23-year-old Fig tree Bonsai

Common Name: Fig Tree

Scientific Name: Ficus carica

Description: Native to Southwest Asia and the Mediterranean, it belongs to the Moraceae family.

Medium-sized deciduous tree, with green leaves on top and grayish underneath, with 3 to 5 lobes. Appreciated in Bonsai for its fruiting and leaf shape.

Location: Outdoors, where it receives 2 to 3 hours of direct sunlight per day (ideally in the morning or late afternoon), protected from strong winds and frost. It is very hardy, but it is common for the leaves to appear sunburned in mid-summer.

Watering: Water the soil abundantly until a lot of water comes out of the drainage holes, in order to uniformly moisten the soil, always from above never by immersion, using a watering can with fine nozzles.

Tips about watering, see the technical sheet watering.

Let the surface layer of soil dry slightly between each watering (to confirm if the plant needs water, touch the soil with your fingers).

If you have a tray under the Bonsai, never leave any water in it (to prevent root rot).

There is no advantage in misting the leaves; only do this on days when you fertilize and if the fertilizer is for foliar application, but ensure the leaves dry by nightfall to avoid fungi.

Nutrition: From February to September/October, with a basic plan composed of a complete fertilizer (Fertil Bonsai Humic, or Green & Gold Bonsai Organic or Biogold), and a biostimulant (Bio Bonsai Activ), which can also be combined with other products from our range.

Detailed information on how to combine these products with others from our range, or for a more specific nutrition plan, see the technical sheet complete nutrition plan.

Pruning: Given the large size of the leaves, we must be very careful not to let the branches elongate. Usually, after the first leaf, we immediately do "Metsumi".

Whenever the plant is healthy, it can be defoliated in mid-summer.

Tips on pruning, see the technical sheet pruning and defoliation.

Transplanting: With Bonsai Leafy Soil in February, before budding begins.

Details on transplanting, post-transplant care, and specific fortifiers you can use, see the technical sheet on transplanting.

Wiring: Preferably at the end of winter or during defoliation in summer, but wiring can be done practically year-round.

Instructions on wiring, see the technical sheet wiring.