Imported from China, our Golden Gate Ficus have been meticulously trained for wonderful truck movement. The Chinese have hand-wired every tree to create the trunks’ beautiful swirl. The small dark green leaves make the Golden Ficus perfectly suited for bonsai. In the ficus family, this variety is the best for growing indoors.
Product Features
- Tropical beauty – indoor bonsai
- Perfect for the home or office
- Imported from southern China
- 4 Years old; 9 inches tall
- Ficus microcarpa ‘Golden Gate’
Misleading description, but nice plant. The first tree I ordered was badly scarred by wires. The company replaced it quickly with a very nice tree that had a great shape. The ficus is great if you have little natural light. My apartment is very dark and the tree did fine off of the artificial light. That said, this is NOT a tree for beginners. Ficus are notoriously finicky. They like regular water and the same light conditions day after day. Each time you vary the routiine significantly, it will drop all of its leaves. Moreover, this plant was hard to water. The pot doesn’t have enough room for the water to soak in, so I had to use a spray bottle and lots of patience. It needs to be watered daily.In short: good choice if you just don’t have any good light, bad, bad choice for a first Bonsai or if you are forgetful or travel.
WOW !!!! First …I ordered this tree and saw that it was shipping from a warm place to where I am with 6 inches of snow on the ground. It arrived within a few days, packed very securely, in great shape ready to go.Secondly … It was an early Christmas present, by a few weeks. There was concer with the ‘WILL IT SURVIVE UNTIL CHRISTMAS’ factor … WOW … this little tree with a few leaves on it, is going gang-busters. There’s a ton of new branches, not just leaves. It looks incredible.Third … This is a gift that my whole family is enjoying. It’s a little ‘miracle’ that we are monitoring closely everyday.Thank you … We’ll be ordering more. You have created a bonsai aficionado.Bonzai with the bonsai!Merry Christmas.
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