ovais wrote:

we do a lot of ficus bonsai here in karachi, Pakistan. Ficus trunks do get
fused over time , if there are enough arial roots between the branches
bringing them close, or if the branches are close enough to fuse when they
grow thicker. time my friend is the common factor.


....and Pakistani climate also ..
Theo


ovais

I purchased a ficus at a grocery store recently. It was about 5 foot tall
and made up of about a dozen separate trunks about 1" think (or less).
I've
cut the tree down to about 1 1/2 feet. I would like to see if I can fuse
the separate trunks into one or two thicker trunks by wrapping them
tightly
with cable ties.

Has anyone else had luck with this? Will the separate trunks fuse
together?

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