So I picked this Ficus Ginseng Microcarpa from a nursery for $25 the other day I’m contemplating on the pot that I should go for at this current stage. I’m thinking two extreme options – one is the ceramic pot that’s a rectangular pot with 8-10cm depth, and the other is a large plastic plant pot that’s 30cm diameter and 35 cm depth.
My goal is to achieve banyan-style design for this ficus, with buttressing Nebari, thick aerial roots, and a triangular canopy with negative-spaced foliage pads.
My thinking is that to achieve the full stated desired growth, this bonsai needs to go into a large development plastic pot for the next 2 years and then later move into the shallow refinement pot.
I spoke with the nursery seller and he told me the bonsai is about 10-12 years old and isn’t expecting any further trunk or nebari improvement. WWYD? Where do I go from here? Tropical South Asian country. Will need to repot to get rid of the nursery soil. For the soil mix itself, I’m going with 40% pumice, 30% coarse river sand, 20% cocopeat, and 10% pine bark chips or coarse compost.
by BonsaiShifu
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