Favorite Ficus for Bonsai

[Gadiel]

Mark your favorite ficus for bonsai

[Jerry Meislik]

Green Emerald is a F. microcarpa. Should this be included in with that?
Jerry Meislik
Whitefish Montana USA
Zone 4-5
http://www.bonsaihunk.8m.com/

[rosfon]

Mark your favorite ficus for bonsai
>Benjamina

[jerseyjonny]

Without a doubt my favorite ficus is the retusa. Super easy to take care of. Allot of them that I Iv'e seen, most of them in pictures seem to have allot charcter to me.

[Budi Sulistyo]

Ficus virens like from Thailand, like the one won the Taikanten is worth to be collected.
Budi

[Budi Sulistyo]

Microcarpa
Budi

[wandye]

Ficus Nerifolia.

[yabbyman]

With all due respect to members, What really amazes me is the lack of Ficus diversity that growers have around the US and Caribbean. I must say that Microcarpa et al are excellent varieties but not the be all and end all. From my experience in Australia, microcarpas are popular though definitely not number one here. That goes to F. rubignosa aka the Port Jackson. Another variety that members really should attempt to source for future material is F. obliqua (eugenioides) it has ecellent aerial roots and a very small leaf.
I find it hard to believe that they dont commercially exist!
Thats my 2 cents worth - go find'em
andrew

[john tapner]

Port Jackson fig - F rubiginosa. Living on the shores of Port Jackson (Sydney Harbour) it is the obvious choice

[Daly]

nerifolia ....for me is the best because i used it for small bonsais( mames)....

[emong]

for me the RED FIG.(red balete) of phillipines well have u heard of it yet? it is a swamp red ficus it is one of the common material used as bonsai here in Philippines.
emong

[emong]

ficus benjamina

emong

[emong]

Of course for Filipinos!!!!!!! I mach preffer F. Philippinensis it is a swamp fig. base on my experience there is really no problem in watering, feeding, soil,prunning in any season, just stand back and wacht her enjoys growing, she really response so fast!!!!!

[SeAn]

Nerifolia, where i could find one

[soumya mitra]

F. rumphii & F. religiosa

[Palmettopark]

I like Gold Coin and Retusa Microcarpa nice too.

[marrero]

I am surprised that in the poll Ficus retusa was not included.

(By my own observation) almost all club members of the Arecibo chapter of the Puerto Rico Bonsai club have at least one of the F. retusa, F. nerifolia, F. microcarpa 'green emerald', and F. retusa 'tiger bark'.

[Nelson Hernandez]

microcarpa and green island or esmerald,

[bioramani]

Mark your favorite ficus for bonsai
Ficus Religiosa
Ficus Benghalensis
Ficus Benjamina
in that order for the tropics

bioramani

[bhoynextdoor17]

my personal choice.... ficus benjamina

[bhoynextdoor17]

Ficus Benjamina

[bmbeyond]

My first choice is Tiger Bark. Second would be "Too little" Benj. I have had really good luck and have had the most succes in the shortest time with these two types of figs. I have a nerifolia as well, but it still has a ways to go before it catches up to the others.

[Shaukat]

F. rumphii
F. bengalensis
F. long island / microcarpa