Steven Wachs wrote:
The best way to get a thick trunk on a Ficus where you are is to
start with
a bigger Ficus. why wait for a small plant to get big to cut it way
back.
Makes better sense to start with a bigger plant that has a thicker
trunk.
Sometimes nurseries in my area have sales on large Ficus when they
get leggy. these
are good for bonsai. they are perfect material.
Just make sure that when you start cutting it back that you keep
leaves at
the highest point of the plant or you can lose entire branches above
your
highest leaves. Ficus need leaves to draw food if there is no leaves
that branch
dies. Ficus are easy otherwise.

SteveW


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I guess the reason I'm not getting a bigger ficus is because a) they
tend to be expensive, and b) I've only been getting into bonsai for a
couple months now, and I don't really know what I'm doing yet. I don't
want to buy expensive trees until I know what I'm doing enough to not
screw them up.

Thanks for your advice on pruning. I'll make sure to do that.