This is a root-over rock Ficus microcarpa I have been growing from
seedlings since 2015.
The tree today.
One of the seedlings I started with. The roots are attached to a
rock with raffia.
A second tree, attached to a separate rock.
Beginning root-over rock trees in the pot that will be their new home.
New growth during summer.
Branch-pruned the following spring. Beginning the cycle.
Summer growth.
Roots beginning to grip the rocks at the start of a new year.
More summer growth.
Removed from pot, good root growth.
Exploring different combinations of trees and rocks.
I attached both trees to both rocks with raffia.
Good soaking after the work.
The redesigned tree a month later.
Clip and grow.
The tree the following winter with a companion privet being developed
in a similar way (see
https://beginbonsai.net/2019/11/02/root-over-rock-privet-ligustrum-sp/
for a description of the privet)
Removed the raffia surrounding the exposed roots.
Close-up of exposed roots.
Continuing with clip and grow.
Begin a new repot, retaining some branch clippings to start new trees.
Exposed roots in new pot.
Exposed roots protected by new soil for two weeks.
Roots re-exposed and covered in raffia.
The tree a month ago before removing dried, exposed feeder roots with a toothbrush.
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