It’s a Chicago hardy fig tree. This is her second year in the pot. I’d like it to grow kind of twisted. A large crop of figs isn’t a priority but I do enjoy them. She’s an indoor outdoor tree. Is this going to be an issue getting the small trunks to grow twisted into a bigger one? I’d like to train small scaffolds eventually. I tried to find info on doing figs or others trees this way and the closest I could find was tree sculpture.
I’d love for the end result to be reminiscent of the tree that traps hexus in fern gulley.
But I don’t want to do anything that’s going to hurt the tree, its health and happiness come first.
by Badgerfaction5
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Well it definitely won’t enjoy being contorted but it probably won’t kill it. It will eventually graft onto its self and grow into one stem. Ficus are incredibly tough and it all else fails, it will survive a rejuvenation prune if you need to cut it back to the base and start over. Give it as much light as you can and it will grow strong. Fertilize in the spring and be patient, this process won’t happen quickly and will probably require some pruning maintenance to keep it in that form.