do you have any banyan (ficus) trees in your garden?

[stevehaigh]

i would like to ask a small favor. i'm into bonsai at the moment and one of the best tropical bonsai trees is the Chinese Banyan (ficus microcrapa) or Tiger Bark Ficus (ficus redusa), in Thai they are called ต้นไทร dtohn sai

if anyone has one in their garden and it needs a trim, please let me know. i can get the cuttings to propagate and often it's possible to find really nice shapes on older trees (about 2-4" diameter branches) than on trees in the plant shops.

here are a few photos so you know what to look for. the distinguishing features are the ariel roots and oval leaves, usually about 3-4cm long. ideally 10-30 year old trees would be best, the giant 100 year old trees you see with the Buddhist bands around are not so good for cuttings.

thanks, steve

[eezergood]

Will ask the gardeners at work for you

[KarenBravo]

No, but I do have a Cassia Fistula and a Delonix Regia. Don't know if they are suitable for bonsai as they are both flowering trees.

[hansgruber]

A huge one fell down next door. It's still alive but laying flat.

[hansgruber]

My wife said to go to Kings park and you can take your pick.

[stevehaigh]

My wife said to go to Kings park and you can take your pick.

is kings park the one on jao faa east in town? i'll p.m. you about the other one, thanks

Edited July 2, 2013 by stevehaigh

[stevehaigh]

Will ask the gardeners at work for you

thanks, i am planning to go ask the local garden service places around here too. i'm sure there are a lot of cuttings thrown away.

[hansgruber]

My wife said to go to Kings park and you can take your pick.

 

is kings park the one on jao faa east in town? i'll p.m. you about the other one, thanks

Yes. That park.

[stevehaigh]

My wife said to go to Kings park and you can take your pick.

is kings park the one on jao faa east in town? i'll p.m. you about the other one, thanks

Yes. That park.

thanks, i sent you a p.m. about the other one, the one next door. i'd prefer to have a go at that if its still there. ones in parks may be off limits.

Edited July 2, 2013 by stevehaigh

[stevehaigh]

last night a huge banyan, probably over 100 years old, just a bit south of the circle where they have the sunday a.m. market, blew down in the wind. shame to see such a magnificent tree go but plenty of material for my bonsai project

[Guest]

I went to visit the orchid festival at Saphan Hin on Friday. They had some of the bonsai trees, which are quite valued.

The price of this one was 50.000B

While they also had smaller ones at 350B.

[stevehaigh]

I went to visit the orchid festival at Saphan Hin on Friday. They had some of the bonsai trees, which are quite valued.

The price of this one was 50.000B

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While they also had smaller ones at 350B.

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yep, i saw them, crazy price and not real bonsai