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    Ficus Bonsai Guide
    Ficus Bonsai Guide
    Ficus Bonsai Guide
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    Ficus Bonsai Guide

    By Bonsai Empire

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    Learn how to maintain your Ficus Bonsai tree with the "Ficus Bonsai Guide".

    Ficus plants are incredibly popular Bonsai trees, sold at many stores and online shops. They are strong trees, do well indoors, and are very suitable for beginners at the art of Bonsai. But how do you keep your tree alive? And how can you maintain its shape?

    The "Ficus Bonsai Guide" explains the care guidelines, cultivation and design principles for the Ficus. It includes over a hundred photos and explains techniques including watering, fertilizing, repotting, pruning and wiring in easy to use step-by-step guides.

    - over 100 stunning images
    - explains Ficus care, styling and propagation
    - with step-by-step explanations
    - all techniques explained specifically for the Ficus

    Bonsai Empire is the world's most visited Bonsai website and has provided beginners with quality information for over a decade. We have developed this Ficus guide to help you get a taste of this fascinating and living art, and make sure you know how to care for your Ficus Bonsai!
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherBonsai Empire
    Release dateMar 3, 2018
    ISBN9788826050614
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      Ficus Bonsai Guide - Bonsai Empire

      Table of Contents

      1. INTRODUCTION

      2. TECHNIQUES

      FICUS BONSAI CARE

      STYLING

      CULTIVATION

      FICUS LOSING LEAVES

      3. CONCLUSION

      1. INTRODUCTION

      Introduction

      There are hundreds of varieties of the Ficus Bonsai, but the most popular one is the Ficus Retusa, which is often shaped in an s-curved trunk and has oval, dark green leaves. The Ficus is a tropical plant, native to Southeast Asia, where it grows mostly on forest floors. This native habitat explains the popularity of the Ficus as indoor Bonsai: it is an incredibly strong plant and tolerant of poor light, similar to our living room conditions. The Tigerbark, Willow leaf, Golden Gate and Taiwan varieties are quite similar to the Retusa.

      The Ficus Ginseng is another popular tree. It has a thick, pot-bellied trunk, similar to the Ginseng root. Usually the branches on this tree are grafted

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