Mark

Yes, very much! I have done it many times on different species of Ficus as well as on Chinese elm. But I am not sure of the same in your climate. You can give it a try but it will be worth waiting for some time till the temperature goes up a few degrees more. However you may encounter a problem. Since the root will become the trunk, it will have a nice INVERSE TAPER! I do not know if such a tree exists in nature, but that is going to be a flaw as per the Bonsai RULE.

Tomorrow I will post a picture on the *Potensai Gallery* showing a Bonsai being trained from the tapered taproot of a Ficus.

Regards

Anil Kaushik
Bonsai Club (India)
Chandigarh "The City Beautiful"


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Subject: [IBC] Ficus Root Chop ?



Is it possible to create another tree from the root I remove ?

Mark Hill - Harrisburg, PA - Zone 6


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