[IBC] Edible Fig as Bonsai
The edible fig, Ficus carica, can be grown as bonsai. I've done it, and I've
seen others. A Google search on Ficus carica bonsai will find you some information and images. However, it is not a very good bonsai subject. The leaves are very large and hard to reduce, so you need to work it as a large bonsai, about 2 feet tall. It does not develop the twigging & ramification that are the hallmarks of desirable bonsai. However, it is easy & fun, & you may get a few figs off it. In Louisiana, it can probably stay outdoors all year round even as a bonsai, with a little protection in midwinter. One little warning. Many mature fig trees develop a symbiosis with a nitrogen fixing micro-organism that lives inside the leaves. When you bring the tree indoors for display, if the sun is shining on it, visitors will look at you askance because it will smell exactly as though you forgot to clean the cat's litter pan, or a tomcat sprayed on it. Iris ************************************************** ****************************** ++++Sponsored, in part, by Edmund Castillo++++ ************************************************** ****************************** -- The IBC HOME PAGE & FAQ: http://www.internetbonsaiclub.org/ -- +++++ Questions? Help? e-mail +++++ |
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