Here is the other ficus I mentioned!
Just didn't want to start another topic on a early stage as this one... But wanted to share the technique I applied, and the result.

Last spring I cutted it's taproot really short, leaving 2 or 3 feeding roots only, and planted on top of a piece of ceramic tile...

I wanted to start this one from the very beggining, the Nebari.
I'm so happy it's working the way It should!

Hey ppl, I'm here to update that Ficus Organensis.

3 months after the airlayering, it gave me a nice amount of branches on the lower portion, and it rooted nicelly.

I changed the method for moss (which I hadn't by the time) and bag, and seemed to be the right choice.
A day before removing it I reduced the amount of leaves on the top, just to avoid dehydration.

Didn't feel safe doing any rootwork, so I just reduced the stump underneath a bit, couldn't even get too close to the ring.
So I might be doing that next spring, maybe before, 'cause I am worried (maybe too much ) with that remaining bottom tip.

For now, it's sitting on the shade, and I'll give the main plant some attention.

I'm very happy with the result so far, hoping I'm on the right way, any tip will be appreciated as I'm new on that technique.

Here are some pics...

Great result. Let it reciver & settle in for a few months before you do anything. You are almost there, but not safe yet. Especially be careful bumping or twisting (e.g. wind!) the plant in relation to the pot/substrate. After 2-3 months of good growth it should all be set and you can look at next steps.

Over the next 2 weeks do get it back into the dappled sun if you are keepig it shaded as it will need some sun to get growing strong!

Thanks for the advise LB!
I tied it with solid copper cable it seems steady, but I'll keep an eye on the climate!
We have some rain predicted to next week, luckly no typhoon or hard wind, but if it got hard, I'm gonna move it (carefully) to my shed.

Hey.

Here's a little update on this tree (that is actually two now )

So here's the layer, nothing was done since but watching it grow and being confused on what to do next season on it's branching...
Can't wait for september to see how the roots are distributed, as you can see on the picture, they are even poping up on the pot.



Here's the bottom portion.
Also making me confused on what to do next season, but it looks better already for me.
Branches were wired to a better position (not growing straight up), and it's now long so it can thicken, but they'll probably be rewired.
I'm looking forward to graft some roots on that empty spot on it's base, or maybe moss around it... Maybe graft a branch or two also, idk.
I will need some good rootwork on september tho.


That's the most difficult part for me, decisions... hhahah
So as always, feel free if you want to share tips and opinions.

PS.: They are bit yellow because it's already getting cold here.

Hey, Just a little update on this Ficus air later, base got wider than I expected, very happy about this tree!

Hello!
Well, there's been a long time since I last updated this.
The air layer branches were kind of bothering me, so I've cut it back to restart it's branches, since it has a nice tapper on the lower trunk...

But I'll update the main tree today!
As you can see, I've cutted even shorter, and once more, to build some tapper on the trunk...
There was a little setback between 2023 and 2024, my main branches all died, all but that lower one, so I've cared for it, fostered some new branches to replace them in the last growing season, and it looks ok, I now have a few branches to work with, they're all flexible right now, so I'm thinking about how I'm going to wire them...

Yesterday I cleaned out some nubs that was still on the tree from previous prunnings gave the cuts some finishing and sealed, in preparation to wire it.
Despite the setbacks, I feel like it's getting somewhere, trunk looks better than it used to, and it's kind of finished, now I'll have to focus on the rest of the structure...

And there you go, here's the tree as it looks today, and as always, any comment, feedback or tip is welcome.