Native species from Southwest Asia and the Mediterranean, belonging to the Moraceae family.
Bonsai deciduous, with green leaves on top and grayish underneath, with 3 to 5 lobes.
Appreciated in Bonsai for its timely fruiting and leaf shape, which when pruned at the first leaves can significantly reduce its size.
The Bonsai Fig is an outdoor plant.
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 in mid-summer for the leaves to appear sunburned.
Watering: Water the soil abundantly until plenty of water comes out of the drainage holes, to evenly moisten the soil, always from above and never by immersion, using a watering can with fine holes.
For tips on watering, consult the watering technical sheet watering.
Allow the surface layer of the soil to dry slightly between each watering (to check 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 the roots from rotting).
There is no advantage in misting the leaves; only do so on days when you fertilize and if the fertilizer is for foliar application, but make sure the leaves dry by night to avoid fungi.
Nutrition: From February to September/October, follow a basic plan consisting 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, consult the complete nutrition plan technical sheet.
Pruning: Given the large size of the leaves, we must be very careful not to let the shoots elongate. Usually, after the first leaf, we immediately do "Metsumi".
Whenever the plant is healthy, it can be defoliated in mid-summer.
For pruning tips, consult the pruning and defoliation technical sheet.
Repotting: Using Terra Bonsai Folhosas in February, before the onset of budding.
Details about repotting, post-repotting care, and specific fortifiers you can use can be found in the repotting technical sheet.
Wiring: Preferably at the end of winter or during defoliation in summer, but wiring can be done almost all year round.
Instructions on wiring, consult the wiring technical sheet.
