Little Ruby Fig Bonsai

Developed by the same retired biologist who gave us the hardy and huge olympian fig denny mcgaughy he chose this seedling for its.

Little ruby fig bonsai. Ficus virens deciduous white fig. Kimmen tiger fig. Little ruby is a gorgeous fruiting and ornamental tree that also makes an excellent specimen for bonsai or container gardening. This new fig is cold hardy to zone 6 and great for patio plantings.

Little ruby produces a breba crop of medium sized sweet red figs with strawberry colored flesh. A cultivar of ficus rubiginosa port jackson fig was discovered in a batch of ficus rubiginosa seedlings. Ficus benjamina weeping figs. It is a dwarf fig tree that abundantly produces sweet strawberry colored medium sized fruit.

This video discusses the little ruby fig and how it can be styled to create a unique bonsai. The video also discusses some unique attributes about little ruby figs that must be known to interested bonsai artists if they are to succeed with this species as a bonsai. Little ruby is a slower growing fig with dark green narrow leaves. Fig little ruby ficus carica suitable for containers or even bonsai fig little ruby has a natural dwarf habit with small tasty bite sized maroon colored fruit.

In this particular video we explore a design which can be seen in some indonesian bonsai. A dwarf and hardy fig that is an excellent choice for patio culture as far north as zone 6. The little ruby fig is actually a sport of the port jackson fig which is a native fig to nsw australia. Most successful figs good for bonsai.

Little ruby can only be cultivated from cuttings and strikes quite easily. Ficus nerifolia willow leaf fig. Crassifolia green island fig. It produces an early strong breba crop on the previous year s shoot growth.

The fruit of the fig tree is a great source of fiber and manganese.