tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8396391419840225434.post4154785104364440500..comments2023-10-14T04:57:37.583-04:00Comments on Bonsai in Hoosierland: Almost as if the tree is enjoying itself!Steve Moorehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02028213930495977718noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8396391419840225434.post-62543763246900610732014-05-19T10:29:49.813-04:002014-05-19T10:29:49.813-04:00Thanks, Charles. I find that F. burt-davyi grows a...Thanks, Charles. I find that F. burt-davyi grows as fast for me as any other fig, faster than most. (Not sure that answers your question, but I can't be more precise.)<br />And I agree: being potbound does seem to make the tree more likely to throw aerials. I think that's true with other species, too, like F. salicaria, to name one. F. burtt-davyi will also sometimes throw aerials in the Steve Moorehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02028213930495977718noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8396391419840225434.post-80684404768666172832014-05-18T21:56:09.890-04:002014-05-18T21:56:09.890-04:00Love this tree, Steve.
I have several of these b...Love this tree, Steve. <br /><br />I have several of these burtt davyis I am growing out. They have had rootwork, then were placed into 6 inch plastic azalea pots with good bonsai soil (25% turface, 25% bark, 50% pumice). How fast do these grow for you? I'm hoping to really see them take off this summer and I'd love some aerial roots. Besides humidity, I think being potbound really helps Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8396391419840225434.post-87574613727779000192014-04-16T00:02:45.136-04:002014-04-16T00:02:45.136-04:00Thanks! (And that's right, I'm down for sn...Thanks! (And that's right, I'm down for snacks this time, aren't I?)Steve Moorehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02028213930495977718noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8396391419840225434.post-43342040976556759652014-04-15T23:04:42.966-04:002014-04-15T23:04:42.966-04:00Nice, see you Saturday.
Nice, see you Saturday.<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com