the blog. Sorry to the tree and to my readers. I’ve been busy with client’s trees, planning the Bonsai Societies of Florida 2023...
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Time for a change
This ficus has been in this remarkable container for..ahem..four or five years, without a repot. I’m sad to say it needs a bigger pot. Sad because I love the pot and the tree combo. Today, I’m hanging...
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Ground Layered Fig Dip
Well now, did the story start with scotch? Or end with scotch? It’s kind of hazy looking back now. But I’ll try….wait, I remember…it started with bourbon! It actually began in 2019, but you didn’t see...
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Welcome to Tropical Northern….Virginia???
I promise, I wasn’t hanging out with any rich men in Northern Virginia. It was all cool bonsai peoples. See? Not a single politician (I don’t consider Roberto a politician, and he was in Peru anyway)....
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