Southern Bonsai Blog » ficus retusa http://www.southernbonsai.com Blog about lessons learned growing bonsai in the South Mon, 07 Nov 2011 16:53:21 +0000 en hourly 1 My 2nd Costa Farms Bonsai http://www.southernbonsai.com/2009/08/my-2nd-costa-farms-bonsai/ http://www.southernbonsai.com/2009/08/my-2nd-costa-farms-bonsai/#comments Thu, 13 Aug 2009 01:13:24 +0000 aaron http://www.southernbonsai.com/?p=124
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    • ]]>     My 2nd Costa Farms bonsai, which some would refer to as mallsai, has turned out to be one of my favorite trees in my collection.  People love the S-curve even though most bonsai artists would call it boring and unimaginative.  The first bonsai I purchased is much like this (and also a Ficus Retusa) and will be something I will stay motivated to maintain no matter how good or bad it looks.  I love the low-maintenance and toughness of the Ficus Retusa species.  It stands up to the heat of the South and my beginner mistakes, not to mention that it grows quickly.  I have a tough time finding Ficus Retusa or Tigerbark Ficus trees in my area, and I never know what I’m going to get online unless I’m prepared to pay over $100 for a finished bonsai.  So, the latest aquisition is again another Ficus Retusa that I found at Wal-Mart with interesting movement (again, in my opinion).  Here it is:

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