The Port Jackson Fig as Bonsai

Port Jackson fig (Ficus rubiginosa) is one of Australia's own figs, and one of the most available bonsai subjects in the country. Nursery stock is easy to find, cuttings and seed both strike readily, and it grows fast enough to show real progress in a single season. This 15-page guide pulls together what Australian growers have actually found, including where they disagree.

Inside:

• Why it scores 84.9 out of 100 (Excellent), and where it's weaker: large leaves and smooth bark
• Placement, sun, and cold tolerance, including a grower's record of surviving -7°C
• Watering, soil, repotting and the November-versus-January question, settled
• The feeding disagreement between growers, set out honestly
• Defoliation for smaller leaves, and a gentler "cut-a-leaf" method
• Building nebari, buttress roots and aerial roots
• Wiring, pot choice and styles, including root-over-rock
• Propagation from seed and cuttings
• A safety note on the sap, plus a full Advanced Species Report

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