The First Warm Spring Day of 2022
The Ficus Guy
by Ryan
2y ago
Hi everyone! Has it really been 3 YEARS since I last made a post?! Wild. Since then I’ve gotten married, had a child, bought my first house with my wife, and fully jumped back into the bonsai hobby. Bonsai means a lot to me and is something that I truly love; it’s a part of me. It’s helped me through some hard times of my life, like when I had brain surgery. I remember repotting trees and visiting bonsai nurseries while I still had staples in the side of my head! I made the mistake of selling my beautiful collection years ago, and have regretted it ever since. The trees went to a guy down the ..read more
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Wait, what?
The Ficus Guy
by Ryan
3y ago
I’ve been getting notifications every now and then that I would get a new follower on this blog and I’d think “Oh, that’s neat.” I checked my follower count tonight and I’m up to over 50?! You all are cool, thanks for that! I gotta be honest with you all, I’ve been doing really well with not buying any trees, but last week I cracked and bought one. Just a small one. A little Willow Leaf Ficus with some nice flaring to the base. I’m currently in talks with the seller on eBay as when it arrived the soil was bone dry. Not an ounce of water to it. The pot was wrapped in plastic, but it’s kind ..read more
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You Did What?!
The Ficus Guy
by Ryan
3y ago
Today I did a thing. I traded one large tree for one small tree. It may sound dumb, and looking at pictures it may just be dumb, but in the winter smaller trees are just easier to deal with. Less foliage means less lighting needed. This is a tree I recently received, but realized was too big for me:  It’s a gorgeous microcarpa, but in order to fit it inside under lights it’d have to be reduced by a lot. I also don’t feel I have the styling knowledge necessary to take it to the next level. So today I visited a friend who owns a 700 acre farm down the road from me. He’s bought all my trees ..read more
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The Current Collection
The Ficus Guy
by Ryan
3y ago
First of all, a very Happy Father’s Day to all those who have the privilege of calling themselves father’s. May your day be full of beer and love. This is just a quick post about my current collection. I’ve got a few trees, all Ficus of course, and all in different stages of development. Let’s start with this small Ficus obliqua I got from Jerry Meislik a few years ago: It’s a small tree, but it’s been through quite a bit and keeps on fighting. It went dormant for a few months and lost all leaves. I’m pretty I made a post about this tree a couple posts ago. Here’s how it looked a couple month ..read more
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Top 75 Best Bonsai Blogs
The Ficus Guy
by Ryan
3y ago
I received an email a couple weeks ago from someone with Feedspot who told me my blog had recently been ranked in the top 75 best bonsai blogs on the internet. Which, as you can imagine, threw me off. When you look at real professional bonsai blogs, such as AdamAskWhy you can easily understand why he ranked in the top 75. Me? I hardly update. And for that I apologize because I still get quite a bit of traffic here. Here’s a link to the post for those interested: http://blog.feedspot.com/bonsai_blogs/ So this is kind of a promise to you all, that I’ll stay on top of things and update ..read more
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I’m Back Baby!
The Ficus Guy
by Ryan
3y ago
After a short, several month break, I’m diving headfirst back into the hobby. There are two trees that I kept, but sold every other one. Those two trees are a Ficus I grew from seed, and a Ficus obliqua that I received from Jerry Meislik. Both trees were placed next to the dining room window. The obliqua dropped all of its leaves and went dormant, and the seed grown Ficus began to sulk and drop in quality. The leaves began to weep, which I learned is a sign that the tree got too hot, too cold, or the roots are rotting: See the sad looking, drooping leaves? I took this picture today, and the t ..read more
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Something Different…
The Ficus Guy
by Ryan
3y ago
Hey guys and gals,   You may have noticed I haven’t posted in a couple of months. There’s a good reason for that: I no longer have any trees. Over the past few months I’ve slowly been selling off my collection, partially due to a lack of interest, and partially because of a lack of time to care for the trees. Mites were savage and relentless, and I just watched my trees yellow and fall apart. So I ended up selling them to a couple of local hobbyists who still have that “bonsai passion.”   Fear not, for my love of growing trees is still alive and strong. Instead of growing Ficus bonsa ..read more
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A Very Figgy Christmas 
The Ficus Guy
by Ryan
3y ago
It’s happened, the Royal Ficus has figged. There had been dormant figs sitting on the tree for a couple months, but the other day it pushed new, fresh figs. It’s also full of new leaves and happy growth.  Looks like the small indoor greenhouse is working well. Thanks T5 lighting ..read more
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It’s Aliiiive! 
The Ficus Guy
by Ryan
3y ago
No, this isn’t Frankenstein, this is Ficus. The Royal Ficus, to be specific.  Today I checked on the greenhouse trees and saw good results. The Royal Ficus is pushing out lots of new growth, and one of the natalensis cuttings is pushing roots out of its styrofoam cup.  Here’s that picture: If there is constant moisture on the floor of the setup, the roots will continue to grow. I could place it onto a pot of soil to let the roots run into that instead, but for now I’ll let them go. As for the Royal Ficus, it pushed an aerial root long enough for me to work with. Here’s the root: So ..read more
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The Royal Ficus is Sick…
The Ficus Guy
by Ryan
3y ago
I realize now that I never made a post about this tree, so here’s a two-parter. I bought this Ficus from Scott Lee (Blue River Bonsai) on Facebook back in August. I call it the “Royalty Ficus” because it was once in Suthin’s Royal Bonsai Garden. Here’s the tree as it was back when I bought it: Majestic, right? Well, it was doing well for a little bit, but then began to go downhill. As you can see, it was full of leaves. Those began to fall off until the leaves were toward the ends of the branches only. It got too cold outside, so I brought it in and set it under a T5. It still fussed and dro ..read more
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