Specialty Gardening: Bonsai remedy for homesick ex-Californian, 1 by Lily_love

Lily_love wrote:
Wally, thank you for taking the time to explain. I appreciate all the info. given. I think I've answered my own question *. The additional info. given are excellent for higher learning.

I'm an avid gardener, love all types of plants. In recent past, I've become more interested in the art of Bonsai. From reading about the art, to the initial steps of looking around for basic assessories, and type of plants that I'd like to try to "practice". I also tested my ability to keep some of the already made "Bonsai" specimens just to see if I can keep them alive....ect.

I'll show a picture of the example of the swollen trunk ficus that I was referring to. Then I'll come back with a picture of another plant that I've wired, and it's showing the "swollen effect" as mentioned. Although, they're two different types of plants....

Here is the ficus, or what I think is a ficus.