Monster Root!

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I ran this by Jerry today!
This Ficus has one heck of a corkscrew as you can see in the pics.
Jerry says I can get rid all or most of it for a shallower pot.

He also told me for branch trimming to cut them JUST away from the tree and let the stub die before removing totally.
This leaves a minimal scar.

I think we should name Jerry "King Of Ficus" ;D

Thanx Jerry You Da Man!!!

[Allen MacMillan]

He's already BonsaiHunk. Isn't that enough. Gotta leave something for us peasants too.

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admin said:

He's already BonsaiHunk. Isn't that enough. Gotta leave something for us peasants too.

True forgot about that! LOL

[stinkdog12]

WOW that ficus is well endowed! But your right it needs to go if you ever want it to get into a smaller pot. I hate it for the little fella but his massive root will have to go under the knife.

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stinkdog12 said:

WOW that ficus is well endowed! But your right it needs to go if you ever want it to get into a smaller pot. I hate it for the little fella but his massive root will have to go under the knife.

Yeah I was shocked......lil fella hasn't been kept in check below ground probably since day one.
Knife is a bit harsh....I have a Exacto Saw for the job from my model car building days.
Saved all my Exacto knife stuff knew it'd come in handy again some day!

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Oh yeah just got a email from Jerry.
He says definitely no problem losing that root.
I don't hafta but as a precaution I'm gonna treat the cut
with root hormone as a safety to get new smaller roots going in that spot.

Now just to wait for the new home for my buddy!