It’s been 3 months since Eric last worked on this mass market Ficus (if you haven’t watched Part 1 yet, you may want to! https://youtu.be/eRDa1Bl8TcU) and today he’ll be thinning, wiring, and potting it into a larger growing container.
00:00:50 As Eric anticipated, new shoots and more buds are coming out that haven’t elongated yet.
00:01:53 Eric thins locations with multiple shoots down to 1 shoot.
00:02:22 The first node sections need to be wired. Eric uses shiny aluminum wire for visibility.
00:04:01 Bending and giving little twists to add movement to the first nodes.
00:05:20 Eric removes the tree from the ceramic container it arrived it (it wasn’t tied down, so it came out easily). He gives it a quick trim on the outside of the root ball using a bent nose tweezer before placing it in the growing container.
00:06:53 Raking out roots and removing drainage screens.
00:07:42 Eric has the root display in view to help ensure the nebari is set up for success.
00:08:29 Eric uses his standard soil mix (80% perlite, 20% cocoa coir) for repotting into a larger growing container.
00:09:42 Eric wants more roots to grow out of the base.
00:10:38 Check back for the Part 3 in this series, when Eric takes the next steps in another 3-4 months (early-mid Spring) after the tree winters in the greenhouse!
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