My first bonsai
My mother had some very nice bonsais which she gave up to relatives and friends when she did not have enough time for gardening. Inspired by them and a lot of book reading and drooling over gorgeous bonsais on the internet, I tried shaping my first bonsai. It is a Ficus religiosa. The plant was collected some 10 years back as a seedling growing on a stone wall at my grandmother's place. It just kept growing in a pot for all this while, with no styling and any training and to be frank not even repotting or fertilizing. Now it has been styled as an exposed root informal upright tree. The basic branch structure has been established, now comes the time for patience to thicken the branches, develop the fine twig structure and proportioning the leaf size by constant pruning. Any advise from resident experts will be helpful.
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I tried my luck at some bonsai awhile back and killed them all. The closest I get to them now are the beautiful ones I see when I visit the conservatory.
Originally Posted by Nan
