The fig has been growing like crazy since I repotted into perlite mix. It’s not great from a bonsai point of view, but it does work for a here-is-a-lush-pile-of-green-leaves-coming-from-a-small-pot view.
I don’t have any vision for this. I have very generic pruning plans of pruning off the very leggy sideways branches, and trying to lift the canopy. If I could have a thick canopy while retaining visibility of the trunks, that might be an interesting view. There’s also the planting to fix. I have four trees, with two planted very close to a) balance each other, and b) try and pretend it’s a planting of three. But that didn’t really work, and the round pot means there’s no noticeable front.
Anyway, here’s what I ended up with:
