Ficus over rock

centaura · 12-11-2009, 08:21 AM

Here's a two year old cutting. Took the cutting two years ago, rooted it, then put it over a rock for a year and a half. Just repotted it recently, exposing the rock and doing some preliminary shaping and trimming. It wasn't as attached to the rock as I had hoped, and I was a little disappointed by how straight the roots are looking now. Oh well, its still cute and it has more developing to do. The rock fills most of the pot its in now (one of the reasons for the deepness of the pot), so I have more exposing that I can do later on - after giving it a few more years to get more attached.

-Centaura

philgrayser · 12-17-2009, 12:32 PM

Hi Centaura, like your tree. I done a Sorbus over a rock that had straight roots like your tree so i carefully wired them up and shaped them to fit the rock!! Now it looks a lot more natural. Cheers Phil G

centaura · 12-17-2009, 02:06 PM

That's a good idea, I'll have to do that at the next potting. Its the main focal point of the tree - the roots over the rock - and yet they're very straight and not very interesting.

-Centaura

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12-17-2009, 12:32 PM	#2 (permalink)
philgrayser philgrayser Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Scotland Posts: 120	Hi Centaura, like your tree. I done a Sorbus over a rock that had straight roots like your tree so i carefully wired them up and shaped them to fit the rock!! Now it looks a lot more natural. Cheers Phil G

12-17-2009, 02:06 PM	#3 (permalink)
centaura Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: South Bend, IN Posts: 334	That's a good idea, I'll have to do that at the next potting. Its the main focal point of the tree - the roots over the rock - and yet they're very straight and not very interesting. -Centaura

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