Good post. Thank you.
A couple years ago I bought a couple s shaped ficus from Walmart. I tinkered around and did some experimenting on them. One has been pruned and wired for some initial branching. This is the other one that was allowed to grow last year.
There were two sacrifice branches left coming from the base along with all the other growth. I’m hoping that these low sacrifices will create a very fat base. I also would like some aerial roots to form around the lower trunk and branches to start a banyan style progression.
There are several ways I have been advised to grow aerial roots.
- Let the plant become pot bound.
- Keep the plant in a humid environment, such as above a humidity tray.
- Share the area where roots are desired either with wet sphagnum moss or some kind of cling wrap.
I have let it grow without pruning or…
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