I just defoliated this little 'Bonsai in training' to get smaller leaves. ..also wired it. Reminds me of a 'Tree of Life'. I know it has one long branch but I am hesitate to trim it to match the branch on the other side .... I need some advice please. It is in a make-shift Bonsai dish for now. . Thank you in advance ...

i think for now, just leave it alone...
let it grow bigger until it has several branches...
Then you can analyze what style is suitable...

Nice tree.
I got a few of these tree, I cut all leaves off and brake out the tips, the tree then will drive new branches.

Indo wrote:

Nice tree.
I got a few of these tree, I cut all leaves off and brake out the tips, the tree then will drive new branches.

I hope to get a nice tree free from you...hahaha

If you come to Indonesia, no problem, customs on your side can be so.

Indo wrote:

If you come to Indonesia, no problem, customs on your side can be so.

i'm from indonesia too, i live in cianjur...

Let me know when in Town, Cilandak KKO Jakarta Selatan

ok...i will call you if i come to jakarta..
it's been a long way i never come to jakarta, i'm very busy with my work...
Hopefully we can meet, and sharing together...

Smossoo wrote:

I just defoliated this little 'Bonsai in training' to get smaller leaves. ..also wired it. Reminds me of a 'Tree of Life'. I know it has one long branch but I am hesitate to trim it to match the branch on the other side .... I need some advice please. It is in a make-shift Bonsai dish for now. . Thank you in advance ...

You should be working on ramification / branch placement / trunk etcetera before trying to get smaller leaves.
I don't understand why you removed all foliage, except at the tips?

Correct me if I am wrong, we have the main branch and it splits and splits until we have a system of smaller and smaller twigs. This “twigginess” is evocative of a mature tree, ramification. With this kind of ficus you cut all the leaves off and the branch develops plenty new twigs, if you only clip the tip it may just turn and break a new tip where the old was clipped. Thats the reason why you take the leaves off.