Ficus

The legendary trees tropical Asia, where huge trees giving shade, with long aerial roots hanging down. In tropical rain forests protect the leaves from drying in hot sun, the wax layer. Young plants have to rely on meager light that penetrates to the ground. Therefore, the plants need less room in light. All kinds of small leafed ficus fits very well for shaping bonsai, because it creates a strong strain rapidly gently branching branches and evergreen leaves. Leaf size makes it ideal for medium and large bonsai. They are very resistant to hot dry air, and therefore are the best plants for bonsai room. LOCATION: growth of new small leaf ficus need, as well as other plants, plenty of light. Among the plants that are used for bonsai room, just fíkusům least light. They can therefore be far from the window. In the winter, requiring temperatures above 15 ° C and with proper watering well tolerated and dry and warm air. They like roots dry and warm, cold drafts resent them for prolonged ventilation and leaks in windows windowsill, which can anneal winter dish and soil. Watering: profusely after drying soil soft water. At high dose of lime react ficus chlorosis. Water in podmisce not be longer than 1 hour. As the stimulation of growth has dressing 40oC hot water (water temperature for swimming in the bathtub). The frequency of watering and yield is dependent, among other things. And on the type of ficus. FERTILISING: year-round after two weeks with liquid fertilizer. Transplanting: spring every second year, while making the cut root LAND: Substrate for bonsai AGRO CS, nutritious soil air or soil, peat and sand in the ratio 1: 2: 2nd CUTTING: If u want ficus keep the size of the crown, cut it 3 sheets deeper than the final outline of the crown. To make this intervention was not visible, we cut more often and fewer branches. Unless we want to lose sprouting, leave behind the last leaf a bit branch. Leakage of milk juice will avoid misting with cool water. In the winter, we remove the large leaves. Oversized crown in summer we can adjust radical zakrácením with defoliation. SHAPING: Wired whenever we can, but only for three months. The wire must timely removed because the branches and trunk rapidly growing.