FICUS AMPLISSIMA GROWN FROM A TRUNCHEON
A truncheon from a huge Ficus Amplissima tree was collected on the Diwali day at Chinna pendyal, my native village. I cut the truncheon from a big branch by using an axe. The tree was pretty huge with many figs. They were dark blue in colour.
I have planted this truncheon in a bucket of sand. I have used coarse river sand only. I haven't used any soil. I have covered this cutting with a big polyethene bag and tied it to the bucket so that no air is passed into it. I have placed it in a shady place where sufficient amount of light was there. And I watered it for two times a day and let it remained under the shade for about a month. New shoots started coming out after a week and after fifteen days I could see many branches all over the tree.
after one month I uprooted the plant from the sand and shifted it to the pot. I have used red soil with vermicompost and coarse sand with equal proportions. Now I have shifted it to a sunny area where sufficient amount of sunlight is available.
Truncheon planted in the bucket of sand
ROOTS FORMATION
REPOTTING THE PLANT IN THE SOIL
Update:
Dared: 24.02.2017
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