Ginseng ficus is commonly used for bonsai, particularly for its narrow elevated roots that swell into a potbelly trunk and thin at the branches before spreading out to the crown. Ginseng ficus is a ...

Sydney-based Japanese bonsai master Megumi Bennett currently grows more than 300 bonsai pots, which she lovingly refers to as her "children". Roughly half of them are Australian fig trees. Megumi ...

Perhaps because they look exotic, delicate, and fiddly, it's easy to miss that common, hardy shrub species often make excellent bonsai. Indeed, any woody perennial has a decent chance of making a good ...

Most of us are familiar with the common fig because it is the large, tropical tree of choice for both office tower foyers and malls. And given plenty of light and space, these figs can easily reach ...

Now there's certainly no prizes for guessing what these aerial roots and buttress roots belong to. This is Ficus macrophylla, the Moreton Bay fig and this particular tree is probably one of the oldest ...

Space to play or pause, M to mute, left and right arrows to seek, up and down arrows for volume. JANE EDMANSON: Hao Ho creates beautiful bonsai. He is a master of manipulation. He displays and works ...

11:03, Thu, Mar 20, 2025 Updated: 11:04, Thu, Mar 20, 2025 Plants and potted trees can be a simple and affordable way to bring some much-needed life and colour into your home. Shoppers are currently ...

The Local newsletter is your free, daily guide to life in Colorado. For locals, by locals. Harold Sasaki wants to dispel some myths about bonsai: that they’re hard to grow, for example. “Most often, a ...