help with styling a ficus
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Darsh wrote: What should we call house plants?
I really would like to discuss bonsai and not semantics here... but as you asked:
The only plants that have voluntary choosen my house as an environment and that grow really well are:
The basement mushroom that's growing under my floor.
The fungus on my bathroom walls.
(actually... these are not plants... so the answer is wrong )
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Darsh wrote:
Hi Ed, what do you mean indoor bonsai don't exist?BonsaiLearner wrote: You should never really buy trees labelled as 'indoor bonsai' as the seller probably isn't too experienced with bonsai (indoor bonsai don't exist)
I meant "Don't buy from people who call tropical/sub-tropical bonsai 'indoor bonsai' as they have no idea what they're talking about"
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Prepare for a lot of time and effort to be put into the tree if you want it to look good.
Ed
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Osorio wrote: Ok I know it needs work but I have no idea how to style it and where to put branches.
Looking at the second photo, I think you can trim the long shoots in the top a bit, but real styling is of no concern at this moment - first get this tree healthy and growing.
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