Balete Bonsai Design

Obviously it is not yet fully trained for bonsai if you look at the braches.

Balete bonsai design. Known to be as fig trees native in tropicals. A number of these are known as strangler figs wherein they start upon other trees later entrapping them entirely and finally killing the host tree. Its balance is asymmetrical triangle. I have been keeping this red ficus for about 10 years.

David is a long time friend and bonsai artist and knowing of my interest in ficus presented me with a ficus natalensis grown from material that he obtained many years before while involved in a research project with the lyon arboretum. It is because most of the time i am away from our home in the province. Whatever it is called it is a huge tree growing in its native environment. However when i get a chance to visit my parents i make it a point to do some works on it.

We are determined smart loyal and driven. Ficus reply to you by. We get things done. Red ficus balete bonsai my 10 y o red ficus.

In general the form of most bonsai follows that of a triangle. At bonsai design we give people experiences they never thought possible. Red balete in the philippines lipstick ficus in india and white fig in australia. Balete ficus microcarpa a spreading tree with leathery smooth and glossy leaves.

Balete tree also known as balite or baliti are several species of the trees in the philippines from the genus ficus that are broadly referred to as balete in the local language. Bonsai ficusbonsai balete plants trees ficus is a genus about 850 species of woody trees vines shrub etc. Also called hemiepiphytes initially they start as epiphytes or. Jan 24 2010 rating.

Native to south china and introduced to the philippines as a worthy addition to a bonsai collection because of several inherent characteristics. It can stand alone as a single trunk tree or exist as a strangler fig with many aerials. We are calm under pressure. Shape or form and balance are largely a combined function of manipulation techniques notably wiring and trimming.

Textured bark vigorous growth resulting in ease of developing good branching and twigging leaf size that can successfully respond to reduction by constant defoliation and a full canopy that contributes to an impressive bonsai design banyan style. In may of 2004 i visited david fukumoto at his kurtistown hawaii nursery fuku bonsai. We are driven by innovative craftsmanship and aesthetics. David the good 139 525 views.

Louie siy interesting that s what i did in my red balete on rock and but of a formal so to speak though have not yet posted it since the moss is still under construction brown colored moss i ll be posting it in some future time. Ficus virens has many common names.