Ficus Benjaminum, an evergreen
Todays Blip an evergreen, a shrub that is commonly found around homes, borders, or property lines. it can 3 cm, as my small one is, or 6 -10 feet tall as in a border. It grows very thick and woven amongst other trees and nearly impenetrable, depending on how thick they have grown.
The Ficus on the right is 3 to 4 cm tall. I have had it 2 years, this month. I won it at a Bonsai Club raffle. What a treasure I got! It has been potted because so it doesn't grow upward. Today I trimmed it it up from last years growth and gave it some fertilizer.
The Ficus on the left is 4 yrs old and 19 cm tall. It's also a Ficus. This species is easy to grow, very forgiving, and readily backbends if a mistake should happen. If you look closely, you can see black, brown or white spots, very small, all over the trunk. Those are the lentils I talk about. Each little spot has the potential to develop into a leaf, then grow out to a branch, etc. Lenticils are that part of a plants anatomy that helps it grow, develop, repair itself from storm damage.
I am getting close now to being all caught up on bonsai tree care.
Oh my, What will I Blip when my trees are good?
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