Ficus retusa (Bonsai)
Tiger Bark Fig
Ficus retusa has small, dark green leaves which alternate up the stem and which are oval. It has a gray to reddish bark dotted with small, horizontal flecks, called lenticels, and are used by woody plant species for supplementary gas exchange through the bark. It is considered one of the easiest trees to keep as a bonsai.
Contributed by @NoChoirgirl
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Partial shade to deep shade
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Very little water
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Not Frost hardy
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Light and free draining
Common name
Tiger Bark Fig
Latin name
Ficus retusa (Bonsai)
type
Evergreens
family
Moraceae
ph
5.0 - 7.0 Acid - Neutral
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Light
Partial shade to deep shade
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Frost
Not Frost hardy
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Soil
Light and free draining
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Water
Very little water
Plant & bloom calendar
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Best time to plant
full grown dimensions
10.00 M
13.00 M
Ficus retusa (Bonsai)
Ficus retusa has small, dark green leaves which alternate up the stem and which are oval. It has a gray to reddish bark dotted with small, horizontal flecks, called lenticels, and are used by woody plant species for supplementary gas exchange through the bark. It is considered one of the easiest trees to keep as a bonsai.
Planting young plants
From Early Winter TO Late Winter
The various species of ficus require different winter temperatures but they all grow in 4-12 inch pots, according to size, containing potting compost number 2 or a proprietary peat compost. For Benjamina, in winter, provide a temperature of 16 -18C.
Propogation by cuttings
From Early Spring TO Early Summer
Increase by cuttings or air layering. Take 2-4 inches of lateral shoots from early spring to early summer insert in equal parts peat and sand and place in a propogating frame with a temperature of 16-18C. When rooted pot into 3 inch pots of the growing compost.
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