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 punctual fruiting and leaf shape, which when pruned at the first leaves can significantly reduce its size.
The Fig Bonsai 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 for the leaves to show sunburn in mid-summer.
Watering: Water the soil abundantly until plenty of water runs out of the drainage holes, in order to moisten the soil evenly, always from above and never by immersion, using a fine nozzle watering can.
For tips about watering, check the watering technical sheet watering.
Let the top layer of soil 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 avoid root rot).
There is no benefit in misting the leaves; only do it on days you fertilize and if the fertilizer is for foliar application, but make sure the leaves dry by night to prevent 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 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, consult the pruning and defoliation technical sheet.
Repotting: With Leafy Bonsai Soil in February, before bud break.
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 year-round.
Guidance on wiring, consult the wiring technical sheet.
