Ficus iceland Bonsai - Plant

Description

Ficus Iceland Bonsai Plant is one of the most popular indoor plants which are quite useful in decorating your home interiors in a beautiful way.

Bonsai is the artificial production of natural tree forms in a miniature appearance. Ficus bonsai has a shape of its strong roots, stems, and small alternating oval shape with dark green leaves.

It has a number of heavy, thick aerial exposed roots that appear like trunks than a natural root.

Plant Specifications

• Cold drafts from windows or doors will harm them, so make sure to place them somewhere where drafts will not be an issue.
• Losing its leaves is the most common problems with ficus plants.
• Leaf drop is a ficus trees standard reaction to stress, whether its from any of the following:Under watering or over watering, Low humidity, Too little light, Relocation or repotting, Drafts, Range in temperature (too hot or cold).
• If your ficus is losing its leaves, go through the checklist of proper ficus tree care and correct anything that you find wrong.

  Ficus Iceland care

  Sunlight	Most ficus trees enjoy bright indirect or filtered light with variegated varieties happily able to take medium light. Bright, direct light may result in scalding of the leaves and leaf loss.
  Watering	When watering, always check the top of the soil first. If the top of the soil is wet, do not water as this means they have enough moisture. If the top of the soil feels dry to the touch, this indicates that they need water.
  Soil	Rich, humusy and well-drained soil.
  Temperature	Ficus trees also cannot tolerate low temperatures or drafts. They need to be kept in temperatures above 60 F. (16 C.) and actually prefer temperatures above 70 F. (21 C.).
  Fertilizer	Feed with slow-release pellets in the beginning of the growing season. Fertilize once a month in the spring and summer and once every two months in the fall and winter.

  Ficus Iceland special feature

• Most ficus bonsai trees can produce aerial roots in their natural habitat, which are often presented in appealing bonsai creations with many aerial root pillars or root over rock styles.
  

• To enable aerial root growth in our homes a humidity of nearly 100% must be achieved artificially.
  Fig species are characterized by their unique inflorescence and distinctive pollination syndrome, which utilizes wasp species belonging to the Agaonidae family for pollination.

  Ficus Iceland uses

• Ficus trees can maintain their tree-like shape regardless of their size, so this makes them ideal for bonsais or for massive houseplants in large spaces
• The plant is used for ornamental purposes.
• Its generally keep indoor in the living room and in terrace area, patio.