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- Haole

I recently created a project for myself because of my extreme love of Banyan trees. Those are the giant tropical trees that have the aerial roots that come down from their branches like vines until they reach the ground and then grow into the soil. Full grown trees can take up a full 4 acres. There is a famous giant one on Maui that they believed the fires had destroyed, but it has come back strong and is one of the only things that survived.
The problem with them is that they will die graveyard dead if it gets cold enough just to frost. So they only survive in South Florida and the Keys. We don't get many frosts here in Orlando... but we do get them. So I've never had the option to have one in my yard. My dream (and my wife's) of having one was over.
That's when I decided to grow my own Bonsai style. It will look exactly like the full grown Banyans, just in miniaturized form. I will also have to grow them inside obviously. I was able to locate 2 perfect Banyan tree specimens along with a huge ceramic Bonsai pot and the Bonsai soil.
Here's a pic before and after I planted them Bonsai style...
In a few years their trunks and aerial roots are gonna be sick... especially since I put 2 in the same pot. They look kinda bare now because you have to prune them way back to tie them down to plant them Bonsai style.
I've found a few single Banyan Bonsai trees that are for sale for $30,000 to $50,000. I don't plan on selling mine though. I am going to propagate the limbs as I trim them... I've already got 2 more plants growing from limbs I just cut from it. Maybe I'll start a side hustle with those.
The problem with them is that they will die graveyard dead if it gets cold enough just to frost. So they only survive in South Florida and the Keys. We don't get many frosts here in Orlando... but we do get them. So I've never had the option to have one in my yard. My dream (and my wife's) of having one was over.
That's when I decided to grow my own Bonsai style. It will look exactly like the full grown Banyans, just in miniaturized form. I will also have to grow them inside obviously. I was able to locate 2 perfect Banyan tree specimens along with a huge ceramic Bonsai pot and the Bonsai soil.
Here's a pic before and after I planted them Bonsai style...
In a few years their trunks and aerial roots are gonna be sick... especially since I put 2 in the same pot. They look kinda bare now because you have to prune them way back to tie them down to plant them Bonsai style.
I've found a few single Banyan Bonsai trees that are for sale for $30,000 to $50,000. I don't plan on selling mine though. I am going to propagate the limbs as I trim them... I've already got 2 more plants growing from limbs I just cut from it. Maybe I'll start a side hustle with those.
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