I live just down the road from a 30M tall Morton bay fig that is on
it's last legs. I'd like to get some replacements going from it. As
it stands, my wife pulled one seedling out from a gutter, and before
it was mowed, it was surviving. While it was living in a pot it was
perfectly happy.

I don't intend to make the same mistake with the next one, so want to
plant it out as an epiphyte. I'm pretty certain the land I am
planting out (private land which I have an interest in, and some
control of how it's planted) is big enough and far enough from houses
to fit four mature fig trees as well as others.

Anyway, I found another one growing at the bottom of a fence the other
day, about 30 cm tall, so I tore it out (salvaging as much root as
possible) and put it straight in a pot with soil. As with the last
one it didn't miss a beat. 24 hours later, it is quite happy, hasn't
wilted, and one of the new leaves is uncurling.


So, does anyone have any experience with planting epiphytes of this
nature? Any advice on techniques to help ensure success would be great.

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