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[IBC] ficus retusa and defoliation
I have a ficus retusa that I overwintered in a green house and I moved the tree outside mid April. Last summer I defoliated the tree with fabulous results during the first week of July when the temps here (in Richmond Va) were in the mid to upper 90's. I w
ould like to defoliate again this year for further ramification but wanted to know if I should wait until the temps here are in the 90's and I am guaranteed consecutive days of sun as opposed to now when the sun is sparse, rain is every other day and the t emps are in the mid 70's to low 80's. The tree is extremely healthy but I want to defoliate with least risk and also least delay in the 'sprouting' of new leaves. Randi Sharp - Richmond, VA --------------------------------- Do you Yahoo!? Free online calendar with sync to Outlook(TM). ************************************************** ****************************** ++++Sponsored, in part, by Mike Page ++++ ************************************************** ****************************** -- The IBC HOME PAGE & FAQ: http://www.internetbonsaiclub.org/ -- +++++ Questions? Help? e-mail +++++ |
[IBC] ficus retusa and defoliation
Randi,
Your intuition is right. Wait until the weather is consistently hot and the tree is as active as it gets. Defoliation will give you the best results at that time. Jerry Meislik Whitefish Montana USA Zone 4-5 http://www.bonsaihunk.8m.com/ I have a ficus retusa that I overwintered in a green house and I moved the tree outside mid April. Last summer I defoliated the tree with fabulous results during the first week of July when the temps here (in Richmond Va) were in the mid to upper 90's. I would like to defoliate again this year for further ramification but wanted to know if I should wait until the temps here are in the 90's and I am guaranteed consecutive days of sun as opposed to now when the sun is sparse, rain is every other day and the temps are in the mid 70's to low 80's. The tree is extremely healthy but I want to defoliate with least risk and also least delay in the 'sprouting' of new leaves. Randi Sharp - Richmond, VA Do you Yahoo!? Free online calendar http://us.rd.yahoo.com/mail_us/tag/*...ndar.yahoo.com with sync to Outlook(TM). ************************************************** ****************************** ++++Sponsored, in part, by Mike Page ++++ ************************************************** ****************************** -- The IBC HOME PAGE & FAQ: http://www.internetbonsaiclub.org/ -- +++++ Questions? Help? e-mail +++++ |
[IBC] ficus retusa and defoliation
I have a ficus retusa that I overwintered in a green house and
I moved the tree outside mid April. Last summer I defoliated the tree with fabulous results during the first week of July when the temps here (in Richmond Va) were in the mid to upper 90's. I would like to defoliate again this year for further ramification but wanted to know if I should wait until the temps here are in the 90's and I am guaranteed consecutive days of sun as opposed to now when the sun is sparse, rain is every other day and the temps are in the mid 70's to low 80's. The tree is extremely healthy but I want to defoliate with least risk and also least delay in the 'sprouting' of new leaves. Wait. A defoliated tree (no matter WHAT species) would have no way to handle the wet soil you folks in the mid-Atlantic states are getting. Trees get rid of excess water through their leaves. If there are no leaves . . . Jim Lewis - - Tallahassee, FL - This economy is a wholly owned subsidiary of the environment. - Gaylord Nelson, 1995 ************************************************** ****************************** ++++Sponsored, in part, by Mike Page ++++ ************************************************** ****************************** -- The IBC HOME PAGE & FAQ: http://www.internetbonsaiclub.org/ -- +++++ Questions? Help? e-mail +++++ |
[IBC] ficus retusa and defoliation
Dear IBC'ers:
I just wanted to add to this thread: Being in the mid-lantic states with terrible spring/winter weather, I had moved my four Ficus Retusa (along with other trees) in and out for several weeks to acclimate them to the brighter light (when it wasn't raining) and my Ficus Retus leaves still ended up getting sun burned. I removed all the leaves (defoliated completely) and left the trees out doors, and they are all coming back with a beautiful flush of leaves.... The weather has been punk, to say the least, but the Ficus all look well. All the other trees were brought back into my Green house and placed in a covered area, my ICU and they, too, have recovered. Carl L. Rosner - near Atlantic City zone 6/7 http://bmee.net/rosner http://www.jamesbaird.com/cgi-bin/Ja...d=00000068 48 I have a ficus retusa that I overwintered in a green house and I moved the tree outside mid April. Last summer I defoliated the tree with fabulous results during the first week of July when the temps here (in Richmond Va) were in the mid to upper 90's. I would like to defoliate again this year for further ramification but wanted to know if I should wait until the temps here are in the 90's and I am guaranteed consecutive days of sun as opposed to now when the sun is sparse, rain is every other day and the temps are in the mid 70's to low 80's. The tree is extremely healthy but I want to defoliate with least risk and also least delay in the 'sprouting' of new leaves. ************************************************** ****************************** ++++Sponsored, in part, by Mike Page ++++ ************************************************** ****************************** -- The IBC HOME PAGE & FAQ: http://www.internetbonsaiclub.org/ -- +++++ Questions? Help? e-mail +++++ |
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